FOR TWO DAYS THE TRUCK WIRING THAT IS FOR TRANSMISSION WAS HANGING CAUSING THE CAR TO GO DEAD. TT
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 →
AIR BAG DEPLOYED TWICE FOR NO REASON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. DUP 974183, POSTED ON 03-NOV-98. *AK
THE BELT TENSIONER BROKE, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE INDICATING PROBLEM. TT
BELT TENSIONER BROKE, RESULTING IN CONTROL FAILURE, REPLACED BELT. TT
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TT
MANUFACTURER HAS TAKEN TOO LONG TO REPLACE REAR LATCH. TT
DRIVETRAIN AXLE FAILED. *SD
POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FAILS. BELTS ARE REPLACED CONTINUOUSLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
HOOD LATCH FLEW WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING WINDSHEILD TO BREAK. TT
POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FAILED. DRIVER WAS WITHOUT POWER STEERING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
#PE95-012 PURCHASE TRUCK NEW THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES . TT
SLIDING DOOR WINDOW IMPLODED, SPRAYING GLASS ALL OVER VEHICLE. *AK
HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD
RIGHT REAR WINDOW SUNSCREEN GLASS/ GATE WINDOW GLASS EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK
VEHICLE HESITATED/COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR DUE TO DEFECTIVE OVERDRIVE. *AK
TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND CLUNKS, HAD TEN ATTEMPTED FIXES. TT
HAD TO USE EXTREME PRESSURE FOR ABS TO WORK. TT
ELECTRICAL SHORT, WHILE DRIVING HEAD LIGHTS GO OFF AND COME BACK ON, AND WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED LIGHTS WILL COME ON WITHOUT WARNING. TT
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
VEHICLES POWER STEERING BECOMES TIGHT WITH NO WARNING.POSSIBLY DUE TO LEAKAGE OR EVAPORATION OF POWER STEERING FLUID. TT
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TOTAL FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO ANY GEAR. TT
REAR LIFTGATE LATCH UNFASTENED, CAUSING LIFTGATE TO POP OPEN. *SD
POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER HAS FAILED TWICE WITHIN (14) MONTHS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
STEERING STARTED MAKING A NOISE. DUE TO DEFECTIVE STEERING BELT TENSIONER. TT
POWER STEERING TENSIONER BELT BROKE, LOSS OF BRAKING. TT
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS BRAKE ASSEMBLY FAILED, WHOLE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER ON ABS SYSTEM. TT
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
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED . TT
POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FAILED PE95-012. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT
#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
THE POWER STEERING TENSIONER HAD BEEN BROKEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. TT
FRONT MOTOR MOUNT FAILED. *DSH
SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF PULLEY AFTER DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *SD
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS EA94-028. TT
POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE AND SHREDDED. TT
ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS FAILING. TT
STEERING RACK IS LEAKING. NOW REPLACING FOR THE THRID TIME. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING, REPLACED WINDOW. TT
BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
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
WHEN MADE ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN, EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ROLL FORWARD THROUGH STOP SIGN. TT
PE94-012# CONSUMER HAD AIR ON ALL OF SUDDEN THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE AND HE LOSSES POWER STEERING. TT
STEERING WHEEL COLUMN BREAKING UP. *SD
SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER BEGAN TO LOOSEN W/LOUD SOUND. TT BELT WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER SOUND CAME BACK AND WAS REPLACED AGAIN. *SLC
ABS BRAKING PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
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