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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 →

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 21, 1997TN

SEAT BELTS FROM THE MIDDLE PASSENGER RIGHT BENCH SEAT DETACHED FROM THE FLOOR BY THEMSELVES. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 21, 1997NJ

LATCH THAT HOLDS SEAT BELT COMES OFF ALL THE TIME (EA 97 0005). *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 18, 1997MA

THE CLIP THAT SECURES THE SEAT BELT TO THE FLOOR BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME UNSAFE. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Apr 18, 1997CO

THE RIGHT SIDE CENTER SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS BEING USED. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Apr 18, 1997MD

THE RIGHT SIDE CENTER SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES WHEN SEAT BELT IS BEING USED. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 18, 1997SC

THE SECOND ROW RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT CLIP ON THE FLOOR COMES UNDONE WHILE A CHILD IS IN THE SEAT. IT IS AN UNSAFE SEAT BELT. *AK

Seats › Mid/Rear Assembly
Filed Apr 18, 1997OH

SEAT BELT ANCHORAGES: CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN IN USE. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 18, 1997IL

REAR SEAT SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE BROKE, THE ANCHORAGE RELEASE WILL NOT STAY HOOKED. *AK

Seats › Mid/Rear Assembly
Filed Apr 18, 1997MN

CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE,SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN IN USE OR NOT IN USE. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 18, 1997CA

OWNER STATES THAT HER SEAT BELT IS BROKEN ,AND THAT THE SPRING CLIP WHICH HOLDS SEAT BELT IN PLACE, HAS ALSO BROKEN. DEALERS HAVE LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 18, 1997WI

CENTER SEAT/ RIGHT SIDE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FRQUENTLY WHEN THE BELT IS IN USE. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 18, 1997NJ

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE DISLODGING FROM THE FLOOR, MAKING OCCUPANT FEEL INSECURE. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Apr 18, 1997PA

SEALT BELT ANCHORAGE, THE MIDDLE RIGHT SIDE CAME UNLATCHED WHEN DRIVING, SPRING HOOK COME LOOSE AFTER BUCKLED , IN FOR REPAIR , NO REPLACEMENT BOUGHT, THE VEHICLE WAS USED. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Apr 18, 1997PA

SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE, THE MIDDLE SEAT RIGHT HAND SPRING CLIP HOOK WHEN FASTENED SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE, WHEN REFASTENED WILL NOT STAY SECURE, IN FOR REPAIR, NO REPAIR DONE, BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW IN JUL OF 92. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 18, 1997KY

EA97005, SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE FAILURE. SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN IN USE. THE SPRING CLIP IS NOT BROKEN. VEHICLE NOT SEEN BY DEALER. VEHICLE PURCHASED USED IN JAN OF 96. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 18, 1997WA

OWNER STATES THAT HER SEAT BELT IN THE MIDDLE REAR WILL NOT HOLD. SHE ALSO NOTES THAT UPON PUTTING SEAT BELTS ON THE SPRING CLIP WHICH HOLDS BELT TO THE FLOOR BECOMES UNDONE. OWNER HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERS. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 18, 1997IL

THE SEAT BELT THAT CLIPS TO THE FLOOR ON THE MIDDLE PASSENGER ON THE RIGHT SIDE EASILY COMES UNHOOKED. NO FORCE IS NEEDED TO UNHOOK THE CLIP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 18, 1997NC

THE RIGHT SEAT MIDDLE ROW SEAT BELT COMES UNHOOKED FROM THE FLOOR BOARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 18, 1997WA

EA97-005, SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE FAILURE. SAFETY BET ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN BELT IS IN USE. THE SPRING CLIP IS NOT BROKEN. PURCHASED VEHICLE IN MAR OF 92. DEALERSHIP WILL LOOK AT VEHICLE NEXT WEEK. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 18, 1997AZ

EA97005, SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE FAILURE. SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN BELT IS IN USE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JULY OF 94. THE SPRING CLIP IS NOT BROKEN. DEALER WILL REPLACE WITHOUT CHARGE. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 18, 1997PA

THE HOOK ON SEAT BELT ON THE RIGHT SIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE DISENGAGES FROM THE METAL FLOOR ANCHOR. THE SPRING CLIP HAS NOT BROKEN; HOWEVER, THE MIDDLE METAL PART OF THE CLIP DOES NOT REMAIN IN POSITION. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Apr 18, 1997LA

CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES WHEN THE BELT IS IN USE. *AK

Seats › Mid/Rear Assembly
Filed Apr 18, 1997CO

SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE FAILURE, THE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE CLIP BROKE OFF FROM THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BE INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER HAS YET TO REPLACE THE BELT. EA97-005. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 18, 1997WI

OWNER STATES THAT SEAT BELT IN THE MIDDLE REAR BECOMES DETACHED AND THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT PROBLEM CONTUED UNTIL CLIP BROKE. INVESTIGATION NO.EA97-005. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 18, 1997KY

MIDDLE SEAT BELT IS COMING APART FROM THE FLOOR ATTACHMENT. EA97-005 INVESTIGATION. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 18, 1997IN

MIDDLE SEAT BELT IS COMING APART FROM THE FLOOR ATTACHMENT. EA97-005 INVESTIGATION. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 18, 1997CO

MIDDLE SEAT BELT COMES DETACHED FROM THE FLOOR ATTACHMENT. EA97-005 INVESTIGATION. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 18, 1997KY

THE MIDDLE SEAT'S ANCHOR ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE SPRING CLIP POPS OFF (EA-97-005). *AK

Seat Belts › Rear/Other
Filed Apr 17, 1997VA

EA-97-005, THE CENTER REAR SEAT ON THE RIGHT SIDE SAFETY SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASED, CAUSING IT TO UNHOOK SO THAT THE SEATBELT CANNOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Apr 16, 1997NJ

VEHICLE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE DASH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

Tires › Sidewall
Filed Apr 16, 1997NJ

LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT BECAUSE THE SIDEWALL CAME APART IN SEVERAL PLACES WHERE CRACKS WERE EXTENDED FROM END OF GROOVES IN TREAD PATTERN. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 21, 1997AL

TRANSMISSION FAILURE; ALSO, REPLACED ENGINE PISTONS AND ABS BRAKES. *AK

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Mar 20, 1997OH

WHILE DRIVNG VEHICLE THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED AND COMPLETELY BLEW OUT. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWO YEARS AGO. BEING REPAIRED BY MECHANIC. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 11, 1997MI

AT 60,000 MPH THE FIRST HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, AND AT 120,000 MPH THE SECOND HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 7, 1997NC

ABS SYSTEMS HAS FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 5, 1997FL

BRAKES WORKED FINE BEFORE THE WORK WAS DONE UNDER THE RECALL. AFTER THE WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED, THE ABS STARTED TO LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCIBE DETAILS. *AK

Electrical System › Starter Assembly
Filed Mar 5, 1997MI

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT (40-45) MPH HEARD A HIGH PITCH SQUEALING NOISE, PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO TURN OFF ENGINE, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. PROCEEDED TO GO ON AND SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMELL AND THE ENGINE DIED OUT. DEALER STATED THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH STARTER. *AK

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Feb 28, 1997ND

THE WELDING ON THE FRAME IS BROKEN, CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBACK TO FALL INTO THE RECLINING OR RESTING POSITION. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Feb 28, 1997NC

AIR BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT AD WAS HIT SIDEWAYS, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 28, 1997AZ

RECALL RELATED, 96V099, IN FOR REPAIRS ON 11-1-96, AGAIN 2-26-97, DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE PARTS, ABS, COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY; ALSO, BACK BRAKES STAYED ON/LOST FLUID. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Feb 28, 1997PA

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING THE KEY TO FALL OUT OF THE IGNITION.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 27, 1997KS

HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED.

Structure › Body › Bumpers
Filed Feb 26, 1997TN

FRONT BUMPER HANGS OVER CURB WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AFTER TWO REPAIRS.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Feb 25, 1997TX

THE STEERING COLUMN HAD BECOME LOOSE BEFORE REPAIRS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Feb 24, 1997IA

SOMETIMES THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LATCH AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT. SOMETIMES WHEN IT IS LATCHED IT WILL COME UNLATCHED FOR NO REASON. THE RIGHT MIDDLE SIDE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LATCH IS BROKEN WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VAN. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 21, 1997MD

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT, TOOK TO DEALER AND HE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 21, 1997MD

WAS DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION PUMP AND TORQUE CONVERTER . *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 18, 1997CA

RECALL #96V099000, DEALER IS NOT ABLE REPAIR CONDITION UNDER RECALL. NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM WITH BRAKES, ALTHOUGH THEY INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Feb 12, 1997MA

THERE IS A NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND HARD TO SHIFT GEAR, TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Feb 11, 1997OH

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE STUCK, UNABLE TO RETRACT OR TO PULL FORWARD TO WEAR.

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