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 1994 record →
THE TIRE DID NOT "FAIL" BECAUSE I NOTICED THE SEPARATION OF THE TREAD BEFORE IT HAD A CHANCE TO COME OFF COMPLETELY. THIS TIRE HAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES ON IT. I WOULD LIKE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL 4 OF MY FR680 TIRES BECAUSE I AM NO LONGER CONFIDENT THAT MY FAMILY IS SAFE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2M0F6L TIRESIZE: P205/70R15)
SLIDING DOOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FLY OPEN WHEN MAKING A TURN OR COMING TO A STOP. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED OF NO RECALL AND VEHICLE OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. *AK DOOR FLEW OPEN ON ONE OCCASION DURING AN ACCIDENT WHEN IMPACT WAS TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR POPPED OPEN. *SLC
VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLING WAS ACCOMPANIED BY LOSS OF CONTROL. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED AND THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR. *YH
ENGINE CONSUMES A LOT OF OIL. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD NOT CORRECT PROBLEM.*AK THE VEHICLE HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THE RPM MALFUNCTIONS. *YH
AUTOMOBILE LOCK HAS A ROCKER SWITCH, AND DOOR SWITCH DOES NOT WORK FROM INSIDE. IN ORDER GET AUTOMOBILE UNLOCKED FROM INSIDE CONSUMER MUST CUT VEHICLE OFF, AND HAND KEY OUT OF WINDOW FOR SOMEONE TO UNLOCK IT. *AK
DUE TO BAD REAR DEFROSTER REAR WINDOW ON TAILGATE EXPLODED WITH A LOUD BANG AND GLAS FLEW EVERY WHERE EVEN UP FRONT BY THE DRIVER(ME) I HAD KIDS IN THE CAR WAS A LUCKY THING THAT NO ONE WAS HURT. *AK
SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACE ON 05/27/1999 (MILEAGE:63959) BY DEALER AT A COST OF $163. THE TENSIONER HAD BROKEN AND THE VEHCLE HAD TO BE TOWED.
DEFECTIVE FUEL RAIL LEAKED, CAUSING A FUEL LEAKAGE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. DEALER REPLACED FUEL RAIL UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENTLY,THERE IS ANOTHER FUEL LEAK DUE TO FUEL RAIL, AND POSSIBLY "O" RINGS. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WILL LOSE POWER AND GEARS. THIS MORE LIKELY WILL HAPPEN DURING COLD WEATHER. WHEN VEHICLE WARMS UP IT WILL WORK BETTER. BUT SOMETIMES NOT EVEN REVERSE GEAR WILL WORK. *AK
TRANSMISSION PREMATURELY FAILED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING A FUEL RAIL FAILURE, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGES UPON ENGINE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK FUEL RAIL WAS REPAIRED AND RESEALED ALL INJECTORS. *JB
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO GUNN DODGE IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS 210-599-5800 FOR RECALL 99V216000 REPAIRS. CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL WAS LEAKING AFTER TWO OF RECALLS WERE DONE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER, WHERE A TECHNICIAN SAID THAT IT HAD HAPPENED BEFORE, AND TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
HAD CLASSIC SYMPTOMS FOR OVER A YEAR: STUCK 2ND GEAR, ACCELERATION SHUDDER, DELAYED ENGAGEMENT, FINALLY FAILED COMPLETELY WITH NO REVERSE GEAR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON SNOW COVERED OR SLUSHY ROADS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID WHEN BRAKING, THIS HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN A COUPLE DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS. *SLC
THE REAR HINGE WHICH SUPPORTS THE SLIDING PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED AND CAME OUT OF IT'S TRACK, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE SIDE DOOR CLOSED. NLM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
I WILL BE CONTACTING CHRYSLER. REFER TO 97V201000 CAMPAIGN REPORT FROM NHTSA. *AK
WHILE ATTEMPING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. GRINDING NOISES IN THE BRAKES AND UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE IMPACT. REPORT PROBLEM TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND THEY ALWAYS SAY "NO PROBLEMS FOUND".*AK
FRONT SUSPENSION SPRINGS ARE VERY WEAK. SUSPENSIONS WOULD BOTTOM OUT LIKE METAL TO METAL WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR CRACKS. SHOCKS WERE REPLACED DUE TO THE PROBLEM WITH SUSPENSION SPRINGS. *AK
I READ AN ARTICLE REGARDING SCHOOL BUSES HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BRAKES, THE SAME IS HAPPENING WITH MY 94 DODGE CARAVAN LE 3.3 WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING SLOWLY USUALLY LESS THAN 20MPH AND I GO TO BRAKE , THEY TEMPORARILY LOSE THEIR BRAKING ABILITY FOR A FEW SECONDS AS IF THE ABS KICKS IN FOR A FEW SECONDS ON ITS OWN.
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE TOP OF THE VAN, AS WELL AS THE HOOD AND THE TAILGATE. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
DRIVER'S DOOR HAS A STRESS CRACK AT THE WELDS AND HINGES OF THE DOOR WHICH WON'T SHUT THE DOOR PROPERLY, WON'T SHUT TO THE 2ND LATCH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
BATTERY CABLES BEGAN TO MELT, AND THE WIRE HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE, THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN, NO STOP THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
1. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS LOCKS UP IN SECOND GEAR, RPM'S WILL DOUBLE, SPEED BECOMES LIMITED. 2. WINDOW ON REAR HATCH IS OOZING GLUE AND THE WINDOW IS BUCKELING.
THE REAR DOOR LATCH FAILS TO OPERATE CORRECTLY NOW. DEALERSHIP SERVICE WRITER SAID IT WAS DUE TO THE REAR DOOR LATCH BEING BENT. WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING THAT WE KNOW OF THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TO OCCUR. SUSPECT TOO WEAK A COMPONENT BEING USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD OTHER MIN-VANS WHERE THE SIDE DOOR WAS USED MORE FREGUENTLY THAN ON OUR CURRENT VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS OCURRING. STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS.3 4RRONE
THE SLIDING DOOR HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE WE FIRST GOT OUR MINIVAN. AT FIRST THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE HINGE WAS BAD - IT WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD. THE NEXT TIME THAT I TOOK IT IN FOR THIS THEY SAID THAT WE WERE EXPERIENCING NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I REFUSED TO PAY STATING THAT A NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES DOORS HINDGES AND LATCHES WEARING OUT IS NOT NORMAL. THE NEXT TIME THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE IT WAS THE LATCH, THE NEXT TIME IT WAS THE UPPER HINDGE THEN THE LOWER AND BACK AND FORTH. FOR OVER SIX YEARS WE HAVE HAD LATCHES AND HINDGES REPLACED. HALF THE TIME THE DOOR WONT OPEN, THE OTHER HALF IT WONT CLOSE. OH, THEN THERES THOSE TIMES THE DOOR JUST FLYS OPEN AS WE ACCELARATE OR TURN A CORNER. THE DEALER HAS STATED THAT WE NEED TO BUY A NEW DOOR AND THEN HAVE THE FRAME REBENT. AS I HAVE SPOKE WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL MINIVAN THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS. OR THE DOOR HAS JUST FALLEN OFF. IN ADDITION TO THIS ALL OF OUR PAINT IS PEELING OFF. WE HAD INTENDED TO KEEP THIS THROUGH TILL THE YEAR 2004. HOWEVER I AM BECOMING INCREASINGLY CONCERED SINCE OUR DAUGHTER ALMOST FELL OUT AS WE TURNED A CORNER AND THE SLIDING DOOR FLEW OPEN THEN AS SHE IS FASTENED IN LEANED AS THE DOOR SLAMMED CLOSED. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CAREFULL AND FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. GIVEN THAT THIS IS ONLY SIX YEARS OLD I FEEL THAT THE MANUFATURE SHOULD NOT CLAIM THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.
TRANSMISSION IS HESITATING & WON'T CATCH IN 2ND GEAR. DEALER PUT VEHICLE ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE & FOUND FAILURE OF 2ND GEAR. WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *AK
ALL DOOR HINGES HAVE EITHER COME LOOSE OR HAVE RUSTED, CAUSING THE DOORS NOT TO SHUT CORRECTLY. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS A REAL PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD SEVEN FAILURES. ONE OF THE COMPRESSOR FAILURES RESULTED IN A THE COMPRESSOR LOCKING UP AND MAKING THE CAR INOPERABLE IN TRAFFIC AND HEATED TO THE POINT OF BURNING INTERNAL PARTS. THIS CAR IS MADE TO CARRY CHILDREN AND HAS NO ADEQUATE VENTILATION SINCE REAR WINDOWS ONLY CRACK OPEN. WHEN AIR CONDITIONING FAILS IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, IT PRESENTS A REAL PROBLEM WITH SMALL CHILDREN RIDING IN HIGH HEAT AS WE HAD TO WHEN TRAVELING IN SUMMER. THIS IS MORE THAN A DRIVER COMFORT- EXPENSIVE REPETATIVE REPAIR ISSUE. *AK
THE INTERNET IS CHOCK FULL OF CONSUMERS REPORTING PROBLEMS WITH CHRYSLER CORPORATIONS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. WHY IS IT TAKING YOU SO LONG TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? *AK
I BELIEVE THAT THIS VAN WAS A "LEMON" FROM THE START. IT WAS PURCHASED WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO. THE DEALERSHIP, "AURORA CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH" DID WHAT THEY CALLED A SAFETY CHECK ON IT. SOMEHOW THEY FAILED TO FIND THAT BOTH TIE ROD ENDS NEEDED REPLACED. THAT WAS WITHIN 1 MONTH OF PURCHASE. WE TOOK IT TO A MORE LOCAL DEALER FOR THE SERVICE. THEN BEFORE WE HAD 84,000 MILES ON IT, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT. NOW THE ENGINE HAS FAILED E-CHECK WITH MAJOR PROBLEMS. AFTER READING ALL THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON FAILED TRANSMISSIONS, I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A "FORCED" RECALL ON THESE. I ALSO WONDER HOW MANY OTHER ENGINE FAILURES ARE OUT THERE, NOT BEING REPORTED.
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE OLD SERPENTINE BELT BECAUSE IT WAS CRACKED. NEW ONE KEEPS SLIPPING OFF. CONSUMER REPLACED BELT PINCHNER JUST IN CASE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, CONSUMER ENDED UP PUTTING THE OLD CRACKED BELT BACK ON & IT STAYED ON WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. *AK
SET CRUISE CONTROL ON 55MPH AND VEHICLE ACCLERATED UPT 80 MPH. DRIVER PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. BUT THEN DRIVER TOOK FOOT OFF THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPEED. DRIVER HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRENCE HAPPENED ONCE. CRUISE HAS WORKED OK SINCE. *AK *ML
THE SLIDING SIDE DOOR EXTERIOR SUPPORT TRACK IN THE BODY PANEL IS WORN OUT. THIS CAUSES MIS-ALIGNMENT OF DOOR LATCH AND STATIONARY LATCH PIN WHILE CLOSING THE DOOR. THE LATCH JAMS ON THE HEAD OF THE LATCH PIN. DOOR APPEARS TO BE CLOSED BUT IS NOT SECURE AND COMES OPEN WHILE DRIVING.
EVAPORATOR BROKE TWICE: AT 37K AND 62K MILES. BOTH TIMES THIS RESULTED IN ALL FREON BEING RELEASED INTO CABIN. DEALER AND CHRYSLER REFUSED TO PAY FOR BOTH FAILURES. *AK
REAR HEATER LINES RUPTURED CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVER HEAT. YH
THE HYDRAULIC LIFT ARM ON PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE P0PPED OUT DUE TO THE LIFT SUPPORT ARM FAILURE. YH
WHEN DRIVING 20-30 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO SECOND GEAR, DECREASING DRIVER'S SPEED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE PAUSES MOMENTARILY BETWEEN SHIFTS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE BEFORE ENGAGING, AND IT DOES NOT ALWAYS SHIFT INTO HIGH GEAR WHEN IT SHOULD. *AK *ML
PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR GOES OFF TRACK AND IS HARD TO OPEN. YH
SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF WHILE OPENING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS ARE BEING MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK
COMPUTER FAILED POSSIBLY DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILING WHICH HAPPENED PRIOR. ALSO, SLIDING DOOR LATCH IS STUCK , WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW DOOR TO OPEN OR CLOSE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE MOTOR DUE TO THE SWAY BAR BREAKING IN HALF. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR HINGES BROKE, CAUSING THE DOORS TO FALL OFF WHICH MAY RESULT IN INJURIES. *AK
DRIVER STARTED TO SMELL GAS WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. DRIVER NOTICED ABOUT A PINT OF GAS WAS LEAKING ON TOP OF ENGINE, RESULTING IN A FIRE HAZARD. CAUSE UNKNOWN. AFTER THE LAST TIME THE INCIDENT OCCURED, DRIVER SHUT VEHICLE OFF, AND WHEN TURNED BACK ON, EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. PROBLEM HAS BOT OCCURRED SINCE. *AK *ML
TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING-UP APPROX. TEN MONTHS AGO. VEHICLE DEVELOPED A SHUDDER AROUND 40 MPH WHEN TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING FROM DRIVE INTO OVER-DRIVE. RECENTLY, WHEN COLD, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE. UPON CONTACTING A RECOMMENDED TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP, I WAS TOLD THAT THESE WERE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH CHRYSLER PRODUCED MINI VANS. THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE SHUDDER WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A BROKEN SNAP-RING THAT THE MANUFACTURER MADE TOO THIN AND THE REASON THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE WAS THAT THE INTERNAL SEALS WERE FAILING BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER MADE THEM OUT OF THE WRONG MATERIAL. I UNDERSTAND THAT CHRYSLER HAS REPAIR KITS TO TAKE CARE OF THESE DEFECTS. MY QUESTION IS: IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? WE ARE FACING A REPAIR BILL OF WELL OVER $1000 BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF LABOR INVOLVED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. IS CHRYSLER DOING ANYTHING FOR CUSTOMERS REGARDING THIS SITUATION? *AK
REPORTING A SPONTANEOUS LEAKING OF FUEL FROM PLASTIC FUEL TANKS, AND UNABLE TO RELACE/REPAIR DUE TO NATIONAL BACK ORDERS. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
WIFE WAS GOING TO HER SECOND JOB ON GRANT AVE THIS MORNING AT 8:30AM,VERY SUNNY WITH SUN GLARE,BLACK ICE ON ROAD,WIFE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER,THAT HIT SOMEONE ELSE.MY WAE WEARING HER SEAT BELT AT THAT TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.SIR THE DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG IN STEERING WHEEL DID NOT OPEN,NOR DID THE PASSENER - SIDE OPEN EITHER THIE THE 3RD TIME THIS AS HAPPEN. EVEN AFTER THE RECALL THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE AND WE DID NOT KNOW IT. WHAT IT GOING TO TAKE THE DEATH OF MY WIFE TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS ON GOING PROBLEM WITH HER MIMI-VAN SIR. WE NEED HELP, SINCE CHRYSLER CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS NOT FAIR TO LET THIS STONE BE OVER LOOKED.PLEASE HELP US.MY WIFE DID GET HURT IN THIS ACCIDENT TODAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH THE CASON FAMILY. *AK
EVAPORATOR CORE AND ASSOCIATED PARTS WERE REPLACED. *AK
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