1999 Dodge Caravan complaints

THE REAR DOOR ON MY 1999 DODGE CARAVAN WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE UNLESS YOU LOCK AND UNLOCK IT A NUMBER OF TIMES USING THE REMOTE DEVICE. PHYSICALLY UNLOCKING THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE WILL NOT OPEN IT; IN AN ACCIDENT, THE OCCUPANT CAN NOT RELY ON THIS EXIT; THE DEALER DOES NOT CONSIDER INABILITY TO OPEN THE DOOR AS A SAFETY OR WARRANTY ITEM AND CHARGE ME $83 TO FIX.*AK

THE HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM REPORTED UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER RQ04001. I HAVE A NONFUNCTIONAL HORN, CRUISE CONTROL AND A AIR BAG LIGHT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE STEERING PUMP FAILED, CONSUMER LOST THE CONTROL, BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, MECHANIC DETERMINED STEERING PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK ALSO, AT 50,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *LA

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCKSPRING FAILED. *AK THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK AT ALL. (THE AIR BAG, HORN, CRUISE CONTROL ALL TIE TOGETHER THROUGH THE CLOCK SPRING, SAME CIRCUIT FAILURE PER CONSUMER) *SC

EXCESS EXHAUST SMOKING WHEN ENGINE IS IDLING. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT LIFTERS AND VALVE SEALS NEED TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC HAS REPAIRED SEVERAL DODGE/CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH VANS WITH SAME PROBLEM. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. FOLLOWING THAT THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO OPERATE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED REPLACEMENT. CONSUMER CALLED IN TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. *AK

LTR FM THOMAS REINER (VA) OWNER OF A 1999 DODGE CARAVAN REPORTING DEFECTIVE IDLER PULLEY CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. *MR *NM

LTR FM THOMAS REINER (VA) RE THE DEFECTIVE 1999 DODGE CARAVAN HE OWNED, HIS DEFECTIVE REPOSSESSED VEHICLE WAS SOLD OUT WITHOUT INFORMING THE PURCHASER OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE DEFECT.*MR THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT MAKE HIM AWARE OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN UNTIL HE CONTACTED NHTSA AND FOUND THE SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THE IDLER PULLEY. THE VEHICLE IDLER PULLEY CAME OFF THREE TIMES WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER. THIS FAILURE HAS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO CRASH TWICE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING AND THE HORN DID NOT WORK. *AK THE FRONT DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT WORK. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND AND THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OUT OF FIRST GEAR. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR WAS BURNED OUT. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2003, AND THE DEALER REPAIRED THE SENSOR AGAIN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE SWERVED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL VEHICLE OVER, AND NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE SEPARATED. P. KELLY SPRINGFIELD, P215/65R15. *AK

1999 DODGE CARAVAN STEERING WHEEL LEAD WEIGHT BROKE OFF AND FELL INTO THE HORN AND AIR BAG WIRING.*MR *JB

CONSUMER STATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSES OF $2,200. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICE AND THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE LEFT STRUT BODY HAS A CRACK AND FRAME WAS RUSTED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *LA

THE HEADLIGHTS LENS DEVELOPED A CLOUDY DISCOLORATION WHICH REDUCED THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATION. THIS RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE PARTS WERE $260.00 PER HEADLIGHT. *AK THE REPORTS STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL CARAVANS. *SC *JB

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN STOPPED WORKING. *AK

THE CLOCK SPRING MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON, AND THE HORN FAILED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK

AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. AS A RESULT, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. A RECALL FOR THE CLOCK SPRING WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SWERVED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE HAD SEPARATED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (KELLY CHARGER P21565R15). *NM

WHEN DRIVIN AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 52000 MILES AND THE THE CLOCKSPRING HAS GONE BAD CHYRSLER WILL NOT FIX UNLESS PAID. AS A MECHANIC I HAVE SEEN QUITE A FEW IN 1999 DODGES THIS MUST BE ADDED TO THE ORIGINAL RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

I WAS VIEWING YOUR WEBSITE FOR COMPLAINTS REGARDING 99 DODGE CARAVANS. I JUST HAD TO HAVE MY VAN IN THE SHOP DUE TO A PROBLEM WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A DODGE PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.. THE CLOCKSPRING IN MY VAN HAS GONE OUT, WHICH CAUSES MY AIRBAG NO LONGER TO WORK, MY HORN DOES NOT WORK, AND MY CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 260.00 TO REPLACE THIS PART. UNDER MY OWN INVESTIGATION, I HAVE FOUND THAT FROM 96-98 MINIVANS HAVE ALL HAD THIS PART RECALLED BECAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS I SUPPOSE THEY ARE HAVING ON THIS PART. AND NOW FROM 2000 - 2001 DODGE TRUCKS ARE NOW HAVING A RECALL DONE ON THIS SAME CLOCKSPRING PART! MY QUESTION IS WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS PART FOR 99 VEHICLES ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING ALL THE PREVIOUS AND CURRENT PROBLEMS THAT KEEP OCCURING.. YOU WOULD THINK AN AIRBAG PROBLEM, WOULD BE A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ANY VEHICLE. AND ESPECIALLY ON DODGE/CHRYSLER PRODUCTS GIVEN THEIR HISTORY WITH PROBLEMS CONCERNING THIS PART!

AIR BAG, HORN, CRUISE CONTROL..... CLOCKSPRING DEFFECT

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT STEERING POWER ASSIST PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT ON AND HORN, CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. DEALER SAID ITS MY PROBLEM & WILL COST $300+. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF SAME PROB. & OTHER YEAR MODELS RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE HORN ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 1998 CARAVAN BUT NOT THE 1999. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE 1999 SHOULD ALSO BE RECALL FOR A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING. *NM

THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENS DEVELOPED AN OPAQUE COLOR THAT REDUCED THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATION. TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INSPECTION STATION FOR ITS SCHEDULED INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REJECTED DUE TO RUSTED STRUT TOWERS. *JB

SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSION IDLE ARMS NEEDED REPLACED IN AUGUST 2003 AT 63,000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED SO WE ARE UNABLE TO VERIFY IF THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. IT IS NOW APRIL 2004, 6000 MILES LATER AND THE BELT NEEDED REPLACED AGAIN. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED. *AK WHEN THE CLOCKSPRING FAILED, IT ALSO CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO BE INOPERATIVE. *JB

HORN HAS STOPPED WORKING. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD TO GET THIS FIXED IMMEDIATELY DUE TO SAFETY REASONS. ALREADY WE HAVE PAID $35.99 FOR THEM TO TELL US IT IS THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. IT WILL BE AT LEAST ANOTHER $165 (NOT INCLUDING THE POSTAGE CHARGE FOR THEM TO ORDER PARTS) TO FIX IT. WHY IS THIS NOT A SAFETY RECALL?*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND HORN DON,T WORK, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WENT AND HAD A DIAGNOSIS DONE CAME BACK AS SQUIBB ON DRIVERS SIDE. WE WILL FIX THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING THE CLOCKSPRING FOR $200+.WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT ?AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY 1996,1997,1998 & 2000 BUT NOT 1999 A PIECE OF ELECTRIC TAPE COVERS THE AIRBAG LIGHT RATHER NICE. *JB

COLLISION AT 30 PLUS MILES PER HOUR AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT OF THE VAN STRUCK ANOTHER CAR ON THE SIDE TRAVELING AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. CAUSING SEVERE NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK .

THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING REALLY ROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT OIL WAS GETTING INTO THE RADIATOR. *AK THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE TO WARN THE CONSUMER OF THE PROBLEM. *SC

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN STOPPED FUNCTIONING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING CAUSED THE FRONT AIR BAGS TO DEACTIVATE, AND THE HORN TO MALFUNCTION. *AK

CLOCKSPRING FAILED TWICE ON CONSUMER'S 1999 DODGE CARAVAN. *LA *JB

I OWN A 1999 DODGE CARAVAN. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN DOES NOT WORK. I'VE CHECK ALL FUSES AND LINKS. I WEB SEARCH REVEALED THIS IS A NOTED PROBLEM DUE TO A "CLOCKSPRING FAILURE" *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE TGHE PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE CARAVAN THAT HAS ALREADY HAD ONE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED IN IT. I PAID FOR THIS OUT OF MY POCKET, SINCE IT HADN'T BEEN RECALLED. THAT WAS ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. NOW, THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AGAIN AND WILL MAKE A RINGING NOISE - JUST AS IT STARTED THE LAST TIME. THIS IS UNDOUBTEDLY A PROBLEM WITH THE PART. WHY HASN'T DODGE RECALLED THE 99 MODELS? *JB

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS MEANT THAT IF VEHICLE WAS TO BE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO FIND OUT ABOUT A RECALL. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *AK *LA

PROBLEM IDENTICAL TO THAT COVERED BY A RECALL FOR CLOCK SPRING ON PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE 1999 CARAVAN. AIR BAG, CRUISE AND HORN INOPERABLE AND REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. CONTACT WITH MANUFACTURER FRUITLESS.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLANKING SOUND COME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING AND STALLED. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT HOLES WERE PUNCHED INTO THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING CASE.*AK

1999 DODGE CARAVAN AIR BAG SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. DEALER SAYS THE CLOCK SPRING IS CAUSEING THIS PROBLEM. WANTS ME TO PAY $400+ TO FIX. THIS PROBLEM IS RECALLED ALL THE WAY UP TO THE 1998 DODGE CARAVAN MODEL. CONTACTED DODGE NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. THEY KNOW GOOD AND WELL THEY USED BAD PARTS. THE DEALER SAYS THE AIR BAG WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 41,500 MILES. DIFFERENTIAL PIN KEEPER BROKE WHICH DID MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE REST OF THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

AIR BAG FAILURE: (ALLSTATE CLAIM# 4706508639, POLICY# 099082579) BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS FAILED IN MY 1999 DODGE CARAVAN (4 CYC) IN A COLLISION INVOLVING MULTIPLE IMPACTS, REAR AND FRONT. *JB MY EST. SPEED WAS 35. EST. SPEED OF PERSON WHO HIT ME FROM BEHIND WAS 55. THE PERSON WHO HIT ME WAS INATTENTIVE AND NEVER APPLIED BRAKES BEFORE HITTING ME. I HAD 6 TEENAGERS IN MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME. I WAS HIT 3 TIMES FROM BEHIND, WHICH FORCED ME TO HIT THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME TWICE. I SUFFERED A CONTUSION IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD AND WHIPLASH. MY DAUGHTER AND 2 OF HER FRIENDS COMPLAINED OF PAINS AT THE BASE OF THEIR SKULLS AS WELL. HER FRIENDS REFUSED TREATMENT. MY DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN FRONT WITH ME.

FAILURE OF HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ALONG WITH AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION, WARNING LIGHT REMAINING ON UNTIL REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP. *JB

I OWN A DODGE/CHRYSLER CARAVAN. I HAVE GEN3 SEATBELTS WHICH ARE UNSAFE AND I BELIEVE CHRYSLER SHOULD BE FORCED TO REPLACE THE BELTS FREE OF CHARGE. *JB

LAST WEEK MY WIFE WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK WHEN SHE THOUGHT SHE RAN OVER SOMETHING. SHE SAID THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHUTTERED AND IT SCARED HER A LOT. I'M JUST THANKFUL SHE WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THAT HAPPENED BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE PUT HER LIFE, AS WELL AS OTHERS, IN DANGER. SHE WAS TURNING A CORNER AFTER THE LIGHT CHANGED FOR LEFT HAND TURNS AS WAS ONLY TRAVELING AROUND 25-30 MPH. WHEN SHE LOOKED SHE DID NOT SEE ANYTHING IN THE ROAD. THE CARAVAN SUDDENLY STOPPED. SHE GOT OFF THE ROAD. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND MAKE IT HOME, ABOUT 5 MILES. I HAD THE CARAVAN TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON WITH DODGE CARAVAN'S WITH AN ENGINE RATING OF 3.1 TO 3.8 LITTER AND THE 41TE TRANSMISSION. I NEED THE CAR SO I HAD IT FIXED FOR $2,265. F DODGE (CHRYSLER) KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, WHY IS IT STILL HAPPENING TO OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE? *AK

I THINK THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE THAT THE GENERATION 3 SEAT BELTS ARE A FAULTY DESIGN. I THINK THEY NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH GENERATION 4 SEAT BELTS BEFORE ANOTHER PERSON IS INJURED OR KILLED. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND AFFECTS ALL 3 OF OUR VEHICLES. WE HAVE CHILDREN AND I AM WORRIED THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN TO THEM, OR ME. DAIMLER CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR WE WILL THINK TWICE ABOUT BUYING ANYMORE CHRYSLER VEHICLES. THEY ARE ALL THAT WE HAVE BOUGHT IN THE PAST! *LA