There are 10 owner-reported tires & wheels complaints for the 2000 Dodge Grand Caravanin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE INSIGNIA SE200 15/65/R16 DOT 5056VE203709. THE TIRES WERE GUARANTEED FOR 65,000 MILES BUT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WITH 24,000 MILES ON THEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.
I OWN A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN GRAND SPORT. I HAVE FOUR (4) WINTERFORCE M&S TIRES. I'M NOT SURE BUT THIS MAY BE THE THIRD OR FOURTH WINTER THEY HAVE BEEN ON THE CAR. WHILE COMING HOME SATURDAY EVENING AT ABOUT 6:00PM WITH MY WIFE AND CHILD, I TURNED LEFT INTO MY ROAD, CIDER MIL RD, FROM ROUTE 316, TRAVELING ABOUT 15 - 20 MPH, WHEN MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE "BLEW OUT" WITH A LARGE NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY WENT FLAT. IT TOTALLY COMPROMISED MY STEERING. I MANAGED TO LIMP IT INTO CIDER MILL RD. WHEN I REMOVED THE TIRE I FOUND A COMPLETE TEAR FROM THE BEAD TO THE TOP OF THE TREAD ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE INFORMATION IS; WINTERFORCE M&S, DOT VN6V, W63, 1403, A03D, 215/65R/16, 358036XBM29362-2, MADE IN CANADA.THEIR WAS NO DEBRIS IN THE ROAD AND IT WAS A CLEAR EVENING. THERE ARE NO OBVIOUS MARKINGS/DEFECTS SHOWING ON THE TIRE. THE INFLATION ON THE OTHER TIRES IS OK. I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS TIRE.
1. HAD A FLAT AND TRIED TO LOWER THE SPARE TIRE WHICH IS HELD UP BY A WINCH UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. 2. FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE VEHICLE TO LOWER THE SPARE TIRE USING THE SUPPLIED WRENCH; HOWEVER, THE TIRE WOULD ONLY LOWER ABOUT TWO INCHES AND NOT LOWER FAR ENOUGH FOR THE SPARE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE 'T' THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE WHEN THE WHEEL IS SECURED. 3. THE SPARE WOULD NOT COME DOWN SO I HAD TO REMOVE THE FLAT TIRE FROM THE VEHICLE AND GET A RIDE TO GET THE WHEEL FIXED THEN GET A RIDE BACK TO THE VEHICLE TO RE-INSTALL THE TIRE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT LOWERING THE SPARE, I STILL COULD NOT GET IT TO COME DOWN SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AND AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE WHEEL TO COME DOWN EITHER AND HAD TO CUT THE "T" TO REMOVE THE WHEEL. *TR
WE HIT A POT HOLE IN THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 40MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT ALLOY WHEEL ON OUR DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ACTUALLY SPIT IN HALF. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT, THANKFULLY IT DIDN'T. CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AS THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN TO A WHEEL LIKE THIS.*CN
RIGHT REAR TIRE BLOW-OUT. CAP SEPARATION FROM CARCUS. SIDEWALL SHREDDED. SPEED 65 / INTERSTATE TRAVEL / VEHICLE FISHTAILED BUT TO CONTROL / STOP. NO VEHICLES ALONG SIDE AT TIME OF INCIDENT *AK
VEHICLE HAS 16 INCH WHEELS AND FULL WHEEL COVERS (HUB CAPS). I REMOVED THE WHEEL COVERS AT ABOUT 56000 MILES TO ROTATE THE TIRES. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAD REMOVED THE COVERS. WHEN I REMOVED THE COVERS THREE OR FOUR OF THE MOLDED PLASTIC CLIPS BROKE OFF ALL FOUR COVERS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO CONTACTED CHRYSLER REP GREG JANKOWSKI WHO REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO MILEAGE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER RELATIONS REP MARTIN SHAGER WHO REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO MILEAGE. I HAVE LOST ONE COVER ON THE ROAD. WHEN WHEEL COVERS COME OFF AT ROAD SPEEDS, I SEE THAT AS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I DO NOT SEE MILEAGE AS AN ISSUE. IF THE PLASTIC RETAINING CLIPS BREAK OFF IN TWO YEARS, I SEE THAT AS A STRUCTURE OR MATERIAL PROBLEM.*AK
I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WITH MY WIFE AND 3 KIDS IN MY 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. SUDDENLY THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AND WE HEARD A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE. I WAS ABLE TO CROSS OVER 2 LANES TO GET TO AN EXIT WITHOUT LOSING CONTROL OR HITTING ANY OTHER VEHICLES, MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE VERY SHOOK UP. AFTER INSPECTING THE BLOWN TIRE I FOUND 3 SEPERATE SLITS IN THE SIDE OF THE TIRE WERE IT APPEARED THE SIDEWALL JUST BLEW OUT. I COULD NOT FIND ANY TRACE OF A NAIL OR ANY OTHER OBJECT IN THE TREADS OR THE SIDEWALL. I BROUGHT THE TIRE TO NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THE RIM WAS SLIGHTLY BENT AND THAT THIS CAUSED THE BLOW OUT. I AM EXPECTING TO PAY ABOUT $135 FOR THE REPAIR, BUT I HAVE TALKED WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO KNOW TIRES FAIRLY WELL AND THEY SAID A SLIGHTLY BENT RIM SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. I AM MORE CONCERNED THAT THE OTHER 3 TIRES MAY BLOW AT ANY TIME AND THAT MY FAMILY COULD BE AT RISK. I AM ASKING THE TECHNICIAN TO CHECK ALL THE TIRES FOR ANY DEFECTS AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS, HOPEFULLY IF THERE IS AN ISSUE THEY WILL NOT HIDE IT FROM ME SO THEY CAN MAKE A PROFIT. I FEEL LIKE I WAS VERY LUCKY THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN THIS CASE, BUT I WORRY ABOUT THE NEXT TIME.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)
NOTICED TREAD HAD STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT TIRES ON MY 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, STEEL BELTS SHOWING AT EDGES. TIRE SHOWS EXCESSIVE WEAR AT EDGES (HOWEVER AIR PRESSURE CHECKED OK RECENTLY). REAR TIRES SHOW LITTLE WEAR. RECENT FRONT ALIGNMENT CHECK (8/21/2001) WITHIN SPECS. LOCAL AUTHORIZED GOODYEAR DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR WARANTY FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES. LEFT TIRE DOT M6VFHKDR449, RIGHT TIRE DOT M6VFHKDR449. *AK (DOT NUMBER: M6VFHKDR44 TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)
REPORTING A PROBLEM WITH TIRES CAUSING A 2000 DODGE, GRAND CARAVAN TO SLIP WHILE DRIVING ON WET CONDITION ROAD. GOODYEAR NOTIFIED, AND WOULD REPLACE TIRES WITH SAME BRAND. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTERS. *AK GOODYEAR CONQUEST TIRE (P215 65 R15) DOT # M6VFAKDR1500. *SLC
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, GRAND CARAVAN, P215/65R16, DOT#: M30D. RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT FROM THE SIDEWALL .*AK
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