THE TRUCK'S REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER IS CONNECTED TO THE SAME FUSE AS THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. WHENEVER TURNING ON THE REAR WIPERS, THE FUSE BLOWS OUT AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. *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 →
PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, REPLACEMENT FAILED CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER)
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING REAR END COLLISIONS. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
TRANSMISSIONN FAILURE: LOW SPEED/CLUTCHES/REVERSE CLUTCH BURNT OUT. *AK
THE HOOD UNLATCHED AND FLEW UP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 55 MPH AND UP. NO ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED. *AK
A HOLE IN THE EVAPORATOR CAUSED AIR CONDITIONING TO FAIL.
HAD PUT CHILD IN BUILT-IN CSS & FASTENED CLIP FOR HARNESS; EVERY TIME IT JERKED TO MAKE SURE ITS LOCKED, WOULD POP OPEN. BOTH SEATS HAVE SAME PROBLEM; HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER TO CHECK.
THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE LIFTGATE SUPPORT BROKE, AND CAUSED THE GATE TO FALL, BREAKING THE GLASS AND CRACKING THE MOLDING. THE GLASS AND LIFTGATE SUPPORT WERE REPLACED. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WOULD DOWNSHIFT TO STOP, IT JERKS SEVERELY; 2ND TRANSMISSION IN VEHICLE; ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON; HAD IT TOWED; PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED W/1ST TRANSMISSION; JERKY MOTION HAPPENED W/1ST & 2ND TRANSMISSION. TOOK TO DEALER & A CLIP WAS MISSING. *AK
THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF THE VAN WHILE THE OWNER TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER THREE TIMES. ALSO, FRON TBRAKE ROTORS/STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED, CAUSING HARSH SHIFTING.
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON. *AK
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, COMPUTER TELLS TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO FAIL SAFE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT STALLS, OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT HIS FUEL INJECTORS WERE CLOGGED, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, HE IS VERY CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. *AK *JB
WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO REAR OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, PUSHING HER INTO THE REAR OF VEHICLE IN FRONT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW SPEEDS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE MIDDLE WINDOW SHATTERED ALL IN THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS DOING 65MPH AT THE TIME, THERE WAS NO WARNING OR REASON FOR THE WINDOW TO SHATTER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE DUE TO PREMATURE RUST AND CORROSION OF THE REAR CYLINDER WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE VEHICLE BEING SUBMERGED IN WATER OR NOT BEING OPERATED IN A YEAR. THIS ALLEGATION IS NOT TRUE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH REAR END COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SHOULDER LAP BELT DID NOT LOCK UP UPON IMPACT. ALSO, THE SEATS COLLAPSED TO THE RECLINING POSITION. *AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON, CAUSING MAJOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. THE AIR BAG HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. *AK
UPON HITTING A DITCH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKETS BENT BACK AND SIDEWAYS, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS ONTO REAR SEAT. ALSO, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. *AK
RACK AND PINION FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
TRANSMISSION JUMPS GEARS.
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL CRASH. WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED SHOP NOTICED THAT THERE WERE NO INSTALLED AIR BAG SENSORS TO ALLOW DEPLOYMENT. *AK
THE SLIDING DOOR WON'T LOCK, CAUSING IT TO BE INOPERATIVE, CAN CAUSE INJURIES IF AN ACCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED FROM THE UPRIGHT POSITION, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE MAIN FRAME WHICH SUPPORTS THE BACK OF THE SEAT BROKE IN HALF. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
GOING AT 10MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN AT THE LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE DOING ABOUT 70MPH, HIT THIS VEHICLE AT A FRONT LEFT SIDE COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITION AT 60 MPH THE REAR TRAILGATE WINDOW SHATTERED. *AK
TRANSMISSION: AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED THE TRANSMISSION WILL DROP FROM OVERDRIVE TO LOW GEAR, THROWING ALL PASSENGERS FORWARD, HAD IN FOR REPAIR ON TRANSMISSION 6 TIMES SINCE JAN. 96, WHEN IT DROPS IN LOW GEAR, HAS TO TURN OFF ENGINE TO RESTART. *AK
WHEN DRIVING OR NOT DRIVING VEHICLE, IT WOULD SHUT OFF W/O WARNING WHILE IN INTERSECTION. WOULD HAVE TO PUT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER BUT WILL DO SO. *AK
ENGINE VALVES/PISTON RODS AND CONNECTORS FAILED. *AK
ON WET ROADS WATER GOT INTO ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE STRUCK GUARDRAIL. *AK
OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP, OWNER NOTES THAT DEALERS SAID IT MAYBE A FAULTY SEAL. *AK
TRANSMISSION STUCK IN SECOND GEAR.
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE WHILE VEHICLE WAS GOING 55MPH. DEALERSHIP HAD TO DOWNLOAD COMPUTER. SAID COMPUTER FED TRANSMISSION REVERSE INFORMATION. *AK
SLIDING DOOR DISCONNECTED DUE TO HINGES.
VEHICLE'S INTERGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT LOCKED UP TWICE, 2ND TIME CHILD HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE STRAPS. *AK
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION AND IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
DROVE VEHICLE, HAD TO HIT BRAKES HARD, DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED BACKWARDS & ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT, RECLINING AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE, TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, INFORMED SEAT BASE WAS CRACKED & ORDERED PART, PART HAS NOT ARRIVED YET. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT HER FUEL TANK HAD A LEAK AND THAT THE DEALERS HAD TO REPLACE A VAVLE, OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM SHE IS HAVING WITH VEHICLE. *AK
IN FOR SERVICE, RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPINDLE WAS STRIPPED BY THE MFR AFTER TAKING THE TIRE OFF, WILL NOT REPAIR. *AK
WHEN MAKING A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR, RIGHT BEFORE THIS, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TAKEN TO A BRAKE CENTER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK
DRIVER HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER AT 4 TO 6 MPH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, COLLISION WAS NOT FRONTAL, BUT THE LOWER H-FRAME WAS BENT, CONSUMER WILL ADD REPAIR INFORMATION. *AK
REAR HATCH OPENED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT.
WHEN REFUELING VEHICLE AT THE FUEL FILLER PIPE NECK, A SPARK OCCURRED, CAUSING A FIRE, IN FOR REPAIR. *AK DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEMS, CONSUMER REFUSES TO PUT HIS FAMILY IN DANGER BY RIDING IN THIS VEHICLE. *SLC
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER THEN MADE A STOP AND THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. *AK
UPON REAREND COLLISION THE DRIVER'S AND OTHER OCCUPANTS SEAT BELTS UNLATCHED. ALSO NON DEPLOYMENT OF DUAL AIR BAGS. *AK
RECALL RELATED, REAR HATCHBACK LATCH FAILED AFTER HITTING A WALL, THE LATCH OPENED, LOW IMPACT, SPEED 45MPH. *AK
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