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1993 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 1993 record →

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 23, 1997IL

A FEW TIMES WHEN SON SAT IN THE MIDDLE SEAT, THE SEAT BELT WOULD BECOME DISCONNECTED AT THE BOTTOM OR UNHOOKED (EA 97-005). *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Apr 23, 1997VA

FAULTY POWER STEERING UNIT.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 22, 1997MD

WHILE DRIVING THE CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES WHEN BELT IS IN USE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 22, 1997VA

EA97-005, THE VEHICLE REAR CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT COMES UNDONE WHEN USING THE SEAT BELT WHICH CAN PREVENT FROM PROTECTING THE OCCUPANT WHEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 22, 1997NY

THE ANCHOR ON FLOOR WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY DETACH WHEN IN USE. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 22, 1997TX

OWNER STATES THAT SEAT BELT LATCH IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE SPRING CLIP BECOMES LOOSE. OWNER FURTHER NOTES THAT DEALER FIXED PROBLEM BUT IT RETURNED. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 22, 1997TN

THE RIGHT MIDDLE SEAT BELT COMES DETACHED FROM THE FLOOR FROM TIME TO TIME.(EA-97-005). *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 22, 1997NY

OWNER SAID THAT THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT UNHOOKS FROM THE FLOOR ATTACHMENT. *AK

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

OWNER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT BELT LATCH CAME LOOSE. OWNER HAD TO STOP VEHICLE TO RELATCH. OWNER FURTHER NOTES THAT SPRING CLIP AREA IS FAULTY. INVESTIGATION NO. EA-97-005. *AK

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

MIDDLE RIGHT SIDE SAFETY BELT, WHERE IT ATTACHES TO FLOOR, RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHILE BELT IS IN USE. NO INJURIES, CHRYSLER HAS PROMISED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. OWNER WILL INCLUDE VIN. *AK

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

THE SEAT BELT ON THE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE, THE HOOK DISENGAGES FROM THE METAL FLOOR ANCHOR, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SPRING CLIP IS NOT BROKEN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

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

THE SEAT BELT IN THE MIDDLE ROW DOES NOT STAY ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR. *AK

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

#EA97-005, HOOK, SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE FAILURE, SAFETY BELT ACHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN BELT IS IN USE OR NOT IN USE. A DEALER HAS NOT LOOKED AT PROBLEM. PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER. *AK

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

CENTER SEAT, RIGHT RIGHT SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN THE BELT IS IN USE. *AK

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

THE SEAT BELT ON THE RIGHT SIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE DISENGAGES FROM THE FROM THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE SEAT BELTS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE SPRING CLIP DID NOT BREAK. BUT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

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

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

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

THE SEAT BELT ON THE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE DISENGAGES FROM THE METAL FLOOR ANCHOR, THE SPRING CLIP IS NOT BROKEN, BUT DOES NOT REMAIN IN POSITION. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Apr 18, 1997MN

SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE FAILURE, THE MIDDLE SEAT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE HOOD THAT CONNECTS ANCHORAGE TO THE FLOOR CAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN BUCKLING. *AK

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

OWNER STATES THAT THE SAFETY BELTS DO NOT RETRACT AND THAT WHEN USING THE BELTS THEY HANG UP.OWNER NOTES THAT ALL SEAT BELTS IN VEHICLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK

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

OWNER STATES THAT MIDDLE REAR SEATBELT BECOMES UNHOOKED WHILE DRIVING. INVESTIGATION NO. EA97-005. *AK

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 9, 1997FL

SUDDEN ACCELERATION 3 TIMES.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Mar 26, 1997IA

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT FULLY EXTEND.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 26, 1997NY

COMPLETE ABS FAILURE DUE TO CONTAMINATION OF BRAKE FLUID.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Feb 25, 1997OH

ARE THERE ANY EXISTING STUDIES ON THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS OF CHRYLSER PRODUCTS.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Trunk Lid › Lock
Filed Feb 13, 1997MD

RECALL 95I001005, CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR A LATCH REPLACEMENT FOR (2) MONTHS. NO PARTS AVAILABLE FROM MANUFACTURER. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 11, 1997NY

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THEY PULSATE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Feb 4, 1997VA

RECALL RELATED 96V099, ABS SYTEM FAILED, IN FOR REPAIR, DID NOT REPAIR VEHICLE PROPERLY, OR SCREENED FOR THE RECALL WHICH CAUSED A CRASH, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, 10MPH, PEDAL WENT THE FLOOR, LOST OF EFFECTIVENESS AND LOST OF STEERING CONTROL. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 4, 1997MD

ABS SYSTEM FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 31, 1997CT

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. ENGINE HARNESS REPLACED. MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jan 21, 1997WA

STEERING WHELL STARTED TO MAKE CLICKING SOUND, BECAME UNBALANCED AND JUST CAME OFF. *AK

Steering › Gear Box › Shaft Sector
Filed Jan 17, 1997CA

CONSUMER WAS COMING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND NOTICED A SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN , THE POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING DUE TO THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT BREAKING AWAY FROM THE STEERING GEAR BOX. CONSUMER HAD THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jan 14, 1997VA

WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE WIILL INTERMITTENTLY HESITATE, MECHANICS CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AFTER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE ADD FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 14, 1997SC

ABS MAKES A CONSTANT AND LOUD "BUZZING" SOUND, SUBSTANTIAL PEDAL FORCE IS REQUIRED, EXCESSIVE BRAKING DISTANCE REQUIRED, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL STICKS.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jan 9, 1997CA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR (PASSENGER SIDE) OPENED FOR NO REASON, CAR POOL W/CHILDREN, HAD REPORTED INCIDENT TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR PROBLEM, MAKING NOTE IN COMPUTER. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 7, 1997SC

BRAKES FADE CONTINUALLY.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 2, 1997CA

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES VEHICLE ONLY SLOWS DOWN, IT DOES NOT STOP. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jan 2, 1997CA

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 3, 1996CA

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, VEHICLE SERVICED TWICE, ONCE UNDER RECALL ON OCTOBER 26TH . ABS FAILED AGAIN ON THE NOV 30TH FOR THE THIRD TIME WITHOUT WARNING, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS ZERO BRAKING ABILITY. THIS IS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 2, 1996MD

ABS BRAKES FAILED UPON DEPRESSING PEDAL PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (96V-099). *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Dec 2, 1996PA

A/C EVAPORATOR HAD FAULTY WELD. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Nov 27, 1996TX

TENSIONER BELT PULLEY BROKE OFF THE THE MOTOR, CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 18, 1996IL

RECALL RELATED 96V099, ABS BRAKE, IN FOR REPAIR ON 28-OCT-96, HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE, WILL NOT RELEASE VEHICLE UNTIL JAN OF 97. *AK *SLC

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Nov 14, 1996PA

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CHECKED TWO OR THREE WEEK PRIOR TO FAILURE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Nov 7, 1996CA

WAS EXITING OFF A RAMP, TRIED TO BRAKE AT STOP SIGN, PUSHED PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, HAD BRAKE FAILURE, REARENDED A PICKUP TRUCK, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Nov 5, 1996MI

ALL THREE DOOR HANDLES BROKE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 4, 1996IL

BOTH BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED ON INSIDE SURFACE, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE, ALSO EXHAUST DONUT FAILURE. *AK

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate1 injured
Filed Nov 1, 1996CA

HATCHBACK WINDOW BLEW OUT, CAUSING INJURY.

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