1992 Dodge Caravan complaints

FUEL LEAKING AT CENTER FUEL RAIL, SEALS ARE NON REPLACEABLE. *AK THE FUEL RAIL CROSS OVER TUBE WAS LEAKING FUEL ON TO THE CENTER OF THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER QUIT DRIVING FOR FEAR OF POSSIBLE FIRE. THE CONSUMER'S INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT THE 3.3 LS FOR 1996-2000 HAD A RECALL FOR EXACT SAME PART FAILURED AND THE 1992 3.3 LS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *YH

DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT RECALL 96V0990000 PROBLEM CONCERNING ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. VEHICLE DID NOT PASS DIAGNOSTIC TEST PROVING THAT PROBLEM EXISTED. PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN . *AK THE ABS PUMP COMES ON EXCESSIVELY. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING 35-40 MP AMBER ABS LIGHT AND RED EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. DRVER CHECKED BRAKES AT THE TIME. WITH CONTINUOUS USE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED UP AND FELT 'ROCKING HARD'. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED. TOOK TO INDEPENDENT SHOP. SUSPECTED PUMP. *AK

REAR BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY LIT, EVEN AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDAL SPRING AND SWITCH, CONSUMER HAD RECALL (96V099) REPAIR COMPLETED, HOWEVER ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DEALER PERFORMED RECALL TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PUMP, AGAIN THE ABS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, THIS TIME CONSUMER HAD NO BRAKES, THE DEALER REPAIRED THE ABS RELAY, THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS BEFORE AND AFTER RECALLS AND IS CONCERNED WITH THE ABS SYSTEM, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR TOWING CHARGE AND COMPENSATION FOR THE PERSONAL INCONVENIENCE. *SLC

SEAT BELT IN REAR SEAT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THERE IS RECALL 97V14800 FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE, OCCUPANT/OWNER OF THE VEHICLE DIED OF CARDIAC ARREST AT HOSPITAL (HARTFORD COUNTY SHERIFFS ORFFICE - SHERRIF TRAFFIC ENFORCENENT SECTION) . NLM

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO A LOWER GEAR. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 96V099000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER CORRECTED RECALL,BUT PART FAILED. DEALER AGAIN CORRECTED RECALL, PART HAS FAILED AGAIN. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ONCE MORE. CONSUMER NOTED THAT WHEN DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL GOT VERY HARD, CAUSING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE OF RECALL 96V099000, ACCORDING TO DEALER RECORDS THE RECALL WAS COMPLETE ON 3/98, CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS BEFORE THE RECALL AND AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE. *SLC

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ONE MENTIONED IN RECALL ON FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS. SOMETIMES THEY WORK, AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.*AK THE FRONT PASSENGER'S 3 POINT BELT SPRING BROKE TOO. *YH

REPORTING THE HYDRAULIC STRUT PIN SHEAR OFF AND LEAVING DOOR WITHOUT SUPPORT; DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ATTHIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS:

TRANSMISSION DOESN'T GO FROM 3RD GEAR TO DRIVE . THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBELM WHEN GOING UP HILLS. DEALER SAYS IT'S A CONTROLER INSIDE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISION WA REBUILT AT CONSUMERS COST.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES. DEALER SAID WHEN LIGHT IS ON IT'S AN INDICATION THAT AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY.*AK DEALER SAYS IT IS DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE SPRING IN THE STREEING COLUMN. THE DRIVER DID NOT WANT SPRING REPAIR, BUT SAY LIGHT GOES OFF WHEN SEAT BELT IS TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE ALSO DEVELOPED SHUDDER AS IT SHIFTS THE FORWARD GEARS, PARTICULARLY BETWEEN SPEED OF 44 AND 50 MPH. WITH LIGHT ACCELERATION. *YH

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE IS HANGING OFF, CONSUMER NOT ABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE.*AK

SHE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND APLIED BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES FAILED AND SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE BACK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

WHEN CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE TO LEFT OR RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY, AND WHEN TRYING TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN FAR ENOUGH, IT COULDN'T PULL IN. STEERING BOX MECHANISM WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICIULT TO STOP, 90% LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. PEDAL GOT VERY HARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, ABS BRAKE PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER EVEN IF ON CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE WILL START UP EASY, BUT THERE IS NO POWER UPON TAKING OFF. ENGINE IS RUNNING, BUT VEHICLE DOES NOTHING. CONSUMER HAS AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE COLUMN.*AK

96V099000/BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:ABS : RECALL REPAIRS WAS DONE IN 1998; AND CONDITION ARE REOCCURRING, LEAVING VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY BRAKES WHEN APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER HAS RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED, HOWEVER CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS AND WAS CHARGED FOR REPAIRS. (96V-099) *MJS

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 96V099 AND HAD REPAIRS COMPLETED, HOWEVER LATER THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A BROKEN EXCITER RING, THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS PART WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SO THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. *SLC

RECALL 96V099000/ BRAKES: HYDRAULIC:ANTI-SKID SYSTEM; PUMP MOTOR WAS REPLACED, BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DEALER ONLY FIXED ONE QUARTER OF THE RECALL. DEALER IS REFUSING TO DO ANY OTHER WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PRIOR TO THE RECALL THE LIFT GATE SUPPORT, THE VEHICLE FAILED WHILE THE LIFT GATE WAS IN UP POSITION BECAUSE THE BOLT SHEARED OFF. YH

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 99V189000 MANUFACTURER'S 836 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER STATED CONSUMER'S APPOINTMENT WAS NOT UNTIL JUNE. CONSUMER NOTED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK. *AK

CONSUMER'S AUTOMOBILE HAD REARENDED A 2001 FORD PICKUP TRUCK, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE EFFECT OF THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES TO CONSUMER. *AK

RECALL 96V099 000/BRAKE:HYDRAULIC:ANTI-SKID SYSTEM. DEALER REPAIRED ABS BRAKE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT HONOR RECALL. *AK

WHILE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES ,VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO TRAVEL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PRIOR TO VEHICLE WARMING UP BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FUEL INJECTOR STARTED LEAKING. THE LEFT FUEL RAIL SEAL, WHICH MEETS THE CROSSOVER JOINT TO CONNECT THE LEFT AND RIGHT RAILS, WENT BAD AND STARTED LEAKING WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, 3 LOCAL DEALERS HAD THE PART ON BACK ORDER, AND A NEW MODIFIED PIECE WILL BE ISSUED IN JUNE BY THE MANUFACTURING COMPANY. THIS CAN CAUSE A FIRE . *AK *ML

TRANSMISSION FAIL AND HAD TO BE OVERHAULED TWICE. NLM

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING AROUND A CURVE FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, LOST CONTROL AND HIT CONSUMER IN THE FRONT END. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. CHECKED THE FUSES AND THEY KEPT BLOWING OUT. REMOVED THE BACK DOOR COVER,AND IT WAS FULL OF OIL FROM THE WINDSHIELD WIPER GASKET THAT HAD FALLEN OFF. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER SAID VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

DEALER WON'T CORRECT RECALL CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE: PIVOT: DRIVE ASSEMBLY FAILURE. 99V189000. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO HAVE RECALL DONE DEALER HAD CONSUMER WAITED FOR 2 HOURS.

WHEN DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BECAME UNLATCHED FROM THE HOUSING MECHANISM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN WE FELT A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND AN UNUSUALLY ROUGH ENGINE OPERATION WHICH SEEMED TO COME ALL OF A SUDDEN. WE DROVE THE DISABLED VEHICLE TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE ROCKER ARM SHAFT SUPPORT TOWER HAD BROKEN OFF AT THE BASE. THE HEAD WAS ALUMINUM. THE TOWER WAS CAST INTO THE THE HEAD. THROUGH NO FAULT OF OURS THIS CONDITION HAPPENED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MY MECHANIC INDICATED THAT HIS ENGINE REBUILDER SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN MANY ALUMINUM DODGE GRAND CARABVAN ENGINES WITH THIS BROKEN TOWER CONDITION OVER THE YEARS. WHEN I APPROACHED THE SERVICE REPAIR MANAGER AT CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH, HE STATED THAT HE HAS NEVER HEARD OR SEEN THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM BEFORE FOR THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICEM, THEY STATED CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT A WARRANTEE. I NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET TO SEE IF I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS SUFFERED A $1666 REPAIR BILL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHICH I AM TOLD IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. YOUR ASSISTANCE IN SUPPLYING US WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THIS SUBJECT IS WELCOME. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE WHILE CONSUMER WAS IN A BAD RAIN STORM. NLM

REAR WINDOW ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS BURNED UP. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WAS WELDED, WOULD NOT SHUT, AND FLUSHED AGAINST VEHICLE'S STRUCTURE. WAS REWELDED BECAUSE IT CAME OFF. CURRENTLY, DRIVER'S DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE TIGHTLY FROM THE OUTSIDE. WOULD PULL IT TO SHUT FROM INSIDE, AND WOULD PUSH AGAINST DOOR TO OPEN IT. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THE DOOR STRUCTURE. *AK

THE WEAK LIFT GATE BOLTS BROKE TEARING THE METAL OFF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSING THE LIFT GATE TO FALL ON PASSENGERS BACK. NLM

THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT TRANSMISSION TOTALLY WENT OUT WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. DEALER INSISTED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. BUT, MANUFACTURER SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE A PROBLEM. *AK

INLINE FUSE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER THE HOOD KEEPS SHORTING OUT, CAUSING A MINOR FIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FLOP ALL AROUND WHILE DRIVING. BUT WHEN IT RAINS,WINDSHIELD WIPERS WON'T WORK. *AK

CONSUMER WAS RIDING ALONG AND ABS BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES, AND HAD ABOUT 10% BRAKING ABILITY. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILLURE CAUSED GEAR TO DISENGAGE SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. YH

RECALL # 96V099000 CHRYSLER/BRAKES: HAYDRAULIC: ANTI-SKID SYSTEM: OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN 1996. OWNER HAS TAKEN VAN TO DEALERSHIP FOUR OR FIVES UNDER RECALL. VAN WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK