2000 Dodge Caravan

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN THAT I HAVE NOW REPLACED THE SERP BELT 8 TIMES AND THE TENSIONER 3 TIMES AND THE BELT JUST CAME OFF AGAIN 2 WEEKS AGO. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT PLACE TO BE FIXED BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS TELL ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. THEY INSTALLED A SHIELD TO KEEP THE BELT DRY AND AFTER THAT IT HELD FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS, BUT THEN BROKE AGAIN. THE BELT KEEPS MOVING OVER AND GETTING "CUT" AND THEN BREAKS. THE MILEAGE ON THE VAN IS ABOUT 119,000 NOW BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THEY GIVE ME A WARRANTY ON THE WORK, IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I SEE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO???? *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO FROM ELITE MOTORS IN VICTORVILLE. THE CAR WAS NOT SMOKED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND HAD TO BE DONE SO ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER. THEY SAID THEY HAD A HARD TIME GETTING IT TO PASS AND THEN IT PASSED BUT WHEN I GOT IT BACK I SMOGGED IT AND IT FAILED. ELITE MOTOS SAID THEY WOULD WORK WITH ME ON RESOLVING THINGS BUT THEY NEVER DID. SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE THERE HAS BEEN A LOUD SLAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED, TWO TIRES HAVE BLOWN, SEVERAL SETS OF FRONT BREAK PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, 2 BATTERY'S HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND WITHIN THE LAST MONTH BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES/MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER/CALIPERS/WATER PUMP/RADIATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. MY CAR IS AGAIN IN THE SHOP BECAUSE MY ENGINE LIGHT AND AIR BAG LIGHTS HAVE COME ON, THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHTS, AND MY CAR WAS HESITATING AND LOOSING POWER INTERMITTENTLY WITH A CLUNKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE. MY MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT I WILL NEED A NEW ENGINE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT A FEW MONTHS AGO. I HAD ASKED GEIKO IF WHEN THEY DID THE BODY WORK - WOULD THEY ALSO LOOK FOR THINGS MECHANICALLY WRONG JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS O.K. THEY SAID THEY WOULD, THE SHOP (PERFORMANCE IN VICTORVILLE SAID THEY WOULD AND GAVE ME A BUSINESS CARD OF THE GUY THEY REFER THINGS OUT TO BUT THEY NEVER DID? POINT OF IMPACT IS LISTED AT 6. REAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 20-60 MPH, THE SERPENTINE BELT DISENGAGED FROM THE MOTOR. THIS CAUSED THE WATER PUMP AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO FAIL AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TWICE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 118,442 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

SERPENTINE BELT HAS COME OFF OF PULLEYS 3 TIMES DURING WET WEATHER, ONCE AFTER TENSIONER WAS REPLACED. THIS CAUSE A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING, MAKING THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER. SEVERAL CALLS TO DODGE PROVED FUTILE, THEY STATE NO SUCH PROBLEM HAS EVER BEEN REPORTED. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE, ALL STATING THEY HAVE REPORTED THE ISSUE TO DODGE. STILL CANNOT FIND A FIX. *TR

2000 DODGE CARAVAN 3.0 (40K MILES) REPLACING THE DRIVE BELT &/R IDLE / TENSIONER EVERY (2) YEARS. BELT P/N (GOOD YEAR) 460805 / 6PK2045. TENSIONER MOPAR 04536154AD. THE DEALER JUST SMILES, THIS DOES NOT SEEMS TO BE VERY RELIABLE. ANY OTHER TYPE COMPLAINTS FILES WITH THIS TYPE UNIT????? I REPLACED THE BELT ON SEPT 2003, THE DEALER DID THE TENSIONER & BELT @31K IN 2005. I AGAIN DID THE BELT ON 03/31/07. THE DEALER DID THE TENSIONER @44K , 05/02/2007. THIS IS MY DAUGHTERS VAN, A SCHOOL TEACHER, DRIVE TO & FROM SCHOOLS FOR THE MOST PART I HAVE THROUGH LAST TENSIONER & THE BELTS THAT I DID. SO IF SHE OR I PLANS TO GO ON A TRIP, WE MUST EITHER REPLACE THE TENSIONER & DRIVE BELT OR CARRY ONE WITH US. NOW ON MY 2001 CARAVAN WITH OVER 60K I STILL HAVE THE SOME TENSIONER & DRIVE BELT. DUH??????? I NEED HELP WITH THIS. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING. *JB