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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 →

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

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

Parking Brake
Filed Sep 30, 1997GA

PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, REPLACEMENT FAILED CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER)

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 29, 1997MN

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING REAR END COLLISIONS. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 8, 1997CA

TRANSMISSIONN FAILURE: LOW SPEED/CLUTCHES/REVERSE CLUTCH BURNT OUT. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Jul 25, 1997NY

THE HOOD UNLATCHED AND FLEW UP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 55 MPH AND UP. NO ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jul 23, 1997MD

A HOLE IN THE EVAPORATOR CAUSED AIR CONDITIONING TO FAIL.

Child Seat › Harness Retainer/Chest Clip
Filed Jul 21, 1997MD

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.

Structure › Body › Tailgate › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Jul 17, 1997AL

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

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 11, 1997NJ

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

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Jul 9, 1997IL

THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF THE VAN WHILE THE OWNER TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 8, 1997ID

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Jul 3, 1997CA

REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER THREE TIMES. ALSO, FRON TBRAKE ROTORS/STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Torque Converter
Filed Jun 30, 1997FL

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED, CAUSING HARSH SHIFTING.

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Jun 18, 1997WI

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Jun 10, 1997NE

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

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Jun 3, 1997MD

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

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jun 3, 1997CA

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

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate
Filed Jun 2, 1997MO

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Wheel Cylinders
Filed May 29, 1997MA

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

Seat Belts › Front › WebbingCrash2 injured
Filed May 21, 1997IL

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

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed May 16, 1997CT

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

Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash1 injured
Filed May 9, 1997IL

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

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed May 1, 1997WI

RACK AND PINION FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 1, 1997IL

TRANSMISSION JUMPS GEARS.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Apr 22, 1997TN

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

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Apr 15, 1997CA

THE SLIDING DOOR WON'T LOCK, CAUSING IT TO BE INOPERATIVE, CAN CAUSE INJURIES IF AN ACCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR. *AK

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Apr 4, 1997NY

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

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Mar 20, 1997CA

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

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Mar 17, 1997MI

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITION AT 60 MPH THE REAR TRAILGATE WINDOW SHATTERED. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 3, 1997MD

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Mar 3, 1997FL

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 and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Feb 26, 1997OH

ENGINE VALVES/PISTON RODS AND CONNECTORS FAILED. *AK

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash
Filed Feb 19, 1997WA

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

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 10, 1997MI

OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP, OWNER NOTES THAT DEALERS SAID IT MAYBE A FAULTY SEAL. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 9, 1997WI

TRANSMISSION STUCK IN SECOND GEAR.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 3, 1997IA

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

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Feb 3, 1997PA

SLIDING DOOR DISCONNECTED DUE TO HINGES.

Seat Belts › Integrated Child Seat
Filed Jan 21, 1997VA

VEHICLE'S INTERGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT LOCKED UP TWICE, 2ND TIME CHILD HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE STRAPS. *AK

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 15, 1997AZ

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

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 14, 1997IL

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Jan 7, 1997TX

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

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jan 3, 1997NY

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

Wheels › Hubcap/Cover
Filed Jan 2, 1997FL

IN FOR SERVICE, RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPINDLE WAS STRIPPED BY THE MFR AFTER TAKING THE TIRE OFF, WILL NOT REPAIR. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 17, 1996MI

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

Structure › Body
Filed Dec 16, 1996WI

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

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Dec 6, 1996MI

REAR HATCH OPENED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and CapFire
Filed Dec 3, 1996OH

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 and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Dec 3, 1996CT

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

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle AssemblyCrash3 injured
Filed Nov 27, 1996FL

UPON REAREND COLLISION THE DRIVER'S AND OTHER OCCUPANTS SEAT BELTS UNLATCHED. ALSO NON DEPLOYMENT OF DUAL AIR BAGS. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › LockCrash
Filed Nov 27, 1996MI

RECALL RELATED, REAR HATCHBACK LATCH FAILED AFTER HITTING A WALL, THE LATCH OPENED, LOW IMPACT, SPEED 45MPH. *AK

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