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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 →

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Jan 4, 1996TX

THE POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER WAS BENT AND THE BELT CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Equipment › Mechanical › Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift
Filed Jan 3, 1996CA

FLOOR JACK IN VEHICLE COLLAPSED WHILE BEING USED. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Jan 2, 1996NY

STEERING BELT TENSIONER FRACTURES HAD TO BE REPLACED PE95-012. TT

Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack
Filed Dec 26, 1995NY

THE CABLE FOR THE SPARE TIRE RUSTED AND SHATTERED FOR NO REASON AND DROPS THE SPARE TIRE ON THE ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 18, 1995TX

ABS: APPLIED BRAKES, BRAKES LOCKED UP; WET PAVEMENT; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT; PHYSICALLY, HAD NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE; NO WARNING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 14, 1995NY

ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 12, 1995DE

ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS DUE TO FAULTY HYDRAULIC SYSTEM; FAILS AT HIGH SPEED WITHOUT WARNING; PEDAL FREEZES, CANNOT BE DEPRESSED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 11, 1995NJ

ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Dec 8, 1995VA

ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON; BRAKES LOCK UP IN HEAVY BRAKING; REPEATED REPAIR. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 6, 1995AZ

ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT JUST CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF BRAKING SYSTEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 6, 1995PA

ABS SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED, PUMP MOTOR WAS NOT CYCLING PROPERLY. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › DiscCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 5, 1995CA

THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING THE VAN TO HIT A CURB. THEN THE VAN FLIPPED. 122394. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 4, 1995MD

ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Dec 4, 1995NY

SLIDING SIDE DOOR CAME OFF WHILE CLOSING. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Nov 30, 1995NJ

ENGINE FIRE. *DSH

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut1 injured
Filed Nov 27, 1995CA

THE REAR HYDRAULIC STRUT BROKE AND THE DOOR CAME SLAMMING DOWN. TT THE HYDRAULIC PART THAT HOLDS THE DOOR UP COMPLETELY BROKE OFF. *YH

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Nov 27, 1995CA

THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ERASES THE COMPUTER. TT CONSUMER STATES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AND THEN THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT WORK, GAS GAUGE GOES TO ZERO AND THE ODOMETER WILL BOUNCE UP AND DOWN, THEN THE ENGINE WILL STALL. *SLC

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Nov 17, 1995TN

THE SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF WHILE PARKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 9, 1995MO

EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, MUST APPLY PRESSURE TO STOP. TT THE ABS COMES AND GOES .WHEN OUT THERE WILL BE NO POWER IN THE BRAKES AND PANIC STOPPING WAS NOT POSSIBLE. *YH

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut
Filed Nov 3, 1995NY

LIFTGATE COLLAPSED BECAUSE THE HYDRAULIC LIFTS FAILED. TT CONSUMER STATES HE WAS BENDING INTO REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN THE UPPER STUD THAT HOLDS THE GAS PROP TO VEHICLE BODY SNAPPED CAUSING THE LIFT GATE TO SLAM DOWN, HE REPORTED TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*JB

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Nov 2, 1995LA

STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE, HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Nov 1, 1995PA

WHILE DRIVING IN LOW SPEED THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE AND LOST MOST OF STEERING CAPABILITIES. TT *SLC

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Oct 27, 1995MN

CHRYSLER HAS TAKEN TOO LONG TO REPAIR REAR HATCH LATCH, MINIVAN HOTLINE STATED PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE END OF 1996. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 23, 1995AK

#EA94-028 CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE THERE WAS NO BRAKE HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 20, 1995MD

ENGINE BELT TENSIONER MAKING KNOCKING SOUND HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 17, 1995GA

ABS BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING, DEALER REPLACED ABS SYSTEM. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Oct 13, 1995MD

WHILE TURNING, LOST POWER STEERING, HAD TO REPLACE STEERING TENSIONER. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 6, 1995AL

EA94-028 ACTIVE, ABS, FAILURE OF BRAKE SYSTEMS, REPLACEMENT OF ABS PUMP, FLUSHING THE LINE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 6, 1995NY

THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED. THERE WAS NO BRAKE PRESENT AND HAD TO USE A CURB TO STOP THE VAN. TT THERE WAS ABOUT TEN MINUTES OF DRIVING BETWEEN A FLICKER OF THE ANTILOCK AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, BOTH LIGHTS STAYED ON AND NO BRAKES AT ALL, THE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD, DEALER REPLACED DUAL PRESSURE SWITCH .*JB

Seat Belts › Rear/Other
Filed Oct 2, 1995PA

CALLER FEELS VEHICLE SENSITIVE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT SAFE WITH CSS. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut
Filed Sep 27, 1995CA

GAS ROD WHICH SUPPORT THE LIFT GATE, SCREW THAT HOLDS INSIDE OF BODY CRACKED IN HALF IN FOR REPAIR TWICE. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Sep 25, 1995FL

STEERING BELT TENSIONER BLEW UP. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 25, 1995VT

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 19, 1995NY

AUTO-TRANSMISSION; TRUCK IN FOR REPAIRS/ADJUSTMENT (8) TIMES TO CORRECT IMPROPER SHIFTING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut
Filed Sep 15, 1995IN

WHILE DRIVING TAILGATE LATCH POPS OPEN INTERMITTENTLY, ON ONE OCCASION ALLOWING TOOLS TO SPILL OUT OVER ROAD, DEALER SAYS NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO FIX. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Sep 12, 1995WI

THE POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER IS BROKEN. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Sep 12, 1995OH

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON, ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED UNVOLUNTARILY, ALSO EXPERIENCING LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, ACCIDENT, REPLACE ABS SYSTEM. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Sep 11, 1995MD

STEERING TENSIONER BROKE, RESULTING IN THE PULLEY COMING OFF, REPLACED TENSIONER BELT AND PULLEY. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Sep 7, 1995NY

BELT TENSIONER FAILED AFTER EXITING HIGHWAY OF SPEED 55 MPH. DRIVER LOST ALL POWER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Sep 6, 1995MO

SIDE SLIDING DOOR CAME OFF THE TRACK AND PARTIALLY FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 2, 1995UT

THE END IS WEARING OUT TIRE THE TRANSMISSION MAKES NOISE WHEN COLD . TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Aug 31, 1995MO

REAT HATCH LATCH SERVICE RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Aug 30, 1995FL

BELT TENSIONER BROKE WHILE GOING THRU CAR WASH; CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Aug 29, 1995MD

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FRACTURED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.(PE95-012). TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 25, 1995VA

BELT TENSIONER BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 25, 1995FL

BELT TENSIONER HAS BROKEN TWICE. WHEN TURNING LEFT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 22, 1995CA

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ACCUMULATOR FAILED. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Aug 21, 1995OK

SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF IN THE PARKING LOT, IN FOR REPAIR WELD BROKE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Abs Warning Light
Filed Aug 17, 1995CA

THE ABS BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON BUT CHRYSLER WILL NOT CHECK IT UNTIL HER WARRANTY COMES IN AND THAT COULD BE MONTHS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 15, 1995OH

ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, PEDAL FADES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. TT

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