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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 →

Power Train
Filed Aug 17, 1998HI

ODOMETER/SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THEM TO BE INOPERATIVE INTERMITTENTLY. BEEN TO DLR 6 TIMES. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Jul 30, 1998PA

DRIVING 40-45MPH WHEN SUDDENLY DOOR WINDOW BEHIND DRIVER EXPLODED FOR NO REASON. NOTHING HAD HIT OR BRUSHED UP AGAINST IT. WAS NO OTHER VEHICLE PRESENT AT TIME OF BREAKAGE. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jul 28, 1998AZ

CONSUMER

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 27, 1998NC

WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED, AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON.

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Jul 20, 1998MA

REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW POPPED OUT. OWNER NOTES WEATHER WAS HOT AND WINDOWS WERE DOWN. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 6, 1998CA

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WITHOUT INDICATIONS 30MINUTES. AFTERWARDS THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jul 4, 1998IL

EVAPORATOR MALFUNCTION.

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Jul 1, 1998CA

VEHICLE HAS HAD FOUR TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN 88,000 MILES.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Jun 26, 1998TX

SEAT BELT CLIP IN THE MIDDLE REAR OF VEHICLE DOES NOT REMAIN LATCHED. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 26, 1998CA

BOLT THAT SECURES THE BELT TENSION PULLEY TO THE ENGINE DRIVE ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL POWER AND OVERHEAT.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 22, 1998TX

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jun 16, 1998MI

WHILE TURNING THE AIR CONDITIONER ON THERE WAS NO INDICATONS OF WORKING. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jun 9, 1998KY

VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED BY DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS SHORTED OUT, CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON AND DISABLING THE AIRBAG, THE FUSE WOULD BLOW OUT. *AK *SLC

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jun 9, 1998NY

PE97049; AIR BAG CIRCUIT/WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR; WHEN USING THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER FUSE BLOWS OUT, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST 6 OR 7 MONTHS. OWNER CHANGES THE FUSE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 9, 1998CA

DRIVING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME & COMING UPON STOP SIGN/LIGHT, VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT FOR NO REASON. TOOK TO DEALLERSHIP & HAD IT CHECKED. WAS INFORMED NEEDS TO PAY UPFRONT BEFORE IT CAN BE CHECKED. *AK BROUGHT IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *YD

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jun 4, 1998CA

THE DRIVER'S WINDOW IS STUCK, WILL NOT CLOSE, NO POWER, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 1, 1998MA

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION TRAVELING ABOUT 15-20 MPH IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BREAST AND CHEST DUE TO THE SEAT BELT NOT PROVIDING PROTECTION, AND C AUSING THE PASSENGER TO JUMP FORWARD. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Apr 28, 1998CA

WATER LEAKS THROUGH THE FLOOR CONTINUOUSLY.

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Apr 17, 1998CA

WHILE DRIVING THE SLIDING DOOR FLEW OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY, NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOOR. DEALER SAID THE HINGES WERE BENT. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 21, 1998WI

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION THUMPED WHEN SLOWING FOR A STOP OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Mar 10, 1998UN

LATCH RECALL WORK PERFORMED HOWEVER FAILED.

Child Seat
Filed Mar 3, 1998IL

BUILT IN CHILD RESTRAINTS UNLATCHED.

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Feb 26, 1998ME

RACK AND PINION STEERING HAD TO BE REPLACED.

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Feb 24, 1998PA

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED.

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Feb 20, 1998HI

TRANSMISSION HAS A HARSH, ERRATIC OR DELAYED SHIFTS; WHINING, METALIC NOISE WHEN IN GEAR, EVENTUALLY STICKING IN LOWER GEARS.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Feb 11, 1998WI

POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Jan 21, 1998IL

CONSUMER WAS HIT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE AT APPROXMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE STRAPS, 2 BETWEEN LEGS AND 2 ACROSS THE CHEST, BECAME UNATTACHED FROM LOCKING CLIP. DEALER SAID THIS IS NOT DEFECT BECAUSE CLIP ONLY IS SUPPOSE TO HOLD STRAPS TOGETHER. CONSUMER HAS 2 BUILT-IN CARSEATS . *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 21, 1998CA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OUT A GEAR, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER TRIED TO SWITCH GEAR AND COULDN'T CHANGE GEAR. HE SAID THST HAD TO TURN VEHICLE OFF, THEN SWITCH GEAR. BUT WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE THE, VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS ON NEUTRAL, ACCORDING TO CONSUMER BECAUSE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. IT HAD TO BE TOWED. THE GENERAL MANAGER OF DEALER WAS CONTACTED. HE SAID: WHAT THEY COULD DO WAS REPLACE WITH REVERSE UNIT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY GAVE THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE DEALER. *AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Jan 9, 1998FL

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jan 7, 1998CA

GOING ABOUT 45MPH & BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE. SUDDENLY A THIRD VEHICLE CUT OFF 2ND VEHICLE. SLAMMED ON BRAKES, CAUSING THE CARAVAN TO REAREND 2ND VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 15, 1997CO

UPON BRAKING CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD. ALSO NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 40 TO 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT CHANGING GEARS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 11, 1997NY

HESITATION IN TRANSMISSION WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Dec 9, 1997AZ

INTERMITTENT STALLING RESULTED IN A COLLISION DUE TO A LACK OF CONTROL.

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Dec 2, 1997MD

THE SLIDING DOOR DISENGAGED FROM THE TRACKS CAUSING THE DOOR TO FALL COMPLETELY OFF, CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Nov 28, 1997IL

WHENEVER 134A IS USED IN AIR CONDITIONER, IT WOULD EAT/LEAK THROUGH IT, CAUSING IT NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. HAD AIR CONDITIONER REPLACED 3 TIMES BECAUSE OF 134A. TALKED TO MANUFACTURER & INFORMED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR USE OF 134A IN VEHICLES. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Nov 25, 1997VA

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN STOPPING AT LIGHT AND WHEN ACCELERATING. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed Nov 21, 1997PA

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER FUSE BLOWS , CAUSING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND REAR WIPER IS STILL OPERATIONAL. *SLC

Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed Nov 19, 1997MD

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'SAIR BAGS, DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO SHOULDER/JAW AND LIP. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Nov 18, 1997MI

SLIDER DOOR FALLS OFF.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Nov 10, 1997MD

WHILE DRIVING,THE SERPENTINE FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING. *AK SERPENTINE BELT FELL OFF AT 80000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED AGAIN. *SLC

Electrical System
Filed Nov 5, 1997MD

AIR BAG FUSE BLOWS WHEN REAR WIPER IS USED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Nov 5, 1997WV

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP/TURNING CORNERS OR PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC.

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Nov 5, 1997NY

SIDE SLIDING DOOR DIFFICULT TO CLOSE, SUDDENLY DOOD FELL OFF THE HINGE ON TO THE GROUND, REPLACE HINGE CENTER.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Tailgate › Latch
Filed Nov 5, 1997IL

TAILGATE LATCH FAILED WHEN VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Oct 29, 1997LA

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE SPRING GROUND ON THE MOTOR BECAME DISCONNECTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BECOMES DISCONNECTED WHILE USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE WIPERS ARE NEEDED TO BE ON, A MECHANIC HAS TO RETIGHTEN THE GROUND WIRE TO THE WIPER MOTOR WITH A WRENCH. *SLC

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 23, 1997GA

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STANDSTILL. DEALER ALSO REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK

Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly
Filed Oct 21, 1997MN

REAR LEFT LEAF SPRING BROKE, SWUNG OVER TOUCHING TIRE, CAUSED LEFT REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP, VEHICLE SWERVED IN TRAFFIC, COULD HAVE CAUSED CRASH, DEALER REPLACING ENTIRE LEFT REAR SPRING. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 16, 1997CA

BRAKES: DRIVING LESS THAN , APPROACHING A STOP AND THERE WAS SUDEEN BRAKE PRESSURE LOCK, VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN FOR ANY REPAIR WORK. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Oct 10, 1997MO

IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE SERPENTINE BELT WILL SLIP OR COMPLETELY DISENGAGE. DID OCCUR ON TWO OCCASIONS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER STEERING ABILITY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Sep 30, 1997FL

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND THE AIR BAGS ARE CONNECTED AND THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, CAUSING THE AIR BAGS TO BE INOPERATIVE. *AK

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