Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Mar 3, 1995OH
REAR LIFTGATE DOESN'T STAY UP IN OPEN POSITION. TT
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1990 Dodge Caravan complaints
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Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Mar 3, 1995MI
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH BACK LATCH POPPED OPEN. TT
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Mar 3, 1995CA
THE SLIDING DOOR BOLT CAME OFF . TT
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Mar 3, 1995MI
REAR LATCH GATE OPENS WHEN VEHICLE IN MOTION. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Mar 3, 1995MI
REAR HATCH GATE IS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE SLAMMING UP TO 14 TIMES. AND ALSO INTERMITTENTLY GATE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WITH DOOR CLOSED. TT
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Mar 3, 1995MI
REAR HATCH LIFTGATE OPENED UPON LEAVING STOPLIGHT, CAUSING BAGGAGE TO FALL OUT OF VEHICLE. TT
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Mar 3, 1995CA
REAR LATCH GATE OPENED UP FROM IMPACT. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Mar 3, 1995MI
WHILE MAKING A U-TURN IN A DRIVEWAY, REAR LATCH GATE CAME OPEN. TT
Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate
Filed Mar 3, 199500
AFTER MAKING U-TURN REAR HATCH CAME OPEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Mar 3, 1995KY
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS REAR LIFT GATE FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY, CAUSING REAR LIFT GATE TO OPEN. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 1, 1995CA
AUTO-TRAN 4SP: AFTER 36,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL; WOULD NOT DOWNSHFT; AT TIMES VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFT; VARIOUS SPEEDS. TT
Suspension › Rear
Filed Feb 28, 1995PA
SWAY BAR BROKE IN HALF, ALSO STRUTS REPLACED. *AW
Structure › Frame and Members › Underbody Shields
Filed Feb 24, 1995CA
STRESS CRACKS IN FIRE WALL. TT
Equipment › Mechanical › Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift
Filed Feb 15, 1995TX
JACK ON VEHICLE FAILED, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON VEHICLE. TT
Seat Belts › Rear/Other
Filed Feb 14, 1995VA
2ND AND 3RD SEATBELTS DO NOT PROPERLY RETAIN CARSEAT WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 7, 1995AZ
AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AFTER 36K MILES. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 25, 1995CA
AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILURE, HAS REBUILT AND REPLACED FIVE (5) TIMES SINCE PURCHASING NEW IN 1990. TT
Electrical System › IgnitionFire
Filed Jan 20, 1995MA
WHEN RAINED HARD, REGARDLESS OF SPEED HESTIATION, VIOLENT STALL SLOW SPEEDS. DEALER CHANGED SPARK PLUGS, VALVE, ALTERNATOR/OTHER PARTS. VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE.
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Jan 19, 199500
FRONT WINDSHIELD HOLDS WATER AND THEN LEAKS INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 19, 1995MI
TRANSMISSION; THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED VAN AT 84,000 MILES PURCHASE VAN USED. TT
Power Train › Axle Assembly
Filed Jan 13, 1995MI
ULTRA DRIVE TRANS AXLE; WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CEASE TO MOVE EVEN WITH MOVING GEAR SHIFT. WHEN RESTARTED TRANSMISSION DISINTEGRATED THROWING FRAGMENTS. TT
Structure › Body
Filed Jan 10, 1995MD
TWO STRESS LINE FRACTURES IN THE FIRE WALL ON EITHER SIDE APPROX. 3IN LONG. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 9, 1995MI
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL, ALSO SURGES AT TIMES.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 7, 1995CA
REPLACED LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKET/SEALS. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › WebbingCrash2 injured
Filed Jan 5, 1995CA
WHEN REAR ENDED DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN OCCUPANT FROM HITTING DASH, REARVIEW MIRROR AND CUP TRAY. 2) REAR HATCH OPENED UPON IMPACT. TT
Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft
Filed Jan 3, 1995NJ
SPINDLE BROKE AND BEARINGS OVERHEATED. *SKD
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Jan 2, 1995TX
ENGINE STALLS WHEN DEFROSTER IS ON . *AK
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Jan 2, 199500
VEHICLE FIRE ORIGINATING FROM UNDER THE DASH. *TW
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