THE BACK BENCH SEAT BELTS WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE SEAT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
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 →
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
BRAKES FAILED. *SD
SLIDING DOOR HAS COME OFF THE HINGES TWICE DURING NORMAL OPERATION CHRYSLER WAS OF NO ASSISTANCE. TT
THE ABS SYSTEM FAILS COMPLETELY AND DRIVER LOSES ALL BRAKING ABILITY AT NO WARNING. *AK
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK
THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ON DASHBOARD STAY LITE-AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. TT
THE ABS SYSTEM HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY ON AND THE WHOLE SYSTEM HAS BEEN SHOT . PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
SEAT BELT DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY, BELT IS TOO SHORT. *AK
THE TENSION BELT BREAKS DOWN ALL THE TIME. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE ABS SYSTEM ARE SPONGY AND THEY HAVE BEEN TRIED TO BE FIXED. THEY GET TO THE CORNER AND THE VAN NOT STOP IN TIME. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
THE POWER PISTON FOR THE DISC BRAKES (FRONT) ARE BREAKING OFF AND CAUSING THE BRAKES TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. TT
EA94-028 ACTIVE, ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACEMENT OF ABS SYSTEM, LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, REPLACED THE ABS SYSTEM WHICH CAUSED TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT NOW, THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT HAVE ILLUMINTED. *SLC
THE ABS SYSTEM SEEMS TO STOP VEHICLE AT LONGER DISTANCES THAN NORMAL. AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. TT
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS JAM WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT ON, LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. TT
THE TRANSMISSION HAS HAD TO BE REBUILT THREE TIMES IN 44,000 MILES. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILED, ALSO ABS LIGHT CAME ON . *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON AT ALL TIMES BRAKES LOCKED UP AT 60,000 MILES. TT
THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKS UP AND TAKES A LONG TIME TO STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
PEDAL VIBRATION WHEN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM APPLIED, ALSO EXPERIENCE LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
HAS BEEN BACK AND FORTH IN SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION AT LEAST 9 TIMES SINCE 1/30/95 FOR MALFUNCTION OF BRAKES & TRANMISSION. TT
DURING WET WEATHER ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. TT
THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES. TT
IN ACCIDENT CAR BECAME AIRBORNE AND CAME DOWN NOSE FIRST IT HIT A GAURD RAIL AND KILLED THE DRIVER.STATE TROOPER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR WAS LOOSE. TT
ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HAS QUIT WORKING PRIOR TO FAILURE, INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR PERIOD OF 6 TO 12 MONTHS. TT
VEHICLE REAR HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC LIFT DOOR FAILED, CAME DOWN WITHOUT WARNING WHEN CLOSING. TT
VEHICLE HAS SUDDEN ENGINE RACING/ACCELERATION WITH NO PRIOR WARNING.MFR IS AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT IS NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. TT
ANTILOCK BRAKE PUMP FAILED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. *AW
PURCHASE VAN NEW AT 60,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACE AND THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING NEED TO BE REPLACE . TT
THE SEAT BELT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT COME OUT OF THE RETRACTOR ALL THE TIME. TT
SHIFT LEVER IS TOO LONG, CAUSING LEVER TO BE HIT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST DASH CONTROLS. *SKD
WHEN DRIVING VAN THE GAUGE STOP WORKING AND CUT OFF LIKE VAN IS OUT OF GAS LET IT COOL OFF VAN START UP AGAIN. TT
STARTED TO USE THE REAR DEFROSTER AND REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ABS SYSTEM. TT
ONE OF THE PADS BROKE LOOSE ON THE BACKING PLATE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HINGES THAT IS WELD TO THE DOOR HAS BROKE OFF. TT
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY; CAME TO STOP; SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDERHOOD; AT SAME TIME, ANTI LOCK BRAKE/REGULAR BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON;COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. TT
THE BRAKE CALIPER PLUNGER WEAR OUT. TT
ABS HYDRAULIC PUMP RUNS HOT AND SHORTS OUT THE CIRCUIT THEREBY BLOWING THE FUSE LINK, CAUSING ABS BRAKE FAILURES. *SKD
ABS BRAKES; ENTIRE SYSTEM FAILED W/COMPLETE LOSS OF PRESSURE. TT
GEAR SHIFT LEVER EXTENDS TOO FAR FROM STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT IT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE RADIO STATIONS/ AIR CONDITIONER/PANEL CONTROLS. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AW
DRIVER/PASSENGER DOORS NO LONGER LATCH SECURELY; NO APPARENT REASON; NO ACCIDENTS. TT
TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO BEING TOO SMALL FOR VEHICLE. *SKD
BRAKE FAILURE, EQUIPPED WITH ABS SYSTEM. TT
SIDE DOOR CAME OFF TRACK. *AW
VEHICLE PARKED REARVIEW GLASS SHATTERED. ALSO REAR SIDE GLASS SHATTERED. PLEASE EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. TT
BRAKE PEDAL STICKS ON AND OFF AND HAVE TO PULL UP PEDAL BY HAND. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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