Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Aug 1, 1996TX
SEAT BELT LATCH OPENS WHEN COMING TO A STOP/APPLYING BRAKES SUDDENLY.
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1991 Dodge Caravan complaints
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Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jul 31, 1996VA
RIGHT REAR SEAT CAPTAIN'S CHAIR SEAT BELT BUCKLE JAMMED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jul 29, 1996MO
THE STEERING WHEEL FELL OFF WHILE TURNING A CORNER. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 24, 1996IL
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP PEDAL BECAME HARD, LOST BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Structure › Body › Tailgate › Hinge and Attachments1 injured
Filed Jul 24, 1996VA
BOLT ATTACHING SHOCK/STRUT TO VAN BROKE, CAUSING LIFTGATE DOOR TO FALL DOWN SUDDENLY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE, CAUSING INJURY. *AW
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jul 15, 1996CA
STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF IN DRIVERS HAND WHILE PARKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jul 10, 1996TX
DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE HARD TO LATCH AND SOMETIMES COMES UNLATCHED. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jul 10, 1996PA
SEATBELT BUCKLE CAME UNLATCHED AFTER PLACING IT IN LOCKED POSITION. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Hydraulic
Filed Jul 5, 1996CT
ABS PUMP ACTIVATES AT EVERY FORTH BRAKING WHETHER IN IDLE OR WHILE IN MOTION, RESULTING IN A FRONT END NOISE. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jul 1, 1996IL
LEFT FRONT BRAKE SHOE RETAINING SPRING RUBS AGAINST ROTOR, CREATING CONSTANT NOISE. *DH
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 25, 1996NC
VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKING AND POWER BRAKE SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLLY FAILED WITH NO WARNING. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jun 20, 1996CA
MIDDLE SEAT BELT BY THE SLIDING DOOR UNLATCHES EASILY. *AK THE CLIP THAT MOVES BETWEEN POSITION A TO B BECOMES DETACHED FROM THE WALL AND BECOMES COMPLETELY USELESS. *SLC
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle AssemblyCrash
Filed Jun 18, 1996VA
RIGHT REAR SEAT, CAPTAIN'S CHAIR, SEAT BELT BUCKLE JAMMED/OCCUPANT CANNOT FASTEN SEAT BELT BUCKLE. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jun 17, 1996CT
PE96-006; EITHER ATTACHMENT FLOOR OR WALL; SEAT BELTS BY SLIDING DOOR FAIL TO REMAIN LATCHED W/REPLACEMENT EXPERIENCING SAME FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 12, 1996IN
TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 TIMES. *SD
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed May 15, 1996MA
DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT LATCH DOES NOT HOLD AS INTENDED; WILL SNAP INTO LOCKED POSITION AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, COMES UNLATCHED. *AK
Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed May 7, 1996MS
UNDER HOOD FIRE, SOURCE UNKNOWN. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed May 7, 1996NY
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH AN WILL COME UNDONE WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Apr 30, 1996TX
EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER WHEN BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON, RENDERING POWER STEERING ASSIST AND BRAKES INOPERATIVE. *AK
Seats › Front Assembly › Power AdjustFire
Filed Apr 29, 1996MI
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT, ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK CAUSED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Apr 25, 1996NY
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL FELL OFF INTO THE DRIVERS HANDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 22, 1996SC
ABS BRAKES; VEHICLE IS NOW BRAKING MANUALLY DUE TO REPEATED FAILURE AND HARDNESS W/POOR PRESSURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 10, 1996VA
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, ALSO ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND REGULAR BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON WHICH IS RED. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Apr 10, 1996MD
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT RELEASE, RED RELEASE BUTTON WILL JAM. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 3, 1996CA
ABS PUMP MOTOR FAILED. *DSH
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Apr 2, 1996OH
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILURE, PASSENGER LEANED AGAINST DOOR, CAUSING IT TO BECOME OPEN. *AK
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Apr 2, 1996ME
STEERING WHEEL HUB SEVERELY CRACKED, CAUSING WHEEL TO TILT. *DSH
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Apr 1, 1996KS
SERPENTINE BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED TEN TIMES. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 28, 1996NY
ABS BRAKES; SOLENOID OF BRAKES IS ACTIVATING UPON NORMAL STOPPING. *AK
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Mar 20, 1996NY
SIDE SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF THE RAIL WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Mar 18, 1996VA
OTHER: DRIVERS AIR BAG FAILED. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *DH
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Mar 14, 1996NV
REAR LIFTGATE LATCH; RENO CHRYSLER-NV AND MANUFACTURER BOTH WILL NOT SCHEDULE REPAIRS, REPEATEDLY TELL THEM 2 TO 3 MONTH WAIT. *AK
Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Mar 14, 1996IL
POWER WINDOWS; FAILURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW, COULD NOT GET THE CHILD'S HAND OUT OF THE WINDOW, WOULD NOT GO DOWN, CHILD HAND WAS TRAPPED. *AK
Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Mar 11, 1996VA
1) REAR GLASS SHATTERED W/MIDDLE PIECES FALLING INSIDE. 2) BELT TENSIONER FAILED AND REPLACED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 11, 1996WI
ABS: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PUMP WENT OUT TWICE CAUSING NO BRAKING EFFECT; BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, PEDAL WAS ROCK HARD; APPROXIMATELY SPEED 25 MPH. *AK
Structure › Body › Tailgate › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Mar 8, 1996CA
SUPPORT BAR THAT HOLD THE DOOR UP, BOLT AT THE TOP OF THE BAR BROKE. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 7, 1996VA
EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES WITH ABS. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Feb 29, 1996WI
UPON STARTING, SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER FRACTURED THEN FELL OFF, RENDERING VEHICLE INOPERATIVE, NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Tailgate › Latch
Filed Feb 28, 1996CA
REAR LIFT GATE LATCH FAILED, RECALL REPAIRS DELAYED DUE TO UNAVAILABILIEY OF PARTS.
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Feb 20, 1996OK
POWER STEERING TENSIONER BROKE, LOSS OF POWER STEERING. TT
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Feb 14, 1996MA
STEERING WHEEL MAKES SCRAPING/SQUEAKING NOISES. *DSH
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 12, 1996IL
ABS BRAKES; PUMP HAS FAILED PREVENTING STOPPING BEING INEFFECTIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Torque Converter
Filed Feb 10, 1996CA
TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP, CAUSING DAMAGE TO CLUTCH/GOVERNOR. *SD
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Feb 6, 1996PA
STEERING WHEEL HAS BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE COLUMN, DIFFICULTY STEERING VEHICLE. TT
Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack
Filed Jan 29, 1996MA
SPARE TIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE DETACHED FROM MOUNTING DUE CABLE HOLDING TIRE BROKE. TT
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Jan 22, 1996PA
POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Jan 20, 1996PA
BRAKE CALIPERS BIND.
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Jan 18, 1996MO
REPLACEMENT LATCH HAS NOT BEEN INSTALLED ON VEHICLE. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 17, 1996TX
BELT TENSIONER FRACTURED, RESULTING IN HARD STEERING AND LOSS OF ENGINE COOLING. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 16, 1996NY
ABS BRAKES WERE REBUILT IN 11/94 AND HAS REOCCURED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
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