1991 Dodge Caravan complaints

THE ABS LIGHTKEPT COMMING ON. HAD APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP BUT VEHICLE FAILE TO STOP.EXPERIENCED AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE DUE TO A LACK OFBRAKING ABILITY. HAD ABS REPAIRED ONCE UNDER RECALL #96V099000 IN 1996. THE BRAKING PROBLEM HAS RETURNED.

THE CONSUMER STATE'S THE ABS SYSTEM IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. MJS

VEHICLE WON'T GO OUT OF GEAR. BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, AND BRAKES LOCK UP. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES EXPERIENCED COMPLETE FAILURE, RECALL REPAIR ON ABS SYSTEM PRIOR TO FAILURE (96V-099). MJS

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND COMING TO A STOP, WHEN PULLING OUT THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND THE CONSUMER HAS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE.

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD AND RESISTED APPLICATION. ALSO THE ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITH THE SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

LUGS: NUTS:BOLTS ARE FALLING OFF WHEN DRIVING. *AK

,REFLECTOR SECTION OF HEADLAMP HAS FADED, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO BE INEFFECTIVE. THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO DISSIMINATE ENOUGH LIGHT TO SEE THE ROADWAY..*AK

RE:TRANSMISSION - I REALIZE IT IS NOT SAFETY RELATED BUT THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. RE:ABS WARNING LIGHT - DEALER WILL DO NOTHING UNLESS A "HARD CODE" IS SHOWN. THE LIGHT STAYS ON FOR DAYS BUT AS WITH AN ACHING TOOTH, THE PAIN SOMETIMES DISAPPEARS WHEN VISITING THE DENTIST. ALWAYS ON WHEN I TAKE IT IN BUT LEAVING THE VAN A DAY OR TWO AT THE DEALER SOMETIMES CAUSES THE LIGHT TO GO OUT FOR A SHORT TIME. *AK

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE THE GAS FUMES WERE SO STRONG THAT VAN WAS TURNED OFF AND NOT DRIVEN. HUSBAND STARTED VAN ONCE AGAIN LATER, CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND FUEL WAS SHOOTING OUT ALL OVER ENGINE. FUEL RAIL WAS FOUND TO BE SPLIT IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. MECHANIC STATED THAT PART NEEDED TO CORRECT PROBLEM WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 97V149000/MANUFACTURER'S #742, SEAT BELT ANCHOR AND ATTACHMENT. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES AS IF THE TIRES WERE ABOUT TO COME OFF, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENITFY THE PROBLEM. *AK

I'M NOT SURE I'M LISTING THIS IN THE RIGHT SECTION BUT,MY PASSAGER DOOR IS COMING APART AT THE WELD AND THE BODY SHOP MAN TOLDME THAT THIS IS A DEFECT FROM DODGE HE FIXED IT TEMPORARY TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR CAUSE IT PUSHED IT UP UNDER MY FENDER WHEN IT SEPARATED HE SAID, IT WOULD NEED TO BE RPIPED ALL APART AND REWELDED AND PAINTED AT ABOUT 350.00 ALSO SAID, THAT HE HAS ONLY SEEN 3 OF THESE FROM DODGE LIKE THIS IN THE 20 YEARS HE HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS. I'M NOT SURE OF ALL THE DATA OF INFORMATION ON THE VECHICLE CAUSE I NEVER GOT ANY BOOK WITH MY VAN.I DO LOVE MY CARAVAN AND WHEN I CAN AFFORD ANOTHER I'M GETTING ME A BRAND NEW ONE ONE DAY.THANKS FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN BE DEBBIE EVANS. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE BUCKLE HOUSING, CAUSING THE OCCUPANTS TO BECOME TRAPPED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

UNDER VEHICLE TIRE MOUNTING BROKE AND RELEASED THE SPARE TIRE.

ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS APPLIED THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND IT FAILED, RECEIVED RECALL #96V099000, TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED . OK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY GO STAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. BRAKES HAVE BEEN GOING BAD SINCE THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD THE DISC BRAKES REPLACED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ONLY, NOT THE REAR BRAKES OR THE BRAKES ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. ALSO REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. *AK

THE FUEL NECK FILLER TUBE RUBBER HOUSING CRACKED CAUSING A FUEL LEAK WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

NO SUMMARY THE ABS SYSTEM ON THIS CAR HAS FAILED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES, 85,000 MILES AND NOW AT 119,000 MILES. CHRYSLER HAS REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ON THE FIRST TWO OCCASIONS AT NO CHARGE AND APPEARS THAT THEY WILL DO THE SAME AGAIN. THEY HAVE ALSO ISSUED A LETTER INDICATING THAT FOR THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE THEY WILL DO THE SAME. THE PROBLEM HOWEVER, AS I HAVE EXPLAINED IT TO CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER CENTER IS THAT THE SYSTEM IS DESTINED TO CONTINUE TO FAIL. THIS IS A SERIIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT NO MISHAPS HAVE YET OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURES, HOWEVER THIS CAN NOT BE ASSURED IN THE FUTURE. THE PEDAL PRESSURE REQUIRED AND THE ROAD AWARENESS REQUIRED DURING FAILURE MAY BE MORE THAN EITHER MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER IS CAPABLE OF. I HAVE ASKED CHRYSLER TO REPLACE THE SYSTEM WITH ONE THAT HAS GOOD TRACK RECORD SUCH AS IN LATER MODEL VANS. THE ANSWER CONTINUES TO BE "CHRYSLER WILL REPAIR THE SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE WHENEVER IT FAILS." I BELIEVE THEY NEED TO TAKE MORE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE AND INSURE THE FUTURE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY BY REPLAING, NOT REPAIRING, A DEFECTIVE SYSTEM. THANK YOU, MEL J. MIRLISS

MY CAR IS OLDER BUT IT IS GARAGE KEPT AND I MAINLY USE IS TO DRIVE THE KIDS BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL. YESTERDAY WHEN ONE OF MY KIDS WENT TO CLOSE THE SLIDING REAR DOOR IT FELL OFF ITS TRACK AND I HAD TO RUN OUT TO HOLD THE DOOR SO IN WOULDN'T FALL ON THE GROUND. NOW I HAVE A FRIEND THAT THE SAME EXACT THING HAS HAPPENED TO, I'M JUST WONDERING...IF DOORS FALL OFF IN YOUR HANDS ISN'T THIS A DANGER! IF MY KID WAS OUTSIDE THE CAR IT MIGHT HAVE FALLEN ON HER. HAVE YOU HEARD OF THIS? SHOULD THE DEALER BE RESPONSIBILE FOR THIS DEFECT...OR IS IT WARE AND TEAR AFTER SO MANY YEARS...PLEASE HELP...HAS ANYONE GOTTEN HURT BY THIS.

FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES FORWARD OR BACKWARDS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALERS NOTED PROBLEM WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *AK

THE FUEL RAIL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IS AN INCOMPETENT DESIGN. IT WILL ALLOW, AT ANY TIME FUEL TO BE DISBURSED ONTO THE ENGINE. IN OUR ATTEMPT TO GET REPAIRED, WE WERE TOLD THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK-ORDER (YIPPEE) AND FURTHER EFFORTS TO USE RECYCLED OR PARTS REMOVED FROM OTHER VEHICLES FOUND THAT THE LEAK IS PREVALENT IN ALL THAT WE TRIED. NO NEW PARTS SEEM TO BE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS GROWING MORE WIDESPREAD. GAS EVAPORATES QUICKLY ON THE WARM ENGINE AND IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE UNLESS THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. CHECK THE FUEL RAIL ON A RUNNING ENGINE AT THE NECK-DOWN POINT.

ABS; AUTOMATIC BRAKE SYSTEM PUMP IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.THIS PART HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES, BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

THE FUEL LINE, LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, HAD A CRACK AND LEAKED FLUID, SPRAYING FLUID UNTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH COIL SPRINGS. COIL SPRINGS SHOT OUT AND HIT SPOUSE IN THE CHEST. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A LOUD CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE SOUNDED LIKE THE GEARS WERE JUMPING AND IT WAS TRYING TO CATCH ITSELF. THE CLOCKWORK SPRING WAS REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *AK *ML

WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT THE PEDAL BECAME HARD AND RESISTED APPLICATION, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF THE TRACKS,CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT MY VAN'S FUEL PUMP HAD A SHORT IN IT. ACCORDING TO THEM, THE SHORT WAS THE REASON WHY MY VAN STOPPED 5 TIMES WITHOUT WARNING, BURNING THE FUSIBLE LINK. THE VAN STOPPED THREE TIMES ON THE FREEWAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING UP TO SPEEDS OF 65 MPH AND ONCE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION!. THERE WAS NO WARNING EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED. THE FIRST GARAGE REPLACED THE FUSIBLE LINK, SEPARATED THE WIRES IN THE LINK, AND THEN REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH ALL TO NO AVAIL. THEN THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THEM WAS A SHORT IN THE FUEL PUMP. THE NEXT DAY THE VAN AGAIN STOPPED, THE DEALER SAID THEY HAD ERRED BY ACCIDENTLY PINCHING THE GROUND WIRE OF THE FUEL PUMP WHILE INSTALLING IT. EACH TIME THE VAN WAS REPAIRED I WAS TOLD THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD SOLVED THE PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED DODGE HEADQUARTERS TO INQUIRE IF THEY HAD HEARD OF SIMILIAR PROBLEMS OR COMPLAINTS I WAS TOLD BY THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON THAT THEY COULD NOT RESPOND TO MY QUESTION. I HOPE THAT THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION HAS BEEN REPAIRED THIS TIME. I'M CONCERNED THAT THE VAN WOULD SUDDENTLY STOP WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ANY SPEED DAY OR NIGHT. I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE OR BEEN KILLED.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES CONTINUALLY HAVING PROBLEMS, RECALL WORK ON SYSTEM COMPLETED HOWEVER ADDITIONAL REPAIRS ON SYSTEM COMPLETED.

WHEN VAN CRAHSED HEAD-ON INTO A LIGHT POLE THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. *AK

THE FUEL RAIL WHICH LOCATED AROUND THE ENGINE BROKE, CAUSING THE FUEL TO LEAK ON THE ENGINE WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

MASTER CYLINDER WITHIN ABS SYSTEM IS FAILING, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKES, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

SUDDEN UNPREDICTED DOWNSHIFT FROM OVERDRIVE TO SECOND GEAR WHILE AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS ON SIDE STREETS, MAIN THOROUGHFARES AND ESPECIALLY WHILST ON FREEWAYS. THE OCCURENCE HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, THE DOWNSHIFT ('SLAM DOWN') CAUSES PERSONS IN THE DRIVING COMPARTMENT TO BE THRUST FORWARD IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO A REAR-END COLLISION. WE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN AUGUST, 1998; THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER, 1998 AND HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM REPAIRED AND PURGED IN OCTOBER, 1998 (WE HAD NOTED SOME ASSOCIATION WITH ENGINE OVERHEATING, BUT THIS SEEMS NOT TO BE THE CASE). WE SUSPECT ELECTROINC ERROR MESSAGES IN THE PROGRAM OF THIS 'EXCITING' WELL MONITORED TRANSMISSION (IT IS INTERESTING THAT THE COMPUTERS ON BOARD CONTAIN NO ERROR MESSAGES, EITHER BECAUSE WE NEED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE TO RESET THE TRANSMISSION - THUS THE ERROR MESSAGE, IF ANY IS NOTED ON THE 'COMPUTER MEMORY' IS DISPATCHED TO OBLIVION ONCE THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, [HOW CONVENIENT]) WE TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC BILL'S AUTO CARE 805-520-7818 FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT (INCLUDING ASSOCIATED ELECTRONICS) AND THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION (ACQUIRED FROM A LOCAL SIMI VALLEY DODGE DEALER) DOES THE SAME THING - WE ARE NOW ON OUR FOURTH TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS AT WILL. THIS DOWNSHIFT INCIDENT CAN AND HAS HAPPENED UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: FREEWAY DRIVING UP HILL ON STEEP (GRAPEVINE INTERSTATE 5) 1 TIME LATE AUGUST 1998 OR AFTER MODERATELY STEEP UPHILL WHILE G

WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL STICK AND MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN TURNING EITHER WAY. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE KEPT ON ROLLING. ALSO, MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MOVE INCHES LIKE THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO DROP ON THE GROUND. *AK

WHEN DOORS ARE SECURELY LOCKED, THEY CANNOT BE OPENED FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE WHEN USING KEY. WHEN DOORS ARE CLOSED, ALL THE LOCKS WOULD LOCK ON THEIR OWN.*AK

BATTERY FAILED.

THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE ( FIRST 7/11/96 AT 54000 MILES) ON SECOND FAILURE- BRAKE FAILURE LIGHTS WENT ON, LOST BRAKES WITHING 3 MILES. BRAKES FELT HARD WITH VERY LITTLE STOPPING ABILITY. VAN TOWED TO PERSONAL MECHANIC AND FOUND MECHANICALY OK ( MASTER CYL FULL, PAD,DISK,ROTOR OK AND BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL) LOST BRAKES AGAIN IN ABOUT 5 MILES OF DRIVING. VERY FRIGHTENING AS OF 10/27/98 VAN IS IN KINGS PLAZA CHRYSLER SHOP AWAITING PARTS. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT MY FAMILY IS ALIVE. PLEASE PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE. THANK YOU

ABS DUAL FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED TWO TIMES PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

THE HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC LIFT ON THE RIGHT SIDE BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME, CAUSING THE DOOR TO DROP DOWN IMMEDIATELY, HITTING AND INJURING CONSUMER. THE VAN WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP.*AK *ML

ABS SYSTEM RECALL WORK WAS NOT COMPLETED BY DEALERSHIP (UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM), HOWEVER BRAKES FAILED AS A RESULT OF FAILED RECALL COMPONENT (HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT) AFTER INSPECTION COMPLETED.

SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE CAME OFF AND HANGING OFF DOOR ANCHOR.DEALER NOTIFED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

THE REAR DOOR BUTTON IS POSITIONED NEXT TO THE REAR DEFROSTER BUTTON. SEVERAL TIMES AT NIGHT THE REAR DOOR BUTTON HAS BEEN PRESSED RATHER THAN THE DEFROSTER, OPENING THE REAR DOOR WHILE CHILDREN IN REAR SEATS.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT GO INTO GEAR, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM REOCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

PAINT IS PEELING OFF ENTIRE BODY OF VEHICLE.

PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR FAILS TO OPEN AFTER BEING CLOSED. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER & INFORMED DOOR WAS HIT. TOOK VEHICLE TO BODY SHOP & WAS TOLD WAS METAL FATIGUE. *AK

DRIVER'S DOOR METAL SEAMS SPREAD AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT LEFT FENDER BY BENDING IT WHEN DOOR CLOSES; PAINT ON ROOF HAS PEELED.

VEHICLE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM, HOWEVER BEFORE PARTS WERE IN AND WORK COULD BE COMPLETED FAILURE OCCURED ALMOST RESULTING IN COLLISION.

DRIVER SIDE MIDDLE WINDOW EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, SHATTERING GLASS ON CHILD IN CAR SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND TEMP. WAS 70 DEGREES. PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH.

EXTERIOR PAINT IS PEELING AWAY FROM PRIMER; CONDITION IS MOSTLY OCCURRING ON HOOD, ROOF, AND BACK HATCH DOOR.