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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 →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jun 26, 1996OH

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPROACHING A CURVE, ALSO BRAKES ARE MUSHY. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Jun 26, 1996CA

TRANSMISSION GEARS SHIFT HARD. *SD

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 25, 1996NC

VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN IDLE POSITION IN PARK IN DRIVEWAY, JUMPED OUT GEAR AND ROLLED BACKWARDS, HITTING BRUSHES AND BENT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jun 21, 1996FL

VEHICLE CUTS OFF, RESULTING IN POWER LOSS, AFFECTING THE BRAKE AND STEERING ABILITY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 19, 1996VA

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THERE WAS NO BRAKE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 18, 1996MA

FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, LOSS OF BRAKES AND LOSS OF POWER ASSIST. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Jun 17, 1996NJ

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 50MPH, SUDDENLY SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER PULLEY DETACHED, CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN, NO WARNING. *AK DEALER REPLACED TENSIONER ASSEMBLY AND SERPENTINE BELT. *SLC

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jun 17, 1996NY

AIR CONDITIONER INOPERATIVE/LEAKS.

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Jun 4, 1996FL

CONSUMER PUT KEY IN IGNITION TO START AUTO AND BATTERY EXPLODED, NO ONE WAS HURT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 4, 1996FL

BRAKE PARTS ARE WEARING QUICKLY, ABS WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY COMES ON. *AK DEALER MADE THE REPAIRS.*JB

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed May 31, 1996NC

HOOD BOLTS BROKE, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY INTO WINDSHIELD. *SD

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed May 29, 1996WI

DRIVING VEHICLE ON INTERSTATE, WIFE WENT TO FEED BABY, WIFE LEANED AGAINST PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WHICH WAS LOCKED, DOOR SUDDENLY POPPED OPEN. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 29, 1996WI

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *DH

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed May 24, 1996MO

CONSUMER WAS PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A ACCIDENT. *AK

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed May 22, 1996DE

VEHICLE BEING PARKED, BRAKES FAILED (ABS), HAD REPAIRED 2 WKS LATER, THEN DAUGHTER DRIVING VEHICLE, AT STOP LIGHT, STARTED TO MOVE AND INNER TIE ROD BROKE.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 22, 1996CA

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES, INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 22, 1996OH

ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKE/REGULAR BRAKE LIGHT COME ON; IF VEHICLE STOPS AT DOWNWARD ANGLE, THERE IS HESITATION IN STOPPING; CAUSED BY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILURE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed May 20, 1996MI

WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLS/HESITATES, CAUSING POWER STEERING FAILURE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed May 19, 1996MD

ABS BRAKES PISTON BROKE. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 9, 1996CA

ABS BRAKES FAILED WHILE LEAVING DRIVEWAY, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE PRESSURE, AND THE VAN FAILED, ALSO ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed May 8, 1996WI

FRONT PASSENGERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE STICKS WHEN TRYING TO RELEASE IT FROM HOUSING.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 6, 1996NJ

ABS BRAKES; DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES AT 30 MPH AND HAD COMPLETE FAILURE. OWNER ALMOST RAN OVER (2) CHILDREN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed May 2, 1996TX

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE SEEMS LATCHED BUT WILL UNLATCH WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCCRIBE. *AK

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed May 1, 1996MI

WHILE PARKED IN CLOSED LOCKED GARAGE, HEARD CRASH, ENTIRE REAR SIDE PANEL GLASS WINDOW FELL OUT, SHATTERED GLASS ONTO VEHICLE FLOOR. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines
Filed Apr 30, 1996GA

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 55MPH, SUDDENLY TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, SHUTTING DOWN AND SPREWING TRANS. FLUID ALL OVER ROAD, NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments1 injured
Filed Apr 26, 1996NC

BOLTS SECURING HOOD BROKE, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY UP IN FRONT OF DRIVER BLOCKING VISION, CAUSING INJURY. *DSH

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Apr 25, 1996CA

THE DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SEATBACKS BROKE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Apr 22, 1996AL

VEHICLE SUBJECT TO STALLING W/DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO REPEAT FAILURE AND ITS CAUSE. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Apr 16, 1996TN

THE SLIDING DOOR JUMPED OFF THE TRACK WHEN INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE LOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 15, 1996LA

ENGINE MOUNTS CRACKED, CAUSING ENGINE TO FALL OUT OF ITS HOUSING. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 15, 1996LA

ENGINE PULLEY WORN OUT, CAUSING BELTS TO POP OFF. RESULTING IN STEERING LOCKUP. *AK *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 12, 1996OK

ABS SYSTEM FAILED THREE TIMES, ONCE DUE TO PUMP MOTOR/TWICE FOR HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 12, 1996OH

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 10, 1996CA

THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. IT WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 10, 1996MD

ABS BRAKE FLUID PUMP HAS A LEAK, DEALER REPLACED PUMP, ABS SYSTEM IS A BENDIX SYSTEM. *AK

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Apr 9, 1996MO

WINDOW ON THE SLIDING DOOR BROKE WHILE OPENING DOOR. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Apr 5, 1996LA

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BELT TENSIONER BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors
Filed Apr 3, 1996TX

WHILE DRIVING, FUEL INJECTORS LEAK FUEL THROUGH VENTS ALLOWING EXHAUST FUMES TO SEEP BACK INTO INTERIOR. *AK

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Apr 3, 1996LA

FRONT PASSENGER WELDING ON DOOR LOOSENS AND BREAKS LOCK; WEAK WELDING POINTS IN DOOR HINGE; DOOR DOES NOT CLOSED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 29, 1996LA

TENSIONER WHEEL BOLT BROKE OFF FROM ENGINE BLOCK WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION; COULD CAUSE LOSS OF POWER STEERING POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Seats
Filed Mar 22, 1996IN

WHEN GETTTING INTO CAR AND REPOSTIONING THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT, WHEN DRIVING THE SEAT SOMTIMES WILL MOVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Electrical System
Filed Mar 18, 1996NY

WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT OUT, CAUSING THE VAN TO DIE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 12, 1996CA

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL DESCENDS TO FLOOR W/NO POWER TO STOP. ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES CONSTANTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Mar 11, 1996MD

FAILURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, DODGE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE NOW PULLS TO THE LEFT. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Mar 10, 1996NM

SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN CHILD SAFETY SEAT. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 8, 1996NJ

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ABS FAILURE, WHEN ABS LIGHT APPEARS, THEN PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN NEAR ACCIDENT. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Mar 8, 1996NJ

WHILE DRIVING, COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED WHEN SUDDENLY ALL DASH LIGHTS FLASHED THEN HEADLAMPS WENT OUT, RESULTING IN NEAR ACCIDENT. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Mar 7, 1996FL

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FRACTURED. COULD NOT STEER VEHICLE. *AK

Electrical System › IgnitionCrash3 injured
Filed Mar 6, 1996LA

VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WHILE AT SPEED 0F 55MPH, IMPACT 6:00 POSTION. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 4, 1996VA

(ABS). MALFUNCTIONED ON THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM RESULTED IN COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING EA94-028. THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. *AK

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