COULD NOT TURN VEHICLE TO RIGHT, DUE TO FAILED POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER. *DSH
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 →
POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER HAS FRACTURED, LOSS OF POWER STEERING. TT
ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKE AND NORMAL BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON; LOT OF RESISTANCE FROM PEDAL; NO MATTER HOW HARD STOOD ON PEDAL, NO BRAKING EFFECT. TT
AT ANY SPEED THE CAR STALLS . TT
STEERING BELT TENSIONER FROZE IN PLACE MAKING STEERING DIFFICULT, HAD TO REPLACE. TT *SLC
DRIVE SHAFT PUNCTURED GAS TANK, CAUSING FIRE. *DSH
THE STEERING BELT JUST SNAPPED AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
BRAKES LOCKED, VEHICLE SPUN AROUND, HAD AN ACCIDENT. PLEAE GIVE MORE DETAILS. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING, ABS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, FAILURE OF HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC PUMP. TT
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND ENGINE DIES OUT WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE IDENTIFY PROBLEM PART. TT
CONTACTED TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, WOULD MAKE APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS, TOLD OWNER TO BRING VEHICLE IN AND THEY WOULD REPAIR IT WHENEVER THEY CAN GET TO IT. TT
AFTER PARKING VEHICLE, RE-ENTERED NOTICE VEHICLE STEERING DID NOT WORK, DUE TO TENSIONER BELT COMING OFF. TT
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN CAR MAKES RIGHT HAND TURNS CAR STALLS OUT WITH NO WARNING.DEALER CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM. TT
VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS, SERVICED 12 TIMES, PROBLEM CONTINUES. *AW
REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WHILE PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HOME. TT
HEARD A BELT NOISE, REPLACE BELT AND TENSIONER. TT
ABS BRAKES DO NOT WORK. TT
HAD PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER BREAKING. TT
ABS BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE AT TIMES-AND TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS WHILE DRIVING. TT
REPLACED POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER.
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. TT
E94-028: WHEN DRIVING, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE IN SOME CASES COMPLETE BRAKE LOSS
EA94-028 ACTIVE, BRAKE FAILURE, IN FOR REPAIR, REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS AND SPRINGS REAR
THE ABS SYSTEM HAS GONE OUT ON THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES HAVE GONE COMPLETLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM TOTALLY FAILED; NO BRAKING POWER AT ALL; PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, PULSATED; WARNING LIGHT CAME ON; TOLD BY DEALER, BRAKES WERE OK.*AK
SPONGY BRAKES. *AW
POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *DH
POWER BRAKE PUMP FAILURE, CAUSING INTERMITTENT ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AW
ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. ABS PUMP HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE ABS IS DISABLED. TT
BELT TENSIONER SHEARED OFF AFTER OWNER STARTED VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
VEHICLES STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE AS CAR CAME TO A STOP. (PE95-012). TT
BELT TENSIONER FAILED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
STEERING BELT TENSIONER FRACTURED; CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. TT
WHILE DRIVING, POWER STEERING WENT OUT. TT
WHEN MAKING PRIMARY LEFT TURNS, SOMETIMES RIGHT TURNS, LOSS TOTAL POWER STEERING; EXTREMELY DIFFICULT MAKING TURNS;TAKES ABOUT 3 TIMES NORMAL TIME TO MAKE TURN.
ABS: LEFT FRONT CALIPER SEIZED UP FORCING PAD AGAINST ROTOR, PAD DISINTEGRATED INSTANTLY, OUTSIDE ROTOR SEVERELY GOUGED; DIFFICULT STOPPING; 30-35 MPH. TT
THE WINDSHEILD WIPER MOTOR BROKE AT THE POINT WERE THE ARM SHAFT AND THE CONTROL PIVOT ARM MEET. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED THE BRAKES UP AND THE PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
EA94-028 ACTIVE, BRAKES MAKING A LOUD NOISE, CONTINUE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, INTERMITTENT BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. TT
WHEN DRIVING AND GO TO APPLY THE BRAKE THERE IS NO BRAKE HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COME ON . TT
ABS BRAKE FAILED COMPLETELY AT 20-35MPH, REPLACE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT, TWO WEEK LATER SAME FAILURE HAPPEN AGAIN. TT
THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED. INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND A HARD PEDAL WAS PRESENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THERE IS A NOISE IN THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WHEN APPLY SOMETIMES THERE'S NO NOISE . TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, ABS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, REPLACED ABS SYSTEM BRAKES. TT
THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON BUT STILL HAD BRAKE CONSUMER HAD REPLACED. TT
TIMING COVER REPLACED. *SD
ABS:AFTER STARTING UP, ABS LIGHT AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, REMAINS ON FEW MINUTES WHEN APPYING BRAKES, PEDAL SHIMMIES, GOES TO FLOOR; EXTENDED STOPPING.
THE ABS SYSTEM STOPS THE TRUCK INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VAN STILL ROLLS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
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