1993 Dodge Caravan complaints

FAULTY PUMP CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE BRAKES. WHILE BRAKING THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY THE RECALLED PUMP AND IF IT WAS THE PUMP IT WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WERE DONE AND THE PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACED THE PUMP UNLESS SHE AGREE TO HAVE $700 OF ADDITION WORK DONE. THE CONSUMER REQUEST A REFUND OF $68 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND PUMP REPLACEMENT. *NLM

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHILE TRAVELING ABS BRAKES WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC THOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL AND REFERRED THE CONSUMER TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL FOR THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WERE NOT SAFE. THE ABC BRAKE APPEAR TO BE WORKING FINE NOW. NONE OF THE ABOVE SYMPTOMS ARE PRESENT. *AK *CB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WILL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT STEERING COLUMN WAS EXCESSIVELY LOOSE. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE FRONT COVER, TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER, WATER PUMP AND OIL PUMP. *AK *CB *NLM

THE CONSUMER INQUIRED AS TO WHETHER OR NOT HIS COMPLAINT WAS ON FILE REGARDING AN EXCESSIVELY LOOSE STEERING COLUMN, BECAUSE HE NEVER RECEIVED ANY LETTER TO SIGN. *PH *JB

WE HAVE A 1993 DODGE CARAVAN THAT HAS ALREADY HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ($1,000.00). NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THE TRANSMISSION IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT TO 2ND GEAR, AND CONSUMER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT BACK TO DRIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. *NLM

THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED THE CONSUMER FOR THE ABS SKID SYSTEM RECALL 96 V 099 000. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH THE OVERDRIVE WOULD TURN OFF THEN COMES BACK ON. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD ON THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWN SHIFT TO REGULAR GEAR AND THE BACK TO OVER DRIVE. THE RPM STAYED THE SAME AND THE SPEED NEEDLE WOULD JUMP TO 10MPH, DROP DOWN TO 20 MPH, THEN BACK TO THE PROPER SPEED WITH IN TWO SECONDS. THERE WAS A CLUNK NOISE IN THE REAR BRAKE(S) HEARD AFTER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. SCC

ABS LIGHT CAME ON/OFF. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED.INTERMITTENTLY. *JB......*AK

TRANSMISSION ON 1993 DODGE CARAVAN IS FAILING ONCE AGAIN. I SEE THAT THERE IS ACTUALLY A WEB SITE DEDICATED TO PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUIT AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 70,000+ MILES AND IS IN NEED FOR ITS NEXT RE-BUILD. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW DODGE HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH NOT HAVING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE PROBLEM TRANSMISSONS. THE WARANTEE IS OVER AND THE COST OF THE REPAIR WILL PROBABLY BE BETWEEN $1500 AND $2000. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE? TO READ SOME STORIES FROM OTHER CARAVAN OWNERS, GO TO GOOGLE.COM AND TYPE IN "DODGE CARAVAN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS". IT MAKES FOR SOME INTERESTING READING! THANK YOU...

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I HAD TO GET A REBUILT TRANSMISSION EVERY YEAR SINCE THE YEAR I BOUGHT IT. *JB

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO RUN 2 STOP SIGNS. *JB SCC

PRESSED ON BRAKE AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE (HARD PEDAL). CONSUMER DROVE OFF SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THERE WAS A RECALL BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WASN'T ON THE LIST. *JB

THE BALL JOINTS AND STARTER FAILED, THE BRAKE LINE WAS BROKEN, THE SIDE DOOR FELL OFF, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OIL AND COOLANT FAILURES. ALSO THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN OUTER ROD END INSTALLED AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WITHIN ONE YEAR OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. *JG *JB

THE RUBBER THAT SEALS THE TAILGATE AND BLOCKS CARBON DIOXIDE FROM ENTERING THE VEHICLE SEPARATED. THIS RESULTED IN CARBON DIOXIDE ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED CARBON DIOXIDE POISONING. *PH *NLM

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT ABS HAD FAILED. VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REMEDIED UNDER RECALL 96V099000. PH

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS WARNING LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. AND THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

CONSUMER WANTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR A REPAIR HE PAID FOR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED SO THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE DUAL PRESSURE SWITCH FOR $340.00 BUT IT DID NOT COMPLETELY FIX THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THE RECALL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PUMP MOTOR ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE 340 THAT HIS MECHANIC CHARGED TO FIX THE DUEL PRESSURE SWITCH WHICH WAS APART OF THE LIFE TIME WARRANTY RECALL. CHRYSLER HOTLINE INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL. ( RECALL #96V099000). *JB

AFTER HAVING RECALL DONE FOR THE ABS BRAKES 96 V 099 000,BY THE DEALERSHIP DAYTONA DODGE;DAYTON BEACH FL;386-274-0571, THE BRAKES FAILED 4 TIMES. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. PH

THE SLIDING DOOR SEPARATED FROM THE HINGES, ALSO THERE WAS PROBLEMS WITH THE OIL, COOLANT, BALL JOINTS, STARTER, BRAKE LINE, TIE ROD, TRANSMISSION, EXHAUST AND THE FRONT BRAKES. TS *JB

HAVE GEN 3 SEAT BELTS IN MY 1993 DODGE CARAVAN AND NEED THEM REPLACED. WILL CONTACT THE DEALER 12-5-02. DT

CONSUMER STATED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS RECALL#96V099000 ABS SYSTEM. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED. TS

CONSUMER STATED THAT WITHOUT WARNING THE ABS PUMP WILL STAY RUNNING CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEEDS, CONSUMER STATES' WHEN PRESSING BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. CAUSE OF FAILURE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ABS RECALL WAS SERVICED FIVE TIMES BY PREVIOUS OWNER. BRAKE PEDAL WILL SEIZE UP WHEN APPLYING IT IN THE UP POSITION CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO PRESS DOWN AND WILL HAVE TO SHIFT DOWN TO ROLL TO A STOP. ALSO ABS LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN THIS OCCUR. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. AND THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN BRAKING, THEY NEED TO ADD EXCESSIVE FORCE TO BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE.

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACTS BACK INTO POSITION AND IT WILL MAKE A LOUD NOISE, THIS COULD CAUSE THE SEAT BELT TO BE DEFECTIVE IN THE EVENT OF AND ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM

THE CONSUMER HAD A BRAKE RECALL# 96V099000-REPAIRS DONE, AND TWO MONTHS LATER THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. *AK THE ABS WERE CHECKED AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE OKAY. THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKES FAILED, THE CONSUMER WAS THEN NOTIFIED OF A RECALL. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURED WHEN THE DAUGHTER EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE-ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER AND THE CONSUMERS WERE TOLD THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED AND REPAIRS WERE DONE. (BUT BECAUSE OF THE CONTINUED PROBLEMS, THE VEHICLE STAYED AT THE SHOP FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS PLUS) THE LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED ONE MONTH LATER, WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD COME ON. PER INVOICE-FOUND THAT THE ACTUATOR PISTON IN THE HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING-REPLACED, ALSO REPLACED THE BRAKE VALVE AND BRAKE LINE, THE FITTING WAS FROZEN IN THE VALVE-REPLACED, FOUND A LOW ACCUMULATER TO BE DEFECTIVE-REPLACED, AND THE REAR HEATER COOLANT LINES LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. *SCC

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE FROM 2ND GEAR, THEN ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS IT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THE VAN WOULD NOT CHANGE GEAR WHEN MOVING ALONG. SEVERAL TIMES I STOPPED FOR A WHILE AND TRY AGAIN THEN IT WOULD START UP AND CHANGE GEARS FOR A TIME. THE VAN NOW WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK.*AK

THE ABS BRAKKES FAILED AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE DUAL-PRESSURE SWITCH WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON ASSEMBLY. THIS REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. TEH MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER OF THE RECALL 96V099. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO CHRYSLER WHO REPAIRED THE PUMP MOTOR ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE PREVIOUS MECHANIC ADVISED CONSUMER TO GET REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS TO THE DUAL PRESSURE SWITCH BECASUE AS STATED IN THE RECALL IT IS A PART OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND THERE FORE IS SUBJECT TO THE LIFETIME WARRANTY CLAUSE. *JG

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT INTERMITTENTLY GO INTO GEAR. WILL CONTACT DEALER.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

INTERNAL FAILURE OF COMPONENT NOTED BY KNOCKING NOISE IN STEERING GEAR BOX. ADDITIONAL PLAY IN STEERING NOTED AND OTHER OWNERS HAVE STATED SAME PROBLEM.*AK

METAL THAT IS IN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR THAT HINCH IS WELDED TOO HAS BROKEN , CAUSING DOOR NOT TO CLOSE. ALSO, DOOR MAY FALL OFF.*AK

WELD HINCH BROKE OFF PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WHEN OPENED WITHOUT ANY FORCE.*AK

THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT PUMP WAS RUNNING CONSTANTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AT 20MPH ABS WENT OUT, MAKING IT HARD TO STOP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE COLLISION WITH A 18 WHEELER SLIDING DOOR FLEW OFF WHILE LOCKED. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP, WILL START RIGHT UP AGAIN. DEALER NOT CONTACTED YET.*AK

THE CONSUMER HAD THE ABS BRAKES FIXED TWICE ON RECALL, BUT STILL THE BRAKES FAIL AND THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS ILLUMINATING. *YH

RIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL LOCK AND CAUSE DRIVER NOT TO BE ABLE TO USE SEAT BELT.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE BRAKES FAILED, CONSUMER HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO GET THE CAR TO STOP PRIOR TO HITTING A CONCRETE WALL, THIS IS THE THIRD FAILURE. *YD

WHILE PLACING VEHICLE IN REVERSE THEN IN DRIVE STEERING WHEEL FELL ON DRIVER'S LAP, RESULTING IN VEHICLE BECOMING INOPERABLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED GEAR SHIFTER DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. *JG *AK

CONSUMER HAD RECALL REPAIRS (99V189000) DONE ON 20-SEP-2000, HOWEVER WHILE DRIVING IN SNOWY AND ICY CONDTIONS, THE WIPER PIVOT THAT CONSUMER THOUGHT WAS REPAIRED BROKE, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THE RECALL WAS NOT PERFORMED AND THE ORIGINAL WIPER PIVOT WAS STILL ON THE VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER STATED THE REPAIR WAS NEVER MADE, CONSUMER WAS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR BILL.*JB