1996 Dodge Caravan complaints

ENGINE FAILES SOON AFTER ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON.

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE SENDING UNIT WHERE THE TANK JOINS. ALSO SENDING UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS DUE TO CRACKS WHICH DEVELOPED. *AK

THE STEERING BELT HAS BROKEN TWICE, AND LEFT THE VAN WITH NO STEERING. *AK

FUEL TANK LEAKED.

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT JAMS, CAUSING CHILD TO BE LOCKED IN SEAT.

WHEN THE CHILD IS IN THE INTERGRATED CSS THE HARNESS STRAPS TIGHTEN UP AND IS UNABLE TO UNLATCH. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT FOOD DEBRIS WAS WHAT WAS CLOGGING UP THE AREA WHERE THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT BUCKLES IN AND CAUSES HARNESS TO TIGHTEN AND NOT RELEASE, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A POOR DESIGN FOR A SAFETY FEATURE DESIGNATED FOR SMALL CHILDREN. *SLC

WHEN VEHICLE IS NOSE DOWN THE FUEL POURS OUT OF THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL WILL ALSO COME OUT WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED TO THE TOP. OWNER IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING FUEL TANK REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT OR ABOUT 65 MPH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR BECAME AJAR. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, IS WILLING TO REPLACE THE LOCKS ON THE DOOR. THE LOCKS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED/REPLACED FIVE TIMES BEFORE THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. *AK

INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT WILL NOT UNLOCK, CAUSING CHILDREN TO BE TRAPPED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY. *AK

WHEN TAKING VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS HAD TO REPLACED AT 19,000 MILES, THIS WAS DUE TO THE SALT AND SOLVENT ON THE ROAD*AK *JB

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. WHEN TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE THE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD AND WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. VEHICLE SLOWLY STOPPED. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A SNAP. SHE THEN WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING, THE TENSION PULLEY HAD SHEARED COMPLETELY FROM ROD AND IT WAS JUST SITTING INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK *NLM

ENGINE LOST POWER.

FUEL TANK IS LOOSE AND MOVES AROUND IN EXCESS. *AK

FIBER GLASS GAS TANK PUNCTURED UPON STRIKING OBJECT IN ROADWAY, RESULTING IN FIRE.

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG.

VEHICLE'S INTERGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT STRAPS ARE LOCKING UP AROUND THE CHILD'S NECK.THIS WILL BE THE 4TH SEAT WHICH IS BEING REPLACED BY THE CAR MANUFACTURER. CURRENTLY, MANUFACTURER WANTS TO REPLACE SEATS WITH BENCH AND REFUND OWNER FOR THE INTERGRATED CHILD SEAT. THE ANCHOR POINTS ON THE BELTS ARE IN THE WRONG PLACE. *AK

FUEL FILLER NECK OF TANK ASSMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO LEAKAGE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK ALTERNATOR FAILED. PARKING BRAKE PEDAL KEEPS FALLING OFF. *YH

WHEN APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKES, THE REAR BRAKES GRIND AND THE PEDAL PULSATES, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING,RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *AK

VEHICLE HIT A POST IN THE PARKING LOT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETAIN THE DRIVER IN THE SEAT WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO GET HURT. INVESTIGATION (DP-96- 014) FOR DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SENSOR. *AK

INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT HARNESS/STRAPS RETRACTOR, WON'T RELEASE AND CAN NOT GET CHILD OUT, CUT THE STRAPS, STRAPS WHERE REPLACED BUT STILL HARD TO RELEASE STRAPS. *AK

WHEN TAKING THE CHILD OUT OF THE INTEGRATED BUILT-IN CSS, THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM LOCKS UP AND THE RELEASE CLIP BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. *AK

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR: WHILE TRYING TO GET DAUGHTER OUT OF THE CAR SEAT, THE BELT THAT GOES OVER THE HEAD WOULD NOT GO FORWARD TO GET HER OUT. THE SEA TBELT CONSTANTLY TWISTED INSIDE THE RETRACTORS AND CAN'T GET THEM OUT. *AK

BUILT IN CHILD SAFETY SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE TO GET OVER CHILD'S HEAD & GET CHILD OUT OF SEAT. UNDER INVESTIGATION #EA-97-003. *AK

INTERGRATED INFANT CSS BELT IS INOPERATIVE, BELT WON'T RELEASE. DEALER IS ORDERING CSS FOR REPLACEMENT. *AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN HITTING ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR BRAKE PEDAL, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE LIKE A RUBBING SOUND AND A GRINDING FEELING UNDER FEET. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. MECHANIC STATED THAT BRAKES WERE WORN DOWN TO RIVETS. ALL (4) BRAKES ARE BEING REPLACED. *AK

CHRYSLER BUILT IN SEAT, THE STRAPS ARE VERY LOOSE, CAUSNG THE CHILD TO GET OUT OF SEAT, NO PLASTICE RETAINER CLIP, ALSO WHEN CRUMBS GET INTO SIDE SEAT RETRACTOR, THE BELTS WON'T TIGHTEN PROPERLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OVER RAIN PUDDLES GOING A TLOW SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN WILL LOCK UP AND DRIVER WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE PROPERLY WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKE SHOES AND PADS FAILED

SLIDING DOOR LATCH/LOCK FAILED.

THUMP IN REAR OF VEHICLE UPON ACELERATION.

TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP RUNNING. IN ADDITION, TIE RODS/MIRROR/HORN AND RACK AND PINION STEERING WERE REPLACED. *AK

REAR BRAKE NOISE.

BATTERY FAILED.

THE BACK SECTION OF THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT IS NOT ENCLOSED, CAUSING PAPERS FROM THE GLOVE BOX TO GET SUCKED UP IN THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER, RESULTING IN AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO PANEL HEATING UP TO A POINT WHERE ONE CANNOT TOUCH THE PANEL. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

THE SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES ARE FROZEN IN THE LOCKED POSITION, PREVENTING US FROM EXITING.

CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, ALSO TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

INTERGATED CSS HARNESS TIGHTENS UP ON THE CHILD WHEN TRYING TO RELEASE THE HARNESS. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT BECAUSE THIS HARNESS CAN TIGHTEN UP AROUND THE CHILD'S NECK AND REALLY HARM HIM. *AK

GAS TANK MOVES AND MAKES NOISE ON TAKE OFFS AND STOPS WHEN TANK IS FULL.

THE CYLINDRICAL EXTENSION HAS A STUD THAT FITS INTO THE TOP FACE OF THE JACK, THE WHOLE UNIT BECOMES SO UNSTABLE. THE JACK AND EXTENSION SLIDES OUT.

DURING A FRONTAL COLLISION AT ABOUT 45 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS THE VHEICLE BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER STRAIGHT, CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN DRIVNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE DRIVESHAFT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY,CAME TO A STOP; DUMP TRUCK HIT DRIVER IN THE REAR, KNOCKED HER DOWN THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, DRIVER HIT HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND FLEW BACKWARDS AND LANDED ON HER BACK. SEAT TOTALLY COLLAPSED. VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD STEERING REPLACED ON DEC. 1996 AT 4-5 THOUSAND MILES. CURRENTLY, THE STEERING IS GOING BAD AGAIN, REPLACED AT MARROONY DODGE 21151 NW 2CD AVE. MIAMI FL. 33169. GAS TANKS ARE PLASTIC. *AK

UPON MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WITH TURN SIGNAL DEPRESSED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN BACK TO THE STRAIGHT POSITION, AT THAT TIME A POP WAS HEARD IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. VEHICLE NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. *AK

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN GEAR AND LEAVING GAS STATION THE ENGINE ACTED AS THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE ACCELERATED EXTREMELY FAST AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL IT HIT A CONCRETE POST. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AT A BODY SHOP. *AK

RACHET MECHANISM ON THE INTEGRAL CHILD SAFETY SEAT CONSTANTLY JAMS. CANNOT PULL SEAT BELT OUT OF THE MECHANISM. PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED ONCE BY DEALER, SAME EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRING AGAIN. *AK

#PE96-051, FILLED TANK WITH GAS AND PARKED VEHICLE. CAME BACK LATER AND FOUND GAS HAD LEAKED UNDER CENTER OF VEHICLE. AFTER DRIVING THE GAS LEVEL WENT DOWN AND PROBLEM DID NOT REAPPEAR. *AK

CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS DUE TO INOPERATIVE HORN ASSEMBLY. FUESES, WIRING AND OTHER PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK