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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 →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 11, 1995CA

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS WHEN ABS LIGHT CAME ON (RED) AND REGULAR BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING EA-94-005 ACTIVE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 11, 1995FL

WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THAT WAS NO RECALL ON THE ABS BRAKE PUMP AND WAS CHARGED FOR HAVING IT REPLACE. TT

Seats
Filed Apr 10, 1995AZ

DRIVER SEAT BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING SEAT BACK FAILURE. TT

Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 10, 199500

WHILE AT STOP SIGN DRIVER WAS HIT FROM BEHIND .UPON IMPACT BOTH FRONT SEATS WERE BROKEN CAUSING SEATS TO LOCK INTO A FLAT POSITION.DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Apr 7, 1995VA

POSSIBILITY OF SWITCH THAT CONTROLS SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT DEACTIVATE. MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/LiftgateCrash2 injured
Filed Apr 7, 1995TX

REAR DOOR OPENED UPON A REAR COLLISION. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 7, 1995AL

ANTI-LOCK LIGHT COMES ON, THEN BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN TOO LOW, MUST PRESS HARD TO STOP VEHICLE, SEEMS BRAKING IS INEFFECTIVE, BRAKE SYS. HAS BEEN REPLACED. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Apr 6, 1995NY

THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT LATCH COME LOOSE CHILD SAT THERE IT CAME LOOSE. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Apr 6, 1995OH

REAR HATCH UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING. TT

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Apr 6, 1995MD

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS, LIGHT TELLING DOORS ARE OPEN, DOOR WILL AUTOMATICALLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING. TT

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Apr 6, 1995IN

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY DUE TO WARPED DOOR FRAME WHICH DID NOT SEAL TO THE BODY. *AK

Seats
Filed Apr 6, 1995MI

THE MIDDLE SEAT TO THE SLIDING DOOR LATCH THAT CAN BE MOVE AROUND BROKE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 6, 1995MI

ABS BRAKES; SYSTEM IS LEAKING FLUID DUE ABS HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY PART#4683474, OR POWER VERSION WITH BRAKES FAILING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Apr 5, 1995CA

WHEN DOORS ARE CLOSED, THEY, AT TIMES, LOCK UP, A SECOND KEY MUST BE CARRIED AT ALL TIMES. *AK

Seats
Filed Apr 4, 1995FL

THE DRIVERS IS SLOWLY COMING APART AND THE WELDING IS COMING OFF. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack
Filed Apr 3, 1995CO

SPARE TIRE SUSPENDED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING,CABLE BROKE ALLOWING TIRE TO FALL OUT ONTO ROADWAY. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 31, 1995PA

ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE TWICE. *AW

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Mar 28, 1995WI

MUFFLER REPLACED. *AW

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › LockCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 27, 1995WA

REAR ENDED, HAD TO TIE THE DOOR DOWN TO DRIVE, ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 23, 1995GA

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, CAUSING VIBRATION UPON BRAKING, ALSO ABS LIGHT COMES ON. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 22, 1995CA

ELECTRIC CONTROLLER FOR THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, RESULT IN HARDNESS OF PEDAL, REPLACE ABS UNIT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Mar 22, 1995GA

BRAKES LOCKED UP TWICE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID, ALSO TIRES SQUEAL WHEN BRAKING. *AW

Suspension › Rear › Shock Absorber
Filed Mar 20, 1995CA

REAR SHOCKS LEAK. *AW

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut
Filed Mar 15, 1995SC

UPON CLOSING REAR LIFTGATE, BOLT SEVERED DISCONNECTING FROM HYDRAULIC STRUT. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate
Filed Mar 9, 1995FL

WHILE DRIVING, UPON HITTING BUMP, SUDDENLY AN ALARM GOES OFF INDICATING THE REAR LIFTGATE HAS UNLATCHED. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Mar 8, 1995TN

REAR LATCH LIFTGATE POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Mar 8, 1995NY

LEFT FRONT ROTORS/PADS WEAR PREMATURELY. *SKD

Structure › Body › Hatchback/LiftgateCrash1 injured1 killed
Filed Mar 7, 1995CA

VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, IMPACT AT 9:00 POSITION, SPEED 15 MPH, REAR HATCH LIFTGATE CAME OPEN CAUSING DEATH AND INJURIES. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/LiftgateCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 7, 199500

DURING PASSENGER REAR SIDE IMPACT, PASSENGER WAS THROWN FROM REAR HATCHBACK, SHE WAS NOT WEARING A SEATBELT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 7, 1995MA

BRAKE FAILURE, EQUIPPED WITH ABS BRAKES. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/LiftgateCrash
Filed Mar 6, 1995NC

REAR LIFTGATE OPENED BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › LockCrash
Filed Mar 6, 199500

REAR LIFTGATE OPENED UPON SIDE IMPACT AT 50 MPH. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 6, 1995PA

TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Mar 3, 1995IN

REAR LATCH FAILURE WHILE RIDING OVER ROUGH ROADS OR RAILROAD TRACKS, ATTEMPT TO REPAIR DID NOT WORK. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › LockCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 3, 1995MN

IN A REAR END COLLISON THE REAR HATCH DOOR POPPED OPEN, SPILLING CONTENTS ON THE ROAD. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Mar 3, 1995OH

REAR LATCH GATE COMES ON. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › LockCrash
Filed Mar 3, 1995MO

IN 6:00 POSITION ACCIDENT AT 20-30MPH REAR HATCH GATE OPENED WHEN CAR WAS PULLED AWAY FROM GATE. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › LockCrash
Filed Mar 3, 1995MN

REAR LIFTGATE OPENED UPON IMPACT; VAN HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE; SPUN AROUND 270 DEGREES. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate
Filed Mar 3, 1995TN

VAN WAS IN ACCIDENT AND REAR DOOR OPEN. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Mar 3, 1995OH

REAR HATCH DOOR FAILS TO LATCH. LATCHES AFTER PUSHING/RELEASING LOCK BUTTON AND SLAMMING HATCH. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 2, 1995OR

4 SPEED OVERDRIVE. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR IT WILL NOT GO OVER 40 TO 45MPH. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut
Filed Mar 2, 1995FL

UPPER SUPPORT BOLT ON LIFTGATE SUPPORT ROD SHEARED OFF, CAUSING LIFTGAGE TO SLAM DOWN. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 28, 1995AZ

NOTICE ABS LIGHT COMING ON, ABS SYSTEM FAILED, RESULTING IN LONG STOPPING DISTANCE AND COMPLETE BRAKE LOST. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Feb 28, 199500

DESIGN AND MATERIAL THE ROTORS HAVE RUSTED BEYOND HAVING THE ROTORS TURNED. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 21, 1995AZ

IMPROPER SHIFTING OF TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO RACE. THIS IS THE FOURTH INCIDENT. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Feb 16, 1995NJ

REAR RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT CAME OUT OF THE WALL BOLT AND ALL, DEALER REATTACHED IT. TT

Seat Belts › Rear/Other
Filed Feb 14, 1995MT

2ND AND 3RD REAR SEATBELTS DO NOT PROPERLY RETAIN CARSEATS WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Feb 9, 1995TX

WHILE DRIVING, STEERING WHEEL DETACHED FROM STEERING COLUMN, NO PRIOR WARNING, DUE TO FATIQUE. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate
Filed Feb 6, 1995PA

LIFTGATE OPENED WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 3, 1995CO

BRAKE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE RESULTED IN COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE/LOSS OF CONTROL. *AW

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