NOISY REAR BRAKES.
1996 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 1996 record →
THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT FULLY CLOSE, CAUSING THE LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE TO STAY ON AND THE BELL RING. *AK
REAR BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDING TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO STOP. ROTORS,SHOES, AND REAR CYLINDER REPLACED. *AK
STEERING PULLING TO THE RIGHT, LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR. NEEDS TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION. *AK
FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. *AK
TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *SD
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY , PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
TIRE FAILURE.
WHEN APPLIED ABS BRAKES MAKE A LOUD VIBRATING NOISE, ALSO LEFT REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE. *AK
BUILT IN CHILD SAFETY SEAT RETRACTOR LOCKED/WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN BUCKLE WAS RELEASED, TRAPPING CHILD INSIDE THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT/HARNESS HAD TO BE CUT .*SD
SEAT BELT IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DESIGNED TO ACCOMODATE CHILD SAFETY SEAT, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE CHILD SEATS SHOULDN'T BE USED NEAR AIRBAGS. *DH
REAR SPRINGS INSUFFICIENT FOR RATED TOWING CAPACITY OF VEHICLE. *DH
PLASTIC FUEL TANK MOVING/BUCKLING FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE GASOLINE. *SD
BRAKES GRINDING/PULSATING. *SD
INTERMITTENT STALLING.
VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY IN TRAFFIC AT ITS HIGHEST RUNNING TEMEPERATURE. *AK
WAS HIT FROM BACK AND THE SEATBACK BROKE AND THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERINNG WHEEL. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL.
VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE. THE DRIVER HAS TO PUT GEAR. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE THERE WAS NO BRAKE, HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS IN A PARKING AREA AND THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL CAME LOOSE, TRUCK STOPPED. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK RUPTURED WITH FILLED TANK DUE TO RUPTURED SEAL. *AK
BRAKES FAILED.
PURCHASE TRUCK NEW, THERE IS LEAKING GAS TANK. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
FEATURE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON INSIDE, CAN BE OPENED IF PULLED ON LATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
SLIDING DOOR KEY WOULD NOT UNLOCK IT ALL THE WAY AND EVEN IF IT WAS UNLOCKED, HANDLE WOULDN'T ENGAGE PROPERLY. *AK
ROCK TORE HOLE IN VEHICLES GAS TANK, CAUSING IT TO LEAK. *DH
FUEL TANK IS MADE OF THIN PLASTIC, MAKING IT VULNERABLE TO CUTS/RIPS. *SD
VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD FOLLOWED BY DECELERATION/STALLING PROBLEM CONTINUES AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTMEPTS. *DH
CHILD SAFETY SEAT LATCH STICKS NOT ALLOWING CHILD TO BE RELEASED.
EXPERIENCING PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEAR. PLEASE GIVE DETAILS. *AK
THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED WHEN PEDAL IS APPLIED, THE BRAKES DO NOT ACTIVATE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 TIMES. *SD
STEERING COLUMN MADE KNOCKING NOISE PRIOR TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING. *DSH
THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND STAYING ON, AND THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS SAYING NOTHING IS WRONG. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
DURING IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
PURCHASED TRUCK THERE WAS WATER LEAK, THE WINDOW MAKES NOISE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
HEADLIGHTS DON'T PROJECT SUFFICIENT LIGHTING ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 30MPH HIT A BUMP, THEN SUDDENLY RIGHT SIDE REAR DOOR SLID OPEN, NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK
DESIGN OF HORN IN MIDDLE OF STEERING WHEEL MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO ACTIVATE HORN DURING PANIC STOPPING AND VERY FRIGID WEATHER; CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WHEN AUXILIARY FUEL TANK IS FULL STRONG ODORS ARE EMITTED INSIDE TEH VEHICLE. ALSO ODOR IS NOTICEABLE ON THE EXTERIOR. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS NOT NOT AN AUXILIARY TANK.*JB
DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALL NO. 96V002000. *AK
GAS TANK DESIGNED WITHOUT INTERIOR BAFFLE, WHICH ALLOWS GAS TO SLOSH, CAUSING TANK TO FLEX/THUMP AGAINST FLOORBOARDS. *DSH
WHEN DIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55MPH TRUCK GOES DEAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. *DSH
PROBLEMS WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES, VAN DOESN'T ALWAYS STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, BRAKES MAKE NOISE AND SHUDDER.
CABLE WITHIN THE INTEGRAL CHILD SAFETY SEAT BROKE. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THERE IS A RAMBLING NOISE, ALSO WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL. *AK
SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER FAILED.
HEAD RESTRAINTS NEEDED. *SD
WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AT 20MPH THE SLIDE DOOR POPS OPEN.PLEASE DESCRIBE *AK
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