THE POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER WAS BENT AND THE BELT CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
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 →
FLOOR JACK IN VEHICLE COLLAPSED WHILE BEING USED. TT
STEERING BELT TENSIONER FRACTURES HAD TO BE REPLACED PE95-012. TT
THE CABLE FOR THE SPARE TIRE RUSTED AND SHATTERED FOR NO REASON AND DROPS THE SPARE TIRE ON THE ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS: APPLIED BRAKES, BRAKES LOCKED UP; WET PAVEMENT; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT; PHYSICALLY, HAD NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE; NO WARNING. TT
ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK. TT
ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS DUE TO FAULTY HYDRAULIC SYSTEM; FAILS AT HIGH SPEED WITHOUT WARNING; PEDAL FREEZES, CANNOT BE DEPRESSED. TT
ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. *SD
ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON; BRAKES LOCK UP IN HEAVY BRAKING; REPEATED REPAIR. TT
ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT JUST CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF BRAKING SYSTEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED, PUMP MOTOR WAS NOT CYCLING PROPERLY. TT
THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING THE VAN TO HIT A CURB. THEN THE VAN FLIPPED. 122394. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
SLIDING SIDE DOOR CAME OFF WHILE CLOSING. TT
ENGINE FIRE. *DSH
THE REAR HYDRAULIC STRUT BROKE AND THE DOOR CAME SLAMMING DOWN. TT THE HYDRAULIC PART THAT HOLDS THE DOOR UP COMPLETELY BROKE OFF. *YH
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
THE SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF WHILE PARKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
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
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 BELT TENSIONER BROKE, HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT
WHILE DRIVING IN LOW SPEED THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE AND LOST MOST OF STEERING CAPABILITIES. TT *SLC
CHRYSLER HAS TAKEN TOO LONG TO REPAIR REAR HATCH LATCH, MINIVAN HOTLINE STATED PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE END OF 1996. TT
#EA94-028 CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE THERE WAS NO BRAKE HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. TT
ENGINE BELT TENSIONER MAKING KNOCKING SOUND HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT
ABS BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING, DEALER REPLACED ABS SYSTEM. TT
WHILE TURNING, LOST POWER STEERING, HAD TO REPLACE STEERING TENSIONER. TT
EA94-028 ACTIVE, ABS, FAILURE OF BRAKE SYSTEMS, REPLACEMENT OF ABS PUMP, FLUSHING THE LINE. TT
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
CALLER FEELS VEHICLE SENSITIVE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT SAFE WITH CSS. TT
GAS ROD WHICH SUPPORT THE LIFT GATE, SCREW THAT HOLDS INSIDE OF BODY CRACKED IN HALF IN FOR REPAIR TWICE. TT
STEERING BELT TENSIONER BLEW UP. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. TT
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
AUTO-TRANSMISSION; TRUCK IN FOR REPAIRS/ADJUSTMENT (8) TIMES TO CORRECT IMPROPER SHIFTING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
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
THE POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER IS BROKEN. TT
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON, ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED UNVOLUNTARILY, ALSO EXPERIENCING LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, ACCIDENT, REPLACE ABS SYSTEM. TT
STEERING TENSIONER BROKE, RESULTING IN THE PULLEY COMING OFF, REPLACED TENSIONER BELT AND PULLEY. TT
BELT TENSIONER FAILED AFTER EXITING HIGHWAY OF SPEED 55 MPH. DRIVER LOST ALL POWER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
SIDE SLIDING DOOR CAME OFF THE TRACK AND PARTIALLY FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. TT
THE END IS WEARING OUT TIRE THE TRANSMISSION MAKES NOISE WHEN COLD . TT
REAT HATCH LATCH SERVICE RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS. *AK
BELT TENSIONER BROKE WHILE GOING THRU CAR WASH; CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. TT
POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FRACTURED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.(PE95-012). TT
BELT TENSIONER BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
BELT TENSIONER HAS BROKEN TWICE. WHEN TURNING LEFT. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ACCUMULATOR FAILED. *AK
SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF IN THE PARKING LOT, IN FOR REPAIR WELD BROKE. TT
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
ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, PEDAL FADES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. TT
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