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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 →

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Aug 11, 1998SC

REAR DOOR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE. OWNER'S 1992 GRAND CARAVAN WAS RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM.

Air Bags
Filed Jul 29, 1998NH

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON, ESPECIALLY IN WET CONDITIONS OR AROUND SHARP TURNS. (QCAW)

Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit
Filed Jul 21, 1998CA

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE DUE TO PLANETARY GEAR FAILURE, CAR LOCKED AND SKIDDED TO A STOP.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Jul 1, 1998OH

HATCHBACK DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE BOLTS ATTACHED TO LIFTGATE BRACKET BROKE OFF. THIS CAUSED HATCHBACK TO COLLAPSE & CLOSE. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jun 23, 1998NM

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.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 4, 1998IL

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.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed May 28, 1998PA

CONSUMER NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 15, 1998MD

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Equipment › Mechanical › Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift
Filed Mar 10, 1998FL

THE JACK LOCATOR PINS ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE WHEN TIRE IS FLAT, DUE TO DESIGN FLAW.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 26, 1998TX

TRANSMISSION FAILED

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 24, 1998IL

TRANSMISSION STICKS AFTER VEHICLE WARMS UP

Seats
Filed Feb 2, 1998WV

METAL BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO TILT BACK SEVERELY.

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jan 27, 1998NY

SLIDING DOOR RELEASED FROM THE TRACKS WHICH WAS CAUSED BY BROKEN BOLT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAIL. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Jan 21, 1998MA

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED.

Seat Belts
Filed Dec 22, 1997CA

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT INTO THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM WHEN RELEASING BELT FROM THE BUCKLE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 8, 1997MD

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 14, 1997IL

AIR BAG CONNECTION LOOSE CAUSING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON. NLM

Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed Nov 13, 1997CA

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

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Nov 6, 1997MD

THE DEFECTIVE SLIDING DOOR FELL COMPLETELY OFF THE HINGES DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE DOOR, ALMOST INJURING THE OCCUPANT. *AK

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Interior
Filed Oct 15, 1997GA

REAR VIEW MIRROR IN THE INTERIOR FELL OFF.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 9, 1997NH

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 17, 1997CA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO BRAKES AND STEERING FAILURE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 9, 1997NY

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

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Sep 2, 1997NC

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

Seat Belts › Integrated Child Seat
Filed Aug 1, 1997CA

THE HEAD REST FOR THE INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN UPRIGHT POSITION. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS IT IS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jul 8, 1997CA

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

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Jun 3, 1997MN

OWNER REARENDED IN OPPOSITE LANE AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed May 20, 1997CA

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING BURNING ODOR WHEN BRAKING.

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed May 13, 1997WI

THE RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Apr 21, 1997CA

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 19, 1997MS

BRAKE NOISE, FOLLOWED BY BRAKES FADING.

Electrical System › WiringFire
Filed Feb 11, 1997CT

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ALSO, REPLACED TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Jan 30, 1997IL

THE CLOCK SPRING HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND OFF CONTINUOUSLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 21, 1997CA

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

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 30, 1996CA

TRANSMISSION LOCKS INTO SECOND GEAR/LOCKS INTO NEUTRAL GEAR THEN FAILS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 17, 1996MI

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

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Dec 3, 1996IL

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

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Nov 1, 1996NY

POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Oct 25, 1996NY

WHEEL SENSOR FOR ABS SYSTEM FAILED 5 TIMES.

Suspension › Front
Filed Oct 1, 1996AR

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCES FRONT SUSPENSION MALFUNCTIONING WHEN VEHICLE VEERS TO RIGHT. *AK

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Oct 1, 1996AR

EXPERIENCING SLIDING DOOR MISALIGNMENT WHEN DOOR FAILS TO LINE UP RIGHT WHEN CLOSED AND PART DETACHMENT FROM DOOR FRAME.**AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 18, 1996MO

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE, WHEN UPON APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL DROPS WITH NO PRIOR WARNING.*AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Sep 9, 1996PA

LOWER BALL JOINT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE SNAPPED OFF, CAUSING TIREL TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Sep 9, 1996CA

WHEN SHUTTING THE SLIDING DOOR, DOOR CAME OFF THE TRACK. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Sep 6, 1996PA

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

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Sep 4, 1996OH

REAR LIFTGATE LATCH FAILED AFTER RECALL REPAIR, CAUSING LUGGAGE TO FALL OUT OF VEHICLE ONTO HIGHWAY.

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Aug 16, 1996WA

SEAT BELT BUCKLE STICKS, REQUIRING EXCESSIVE FORCE TO DISENGAGE.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 5, 1996NY

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS/HESITATES/STUMBLES. *AK

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Sep 21, 1995FL

HORN INOPERATIVE.

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