1996 Dodge Caravan complaints

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED.

BRAKE DRUMS FAILED.

BACK UP LIGHT SWITCH FAILED SINCE NEW.

TURN SIGNAL FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

STRAPS TO THE GAS TANK WERE NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY CAUSING STRAPS TO RUB HOLE INTO GAS TANK RESULTING IN GAS LEAK.

WHILE ENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPS FROM DRIVE O A LOWER GEAR AND VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. *AK

CONSUMER HAD BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE DEALER FOR REPAIR FOR THE WIRING AND ELECTRICAL UNIT 4 TIMES. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEALER, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

RELAY SWITICH CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT WHICH CAUSE STEAM TO COME FROM THE ENGINE AND MAKING IT UNABLE TO DRIVE. WINDSHILED WIPERS COME OFF AND ON WITHOUT WARNING.

GAS TANK FAILED, CAUSING THUMPING/THUDDING NOISE.

COMPLAINT OF THUMPING NOISE HEARD WHEN STOPPING OR TAKING OFF, 4 TIME, FUEL TANK MUST BE AT LEAST 1/2 OR MORE FILL WITH GAS TO HEAR IT, REMOVE AND CHECK REAR SHOKS, INSPECT REAR SUSPENSION, REPLACE TANK, ALL TO NO AVAIL.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD TO CUT THE HARNESS STRAPS TO GET THE CHILD OUT OF THE INTERGRATED CSS BECAUSE THE MORE ONE WOULD TRY TO GET THE CHILD OUT OF THE INTERGATED CSS, THE MORE THE HARNESS STRAPS WOULD TIGHTEN UP. *AK

WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES ON VEHICLE WHEN A HOWLING/SQUEALING GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. *AK

FRONT DOOR POWER LATCH FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER THEN PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR THE ENGINE TO COOL. AFTER THE ENGINE COOLED, THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE OIL STICK AND IT READ NOTHING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE GALLEY PLUG. DEALER SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE HAZARD. DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *AK

SOLENOID FAILED.

POWER DOOR INTERLOCKS FAILED.

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE THROUGH A PUDDLE AND GETTING WET THE STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. DEALER CANNOT FIX. *AK

POWER DOOR LOCK ON SLIDING DOOR ON PASSEGER'S SIDE WAS FAULTY. OWNER NOTES THAT ALL ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS ARE FAULTY. WHEN VEHICLE REACHES A CERTAIN SPEED, LOCKS START TO MALFUNCTION. ALSO DOOR AJAR, AND LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THIS OCCURS. *AK

BRAKES FAILED.

FRONT WINDOW BREAKS DUE TO BEING OFF TRACK.

BRAKE FAILURE.

PARKING BRAKE FAILED.

FUEL TANK LEAKS DUE TO INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION.

HORN FUSE FAILED.

POWER STEERING BELT BROKE OFF.

FUEL TANK FAILED.

THE SLIDING DOOR POWER LOCKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSING UNEXPECTEDLY. ALSO, WINDSHIELD FOGS UP ON PASSENGER'S SIDE THEN ON DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

INTERGRATED CHILD SEAT BELT LOCKS UP, SEAT BELT ALSO JAMS. OWNER NOTES THAT WHEN SEAT BELT IS PULLED IT GETS TIGHTER. OWNER ALSO NOTED THAT THE SEAT BELT AREA IS CLEAN. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED AT SLOW SPEEDS.

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.

REAR WHEEL LINING FAILED, CAUSING NOISE.

FUEL FLOW CONTROL SENSOR VALVE FAILED.

CONSUMER'S SLIDING DOOR OF RIGHT SIDE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. SOMETIMES HE CAN OPEN FROM OUTSIDE AND NOT FROM THE INSIDE, OTHER TIMES IT'S JUST THE OPPOSITE. *AK

STOPPED AT STOP SIGN, LEVER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR. ENGINE REVVED UP BUT NO ACCELERATION. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE SEEMS TO WANT TO STALL. TOOK TO MECHANIC. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. COMPUTER SENSOR BLEW OUT ON INTERSTATE & WAS REPLACED TWICE. PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE LOSES POWER, STICKS IN LOW GEAR, MAKES NOISES WHEN SHIFTING. VEHICLE DROPS OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. THE DEALER IS ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE VEHICLE, BUT HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL YET. *AK ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER OF 1997. CONSUMER IS IN PROCESS OF PURCHASING A 1998 FROM DEALER, COLONIAL FITZGERALD DODGE HAS BEEN HELPING CONSUMER NEGOTIATE A BUYBACK. *SLC

EMERGENCY BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED FOUR TIMES. FIRS TWO TIMES RESULTED IN THE RLEASE HANDLE POPPING OUT AND WOULD NOT RESET TO ITS PARKING PLACE; LAST TWO MALFUNCTIONS RESULTED IN NON-FUNCTIONA; EMERGENCY BRAKE. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED.

INTERGRATED CHILD SEAT WILL NOT ALLOW FORWARD MOVEMENT AND THAT SEAT MOVES BACK. CHILD BECOMES SLANTED IN SEAT AND IS SLAMMED INTO BACK OF SEAT. *AK

UNDER NORMAL BRAKE APPLICATION THE PADS HAVE WORN DOWN TOO FAST. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

EA97003, WHEN REMOVING THE CHILD FROM SEAT THE BELT LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE T-SHIELD TO TIGHTEN AROUND CHILD'S NECK. THE BELT HAD TO BE CUT IN ORDER TO REMOVE CHILD FROM SEAT. *AK

VEHICLE'S REAR BRAKE PADS JUST WEAR OUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH THE DEFECTIVE COMPUTER MODULE WAS INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND HAD NO POWER, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

TODDLER'S SEAT RETRACTS AND THE BELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

GOING 35MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE RIGHT, AVOIDING VEHICLE IN ROAD; PICKUP MAKING LEFT & WAS REARENDED BY DODGE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. JUST ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE BACK HOME. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES & BACK SPASMS. *AK

WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED, FUEL LEAKS FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED ON 7/22/97. THE LEAKAGE STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FUEL CAME OUT OF FUEL TANK.OWNER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERS AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FOUND.THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

ALTERNATOR BELT FAILED.

FUEL TANK LEAKS.