1993 Dodge Caravan complaints

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP TO HOT, AND THE VEHICLE WASN'T RUNNING HOT. THERE WAS A COOLING LEAKAGE, AND THE PRESSURE GAUGE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

REPLACEMENT BELT ONLY LASTED 2 MONTHS. DEALER SAID IT WAS A CORP WIDE PROB W/THESE MINIVANS IN THE 1991-1995 SERIES, AND NOW THEY ARE OUT OF REPLACEMENTS. ALSO IT IS ILLEGAL HERE IN MICHIGAN TO DRIVE W/OUT THE BELT. *AK

MECHANIC STATES THAT VALVE FAILURE IS EXTREMELY UNCOMMON IN MINI-VANS WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE. THE DODGE DEALER MECHANIC ALSO ATATED THAT THEY ARE REPLACING ENGINE VALVE AT THE RATE OF ONE VEHICLE PER WEEK ON THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE. THIS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES A DEFECTIVE ENGINE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE COMPANY. *AK

ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, FOLLOWED BY REDUCED BRAKING, REPAIRED UNDER RECALL, HOWEVER PROBLEM REOCCURED, REPAIRED A SECOND TIME UNDER RECALL. (96V-099)

PASSANGER'S FRONT DOOR WELD AT HINGES BROKE LOOSE, DOOR NOT SHUTTING CORRECTLEY. HAD TO HAVE TEMPORARY WELD ON HINGES WHILE TRYING TO LOCATE REPLACEMENT DOOR. DOOR WAS NOT USABLE AT THIS TIME. DEALER ESTIMATED COST FOR DOOR REPLACEMENT UP TO $1500.00 WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS REGULARLY WITH THIS MAKE, AND HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DODGE, BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT DOOR COULD FALL OFF AT ANY TIME. SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS TO A FAMILY OF TWO SMALL CHILDREN. WANT TO KNOW IF DODGE IS DOING ANYTHING TO WARRANTY THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT. *AK

THE REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT THEY'VE SEEN THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON ANOTHER MINIVAN. I KNOW OF SOMEONE ELSE WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY NEVER SAW THIS BEFORE. NO MENTION OF SAFETY DEFECT WITHIN SUNMMARY. *AK

TRANSMISSIONS ALUMINUM MATERIAL IS TOO WEAK, CAUSING THE CASE ASSEMBLY TO BREAK AT TWO MOUNT BOLTS.

OIL LEAKS MANY

WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW THE BELT WILL COME OFF OF THE PULLY, CAUSING POWER STEERING/ALTERNATOR/WATER PUMP TO FAIL, NOTHING RUNS. DEALER CONTACTED AND REPAIRS WERE MADE - REPLACED A PLATE. PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

IF LIFTGATE OPENS, THE OCCUPANTS CAN BE EJECTED DUE TO THE LIFTGATE FALLING DOWN ON THE OCCUPANTS' HEAD. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE.

DRIVER'S DOOR FRAME CRACKED, CAUSING THE DOOR TO SEPARATE FROM THE HINGES,RESULTING IN THE DOOR NOT PROPERLY SHUTTING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. HAD NO WARNING. *AK

WHILE CLOSING THE REAR LIFTGATE OF OUR 1993 DODGE CARAVAN, MY WIFE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE LIFTGATE BECAME UNUSUALLY HEAVY. UPON EXAMINING THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT THE BOLT HOLDING THE LIFTGATE STRUT TO THE BODY OF THE CAR WAS SHEARED. IN ADDITION, I FOUND DAMAGE TO THE PLASTIC MOLDING ON THE INTERIOR OF THE DOOR FRAME AND TO THE CEILING PANEL. THE DOOR CAN NO LONGER BE OPENED OR CLOSED BY ONE PERSON BECAUSE IT IS HEAVY AND THE STRUT WILL NOT COMPRESS. THE 1992 MODEL HAD A SIMILAR FAILURE AND WAS RECALLED( MY NEIGHBOR HAD HIS STRUTS REPLACED AND HIS CEILING PANEL REPAIRED AT NO COST ONE YEAR AGO), BUT THE DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA AND CHRYSLER/DODGE CORP. INFORMED ME THAT MY MODEL WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. ONLY 1992 MODELS OF CERTAIN VIN'S WERE INCLUDED. THEY WERE UNABLE TO TELL ME THE CRITERIA BY WHICH THEY LIMITED THE RECALL. FORTUNATELY, NO-ONE WAS HURT BY THE FALLING DOOR OR THE EJECTING STRUT IN THIS OCCURENCE.

CONSUMER CAN SMELL VAPORS/GAS FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. VAPORS ARE COMING FROM "O" RINGS DUE TO A FUEL LEAK WHICH IS GETTING ONTO ENGINE, CAUSING FUEL TO EVAPORATE. *AK.ET.

MY 16 YEAR OLD WAS DRIVING 2 CHILDREN HOME WHEN THE CAR BROKE DOWN IN THE ROAD!

TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL TO SHIFT WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND THE RPM NEEDLE WOULD IDEL BETWEEN THE 3AND 4. ALMOST CAUSED REAR END ACCIDENT. IT STARTED TO GO AND THEN SLIPPED GEARS CAUSE THE CAR TO JERK.

I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST YEAR WHEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ON THE ABS. I TOOK THE VAN IN AND HAD IT FIXED SUPPOSEDLY. THE ABS LIGHT WOULD GO OFF AND ON THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I TOOK THE VAN IN ONCE TO HAVE THIS CHECKED AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY REASON FOR THIS. ON 1/8/99, I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN I EXPERIENCED WHAT FELT LIKE A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS NEAR ME AND I COULD REVERSE INTO A PARKING SPOT AND PUT THE GEAR INTO PARK TO STOP THE CAR. IF I HAD BEEN ON A SECONDARY ROAD OR HIGHWAY AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN DIASTEROUS RESULTS.

RECALL # 96V099000 CHRYSLER/BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI-SKID SYSTEM; VAN HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIPS 4 TIMES CONCERNING RECALL NOTICE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE A NUMBER OF BRAKING PROBLEMS. PARTS ARE CLEANED, BUT NOT REPLACED. DEALER DOES NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS TO CORRECT RECALL. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS PREMATURELY MALFUNCTIONING ON THE CARAVAN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RECALL WORK COMPLETED ON ABS SYSTEM, HOWEVER FAILED, REPAIR OF FAILED COMPONENTS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO MILEAGE.

CONSUMER IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH AIR CONDTIONER . CONDENSOR HAS A HOLE IN IT AND ALL THE ANTI-FREEZE KEEPS LEAKING OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

THE PULLEY OF THE BELT TENSIONER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A SQUEAKY NOISE. THE BELT GETS OUT OF PLACE AND EVENTUALLY BREAKS WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HAD REPLACED THE BELT PREVIOUSLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN SIDE IMPACT COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 5 MPH, AND THE VEHICLE THAT HIT HER WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH. IN ADDITION, SEAT BELTS FAILED TO CATCH, RESULTING IN FURTHER INJURY TO THE DRIVER. *AK *ML

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH A/C MOTOR. IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED HEAVY VIBRATION COMING FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE INSPECTED BY DEALER, INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DEALER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO SUPPLY PARTS, BUT CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE LABOR COSTS. CONSUMER FEELS HE SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY THE COST OF LABOR. *AK *ML

SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY FAILED.

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE UP NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD COME ON, AND WENT TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, JUST TO MOVE UP A LITTLE, APPLIED FOR THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP, BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED THE SECOND TIME. WHILE DEFECT IS OCCURRING THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES, ABS PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND THE DUAL FUNCTION PRESSURE SWITCH REPLACED ONCE, ALL BY DEALER. PROBLEM HAS NOT YET RETURNED. *AK *ML

FUEL PUMP FAILED TWICE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT.

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH AIR CONDITIONINING. IT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITHIN THREE YEARS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND TOOK CONSUMER'S COMPLAINT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL AND ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER WILL BE PAYING FOR THE LABOR AND PARTS, BUT THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER AND CAUSED A MONTH'S DELAY. *AK

RECALL 97V149000. OWNER HAS BEEN WAITING A YEAR TO HAVE RECALL SERVICED. *AK

ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTION CONTINUALLY, HARD BRAKING CAUSED A BRAKE SWITCH TO BECOME LOOSE.

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD LOCK UP, AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO USE IT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRED, BUT CONSUMER PAID FOR REPAIRS. *AK

ABS RECALL WORK COMPLETED HOWEVER CONTINUES TO FAIL.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT (REAR IMPACT), DRIVERS SEATBACK BROKE. MANUFACTURER'S INSPECTOR LOOKED AT THE CAR, AND STATED THAT THETHE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN SUCH MANNER THAT THE DRIVER COULD NOT GO THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

ABS COMPONENTS FAILURE. ABS RECALL PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED OCT., 1996.

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ABS LIGHT SENSOR COMING ON AND STAYING ON NO FOR MORE THEN 2 MINUTES. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD RAISE HIGH AND WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CARBON MONOXIDE, INSIDE THE VEHICLE, DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING EXHAUST. DRIVER HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH ON A HEAVY RAINY CONDITION VEHICLE HYDROPLANED , CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL AND STRUCK A TREE. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT IS LOCKED IN PLACE AND WILL NOT MOVE. DEALER CONTACTED. NO WARRANTY. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WAS A RESULT OF A RELAY MALFUNCTION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. AK

THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION GEARS TO SLIP, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

ABS BRAKES WERE FIXED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN DRIVING AND BOTH LIGHTS CAME ON, THE SECOND TIME BOTH LIGHTS CAME ON, BRAKING SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY LOST. VEHICLE BEING TOWED TO DEALER, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 97V149000 REGARDING SEAT BELT BUCKLES. THE PROBLEM IS SEAT BELT RETRACTING. MECHANIC WILL NOT REPAIR DUE TO VEHICLE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL OR WARRANTY. NO PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELT BUCKLE. *AK

ABS PUMP FAILURE.

ENGINE STALLS CONTINUOUSLY.

WHILE DRIVING THE REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CHRYSLER REPLACED THE REARVIEW MIRROR AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *SLC

THE ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. PROBLEM OCCURS DUE TO A FAULTY MODULE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK