1993 Dodge Caravan complaints

HARNESS CLIP ON INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT CAN EASILY POP LOOSE IF CHILD RAISES UP AND PUSHES OUT CHEST. A COMPLAINT WAS MADE TO THE DEALER FOR 2 YEARS OR MORE, WITH TIRST CHILD AND NOTHING WAS EVER DONE ABOUT IT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK. DOME LIGHT WILL COME ON, AND DOOR AJAR SIGN WILL COME ON.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AND STOPPING; AND THEN, WHEN TAKING OFF AGAIN, IT TAKES TIME TO GO INTO NEXT GEAR. ALSO, SOMETIMES VEHICLE JERKS, AND SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING IT WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS, IT STAYS IN ONE GEAR. *AK

MOTOR MOUNT MAKING NOISE WHEN USING GAS PEDAL

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE HESITATES BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK*JG

AFTER THIRD TIME OF TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP FOR BRAKE WORK, CONSUMER RAN A RED LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE DRIVING AT 20-25 PM. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN SHIFTING. ALSO, VEHICLE JERKS VERY HARD, AND SOMETIMES GEARS STICK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK

ON JANUARY 5TH ON OUR WAY TO A WEDDING THE BRAKES ON MY VAN BECAME HARD AND IT TOOK LONGER THAN USUAL TO STOP, AT FIRST I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS GOING ON (I HAD THE BRAKES FIXED RECENTLY). ON MONDAY COMING BACK FROM PICKING UP MY KIDS IT HAPPENED AGAIN, MY HUSBAND TOLD ME THEN THAT SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAD HAPPENED TO HIM JUST THE DAY BEFORE. CALLED REAGAL DODGE AND THEY SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE 9TH. THEY TOLD ME RIGHT AWAY THAT THE ABS SYSTEM HAD OTHER COMPONENTS WHICH WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I SAID TO ONLY FIXED WHATEVER WAS COVER BY THE RECALL. ON FRIDAY THE 11TH THEY CALLED AND SAID THAT THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE STILL ON BUT THE BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE. A WEEK AFTER ON THE 18TH THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN ON MY WAY HOME AFTER PICKING UP MY KIDS. THIS TIME THE BRAKES WERE REALLY HARD AND THE CAR TOOK ALMOST HALF A BLOCK TO STOP COMPLETLY. TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND THIS WAS HIS DIAGNOSIS. "PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A BAD ABS/MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A WARRANTY ITEM AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE DEALER. TRIED TO CONTACT REGAL DODGE WITH NO LUCK, LEFT TO MESSAGES AND SENT AN E-MAIL ASKING THEM FOR AN APPOINTMENT THEY NEVER ANSWER UNTIL I CALL THE RECALL CENTER NUMBER ON THE NOTICE, THEY AGREE TO SEE THE VAN IF I AGREE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS IN CASE THE PROBLEM WASN'T ABS RELATED. I DIDN'T ACCEPT. IS THE DEALER RIGHT WHEN THEY SAY SOME PARTS ARE NOT COVERED? CAN I HAVE MY VAN FIXED BY MY MECHANIC AND BE REIMBURSED? WASN'T THE DEALER REQUIRED TO DO ANY RE

THE 4 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION OCASSIONALY DOWNSHIFTS TO 2ND GEAR WITHOUT WARNING, OR FAILS TO UPSHIFT BEYOND 2ND GEAR. THE SOLONOID BODY WAS REPLACED TWICE BY A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHEN HIS EQUIPMENT SHOWED THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THE THIRD FAILURE IS UNSOLVED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED IT MAKES A BUZZING SOUND. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY LOCK UP. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

INSURED STRUCK CLAIMENT IN THE REAR. INSURED AND DAUGHTER WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR INJURIES. THIS WAS A FRONT END IMPACT. INSURED QUESTIONS WHY THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CLAIM 55-S392-761. *JG

WHILE TRAVELING, ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED OVER TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CLAIM 19-4056-055. *JG

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING. DOOR WILL NOT REMAIN SHUT WITHOUT TAPE BEING USED. DEALE HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

DRIVER'S SEATBELT RETRACTOR WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORK. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK *JB

THE LIFTGATE SUPPORT HAD BROKEN OFF. I CLOSED THE LIFTGATE NOT KNOWING THIS WAS THE CASE. THE HYDRAULIC ARM RAMMED THROUGH THE WINDOW SHATTERING GLASS EVERYWHERE INCLUDING MY EYES. I FLUSHED MY EYES AND SECURED A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. THE EXAMINATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY DAMAGE. I PAID GEICO INSURANCE COMPANY MY DEDUCTIBLE OF $200 AND HAD THE WINDOW REPLACED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. *AK

FRONT AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HINGES ARE POORLY DESIGNED. BOTH HINGES ARE STRATING TO SEPARATE FROM DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BRAKE PUMP PREMATURELY FAILS, CAUSING ENGINE RINGS TO BLOWOUT.ALSO, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NOTICE GAS RAIL LEAKING GAS ALL DOWN THE ENGINE AND INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS SHORING OUT.

SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE DOOR. CONSUMER FELT SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. *AKTHE CONSUMER FEELS THIS ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT OF THE DOOR. NLM

ITEM #1, HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY (BOTH R AND L) HAS BECOME DEFECTIVE WITH AGE. THE PROBLEM BEGAN TO OCCUR THREE YEARS AGO AND PROGRESSIVELY HAS BECOME WORSE. THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM IS A "FOGGING" OF THE CLEAR PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENS MAKING IT DIFFUSE TO THE HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION. VERY LITTLE DIRECT LIGHT IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE "FOGGED" LENS TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAS BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS FOR ME TO DRIVE AT NIGHT SINCE SO LITTLE OF THE ROADWAY IS VISIBLE. I OWN TWO DODGE CARAVANS, (1992 AND 1993), BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES SUFFER FROM THE SAME PROBLEM OF DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT LENS ASSEMBLIES. PROBLEM # 2, DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKE SYSTEMS. MY TWO DODGE CARAVANS HAVE REPEATING PROBLEMS OCCURRING WITH THE ABS BREAKING SYSTEM. DEALER SERVICE OF THIS ITEM HAS RESULTED IN CONTINUING BRAKE FAILURES. COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES USUALLY OCCURS. THIS PATTERN OF BRAKE FAILURES IS CONSISTENT WITH BOTH OF MY DODGE CARAVANS, 1992 AND 1993 MODELS. RECOMMENDATIONS: I RECOMMEND THAT CHRYSLER CORP. ISSUE A RECALL OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES AND REPLACE THEM WITH A MATERIAL (GLASS PREFERABLY) THAT WILL NOT DETERIORATE WITH TIME. THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ON THESE VEHICLES IS A POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN. VERY LITTLE CAN BE DONE AT THIS POINT.*AK

THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME ROCK HARD. THERE WERE NO BRAKES. FORTUNATELY, WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, I WAS DOING 10-15 MPH. I CRING TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT ON THIS VEHICLE, THE ABS WAS RECALLED DUE TO THE PUMP MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND THE ACTUATOR PISTON. I AM STILL ALIVE AND CAN TELL YOU THAT THE CONTROLLER IN THE ABS IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. MY HUSBAND, CHILD, & I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. MY PARENTS WOULD NOT HAVE EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT YOU. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR A WONDERFUL MECHANIC HE TOLD ME ABOUT A SIMILAR PROBLEM, I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN TO CONTACT CHRYSLER. THEY WERE OF LITTLE HELP TO BE BUT THEY WERE MUCH BETTER THAN THE SERVICEMAN AT LAWRENCE DODGE WHO REFUSED TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF A DEFECTIVE PART WHERE 2 OTHER DEFECTIVE PARTS HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN RECALLED.*AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE BRAKES THE HAVE FAILED TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. PROBLEM IS HAS OCCURRED FIVE TIMES WITH NO CRASH OR INJURY TO REPORT. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE,AND REPLACED PUMP/ RECONDITIONED ABS SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE BUCKLE ANCHORS DISCONNECTED. HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR SECOND TIME WITHIN 4 YEARS. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RECALL 96 V 099 000. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED RECALL 96-V-099-000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 685 FOR ANTI SKID SYSTEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. BUT, SAME PART HAS FAILED 7 TIMES, STARTING FROM JANUARY 22ND TO PRESENT. ONCE PART FAILED, THERE WAS NO POWER ASSIST, WHICH MADE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP VEHICLE. EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN CHECKED DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND CAUSE FOR PROBLEM OR A SOLUTION. *AK

THIS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD AS SIGHT DISTANCE AT NIGHT IS VERY LIMITED. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WENT OUT MORE THAN ONCE, ESPECIALLY WHEN VEHICLE WAS ON A HILL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE PROBLEM.*AK

PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BLOWOUT AT 35MPH. *AK (DOT NUMBER: HYHY TIRESIZE: 215/70R/14)

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE TOWING A SMALL TRAILER, THE LEFT REAR TIRE OF THE VAN THAT SHE WAS DRIVING BLEW OUT CAUSING HER TO SWERVE AROUND,WHICH CAUSED THE TRAILER TO JACK KNIFE UP AGAINST THE VAN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER AND THE LEFT REAR OF THE VAN, NO TIRE INFORMATION WAS GIVEN.(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-90-344)*JB

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND LEAKING FLUID, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED, UPON INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION IT REVEALED THAT THE CLUTCHES AND OTHER PARTS WERE BURNED UP, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BEYOND REPAIR.*JB

TIRE SHREDDED OFF THE RIM AT 60 MPH. STILL HAD 1/4"+ TREAD AVAILABLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDM0 TIRESIZE: P205/70R15)

WHILE COMING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AT 5MPH, WAS TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, AND DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. THIS CAUSED DRIVER TO LOSE VISIBILITY, AND NOT ABLE TO APPLY BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO PULL SELF UP BY USING STEERING WHEEL.*AK

I HAVE HAD TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS INVOLVING KELLY-SPRINGFIELD AQUA TREAD TIRES. I HAVE HAD TWO OF THE TIRES TO SEPARATE THE SIDE WALLS AT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. I PURCHASED TWO TIRES ON APRIL 12, 1996 AND TWO MORE ON FEBRUARY 1, 1997. ON 10/15/98 BECAUSE THE SIDEWALLS SEPARATED, I HAD TO REPLACE TWO TIRES. ON JUNE 6, 2001 WHILE TRAVELING OUT-OF-STATE, THE SIDEWALL SEPARATED ON ONE OF THE TIRES. BECAUSE I COULD NOT FIND A DEALER IN THAT AREA AND IT WOULD TAKE 3 DAYS TO ORDER, I HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES. TWO OF THE TIRES HAD 24,152 MILES AND THE OTHER TWO HAD 44,872. I HAVE TRIED GOING THROUGH MY LOCAL DEALER, THE PLACE I BOUGHT THE ORGINAL TIRES FROM, BUT TO NO AVAIL. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST KELLY SPRINGFIELD FOR THE DEFECTIVE TIRES AND SEEK RECALL INFORMATION. THE DOT # IS PJM0F8KR378GP.*AK (DOT NUMBER: PJM0F8KR37 TIRESIZE: 205-70R-15)

VEHICLE WILL STALL ANYTIME, VERY DANGEROUS. *AK

RECALL 96 V 0999 000. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THERE WAS LOSS OF BRAKES. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE UNDER RECALL FIVE TIMES, AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. SCAP MOTORS DODGE, FAIRFIELD, CT, 203-384-0005. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER HAS FAILED TWICE;WE HAD IT REPAIRED THE FIRST TIME. MECHANISM CONTROLING THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK HAS FAILED TWICE, ALLOWING THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO FALL INTO A HORIZONTAL POSITION WHILE DRIVING. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT FIXED THE FIRST TIME. WHEN WE TOOK IT BACK THE SECOND TIME, THE DEALER TOLD US TO VISIT A JUNKYARD AND PURCHASE A SEAT THERE-DEALER WAS NOT INTERESTED IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. SEAT IS NOW RIGGED WITH A CABLE TO KEEP SEAT BACK UPRIGHT.

STEERING WHEEL BROKE OFF PRIOR TO RECEIVING MANUFACTURER RECALL, CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WHEN ENGINE IS FIRST STARTED, AND THE MINIVAN IS IN DRIVE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, (SUCH AS AT A RED LIGHT), THE ENGINE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. IT STAYS THIS WAY UNTIL THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP!*AK

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP ON 3 OCCASIONS DUE TO ABS BRAKES, ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO ILLUMINATE, ON ONE OCCASION BRAKES LOCKED UP AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER FOUND PUMP MOTOR WAS NOT HOLDING PRESSURE AND REPLACED IT, HOWEVER LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. *SLC

WHILE MOTOR WAS RUNNING AND VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL, WHEN LEANING BACK, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SUDDENLY COLLAPSED IN RECLINING POSITION. DEALERSHIP HAS YET TO EXAMINE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL NFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

PASSENGER'S FRONT DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE TURNING CORNER. AFTER CLOSING DOOR, IT THEN FLEW BACK OPEN. IN ORDER TO KEEP DOOR CLOSED CONSUMER HAD TO HOLD DOOR BY HAND. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC STATED THAT PROBLEM WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. *AK

DEALERSHIP HAS REPAIRED MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER AND ABS BRAKES. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 96V099000 AFTER APPROACHED BY CONSUMER, AND WAS GOING TO BILL CONSUMER FOR A PORTION OF REPAIR WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL NFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS AND WONT RESTART FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, STALLS WHILE DRIVING OR JUST IDLING, PROBLEM CANNOT BE DIAGNOSED ON COMPUTER AT DEALER, I HEARD THIS IS A TYPICAL CARAVAN PROBLEM BUT NOBODY KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. *AK

PLASTIC WHEEL ON WATER PUMP PULLEY HAS BROKEN ON THREE OCCASIONS. ALL REPAIRS WERE DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. BUT, PROBLEM KEPT REOCCURRING. BELIEVED THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE PARTS. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT WILL COME AND STAY ON. THEN, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHERE MECHANIC FOUND ABS SENSOR CRACKED. *AK

STEERING WAS LOOSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID NOT TO DRIVE BECAUSE RACK AND PINION STEERING BROKE ON RIGHT SIDE. *AK CONSUMER HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY, AIR CONDITION FAILED AND MAJOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR.*JB

ON APRIL 22, 2000, A VERY RAINY DAY, MY HUSBAND WAS EXITING A GAS STATION RAMP, AND CAUSED A ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAD COMPLETELY STOPPED. UPON TRYING TO GET THE DAMAGE REPAIRED, BUT COULD NOT BECAUSE I WAS ONE MONTH LATE WITH MY PAYMENT, I BEGAN GETTING LETTERS FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT SEVERAL DIFFERENT RECALLS ON MY MINI VAN. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK