- The problem
- Certain curved tempered replacement glass manufactured by hangzhou safety glass ltd and supplied to safelite by auto temp inc., Identified as dot-430, and sold for use on certain domestic and foreign vehicles may not break into small pieces as expected of tempered glass and fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 205, "Glazing materials."
- The risk
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant(s) may be seriously injured by shattered glass.
- The fix
- Safelite will notify its retail customers and replace the glass free of charge. Retail customers can contact safelite toll free at 1-888-843-2906. Safelite will notify its wholesale customers and reimburse wholesale customers for current inventory and at a specified rate for replacing their customer's glass. Wholesale customers can contact safelite's wholesale division, service autoglass toll free at 1-888-246-6298. The recall began on january 15, 2008.
Visibility & wipers
2000 Dodge Caravan Visibility problems
Owners have filed 16 complaints about the 2000 Dodge Caravan's visibility & wipers with NHTSA - 3% of all its complaints, most recently on May 18, 2023. They describe 2 crashes, 0 fires and 4 injuries. Windshields, wipers, defrosters, mirrors, backup cameras and glare.
- Complaints
- 16
- Recalls
- 1
- Crashes
- 2
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 4
- Deaths
- 0
Visibility recalls for the 2000 Dodge Caravan
Visibility complaints
Belt under hood keeps falling off and or breaking car seizes up and locks up almost crashed a few times Also engine problems smokes a lot wipers don't work windows won't go down also transmission jerks when driving
Today I was on an urban freeway in heavy downpour. The downpour was so heavy rain could be seen running off the road. Traffic was wide spread, but moving at 45-50 mph, due to the rain. My wipers, at the highest setting, slow down. Car dings. Battery light comes on. I turn off the defroster (ac and ventilation), reduce wiper speed setting, switch from headlights to running lights, all to reduce electrical load. I then notice that the power steering has failed. It was really scary. True fear. The...
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fear which we do not often encounter. I safely got the vehicle off the freeway. No further failure of systems. I drove the vehicle to the nearest shop I knew of, with caution lights on. I there learned that the accessory belt had come off of the engine, due to the rain. The belt was still in good condition, so they slid the same belt back on. I will have my preferred mechanic install an "anti slip" tensioner, belt, and pulley this weekend. This issue, the serpentine belt slipping off the engine in rain and snow, is known to chrysler, and known to the nhtsa. But it was not known to me until it threatened my safety, and the safety of the motorists around me. If I had begun going around a curve while switching off accessories, driving one handed with a failed power steering system before I knew it had failed, I could have wrecked. Why one handed? Because I was turning off accessories because I didn't understand what was wrong, because the warning the car provided suggested that was what I should be doing to keep my car from stalling. I don't know why nhtsa decided this did not merit a recall. They were wrong. I am very thankful that money (to implement the technical service bulletin nhtsa won't share) can fix what went wrong today. Don't operate a gen iii chrysler minivan without a belt upgrade. We cannot control when it rains. *Tr
Every time I turn on my heater and drive down the road a engine light will come on. If I leave the heater off for a few days it eventually goes off. My driver side window will act up as the door lock when the engine light is on. Another problem is the gaskets underneath the engine leaks going down the road. I know that it does have miles, but it's a well taken care car and I think you should feel safe going down the road. I have looked up these problems and there are more people with the same problems. I would never buy a dodge. *Tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 dodge caravan. The contact stated that the driver side visor was loose and hung over the steering wheel, blocking the contact's vision of the roadway and causing difficulty in steering attempts. The contact crashed into a curve because of the failure. As a result, the front passenger side tire exploded and damage was caused to the vehicle. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired. The vin was not available. The failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 110,000.
Driving down the road at approximately 30 mph after turning a street, the rear window just shattered with no discernible reason. No shots, no rocks, no stree...Nothing! *Tr
Both power windows fail to operate. Dealers state this type of car question is common. *Tr
The motor to the windows of my 2000 dodge caravan is being replaced for the second time. *Tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 dodge caravan. The contact stated that while seated in the front passenger side seat, the heater vent was positioned directly on her arm. The contact noticed a burn on the back of her right arm the next day and felt that the heater caused the burn. The failure mileage was 91,000 and the current mileage is 91,200. The consumer provided photos of the burns. Updated 11/26/07 *tr
One day on my way to work (about 10 miles from my house) I was going approximately 55 mph when the transmission slammed into second gear and would not shift into another gear. I had my van towed to a shop and it was two sensors in the transmission. The very next day I went to get my van I went to work the van seemed to run like new, and then when I got off of work I rolled down my power window on the drivers side and the window would not roll back up! To have the two sensors fixed was around two hundred dollars...
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and to get the window fixed was one hundred and twenty five dollars and that part for the window was the regulator and the motor, for a new part was like three hundred dollars, I got one used. It has been six months since I got these things replaced and now they are both broke again! The sensors and the drivers side window motor and regulator. I do have the parts that are defective now but I do not have the parts from before. *Nm
I have taken my 2000 dodge durango to forest lake dodge dealer for a clunking noise in my front end over year ago. I had a number of complaints. They said at that time there was nothing wrong. They couldn't hear anything. Again within a couple months I returned with the same problem along with my passenger window not going up or down correctly. Once again they said oh you need shocks and you need your service of warrenty proformed or your warrently wont be any good, so I said yes do what is under warrenty nothing...
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else unless I say it ok, will more work was proformed and I ended up paying hundred plus dollars out of pocket. Again they said there was no clucking noise noted and that the passenger window according to the computer said it functions correctly. Will to this day over a year later, the cluck is there and shocks and other maintence was completed, the passenger window moves so slow that we dont use it as it has and still does quit working. Inside where the 4 wheel drive compotent also comes loose from the main floor. I was told that I would have to purchase a new manto which screws to the frame of the durango. I had side steps put on after purchase by chry. Dodge in forrest lake and drivers side within in one and half years fell loose and they said I just needed to have someone put in new screws that it wasn;t covered. Yet when I purchased them they said that if they did it, anything that may happen would be covered but if someone else did it they wouldnt cover anything that happened.*Ak
Winding sound when you lock or unlock the doors. Drivers door won't lock, passenger front door dosn't unlock, passenger left-rear also dosn't unlock , passenger right-rear is the only one that works with the key less entry.*Ak also both rear windows do not work. I myself inspected the operation of the left rear door and found that the actuator was bad. I cracked open actuator and found that the gear was stripped. This causing the winding sound and failure to lock or unlock the doors. The gear is made of some kind...
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of soft plastic material for this to happen. About the rear window, I checked and found power going to the motors. But with one of the window motors I tapped it and got it to work for acouple of days. With my experince as an auto/truck/bus technician the motors are defected along with the door actuators. I hope these issues can get resolved, because overall my vehicle is good at 60,000 miles.
While driving 70 mph consumer applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, drove it to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic could not duplicate the problem. Also, driver informed the mechanic that windshield wipers came on and off on their own. *Ak
Subj: copy of letter sent ~ rear end low-impact collision/seats breaking subj: re: daimler chrysler customer assistance ([[redacted]]) date: 6/25/03 9:09:50 pm pacific daylight time from: usfromcalifornia to: [email protected] dear daimler/chrysler, it seems unbelievable that a company that is suppose to be as reputable as yours, and can spend billions, and billions of dollars on advertisements to sell your cars, but will do nothing to help someone when you know that your seats have been...
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a problem since the 1960's (just check the nts&h website, and you will see all the problems that are now already well-known, that you have known about for years, with your front seats breaking in low-impact rear end collisions! I am now permantelty disabled due to your seats causing a severe concussion & traumatic brain injury from this problem! And the real thing that we just cannot understand is that your so called trusted and safe automobiles have caused me and my family to go through a living [[redacted]] for the past 11 months, and your reputable company is refusing to take your adult responsiblities and acknowledge your problems and compensate us and our families for our tragedies!!!! Most of all, your lack of fixing this front seat problem, so that others will be saved from being hurt! We were hit in the rear end of our 2000 dodge minivan, at a low speed, and both of our front seats completely broke backwards, and now I will never be the same from the concussion and brain damage I incurred from the seats breaking! Unfortunately, we cannot afford an attorney to help us get some type of compensation from your company, so we are at the mercy of friends and family trying to help us get through all this. Thank you! Sincerely, [[redacted]] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6). *Tr
Vehicle continued to wobble upon acceleration. Vehicle been in dealer shop on 4 occasions, and unable to correct problem. *Ak consumer states that in the morning, there is a loud grinding noise that can be heard when the heater is turned on. *Jb
While driving in heavy rain, windshield wipers failed. *Slc
Both front side windows have exploded/shatters on two different occasion while traveling at highway speed of 55/70 mph. No reason was dicovered on why this occur. Dealer notified, and repairs/replacement made at no cost to consumer. Feel free to provide further details. *Ak
Dodge Caravan visibility complaints by year
Caravan visibility problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data