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#1290 of 2390 '01-'02 crash test? by momof5
Jul 18, 2001 (11:44 am)
The "02" was/is an "01"?
quote:
DODGE GRAND CARAVAN
CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY
2002 models
Vehicle tested:
2001 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport
http://www.hwysafety.org/vehicle_ratings/ce/html/0102_02.htm
A third test was conducted after DaimlerChrysler made a design change to fix the fuel tank fitting and retrofitted a 2001 model with the redesign (2002 models include the modification).
Examination of the redesigned fitting after the third test indicates no damage.
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so?
fix/replace my fitting, I already have the side airbags.
#1291 of 2390 Time to buy! by tomtomtom
Jul 18, 2001 (1:08 pm)
Do you think we can get a even deeper discount if we show the salesman the test result?#1292 of 2390 card in a spoke sound by cheryl16
Jul 18, 2001 (4:42 pm)
My 2001 Grand Ccaravan EX is 3 weeks old and just now driving within blocks of my home (about 25mph) I hear (windows down) what sounds like a baseball card in a bike spoke anyone have any ideas-- (my question mark key is broke) Thanks!#1293 of 2390 cheryl16- sound by dparis1
Jul 18, 2001 (5:13 pm)
Check your tires.Could be a rock or a nail that is causing the sound
#1295 of 2390 card in a spoke sound by cheryl16 by dmathews3
Jul 18, 2001 (6:23 pm)
Maybe it is a card in the spoke, and that is the replacement for the 3.5 that DC dropped before it came out. Seriously dparis1 sounds like they have the answer. I have heard that kind of sound in many vehicles. Or worse yet some kind of nail. May take 2 of you and some time to check all 4 wheels by slowly rolling van and watching the tread of each tire.#1296 of 2390 Offset crash test is a situation almost NEVER encountered in the real world driving by carleton1
Jul 18, 2001 (6:36 pm)
How many times has anyone here ever been involved in an accident where the vehicle was struck in a manner that is done with the frontal offset crash? Better yet, has anyone here even SEEN an accident of this type.The chances of being involved in this specific type accident are less than the chance of being abducted by Aliens and taken to another planet.
#1297 of 2390 Poor crash test results haved also other implications by petersburg100
Jul 18, 2001 (6:49 pm)
Carleton 1: If I have 2 options, a 5-star vehicle or 1-star vehicle, why should I choose the 1-star vehicle? Why should I take the risk? Why should I buy an "average" minivan when 50 % of the tested minivans are better than the DG minivans? Please note also that the minivans, which had better crash test results than the DG minivan, have also better reliability records and better resale values! You wonder why!#1298 of 2390 Fuel leaks - My letter to D/C by scoyle1
Jul 18, 2001 (7:08 pm)
Here is the letter that I sent to Daimler Chrysler regarding the fuel leakage problem. Please feel free to use my words if you wish. Just email D/C and your local papers. Thanks!!I just learned of the Insurance Institute's recent crash test study and retest where they indicated that the 2001 Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Caravan's had the potential for fuel leakage upon a crash. I also learned that you have corrected this problem on all 2002 models but will not be recalling or repairing 2001 vehicles. As the recent purchaser of a 2001 Chrysler Town & Country Lxi AWD, I hereby request that you recall all 2001 Dodge Caravans and 2001 Chrysler Town & Country vehicles and repair this potential problem at your expense. Since this potential problem is now public knowledge, DaimlerChrysler will be fully liable should a crash and a subsequent fuel leakage occur that results in serious injury or, god forbid, death. I bought a Chrysler Town & Country because of your promise of safety. To not repair a potentially deadly error such as this is negligent and short sighted on your behalf. Please recall my vehicle and all of the other affected DaimlerChrysler products as soon as possible, or you will forever lose this customer and tens of thousands of other potential customers. Please do not repeat the mistakes of your predecessors. As one should realize from the recent Ford/Firestone controversy, courts will take a very unfavorable view of automobile manufacturers who fail to correct mistakes that they have been made aware of.
Please contact me at your very earliest convenience, as I fear for the safety of my wife and our 21 month old child.
Thank You!
#1299 of 2390 IIHS Crash Tests by mechan
Jul 18, 2001 (8:26 pm)
The IIHS tests simulate the effects of a head on crash between two vehicles where only a portion of the vehicle actually hits the other vehicle (similar to that that may be encountered on a two-lane highway). It demonstrates the ability of a vehicle's structure to absorb the crash forces while keeping the passenger compartment intact. Whether you will precisely duplicate the results in real world crashes is irrelevant here - the concern here is that DC failed again to achieve top ratings in these crash tests and demonstrated that the vehicle's structure is not up to the high standards set by other manufacturers. There is absolutely no excuse for this sub-par performance.Why settle for a vehicle with average test scores when other manufacturers (Toyota, Ford and Honda) are proving they can optimize the integrity of the vehicle's structure and thereby give its occupants a greater chance at surviving a serious collision.
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