REAR CENTER PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT ANCHOR CAME LOOSE FROM FLOOR, CAUSING BELT CLIP TO BIND/BELT TO RELEASE, LEAVING PASSENGER UNSECURED. *SKD
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 →
WITNESS REPORT: REAR LIFTGATE CAME OPEN AFTER BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE THAT RAN A RED LIGHT; LUGGAGE FLEW OUT INTO TRAFFIC. TT
SPARE TIRE RUBBED AGAINST BRAKE HOSE, CAUSING FAILURE. *AW
CROSSING INTERSECTION HIT ON DRIVER'S REAR WHEEL LIFTGATE FLEW UP AND THREW DAUGHTER AND DOG OUT OF VEHICLE, INJURIES RECIEVED BRUISES. TT
INTERIOR LIGHTS/WARNING BELLS GO ON WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. *SKD
ABS BRAKES FAILS TO STOP VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE/INOPERATIVE. TT
WHEN YOU PULL AWAY FROM A STOP VEHICLE HESITATES YOU HEAR BANG JERK FORWARD AND RESUME RUNNING. TT
INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT IS TOO FORWARD. CHILDS HEAD FALLS FORWARD WHEN IN USE WITH HEAD SNAPPING WHILE BRAKING. TT
FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT COLLAPSED 45 DEGREES UPON REAR IMPACT. TT
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, EXPERIENCE BRAKE LOCKUP, AT ANY SPEED, LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, EA94-028 ACTIVE. TT
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAD COMPLETE FAILURE.(EA94-028). TT
ON SLIPPERY ROADS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT APPLIED ABS BRAKES AND RECEIVED ONE THIRD RESPONSE. TT
TRANSMISSION; THERE NOISE AND VIBRATION IN THE TRANSMISSION. TT
MR. PHILIPS WITNESSED INCIDENCE OF EJECTION OF A CHILD WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT BROADSIDE, THEN REAR LIFTGATE FLEW OPEN, RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES. TT
AFTER DODGING A DEAR ON ROAD, CAR NOSE DIVED INTO A DITCH THEN FLIPPED OVER AND REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED, CAUSING THE GATE TO POP OPEN. TT
IGNITION KEY WILL NOT START VEHICLE ON OCCASSION. TT
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. RESULTING IN ENTRAPMENT. TT
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 25 MPH DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
IN A REAR END COLLISION THE REAR TAILGATE POPPED OPEN, AND THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS AT ABOUT 35MPH. TT
VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM REAR AT 6:00 POSITION, SPEED 50 MPH, REAR LIFTGATE CAME OPEN, EA94-005 ACTIVE. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED, HATCH POPPED OPEN, NO ONE WAS HURT. *AK
CAR WAS HIT IN THE FRONT THE REAR HATCH LATCH CAME OPEN. TT
WHILE DRIVING REAR HATCH LIFT GATE OPENED AND ALL CARGO IN VEHICLE FELL OUT NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON STATING HATCH WAS OPEN.DRIVERS AVOIDING CARGO IN HWY. TT
MALE INSERT TO FEMALE PORTION OF LATCH MECHANISM, WORKS LOOSE FROM BASE OF HATCH, RATTLES WHEN LOOSE, MUST TIGHTEN WHEN THIS HAPPENS. TT
REAR LATCH GATE CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
VEHICLES REAR HATCH GATE OPENS WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING AND AT TIMES IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. TT
WHILE PARKED A YOUNG PERSON RUNNING FAST BOUNCED OFF REAR GATE, CAUSING TAILGATE LATCH TO FAIL ANF TAILGATE POPPED OPEN. *AK
IN 8:00 POSITION DURING AN ACCIDENT, REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED, HATCH GATE OPENED AND EVERYTHING FELL OUT OF CAR. TT
ABS BRAKES; WHEN COMING TO STOP BRAKES FAILED. DRIVER HAD TO USE BOTH FEET TO TRY TO STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
LIGHT CAME ON/OFF FOR 3 DAYS, THEN BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE GOING THROUGH TRAFFIC, REPLACE HYD/ASSY AND CORE HYD. TT
TOTAL ABS BRAKE FAILURE GOING DOWN A MOUNTAIN> PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. TT
DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE SEATBACK BENCH COLLAPSE DURING REAREND COLLISION AT 30-40MPH. MINOR INJURIES RECEIVED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
WHILE DRIVING LOW TO HIGH SPEEDS, EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUT DOWN, DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO CORRECT. TT
VIBRATION OF VEHICLE AT 30MPH - 50 MPH. TT
IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ABS BRAKES SYSTEM MALFUCTIONED. TT
ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM BECOMES INOPERATIVE INTERMITTENTLY. TT
FOUR SPEED OVERDRIVE. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND RESUMED NORMAL POSITION. CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. TT
ABS BRAKES FAIL STOP TO VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY WHEN APPLIED. BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY LOCKUP. TT
A/C IS NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE. TT
FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION 40 MPH, AIR BAG FUMES CAME OUT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
VEHICLE STALL OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING, RESULTING IN NO STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY, REPLACE CAM AND CRANK SENSOR/FUEL PUMP ASSM AND ELEC. SYSTEM, TO NO AVAIL.
ABS BRAKES; ABS LIGHT GOES ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP JUST ADDED FLUID NOT PURSUING IF LEAK EXSIST; FAILING COMPLETELY W/DEALER HYDRAULIC REPLACEMENT.
RESIDUE BUILDS UP IN THROTTLE BODY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO INTERMITTENTLY STALL. *AW
ABS SYSTEM FAILING DUE TO FAULTY COMPRESSER FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. TT
DRIVER SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED UPON REAR END COLLISION. TT
ABS:WHEN BRAKING AND RIDING OVER ROUGH SURFACE BRAKES CEASE TO WORK/FAIL COMPLETELY; RESUMES AFTER RETURNING TO SMOOTH SURFACE; NO WARNING. TT
ABS BRAKING SYSTEMS PUMP RUNS IN NORMAL BRAKING PATTERNS WITH NO CAUSE FOR USE. TT
TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AT SPEEDS OF 35-40 MPH. *SKD
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