WHILE DRIVING, THROTTLE CABLE BROKE; CAUSED ENGINE TO ACCELERATE FROM 45 TO 55 MPH; NO PRIOR WARNING. 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 →
VEHICLE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PUMP MOTOR IS GETTING HOT AND BLOWING CIRCUITS CAUSING HARD PEDAL.(EA94-028). TT
ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING ENGINE TO FALL OUT. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF. TT
THE WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE GONE UP AND THE OTHER HAS PLAY IN IT. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
SEAT BELTS FAILURE, MIDDLE BENCH SEAT BELT BUCKLE BECOMING UNLATCHED. TT
CONSUMER WAS LEAVE A PARKING LOT THE SLIDING DOOR CAME OFF, WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE SLIDING DOOR CAME OPEN. TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKES ARE VERY HARD, WILL NOT HOLD PRESSURE, HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY HAS A LEAK. TT
SHOULDER HARNESS ON CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT DOES NOT LOCK SECURELY, BUT ONLY OFFERS WEAK RESISTANCE AGAINST FORWARD FORCE. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AW
DURING REAREND IMPACT, REAR LIFT GATE LATCH CAME LOOSE AND WIND SHEARED. TT
WHILE DRIVING BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY, NEEDED TO REPLACE FT BRAKES, ABS BRAKE LIGHT ALWAYS COMING ON, NEEDED TO REPLACE HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM. TT
REAR LIFTGATE OPENS WHILE DRIVING, DIFFICUTLY IN USING KEY TO OPEN LATCH/AT TIMES IT WILL OPEN BY RELEASE BUTTON ON DASH. TT
CONSUMER WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL TRY TO SLOW DOWN THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAIL ALMOST HIT A TELEPHONE POLE WARNING LIGHT SOME TIME COME ON . TT
ABS DOES NOT WORK. TT
ABS DOES NOT WORK. TT
SLIDING DOOR HAS FALLING OFF TWICE, WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY OR LATCH. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. TT
THE REAR HATCH LATCH IS MAKING NOISE DEALER FIXED IT STOPPED FOR A FEW HOURS, THE NOISE CAOME BACK. TT
SIDE DOOR WAS OPEN WITH A KEY FROM ANOTHER CARAVAN. TT
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED. *AK
CONSUMER DRIVING AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON BUT STILL HAD BRAKES. TT
WHEN CAR ON YOU TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION SWITCH. TT
THE FIRST BNCH SEAT, THE CHILD'S SEAT POSITIONING CLIP BROKE, DEALESR SAY IT WOULD COST THEM 500.00 DOLLAR TO BE FIX. TT
ABS HAS TO BE REPLACED AT 55000 MILES. TT
ABS BRAKES; HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILS WITH CONTINUOUS ABS WARNING LIGHT. DEALER CAN'T DETECT IF SYSTEM IS OPERATING. TT
SEAT BELT KEEP COMING OFF THE FLOOR BOARD. TT
ABS LIGHT CAME ON, REPLACE HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY AND PUMP. TT
BRAKES LOCKED UP, DUE TO ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
ABS: WHILE BACKING OUT OF GARAGE, APPLIED BRAKES; VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL; STOPPED VEHICLE BY TURNING OFF IGNITION. TT
SOMETIME ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WORK SOMETIME THEY DON'T. TT
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 80MPH, AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY, WHEN VEHICLE ROLLED 8-10 TIMES DOWN AN EMBANKEMENT. TT
WHEELS ARE OUT OF ALIGNMENT, CANNOT BE ALIGNED. TT
SIDE PANEL SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF TRACK UPON CLOSING. TT
ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AND THERE IS NO BRAKE, ABS PUMP MOTOR HAS AN ARMATURE THAT IS NOT BIG ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE JOB. *AK
HAD AN ACCIDENT WAS HIT FROM THE REAR END BOTH CAPTAIN CHAIRS BROKE AND WENT INTO THE BACK SEAT. TT
REAR LIFTGATE CAME OPEN UPON IMPACT; VEHICLE REARENDED WHILE STOPPED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE; NO EJECTIONS. TT
BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY WOULD NOT EVEN STOP IN NEUTRAL HAD TO PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. REPLACED BRAKE CALIPER. TT
HYDRAULIC ARM BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME. TT
ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
REAR BENCH SEATS LOOSE ON TRACK AND RATTLE WHILE DRIVING. TT
CARGO DOOR HINGE ATTACHMENTS CAME OFF, CAUSING DOOR TO FALL. *SKD
SIDE PANEL DOOR JAMS PERIODICALLY, DIFFICULTY IN OPENING AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT SHUT TIGHTLY AND RATTLES. TT
REAR HATCH WOULD LOOSEN NEED TIGHTENING OR SOME KIND OF ADJUSTMENT REPEATEDLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
617-834-6706: DRIVER'S SEAT LATCH DISENGAGED CAUSING SEAT TO JERK BACKWARDS; CAUSED ACCIDENT; REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT STANDSTILL; CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS. TT
HYDRAULIC LIFT DOESN'T HAVE SUFFICENT STRENGTH TO SUPPORT TRUCK LID. TT
THE MIDDLE ROW LEFT SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY LOCKED, MAY POP LOOSE AT ANYTIME FOR NO REASON. TT
MIDDLE SEAT OF THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT ATTACHMENT TO FLOOR WILL NOT STAY LATCHED RENDERING SEAT BELT UNSAFE. TT
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