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1994 Dodge Caravan complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1994 record →

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jul 25, 1995TN

VEHICLE STALLS, LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND AND POWER BRAKES. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Jul 19, 1995MD

THE REAR LATCH FAILED, CAUSING REAR LIFTGATE TO POP OPEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON, CAUSING OWNER TO LOOSE ITEMS ON THE ROAD. TT

Child Seat1 injured
Filed Jul 8, 1995NH

CHILD'S LEG BROKEN IN ACCIDENT WHILE STRAPPED IN KANGAROO BOOSTER SEAT.*SD

Seat Belts › Front › WebbingCrash2 injured
Filed Jul 7, 1995MI

THE FRONT PASSENGERS SEAT BELTS FAILED DURING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jul 7, 1995CA

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, HIT PERSON FROM BEHIND, THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jul 5, 1995NC

INVOLVED IN AUTO ACCIDENT AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Tires
Filed Jun 29, 1995FL

FRONT TIRES ARE WORN OUT TIRES ARE GOODYEAR INVICTA CONSUMER SAY THEIR TIRE ARE NOT THE RIGHT ONES FOR THIS CAR . TT

Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack
Filed Jun 26, 1995MI

SPARE TIRE HOLDER FAILED, TIRE DROPPED, CANNOT PUT SPARE ON HOLDER. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 26, 1995LA

WHEN BRAKE APPLIED, VEHICLE BEGAN TO STOP AND PEDAL DROP 2 INCHES, RESULTING IN LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 26, 1995MI

EXPERIENCING LONG STOPPING DISTANCE AFTER ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Jun 19, 1995CO

THE STOMPING ON THE BRAKES HAVE CAUSED THE TRUCK TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 19, 1995PA

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM SHIFTING GEARS. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 15, 1995CA

VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE 5 TIMES.ON OCCURANCE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 13, 1995OH

THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY CAUSING EXCESSIVELY LONG STOPPING DISTANCES. TT

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Jun 9, 1995NY

RACK AND PINION DEFECTIVE; STEERING WHEEL NOT CENTERED PROPERLY WHEN TRAVELING IN STRAIGHT PATH. TT

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Jun 1, 1995GA

THE BOARD WAS MANUFACTURED ON TRUCK WASN'T THE RIGHT SIZE . TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 30, 1995CA

WHEN MAKING A TURN TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO BE IN NEUTRAL/WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEARS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed May 26, 1995GA

OIL CONTAMINATION IN ENGINE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND COOLANT LEVELS TO GO DOWN.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan
Filed May 26, 1995GA

REPLACED FAN.

Visibility › Windshield
Filed May 24, 1995CT

PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed May 22, 1995SC

OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON, THEN VEHICLE STALLS OUT, REPLACE FUEL PUMP, TO NO AVAIL. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › LockCrash3 injured
Filed May 22, 1995CA

WHEN REAR ENDED, REAR LHATCH LATCH FAILED, CAUSING LIGTGATE TO POP OPEN .*AK

Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing
Filed May 19, 1995GA

WRONG SIZE OF BEARINGS INSTALLED ON TRUCK, CAUSING KNOCKING/SMOKING/BAD ODOR. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed May 18, 1995MA

DRIVING ALONG HAD ACCIDENT WHERE A TREE WAS HIT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed May 18, 1995SD

FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00, VEHICLE WAS AT STOP, DRIVERS LAP/SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/LiftgateCrash
Filed May 16, 1995MA

UPON IMPACT, DURING SIDE IMPACT, AT LOW SPEED REAR LIFT GATE POPPED OPEN. TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed May 15, 1995MN

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND VAN STALL. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed May 10, 199500

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DURING A MINOR ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. FUMES/DIMINISHED OXYGEN CONTENT AFFECTED PASSENGERS BREATHING/TALKING. *SKD

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed May 4, 1995FL

THR DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSING DRIVER'S HEAD TO HIT WINDSHIELD, AND SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY ( DID NOT TIGHTEN ). TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed May 2, 1995TX

VEHICLE STALLS OUT AT ANY SPEED, REPLACED FUEL FILTER. TT

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle BarCrash1 injured
Filed May 1, 1995LA

HAD ACCIDENT BECAUSE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. TT

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control ModuleCrash
Filed Apr 27, 1995GA

DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL COLLISION; AIRBAG SYSTEM NOT EQUIPPED WITH SENSOR; VEHICLE HIT MOVING VEHICLE. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/LiftgateCrash
Filed Apr 27, 199500

VEHICLE WAS HIT AT 15 MPH AND REAR DOOR POPPED OPEN. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate
Filed Apr 25, 1995GA

REAR DOOR WILL AJAR WHILE DRIVING WITH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Apr 25, 1995NY

HEAD ON COLLISION AT 30MPH AND DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Apr 21, 1995FL

TAILGATE LATCH FAILED, CAUSING RAR HATCH TO POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY CONTACT OF THE RELEASE MECHANISM, DAMAGING GARAGE DOOR. TT TT

Seat Belts › Integrated Child SeatCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 19, 1995MD

VEHICLES INTEGRATED CHILD SEATS TOP LATCH UNLATCHED UPON IMPACT IN ACCIDENT. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate
Filed Apr 18, 1995OH

WHILE DRIVING, REAR DOOR POPS OPEN. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate
Filed Apr 18, 1995VT

REAR HATCH LIFTGATE OPENS PERIODICALLY WHEN DRIVING. REPAIRED TWICE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Apr 14, 1995CA

DRIVERS AIRBAG ON VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOYED UPON HEAD ON COLLISION. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Apr 14, 199500

WHILE DRIVING, HEARD RATTLING SOUND, PULLED OVER, FOUND LATCH HAD COME UNDONE. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Apr 11, 1995OH

REAR LATCH KEEP POPPING OPEN WHEN RIDING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. TT

Power Train › Driveline › Constant Velocity Joint
Filed Apr 10, 1995NY

VEHICLES LEFT FRONT WHEEL HAS DEFECTIVE CV JOINT. TT

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Apr 10, 1995CA

SLIDING DOOR FAILED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 7, 1995NJ

ABS DOES NOT STOP VEHICLE ADEQUATELY, IT CONTINUES TO GO. TT

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Apr 7, 199500

BACK SEAT LATCH COMES UNATTACHED AND MOVE BACK AND FORTH FREELY. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/LiftgateCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 7, 1995OH

RIGHT REAR SIDE IMPACT CAUSED REAR HATCH/LIFTGATE TO OPEN DURING ACCIDENT CAUSING CARGO TO EJECT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Apr 6, 1995MI

INDICATOR LIGHT DO NOT COME ON WHEN GATES OPEN, REAR TAIL GATE FLEW OPEN, EJECTING A WHEEL CHAIR OUT OF THE BACK. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Apr 6, 1995NY

DRIVING 35MPH,HAD ACCIDENT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Apr 5, 1995ME

REAR HATCH/LIFTGATE OPENED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO DEFECTIVE BOLT/LATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

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