1998 Dodge Caravan complaints

WHEEL CYLINDER, SHOE AND LINING AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE.

ACCELERATOR STICKS, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE TROUBLE CONTROLLING VEHICLE'S SPEED. CANNOT MAKE THE VEHICLE SPEED UP, BUT WHEN IT SPEEDS UP THE ACCELERATOR STICKS, AND IT IS HARD TO SLOW DOWN. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

JUST A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT AFTER 8 MONTHS MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE BAD. IT MAY BE A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, WENT TO APPLY FOR THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP THREE TIMES.CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS DUE TO PADS BEING BURNED UP. WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES.

WHILE PARKING STEERING SPINDLE BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK.ET.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION, IMPACT 30-35 MPH FORCED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED TO THE RECLINING POSITION. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS WHICH WERE REPLACED. ALSO,CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHENEVER BRAKE ARE APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE ROLLED WHILE IN PARKED GEAR RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH HOME.

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, NO PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AS THE CONSUMER WAS COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAMSHAFT WENT OUT. *AK

IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA CHAINS ARE REQUIRED FOR TIRES WHEN IT SNOWS, BUT THIS VEHICLE'S TIRES ARE NOT MADE FOR CHAINS. DEALER REFUSES TO SELL THEM TO OWNER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND SHIFTED ON ITS OWN INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE MOVED AND WAS STOPPED BY THE GARAGE CENTER PILLAR. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, ATTEMPTING AN INVESTIGATION (STILL PENDING). *AK

POWER BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. CONSUMER DOESN'T WANT THE VEHICLE BACK DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS FUEL COMING FROM THE RADIATOR. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT AND THEY COULDN'T DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE EITHER. *AK

GAS CONTINUOSLY FLOWING FROM VEHICLE FLOODING GARAGE.

DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT AREA IS CRAMPED AND RESTRICTIVE TO THE DRIVER.

GAS TANK LEAKING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DUE TO FAULTY FUEL PUMPS.

STRUT FAILURE.

CAN'T FIND HORN ON STEERING HUB.

HEARD LOUD GRINDING NOISE, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING SHARPLY TO LEFT. THE LOSS OF POWER WAS SUDDEN. I SIMULTANEOUSLY DECELARTED ND LESSENED THE DEGREE OF TURN AND THE POWER RETURNED. HAVE MADE NO SHARP TURNS SINCE, THUS NO RECURRENCES.

CONSUMER HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH AIR CONDITIONER; WHEN A/C IS TURN ON IT FROSTED THE WINDSHIELD SO BADLY THAT IT TURNED WHITE. AFFECTED CONSUMER'S VISIBILITY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND UNABLE TO FIND ANY THING WRONG. *AK

DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH WINDSHIELD IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT, ALSO DEFROSTER VENT REFLECTS IN WINDSHIELD, OBSCURING DRIVERS VISION. QCAW

THE DEFECTIVE FUELPUMP RETAINER RING BROKE, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK IN WHICH IF THERE WAS A SOURCE OF IGNITION IT MAY START A FIRE. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM.

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR TURNING A CURVE WHEN THE ROAD IS WET, THE WHEELS WILL SPIN AND VEHICLE WILL HAVE NO TRACTION. TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT'S NORMAL FOR THE WHEELS TO SPIN WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING AT 20-30 MPH, THE DRIVE BELT WILL COME OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE THE 30TH OF APRIL. THE VAN HAS BEEN FIXED UNDER WARRANTY 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DRIVER HAS THE VAN AGAIN FOR THE FOURTH TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RELEASE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK GEAR WITHOUT PLACING FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK

CONTINUOUS WATER LEAK FROM DASH ON PASSENGERS SIDE.

CAMSHAFT SENSOR FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

ROCKER ARM GASKET FAILURE

TOTAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES.