BRAKES FAILED DUE TO WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPROACHING A CURVE, ALSO BRAKES ARE MUSHY. *AK
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 →
TRANSMISSION GEARS SHIFT HARD. *SD
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
VEHICLE CUTS OFF, RESULTING IN POWER LOSS, AFFECTING THE BRAKE AND STEERING ABILITY. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THERE WAS NO BRAKE. *AK
FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, LOSS OF BRAKES AND LOSS OF POWER ASSIST. *AK
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
AIR CONDITIONER INOPERATIVE/LEAKS.
CONSUMER PUT KEY IN IGNITION TO START AUTO AND BATTERY EXPLODED, NO ONE WAS HURT. *AK
BRAKE PARTS ARE WEARING QUICKLY, ABS WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY COMES ON. *AK DEALER MADE THE REPAIRS.*JB
HOOD BOLTS BROKE, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY INTO WINDSHIELD. *SD
DRIVING VEHICLE ON INTERSTATE, WIFE WENT TO FEED BABY, WIFE LEANED AGAINST PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WHICH WAS LOCKED, DOOR SUDDENLY POPPED OPEN. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *DH
CONSUMER WAS PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A ACCIDENT. *AK
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
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES, INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK
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
WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLS/HESITATES, CAUSING POWER STEERING FAILURE. *AK
ABS BRAKES PISTON BROKE. *SD
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
FRONT PASSENGERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE STICKS WHEN TRYING TO RELEASE IT FROM HOUSING.
ABS BRAKES; DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES AT 30 MPH AND HAD COMPLETE FAILURE. OWNER ALMOST RAN OVER (2) CHILDREN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE SEEMS LATCHED BUT WILL UNLATCH WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCCRIBE. *AK
WHILE PARKED IN CLOSED LOCKED GARAGE, HEARD CRASH, ENTIRE REAR SIDE PANEL GLASS WINDOW FELL OUT, SHATTERED GLASS ONTO VEHICLE FLOOR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 55MPH, SUDDENLY TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, SHUTTING DOWN AND SPREWING TRANS. FLUID ALL OVER ROAD, NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK
BOLTS SECURING HOOD BROKE, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY UP IN FRONT OF DRIVER BLOCKING VISION, CAUSING INJURY. *DSH
THE DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SEATBACKS BROKE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
VEHICLE SUBJECT TO STALLING W/DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO REPEAT FAILURE AND ITS CAUSE. *AK
THE SLIDING DOOR JUMPED OFF THE TRACK WHEN INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE LOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ENGINE MOUNTS CRACKED, CAUSING ENGINE TO FALL OUT OF ITS HOUSING. *AK
ENGINE PULLEY WORN OUT, CAUSING BELTS TO POP OFF. RESULTING IN STEERING LOCKUP. *AK *AK
ABS SYSTEM FAILED THREE TIMES, ONCE DUE TO PUMP MOTOR/TWICE FOR HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY.
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. IT WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ABS BRAKE FLUID PUMP HAS A LEAK, DEALER REPLACED PUMP, ABS SYSTEM IS A BENDIX SYSTEM. *AK
WINDOW ON THE SLIDING DOOR BROKE WHILE OPENING DOOR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BELT TENSIONER BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, FUEL INJECTORS LEAK FUEL THROUGH VENTS ALLOWING EXHAUST FUMES TO SEEP BACK INTO INTERIOR. *AK
FRONT PASSENGER WELDING ON DOOR LOOSENS AND BREAKS LOCK; WEAK WELDING POINTS IN DOOR HINGE; DOOR DOES NOT CLOSED. *AK
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
WHEN GETTTING INTO CAR AND REPOSTIONING THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT, WHEN DRIVING THE SEAT SOMTIMES WILL MOVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT OUT, CAUSING THE VAN TO DIE. *AK
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL DESCENDS TO FLOOR W/NO POWER TO STOP. ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES CONSTANTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
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 BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN CHILD SAFETY SEAT. *SD
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ABS FAILURE, WHEN ABS LIGHT APPEARS, THEN PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN NEAR ACCIDENT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED WHEN SUDDENLY ALL DASH LIGHTS FLASHED THEN HEADLAMPS WENT OUT, RESULTING IN NEAR ACCIDENT. *AK
POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FRACTURED. COULD NOT STEER VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WHILE AT SPEED 0F 55MPH, IMPACT 6:00 POSTION. *AK
(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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