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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 →

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 11, 1995CA

REAR CENTER PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT ANCHOR CAME LOOSE FROM FLOOR, CAUSING BELT CLIP TO BIND/BELT TO RELEASE, LEAVING PASSENGER UNSECURED. *SKD

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate
Filed Apr 7, 1995OR

WITNESS REPORT: REAR LIFTGATE CAME OPEN AFTER BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE THAT RAN A RED LIGHT; LUGGAGE FLEW OUT INTO TRAFFIC. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Apr 7, 1995PA

SPARE TIRE RUBBED AGAINST BRAKE HOSE, CAUSING FAILURE. *AW

Structure › Body › Hatchback/LiftgateCrash2 injured
Filed Apr 6, 199500

CROSSING INTERSECTION HIT ON DRIVER'S REAR WHEEL LIFTGATE FLEW UP AND THREW DAUGHTER AND DOG OUT OF VEHICLE, INJURIES RECIEVED BRUISES. TT

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Apr 6, 1995MI

INTERIOR LIGHTS/WARNING BELLS GO ON WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 5, 1995MN

ABS BRAKES FAILS TO STOP VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE/INOPERATIVE. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 5, 199500

WHEN YOU PULL AWAY FROM A STOP VEHICLE HESITATES YOU HEAR BANG JERK FORWARD AND RESUME RUNNING. TT

Seat Belts › Integrated Child Seat
Filed Apr 5, 1995NY

INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT IS TOO FORWARD. CHILDS HEAD FALLS FORWARD WHEN IN USE WITH HEAD SNAPPING WHILE BRAKING. TT

Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash
Filed Apr 3, 1995FL

FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT COLLAPSED 45 DEGREES UPON REAR IMPACT. TT

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Mar 31, 1995MA

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 30, 1995PA

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, EXPERIENCE BRAKE LOCKUP, AT ANY SPEED, LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, EA94-028 ACTIVE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 29, 1995MI

VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAD COMPLETE FAILURE.(EA94-028). TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 28, 1995MI

ON SLIPPERY ROADS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT APPLIED ABS BRAKES AND RECEIVED ONE THIRD RESPONSE. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 27, 1995OR

TRANSMISSION; THERE NOISE AND VIBRATION IN THE TRANSMISSION. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/LiftgateCrash1 injured1 killed
Filed Mar 21, 1995NC

MR. PHILIPS WITNESSED INCIDENCE OF EJECTION OF A CHILD WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT BROADSIDE, THEN REAR LIFTGATE FLEW OPEN, RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › LockCrash
Filed Mar 16, 1995NY

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

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Mar 16, 1995CA

IGNITION KEY WILL NOT START VEHICLE ON OCCASSION. TT

Seat Belts
Filed Mar 16, 1995NJ

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. RESULTING IN ENTRAPMENT. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 13, 199500

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 25 MPH DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/LiftgateCrash
Filed Mar 13, 1995MA

IN A REAR END COLLISION THE REAR TAILGATE POPPED OPEN, AND THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS AT ABOUT 35MPH. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/LiftgateCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 10, 1995PA

VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM REAR AT 6:00 POSITION, SPEED 50 MPH, REAR LIFTGATE CAME OPEN, EA94-005 ACTIVE. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Mar 10, 1995CA

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED, HATCH POPPED OPEN, NO ONE WAS HURT. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › LockCrash
Filed Mar 8, 1995GA

CAR WAS HIT IN THE FRONT THE REAR HATCH LATCH CAME OPEN. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate
Filed Mar 6, 1995NY

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

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Mar 6, 1995OH

MALE INSERT TO FEMALE PORTION OF LATCH MECHANISM, WORKS LOOSE FROM BASE OF HATCH, RATTLES WHEN LOOSE, MUST TIGHTEN WHEN THIS HAPPENS. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Mar 6, 199500

REAR LATCH GATE CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate
Filed Mar 6, 1995OH

VEHICLES REAR HATCH GATE OPENS WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING AND AT TIMES IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Mar 3, 1995PA

WHILE PARKED A YOUNG PERSON RUNNING FAST BOUNCED OFF REAR GATE, CAUSING TAILGATE LATCH TO FAIL ANF TAILGATE POPPED OPEN. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › LockCrash
Filed Mar 3, 199500

IN 8:00 POSITION DURING AN ACCIDENT, REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED, HATCH GATE OPENED AND EVERYTHING FELL OUT OF CAR. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 1, 1995CA

ABS BRAKES; WHEN COMING TO STOP BRAKES FAILED. DRIVER HAD TO USE BOTH FEET TO TRY TO STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 28, 1995VA

LIGHT CAME ON/OFF FOR 3 DAYS, THEN BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE GOING THROUGH TRAFFIC, REPLACE HYD/ASSY AND CORE HYD. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 21, 1995NJ

TOTAL ABS BRAKE FAILURE GOING DOWN A MOUNTAIN> PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. TT

Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash2 injured
Filed Feb 17, 1995VA

DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE SEATBACK BENCH COLLAPSE DURING REAREND COLLISION AT 30-40MPH. MINOR INJURIES RECEIVED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Feb 8, 1995LA

WHILE DRIVING LOW TO HIGH SPEEDS, EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUT DOWN, DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO CORRECT. TT

Suspension › Front
Filed Feb 1, 1995TN

VIBRATION OF VEHICLE AT 30MPH - 50 MPH. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 30, 1995NJ

IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ABS BRAKES SYSTEM MALFUCTIONED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 30, 1995MD

ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM BECOMES INOPERATIVE INTERMITTENTLY. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 27, 1995NH

FOUR SPEED OVERDRIVE. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND RESUMED NORMAL POSITION. CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 25, 1995MI

ABS BRAKES FAIL STOP TO VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY WHEN APPLIED. BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY LOCKUP. TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jan 24, 1995LA

A/C IS NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 23, 1995CA

FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION 40 MPH, AIR BAG FUMES CAME OUT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jan 23, 1995FL

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.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 23, 1995CA

ABS BRAKES; ABS LIGHT GOES ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP JUST ADDED FLUID NOT PURSUING IF LEAK EXSIST; FAILING COMPLETELY W/DEALER HYDRAULIC REPLACEMENT.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 20, 199500

RESIDUE BUILDS UP IN THROTTLE BODY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO INTERMITTENTLY STALL. *AW

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 18, 1995MD

ABS SYSTEM FAILING DUE TO FAULTY COMPRESSER FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. TT

Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash
Filed Jan 17, 1995OH

DRIVER SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED UPON REAR END COLLISION. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 13, 1995MA

ABS:WHEN BRAKING AND RIDING OVER ROUGH SURFACE BRAKES CEASE TO WORK/FAIL COMPLETELY; RESUMES AFTER RETURNING TO SMOOTH SURFACE; NO WARNING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Hydraulic
Filed Jan 9, 1995SC

ABS BRAKING SYSTEMS PUMP RUNS IN NORMAL BRAKING PATTERNS WITH NO CAUSE FOR USE. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Torque Converter
Filed Jan 5, 1995CA

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AT SPEEDS OF 35-40 MPH. *SKD

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