FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED.
1996 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 1996 record →
FUEL TANK LEAKING AT THE TOP OF THE TANK WHERE SENDING UNIT IS LOCATED.
UNEVEN BRAKING AS THOUGH THE ROTORS ARE OUT OF ROUND.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION - WIPERS COME ON OR GO OFF WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. SWITCH REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES.
FUEL TANK LEAKS.
FUEL PUMP DID NOT FIT PROPERLY, CAUSING LEAKAGE.
VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THE FUEL FILTER AND THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING FUEL . THE DEALER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE AND HAS REPLACED THE FUEL TANK. (95V-234). *AK
FUEL TANK SPLIT, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT PRIOR TO AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. ALSO WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD GO ON INTERMITTENTLY BYTHEMSELVES. (95V-236). *AK
IN WET CLIMATE OR DRIVING OVER PUDDLES, THE DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING WOULD BE INOPERATIVE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL DUE TO THE POWER STEERING BELTS GETTING WET. DEALER CANNOT FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *AK
THE ENGINE ACCELERATED THE SPEED OF THE CAR WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING APPLIED. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER INDICATED THAT THROTTLE CABLE WAS BROKE. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIT BAG DURING A CRASH, RESULTED IN INJURIES TO DRIVER. *AK
FRONT TIRES OUT OF ROUND. ALSO REPLACED STEERING COLUMN.
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20, ENGINE WILL DIE DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THIS IS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER REPLACED ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. *AK
INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT WOULD NOT RELEASE CHILD PROPERLY, LOCK RELEASED HOWEVER BELTS TIGHTENED ON CHILD.
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE.
TRANSMISSION PLANETARY GEAR FAILED.
POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED.
MODULE FAILED WHILE BACKING UP.
POWER STEERING FAILED.
POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED.
REAR BRAKES FAILED.
THE POWER STEERING ASSIST HAS FAILED ON 3 OCCASIONS WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. *AK
TRANSMISSION MICROCHIP FAILED.
RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCK MECHANISM FAILED.
BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT FAILED.
DESIGN LOCATION OF ELECTRICAL WIRES CAUSED THEM TO BE CUT BY THE FAN BLADE CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO START.
FRONT BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THEM TO CATCH ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL, BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT STILL DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY.
BRAKES FAILED.
RACK AND PINION FAILED CAUSING NOISE.
POWER STEERING FAILED.
STEERING IS VERY WOBBLY & VERY LOOSE; SPEED WOULD VARY WHEN IT HAPPENS. WOULD PULL TO RIGHT & DRIFT; INTERMITTENT GRINDING IN STEERING MECHANISM; WOULD LOCK UP WHEN PARKING OR BACKING UP; TOOK TO DEALER 3 TIMES & HAD RACK & PINION , STEERING PUMP REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
ENGINE FIRE.
ENGINE FIRE.
FUEL GAUGE AND TANK FAILED.
HORN FAILED.
BRAKE SHOES FAILED.
BUILT IN (CHILD SEAT) BELTS CONTINUED TO TIGHTEN ON CHILD AND WOULD NOT RELEASE PROPERLY.
DESIGN OF THE DOOR LOCK ALLOWS FOR THE PASSENGER TO OPEN FROM INSIDE WHEN LOCKED, RESULTING IN ACCIDENTAL OPENING WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH.
GAS TANK COLLAPSED, TANK READING SAID ZERO, WITH GAS IN TANK, DEALER REPLACED TANK, SUBSEQUENTLY, TANK FITTING BECAME LOOSE, CAUSING GASOLINE SPILLAGE ON VEHICLE/ONTO GROUND, COULD SMELL GAS FUMES. *AK *SLC
FUEL TANK LEAKED AT TOP OF TANK WHERE IT WAS MOLDED TO A HOSE OUTLET. FUEL LEAKED WHEN TANK WAS FULL. ALSO TRANSMISSION GASKET LEAK. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CLEANED OUT THE THROTTLE BODY 3 TIMES DUE TO CARBON BUILD UP WHICH HASN'T SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK LOSES ALL STEERING. THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE THE STEERING BELT SLIPS. DRIVER HAS EXPERIENCE LOSS OF STEERING FIVE TIMES. *AK
ENGINE STALLS ON FREEWAY WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSED CRASH, REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT DUPLICATED PROBLEM AFTER SEVEN TIMES, NO REPAIRS. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, RADIO AND DOOR LOCKS TO ACTIVATE THEMSELVES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE CAR IS ALSO HAVING TROUBLE STARTING BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL FAILURES.
FUEL GAUGE FAILED.
TAILGATE WINDOW SHATTERED.
THE CHILD CAR SEAT STRAPS WOULD NOT RELEASE, THEY ONLY GET TIGHTER AND TIGHTER. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SHOWN THE RELEASE HOOKS IN ORDER TO RETRACT STRAPS EFFICIENTLY.
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED.
BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED.
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