1994 Dodge Caravan complaints

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK, GEAR GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHEN TRYING TO SWITCH TO FIRST GEAR.*AK

AT 20 MPH AND 50 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT TO NEXT HIGHER GEAR, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER AT THIS TIME. NLM

BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKE PEDAL WILL DROP TO FLOOR, BUT VEHICLE WILL STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A MASTER CYLINDER. THREE MONTHS LATER, MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST POWER SEAT, LIGHTLY BUMPED RELEASE BUTTON FOR SAFETY BELT, AND BELT WAS RELEASED. CONSUMER STATED, PRIME TIME BROADCASTED STATISTICS ON TEST RESULTS ON DODGE AND/OR CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 30-35 MPH, ACCIDENT OCCURRED, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND INJURIES WERE INVOLVED. THERE IS A RECALL CAMPAIGN - RECALL 99V113000 REGARDING AIR BAG. *AK *TT

GEN 3 SEATBELT--PLEASE HELP PARENTA RECALL FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL OUR FAMILIES ESPECIALLY OUR INNOCENT CHILDREN.*AK

AFTER TRAVELING OVER WATER PUDDLES SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATS, SERPENTINE BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW AND THEY RECOMMEND THE SHIELD TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *YH

DEALER REFUSED TO PROPERLY CORRECT RECALL, AND REPLACE DEFECTIVE WIRING WHICH COULD CAUSE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. NAME OF THE DEALER WAS CROPPER, LOCATED AT 1990 N PINAL AVE, CASA GRANDE, AZ PHONE 520 836-2147. *AK

AT TIME OF STARTIN ENGINE, CONSUMER NEEDS TO LET IT WARM UP FOR LONG TIME BECAUSE IT'S NOT REAL WARM AT THE TIME OF SHIFTING TO DRIVE. ENGINE WILL DIE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE 1 REAR ENDED VEHICLE 2. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 25MPH, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, CLAIM 55-S384-979. *JG

VEHICLE 1 WAS TRAVELING WHEN VEHICLE 2 CAME OVER INTO HIS LANE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN THIS HEAD ON COLLISION, THERE WERE 3 INJURIES AND 2 DEATHS IN THIS ACCIDENT, CLAIM 01-6239-721. *JG

WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR A FORCE NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION, LIKE IS WORKING HARD, BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE AS FAST.TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED ONCE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP OR TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE, BUT BRAKES WILL NOT OPERATE, AND CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

OIL IS LEAKING FROM ENGINE, CAUSING SMOKE TO COME FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, OIL LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY TAILGATE COMES AJAR WHEN DRIVING, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATED REAR LIFTGATE OPENS WITHOUT BEING ACTIVATED, ALSO AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING.*SLC

VAN SLIDING DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK. AS A RESULT PASSENGERS WERE TRAPPED INSIDE OF VEHICLE . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH HAD A FRONT CRASH,AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER HIT HEAD ON WINDSHIELD, SUFFERING MINOR INJURIES.*AK

MY WIFE TRIED TO HAVE TWO NEW TIRES INSTALLED ON THE FRONT AXLE OF HER VAN AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A NEW DOT REGULATION PROHIBITING FRONT-MOUNTING OF TWO TIRES. THIS MAKES NO SENSE IN A VEHICLE THAT IS FRONT-HEAVY, OF WHICH THERE ARE A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER ON THE ROAD. THE INSTALLER MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT UNDERSTEER AND CONTROLLABILITY AND THE FORD/FIRESTONE FLAP (HE WASN'T TOO SURE). IF THAT IS THE REASON IT SOUNDS TO ME AS IF BAD SCIENCE AND MEDIA HYPE ARE DICTATING POLICY. I SUSPECT THAT EXCESSIVE SPEED, OVERLOADING, AND NEGLECTED MAINTAINENCE CAUSED A MAJORITY OF THE FORD/FIRESTONE FAILURES. ANYWAY, IWOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON THIS NEW REGULATION: WHAT IT IS, WHAT INSPIRED IT, WHY IT WAS DEVELOPED, AND WHO IMPLEMENTED IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE. REGARDS, JOCK SELFRIDGE. *AK

TRAVELING ALONG THE INTERSTATE, VIBRATION DEVELOPED. PULLED OVER & EXAMINED ALL 4 TIRES/WHEELS. NO FOREIGN MATTER, LUGS TIGHT, WHEELS TIGHT, NO VISIBLE TIRE/WHEEL TRBL. TIRE PRESS SET TO MFG RECOMMENDED 35PSI. DID NOT STRIKE ANY ROAD DEBRIS. AFTER ANOTHER 20 MILES, TREAD PEELED AWAY DAMAGING WHEEL WELL MOULDINGS, REAR BUMPER, & SIDE PAINT FINISH. TIRE RETAINED PRESSURE. WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE OVER SAFELY & STOP. TIRE PRESSURE VERIFIED AT REPLACEMENT. PHOTOS OF TIRE & VEHICLE AVAILABLE. APPROX 10K MILES ON TIRE. (DOT NUMBER: CKHB2MC529 TIRESIZE: P21575R14)

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR SEPARATED FROM HINGE ON TWO OCCASIONS. CONSUMER STATED DOOR HINGE WAS NOT RUSTED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS DODGE VAN WILL FAIL AT UNKNOWN TIMES. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT THE TEMPERATURE OR SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. IT CAN FAIL WHILE TURNING LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC. IT CAN AND HAS FAILED IN THE CENTER LANE OF THE DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY AT 3:00PM ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WHEN IT FAILS THE CAR IS TOTALLY WITHOUT DRIVE POWER AND CANNOT BE MOVED. THE DEALER HAS SEEN THIS AND CANNOT 'DETERMINE A CAUSE' I HAVE REPORTED TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER ( TRACKING NUMBER 355565) NO RESPONSE FROM EITHER.*AK

BROUGHT VAN TO ATTENTION OF DEALER D/T DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WAS NOT AT UPRIGHT POSITION, COULD NOT BE RETURNED TO UPRIGHT POSITION. DEALER LUBRICATED IT, CHARGED US $40. DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. RETURNED VAN TO DEALER AFTER SEEING SIMILAR REPORTS REPORTED ON THIS SITE. DEALER SET UP APPOINTMENT FOR VAN TO BE RETURNED TO HAVE A BRACKET REPLACED. UNABLE TO FIX AT OUR APPOINTMENT D/T THEY HADN'T ORDERED THE PART. MECHANIC STATED THAT VAN WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, KEPT VAN WHILE AWAITING PART ARRIVAL SEVERAL DAYS LATER. REPLACED BRACKET AT THIRD APPOINTMENT. SEAT MARKEDLY WORSE, "SPONGY" AS WELL AS RECLINED. OBVIOUSLY NO SUPPORT, SEAT COULD BE RECLINED BY PUSHING WITH HAND, NO NEED TO RELEASE LEVER. DEALER INSISTED CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. ORDERED ADDITIONAL PARTS. UNABLE TO SERVICE CAR AT FOURTH APPOINTMENT D/T SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T HAVE TIME. DID PROVIDE RENTAL REPLACEMENT. AT FIFTH APPOINTMENT, BOTH SEAT TRACK RAILINGS ("ADJUSTER 23047006") WERE REPLACED; ONE WAS OBVIOUSLY BROKEN. THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM AND SEAT NOW WORKS PROPERLY AND SAFELY.*AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY TIE ROD BROKE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

TAILGATE WILL NO LONGER LATCH PROPERLY, DOOR HAS TO BE SLAMMED A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE IT SHUTS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 52 MPH APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID A DOG, AND VEHICLE SWUNG TO THE RIGHT. ROLLED 1 TIME, AND ENDED UP RIGHT SIDE UP. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, NO INJURIES. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES 99V113000/ AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT; 99V213000/LIFTGATE SUPPORT BRACKET, AND 00V305000/ STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION IN THE MAIL. WHEN DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED TO REPAIR THESE DEFECTS, SHE WAS TOLD THAT WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN EXAMINED FOR THESE RECALLS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

AFTER REPLACING BRAKES DROVE OUT OF DRIVEWAY, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSUMER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT COULD CAUSE BRAKES NOT TO OPERATE. *AK

THE METAL FATIGUE OF THIS PART IS SUSPECT SINCE WE HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS OR COLLISIONS. FAILURE OF THIS PART PREVENTS THE SEATBELT FROM WORKING PROPERLY AND COULD ACTUALLY CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT IF THIS FAILURE HAD OCCURRED DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS PART REPAIRED SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2001. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS PART NUMBER HAD CHANGED 17 TIMES AND WAS ON BACK ORDER. FINALLY, AFTER HAVING TO RETURN TO THE DEALER TO RE-REPAIR THE AIRCONDITIONER, WE CALLED THE CHRYSERLER MANUFACTURER TO SEE HOW WE COULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY INFORMED US THAT THE PART HAD NEVER BEEN ORDERED. NOW THE COST OF THE PART HAS INCREASED FROM $25.00 TO $143.00. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND WE HAVE FOUND NO RECOURSE FOR A SOLUTION. PLEASE ADVISE US OF STEPS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN TO BRING THIS PROBLEM TO THE ATTENTION OF OTHER DODGE CARAVAN OWNERS. *AK

WHEN PURCHASING VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY OF 2001 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD JUST BEEN REBUILT. TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ON FEB 10TH, AND WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INCLINE AT APPROXMIMATELY 45 MPH ON MAY 28TH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

I LOST CONTROL OF THE VAN TRYING TO STOP INSTEAD OF HITTING THE TRUCK I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE GAS PEDAL SPED UP DODGE SAID ITS NOT THERE FAULT PLEASE CHECK IT OUT AND SEE IF THE VAN WAS TO BLAME ALSO THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT WORK BECAUSE I HIT THE WINDOW BEFORE THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED PLEASE HELP. *AK

WHILE CLOSING THE SLIDING DOOR IT CAME OFF THE TRACK.

CONSUMER HAD SMELLED FUEL ODOR INSIDE OF GARAGE. HE THOUGHT THAT SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE LANDMOORE. BUT, WHEN HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY FOUND OUT THAT FUEL TANK HAD A CRACK JUST LIKE MENTIONED IN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 845. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM EVAPRATING COIL FAILED WICH COULD BE HARMFULL TO FAMILY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC, I RAN OVER A METAL OBJECT WITH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AND SUBSEQUENTLY HEARD A THUD UNDER THE VEHICLE, BUT EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE OK. I DROVE ANOTHER 20 MILES @ 60 TO 70 MPH WITH NO INDICATION OF PROBLEMS, UNTIL I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO GET OF AT MY HOME EXIT. AT THAT TIME THE CHECK BRAKES FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH ESSENTIALLY NO STOPPING ACTION. I FINALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE OBJECT THAT I HAD RUN OVER (A RELATIVELY SMALL METAL OBJECT)HAD HIT THE EXPOSED BRAKE LINES WHERE THEY CONNECT TO A PROPORTIONING VALVE ASSEMBLY ABOUT HALF WAY BETWEEN THE LEFT FRONT AND LEFT REAR WHEELS. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A SMALL METAL AND RUBBER GARD TO PROTECT THE BRAKE LINES, THEY WERE INSUFFICIENT AND THE METAL OBJECT BENT THE GARD AND BROKE BOTH BRAKE LINES THAT CAME FROM THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER TO FEED THE REAR BRAKES. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS A DUAL MASTER CYLINDER, SINCE ONE CYLINDER FEEDS THE BACK RIGHT BRAKE AND THE OTHER FEEDS THE BACK LEFT BRAKE (WHILE ALSO FEEDING THE OPPOSITE FRONT BRAKE), THE FAILURE OF THE GARD TO PROTECT THE LINES RESULTED IN TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT IN A CRITICAL STOPPING SITUATION, OR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. MY FEELING IS THAT THE PLACEMENT OF THESE EXPOSED BRAKE LINES DRIECTLY IN LINE BEHIND THE FRONT WHEEL WITH RELATIVELY LITTLE PROTECTION, RESULTING IN COMMON MODE FAILURE OF T

AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON. CONSUMER HAS HAD A FUSE REPLACED A COUPLE TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS DEFECT. *AK THE AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM WAS CONNECTED TO THE REAR WINDOW WIPER, BECAUSE THE FUSE BURNS OUT WHENEVER THE WIPER IS TURNED ON. THE RECALL SERVIE ON THIS PROBLEM DID NOT CORRECT IT. *YH

THE LATCH ASSEMBLY AT THE REAR OF THE DOOR IS JAMMED SO THAT THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. I HAVE MANAGED TO GET IT BACK INTO THE RIGHT POSITION ON TWO OTHER OCCASSIONS BY PRYING IT INTO PLACE (NO, I DID NOT BEND IT OR ALTER IT IN ANY WAY). THIS TIME, HOWEVER, IT SIMPLY WON'T CLOSE. THE "LOOP" IS UP. THIS IS PARTICULARLY TROUBLESOME AS THE PROBLEM OCCURED WHEN I WAS SHOPPING. I HAD TO TAKE MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN HOME WITH THE DOOR BEING HELD SHUT BY A SEAT BELT. I DON'T BELIEVE A DOOR LATCH OF THIS AGE SHOULD FAIL. IT IS FULLY LUBRICATED.*AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY. HINGES KEPT BREAKING. DOOR WOULD FLY OPEN WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER OR CURB. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, NOT A DEFECT. HAD BEEN REPAIRED 15 TIMES, AND WOULD ONLY LAST ABOUT 3 MONTHS. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED OLD DESIGN WITH A NEW DESIGN.*AK

INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT BUCKLE DOES NOT STAY BUCKLED WHEN A LITTLE PRESSURE IS APPLIED.*AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATED BECAUSE FAN BLADE CAME LOOSE DUE TO THREADED NUT THAT HOLDS BLADE CAME LOOSE. CONTACTED A DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ON ITS OWN AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 85MPH. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT PEDAL WAS LOCKED. SHE USED BOTH FEET ON BRAKE WITH NO RESULTS. THEN, PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO SLOW IT DOWN, AND VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, $ AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN. *AK

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT/CHANGE GEARS AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

IT STALLS SUDDENLY FROM TIME TO TIME - "CHECK GAUGES" LIGHT IS ON AT THIS POINT - SOMETIMES ONCE A WEEK, SOMETIMES ONCE A MONTH, SOMETIMES TWICE A WEEK, SOMETIMES ... YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN!. I CAN RESTART IT EASY, BUT IT DOES NOT HOLD ON IDLE, AND STALLS IMMEDIATELY. IF I STEP AT THIS MOMENT AT GAS PEDAL, AND WHILE KEEPING RPM AROUND 1000, SHIFT INTO DRIVE, IT RUNS OK AS IT NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS....ONLY UNTIL NEXT TIME... I TURN OFF ALL ELECTRIC DEVICES: RADIO, FAN, LIGHTS WHILE RESTARTING IT. THAT SEEMS LIKE NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCES. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT STARTED DOING SO AFTER DEALER REPLACED ELECTRONIC MODULE FOR AIR BAGS ACCORDING TO SAFETY SERVICE NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER, OR IT'S JUST A COINCIDENCE. I GOT READING STOPPING THE ENGINE NORMALLY, IT IS 55, THEN NEXT TIME IT STALLED I GOT THE READING AGAIN, IT WAS THE SAME AS IN NORMAL SITUATION - 55.*AK

CONSUMER WAS MAKING A PANIC STOP WHEN ONE SIDE OF BRAKES LOCKED UP REAL HARD, THROWING VEHICLE TO ONE SIDE, LOSING CONTROL , AND HITTING A WALL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

LEFT REAR BRIDGESTONE B420 TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, TREAD SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALL, TIRE WAS INSPECTED AND THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF PUNCTURE, TIRE SIZE P20570R15, DOT# ICMOP22329. *SLC

WHILE DRIIVNG COULD DECELERATE, AND ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING.CONSUMER USED A DIFFERENT TYPE OF FUEL TO CORRECT PROBLEM. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT ENGINE STALLING COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

RELPACED TRANSMISSION. *AK

ENGINE DIES/RPM DROPS OUT: JUST DRIVING ALONG, HIGHWAY OR ROADWAY AND THE ENGINE DIES AND POWER STEERING AND BRAKING IS LOST AND IS DANGEROUS. NO ACCIDENTS YET, THANK GOODNESS. DEALER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE MY THROTTLE BODY AND BASE GASKET HAVEN'T BEEN MA

CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE FORD EXPLORER'S ELECTRICAL/ENGINE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE STALLS AFTER HIGH SPEED TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE, WHEN SLOWING AND WHEN TURNING AFTER EXITING WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED AFTER SECOND OR THIRD ATTEMPT AND RUNS FINE UNTIL THE NEXT OCCURANCE. NLM