REAR DOOR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE. OWNER'S 1992 GRAND CARAVAN WAS RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM.
1994 Dodge Grand 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 1994 record →
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON, ESPECIALLY IN WET CONDITIONS OR AROUND SHARP TURNS. (QCAW)
TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE DUE TO PLANETARY GEAR FAILURE, CAR LOCKED AND SKIDDED TO A STOP.
HATCHBACK DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE BOLTS ATTACHED TO LIFTGATE BRACKET BROKE OFF. THIS CAUSED HATCHBACK TO COLLAPSE & CLOSE. *AK
DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE IN VEHICLE AFTER TURNING REAR WINDOW WIPER ON. LATER FOUND THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM REAR DOOR. WHEN OPENED, IT WAS VERY AND THE PLASTIC WAS BEGINNING TO MELT. DRIVER OPENED INTERIOR PANEL AND FOUND THE INSULATION AND WIRING ON FIRE. MONTHS LATER THE WIPER STOPPED WORKING AND THE AIR BAG CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY - FUSE HAD BURNED OUT.
VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. FAILURE INCLUDED, WHILE AT LOW SPEED AND IN DRIVE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED BEFORE PROCEEDING. APPEARS NOT TO SHIFT INTO SECOND. WHILE INCREASING SPEAD, ENGINE REVS AS CAR SLOWS DOWN THEN LURCHES FORWARD.
CONSUMER NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED.
THE JACK LOCATOR PINS ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE WHEN TIRE IS FLAT, DUE TO DESIGN FLAW.
TRANSMISSION FAILED
TRANSMISSION STICKS AFTER VEHICLE WARMS UP
METAL BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO TILT BACK SEVERELY.
SLIDING DOOR RELEASED FROM THE TRACKS WHICH WAS CAUSED BY BROKEN BOLT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAIL. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT INTO THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM WHEN RELEASING BELT FROM THE BUCKLE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
AIR BAG CONNECTION LOOSE CAUSING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON. NLM
WHILE TURNING KEY IN IGNITON DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON.CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER. *AK DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM OCCURRED DUE TO A SHORT IN THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED. *SLC
THE DEFECTIVE SLIDING DOOR FELL COMPLETELY OFF THE HINGES DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE DOOR, ALMOST INJURING THE OCCUPANT. *AK
REAR VIEW MIRROR IN THE INTERIOR FELL OFF.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 40 MPH STALLED ON THE HIGH WAY, LEAVING VEHICLE WITHOUT ELECTRICAL POWER. BUT ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WERE ON. TWO DEALERS WERE CONTACTED, AND NEITHER OF THE DEALERS FOUND ANY PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER NOT CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO BRAKES AND STEERING FAILURE.
ABS PROBLEM; INTERMITTENTLY, WITHOUT WARNING, AT LOW SPEEDS, ON ANY ROAD SURFACE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL VIBRATES AND GOES SOMEWHAT TO THE FLOOR. MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE, AND FOR A SECOND OR 2 THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK AT ALL. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK
THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE DOORS WILL LOCK, NOT ALLOWING OCCUPANT TO EXIT OUT THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE HEAD REST FOR THE INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN UPRIGHT POSITION. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS IT IS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING APPLIED BRAKES, THEY STARTED SMOKING & OVERHEATING. PULLED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD TO COOL DOWN. HAS BEEN TO MECHANIC 3 TIMES & HAD PADS & ROTORS REPLACED; DEALER SAID NO PROBLEMS W/BRAKES; PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ANOTHER DEALER STATED THAT BRAKES WERE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. *AK
OWNER REARENDED IN OPPOSITE LANE AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING BURNING ODOR WHEN BRAKING.
THE RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING.
WHILE DRIVING BRAKES DID NOT WORK, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. AIRBAGS DID NOT WORK EITHER. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE CAR TO GET REPAIRED FOUR TIMES. IN ALL OF THESE VISITS THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK
BRAKE NOISE, FOLLOWED BY BRAKES FADING.
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ALSO, REPLACED TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES. *AK
THE CLOCK SPRING HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND OFF CONTINUOUSLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED OR COMING TO A STOP THE TRUCK SHUT OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS WORN OUT FOR THE THIRD TIME . *AK
TRANSMISSION LOCKS INTO SECOND GEAR/LOCKS INTO NEUTRAL GEAR THEN FAILS.
WHILE DRIVING, UPON BRAKING, EXP ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, PEDAL TRAVELED TOO FAR DOWN, ALMOST TO FLOOR; ALSO, EXPERIENCED PEDAL PULSATION AS THOUGH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM KICKING, BRAKE ACTION SEEMS INADEQUATE TO STOP, DLR CAN'T CORRECT. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT HIS TRANSMISSION DIES OUT WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH, HE ALSO RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE REAR LIFTGATE LATCH, DEALER FIXED IT BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED.
WHEEL SENSOR FOR ABS SYSTEM FAILED 5 TIMES.
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCES FRONT SUSPENSION MALFUNCTIONING WHEN VEHICLE VEERS TO RIGHT. *AK
EXPERIENCING SLIDING DOOR MISALIGNMENT WHEN DOOR FAILS TO LINE UP RIGHT WHEN CLOSED AND PART DETACHMENT FROM DOOR FRAME.**AK
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE, WHEN UPON APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL DROPS WITH NO PRIOR WARNING.*AK
LOWER BALL JOINT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE SNAPPED OFF, CAUSING TIREL TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
WHEN SHUTTING THE SLIDING DOOR, DOOR CAME OFF THE TRACK. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THERE WERE NO BRAKES, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, REARENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT . HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
REAR LIFTGATE LATCH FAILED AFTER RECALL REPAIR, CAUSING LUGGAGE TO FALL OUT OF VEHICLE ONTO HIGHWAY.
SEAT BELT BUCKLE STICKS, REQUIRING EXCESSIVE FORCE TO DISENGAGE.
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS/HESITATES/STUMBLES. *AK
HORN INOPERATIVE.
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