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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 →

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jan 27, 1995CA

VEHICLES SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF WHILE IN REGULAR USE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 24, 1995PA

THE ABS MAIN PUMP WENT OUT AGAIN AFTER 10000 MILES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jan 24, 1995NV

FUEL LEAKED ONTO PAVEMENT DUE TO A PUNCTURE IN FUEL TANK CAUSED BY VEHICLE RUNNING OVER TIRE DEBRIS. *AK

Seats
Filed Jan 24, 1995TX

DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN, CAUSING SEAT BACK TO FALL BACKWARDS. *SKD

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jan 23, 1995NJ

REPLACED SLIDING DOOR PIN SWITCH/ACTUATOR.

Exterior Lighting › HeadlightsCrash
Filed Jan 20, 1995NY

OWNERS MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS TELL TO REMOVE HALOGEN HEADLIGHT BULB BY PULLING OUT, BUT WHEN ATTEMPTED IT BURST, WHEN CONTACTED MFR, WAS TOLD IT IS ONE PIECE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 18, 1995FL

ABS LIGHT STAYS ON; BRAKE PEDAL FEELS HARD AND PULSATES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 18, 1995VA

BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKES FAIL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 13, 1995FL

ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, LIGHT CAME ON, REPLACE ABS UNIT, TO NO AVAIL. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Brake Fluid Low Warning › Lamp
Filed Jan 12, 1995WA

ABS SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER SAID VEHICLE NEEDED HYDRAULIC UNIT AND IF REPAIRS NOT DONE ABS SYSTEM WILL FAIL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Hydraulic
Filed Jan 10, 199500

VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAD COMPLETE FAILURE DUE TO PRESSURE SENDER MALFUNCTIONING, ALSO ABS PUMP CONSTANTLY RUNS.(EA94-028). TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 9, 1995FL

ABS BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY WHEN APPLIED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 6, 1995DE

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD FAILURE REPLACEMENT OF ABS SYSTEM. TT

Seats
Filed Jan 3, 1995TX

DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE IN TWO, CAUSING SEAT NOT TO BE ABLE REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 3, 1995MI

ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILS IN DRY WEATHER WAS IN PARKING LOT ANOTHER CAR WAS PULLING OUT HAD TO TURN THE WHEEL TO KEEP FROM HAVING AN ACCIDENT VAN WOULDN'T STOP.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Jan 3, 1995PA

REAR DOOR LATCH DOES NOT LOCK, NO PART REPLACED. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Jan 2, 1995IL

REAR LIFTGATE POPPED OPEN DURING ACCIDENT. *AK

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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