FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT IS BROKEN AT WORM GEAR MECHANISM(KNUCKLE), WHOLE SEAT NOW FLOPS IN THE BREEZE. *AK
1990 Dodge Caravan complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1990 record →
MECHANISM INSIDE HATCH LOOSE DUE TO RETAINING SCREWS THAT SECURES IT TO BODY, FELL OUT. *AK PART WAS REPLACED WITH RECALL. *SLC
SRTRUCTURE OF REAR HATCH LATCH WOULDN'T OPEN PRIOR TO RECALL. *AK
REAR HATCH DOOR HYDRAULIC LIFT STRUTS FAILING, ALLOWING DOOR TO DESCEND IN INSTANCES PE92-027. *AK
AT TIMES WHEN YOU BUCKLE THE PASSENGER SIDE SIT BELT IT IS CONSTRICTIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
HATCHBACK LOCK FAILED AFTER RECALL. *DH
AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ON FIVE OCCASIONS THE CV JOINT FELL OUT, PLEASE DESCRIBE *AK
STRUCTURE; LID; TRUNK; CHRYSLER MFG., HAS NO PARTS TO REPLACE LATCH AND CONSUMER IS RESCHEDULED REPEATEDLY FORALL 95I001003. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
OWNERS HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER 1 YEAR FOR THIS RECALL TO BE COMPLETED.MFR 800-LINE IS STATING NOW THAT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TILL NOV-DEC 1996. 95I001003. *A
SEAT BELTS FAILED.
THE DRIVERS/FRONT PASSENGER AND THE REAR SEAT OUTER SEABELTS DO NOT LATCH PROPERLY. PLEASE DESRIBE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT AND IT JUST QUITES WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
TRANSMISSION COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR, CAUSING IT TO FAIL TWICE. *DSH
TRANSAXLE REPLACED 3 TIMES. *SD
THE DEALERSHIP HAS NFORMED HER THEY HAVE NO MORE PARTS AVAILABLE BECAUSE SHE WAITED TOO LONG TO GET HER RECALL TO BE FIXED 91V053000. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
SMETHKAMP CHRYSLER & CAPITAL CHRYSLER AREN'T ABLE TO GET PARTS TO REPLACE REAR LIFTGATE LATCH. *AK
EXPERIENCED REAR HYDRAULIC CYLINDER STRUT FAILURE, WHEN TAILGATE DESCENDED WITHOUT WARNING ONTO HEAD. *AK
PULLEY ON THE POWER STEERING UNIT CORRODED TWICE, EACH TIME THIS HAPPEN THE AXLE SNAPPED, REPLACED ONCE*AK
FAILURE OF THE ENGINE VALVE GAS COVER THE ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL. TT
THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE DRIVING,THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AT 63,000 MILES. TT
WHILE DRIVING, NOTICE SMOKE COMING THROUGH VENT, THEN SUDDENLY FLAMES CAME FROM VENT, FIRE DEPT. SUSPECT FRONT ELECTRICAL SYS. WIRING HARNESS AS CULPRIT. TT
SUDDEN LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING FAILURE OF THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER. TT
POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FAILED. *DSH
DRIVER SEATBACK BROKE AND COLLASPED. TT
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SMELLED BURNING WIRES AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE DASHBROAD THEN BURST INTO FLAME. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
SLIDING DOOR TRACK BENT, ALLOWING DOOR TO FALL OFF. *DSH
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *DH
AUTO-TRAN: WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE OVERHEATED, LOST DRIVE AND SECOND GEAR; NOT CHANGING GEARS; VARIOUS SPEEDS. TT
POOR PERFORMANCE ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION 5 TIMES. TT
SLIDING DOOR LOCK STICKS, HAD REPAIRED THREE TIMES. TT
#95I00100 THE REAR HATCH LATCH IS BROKEN. TT
PURCHASE TRUCK USED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . TT
REAR LATCH FAILS NOT SHUTTING SECURELY W/SOME AJAR. DARNER CHRYSLER, IN AZ SAYS NOTHING WRONG WITH GATE LATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LTR FROM CHRYSLER 11\02\95, CONTACTED DEALER SAME DAY BUT NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS. TT
REAR DOOR LATCH FAILED IN ABOVE ACCIDENT. *SD
DRIVERS SIDE MANUAL WINDOW NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. TT
#PE95-012 THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE NEEDS TO BE REPLACE . TT
RECEIVED RECALL LTR., DEALER HAS NO PARTS FOR REAR LATCH. CHRYLSER PLYMOUTH/MANASSAS 703 368-5300. TT
EXPERIENCED REAR HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC LIFT STRUT FAILURE, WHEN LEFT SIDE STRUT DISENGAGED, FALLING ON DRIVER'S HEAD. TT
THE STRUT THAT HOLDS UP THE BACK LIFTGATE BROKE AND WENT THROUGH THE ROOF OF THE VAN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
PURCHASE CAR NEW AT 12,000 TO 20,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACE . TT
THE TRANSMISSION CAME APART FROM THE CAR . TT
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, LEAVING EXCESSIVE SLACK IN BELTS. *SD
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ERRATIC FUNCTION OF TRANSMISSION, DEALER INSTALLED 3 TRANSMISSIONS, HAVE FAILED, ON FOURTH TRANSMISSION. TT *JB
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR THERE MAKING A TURN CAR HESITATES. TT
REAR SEAT ANCHORAGE FAILURE. TT
REAR HATCH LATCH FAILS IN COLD TEMPERATURES, CAUSING HATCH TO OPEN WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *SD
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