| Issue ID | 680850 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10232383 |
| Manufacurer | CHRYSLER LLC |
| Brand | DODGE |
| Model | GRAND CARAVAN |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 28/07/07 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I have a 2005 dodge grand caravan and when i have reach 35000 miles i notices that my power steering fluid kept get low, but i could not find any leaks to show me that i had a problem. This was doing the winter time in ohio with snow on the ground with made it even more strange that i did not see any oil leak in the snow showing me that i had a problem. Then when i reach 50000 mile my brake started squeaking and i knew it could not be my brake pads on the front because they had been replace about 18 month back. I just thought it was just some road grime that might have got on the rotor. When the sound did not stop i recheck the pad to make sure that they was still good and that when i found out that my steering boot was leaking and some of it was getting on to the on to the rotor. So by change i decide to check the internet to see it if anyone else had this problem and i was surprise to find out just how many people did. Therefore i discovered your site and again was surprise to find out how many complaint that you have had about this insure yet you still had not did anything about it. As i said the fluid is leaking on to the disc rotor meaning that this is a more serious problem not only this is a serious problem the complete failure of the steering:rack and pinion:rack, either way you look at it either you won? T be able to stop or you loose control of the vehicle which mean it is more serious than you or anyone else could even imaging and i can not believe that you have not did anything about it all because no one has died yet. If everyone knew just how unsafe this vehicle really is they would be getting rid of this vehicle as fast as they could because their family lives are at stake here not the builder, designer, or the president or ceo of chrysler but the people who entrust these very people with a safe product. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 35000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | COLUMBUS, OH |
| VIN pattern | 1D4GP24R35BXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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