MIDDLE SEAT BELT KEEPS COMING UNHOOKED FROM THE ANCHOR (EA 97-005). *AK
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 →
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL BROKE OFF, FELL IN DRIVER'S HAND, SLOWLY MOVED VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC, NO KNOWN WARNING, DEALER HAS NO CLUE AS TO CAUSE, DEALER WILL REPLACE STEERING WHEEL, COULD HAVE CAUSED CRASH. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL CAME APART FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER SAID THAT CONSUMER VIN. WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. HOEVER MAKE AND YEAR WAS UNDER RECALL. 96V229000. *AK
STARTER FAILED TWICE.
THE SEAT BELT FAILED 4 TIMES.
AIR CONDITIONER NOT WORKING PROPERLY.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH WILL NOT HOLD, ALSO DIFFICULT TO GET LATCH TO CATCH.
BRAKES GET VERY HOT WHEN GOING DOWN HILL. SMOKE AND STRONG SMOKE SMELL COMES INSIDE OCCUPANT COMPARTMENT. ABS INSTALLED.
BRAKES GET VERY HOT WHEN GOING DOWN HILL. SMOKE AND STRONG SMOKE SMELL COMES INSIDE OCCUPANT COMPARTMENT. ABS INSTALLED.
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE, REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. AK
VEHICLE UNDER RECALL #96V229000; DEALERSHIP HAD NO PARTS SINCE EARLY PART OF JANUARY. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A SEMI-TRACKER TRAILER, VEHICLE WAS GOING ABOUT (20) MPH, TRACKER TRAILER ABOUT (50) MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK
EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN CONSUMER CLOSED THE SLIDING DOOR IT JUST FELL OFF. DOOR NEEDS A NEW PART. PART WAS ORDERED. DOOR WAS FIXED TEMPORARILY. *AK
WHILE CLOSING DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR REAR LIFTGATE WINDOW SHATTERED. *AK
STEERING COLUMN WELDS WERE BROKEN PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
FAILURE OF THE SLIDING DOOR, CONSUMER OPENED THE SLIDING DOOR AND THE DOOR CAME OF THE TRACK DUE TO TRACK RAILING BEING BENT. *AK
THE THROTTLE WAS REPAIRED ON THREE OCCASIONS, TOOK TO DEALER AND HE REPAIRED THE THROTTLE BODY . *AK *JB
OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR ABS BRAKES, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT NEED THE ABS BRAKES REPAIRED. NOW CONSUMER IS HAVING AGAIN PORBLEMS WITH ABS, THE BRAKES ARE FAILING TO STOP VEHICLE, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, ABS LIGHT STAYS ON #96V09900. *AK
WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALREADY HAD RECALL WORK ON DONE UNDER RECALL #96V099000. *AK CONSUMER STATES DEALERSHIP DID A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF BRAKE SYSTEM BUT COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE BRAKES ARE DESIGNED NOT FOR THE PEDAL TO FALL TO THE FLOOR AND IF IT DOES THAT IT SHOULD REGISTER A CODE ON THE VEHICLE COMPUTER TO DIRECT THE PROBLEM AREA, THE PEDAL DID NOT FALL TO THE FLOOR TWICE AND IT DID NOT REGISTER ON THE VEHICLE'S ABS COMPUTER.*JB
THE REAR DOOR SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE. THEY HAVE BENT AND WILL NOT HOLD THE DOOR OPEN. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY.
DESIGN OF DOOR HANDLE CREATED A LARGE GAP WHEN DOOR WAS OPENED, TRAPPING CHILDS FINGERS, CAUSING INJURY.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT SOMETIMES WILL NOT DETACH FROM BELT BUCKLE AND WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 TIMES.
SLIDING DOOR HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY SEPERATED FROM TRACK THREE TIMES, ONCE FALLING OFF WITH AN EIGHT YEAR OLD CHILD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE TRANSMISSION BECAME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE SPEED TO GO FROM 55 MPH TO 10 MPH. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR INTERMITTENTLY.
CONSUMER STATES WHILE PARKING HIS VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF IN HIS HANDS DUE TO METAL SHEARING OFF ALONG WITH WIRING HARNESS TO AIR BAG AND OTHER FUNCTIONS. *AK
TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHILE DRIVING;ALSO REPLACED ABS BRAKES 3 TIMES. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND WAS COMING TO A STOP, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WENT THROUGH A STOP LIGHT , HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
DEFECTIVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS NO RECALL.
ODOMETER FAILED. NLM
THE SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF THE TRACK . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL.
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT CAN BECOME UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING/FAILS TO BUCKLE. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SLIDING DOOR JUST CAME OFF.*AK
THE ABS PUMP IS NOT WORKING AT ALL, AND THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO FIX THE RECALL PROBLEM BUT THE VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, RECALL 92V030000. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAILS. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED TWICE WITH PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR; ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION/HEATER CORE/EXHAUST SYSTEM/STRUTS/FRONT MOTOR MOUNT/CV JOINT. *AK
NOISE UNDER THE DASH CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE ABS PUMP. ABS FAILED (PUMP).
INCONSISTENT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE. THE FEMALE END WILL NOT STAY LOCKED IN PLACE WITH THE MALE END.*AK
THE BOLT HOLDING THE LIFGATE SHOCK SUPPORT BROKE, REAR LIFGATE SUPPORT FAILURE, PE96-035.
WHEN USING THE SEAT BELT LAP LOCKED UP IN HAVE, TO USE THE SCREW DRIVER TO GET OUT OF THE SEAT . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
LOW IMPACT OF REAR END RESULTED IN LATCH FAILURE. THIS CAUSED REAR DOOR TO OPEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. THIS OCCURRED BEFORE "NEW LATCH" WAS REPLACED.*AK
SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOESN'T STAY LATCHED . PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
BRAKE HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER BRAKES, REQUIRING EXCESS EFFORT TO STOP VEHICLE.
MIDDLE SEAT BELT UNHOOKS FROM THE FLOOR, ALSO RIGHT FRONT BELT HAS BROKEN PLASTIC PARTS.
SOMTIMES AT ANY SPEED WHEN TURNING THERE IS A NOISE . *AK
FRONT SEAT BELT MATERIAL UNRAVELING, PLASTIC BROKE, COULD FAIL IN ACCIDENT; MIDDLE SEAT ANCHOR FOR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WORN, DEALER AGREES NOT GOOD DESIGN, IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT, OCCUPANT WOULD SURVIVE.*AK
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