Dodge Van 1998

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Dt*: the contact stated the driver's side door will not open. The vehicle is equipped with automatic door locks; however there is no over ride for the locks. The door can not be opened from the inside or outside. Neither the dealer nor manufacturer have been alerted.

1998 dodge grand caravan; rattling sound from engine area for a few weeks, intermittent. Sounded fine when we bought it, used, in july. Totally lost the transmission over labor day weekend, stranding my husband and i and our 6-year old daughter almost 2 hours from home. Now have to invest nearly $2,000 to rebuild this transmission. *nm

Power door lock actuator motor failures - trapping occupants inside the vehicle. Operating the inside door handle has no effect, nor can the locking rod be raised manually; door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle by the door handle or turning the key locking/unlocking mechanism. Dealer has to remove interior door panel, destroy the actuator motor, and install a new unit at approximately $200.00 parts & labor. Old actuator was retained by fletcher chrysler-dodge dealership in rogers, ar.

Power door lock actuator motor failures - trapping occupants inside the vehicle. Operating the inside door handle has no effect, nor can the locking rod be raised manually; door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle by the door handle or turning the key locking/unlocking mechanism. Dealer has to remove interior door panel, destroy the actuator motor, and install a new unit at approximately $200.00 parts & labor. Old actuator was retained by fletcher chrysler-dodge dealership in rogers, ar.

My wife and i noticed a smoky odor in the interior of the van a year ago. After replacing several engine gaskets and pressure-washing the engine block to rule out burning oil, the smell continued to get worse. Finally, midas discovered a cracked crossover pipe was allowing engine exhaust to escape and enter interior of the cab. Unfortunately, this part has been on a national backorder with dodge for over 3 months and over 1,000 of these parts are on order across the country. According to midas, this is a very common problem with the grand caravans and long delays due to national backorders is typical for this part. The danger is that large amounts of carbon monoxide enters the vehicle. My son has been complaining of headaches while riding in the van. After 3 months of waiting, we finally worked out with midas a custom retrofit of another manufacturers crossover pipe and that seems to have worked. The dodge part number is 4694374. It's only a matter of time before the carbon monoxide kills someone while they are driving. *nm

1-air bag light came on 2-cruise control stopped working 3-horn stopped working. *nm

Power door lock actuator motor failure - trapped passenger inside the vehicle. Exiting the vehicle required crawling over the center console, and exiting via another door with a still functional locking mechanism. Dealer had to remove interior door panel and destroy the actuator motor, and install a new unit at approximately $250.00 parts & labor. Old actuator was retained by fletcher chrysler-dodge dealership in rogers, ar.

B3500 model vehicle - valve stem is separating from rubber and metal, causing tires to deflate faster. Valve stem is manufactured by schrader part # tr-600hp. Year of vehicle 1998.*ak *tt

Low speed wobble - tsb 22-02-99. *ak

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• B3500 [1] B3500