VEHICLE'S SEAT BELT SPRING CLIP COMES UNDONE AND FALLS OFF WHILE IN USE OR COMES UNHOOKED WHILE TRYING TO HOOK. *AK
1995 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 1995 record →
OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT BELT ATTACHMENT FROM THE MIDDLE SEAT AREA THAT HOOKS INTO THE FLOOR WILL COME OUT. SHE NOTES THAT VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS WELL AS THE OTHERS, FAULTY SPRING CLIP. *AK
PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE IGNITION WAS OFF. *AK
VEHICLE STALLED WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY, *AK
OWNER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT VEHICLE OFF, CAUSING IT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS SIDE AND SLIDE. OWNER NOTES THAT HIS REAR HATCH CAME OPEN AFTER HE HAD RECALL WORK DONE FOR FAULTY LIFT GATE LATCH.OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT HIS SON WAS THROWN OUT OFF VEHICLE.
IN DRY WEATHER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND FAILED, ABS SYSTEM CAME ON AND DISENGAGED MECHANICAL BRAKES, REARENDED CAR IN FRONT . *AK
BRAKE NOISE.
OWNER STATES THAT THE RACK & PINON WENT OUT, DEALER WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL; WHILE TURNING VEHICLE SMOKED COMES FROM UNDENEATH DASHBOARD OF VEHICLE, DEALER THEN SAID IT WAS THE RACK & PINON. *AK
DRIVER WAS REARENDED AND THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK TWISTED AND WENT BACKWARDS, DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK
WAS DRIVING AND POWER STEERING CUT OFF AND CAUSED TRUCK TO RUN OFF THE ROAD, POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON , ALSO HAS OTHER PROBLEMS. PLEASE PLACE ALL INFORMATION . *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED WITHOUT ANY REASON. *AK
SEATBELT RELEASES DURING TRAVEL.
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED 3 TIMES.
THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, WHEN DRIVING WITH LIGHTS ON, CAN HEAR A NOISE, WHEN TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF THE NOISE STOPS. *AK
THE REAR WINDOW POPPED OUT AND SHATTERED EVERYWHERE WHILE DRIVING . PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
DIFFICULTY SCHEDULING APPOINTMENT OF LIFTGATE RECALL REPAIR WITH DEALER.
ELECTRICAL SHORT, WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER THE FUSE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SHORT OUT, CAUSING MALFUNCTIONING OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG. *AK
IN AN ACCIDENT AT 11:00 POSITION, 35MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER GOT INJURED BY HITTING THE SUNVISOR. *AK
CONSUMER APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES DUE TO A FRACTURED STEERING BELT TENSIONER PE95-012. *AK
AFTER SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
FAILURE ON THE SLIDING DOOR, THE SLIDING DOOR CAME OFF THE HINGE, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. *AK
SEAT BELT BUCKLE DESIGN ALLOWS MALE END OF BUCKLE TO ACCIDENTALLY BE INSERTED INTO AN AREA NEXT TO THE LOCK INSTEAD OF THE LOCK, CAUSING BUCKLE TO JAM..
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOST POWER. *AK
LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT YOU HAVE TO DRIVE WITH LIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
AIR CONDITION LEAKS FUMES.
VEHICLES STALLS OUT WHI.E DRIVING WITH NO WARNING, ALSO DIFFICULTY STARTING. *AK
THE FRONT DISC ROTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES . PLEASE DESCRIBE .
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND TRYING TO STOP, HIT A TRUCK AND ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK
CAR CUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING AND AT A COMPLETE STOP. *AK
BRAKE FAILED.
SEAT TRACK RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED.
DURING OPERATION UNDER 30MPH THE VEHICLE STALLS. FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, AND ACCELERATOR SENSOR TO THE COMPUTER HAVE BEEN REPLACED.8AK
PASSENGER AND DRIVER IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, SEAT WENT INTO RECLINING POSITION AT VERY LOW SPEED 12 MPH, IMPACT 12:00, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WINDOWS MISALIGNED.
ABS, INTERMITTENT BRAKES FAILURE, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, COMPLETE LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS AT LOW SPEED. *AK *JB
HIT HEAD-ON AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP FOUR TIMES. *SD
VALVE TRAIN REPLACED TWICE.
DRIVER WAS MAKING LEFT HAND TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE DROVE INTO PATHWAY, DODGE VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN COLLISION WHICH HAD (3) IMPACTS. DUAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN CHILD SAFETY SEAT, LEAVING CHILD UNSECURED. *SD
ABS, BRAKE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED, LOCKED UP AT LOW SPEED, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING BURNS. *SD
DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONT END COLLISION WHILE AT STAND STILL; HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELLING AT LEAST, 50 MPH. *AK
REAR BRAKES HYDRAULIC HOSE RUBS/WEARS AGAINST REAR AXLE, DUE TO NOT BEING PROPERLY SECURED. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601399, 601400, 601401, 601402, 601403) *DSH
REAR BRAKES HYDRAULIC HOSE RUBS/WEARS AGAINST REAR AXLE, DUE TO NOT BEING PROPERLY SECURED. (SECOND VEHICLE ON 504095, 601400, 601401, 601402, 601403) *DSH
GAS TANK LOCATED BEHIND REAR AXLE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE FRAME.
REAR BRAKES HYDRAULIC HOSE RUBS/WEARS AGAINST REAR AXLE, DUE TO NOT BEING PROPERLY SECURED. (FOURTH VEHICLE ON 504095, 601399, 601400, 601402, 601403) *DSH
GAS TANK LOCATED BEHIND REAR AXLE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE FRAME.
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