DRIVER'S SEAT BELT STUCK INSIDE RETRACTOR.
1992 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 1992 record →
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, SHE ALSO STATES THAT FLUID LEAKS COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WHERE THE BRAKES ARE BLEEDING BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM VEHICLE LOST TOTAL BRAKE POWER. *AK
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO 2ND GEAR WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. *AK
HAS TRIED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL FOR THE STEERING AND LIFTGATE; MAJOR CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH WILL NOT HONOR IT, DRIVER HAS TRIED SEVERAL OTHER DEALERSHIPS AND THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO HIM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
AFTER ENGINE IS WARMED UP THERE IS A NOISE, TOOK TO MECHANIC, HE SAID THERE WAS A FAULTY OIL PUMP . *AK
OWNER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION, FOR NO REASON AT ALL, DROPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR AUTOMATICALLY, OWNER HAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *AK
OWNER STATES UPON OPENING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WHEN THE WIND WAS BLOWING THE DOOR BEND BACKWARDS, CAUSING DAMAGE TOTHE WELDS AND OUTER DOOR, OWNER QUESTIONS THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. *AK
FIRST BENCH SEAT BELT CLIP BY THE DOOR THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE ANCHOR BROKE . *AK
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED, STEPPED ON GAS, NO ACCELERATION, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, NO WARNING, DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT, PROBLEM REOCCURRED WITHIN 6 WEEKS. *AK
THE SEAT BELT CONNECTION ON THE SECOND ROW OF BENCH SEAT COMES UNDONE FROM THE FLOOR OR THE WALL. TAKEN TO DEALER, WILL NOT FIX UNLESS THE WHOLE SEAT BELT IS REPLACED. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES HIS BRAKES FAIL OFTEN AND THAT HE GOES FROM HAVING LITTLE BRAKES TO NO BRAKES. HE ALSO NOTES THAT BRAKE PUMP HAD NEVER SHUT OFF, DEALERS ARE UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AND HIT A BUMP THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME LOOSE . *AK
DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE TO DO RECALL WORK. *AK
CENTER SEAT BELT 2ND ROW BENCH SEAT BELT ANCHOR METAL HOOK CLIP BECAME BRITTLE, THEN BROKE, WON'T LOCK, NOT FIXED. *AK
96V099 RECALL RELATED, VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR , ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL, CANNOT GET VEHICLE FROM DEALERSHIP, CONTINUES TO HOLD VEHICLE AND WILL NOT GIVE INFORATION IN REFERENCE TO REPAIRES. *AK
INTEGRAL SEAT BELTS DO NOT LATCH PROPERLY. *AK
BRAKE FAILURE, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
WHEN WEATHER IS RAINY CANNOT SEE DUE TO REAR WINDSHIELD MOTOR NOT WORKING OR WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, TAFLON GEAR TORE IN MOTOR AREA, WIPER IN REAR WOULD BE DANGLING. *AK
WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE'S REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT ANY REASON. *AK
BACK WINDOW POPPED AND SHATTERED.
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASE WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY, WILL NOT ENGAGE. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS INOPERATIVE, THE MALE END WILL NOT LATCH/LOCK IN PLACE WITH THE FEMALE END. THE RED BUTTON SPRING SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM. *AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR SPOT WELDS ARE COMING LOOSE, CAUSING THE DOOR TO DROP, IN FOR REPAIR , WILL PROVIDE THE INVOICE RECEIPT. *AK
ONE OF THE STRUTS HOLDING UP THE REAR DOOR FAILED, CAUSING IT TO SLAM SHUT, ALMOST RESULTED IN BODILY INJURY. *AK
FAILURE OF THE SLIDING DOOR, CONSUMER OPENED THE SLIDING DOOR AND THE DOOR CAME OFF THE TRACK. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
REAR LATCH FAILURE.(COLORADO STATE POLICE REPORT)
REAR LATCH/STRIKER FAILED IN ACCIDENT. (COLORADO STATE POLICE)
VEHICLE DID NOT START DUE TO OVERHEATED PLASTIC HOUSING INSIDE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY.
POWER STEERING TENSIONER BELT FAILED.
EXITER RING ON THE AXLE CRACKED, SENDING FALSE SIGNALS TO WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, CAUSING ANTILOCK BRAKES TO FAIL.
EXPERIENCED AND INABILITY TO STOP, THE BAS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, FAULTY ABS SYSTEM, DESPITE FULL PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL.
DRIVING ALONG APPROXIMATELY 25MPH AND HIT A VEHICLE HEAD-ON AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CHRYSLER CORPORATION SAID THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING FAST ENOUGH FOR THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE INTEGRAL CSS BELT BROKE FROM THE CHILD'S CHEST . *AK CONSUMER STATES LATCH ACROSS THE CHEST CAME UNDONE IN THE ACCIDENT, SO THAT CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS ONLY RESTRAINED AT THE HIPS.*JB
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE MIDDLE GLASS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHATTERED. THAT GLASS IS NOT A SAFETY GLASS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING POWER. *AK
SEAT BELT SAFETY SPRING THAT MOUNTS INTO FLOOR BROKE OFF, ALLOWING BELT TO HANG LOOSELY, STRIKING PASSENGER'S.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION, ALL OF SUDDEN THE VAN ACCELERATED AND SMASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL.*AK
EXPERIENCING ANTI LOCK AMBER LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD, RECALL DONE, TO NO AVAIL.
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FUSE BLEW OUT ON TWO OCCASIONS, DEALER SAID WINDSHIELD MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, THIS IS IN THE REAR . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
MIDDLE ROW SHOULDER BELT ANCHOR POINT FAILS TO REMAIN LATCHED. SHOULDER BELT WHEN USED WITH CHILDREN HAS BECOME UNLATCHED. *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, ALSO REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER/RADIATOR FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO MAKE A RATTLING NOISE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRADICALLY UPON REACHING 35 MPH. *AK
WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR, THE SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF THE BACK HINGE. *AK
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR COMES LOOSE WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING, THE DOOR HAS TO BE LIFTED UP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE DOOR HINGE BREAKS OFF OF DOOR BY ITSELF. *SLC
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT ABOVE FIRST GEAR AFTER TRAVELING UP AN INCLINE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND LATER TURNED BACK ON, VEHICLE SHIFTED CORRECTLY, DEALER RELACED TRANSMISSION WITH A REMANUFACTURED UNIT. *SLC
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 4 TIMES.
MIDDLE SEAT BELT CLOSEST TO SLIDING DOOR WHERE LATCH ATTACHES TO FLOOR SLIPS LOOSE, OCCUPANT RESTRAINED BY SHOULDER BELT ONLY.*AK
WIRE WHICH HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE ON UNDER THE VEHICLE WORE OUT/FRAYED.
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE BUCKLE, PE96-008. *AK
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