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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
Filed Jun 13, 1995MO

BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING. TT

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Jun 13, 199500

TRANSMISSION SLIPS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 13, 1995ID

HAD PREVIOUS BRAKE PROBLEMS AND REPORTED IT LAST YEAR TO THE MFR. REPLACED THE BRAKES AND THEY STILL DO NOT WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 13, 1995MD

ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO PROBLEM; LIGHT CAME ON STAYED ON; BRAKES HARD; MINIMUM BRAKING; REPLACED ACCUMULATOR UNIT. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jun 13, 1995NY

WHILE DRIVING WHITE SMOKE WAS BEING EMITTED FROM EXHAUST MUFFLER DUE TO GASOLINE CBM FAILURE.GAS WAS COMING OUT. TT

Child Seat
Filed Jun 9, 1995IL

GLUE ATTACHING LABELS TO THE SEATS DETERIORATED/PEELS , ENABLING CHILD IN CAR SEAT TO PEEL OFF THE LABEL, COULD CAUSE INFANT CHOKING/DEATH. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Jun 6, 1995MS

SINGLE BELT DRIVE; BOLT GOING THROUGH IDLER PULLEY SHEARED WHILE SITTING STILL W/AC ON. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash2 injured
Filed May 31, 1995MO

DURING INCLIMATE WEATHER APPLIED BRAKES WENT INTO DITCH PASSENGER SEAT BELT UNLATCHED DRIVERS DID NOT RETRACT AND REAR TAILGATE FLEW OPEN. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 26, 1995OH

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY AT LOW SPEEDS. TT

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed May 24, 1995MD

DRIVING ALONG IN THE RAIN DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER WENT CRAZY. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed May 23, 1995TX

SEAT BELT FAILURE, UNABLE TO LATCH SEATBELT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed May 23, 1995MI

AT 75,000 MILES THE MASTER CYLINDER BROKE PURCHASE MINIVAN USED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 17, 1995CA

CONSUMER WIFE WAS DRIVING AND THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PUMP FAILED . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 17, 1995NY

ANTILOCK BRAKES FADE WHEN CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed May 16, 1995LA

HI-SIDE HOSE THAT GOES TO AIR CONDITIONING REPAIRED. TT

Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack
Filed May 15, 1995MN

WHILE DRIVING IN HIGH WINDS THE LUGGAGE RACK BROKE AND THE ATTACHED LUGGAGE CARRIER BLEW OFF OF VEHICLE AND INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. TT

Structure › Body › Door1 injured
Filed May 15, 1995CA

SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF AND FRACTURED DRIVERS FOOT. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed May 13, 1995CA

REPLACED STEERING PUMP TWICE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist
Filed May 11, 1995CA

WHILE DRIVING, LOST BRAKE POWER ASSIST, WHEN PEDAL BECAME PUSH DOWN, RENDERING BRAKES INOPERATIVE. TT

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed May 10, 1995TN

THE WIPER SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED ABOUT 20 TIMES, AND WENT OUT RECENTLY ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, AND THE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK DUE TO A SHORT CIRCUT SOMEWHERE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 8, 1995AZ

ABS: ANTI- LOCK BRAKE LIGHT GOES ON/OFF; BRAKES SOLID WHEN APPLIED; NO BRAKING EFFECT; RELACED DUAL FUNCTION SWITCH. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 8, 1995NJ

ABS BRAKES; WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO HYDRAULIC PUMP ASSEMBLY FAILING, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO VIBRATE. TT TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock1 injured
Filed May 5, 1995NY

EA94-005 A, REAR HATCHBACK LATCH FAILED, POPPED OPEN WHILE DRIVING, NO IMPACT INVOLVED,CHILD FELL OUT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 4, 1995OH

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, ABS INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 2, 1995NY

ABS: INTERMITTENT LOSS OF ABS; DASH LIGHT COMES ON; WHEELS LOCKS UP AND SKIDS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 1, 1995FL

AIR IN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, CAUSING BRAKE LIGHT TO COME ON. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 29, 1995OH

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Apr 25, 1995OH

1) BUCKET SEAT BACK REPAIRED/REPLACED DUE TO WEAKENING OR POSSIBLE COLLAPSING. 2) CALIPERS ARE FAILING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Apr 25, 1995ID

DRIVER/PASS FRONT DOORS MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MANUAL LOCK/LATCH MECHANISM ACTS LIKE ELECTRIC LOCK, WHEN SHUT DOORS THEY LOCK WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 24, 1995CA

THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AFTER 37,000 MILES. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 21, 1995TX

WHEN MIDDLE SEAT SEAT BELT IS PULLED FORWARD TO BUCKLE, IT DETACHES FROM METAL CLIP ON FLOOR. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Apr 21, 199500

SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED. *SKD

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Apr 20, 1995NY

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH CLOSED, WOULD NOT UNLATCH, AND ONCE UNLATCHED THE SEAT BELT NO LONGER WORKED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 20, 1995FL

THE ABS AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGTS CAME ON THE ABS ANTI- LOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Apr 19, 1995NY

SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LATCH LOCK. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 18, 1995OH

SIX VEHICLES WITH SAME PROBLEM. BUZZING DURING BRAKE APPLICATION DUE TO ACCELERATOR AND PUMP. RESULTING IN ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Apr 17, 1995CA

INTERIOR LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY INDICATING THAT REAR HATCH DOOR IS OPEN. TT

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Apr 17, 1995CT

WHILE AT STANDSTILL; DRIVER'S BACK REST COLLAPSED BACKWARDS ONTO BACK SEAT; OCCUPIED; STUD THAT HOLDS SEAT BACK TO SEAT BOTTOM SNAPPED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 14, 1995OH

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Apr 14, 1995AR

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICE RATTLE SOUND, WHICH MEANT LATCH MECHANISM WAS LOOSE, DEALER FIXED ONCE BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 14, 1995OH

PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT ANCHOR FAILS, CAUSING BELT TO DETACH FROM FLOOR. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 13, 1995MO

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 13, 1995CA

ONLY 24 THOUSAND MILES AND THE ABS HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Apr 13, 1995FL

DRIVER SIDE SAFETY BELT DIFFICULT UNLATCH. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 12, 1995SC

ABS LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKE PEDAL GOT HARD, RESULTING IN LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, REPLACE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 12, 1995TX

BOLT CAME OUT OF SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE AND HIT CHILD IN HEAD. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut
Filed Apr 12, 1995CA

HYDRAULIC CYLINDER LIFT STRUTS INOPERATIVE, WON'T STAY UP, WILL DECEND UNEXPECTEDLY, WITHOUT WARNING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 11, 1995TX

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT KEEP COMING ON, REPLACE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT AT 24,837MILES, SECOND TIME ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT AT 29,000MILES. TT

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Apr 11, 1995MD

BATTERY EXPLODED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, FAULTY VOLTAGE REGULATOR. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 11, 1995WA

ABS: WHOLE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING; BRAKES FAILED WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING LOT; DRIVER COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE; NO BRAKES AT ALL; REPLACED. TT

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