1991 Dodge Caravan complaints

ABS WARNING LIGHT COME ON.

LEFT SIDE AXLE ASSEMBLY BROKE/FAILED.

FRONT DOORS DON'T HAVE STRONG SAFETY LATCHES BECAUSE THE WIND COULD OPEN THEM AND THEY ARE NOT THAT SECURE. *AK

WHEN SHIFTING VEHICLE FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE JUST WENT OUT OF CONTROL IN REVERSE. FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THE VEHICLE PICKED UP SPEED, RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER HITTING A POLE. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP CONSUMER NOTICED THE PEDAL GOT VERY HARD, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER NOTICED RECALL. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, AND THE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE BRAKE FADE AWAY.. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR PARTS. ALSO THE DEALER SOLD B. B. PROCARE THE PUMP PART, BUT REFUSED TO SELL THE COMPANY THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE PART. *AK

OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL ON SEAT BELT BUCKLE AND SEAT BELT ANCHOR CLIP AND WAS TOLD RECALL REPAIR WORK WAS PERFORMED ON VEHICLE. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RECALL WORK WAS NEVER DONE. RECALLS 97V148000 AND 97V149000. *AK

FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. 20 OR SO MILES AFTER FILL UP, GAUGE GOES TO ZERO. ALSO OIL LEAK.

ANTI LOCK BRAKE PUMP AND MOTOR FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, RECALL WORK COMPLETED ON ABS SYSTEM HOWEVER LIGHT CONTINUALLY ILLUMINATES AND NO REMEDY CAN BE FOUND.

THE A/C BLOWER FAN SWITCH GETS EXTREMELY HOT WHEN THE A/C AND FAN ARE IN USE, THE IGNITION HAS BURNED OUT FOUR TIMES AND HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES, EACH TIME TAKING WITH IT THE A/C FAN AND POWER WINDOWS, ON THE LAST TWO OCCASIONS IT AS ALSO BURNT OUT FUSABLE LINKS IN THE WIRING HARNESS LOCATED BEHIND THE BRAKE BOOSTER, CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE EXTREME HEAT FROM THE FAN SWITCH MODULE BACKS UP THROUGH THE WIRING AND BURNS OUT THE IGNITION AND FUSABLE LINKS, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *SLC

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH HOOD FLEW UP UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING THE HOOD TO HIT WINDSHIED, BENDING THE HOOD AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65MPH, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, REAR WHEELS LOCKED, VAN WENT OUT OF CONTROL, FLIPPED THREE TIMES, THE PAVEMENT WAS DAMP, NO RAIN, RESULTED IN THREE INJURIES, THE DEALER WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WAS CONTACTED, BUT HAD GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. *AK

SHOULDER SEAT BELT FAILED.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE IGNITION SWITCH BROKE AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ABS BRAKES FAILED THREE TIMES.

RECALL # 96V099000, CHRYSLER/BRAKES; HYDRAULIC: ANTI-SKID SYSTEM. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. OWNER HAS BROUGHT THE CARAVAN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 5 OR 6 TIMES UNDER RECALL NOTICE. OWNER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS. *AK

AIR BAG RELAY ON THE LEFT FRONT, CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BOLTS THAT CONNECT IT TO THE FRAME DURING A COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES. VEHICLE ALSO SUSTAINED EXCESSIVE DAMAGE.

DIFFICULTY IN GETTING RECALL WORK COMPLETED ON THE SEAT BELTS DUE TO SCHEDULING PROBLEMS.

VEHICLE PARKED. HEARD A LOUD NOISE. CHECKED OUTSIDE & NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM VEHICLE. WENT & LIFTED HOOD & FLAMES SHOT OUT. CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT, WAS INFORMED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

BACK WINDOW SHATTERED.

BOLT BREAKING ON THE TAIL-GATE.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

STEERING WHEEL ARMATURE STAMPING CRACKED AND SEPARATED FROM CENTER HUB UNIT ATTACHED TO STEERING COLUMN PRIOR TO RECALL. DEALER INSISTED NOTHING WAS WRONG, AND THAT WAS WHY STEERING WHEEL FELL OFF (96V-229). *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THE DEFECT OCCURRED. THE ABS HAS BEE REPLACED TWICE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND WITHOUT VEHICLE COLLISION OCCURRING THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HIT DRIVEDR'S RIGHT HAND AND ARM. DRIVER CONTINUES TO SUFFER PAIN IN ARM. *AK

THE LIFTGATE LATCH CYLINDER HAS BROKEN, PREVENTING THE GATE TO LOCK. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. (95I-001.006). *AK

REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED.

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL IS HARD AND THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY. THIS HAPPENS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AS WELL AS WET ROAD CONDITIONS. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VAN HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM SINCE JULY OF 97. *AK

THE REAR SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S DOES NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

2 FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE SERVIC ERECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY DUE TO A DEFECTIVE "PURGE SOLENOID #522065 WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM CRACKED IN HALF. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN TELEPHONED. *AK

SEAT BELT CLIP BROKE FROM MIDDLE/REAR SEAT WHERE IT IS ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR.

RECALL WORK ON THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED AFTER RECALL WORK WAS DONE.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING CONTINUED TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SEVERAL ADJUSTMENTS AS WELL AS FIVE REPLACEMENTS.

TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND THE TRUCK ACCLERATED WITHOUT THE DRIVER APPLYING THE GAS, AND THE DRIVER TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND THE TRUCK KEPT ON ACCELERATING, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. *AK

RECALL 92V030000; SINCE THE RECALL WORK ON THE BRAKES THE BRAKES HAS BEEN REPAIRED 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS CONSUMER IS VERY UNSATISFIED. *AK

SLIDING DOOR DROPPED TO PAVEMENT UPON UNLATCHING. NO VISIBLE CAUSE. CONSEQUENCE: POSSIBLE INJURIES NEAR OR AROUND VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE HAS A FRON END/ROOF PAINT PROBLEM. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON.

REAR HATCH FELL DOWN DUE TO BOLTS BREAKING OFF. THERE WAS A RECALL ON VEHICLES DATED 7-91, HOWEVER CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS DATED 6-91.

RECALL # 96V099000, DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DETECT PROBLEM WITH ABS WHEN TESTED. CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING BRAKING PROBLEMS WITH ABS, INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN BRAKING THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY. *AK THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDS MUICH FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ABS UNIT MAKES A GRINDING NOIS. THE CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTIC BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT NEED SERVICE AT THE TIME. HOWEVER, THE RECALL PROBLEM OCCURED AFTER RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. *YH

DURIMNG NORMAL OPERATION THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM BROKE. VEHICLE WAS NOT IN A CRASH. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM, RECALL WORK COMPLETED, HOWEVER STILL TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS.

THERE'S A RECALL ON MR. COLBY'S VEHICLE. BUT HE CANNOT GET HIS VEHICLE FIXED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE SYSTEM IS SHOWING THAT RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED, WHEN THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OFF. MR. COLBY IS NOW WAITING FOR CHRYSLER TO CALL HIM BACK. GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK

SPEEDOMETER BROKE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, DROPPED DOWN TO ZERO, REMAINED THERE, POTENTIAL FOR CRASH. *AK

SECOND ROW SEAT SEAT BELT FAILURE.

THE CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FROM THE FLOOR WHEN BELT IS IN USE. *AK