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 →
SEATBELT GETS STUCK IN DOOR PATH; WHEN ENTERING VEHICLE SEATBELT IS LOOSE, AND WON'T PROTECT OCCUPANT IN A CRASH. ALSO, PROBLM WITH DOOR LATCH STRIKER WHICH THE OCCUPANT MUST SLAM DOOR IN ORDER TO SHUT. AK BECAUSE THE BELT RETRACTOR SPRING WAS WEAK, THE DRIVER SEAT BELT HAS ABOUT A FOOT OF SLACK. *YH
THIS CAR DESTROYS BRAKES AT THE RATE OF TWO FRONT SETS PER YEAR- OTHER VEHICLES OWNED BY US LAST 2-3 YEARS ON ONE SET OF BRAKES - BRAKES ON CARAVAN BEGIN TO GRIND - METALLIC SOUNDS AFTER 6,000 - 8,000 MILES HAVE COMPLAINED TO REPAIR SHOP AND REC. REPLACEMENT BRAKES FOUR TIMES - HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT THE DESIGN OF THE DISC, ROTOR OR CALIPER ON THIS CAR IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE WEIGHT OR DESIGN OF VEHICLE - CAN YOU TELL ME IF OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE? THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. *AK
PASSENGER'S FRONT WHEEL LUGS: NUTS FELL OFF WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED WHEEL TO FALL OFF, AND RESULT IN A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
1. VEHICLE IS INTERMITTENLY STALLING WHICH OCCURS AT ANYTIME AND WIHTOUT WARNING. 2. INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS ARE PREMATURLY WEARING OUT AND ARE IN DANGER OF FALLING OFF. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH FELT VIBRATION AT SEVERAL SPEEDS. DID NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING OR OVER ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD. CHANGED THE FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRE AND TREAD BALOONED OUT. DEFECTIVE TIRE EXPLODED IN VEHICLE AFTER BEING CHANGED. TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES VN0A1B406, 205/70R15. *AK CONSUMER REPLACED ALL TIRES. *SLC
CONSUMER STATES WHILE HAVING BRAKE WORK DONE, A FIRESTONE CENTER DAMAGED THE CV AXLE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR OF THE CV AXLE THAT FIRESTONE SHOULD HAVE REPAIRED. *SLC
PLASTIC COVERING OVER HEADLIGHTS HAVE CHANGED COLOR FROM CLEAR TO A YELLOWISH COLOR OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. HOWEVER, COVER ON LIGHTS TO SIDE OF VEHICLE REMAINED THEIR ORIGINAL COLOR, CONSUMER CAN HARDLY SEE WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE, AND FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE. *AK *SLC
TRANSMISSION STARTED LEAKING.AFTER DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD IT WAS "HARD SEALS" DUE TO TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS OR WEAR AND TEAR. OUR CLIMATE DOES NOT CHANGE DRASTICALLY AND HOW CAN A MAJOR PART LIKE THIS FAIL AFTER ONLY 43,000 MILES? WE HAVE DONE THE ROUTINE MAINTANENCE ON THIS VAN EVERY 3,000 MILES.IS THIS A NORMAL PROBLEM? *AK
CONSUMER WAS SITTING STILL AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 50MPH HIT CONSUMER IN THE REAR & KNOCKED VEHICLE 37 FEET INTO REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIRAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY & DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. VEHICLE IS AT JUNKYARD.
BALL JOINT SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. IF I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE THERE WOULD OF BEEN FATALITIES!
DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED WHILE ROUNDING A BEND CAUSING ME TO ALMOST FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE, IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR THE SEAT BELT I WOULD HAVE FALLEN OUT. AFTER THE DOOR OPENED I SWERVED LOOSING CONTROL HOWEVER THER WASN'T AN ON COMING VEHICLE AT THE TIME.FROM THE FORCE OF THE DOOR SWINGING OPEN BOTH OF THE JOINTS BROKE OFF AND THE SERVICE MAN AT OUR LOCAL DEALER INFORMED US THAT HE SEES MANY OF THESE PROBLEMS ON THE 1994/1995 MODELS. I HAD ALL OF THE RECALLS DONE TO DATE INCLUDING THE REAR LATCH, THAT I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH . I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE 02 SENSOR. I FELL THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ON COMING CAR AT THE TIME, WE WERE VERY LUCKY.
DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED WHILE ROUNDING A BEND CAUSING ME TO ALMOST FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR THE SEAT BELT I WOULD HAVE FALLEN OUT. AFTER THE DOOR OPENED I SWERVED LOOSING CONTROL HOWEVER THERE WASN'T AN ON COMING VEHICLE AT THE TIME. FROM THE FORCE OF THE DOOR SWINGING OPEN BOTH OF THE JOINTS BROKE OFF AND THE SERVICE MAN AT OUR LOCAL DEALER INFORMED US THAT HE SEES MANY OF THESE PROBLEMS ON THE 1994/1995 MODELS. I HAD ALL OF THE RECALLS DONE TO DATE INCLUDING THE REAR LATCH THAT I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE 02 SENSOR. I FEEL THIS COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ON COMING CAR AT THE TIME. WE WERE VERY LUCKY. *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734346
WHEN TRANSMISSION IS COLD AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, WOULD NEED TO WAIT BEFORE BEINGABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. SOMETIMES WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, IT WOULD SKIP. TOOK TO DEALER & SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED PROBLEM WAS KNOWN TO MANUFACTURER, BUT WOULD NOT REPAIR IT.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR AIRBAG LIGHT. AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON WHEN SHE RECEIVED RECALL LETTER. TOOK TO DEALER FOR RECALL, DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM, THEN 2 MONTHS LATER, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. REAR WINDOW, RUBBER SEAL THAT GOES AROUND THE WINDOW IS MELTING WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE, AND RUNNING DOWN OUTSIDE OF CAR. CONSUMER IS CONSTANTLY CLEANING AROUND WINDOW TO AVOID DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK
PAINT ON VEHICHLE IS SLOWLY PEELING AWAY. FIRST IT WAS ONLY THE REAR DOOR AREA AND A SMALL PORTION ON HOOD NOW IT IS SPRED OVER ENTIRE VEHICLE. EACH TIME WE WASH OR IT RAINS THE PAINT IS PEELED AWAY SLOWLY. I KNOW THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND IT HAS NOT BEEN PAINTED EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT IT FROM OWNER. THIS IS DODGE PAINT. ALSO I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MINI VAN SAME COLOR AND SAME YEAR THAT PAINT IS NOT PEELING OFF OF. NEVER NOTICED TIL IT STARTED GETTING WORSE AND WORSE IN APPEARANCE. HAS THE PAINT JOB BEEN RECALLED??? BABY BLUE IN COLOR 1994 DODGE CARAVAN. ALSO THE WHEEL AREA HAS A OFF/ ON TYPE OF SQUEEK DOESNT SOUND ALWAYS. IT IS MORE LIKE OCCASSIONALLY- THE DEALER HAS TOLD US THAT MODEL JUST HAS THIS "SQUEEK" AND IT IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. HAS THAT ALSO BEEN RECALLED? AND THE BRAKE LIGHT LIT UP AFTER I HAD TO SLAM ON BREAKS ON HIGHWAY TO AVOID A SEMI TRUCK. HAS SINCE BEEN FIXED BUT WAS IT ALSO RECALLED??? THE TRANSMISSION SLOWLY SHIFTS INTO DRIVE WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT WARMED IN WINTER MONTHS. IS THIS A PROBLEM AS WELL??? THANK YOU. *AK
FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING UNEVENLY, CAUSING BRAKE CALIPER BRACKETS TO PREMATURELY WEAR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL (99V213) REPAIR, HOWEVER HAD TO PAY FOR THE DRILL BROKEN BOLT, DEALER SAID THIS WAS PAID BY THE CONSUMER BECAUSE THIS PART WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, CONSUMER FEELS THIS PART SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL. *SLC
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERNCE TO NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 99V213000 AND 99V113000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL'S 730 AND 818. DEALER DID NOT CORRECT RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER VEHICLE REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROX. 65 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR END CONSUIMER VEHICLE AT APPROX. 50-55 MPH; BOTH AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED. DEALER/MFR'S WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:
TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AT LOW GEARS, THEN PAUSING AND JUMPING INTO GEAR. BEGAN STICKING IN 1ST GEAR CAUSING DRIVER TO STOP, RESTART ENGINE TO RESET TRANSMISSION OR DRIVE AT SPEEDS UNDER 30 MPH. REBUILT IN 5/99 BUT TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN AND WILL NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS.THIS PROVES DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AND CANNOT ACCELERATE TO A SAFE SPEED.
THE TRANSMISSION HAS RECURRING PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. NLM
PAINT IS PEELING FROM ROOF OF VAN.
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH & VEHICLE ON MANY OCCASION HAS STALLED. ONCE VEHICLE HAS STALLED IT WILL START BACK UP. THERE WAS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS HAPPENING. DEALER CHECKED VEHICLE OTHER TIMES, BUT COULD NOT FIND A REMEDY. *AK
CONSUMER IS HAVING DIFFICULTY OBTAINING RECALL REPAIR (99V-213) FROM THE DEALERSHIP, DEALERSHIP IS TOO BUSY TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIR. *MJS
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING. THEN, HEARD A NOISE FROM TIRE DUE TO A TREAD SEPARATION. EL DORADO, SIZE P205/70R15.*AK
THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. WHAT MADE ME REPORT THIS ONE IS SOMEONE ELSE OUT THERE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM SEE REPORT 724620. AT ANY SPEED YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE DIES. THIS TENDS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE WEATHER IS WET. ONE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN DRIVER WAS TURNING CORNER AND ENGINE STALLED LOST POWER STEERING AND DROVE OFF ON TO SHOULDER. STARTED ENGINE AND CONTINUED ON TO HAVE IT HAPPEN MORE TIMES ON DOWN THE ROAD. IT CAN GO WEEKS WITHOUT IT HAPPENING OR MAY HAPPENED MANY TIME IN SUCCESSION. CHANGED FUEL FILTER DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. I BOUGHT VEHICLE USED MAY 1998. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. *ET
IF ANYONE HAS CLASS ACTION SUITE?TRANSMISSION FAILS,FAILS,FAILS,EVERYONE I KNOW HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THATS AT LEAST 5 PEOPLE. I HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANYONE W/CARAVAN WHO HASN'T HAD TRANS PROBLEMS. MINE HAS FAILED TWICE.*AK
I WAS LEAVING CHURCH ON 6-11-00 AND HAD 5 OTHER PASSANGERS IN THE CAR. THE LAST PASSANGER INTO THE CAR WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY CLOSING THE SLIDING DOOR SO I GOT OUT TO DO IT. THE DOOR WAS INDEED DIFFICULT TO CLOSE AND AS I MANAGED TO GET THE DOOR ALMOST CLOSED, IT FELL OFF OF THE TRACKING AND LANDED ON MY FEET. MY FEET WERE HURT AS WELL AS BAD SCRAPING TO MY ARM AS I TRIED TO CATCH THE DOOR WHEN IT STARTED TO FALL. I WAS IN TOTAL SHOCK AT HAVING A DOOR FALL OFF. WE COULDN'T GET THE DOOR BACK ON AND HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE DOOR OFF. I HAD TWO CHILDREN AND TWO ELDERLY PASSANGERS IN THE VAN BESIDES MYSELF AND MY FRIEND. I HAD NO OTHER WAY OF GETTING THE VEHICLE HOME SO HAD TO DRIVE IT THIS WAY. WHEN WE GOT HOME WE MANAGED TO GET THE DOOR BACK ONTO THE TRACK BUT COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR AGAIN AS IT WAS INOPERABLE. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THIS BUT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO HELPING ME GET THIS REPAIRED OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY AS THEY SAID THAT THEY DO THIS FROM TIME TO TIME. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO PAPA'S DODGE WHERE I BOUGHT THE VAN I WAS TOLD THAT THEY CALLED CHRYSLER CREDIT AND WERE TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PART AND THE REPAIR AT THE COST OF AROUND 300.00. A SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD MY FRIEND PRIVATELY THAT THEY HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS HAPPENING WITH THIS MODEL VAN. I HAD BEEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS PROBLEM HAD NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. DOORS DON'T JUST FALL OFF OF CARS! I WAS TOLD THAT THE ROLL
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING OUT OF GEAR. ALSO, ON ONE OCCASION VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, AND SUDDENLY COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ENGINE DIES WHEN YOU RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR AT ALMOST ANY SPEED. VEHICLE MUST BE PUT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED. NO MECHANIC CAN DETECT A COMPUTER, SENSOR, DIRTY PART OR OTHER PROBLEM TO CAUSE THIS EFFECT.*AK
BELT TENSIONER FAILURE DESTROYED SERPETINE ENGINE BELT. I COULD NOT CHARGE BATTERY AND HAD REDUCED POWER STEERING. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. MANY TENSIONERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY MY SERVICE STATION ('HOUSER'S AUTOMOTIVE' IN BROOKHAVEN, PA, 610-874-9285). *AK
WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THE CLOCK/ RADIO/ HEADLIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE FLASHING OFF AND ON WITHOUT OPERATOR CONTROLING THE COMPONENTS. ALSO GAS GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED, GAUGES WERE MOVING UP AND DOWN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS LINKED THE PROBLEM TO THE BODY CONTROL COMPUTER WHICH NEED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE SEALS/MOLDING AROUND THE WINDOWS AND GAS TANK ARE MELTING AND CAUSING THE RUBBER TO MELT. I THINK THE STUFF THATS MELTING IS GETTING IN THE GAS BECAUSE THE CAR ACTS LIKE THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE GAS. THE MOLDING AROUND THE WIDOWS MELTS AND THE BLACK MELTS ALL OVER THE PAINT. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN COMING TO A STOP, CAUSING INTERMITTENT STALLING. APPOINTMENT MADE WITH THE DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.
IN MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL THOUSAND TRANSMISSION FAILURES AT LOW MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER IS ALSO INCLUDING UPGRADED PARTS TO BE USED IN AN OVERHAUL. TO ME IF YOU NEED TO UPGRADE A COMPONENT IN ORDER FOR IT TO PERFORM PROPERLY, IT WAS DEFECTIVE TO BEGIN WITH! *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
COOLANT LEAKS FROM AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSOR. *AK
THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE CRUSHING THE CONSUMER BETWEEN THEM, DESTROYING PELVIS AND KNEES. NLM
AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR FAILED. NLM
THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR AND THE PASSENGER'S DOOR WILL NOT SHUT. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. NO ASSISTANCE FROM CHRYSLER. *AK *ML
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THE REAR WINDOW WIPER FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-113. NLM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN OPENING THE SLIDING DOOR DOOR FELL OFF THE HINGE WHICH HELD THE DOOR IN PLACE. THE LOWER LIP OF THE CARRIER (OF THE DOOR) IS COVERED BY A SNAP-ON COATED ALUMINUM STRIP, WHICH POPPED OUT OF THE SLOT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT MADE THE REPAIRS HIMSELF. *AK *ML
DEALER HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX RECALL 99V-113 OF THE AIR BAG WIRING. NLM
WHILE CHILD WAS OPENING SLIDING DOOR DOOR SLIPPED OUT OF TRACK. DEALER/MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
IT WAS RAINING AND WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING, AFFECTING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. THIS DEFECT IS RECALLED ON THE 91-93 CARAVANS, BUT NOT ON THIS 94 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
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.
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