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
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 →
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
CONSUMER
WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED, AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON.
REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW POPPED OUT. OWNER NOTES WEATHER WAS HOT AND WINDOWS WERE DOWN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WITHOUT INDICATIONS 30MINUTES. AFTERWARDS THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
EVAPORATOR MALFUNCTION.
VEHICLE HAS HAD FOUR TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN 88,000 MILES.
SEAT BELT CLIP IN THE MIDDLE REAR OF VEHICLE DOES NOT REMAIN LATCHED. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK
BOLT THAT SECURES THE BELT TENSION PULLEY TO THE ENGINE DRIVE ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL POWER AND OVERHEAT.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE TURNING THE AIR CONDITIONER ON THERE WAS NO INDICATONS OF WORKING. *AK
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
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
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
THE DRIVER'S WINDOW IS STUCK, WILL NOT CLOSE, NO POWER, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
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
WATER LEAKS THROUGH THE FLOOR CONTINUOUSLY.
WHILE DRIVING THE SLIDING DOOR FLEW OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY, NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOOR. DEALER SAID THE HINGES WERE BENT. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION THUMPED WHEN SLOWING FOR A STOP OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. *AK
LATCH RECALL WORK PERFORMED HOWEVER FAILED.
BUILT IN CHILD RESTRAINTS UNLATCHED.
RACK AND PINION STEERING HAD TO BE REPLACED.
RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED.
TRANSMISSION HAS A HARSH, ERRATIC OR DELAYED SHIFTS; WHINING, METALIC NOISE WHEN IN GEAR, EVENTUALLY STICKING IN LOWER GEARS.
POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED.
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
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
TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING.
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
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
HESITATION IN TRANSMISSION WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC.
INTERMITTENT STALLING RESULTED IN A COLLISION DUE TO A LACK OF CONTROL.
THE SLIDING DOOR DISENGAGED FROM THE TRACKS CAUSING THE DOOR TO FALL COMPLETELY OFF, CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
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 STALLS WHEN STOPPING AT LIGHT AND WHEN ACCELERATING. *AK
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
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'SAIR BAGS, DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO SHOULDER/JAW AND LIP. *AK
SLIDER DOOR FALLS OFF.
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
AIR BAG FUSE BLOWS WHEN REAR WIPER IS USED.
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP/TURNING CORNERS OR PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC.
SIDE SLIDING DOOR DIFFICULT TO CLOSE, SUDDENLY DOOD FELL OFF THE HINGE ON TO THE GROUND, REPLACE HINGE CENTER.
TAILGATE LATCH FAILED WHEN VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED.
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
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STANDSTILL. DEALER ALSO REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK
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
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
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
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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