1996 Dodge Caravan complaints

FRONT AXEL BROKE IN TWO WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. IF THIS WERE TO HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WE WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR RUSTED/CONNECTOR HARNESS BURNT -- BURNING SMELL IN VEHICLE. *AK

AT ALMOST EXACLTY 30K MILES LATER ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION FAILED. REPAIR SHOP FOUND THE TRANSMISSION CASE HAD CRACKED WITH NO APPEARANT REASON, CAUSING ALL FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF TRANSMISSION. DODGE DEALER CLAIMS THIS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT NO HELP FROM DODGE BECAUSE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW A CAST CASE CAN JUST CRACK IF IT IS NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

POWER SEAT STOPPED OPERATING PROPERLY. UNABLE TO MOVE SEAT BACK AND FORTH. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST WAS PAID BY CONSUMER. *AK ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO THERMOSTAT FAILURE. RATTLE IN REAR SEAT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO SEAT RISORS AND ADJUSTERS FAILURE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED STEERING WAS VERY SHAKY. PROBLEM STARTED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME & IS STEADILY GETTING WORSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC NOTICED RIGHT FRONT AXLE WAS BENT. SUSPENSION FROM MANUFACTURER WAS DEFECTIVE. BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION ON THE SEALS FOR RUBBER BOOT.*AK

THE FUEL TANK CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING. *MJS

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH A CLICKING NOISE CAME FROM UNDER THE VAN. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND THE NOISE SOFTENED. I THEN REINGAGED THE ACCELERATOR TO RESUME SPEED AT THIS POINT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE VAN AND I OBSERVED PIECES OF METAL AND FLUID EXITING THE REAR OF THE VAN. THE TRANSMISSION WAS DISENGAUGED AND I COASTED ABOUT 1/8 OF A MILE TO AND AREA WERE I COULD SAFETY EXIT THE ROADWAY. *AK

FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE REPAIR DONE UNDER RECALL; OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM ACCORDING TO DEALER REPRESENTATIVE.*AK

RECALL REPAIR (99V216) WAS COMPLETED ON VEHICLE, HOWEVER VEHICLE IS CONTINUING TO LEAK FUEL, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM IT WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN RECALL AND CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS, CONSUMER FEELS THIS SHOULD STILL BE INCLUDED IN RECALL. *SLC

TRANSMISSION LEAK. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TENSIONER PULLEY ASSEMBLY HAS BROKEN A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES. CONSUMER HAS TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET AGAIN. PROBLEM MAY BE CAUSED BY THE SHAKING OF THE ENGINE, IT SHEARED OFF RIGHT AT THE BOLT. DEALER HAS NEVER EXPLAINED THE REASON, THEY JUST ORDERED THE PARTS.*AK

DURING A FULL FRONTAL IMPACT AT 30-35 MPH (ESTIMATED), NEITHER FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE INITIAL REVIEW BY THE BODY SHOP INDICATES THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE IS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO BE TOTALED. THE EXTENT OF INJURIES TO MY WIFE (DRIVER) ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME AS THEY HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY (PAIN IN LEFT WRIST AND HAND, RIGHT ELBOW, AND CHEST). SHE WILL BE SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION.*AK

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY BLEW UP. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO A NEAR BY SERVICE STATION, AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. *CJ

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ON ROAD AND HEARD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE WHERE THE BELT TENSIONER WAS LOOSE, AND SERPENTINE BELT WAS NOT WORKING. ALSO, AIR BAG LIGHT WILL STAYED ON, AND CRUISE CONTROL/ HORN WILL NOT WORK. *AK

AIRBAG SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING SWITCH. DASH LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. CHRYSLER DOES NOT SHOW CONDOLENCE OVER THIS, AND THAT PEOPLE COULD DYE IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE AIR BAG WONT DEPLOY. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF CRASHING AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY.*AK

WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY

VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER MUST WAIT FOR WHILE IN ORDER TO RESTART VEHICL., DEALER AND MECHANIC CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. THROTTLE BODY ,IDLE SPEED MOTOR, COMPUTER CHANGED , A SOLENOID REPLACED, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN TURNING OFF CAR OIL WOULD LEAK ALL OVER THE GROUND, TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SEAL LEAK. CONSUMER COULDN'T AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE VEHICLE FIXED. CONSUMER IS NOT DRIVING VEHICLE NOW.42B4FP. *AK

THE FUEL LINE FROM THE GAS TANK CAME OFF SPRAYING GASLOINE ALL OVER THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND EXHAUST. LOST APPROXIMATELY 8 GALLONS OF GAS IN A COUPLE OF MILES. THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR FIRE SHOULD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED ONLY A WEEK BEFORE.*AK

DODGE WOULD NOT COVER COST, OUT-OF-POCKET COST $327.36. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

UPON SLOWING DOWN TO 10-15 MPH VEHICLE WILL HESITATE, AND THEN COMPLETELY STALL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE.*AK THE DEALER BELIEVED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED IT . WHEN THE PROBLEM CONTINUED THE DEALER REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTORS, BATTERY AND FINALLY FUEL PUMP BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *YH

PE00032; AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING:INTERMITTENTLY OPERATED. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. FINALLY, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON. CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY AND CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP, AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. A FEW DAYS LATER, OWNER SAW NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT INVESTIGATION. *AK

SLIDING DOOR LOCKED/MALFUNCTIONED ON BOTH PASSENGER'S SIDE WHICH PREVENTED OCCUPANTS FROM EXITING VEHICLE. DOORS COULD BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK SOLENOID HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES, DRIVER SIDE DOOR SOLENOID HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS GONE THROUGH 5 ALTERNATOR/POWER STEERING BELTS (SERPENTINE) AND 3 BELT TENSIONERS OVER A PERIOD FROM 1/30/98 (12,858 MILES) TO 9/29/00 (39,761 MILES). THIS SEEMS TO BE FAR TOO MANY PROBLEMS FROM THIS COMPONENT AND COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF IT FAILS WHILE DRIVING (NO POWER STEERING).

NO SUMMARY

INTERGRATED CHILD SEAT BEGAN TO TIGHTEN UP ON THE CHILD. IT HAD TO BE CUT OFF TO RELEASE CHILD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON FUEL PUMP. CALLED DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION WILL LOOSEN. COULD STEP ON FUEL PEDAL AND VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELARATE, WILL LOSE POWER STEERING INTO THE VEHICLE AND IT WILL STOP BY ITSELF.*AK

RUSTED AND CORRODED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS . *AK

CAM SEAL, CRANKCASE SEAL,TRANSMISSION SEAL AND AXLE SEAL WHERE REPLACED DUE TO LEAKAGE. NLM

BRAKE SYSTEM EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR, THE FORWARD SHOES WERE WORN TO THE RIVETS AND THE DRUMS WERE BEYOND REPAIR, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. ALSO, FUEL GAUGE/ ODOMETER/ TEMPERATURE GAUGE DO NOT WORK, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENLY.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

THE TIMING BELT FAILED BEFORE ITS TIME LUCKLY IT DID NOT STRAND MY WIFE ON A DARK STREET.*AK

ENGINE STALLED AT 35 MPH. WOULD RESTART WITH TRANSMISSION IN NUETRAL BUT WOULD STALL AGAIN WHEN DRIVE ENGAGED. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS MADE TO RESTART VEHICLE, VEHICLE FINALLY RESTARTED AND OPERATING NORMALLY.

WHILE DRIVING WOULD USE THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. TURN SIGNALS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES WOULD TURN OFF OR ON BY ITSELF. *AK

VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE INDICATING THAT IT NEEDS GASOLINE. CONSUMER FILLED UP VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, AND THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH POOR FUEL MILEAGE, SURGING AND LOSS OF POWER, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS RESTING ON THE THROTTLE BODY LINKAGE, THIS CHAFFED THE WIRING AND CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION. *MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BELT TENSIONER AND SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT FAILURE, TENSION MOUNTING BELT IS SPONTANEOUSLY SHEARED OFF AND THE BELT BECOMES TORN APART, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING.

MOTOR CUT OFF, CONSUMER COULD NOT START VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON, AND VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ALL BRAKING POWER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL TO MALFUNCTIONED.. COMPUTER CHIP IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAS BEEN REPLACED; HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED.*AK

TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, JUST LIKE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS I HAVE SEEN ON TV( DOT NUMBER: )

HORN FAILED. *SLC