1993 Dodge Caravan complaints

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED STALLING PROBLEMS. *MJS

WHILE BACKING OUT STEERING WHEEL BROKE OFF. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH ABS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN SUDDENLY STOPPING HAD NO BRAKES, AND BRAKE PEDAL WON'T GO DOWN. IT SEEMED LIKE BRAKES WERE FROZEN. *AK

BRAKES FEEL SPONGY, AND SOUND LIKE PRESSURE IS BEING BUILT UP. ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THEN, TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES, BUT THERE WERE NO BRAKES. TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK

FREON WAS LEAKING FROM AIR CONDITIONER. LEAK WAS COMING FROM UNDER DASHBOARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND THEY HAD TO GO UNDER THE DASHBOARD, THEY FIXED THE LEAK. ONE MONTH BEFORE, HAD TO PUT A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. THEN DRIVESHAFT BELT BROKE. CONSUMER HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK LEFT DOOR SWITCH FAILED. HEATER CORE, EVAPORATOR, CONDENSER, O- RINGS AND SEALS ALL REPLACED. STARTER FAILED. ENGINE TIMING CASE COVER, GASKETS SEALS BELT AND TENSIONERS FAILED. *YH

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DURING NORMAL STOPPING, THERE WERE NO BRAKES. VAN HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE BY THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE PAINT IS PEELING FROM THE WINDSHIELD BACK. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH DODGE CARAVANS AND THEIR PAINT JOBS ESPECIALLY IN THE FLORIDA SUN? NO SAFETY DEFECT DISCUSSED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WHEN RAINING AND USING REAR WINDOW WIPER IT SHORTS OUT AND STOPS WORKING. DRIVER IS UNABLE TO SEE. ALSO, A LITTLE SPARK COMES OUT OF REAR WINDOW WHEN WIPER SHORTS OUT. *AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN 1 ACCIDENT. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY- I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT EITHER THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SPEED(MY SON WAS GOING 40MPH) OR THAT THERE WAS NO FRONTAL IMPACT WHERE THE SENSOR IS. THE FRONT END HAS MUCH DAMAGE, AS WELL AS THE WHOLE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE ONLY PART NOT DAMAGED WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. AFTER IMPACT THE VAN STARTED TO ROLL. I FEEL LIKE THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. WHY DIDN'T IT? *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. ALSO, ENGINE WAS BLOWING BLUE SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD PIPE. *AK

HEADLIGHTS HAVE FOGGED AND YELLOWED IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, REDUCING THE LIGHT EMITTED AND NO LONGER DIRECTING LIGHT IN ANY PARTICULAR DIRECTION. MINIMAL LIGHT HITS ROAD. APPEARS COMMON TO CHRYSLER PRODUCTS OF THIS AGE. MFR. AND DLR. CONTACTED BUT NO EQUITABLE RESOLUTION. (COMPLAINT ALSO INCLUDES FAULTY PAINT). *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT HAS BECOME STUCK IN THE HOUSING CASE. CONSUMER CANNOT PULL IT OUT SO THAT IT CAN BE USED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

RECALL 97V149000 SEAT BELT ANCHOR AND ATTACHMENT: CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER & THEY WILL NOT REPAIR . ACCORDING TO RECALL, SEAT BELT WAS HOOKED TO LOCK ON THE FLOOR WHICH WASN'T SAFE FOR CONSUMER IN WHEEL CHAIR . *AK``

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ABS SYSTEM FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 96V-099 CAUSING THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

THE ABS SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH MANY FAILURES WHICH HAVE CAUSED THE ABS WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, CONSUMER HAD RECALL (99V099) WORK PERFORMED BUT VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCING FAILURES. NLM

THE STEERING WHEEL JAMMED AND STUCK AFTER MAKING A TURN DUE TO A BROKEN SAFETY DEVICE (CLOCK SPRING) UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING THE AIR BAG, THE HORN AND THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT TO FAIL. YH

TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO A HALT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL. NLM

ABS RECALL (96V099000) REPAIR PERFORMED BUT CONTINUALLY FAILS AGAIN. NLM

VAN COUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS, THE ONLY ITEMS REMAING WAS THE BUMPER. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THE INSURANSCE COMPANT FEELS THAT IT WAS ELECTRICAL. *AK

DRIVERS SIDE REAR QUARTER WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. *AK

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH AND PULLING OUT A PARKING SPACE STEERING WHEEL FELL OFF THE STEERING WHEEL SHAFT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, PARTS BEING REPLACED. *AK *ML

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS FAILED DUE TO BLOWN UP FUSE IN CIRCUIT. YH

THIS WILL BE THE 5TH TRANSMISSION REPLACED SINCE SEPTEMBER 1996. *AK

DRIVER SEAT BELT TOTALLY INOPERATIVE. DEALER INITIALLY STATED 5 DAY. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 5MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURY TO DRIVER'S LEFT EYE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

I'M INQUIRING ABOUT A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 1993 DODGE CARAVAN. I HAVE FOUR-YEAR-OLD TWIN BOYS (ONE WITH DOWN SYNDROME), AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEATS. IN A RECENT SIDE COLLISION, THE HARNESS CLIPS OF BOTH THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEATS POPPED OPEN WITH THE CHILDREN IN THEM. THEY WERE NOT HARMED BECAUSE THE COLLISION WAS AT A VERY LOW SPEED. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT THESE CLIPS CAN BE EASILY PULLED OPEN. IN FACT, BOTH OF MY TWINS CAN THEMSELVES PULL THESE CLIPS OPEN. *AK

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND ABS BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES. YH

AFTER ENTERING VEHICLE AND SHUTTING DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR REAR TAILGATE WINDOW BLEW COMPLETLY OUT WITHOUT ANY SIGNS OF A PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NOISE DEVELOPED IN REAR DRIVE TRAIN DUE TO BAD BEARINGS. YH

RECALL COMPONENT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99V-213), THE LIFTGATE SUPPORT BOLT BROKE CAUSING THE LIFTGATE TO COLLAPSE UNEXPECTEDLY. *MJS

DRIVER'S SEAT DOES NOT STAY LOCKED IN PLACE. WHILE DRIVING THE VAN THE SEAT GOES ALL THE WAY BACK ON THE TRACK. DEALER WILL BE LOOKING AT THE SEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO DEFECT (99V-213). *MJS

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL HARDENED AND CAUSED A DELAY IN STOPPING DISTANCE. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INSPECTON MADE, AND FOUND DEFECTIVE PUMP MOTOR ON ABS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN FRONTAL IMPACT AT 45MPH,AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DLR HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

POWER LOCKS ON PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR ARE INOPERABLE. DOOR DOES NOT LOCK FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR AND WHEN STOPING. YH

HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT LOCAL DEALER AT 49,314 MILES, HAD TO GO BACK 3 TIMES TO GET LEAK STOPPED, THEN AT 63,000 MILES TRANSMISSION WON'T ALWAYS MOVE VEHICLE. HAD KNOW TROUBLE PRIOR TO THIS FLUID CHANGE. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT DOES NOT RETRACT, LEAVING THE DRIVER UNPROTECTED IN CASE OF A CRASH. BELT WAS REPLACED BY DEALER AT OWNER EXPENSE 12-1-99. *AK *YC

ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, CONSUMER NOTED RECALL WAS SENT IN REFERENCE TO THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. DEALER MADE REPAIRS. HOWEVER, CONSUMER EXPERIENCING SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS STATED IN THE RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER DETAILS. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SERPENTINE BELT COMING OFF PULLY WHENEVER VEHICLE ROLLED OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER OR SNOW. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INSTALLED A SHIELD OVER AREA, AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED IN MY VAN WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES O IT. WITH TODAYS TECHNOLOGY I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN MORE MILES OUT OF THIS VAN. I OWNED A DODGE OMNI BEFORE I BOUGHT THIS VAN AND IT LASTED 130,000 MILES BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WENT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS A NEW TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO COST ME AT LEAST $2,000 OR MORE. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. VEHICALS SHOULD BE RUNNIG BETTER THEN THIS..... THANK YOU. *AK

TRUNK SNAPS ON LIFTING DUE TO BROKEN PISTON. YH

TRANSMISSION REPLACED, FAILED A SECOND TIME WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF FIRST REPAIR. MJS

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS BURNED OUT. WHEN DRIVING IN STORMY CONDITIONS WEATHERS, REAR WINDOW VIEW IS OBSTRUCTED BECAUSE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL GOT HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK