1994 Dodge Caravan complaints

SLIDING SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH. PLASTIC PIECE USED TO STOP VIBRATION (?) BROKE AND JAMMED DOOR LATCH OPEN. DOOR WILL NOT SHUT. *AK

WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 1994 DODGE CARAVAN. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) LISTED. *AK

PUT VAN IN PARK, LEFT RUNNING, EXITED VAN. VAN BEGAN ROLLING FORWARD AND EVENTUALLY HIT MYSELF AND GARAGE DOOR. VAN WAS APPROXIMATELY 25-30 FEET FROM GARAGE. NEIGHBOR RECOMFIRMED VAN WAS IN PARK WHEN SHE ENTERED VAN TO BACK IT UP OFF ME AND GARAGE. *AK

WHEN SLOWING DOWN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL SKIP FIRST GEAR, GO INTO NEUTRAL, AND THEN SUDDENLY POP INTO SECOND GEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE FOWARD AND GET STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. CONSUMER MUST SHUT IGNITION OFF THREE TIMES IN ORDER FOR IT TO WORK PROPERLY AGAIN. *AK

TRANSMISSION LUGS, SHIFTS HARD WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE, THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN WE BOUGHT THE VAN. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. THE VAN GOES INTO LIMP MODE CONSTANTLY WHEN IT FINALLY GOES INTO GEAR. *AK

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CAUSING SLIPPAGE. *YC

OUR ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED LAST SUMMER (AUGUST). SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD THREE REPLACEMENTS, ALL OF THEM HAVE FAILED. *AK

WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR COASTING, TO MAKE A LEFT/RIGHT TURN, VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT FOR NO REASON. HAD NO WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR SOLVE PROBLEM. IT'S INTERMITTENT & HARD TO LOCATE. *AK

WHEN OPERATING VEHICLE AT NIGHT,HEADLIGHTS GO OUT MOMENTARILY,(2-3SEC),OR AFTER DRIVING FOR 50 TO 100 MILES AT NIGHT THEN STOPPING ,AND STARTING AGAIN ,LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON DOORS WILL NOT LOCK, HEATER CONTROLS WILL NOT FUNCTION.2TO3 HOURS. LATER EVERYTHING WORKS FINE AGAIN (FOR AWHILE UNTIL THE SAME PROBLEM SURFACES AGAIN) NO.OF OCCURRENCES 10. *AK

TRANSMISSION WOULD ALWAYS JERK WHEN SHIFTING. DEALER TOLD US THAT WAS NATURAL FOR THAT TRANSMISSION. AFTER TWO YEARS, TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. PREVIOUSLY WE OWNED A 1990 DODGE CARAVAN AND ALSO HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AT APPROXIMATELY 80000 MILES. SINCE THEN WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS THAT THIS IS COMMON IN CARAVANS. ALSO THE BOLT HOLDING THE ENGINE FAN IN PLACE HAS HAD TO REPLACED TWICE AS IT FALLS OUT. WE DID CATCH THE PROBLEM BOTH TIMES WHEN THE ENGINE OVERHEATED WHILE IDLING. *AK

IN A 40MPH FRONTAL IMPACT PASSENGER'S SEAT SLID FORWARD, CAUSING MORE INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. ALSO IT WAS MORE DIFFICULT TO UNBUCKLE, CAUSING MUCH DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING. *AK

WHEN IT'S RAINING REAR WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. ALSO, RADIO HAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG.

THE OVERDRIVE GEAR WAS MAKING WHINNING NOISES INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT HARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK WHEN SHIFTING. *AK

IT JERKS SEVERLY WHEN GOING INTO GEARS WHEN SHIFTING SOMETIMES DOES NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST TILL AFTER 50MPH, WHEN YOU STOP HAS POOR TAKE OFF SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO MOVE, PREVIOUS OWNER HAD PUMP IN TRANSMISSION AND OTHER COMPONENTS CHANGE A YEAR BEFORE WE PURCHASED IT IN 1997 AND NOW WE ALSO HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, ALSO WHEN PUTTING INTO REVERSE DOES NOT WANT TO ENGAGE AT FIRST OR WHEN IT DOES CLUNKS BADLY AND WE HAVE HAD THE MOTOR MOUNTS CHECKED AND THEY ARE FINE

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC THE ENGINE WILL DIE,MOST FREQUENTLY WHILE SLOWING AND MAKING A TURN.WHILE I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT YET LOSING THE POWER STEERING WHEN THIS OCCURS HAS CAUSED SOME CLOSE CALLS.

SEAT BELT LATCH FAILED TO STAY LATCHED WHILE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. SEAT BELT LATCH IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IF NEEDED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

ELECTRICAL FUSE FOR THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER AND AIR BAG BLEW.

REFERENCE YOUR NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE97049. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON , AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER DOES NOT WORK. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REMAIN IN 2ND GEAR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DOME LIGHT OCCASIONALLY TURNS OFF AND ON INTERMITANTLY.

PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IGNITION BEING ON, CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. RECENTLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG ALSO DEPLOYED WHILE IN PARK. DEALER CAN'T FIND SOLUTION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND VEHICLE SHUT ITSELF DOWN. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED,VAN WAS BROUGHT INTO DEALER AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS GOING TO BE ABOUT 1000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR.THE VEHICLE WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THE COMPONENTS REPAIRED,I WAS TOLD THAT THE EVAPORATOR WAS CLOGGED AND THAT THE CONDENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE FREON HAD LEAKED OUT.AFTER GETTING BACK THE CAR FROM THE DEALER THE COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP FROM LACK OF LUBRICATION FROM THE OIL THAT IS IN THE FREON. NOW MY LATEST ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE AIR CONDITIONER IS 2500 DOLLARS. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NO REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM TO OCCUR.THE VAN HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR EVERY SERVICE IMAGINABLE AND NEVER ONCE WAS I TOLD THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER NEEDED ANY KIND OF MAINTENANCE.NOT EVEN IN THE OWNERS MANUAL IS THERE ANY MENTION OF AIR CONDITIONER MAINTENANCE.

AIR CONDITIONER FAILS TO BLOW COOL AIR AFTER A COLLISION DAMAGING THE UNIT.

THE REAR AXLE BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 50 MPH, ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD. DRIVER LOSS CONTROL AND VEHICLE ENDED UP IN A DITCH ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ON ITS SIDE, FACING OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL.

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR SHORTED OUT. ALSO, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HEWOULD DISENGAGE THE AIR BAG TO PREVENT IT FROM DEPLOYING. *AK

AIRBAG SENOR LIGHT CAME ON. NOTIFIED THE DEALER,AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART MOST LIKEY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST TO CONSUMER. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO FASTEN PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE. VEHICLE GOT STUCK IN GEAR. DEALER/MFR. WER ENOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SLIDING DOORS. WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, IT FELL OFF. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED DUE TO LEAKING EVAPORATOR.

HAD TOURQUE CONVERTER REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE FOURTH BEING TODAY CURRENT. IT IS STILL IN SHOP NOW. THEY REPLACE WITH REBUILT TORQUE CONVERTERS AND IT KEEPS CRACKING AND THE TRANSMISSION LEAKS FLUID LIKE CRAZY. WE HAVE SPENT OVER 4000.00 IN LAST TWO YEARS ON THIS TRANSMISSION. WE DONT MISDRIVE OUR VEHICLE. WE PURCHASED VEHICLE AT 77,000 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. THAT WAS THE FIRST REPLACEMENT OF TOURQUE CONVERTER THEN SECOND REPLACEMENT CAME SIX MOTNHS LATER AND THE THIRD WAS A YEAR LATER THEN THE FOURTH JUST SIX MONTHS LATER AGAIN.

DOME LIGHT FLASHES CONTINUALLY.

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER WAS COMING TO THE RED LIGHT, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND THEN THEY RELEASED. THE PUMP MOTOR FAILED THREE TIMES, AND THE ABS BRAKES BURNED OUT THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE RAN INTO TELEPHONE POLE, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER REPLACED SENSOR. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AT SPEEDS AROUND 40 MPH. TAKEN TO GARAGE SEVERAL TIMES AND MANY OTHER COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED BEFORE THE SOURCE OF THE FAULT WAS FOUND TO BE THE TRANSMISSION.

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HEAD ON COLLISON.

WHEN GAS TANK IS FULL FUMES SOMEHOW GASOLINE ESCAPES AND GASOLINE SMELLS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DEALER ADVISES NOT TO FILL THE TANK TO FULL. ANY AMOUNT OF GAS ADDED CAUSES GASOLINE SMELL. DEALER NOT AWARE OF SECOND INCIDENT, NO LEAKS IN CAR. *AK

AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET INTO FIRST GEAR ,CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAME LOOSE CAUSING VIBRATION DUE TO THE STUDS BREAKING OFF.

TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING NOISE AND SMOKE TO COME THROUGH THE ROOF.

NOT SPECIFIED.

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT.

CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE. UPON STARTING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, INJURING THE CONSUMER. *AK

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WHILE VAN WAS SITTING STILL AND VEHICL WAS TURNED OFF, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.