1995 Dodge Caravan complaints

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH TREAD ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VAN AND WAS NOT INJURED. TIRE SIZE P20570R15. REPLACEMENT TIRE ON A DODGE, CARAVAN, MILEAGE 16,000. FIRESTONE WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT TIRE. *AK 1 OTHER TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, THE TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, 2 OTHER TIRES DID NOT FAIL, BUT WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF BUBBLING. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES OVER HEAT, ROTORS ON FRONT WHEELS CRACK AND BREAK. COST OF REPAIR/REPLACEMENT IS $200 TO 450. REAR WINDOW HAS SHATTERED 3 TIMES WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT, AND CAR SITING IN SUN. YOU GET IN AND CLOSE (NOT SLAM) THE DOOR AND THE WINDOW JUST SHATTERS IN TO TINY PIECES. COST OF REPLACEMENT $795. THESE SEEM TO BE DESIGN DEFECTS. MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE MY PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN DRIVING ON WET ROADS THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THIS IS THE NORM NOT THE EXCEPTION. IT WAS REPLACED ONCE AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES ANT NOW IT IS OCCURRING AGAIN. I WOULD NOT LET MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE,IF THE STEERING WAS TO GO OUT IT IS TOO HEAVY FOR THEM TO REGAIN CONTROL. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE OF MINIVAN AND THEY SAY IT HAS HAPPENNED WITH THEM TOO. I CAN UNDERSTAND THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT OCCASIONALLY IN WET WEATHER,BUT I CAN COUNT ON IT GOING OUT IF I DRIVE THROUGH A PUDDLE. *AK

RECALL 99V113000. AFTER DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SINCE THE INITIAL REPAIR, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES.*AKDURING THE LAST REPAIR, THE DEALER REPLACED MODULE BECAUSE IT WAS RUSTED OUT. *YH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. (99V-113) *MJS

TIRE WAS COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND STEEL BELT WAS SHOWING THROUGH, EXCESSIVE WEAR WAS CAUSING VIBRATION ABOVE 50 MPH. *MJS

TRANSMISSIOM SERVICED AT DEALER AT 15252 MI ON 6-24-96. AGAIN AT 32243 MI ON 5-06-98 AND AGAIN AT 45163 MI ON 8-10-99. ON1-12-2000 DIAGNOSED WITH LEAKING SOLENOID PACK WHICH WAS REPLACED ON 2-02-2000 AT 50954 MI AT A COST OF 284.00 ON 5-24-2000 I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF 1700.00 TO FIX AN INTERNAL LEAK .THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND DODGE SHOULD BEAR THE COST FOR REPAIRS. *AK

SERPENTINE BELT KEEPS COMING OFF IN RAINY CONDITIONS WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT WHICH ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD BLEW OUT THREE FUSES AND CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO MALFUNCTION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE FAN MOTOR STAYED ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RAN FOR OVER AN HOUR RESULTING IN OVERHEATING AND DAMAGING THE WATER PUMP. NLM

AIR BAG WIRING SHORTED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-113 CAUSING THE REAR WIPER TO FAIL. NLM

CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT ALTHOUGH, THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 91-93 MODEL CONSUMER FEEL THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. NLM

THIS IS THE AREA TO REFER TO FOR DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY CAR. I HAVE OWNED THIS 1995 DODGE CARAVAN SINCE FEB. 1998, AND HAVE HAD THE OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE THEN (THE LAST IN LATE MARCH 2000), AND AM ABOUT TO HAVE TO REPLACE IT FOR THE FIFTH TIME. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS, AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT WHY THE OXYGEN SENSOR KEEPS FAILING. IT COSTS $100 - $200 EACH TIME TO GET IT REPLACED, AND THE PROBLEM IS APPEARING ON THE AVERAGE OF EVERY MONTH-AND-A-HALF NOW, SO I AM LOOKING AT SPENDING $1200 / YR JUST TO REPLACE OXYGEN SENSORS. THIS DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT POTENTIAL ACCIDENT COSTS. WHEN THE OXYGEN SENSOR STARTS GOING BAD, OUR CAR DOES NOT REACT TO THE ACCELERATOR BEING PRESSED RIGHT AWAY, SO WE INSTINCTLY PRESS HARDER. WHEN IT FINALLY REACTS, THE CAR SURGES FORWARD. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY GETS HURT OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM! *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DOORS COME UNLOCKED AND THE DASH LIGHT INDICATES THAT SLIDING DOOR IS OPEN. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

WE BOUGHT OUR CARAVAN USED THROUGH A PERSONAL SALE, BUT THE WARRANTY WAS UP TO 36,000 MILES. AT 38,000 WE WERE DRIVING ALONG (WITH MY YEAR-OLD SON IN THE CAR) AT 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR, AND THE CAR HAD TO BE BROUGHT TO A STOP ON A VERY BUSY ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER. WE DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO OUR MECHANIC WHO TOLD US THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. ROBINSON'S TRANSMISSION IN BUXTON, MAINE DID THE REPAIRS. HE DID A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH COST US $950. NOW AGAIN,IN APRIL 2000, JUST OVER A YEAR SINCE THE LAST TIME, AT 61,000 MILES , WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF A BUSY STREET CROSSING (AGAIN WITH MY SON), AND THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT INTO A CRAWL. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS, BUT UNABLE TO GO ANYWHERE. LUCKILY, OTHER CARS SAW US. AGAIN, WE TOOK IT TO ROBINSON'S GARAGE AND AGAIN HE DID THE OVERHAUL OF THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAD JUST GONE OVER OUR WARRANTY WITH HIM, SO HE ALLOWED US TO SPLIT THE COST OF THIS SECOND-TIME REPAIR. THIS TIME IT WAS $400. AFTER OUR FIRST INCIDENT, I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE I WAS 2,000 MILES OVER MY WARRANTY, THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME. I HAD A VERY DISTURBING CONVERSATION WITH A WOMAN NAMED DIANE, WHO OFFERED ME NO COMFORT WHATSOEVER. WE BOUGHT THIS MINI-VAN SO THAT WE COULD RIDE COMFORABLY WITH OUR SON. BUT NOW AFTER THESE 2 INCIDENTS, WE ARE NO LONGER FEELING THAT WE ALL ARE RIDING IN A S

WHILE VEHICLE IS COLD STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN OR RETURN TO NORMAL. AFTER VEHICLE IS WARMED UP THERE IS NORMAL DRIVING. *AK *ML

WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER PERFORMED A TUNE UP AND PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED. ALSO NOISES IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM, AND DEALER CHANGED 3 TIMES AIR CONDITIONER: EVAPORATOR PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER TEN TIMES FOR THE SAME REPAIR, YET IT HAS NEVER BEEN REPAIRED,ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND. THIS FORCES ME TO STAY ON CITY STRRETS AND PROHIBITS ME FROM USING THE HIGHWAY. EACH TIME THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS FIXED I PICK IT UP AND IT EVENTUALLY DOES THE SAME THING AGAIN. WE PICKED THE VEHICLE UP LAST FRIDAY AND IT DIDN'T SHIFT ON OUR WAY HOME. I TOOK IT BACK THIS MONDAY. THEY DID PUT IN IN A RENTAL BUT MY POINT IS I HAVE A VAN THAT CANNOT BE FIXED AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO CAREAT ALL. I STILL OWE 6,000 ON THE VAN AND I CAN'T TRADE IT IN WHEN IT DOESN'T SHIFT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND FEAR IT WILL END UP LEADING TO AN AUTO ACCIDENT. WHAT DO I DO?. *AK

AFTER BEING STOPPED AT STOPLIGHT, PLACED FOOT ON GAS, HOWEVER, VAN HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, HAD TO REAPPLY THE BRAKE TO RESET - HAS NOT YET HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY - BUT HAVE HEARD OTHERS SAY IT IS POSSIBLE. I AM FRIGHTENED AS I DRIVE 18 MILES/HIGHWAY TO AND FROM WORK IN THIS VAN - WITH NOT EVEN 40,000 MILES YET. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO REPAIR SHOP AND FOUND THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, TO KEEP IT FROM REPLACING ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. MANUFACTURER SAID IF NO WARRANTY, THEY COULDN'T HELP. *AK

BOTH ROTORS HAVE RUST PITS ON THE INSIDE OF THEM AND THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR GRABBED THE BRAKE PAD AND TORE IT FROM THE RIVETED STEEL IT WAS CONNECTED TO CAUSING NOISE FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. NLM

WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES PRESSING ON BRAKES, BRALKES WILL GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. *AK

HEARD A NOISE THAT HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. HAD VEHICLE BACK , AND TRANSMISSION FAILED IMMEDIATELY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING,CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND BATTERY, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE ACCIDENT, BUT CHRYSLER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP. *AK *ML

WHEN THE IGNITION IS IN THE ON POSITION DRIVER IS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER WAS TOLD ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THAT PROCEDURE WAS NORMAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 99V113000/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE LOST EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL, BUT CAR WAS STILL ON. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE. CONSUMER GOT 2 BLOCKS AWAY, AND AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 99V113000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 818/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

I WAS DRIVING WHEN I HEARD A METALLIC CRUNCH AND SUDDENLY I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION. I MANAGED TO PARK.. THE PULLEY WAS BROKEN AND THE BELT WAS OFF .FORTUNATELY I HAD STOPPED TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER .WE HAD TO TRAVEL ON I 95 S AND WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING AT LEAST 60 MPH. THIS WAS VERY EXPENSIVE FOR ME BECAUSE WE WERE ON OUR WAY OUT OF TOWN FOR A FAMILY EMERGENCY AND I HAD TO TAKE THE ONLY RENTAL CAR WHICH WAS AVAILABLE $277. HAVE MY CAR TOWED $80. AND PAY FOR REPAIRS $255..THE DEALER ACTS AS THOGH THIS IS A COMMO OCCURENCE AND SOMETHING TO BE EXPECTED.. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 40 YEARS AND NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN I ALSO HAVE A WATER LEAK UNDER THE DRIVERS MAT AND FROM THE ROOF INTO THE STORAGE AREA IN THE BACK .THEY ALSO AC LIKE THIS IS PERFECTLY NORMAL AND TOLD ME I NEED TO TAKE IT TO A PLACE THAT CHECKS OUT LEAKS AND PAY .*AK

WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT 30 MPH TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO LOW GEAR, WHICH CAUSES THE VAN TO SLOW DOWN SUDDENLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH WHEN STEERING WHEEL WENT OUT, AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO, TIRES STARTED TO WOBBLE. HAD HEARD A LOUD BANGING BEFORE STEERING WENT. VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. NOTHING WAS HIT. VEHICLE TOWED TO ORIGINAL DEALER & MECHANIC REPAIRED THE STEERING. *AK

FAILED TRANSMISSION/REPLACED A/C EVAPORATOR AND NOW COMPRESSOR - TOTALLING $4,000.00 - HOW DOES CHRYSLER STAY IN BUSINESS? PLEASE TAKE ACTION FOR US, THEY ARE NO HELP! *AK

RECALL COMPONENT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER CAN NOT OBTAIN REPAIR DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. (99V-113) *MJS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED THE REAR WIPER, THE DOOR LOCKS AND GAS GAUGE TO FAIL. YH

CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR SOME OF THE RECALL REPAIR (99V-113). *MJS

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION ON A CARAVAN. HAS ANYONE EVERY DONE ANY STATISTICS ON WHAT PERCENTAGE OF CHRYSLER'S MINIVANS HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS? WHAT'S HORRIBLE, IS A GOOD PERCENTAGE WHO REPLACE THEM ONCE REPLACE THEM AGAIN. JUST BECAUSE THIS ISN'T A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM, DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE ADDRESSED. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. WE NEED SOME HELP. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED, CAUSING SMALL GLASS FRAGMENTS TO ENTER INTO THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RECALL 99V113 000/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED SINCE JULY CONCERNING ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT WHEN IGNITION KEY IS TURNED TO "NO" OR "START" POSITION. THIS CAN CAUSE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY TO DEPLOY. BEEN WAITING SINCE 29 JULY 99, AND DEALER STILL FAILED TO HONOR RECALL PROPERLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, TRAVELLING 55MPH AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT FLASED ON AND OFF. JUST BEFORE ARRIVING AT HOM, PULLED UP IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR NEXT WEEK. *AK

I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, ALL SAID THIS WAS VERY COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) DISCUSSED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

DRIVER'S DOOR HAS PREMATURELY SEPARATED FROM THE HINGES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. AS A RESULT THE DOOR COULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING, CREATING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *AK *ML

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP,THE ONLY TIME IT DOESN'T STALL IS WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT HI-OCTANE GAS. YH

AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED. MJS

WHEN TURNING A CURVE OR HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD STEERING COLUMN FEELS LOOSE AND ALSO JERKS. VEHICLE HAS A HAD A LOOSE BOLT IN THE COLUMN. PROBLEM EXISTS AGAIN.*AK

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V113000. CONTACTED DEALER & SET APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE IN ON GIVEN DATE. AFTER ARRIVING, WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. WOULD NOTIFY WHEN PARTS WERE IN. ALSO, INFORMED OWNER SHE COULD DISCONNECT WIRES UNTIL PART CAME IN. *AK

RECALL WORK COMPLETED ON THE AIR BAGS FOR (99V-113/FALSE DEPLOYMENT), HOWEVER DURING VEHICLE COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER AIRBAGS RESULTING IN INJURY TO CONSUMERS. MJS

WE RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE AIR BAGS IN AUGUST OF 1999. TOOK THE VAN TO AUDUBON CHRYSLER CENTER IN HENDERSON , KY. TO BE CHECKED OUT. WE WERE TURNING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY WHEN A CAR TOPPED THE HILL HIT US. THE POLICE, THE WRECKER DRIVER, AND THE BODY SHOP GETTING US AN ESTIMATE , COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT ACTIVATE. THEY HAD TO HAUL OUR VAN ON A FLATBED TRUCK COULD NOT TOW IT IN. MY HUSBAND HAS A BRUISE ACROSS HIS STOMACH AND A KNEE BLEEDING AND BRUISED. I HAVE A CRACKED RIB PLUS BRUISES AND FOOT AND KNEE BRUISES. BOBBY MISSED TWO DAYS WORK, AND I HAVEN'T WORKED SINCE THE WRECK ON THE 30 OF NOVEMBER. TODAY IS THE 9 OF DECEMBER. MY QUESTION IS HOW MANY 95 VANS ARE THERE OUT ON THE ROAD WITH THE SMA AIR BAGS PROBLEM? WOULD THERE BE ANY SURIVORS IF THEIR AIR BAGS DON'T GO OFF? A VERY CONCERNED CUSTOMER. *AK

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AT 30 MPH AND NEARLY CAUSED IMPACT FROM REAR BY VEHICLE BEHIND. TRANSMISSION MECHANIC STATED THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE THAT THE OVERDRIVE HUB AND PLANET (ORIGINALLY MADE FOR 3.0 AND 3.3 LITER ENGINE) WERE NOT SUFFICIENT FOR 3.8 LITER ENGINE. LATER MADE LARGER PART, BUT DID NOT RECALL PART OR NOTIFY OWNERS. HE WAS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT THROUGH WORKING FOR DEALERSHIPS. STATED THE DEFECT IS KNOWN BY DEALERSHIPS AND NOT REPORTED TO CONSUMERS. THIS CAUSES THE SUDDEN LOCKUP OF THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD JUST EXITED THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY VAN LOCKED UP. I CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE ROLLED IF IT HAD LOCKED AT 70MPH ON I-10. *AK

RE: DOORS AND LATCHES PROBLEM. CAN DOCUMENT VISIT TO DEALER 3/26/96 ALTHOUGH PROBLEM STARTED EARLIER. THEY ALIGNED DOORS WHICH WERE SAGGING BUT WOULDN'T LOOK AT LOCKS. YESTERDAY, 11/29/99 THE LOCK ON THE DRIVERS DOOR FAILED COMPLETELY. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME HOLDING THE DOOR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE BODY SHOP, THE GUY SAID, WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT, WHAT WAS WRONG. THE DOORS SAG, A PLASTIC CASING IN THE LOCK WEARS DOWN AND BINDS THE TUMBLERS AND THE SCREWS HOLDING THE LOCK/LATCH IN FALL OUT. HE SAYS HE SEES THIS 2-3 TIMES A WEEK ON CARAVANS BUT CHRYSLER WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE PASS. SIDE DOOR LATCH WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALTOGETHER. HE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WAS WORKING AT ALL GIVEN ITS CONDITION. IT WILL COST ME 375-400 TO FIX BOTH DOORS. THE LATCHES ARE $100 A PIECE, AND THE GUY SAID THEY WOULD FAIL AGAIN GIVEN THEIR CONSTRUCTION. RE: ENGINE/AC PROBLEM I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. IF YOU USE THE AC FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME, THE CAR CUTS OFF, ESPECIALLY WHEN ROUNDING A CORNER WHILE IN MOTION. IT CAN BE RESTARTED BUT THE IDLE MUST BE KEPT HIGH FOR OVER 10 MINS BEFORE IT WILL KEEP RUNNING AGAIN. IT FORCES ME TO BRAKE WITH MY LEFT FOOT JUST TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING. IT ALWAYS DOES THIS WITH THE AC, BUT ALSO OCCURS OTHER TIMES RANDOMLY. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE MOST DANGEROUS THING ABOUT MY CAR. I AM SCARED TO LET MY TEENAGERS DRIVE IT. I WORKED FOR A COMPANY IN BALTIMORE AND DROVE A VAN LIKE THIS ONE ON MY JOB. THAT VAN HAD THE SAME PR