DRIVING ALONG DURING CHRISTMAS WHEN LATCH POPPED OPEN AND CONTENTS SPILLED ALL OVER HIGHWAY. 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 →
REAR HATCH/LIFTGATE OPENS WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
REAR LIFTGATE OPENED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING OVER RAILROAD TRACK; WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON; SPEED 20 MPH. TT
TRANSMISSION WON'T CHANGE GEARS/LOCKS INTO LOW GEAR. *AK
CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AFTER TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *SKD
REAR HATCH LATCH LIGHT CAME ON AND REAR DOOR HARD TO LATCH CLOSE, REPLACE LATCH TO NO AVAIL. TT
SIDE SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF COMPLETELY, PUT IT BACK ON THE TRACK AND REPLACE A SCREW. TT
THE MAJOR WIRING HARNESS THAT OPERATES THE WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS ARE BREAKING IN HALF, ONE AT A TIME. TT
REPLACED ALL DOOR LOCKS, EQUIPPED WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS. TT
REAR LIFTGATE HATCH DOOR OPENS WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
EXPERIENCE ERRATIC PERFORMANCE OF BRAKE, WHEN WET THEY GRAB, AND OTHER TIMES PEDAL BECOMES HARD, BRAKING SEEMS INEFFECTIVE. TT
HYDRAULIC SHOCK DO NOT HOLD THE LIFTGATE IN PLACE. TT
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCE REAR LIFTGATE FAILURE, WHEN LATCH MECHANISM DISENGAGES, HATCH POPS OPEN, RESULT CHILD STROLLERS WERE FLUNG OUT ONTO ROAD TWO TIMES.
PULL OFF AFTER A LIGHT CHANGED AND REAR HATCH STARTED TO RATTLE AND POPPED OPEN. TT
REAR LIFT GATE OPEN WHILE RIDING ON ROUGH ROAD, REPLACE BOLTS. TT
REAR LIFTGATE DOES NOT REMAIN UP WHEN OPENED; FALLS DOWN ON OWNER'S BACK. CONSTANT, WORSE WHEN COLD. TT
TAILGATE HAS POPPED OPEN AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND BAGS OF FOOD WERE EJECTED. TT
LATCH ON SLIDING DOOR SLAMS SHUT WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE. TT
SIDE SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF. TT
SECOND SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ON PASSENGER SIDE IS SECURED BY SOME SORT OF BOLT. OCCASIONALLY ITS STEPPED ON NO LONGER PROVIDING OCCUPANT PROTECTION. TT
THE SLIDING SOMETIME IT WOULDN'T LOCK OR UNLOCK WHEN TRYING TO OPEN. TT
REARREAR HATCH SUPPORT/LIFTS FAILED, DOOR WOULD NOT STAY OPEN. TT
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, HAS BEEN REBUILT THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. TT
FRAME FLEX IN CHASSIS DUE TO CRACKS IN THE FIREWALL. TT
DRIVING ON SNOW VEHICLE FISHTAILED, SPUN WENT INTO DITCH BOUNCED BACK ON TO SIDE BACK HATCH OPENED NO ONE INJURED. TT
MOUNTING LUG BOLTS SHEAR OFF DRIVER'S FRONT WHEEL. TT
SIDE SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF 3 TIMES WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION. *TW
WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM LEFT SIDE PANEL, PULLED TO SIDE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, FIRE DEPT SUSPECT ELECTRICAL FIRE IN REAR HEATER CONTROL. TT
REAR HATCHBACK CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND CONTENTS WERE ALL OVER THE ROAD. TT
OWNER IDENTIFIES PROBLEM WITH REPEATED SHUTTING OR DIFFICULTY WHEN USING KEY TO UNLOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
REAR LATCH FAILED, REAR HATCH DOOR WOULD POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING. TT
SWAY BAR BROKE. TT
REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED, CAUSING GATE TO POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING. TT
REAR LATCH FAILED, CAUSING LIFTGATE DOOR TO FLY UP UNEXPECTEDLY. *AK
LIFTGATE LATCH FAILED, CAUSING THE LIFTGATE TO STAY OPENED. *AK
LATCH LIFT GATE CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING, AFTER INSPECTED THE LATCH WILL NOT CLOSE. TT
REAR LIFTGATE POPS OPEN BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. TT
WHILE DRIVING, 20MPH ON TWO OCCASIONS, SUDDENLY REAR HATCHBACK POPPED OPEN. TT
HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN TAILGATE OPENED ON IT'S OWN. TT
WAS STRUCK IN FRONT OF BACK TIRE ON DRIVERS SIDE WHILE DRIVING HATCH POPPED WIDE OPEN. TT
REAR LIFTGATE OPENS DUE TO REAR LATCH FAILURE. *AK
SLIDING DOOR, DEFECT WITH THE LOCK, WHEN CLOSED THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED, THE LOCK JAMS. TT
DIFFICULTY LATCHING THE REAR LIFTGATE. TT
VEHICLES TAIL GATE TENDS TO OPEN WHILE DRIVING ON BUMPY SURFACES.CARGO FALLING OUT. TT
VEHICLE CAME TO A SHORT STOP AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT. TT
REAR HATCH HAS OPENED COMPLETELY (4) TIMES. DEALERS TIGHTENED LATCH MECHANISM. OWNER DESCRIBES POPPING/RATTLING SOUND. TT
CONSUMER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE REAR HATCH LATCH CAME OPEN SHE TURN HER HEAD BECAUSE KIDS WAS IN VAN AND HIT A TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER. TT
WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND REAR HATCH LATCH LIGHTON DASH CAME ON AND LIGHT WOULDN'T GO OFF. THE HATCH WAS NOT OPEN WHILE LIGHT WAS ON. TT TT
REAR LATCH MECHANISM REPLACED (3) TIMES DUE DOOR NOT SHUTTING/LATCHING EVEN AGGRESSIVE ATTEMPTS FAILED. TT
REAR LATCH GATE COMES OPEN. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
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