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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 →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 29, 1995MO

THE ABS SYSTEM KEEPS FAILING AND THEY KICK IN WHEN THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO AND THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 29, 1995OK

PE95-012 ACTIVE, BELT TENSIONER BROKE, LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN TRYING TO MOVE VEHICLE. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 28, 1995VA

VEHICLES FAN BELT TENSIONER HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE DUE TO VERY LOUD NOISE. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Aug 25, 1995MA

HAD PROBLEM WITH STEERING WHEEL TENSIONER FRACTURED AND STEERING WHEEL CONTROL WAS LOST. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Aug 25, 1995AL

DRIVER'S SIDE RETRACTABLE SHOULDER/LAP BELT LOCKED UP; WILL NOT RETRACT/WILL NOT COME OUT. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 21, 199500

CONSUMER WIFE WAS DRIVING AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING WENT OUT DUE TO THE BELT COMING OFF. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Aug 21, 1995FL

FAN BELT TENSIONER PULLEY PIVOT SHAFT BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE FAN BELT TO DROP OFF LEAVING NO POWER STEERING/WATER PUMP/ALTERNATOR/AIR CONDITIONER. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash2 injured
Filed Aug 16, 1995FL

THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 15, 1995MD

THE BELT TENSIONER BROKE, CAUSING ALL VEHICLE FUNCTIONS TO STOP WORKING. TT

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Aug 14, 1995PA

EMRGENCY BRAKE FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 11, 1995NC

919-728-6213(H):ABS: WHOLE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM GONE OUT; APPLIED BRAKES, NO RESPONSE; PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR; PUMPED REAL HARD, GAIN BRAKES ONLY A LITTLE WHILE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 11, 1995FL

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, DURING EMERGENCY AND NORMAL STOPPING, EXPERIENCING LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Aug 11, 199500

BRAKES MAKE LOUD NOISES-SOMETIMES WHEN BRAKES ARE PUSHED AUTO DOES NOT STOP. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 10, 1995MA

AT 29,000 MILES A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN THE CAR. IT BUCKED AND SKIPPED. *AK PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Aug 10, 1995MA

THE FUEL PUMP HAS GONE OUT AND IT CAUSES BACKFIRE AND IT HESITATES. WILL NOT PULL ONTO THE HIGHWAY SMOOTHLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Aug 10, 1995VA

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AW

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Filed Aug 10, 1995MI

BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Abs Warning Light
Filed Aug 9, 1995CA

THE ABS SYSTEM LIGHTS STAYS ON FOR NO REASON, AND THEN AFTER A WHILE GO OUT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 9, 1995WI

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, INTERMITTENT BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, ABS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 9, 1995AZ

WHEN DRIVING THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT STAY ON WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE THERE IS A NOISE . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 8, 1995CA

ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKE FAILED TO RESPOND, REPLACE HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY, 6 WEEKS AFTER THAT THE PUMP FAILED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 8, 1995CA

WHILE DRIVING, ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, HAD TO USE EXTREME EFFORT TO STOP. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 8, 1995AZ

ABS: AFTER STARTING UP, ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT AND PARKING LIGHT ENGAGE LIGHT WILL STAY ON; WHEN BRAKING, PEDAL GETS VERY SOFT CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Abs Warning Light
Filed Aug 8, 1995CA

THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT IS ON THERE ARE BRAKES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Abs Warning Light
Filed Aug 7, 1995MO

ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ON & OFF FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND BRAKES FAILED ONCE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Aug 3, 1995MI

THE BRAKES FAILED, AND AT A LATER DATE THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT FUNCTION. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut
Filed Aug 3, 1995CA

WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHT, RIGHT REAR HATCH STRUT BROKE AND SHOT THROUGH HEADLINER; BOLT BURST, HOLE IN HEADLINER. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 2, 1995PA

THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN OUT AT 55,000 MILE. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Aug 2, 199500

FUEL TANK VENT WAS DUMPING FUEL ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM; NO APPARENT REASON; COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 2, 1995PA

DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION PARTS, CAUSED VEHICLE TO SLIP FROM PARK GEAR. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Aug 2, 1995NJ

REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTOR.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Aug 1, 1995GA

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TWICE DUE TO PRESSURIZING/SENSOR FAILURE. *SD

Suspension
Filed Jul 28, 1995MA

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTREME VIBRATION, REPLACEMENT OF SEVERAL COMPONENTS FROM THE TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION AND TIRE/ALIGNMENT, HOWEVER SUSPENSION CONTINUES TO VIBRATE, DAMAGING TIE RODS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 27, 1995MA

ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT LUMINATED THREE TIMES/BRAKES FAILED. *SD

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jul 24, 1995OH

THE FIRST BENCH SEAT SEATBELT CLOSEST TO THE DOOR WILL NOT REMAIN LATCHED AND WILL COME UNDONE WHILE DRIVING OR COMING TO SHORT STOPS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Jul 22, 1995NY

NOISY POWER STEERING, IS OCCASIONALLY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEEL. *DH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 21, 1995NY

MOTOR MOUNT BROKE AT 22,000 MILES, RESULTING IN NOISE. TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jul 21, 1995CA

WHEN DRIVING IT STOP AND PARK IT CUT IT OFF GO BACK TO START IT WILL NOT START . TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 19, 1995CA

AT APPROX. 17K THE VEHICLE THREW A ROD , AND AS A RESULT THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 19, 1995WA

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, VEHICLE SEIZED. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Jul 17, 1995MS

THE REAR HATCH LATCH BOLT BROKEN . TT

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Jul 17, 199500

BATTERY EXPLODED CAUSING HOOD PADDING TO BURN A LITTLE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 15, 1995SC

BRAKES INADEQUATE. *DSH

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Jul 12, 1995MD

WHILE DRIVING HOME HIT A POT HOLE AND LATCH FLEW OPEN. *AK

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate
Filed Jul 11, 1995KY

REAR LIFTGATE FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jul 11, 1995NY

VEHICLES DRIVER SEAT BELT HAS BROKEN 2 TIMES DUE TO BELT NOT BEING ABLE TO RETRACT. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jul 10, 1995NJ

THE DRIVERS SEATBELT WILL NOT UNLATCH SOMETIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 10, 1995VA

VEHICLES ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS. *DSH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 6, 1995FL

ABS BRAKES; WARNING ILLUMINATES 95% OF TIME W/ABS PERFORMING ERRATICALLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 6, 1995SC

ABS BRAKES; BRAKES HAVE POOR POTENIAL TO STOP TAKING LONG TIME TO RESPOND TO APPLICATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

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