1993 Dodge Caravan complaints

POWER DOOR LOCK SYSTEM DOES NOT UNLOCK REAR PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR. DOOR CANNOT BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

RECALL 96V99 000. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE BURNS MORE OIL THAN GAS. SMOKE IS A BLUE CLOUD COLOR COMING FROM EXHAUST. DEALER WILL FIX IT AT CONSUMER'S COST.*AK

DRIVER'S SEATBACK RECLINED BACK ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHCILE CAN'T BE DRIVEN BECAUSE OF THE SEAT. THIS HAPPENED 2 OTHER TIMES. DEALER IS GOING TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE PLASTIC IN THE HEADLIGHT LENSES HAS YELLOWED OVER THE YEARS TO THE POINT WHERE NO LIGHT COMES OUT. THIS CONSTANT LACK OF DRIVING DISTANCE VISION SHOULD NOT OCCUR ON A PART WHICH INVOLVES SAFETY. THE HEADLIGHTS. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THERE IS NO RECALL ON THESE PLASTIC LENSES. *AK

BACK REST WOULD NOT STAY IN A STRAIGHT UP POSITION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK THE FRAME ON THE DRIVER SEAT WHICH WAS REPAIRED EARLIER IS NOW MALFUNCTIONING. *YH

IF I GET THESE THINGS FIXED, I WILL BE ON MY SIXTH TRANSMISSION AND THIRD ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM!. *AK

MIDDLE BENT SEAT BUCKLE WOULD NOT STAY HOOKED TO THE VEHICLE FLOOR OR WALL. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE ENGINE STALLS COMPLETLY WHEN GOING AT ANY SPEED WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO SLOW DOWN OR TURNING, HAS DONE THIS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT NEW, HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SEVERAL CHECKUPS AND THE DEALER CANNOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THIS CONSTANTLY PERSISTS AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BEACAUSE I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED THE SAME VEHICLES IN 1993, 1994 AND 1995. THESE PEOPLE JUST SOLD THEIR CARS OR TRADED IN TO GET RID OF THE PROBLEM. THIS IS AN APPARENT ENGINE DEFECT THAT CHRYSLER MADE THESE CARS DURING THESE YEARS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, THIS CAN AND WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS.*AK

WHEN DRIVING ABS WARNING LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE, IT HAPPENS/ IT SPURTS. WHEN IT HAPPENS, THERE IS NO RESPONSE FROM BRAKES WHEN PEDAL IS APPLIED.DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

VAN WAS AT COMPLETE STOP WHEN REARENDED BY CAR GOING AT APPROXIMATELY 70/75 MILES PER HOUR. THE BACK PART OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE UPON IMPACT AND SEPARATED FROM BOTTOM SEAT.

PRIOR COMPLAINT WAS FILED AROUND 10/02/00 REPORTING MULTIPLE BRAKES FAILURES AFTER YEARS OF INTERMITTENT ABS PROBLEMS. MY VAN WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS TO THE ABS SYSTEM. I PICKED UP SAID VEHICLE ABOUT 4:30 P.M. ON OCTOBER 11TH FROM BILL BRYAN WHERE THEY HAD REPLACED THE ABS PUMP AND PISTON PACKAGE ALONG WITH THE ABS PUMP RELAY. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THE BRAKES FAILED ON HWY 27 WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WAL-MART WITH THREE CHILDREN IN THE VAN, AGES 5 MONTHS, 9 YEARS OF AGE AND 11 YEARS OF AGE. THE ABS LIGHT FLICKERED FOR AWHILE AND ALL BRAKING WAS LOST. SHE CREEPED HOME AT AROUND 20 MPH WHERE SHE PICKED ME UP FROM WORK. WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT MY WORK THE ABS BRAKES HAD STARTED BACK WORKING AGAIN. I CALLED THE CHYRSLER DEALERSHIP WHERE THE WORK WAS DONE AND LEFT A HEATED MESSAGE ON THEIR VOICE MAIL SINCE I WAS GREATLY UPSET BY THE RISK MY FAMILY HAD BEEN PLACED IN. I TOLD THEM I WAS DRIVING THE VAN TO THEM. THE BRAKES WERE OPERATIONAL FOR ABOUT 5 MILES BUT AFTER THE ABS WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF THE LIGHTS STAYED ON AND THE BRAKES WERE GONE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD AT THE TIME I DROPPED THIS VEHICLE OFF AT BILL BRYAN APPROXIMATELY 48 HRS AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE.*AK

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE FROM THE PARK POSITION VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A VERY HIGH SPEED OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING A WALL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE VEHICLE SCRAPED AGAINST WALL DAMAGING THE DRIVER'S FRONT QUARTER PANEL AND BROKE THE MIRROR. *YH

I WOULD LIKE TO VERIFY IF A RECALL STILL EXITS FOR MY VAN, AND IF IT IS STILL VALID SINCE I NOW HAVE OVER 100,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.

VEHICLE PURCHASED 9/93 WITH UNDER 10,000 MILES ON IT. SYSTEMATIC PROBLEMS WITH ABS BRAKES SINCE DAY 1(LIGHTS WHICH COME ON WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED ON WOULD STAY ON OR COME ON DURING ROUTINE DRIVING.) ABS REPAIRS(MTR ASSEMBLY AND PISTON KIT) MADE AT 55923 MILES AT BILL BRYAN IN LEESBURG, FL.MONEY SPENT REFUNDED TO ME. AFTER REPAIR ,LIGHTS CONTINUED TO COME ON/STAY ON WITH INTERMITTENT HARDNESS IN BRAKING.CAME TO ACCEPT THIS AS "NORMAL" AS THERE WAS NO ACCOMPANYING BRAKE FAILURE. CHRYSLER EXTENDED ABS WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES. HAD ABS SYSTEM CHECKED AS MILEAGE APPROACHED 100,000. ABS "FUNCTIONING PROPERLY." 4 EPISODES LAST 2 MONTHS WHERE ABS LIGHTS CAME ON WITH BRAKE FAILURE . 1ST TIME 3RD WEEK IN AUG. 2000 . TRAVELLING 30MPH CAME TO STOP SIGN SLID INTO THE MIDDLE HIGHWAY AS I TRIED TO STOP.REPLACED 3 DIFFERENT ABS BRAKE RELAY SWITCHES. WEEK LATER DURING A RAIN ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. HAD TO STAND ON BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE SAT UNTIL I COULD GET IT LOOKED AT. BRAKES STARTED WORKING ON THEIR OWN. .9/4/00 ABS LIGHTS CAME ON DURING RAIN, NO BRAKES. MECHANIC DRIVES VAN TO BUSHNELL AUTO CARE .( ABS NOT WORKING)ABS WORKING BY TIME SHOP IS REACHED & VAN IS HOOKED FOR DIAGNOSTICS. VAN KEPT 2 WKS & DRIVEN 300 MILES NO ABS LIGHTS COME ON OR ABS FAILURE. COMPUTER SHOWED NO PROBLEM WITH ABS. ALL CONNECTIONS CLEANED AND INTACT. VAN HOSED DOUSED WITH WATER TO SEE IF THAT MIGHT BE PROBLEM. TOLD TO BRING VAN BACK IN WITHOUT CUTTING IT OFF SHOULD ABS FAILURE OCCUR AGAIN SO IT CAN BE HOOKED

96 V 099 000/BRAKE:HYDRAULIC:ABS: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH BRAKES LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT WOULD BOTH COME ON, AND CAUSES BRAKES FAILURE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP FOR RECALL REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND AFTER REPAIR IS USUALLY FAILING AGAIN ABOUT EVERY 6 MONTHS. NLM

MIDDLE SEAT BEHIND DRIVER, SEATBELT BUCKLE HAS JAMMED. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO UNBUCKLE BELT, PASSENGER HAD TO CLIMP OUT OF SEAT BELT.*AK

VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, IT APPEARED THAT REPAIRS WERE INEFFECTIVE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. DEALER HAS REPAIRED ABS BRAKES ONCE MORE AFTER RECALL REPAIRS, BUT CHARGED CONSUMER.*AK

DRIVER'S SEATBELT WOULD JAM WHILE USING SEATBELT. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEATBELT WOULD NOT RETRACT, WHICH WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. DEALER SAID THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE DRIVER'S SEATBELT SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

INTEGRAL CAR SEAT PLASTIC LOOP TO TRANSFORM THE SEAT INTO THE CAR SEAT RETRACTED WHEN CHILD BIT INTO THE LOOP & PULLED THE TOOTH OUT. *AK

THE FRONT BUCKET SEATS BROKE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, THE PASSENGER SITTING BEHIND THE DRIVER'S WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY THE DRIVER'S SEAT, KNOCKING OUT A TOOTH AND LACERATING HER LIP. NLM

PAINT BEGAN TO PEEL IN TWO SPOT ABOVE WINDSHIELD IN LINE WITH WASHER SPRAY

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKES AND TWO BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON; ONE SAID ABS, AND THE OTHER INDICATED BRAKES. WHEN THESE LIGHTS CAME ON DASHBOARD IT INDICATED THEREWAS NO BRAKES. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DODGE, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SHORT IN WIRING. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE SINCE THEN. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH ON A SIDE STREET, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL DIDN'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOOR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DIDN'T WORK. *AK

NO SUMMARY

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE PLASTIC AND ARE NO LONGER CLEAR, HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT!!!!

GASOLINE FUEL GAUGE READING ZERO, EVEN WITH THE GAS TANK FULL! *AK

DRIVER/PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT FROM THE RETRACTORS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY, AND PART WERE NOT UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. PASSENGERS DOOR DIDN'T STAY CLOSE/ BACK DOOR HINGE BROKE & CONSUMER'S SON BUSTED HIS HEAD. SEAT BELT ISN'T CHILD SAFE, IT CHOKES THE CHILD. CONSUMER HAS BEEN DEALING WITH MANFACTURER AND DEALER, BUT HASN'T RECEIVED SATISFACTION. *AK

DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT SHUT DUE TO BROKEN HINGES. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT DOOR HINGES WERE WELDED WRONGLY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

STEERING WHEEL BROKE AT THE BASE AND CLOCKSPRING BROKE. NLM

I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN DODGE/CHRYSLER I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A TOYOTA. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

DUE TO DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING LIGHTS TO OPERATE ON AND OFF, WHICH RESULT IN VISUAL DIFFICULTIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN RECALL REPAIR (99V-189) DEALERSHIP RETAINED VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS WITHOUT COMPLETING REPAIR, CONSUMER REMOVED VEHICLE WITHOUT COMPLETION OF REPAIR DUE TO DELAYS. *MJS

PLASTIC LENSES ON HEADLIGHTS HAVE DETERIORATED . HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. *AK

SEAT BELT ON THE SECOND ROW BEHIND DRIVER WILL NOT OPERATE TO INSTALL THE CAR SEAT, THAT WILL NOT HOLD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES TO STOP OR REDUCE SPEED, BUT BRAKES WILL NOT WORK AND VEHICLE WILL KEEP ROLLING. *AK

WHIILE PULLING OUT OF A DRIVE WAY DRIVER LOST STEERING CONTROL BECAUSE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING BROKE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. VAN WAS REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FRONT TIRES WILL MAKE NOISE AND VIBRATE, AND CONSUMER WILL LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

PRIOR TO RECALL (99V-213) THE LIFTGATE BROKE, CAUSING THE TAILGATE TO FALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED BOTH REAR HATCH SUPPORT AND TOTAL PARTS. CONSUMER PAID FOR LABOR $ 250.00. *AK THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE DUE TO PARICLES FOUND IN THE BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN COMING TO STOP DUE TO BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WORN OUT AND ROTORS WERE BAD TOO. *YH

EACH TIME THAT CONSUMER SAT DOWN SEAT MALFUNCTIONED/BROKE IN TWO. CONSUMER COULD NOT LEAN ON IT.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING 25-30 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT HEAD-ON AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. CONSUMER WAS INJURED PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN AT A STOP AND APPLIED ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO DRIVE RIGHT AWAY. WHEN IT DID SHIFT, IT SLAMMED INTO DRIVE, THEN WAS ABLE TO GO. TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A WHINNING NOISE. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION.*AK

GRANDSON WAS GETTING GROCERIES OUT THE BACK, AND THE WENT TO PULL THE DOOR CLOSE, AND THE SHOCK BROKE AND THE DOOR CAME DOWN ON THE WIFE.*AK

VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR WHICH CAUSED BOTH FRONT BUCKET SEAT TO COLLAPSE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM ON DRIVER SIDE FLIPPED BACKWARDS OVER TO THE LEFT AND LANDING ON MIRROR ,WOULD NOT MOVE BUT IT WAS STILL ATTACHED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.*AK

CONSUMER WAS NOT SERVICED PROPERLY WHEN TRYING TO OBTAIN RECALL REPAIR, THE OWNER SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT HOWEVER DENIED REPAIR DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. (99V-189) *MJS