Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Aug 19, 1996PA
VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. WHEN THIS OCCURS NO STEERING/INSTRUMENT CONTROLS ARE OPERATIVE. *AK
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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 System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Aug 12, 1996MO
EXPERIENCED RAW GAS FUMES COMING INTO VEHICLE INTERIOR, FOUND GAS TANK HAD SPLIT OPEN UNDERNEATH ALONG SEAM, NO ACCIDENT.*AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 5, 1996NY
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED AND THE VAN IS GOING UPHILL , THE ENGINE WILL RACE OUT OF CONTROL.*AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Jul 25, 1996FL
TRANSMISSION GEAR STICKS. *SD
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 21, 1996TX
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, RUBBING NOISE OCCURS, FOLLOWED BY DIFFICULTY STOPPING VEHICLE.
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Feb 28, 1996FL
HIT INSIDE OF GARAGE AT 3 MPH, AND REAR TAILGATE FLEW OPEN, DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. *AK *SLC
Structure › Body › Trunk Lid
Filed Feb 21, 1996VA
BUILT IN CHILD SAFTY SEAT,THE HARNESS STRIPS LOCKUP AND YOU CAN'T GET THE CHILD OUT UNLESS YOU PULL HARD ON THE STRAPS. *AK
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