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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 →

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 18, 1996IL

FOR TWO DAYS THE TRUCK WIRING THAT IS FOR TRANSMISSION WAS HANGING CAUSING THE CAR TO GO DEAD. TT

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Jan 18, 1996VA

AIR BAG DEPLOYED TWICE FOR NO REASON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. DUP 974183, POSTED ON 03-NOV-98. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 18, 1996MA

THE BELT TENSIONER BROKE, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE INDICATING PROBLEM. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 17, 1996TX

BELT TENSIONER BROKE, RESULTING IN CONTROL FAILURE, REPLACED BELT. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 16, 1996KY

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Jan 5, 1996TX

MANUFACTURER HAS TAKEN TOO LONG TO REPLACE REAR LATCH. TT

Power Train › Axle Assembly
Filed Jan 5, 1996CA

DRIVETRAIN AXLE FAILED. *SD

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Jan 3, 1996LA

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FAILS. BELTS ARE REPLACED CONTINUOUSLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Jan 2, 1996MS

HOOD LATCH FLEW WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING WINDSHEILD TO BREAK. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Jan 2, 1996AL

POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

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

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FAILED. DRIVER WAS WITHOUT POWER STEERING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

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

#PE95-012 PURCHASE TRUCK NEW THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES . TT

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Dec 29, 1995MI

SLIDING DOOR WINDOW IMPLODED, SPRAYING GLASS ALL OVER VEHICLE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 28, 1995CA

HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 28, 1995MD

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Dec 27, 1995MO

RIGHT REAR WINDOW SUNSCREEN GLASS/ GATE WINDOW GLASS EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 27, 1995NY

VEHICLE HESITATED/COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR DUE TO DEFECTIVE OVERDRIVE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 26, 1995CA

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND CLUNKS, HAD TEN ATTEMPTED FIXES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 21, 1995TX

HAD TO USE EXTREME PRESSURE FOR ABS TO WORK. TT

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Dec 19, 1995IL

ELECTRICAL SHORT, WHILE DRIVING HEAD LIGHTS GO OFF AND COME BACK ON, AND WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED LIGHTS WILL COME ON WITHOUT WARNING. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 19, 1995IL

PURCHASE TRUCK NEW THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 23,000 MILES TRUCK IS AT 48,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN . TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, and Connections
Filed Dec 15, 1995MA

VEHICLES POWER STEERING BECOMES TIGHT WITH NO WARNING.POSSIBLY DUE TO LEAKAGE OR EVAPORATION OF POWER STEERING FLUID. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 15, 1995MI

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TOTAL FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO ANY GEAR. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Dec 15, 1995NC

REAR LIFTGATE LATCH UNFASTENED, CAUSING LIFTGATE TO POP OPEN. *SD

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Dec 12, 1995NJ

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER HAS FAILED TWICE WITHIN (14) MONTHS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Dec 12, 1995NY

STEERING STARTED MAKING A NOISE. DUE TO DEFECTIVE STEERING BELT TENSIONER. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Dec 11, 1995NY

POWER STEERING TENSIONER BELT BROKE, LOSS OF BRAKING. TT

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

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

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

ABS BRAKE ASSEMBLY FAILED, WHOLE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Dec 6, 1995WI

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER ON ABS SYSTEM. TT

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Dec 5, 1995MA

THE VAN SLIDING DOOR PANAL LEAKS WATER AND THE RIGHT AND LEFT WHEEL WELLS AND IN FRONT OF THE ENGINE ON THE FIRE WALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 5, 1995IN

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED . TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 4, 1995VT

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FAILED PE95-012. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Nov 30, 1995WI

#PE95-012 THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER WAS REPLACED. TT ALSO BATTERY LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT ON AND POWERE STEERING IS TIGHT, BATTERY WAS RECHARGED AND SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED.*JB

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Nov 30, 1995TX

THE POWER STEERING TENSIONER HAD BEEN BROKEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Nov 30, 1995MA

FRONT MOTOR MOUNT FAILED. *DSH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Nov 29, 1995TX

SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF PULLEY AFTER DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 21, 1995AZ

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS EA94-028. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Nov 21, 1995NH

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE AND SHREDDED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 20, 1995MI

ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 20, 1995TN

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS FAILING. TT

Steering › Rack and Pinion › Rack
Filed Nov 20, 1995NY

STEERING RACK IS LEAKING. NOW REPLACING FOR THE THRID TIME. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Nov 20, 1995NY

REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING, REPLACED WINDOW. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 20, 1995NM

BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 17, 1995MI

WHEN ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN ON WAS BOARD ROADS AT STOP SIGNS, EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ROLL FORWARD THROUGH STOP SIGN. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 17, 1995MI

WHEN MADE ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN, EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ROLL FORWARD THROUGH STOP SIGN. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Nov 16, 1995TX

PE94-012# CONSUMER HAD AIR ON ALL OF SUDDEN THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE AND HE LOSSES POWER STEERING. TT

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Nov 11, 1995MA

STEERING WHEEL COLUMN BREAKING UP. *SD

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Nov 8, 1995VA

SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER BEGAN TO LOOSEN W/LOUD SOUND. TT BELT WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER SOUND CAME BACK AND WAS REPLACED AGAIN. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 8, 1995NC

ABS BRAKING PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

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