EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ABS REAT WHEEL SENSOR. TT
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 →
WHILE DRIVING THE REAR HATCHBACK LIFTGATE COME OPEN INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCE 4 TIMES, HANDICAP CONVERSION EA94-005 ACTIVE. TT
NO DEPLOYEMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES/FATALITY. *SD
REAR HATCH LATCH BECOME OPEN ON IMPACT. TT
HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. TT
REAR TAILGATE FLEW OPEN, UPON A SIDE IMPACT ON PASSENGER REAR SIDE, ITEM FLEW OUT OF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. TT
EA94-005 ACTIVE, REAR HATCH LIFTGATE LATCH OPEN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TT
REAR LIFTGATE LATCH OPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, SPEED 40 TO 60 MPH. TT
REAR HATCHBACK LIFTGATE LATCH VERY HARD TO LATCH INTERMITTENTLY PROBLEM WITH LATCH. TT
REAR WINDOW BROKE WHILE DRIVING . TT
REAR HATCH OPENS BY ITSELF. TT
BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE, PLASTIC CALIPERS MELT IN THE FRONT BRAKES. TT
REAR HATCHBACK OPENED UPON AN IMPACT FROM THE REAR. TT
REAR LIFTGATE POPPED OPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL. TT
WHILE DRIVING HATCH OPEN WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR SOMETHING. TT
VAN WAS PARK IN GARAGE SOME TIME GO GET IN THE VAN FOUND THE REAR HATCH LATCH OPEN NOT ALL THE TIME. TT
REAR LIFTGATE OPENED TWICE WHILE SITTING STILL WHILE OPENING PASSENGER DOOR WITHOUT TOUCHING REAR LATCH. TT
REAR HATCH TAILGATE OPENS PREMATURELY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY, OFTEN DIFFICUTLY IN GETTING LATCH TO LOCK WHEN CLOSING TAILGATE. PLEASE DESCRIBE INCIDENTS. TT
VEHICLE VIBRATES INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 38 AND 45 MPH. *AK
VEHICLE HIT BUMP; REAR LIFTGATE OPENED; HIT TOP OF GARAGE. TT
REAR LIFTGATE POPPED OPENED AFTER ACCELERATING FROM STOP LIGHT; ACCIDENTLY HIT RELEASE BUTTON WHICH IS ON KEY REMOTE; NO CATCH ON LATCH; LEAVES LID FREE. TT
NOTICE LAST MONTH THAT THE TAIL GATE OPENS ON IT'S OWN. TT
WHEN PULLING OFF REAR HATCH LATCH COME OFF. TT
SLIDING DOOR OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, CAUSING DOOR TO STICK.
PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW BEHIND DRIVER'S SEAT EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, NO IMPACT. TT
VEHICLE CHILD INTEGRATED SEAT 5 POINT SYSTEM CHILD IS ABLE TO PULL ON STRAPS AND SEAT BECOMES UNENGAGED.DUE TO POOR DESIGN. TT
REAR TAIL GATE LATCH RELEASED WHILE DRIVING. TT
PLASTIC IGNITION DESIGN ALLOWS EASY THEFT. *SKD
MIDDLE SEAT WINDOW SHATTERED (EXPLODED) FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TT
RIGHT WHEEL HYDRAULIC BRAKE HOSE BRACKET WAS MISTAKENLY INSTALLED ON LEFT WHEEL, CAUSING NOISE. *SKD
EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WITHOUT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *SKD
VEHICLES PARKING BRAKE ON DISENGAGED-POPPING SOUND OCCURED AND ROLLED. TT
CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT PROPERLY DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, CAUSING INCREASES IN SPEED PERIODICALLY. TT
ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTACE, ALSO ABS LIGHT COMES ON/OFF. *AK
ENGINE BELT FAILURE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING/BRAKES. *SKD
EXHAUST FUMES ENTER PASSENGER COMPARTMENT ONLY WHEN HEAT IS USED. TT
ENGINE BELT FAILURE. *SKD
FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 11:00 POSITION SPEED 30 MPH, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
HUB CAP PROBLEMS. *SKD
PURCHASE CAR BRAND NEW VAN KEEPS CUTTING OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT GEAR PROBLEM. TT
DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONTAL COLLISION. TT
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 10 MPH, 2:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DRIVERS/PASSENGERS AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURY. TT
DURING REAR SIDE-IMPACT COLLISION AT 15-20PH, REAR TAILGATE LATCH FAILED, CAUSING TAILGATE DOOR TO FLY OPEN AND BELONGINGS INSIDE OF VEHICLE FELL OUT. *AK
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK
Reading these
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Full record for the 1994 Dodge Caravan → · Every Caravan year → · How the figures are calculated →