UPON BRAKING ON WET/SLICK SURFACE, VEHICLE WILL FISH TAIL EASILY UNDER LOW SPEED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
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 →
THE TRANSMISSION ON THE VAN DOES NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
TAILGATE LATCH FAILED REPEATEDLY. *DSH
THE REAR HATCH WHEN TAKING SOMETHING OUT CAME DOWN AND HIT CONSUMER IN THE HEAD HAD IT FIXED. TT
FRONT BRAKES DON'T RESPOND TO BRAKE APPLICATION RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ONTO REAR SYSTEM. BRAKES RESPOND POORLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THE STEERING COLUMN IS SHOWING FATIGUE. IT MAKES STEERING HARDER AND THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO PARK BECAUSE OF THE FATIGUED METAL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
SEATBELT COMES UNBUCKLE WHILE DRIVING AND LOCKUP IN THE RETRACTOR. TT
THE MOTOR MOUNT SPLIT AND DROPPED THE MOTOR ON THE AXLE AND BROKE THE AXLE WHILE DRIVING.TT ALSO THERE WAS AFAULTY OIL GUAGE SENDING UNIT THAT WAS REPLACE, AS WELL AS REAR BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO FROZEN CYLINDERS.*JB
THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AND CAUSED THE TRUCK TO STOP MOVING 5 TIMES. THE LAST TIME WAS ON THE FREEWAY WITH FIVE CHILDREN . PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SWITCH GEARS SOMETIMES AND GETS STUCK. HAVE TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR AND THEN IT WILL WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
VEHICLE STABILIZER BAR BROKE, DUE METAL FATIQUE WHILE DRIVING. TT
REAR LIFTGATE OPENED ON IT OWN, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY. TT
THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 76,000 MILES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
LAP/SHOULDER BELT, LAP BELT IS TOO LOOSE WHEN DRIVING, WILL HOLD. *AK
CONSUMER WAS ON TRUCK WITH LUGGAGE IN THE BACK ON HIGHWAY AND THE REAR HATCH LATCH CAME OPEN AND ALL THE LUGGAGE CAME OUT . *AK
PREMATURE WEAR OF BOLTS HOLDING LIFTGATE STRUTS. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR, VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. *AK
CONSUMER WENT TO SHUT THE SLIDING DOOR AND THE GLASS CRACK . TT
BRAKE PROBLEMS.
THE REAR BENCH SEAT ONLY LOCKS IN ONE POSITION WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO LOCK IN THREE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE BACK RIGHT AND MIDDLE LEFT SEATBELTS FAILED. THEY WILL NOT PULL OUT . TT
BRAKES REPLACED.
ENGINE WILL UNEXPECTANTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. TT
THE ENGINE LIGHT KEEP GOING ON DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM . TT
RIGHT VENTING WINDOW FELL OUT, POSSIBLE KNUCKLE BOLT DEFECTIVE. TT
TRANSMISSION LEAKS, ALSO SLIPS GEARS IN VERY HOT WEATHER.
LEFT OUTER TIE ROD BROKE, RESULTING IN FRONT END COLLAPSING. TT
REAR LIFT GATE HAS OPENED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO LATCH FAILURE. *AK TT
REAR LIFTGATE HAS OPENED ON SEVERAL OCASSION WHILE DRIVING. TT
NEITHER FRONT SEAT BELTS RESTRAIN IN A SUDDEN STOP. TT
THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND HAS PROBLEMS STARTING AND IT STALLS. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW FALL OFF TRACK THE BELT BREAK. TT
SEAT BELTS WILL LOCK; EXTREME EFFORT TO RELEASE BUTTON TO UNLOCK SEAT BELT. TT
REAR LIFTGATE LEFT STRUT BROKE; HATCH CAME DOWN; STRUCK OWNER IN HEAD; RIGHT SIDE ALSO VERY LOOSE. TT
HIT FROM THE LEFT HAND SIDE LATCH OPENED AND 3 PASSENGERS WERE THROWN OUT OF THE CAR. TT
PURCHASE VAN USED WAS HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION VAN IS NOT RUNNING RIGHT. TT
WHILE DRIVING, REAR DOOR FLEW UP. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP SHUT. TT
REAR HATCH WEAKENED DUE TO SCREWS BACKING OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
VEHICLE STALLS OUT AT SLOW SPEED, DURING THE TIME OF DOWN SHIFTING, NO PROBLEM WITH FIRST TRANSMISSION, PROBLEM STARTED WITH REPLACEMENT. TT
CONSUMER PURCHASE BRAND NEW HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ONCE AND HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. TT
SPARE TIRE HAS FALLEN FROM VAN WITHOUT OWNER BEING AWARE. CABLE BROKE WHERE IT IS ATTACHED TO BRACKET. TT
SIDE SLIDING FELL OFF THE RAIL. TT
REAR HATCH/LIFTGATE OPENS WHILE DRIVING AFTER BEING HIT ON REAR RIGHTSIDE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *SKD
SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT NOT LATCH PROPERLY. TT
SLIDING DOOR MAY NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE W/AUTOMATIC DOOR MECHANISM NOT LOCKING ALLOWING DOOR TO FLY OPEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
LIFTGATE LATCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, CAUSING LIFTGATE TO OPEN AND THREW REAR PASSENGER OUT OF VAN, RESULTING IN HIS DEATH. *SKD
THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DIDN'T RETRACT BACK HAVE TO PUSH IT BACK IN. TT
FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELTS DO NOT RETRACT; BELTS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY CHRYSLER REPRESENTIVE. TT
AUTO-TRAN: WHILE DRIVING, ANY SPEED, GEAR WILL DOWNSHIFT TO 1ST GEAR ON ITS OWN; LOCKS UP; ABRUPTLY SLOWS DOWN VEHICLE; COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. TT
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