REAR GLASS WINDOW EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING; MADE LOUD POPPING SOUND; NO APPARENT REASON; DRIVING IN HIGH DESERT OF UTAH, 50 MILES FROM NO WHERE;NO APPARENT REASON
1991 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 1991 record →
ABS BRAKES; ABS/BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE CONTSTANTLY. DRIVER BEGAN HAVING HARD BRAKING AND WAS TOLD HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS FAILING. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED 4 TIMES. *AK
EA94-028 ACTIVE, ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, APPLIED BRAKE LOSS OF PRESSURE AND EFFECTIVENESS, IMPACT 12:00 SPEED 30 MPH. TT
VEHICLE WAS IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 50 MPH, MIDDLE SEAT CAPTAIN CHAIR LAP/SHOULDER BELT ANCHOR CAME LOOSE. TT
THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TRY TO STOP BRAKE FAILED, HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, ALSO ABS LIGHT CAME ON. TT
CONSUMER AND HUSBAND BOTH WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS VAN ON TWO OCASSION THE REAR WHEEL WAS SPINNING DON'T KNOW IF CAR HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE. TT
ABS BRAKES; UPON BRAKING, WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY SOFT. THE SOFTNESS OCCURRED PRIOR DAY. TT
SEAT BELT LATCH INOPERABLE. *SD
GOODYEAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *AW
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, MAKING A LOUD NOISE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
THE ABS SYSTEM PUMP HAS GONE BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $2000. TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE COMPLETE LOSS EFFECTIVENESS, LIGHT CAME ON. TT
FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELTS DID NOT GRAB AS INTENDED UPON PANIC STOP; BELTS DO NOT RETRACT; HANG LOOSE; GET CAUGHT IN DOOR, RESULTING IN CRACK. TT
INTERMITTENTLY THIRD BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
IN ACCIDENT AFTER ROLLING OVER 6 TIMES THE REAR HATCH OPENED AND 2 CHILDREN EJECTED 1 CHILD WAS CAUGHT IN DOOR RECIEVING SERIOUS INJURIES. TT
ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED, NOW IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. EXCESSIVE EFFORT, OR EMERGENCY BRAKE MUST BE USED. TT
ABS BRAKES; PERIODICALLY PEDAL IS EITHER HARD, SOFT OR POOR RESPONSE. OWNER FROM DEALERSHIP THAT PROBLEM IS ABS PUMP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
TRANSMISSION JUST BLEW OUT ON THE VEHICLE. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
EA94-028 ACTIVE, ABS BRAKE FAILURE, LOSS OF EFFECTIVNESS, WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON. TT
SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILURE, DIFFICULTY CLOSING THE DOORS. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE REAR WINDOW WAS OPEN A ROCK HIT THE WINDOW GLASS CRACKED AND CAME UP THE FRONT SEAT AND WENT DOWN CONSUMER BACK. TT
ABS: BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON TOGETHER; POWER PUMP SHUT OFF; LOST BRAKING POWER; HAD TO BRAKE MANUALLY TO STOP VEHICLE; PEDAL VERY HARD. TT
WHEN GOING UP HILL CAR HAS LOSS OF POWER.THE FUEL FILTER AND TANK HAD WATER.PARTS REPLACED 3 TIMES. TT
REAR WHEEL ON DRIVER'S SIDE LOCKED UP. *AW
WHILE DRIVING, UPON BRAKING CAN HEAR GRINDING NOISE METAL TO METAL, THEN WHILE BRAKES BEING APPLIED VEHICLE CONTINUES TO LURCH FORWARD. TT
BOLTS THAT HOLD UP THE LIFTGATE SNAPED IN HALF, RESULTING IN WEAKNESS IN HINGES SUPPORT BARS. TT
WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED; CAUSE UNKNOWN. TT
DRIVER'S DOOR DROPS DOWN SO FAR THAT IT DOES NOT LATCH; OUTSIDE/INSIDE PANEL CAME APART AT WELDING. TT
TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. *SKD
ABS BRAKES; HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, BOTH ANTI-LOCK BRAKR LIGHT ANMD WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TT
REAR LATCH MECHANISM IS WEAK ALLOWING REAR DOOR TO BOUNCE AROUND. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
DIRTY BRAKE FLUID CAUSED ABS LIGHT TO COME ON. *AW
EA94-028 ACTIVE, ABS LIGHT STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING, IN FOR REPAIR ABS, PUMP FAULTY WILL NOT HOLD PRESSURE. TT
EXPERIENCE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, REPLACE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. TT
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT ABS FAILURE WHEN PEDAL BECOMES HARD AND ABS LIGHT APPEARS ON DASH, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. TT
ABS, BRAKE HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE EXPEREIENCE PEDAL FADED EA94-028. TT
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES. *AW
REAR LIFTGATE LATCH FAILURE, DIFFICULTY LATCHING THE LIFTGATE. TT
THE TRANSMISSION WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRY CHANGE GEAR AND COULDN'T CHANGE. TT
VEHICLES THROTTLE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION AND BRAKES WOULD NOT OVERRIDE.DRIVER HIT POST OFFICE WITH WHEELS STILL TURNING AND SMOKING. TT
ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING INTERIOR ABS BRAKE TO STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED 3 TIMES, CAUSING DOOR TO COME OPEN. *SKD
SEAT BELT FAILURE. TT
REAR HATCH LATCH IS HARD YOU HAD TO SHUT IT HARD FOR IT TOO CLOSED. TT
HYDRAULIC CYLINDER LIFT STRUT FAILS, WON'T STAY UP, WILL DECEND UNEXPECTEDLY, WITHOUT WARNING. TT
ABS PRESSURE SWITCH LEAKED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
SLIDING SIDE DOOR FELL OFF TRACK UPON CLOSING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING LONG AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.(PHONE EXT 2263)EA94-028. TT
INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. NO RESPONSE FROM THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. TT
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