How many problems does the 1995 DODGE Caravan have?

The 1995 DODGE Caravan currently has 573 owner-reported complaints according to NHTSA database. These complaints are organized by component to help identify common issues.

What are the most common problems with 1995 DODGE Caravan?

The most common problems reported for the 1995 DODGE Caravan are organized by component above. Each component section shows owner-reported issues, crash reports, and fire incidents to help identify patterns and problem areas.

Where does this 1995 DODGE Caravan problem data come from?

All problem and complaint data for the 1995 DODGE Caravan comes directly from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) database. These are real complaints submitted by actual vehicle owners.

1995 DODGE Caravan Problems

POWER TRAIN

82 complaints

TRANSMISSION FAILURE!.*AK

Nov 02, 2004

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 350 MILES BACK FROM A TRIP, TRANSMISSION FAILED. WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN TRAFFIC STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND COME TO A STOP (THIS WAS NOT A SUDDEN STOP). I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN BUT THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND STARTED MAKING GRINDING NOISES. I HAD TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF TROUBLE PRIOR TO THIS DURING THE TRIP. WHILE IN IDLE, THERE WAS NO GRINDING NOISE. WHEN WE STARTED TO MOVE AGAIN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHIFT AND STARTED MAKING GRINDING NOISES. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS RUINED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS ONLY 67,000 MILE ON THE VEHICLE. DEALER CHARGED ALMOST $3,000 TO PUT IN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. WHEN I PICKED IT UP, THE SERVICE SHOP WAS VERY RUDE. WHEN ASKED IF IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND IF THIS WAS THE KIND OF QUALITY ONE COULD EXPECT FROM DODGE, THE SERVICEMAN SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW AND ACTED LIKE HE DIDN'T CARE. HE SAID TO CALL THE 800 NUMBER IF I WASN'T HAPPY. WHEN I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER, THE PERSON I TALKED TO ACTED LIKE HE DIDN'T CARE AND BASICALLY TRIED TO TELL ME IT WAS BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE MY VEHICLE SERVICED PROPERLY. I TOLD HIM THE CAR WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD BEEN CHANGED JULY 1ST. HE TOLD ME THAT IF I BROUGHT IT TO PLACES LIKE JIFFY LUBE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED OR IF I BROUGHT IT TO OTHER PLACES FOR MAINTENANCE THAT THEY DID NOT DO A GOOD JOB AND DID NOT DO IT PROPERLY. I ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NONE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD AN AIR SENSOR GO OUT (WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE STUCK IN SECOND GEAR). THE VEHICLE STILL DOES NOT SEEM TO BE SHIFTING PROPERLY. IT NOW WHINES WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

Oct 12, 2004

ON AUGUST 11 ,2004 OUR 1995 DODGE CARAVAN FAILED TO PICK UP SPEED ON THE NJ TURNPIKE, WHILE GOING TO NEWARK AIRPORT. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR ACCIDENTS, IT WAS STOP AND GO ON THE WAY HOME AT NIGHT. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 1995 FROM SUBURBAN DODGE IN METUCHEN, NJ. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER (NOW MCDONAGH DODGE) TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CAR DOES NOT RUN PROPERLY NOW. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED BECAUSE IT IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. IN ADDITION THE AC COMPRESSOR ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IF THE COMPRESSOR IS NOT REPLACED A BELT MAY BREAK AND I COULD LOSE POWER TO THE STEERING. THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN FOR A VEHICLE THAT HAS ONLY 94,000 MILES. *JB

Aug 22, 2004

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

Jun 23, 2004

THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE IN COOLER WEATHER, IT WILL NOT UPSHIFT PROPERLY AND HAS OCCASIONALLY DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING IN TRAFFIC CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW SUDDENLY AND DRAMATICALLY. NLM

Sep 15, 2002

+ 77 more complaints for this component

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

62 complaints

THE AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN I TOOK MY VAN TO THE MECHANIC, HE INFORMED ME THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DETECT ANY LEAK IN THE SYSTEM AND WITH MY PERMISSION RECHARGED THE SYSTEM BACK IN SEPTEMBER. IT WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS THEN ONCE AGAIN,WITHOUT WARNING,IT STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR.I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER,AND THEY BLUNTLY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM SINCE THE 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY HAD LONG EXPIRED. I COUNTERED TO NO AVAIL THAT TWO SEPERATE INDEPENDANT MECHANICS HAD INFORMED ME THAT A NUMBER OF DODGE OWNERS WITH THE SAME AIR-CONDITIONING UNITS HAD BEEN COMPLAINING TO THEM OF THE SAME PROBLEM.IN ADDITION, I ALSO HAD FOUND OUT THAT CHRYSLER HAD EXTENDED SEVERAL MODEL WARRANTIES TO 7 YEAR/70,000 MILES INCLUDING THE GRAND CHEROKEE BECAUSE OF FAULTY AIR-CONDITIONING EVAPORATORS WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE SAME OR SIMILAR ONE PRESENTLY FAILING IN MY VAN. ON A SEPERATE NOTE,I WAS INFORMED EARLIER IN DECEMBER THAT I HAD AN OIL LEAK COMING OUT OF AN AREA WHERE A SECTION OF THE HEAD GASKET WAS SEATED. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT,I HAD ALSO INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE COST ME OVER $1000.00 TO REPLACE. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT I HAD SPOKEN TO ADMITTED OVER THE PHONE TO ME THAT THERE WAS A GASKET PROBLEM WITH A NUMBER OF 90'S MODELS AND THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED WITH A CHANGE IN 1999 SELECT VEHICLES INCLUDING THE 2.4 LITRE MINIVANS.FORTUNATELY, I WAS ONLY CHARGED A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE BY A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET.

Jan 15, 2004

SERPENTINE BELT MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL. *AK

Jan 08, 2004

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING. INTERMITTENTLY LURCHES AND MISSES EITHER AT A STOP OR WHEN GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. WILL HAPPEN EITHER COLD OR WARM. LACK OF POWER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. *TT

Aug 01, 2002

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING AT 30 TO 40MPH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

Mar 19, 2002

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING AT 30 TO 40MPH. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

Mar 19, 2002

+ 57 more complaints for this component

AIR BAGS

58 complaints

BOUGHT A NEW 1995 DODGE CARAVAN IN MAY OF SAME YEAR. SHORT TIME LATER A LETTER NOTIFYING US OF REAR LATCH DOOR COMING OPEN AT IMPACT----TOOK CARE OF IT. ABOUT 3 YEARS AFTER THAT A 20 AMP FUSE IN POSITION #20 KEPT BLOWING, AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND REAR WINDOW WIPER WOULD GO OUT. A SHORT TIME AGO WHILE LOOKING UP PARTS FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ADVANCE AUTO PARTS,JUST FOR CURIOSITY LOOKED UP RECALLS FOR THE 95 CARAVAN AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THE SHORT TO GROUND THAT EXISTS IN THE AIRBAG CIRCUIT. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM DODGE. YESTERDAY THE 28TH OF SEPT 2009 WENT TO DODGE AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLES BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST IF IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE. THE DIAGNOSTIC RUNS LIKE $110. NOW I'M UNEMPLOYED AND MY WIFE IS PICKING UP OUR GRANDBOY FROM SCHOOL WITH THIS SAFETY ITEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY I'M WORRIED SICK. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE,BECAUSE THERE IS DEFINITELY A SHORT IN THE CIRCUIT. MY NAME IS ENRIQUE GONZALEZ WOULD LIKE TO GET AN OPINION FROM YOU AS TO WHAT CAN BE DONE TO AVOID A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. THANK YOU *TR

Sep 29, 2009

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND COLLIDED INTO A POLE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS WITH THE VEHICLE IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM UPDATED 11/7/2005 - THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATE THE 1995 DODGE CARAVANS FOR FAULTY AIR BAGS. *NM

Feb 24, 2005

Crash: 1

Injuries: 1

THE VEHICLE ACCIDENTALLY JUMPED THE CURB WHILE ON THE ROAD. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING A FIRE. DRIVER SUSTAINED BURNS. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED BY CONSUMER.*AK

Feb 02, 2005

Fire: 1

Injuries: 1

THE AIR BAG AND THE HORN WERE INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER FELT IT WAS DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN THE CLOCK SPRING RECALL 02V293000 ON LATER MODEL YEAR VANS. THE CONSUMERS VAN HAS NEVER BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR MECHANIC TO IDENTIFY WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *JB THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER ALSO STOPPED WORKING FOR A FEW DAYS. *NM

Nov 22, 2004

THE HORN AND SPEED CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON , BECAUSE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS MISSING, THE BULB WAS REMOVED FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION. SCC *JB

Apr 01, 2003

+ 53 more complaints for this component

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

49 complaints

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED, AND THE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ABS PUMP WAS CONSTANTLY IN MOTION, AFFECTING THE CONTROL OF BRAKING. *JB

Apr 17, 2003

BRAKE PEDAL HAS A SOFT SPOT. WHEN PRESSING BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE UNTIL IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP.*AK

Feb 25, 2002

THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPALCED TWICE AND THE MASTER CYLINDE WAS REPLACED ONCE. NLM

Jul 31, 2001

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Jul 10, 2001

THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES, YET THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. *AK

Jun 22, 2001

+ 44 more complaints for this component

STRUCTURE

39 complaints

FRONT DOOR HINGE MOUNT SHEET METAL TEARS OR CRACKS. DOOR LATCHES FAIL DO TO SAGGING DOORS. SHEET METAL HAS CRACKED GOING BACK INTO THE FIRE WALL BULKHEAD. DOORS CAN FLY OPEN ON OUTSIDE TURNS WITH OUT WARNING, POTENTIALLY DISLODGING PASSENGETS.

Apr 14, 2017

PAINT IS FLAKING OFF THE HOOD AND ROOF. NOT A NORMAL AGE FLAKING. PAINT BUBBLES UP AND THEN FLAKES OFF. WHITE PRIMER IS SEEN AS PAINT FLAKES OFF. DEALER ADMITTED THAT IT WAS A DEFECT, BUT I HAD WAITED TO LONG TO BRING IT IN. THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OF RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE OTHER RECALLS ON THIS MAKE/MODEL WERE DEALT WITH PROMPTLY UPON RECEIVING NOTICE. *AK

May 18, 2004

WHEN OPENING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT DOORS CONSUMER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SHUT THE DOORS. *AK

Jan 30, 2004

THE LIFTGATE FELL ON THE CONSUMERS HEAD. BOLT BROKE AND LIFTGATE WILL NOT OPEN. *AK

Aug 05, 2003

WATER LEAKED THROUGH THE SUNROOF, THE PAINT ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW FRAME PEELED*JB

Feb 26, 2003

+ 34 more complaints for this component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

30 complaints

IM DRIVING ALONG AND MY GAUGES START GOING ON AND OFF AND FLICKERING .THEN AFTER AWHILE THEY COME BACK ON THEN START BACK UP GOING OFF AND ON. *TR

Feb 18, 2015

INTERMITTENT ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK FAILURE. HAD THE MAIN CONTROL PANEL ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR REPLACED SHORTLY AFTER DISCOVERING THE PROBLEM AT A COST OF ABOUT $175 PART AND LABOR--CHANGED NOTHING. RESEARCHED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT REMOVING NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE FROM THE NEGATIVE POST FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES TEMPORARILY FIXES THE DOOR LOCKS FOR ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS. I AM NOT PUTTING OUT $150-$250 TO HAVE THE BCM RE-FLASHED. THIS IS DODGE'S PROBLEM--PLEASE RECALL.

Jun 08, 2011

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF. *AK

Jun 12, 2002

THE ALTERNATOR BELT FAILED. NLM

Jul 31, 2001

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS REPLACED VARIOUS COMPONENTS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

May 09, 2001

+ 25 more complaints for this component

VISIBILITY

27 complaints

MR

Oct 08, 2002

WHILE DRIVING, DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR PARTS SINCE APRIL 29,2002. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE. *AK *JG

May 31, 2002

WINDSHIELD WIPERS, MOST OF THE TIME, WILL NOT OPERATE, AND WHEN OPERATING WILL QUIT WORKING. HAD CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY SAID PROBLEM WAS WITH PIVOT, THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFOMATION.*AK

Mar 04, 2002

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY WORK. CONSUMER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE CLEARLY. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

Feb 01, 2002

REAR WINDSHIELD IS LEAKING GLUE THAT ATTACHES WINDOW TO FRAME OF VEHICLE, CAUSING POOR DRIVER VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Jan 16, 2002

+ 22 more complaints for this component

STEERING

26 complaints

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER MOTHER TO THE DOCTOR WHEN SHE STARTED TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE THE FRONT END MADE A NOISE. SHE STOPPED AND PULLED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AND THE TIE ROD BROKE OFF. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 68,000 MILES. *JB

Dec 18, 2004

I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE TIE-ROD ON MY 1995 DODGE CARAVAN (WITH 58,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER) BROKE SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE LOCAL MENDENHALL DODGE AUTO DEALER WAITING FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE REQUESTED THAT THEY KEEP ALL PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPAIR SO THAT I MAY INSPECT THEM. *AK

Dec 01, 2004

POWER STEERING BELT CONTINUES TO COME LOOSE FROM PULLEY AND DISCONNECTS FROM VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE SITUATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

Jun 13, 2001

WHEN DRIVING ON WET ROADS THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THIS IS THE NORM NOT THE EXCEPTION. IT WAS REPLACED ONCE AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES ANT NOW IT IS OCCURRING AGAIN. I WOULD NOT LET MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE,IF THE STEERING WAS TO GO OUT IT IS TOO HEAVY FOR THEM TO REGAIN CONTROL. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE OF MINIVAN AND THEY SAY IT HAS HAPPENNED WITH THEM TOO. I CAN UNDERSTAND THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT OCCASIONALLY IN WET WEATHER,BUT I CAN COUNT ON IT GOING OUT IF I DRIVE THROUGH A PUDDLE. *AK

Jul 23, 2000

WHILE VEHICLE IS COLD STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN OR RETURN TO NORMAL. AFTER VEHICLE IS WARMED UP THERE IS NORMAL DRIVING. *AK *ML

Apr 11, 2000

+ 21 more complaints for this component

SEATS

19 complaints

DODGE CARAVAN SE 1995 MODEL HAS DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE DRIVER SEAT BACK RESTS. MY DODGE CARAVAN SE 1995 MODEL WAS REAR ENDED BY A SPEEDING TOYOTA COROLLA. THE DODGE WAS GOING BELOW 10 MPH DUE TO CONSTRUCTION AHEAD ON THE ROAD. THE COROLLA WAS SPEEDING OVER 65MPH(ABOUT 75MPH). THE DODGE CARAVAN DRIVER SEAT BACK REST FELL BACKWARD. I ABSOLUTELY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. *TR

Dec 21, 2008

Crash: 1

BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TRACK IN PLACE IS SHEARING OFF, CAUSING THE SEAT TO WOBBLE. SEAT WILL NOT STAY IN THE NORMAL UPRIGHT POSITION. IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO REACH THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE SEAT IN THIS POSITION.*AK

Sep 03, 2003

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED BACKWARDS AT AN ANGLE, ALMOST TO THE RECLINING POSITION, WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED SEATBACK, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

Aug 20, 2003

ACCIDENT WAS: VAN HIT IN THE REAR WHILE STOPPED. DRIVERS SEAT BACK BROKE UPON IMPACT. *TS *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***760915

Apr 19, 2002

Crash: 1

Injuries: 1

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WILL RECLINE BACKWARDS ON IT'S OWN, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

Feb 01, 2002

+ 14 more complaints for this component

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

18 complaints

BAD FUEL LEAK FROM FUEL RAIL. HUGE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE. *TR

Dec 28, 2009

I PURCHASED A 1995 DODGE CARAVAN ON JUNE 12, 2004. IT WAS HAVING A FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM REPAIRED A FUEL INJECTOR. 9 DAYS LATER GAS FUMES FILLED THE CAB AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ON THE LEFT SIDE FACING THE ENGINE. I GOT MYSELF & 6MO OLD DAUGHTER OUT AND THE FIRE DEPT. PUT OUT THE FIRE. ENGINE COMPLETELY BURNED, HOOD. HAVE DETAILED PHOTOS. DEALERSHIP WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, DODGE WON'T RESPOND. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS.*AK

Jul 23, 2004

Fire: 1

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL # 00 V 268 000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

Apr 24, 2003

MANUFACTURER'S INCIDENT REPORT 8962625 / NHTSA SIMILIAR REPORT 702363 01/16/1999 / MY ORIGINAL REPORT 749642 ORIGINAL PART (2) FUEL LINES HAVE BEEN SAVED FOR INSPECTION IF NECESSARY / ADDITIONAL NHTSA REPORTS OF ENGINE FIRES 810648 03/30/1997 AND 978765 01/07/1996 ... QUESTION "WERE THESE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES CAUSED BY FUEL LINE LEAKS"

Aug 29, 2001

FUEL LINE LEAK, GAS FUMES ENTERING INTERIOR VENTILATION. *AK

Aug 02, 2001

+ 13 more complaints for this component

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

18 complaints

THERE'S A CRACK IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR THAT IS CAUSING THE DOOR TO SHIFT DOWN WARD AND FAIL TO LINE UP WITH THE LATCH. DOOR HAD TO BE TIED TO KEEP IT CLOSED. THE VEHICLE IS NOT BEING DRIVEN BECAUSE OF THE DOOR.*AK

Mar 25, 2005

THE SLIDING DOOR WAS HARD TO CLOSE AND WOULD COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THEN AFTER A FEW DAYS THE SLIDING DOOR LOCKED AND NOW IT CAN NOT BE UNLOCKED OR OPENED.

Mar 25, 2004

WHILE LIFTGATE DOOR WAS UP IT SUDDENLY RELEASED ON CONSUMER'S ARM. *AK

Apr 06, 2001

PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. OTHER DOORS WOULD RELEASE THE LOCK. *AK

Jan 03, 2001

WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR SHUTS THE LOCKS BECOME JAMMED. THE LOCKS HAVE TO BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED OVER AND OVER, IN ORDER TO GET THEM UNJAMMED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY.*AK LOCKS HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS SINCE OWNERSHIP.*MJS

Sep 21, 1999

+ 13 more complaints for this component

EQUIPMENT

16 complaints

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V531000 CONCERNING RADIO PROBLEMS. THE RADIO WOULD COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE RADIO. THE RADIO LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF. *AK

Nov 03, 2004

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V531000 CONCERNING RADID PROBLEMS. DEALER WAS NOT IN OPERATION.*AK

Nov 03, 2004

EVAPORATOR HAS A HOLE, CAUSING FREON TO LEAK OUT. THIS IS A YEAR OLD PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED FROM REFILLING EVERY 3 WEEKS TO EVERY 2-3 DAYS. PART WAS REPLACED BUT NOT BY DEALERSHIP, AND DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK NEW EVAPORATOR WAS INSTALLED BY A CERTIFIED DODGE DEALER. CONSUMER FEELS FREON LEAKING COULD CAUSE A HEALTH HAZARD. *TT

Jun 07, 2002

THE A/C SYSTEM FOR EVAPORATOR CORD HAD FAILED A YEAR AGO AND WAS REPAIRED, NOW AGAIN THE A/C SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING DUE TO COMPRESSOR FAILURE. THE CONSUMER WANTS THE MANUFACTURER TO REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE REPAIRS WERE UNUSUAL AND SHOWS THE VEHICLE LACK OF QUALITY. *YH

Jun 04, 2001

STARTED TO LEAK FREON, EVAPORATOR BEHIND THE DASH WAS LEAKING

Aug 22, 2000

+ 11 more complaints for this component

SEAT BELTS

12 complaints

OWNER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND WAS REAR ENDED. UPON IMPACT, THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER. THE BELT LOOSENED. SINCE THE SEAT BELTS LOOSENED ON THE FIRST IMPACT, THE OCCUPANTS HAD NO PROTECTION AFTER THAT AND WERE THROWN ALL OVER THE CAB OF THE VAN. *BF

May 13, 2005

Crash: 1

Injuries: 2

SEAT BELT ATTACHMENT BOLT AT DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER WAS OVER TIGHTENED AT THE FACTORY AND MAY FAIL UPON IMPACT. THE SEVERLY SRTIPPED BOLT WAS REMOVED DURING SIDE WINDOW REPLACEMENT. *AK

Jun 15, 2002

I'M FILLING OUT THIS REPORT NOT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT AN INCIDENT BUT TO PREVENT FUTURE ONES. I'VE READ AND SEEN ON TELEVISION (PRIMETIME, ABC NEWS) THE REPORTS ABOUT THE SAFETY CONCERNS OF GEN 3 SEATBELTS THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN SOME DODGE VEHICLES. AS AN OWNER OF A DODGE CARAVAN (THAT HAS GEN 3 SEATBELTS) AND MORE IMPORTANTLY AS A MOTHER OF AN INFANT, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THESE SEATBELTS RECALLED AND REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE SAFER GEN 4 SEATBELTS INSTALLED IN ALL THE VEHICLES THEY WERE ORIGINALLY PLACED IN. THANK YOU.*AK

Apr 02, 2002

DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT COLLAPSED ONTO THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

Sep 30, 1999

REAR SEAT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE CAME LOOSE. THERE WAS NO SEATBELT SUPPORT. *AK

Sep 29, 1999

+ 7 more complaints for this component

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

11 complaints

PAINT CHIPPING OFF OF THE ROOF OF THE VAN AND ON THE SIDES THIS IS A DARK BLUE VAN.

Oct 18, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Sep 25, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Sep 25, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Jul 23, 2000

I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, ALL SAID THIS WAS VERY COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) DISCUSSED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

Jan 18, 2000

+ 6 more complaints for this component

SUSPENSION

10 complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION. THE STABILIZER BAR BRACKET FAILED. *AK

Mar 17, 2004

THE FRONT END WAS MISALIGNED. NLM

Jul 31, 2001

FRONT HUB GREASE SEAL ASSEMBLY FAILED. NLM

Oct 25, 1999

FRONT END CONSTANTLY SHIMMIES WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. EXCESSIVE REPAIRWORK DONE, COVERED BY WARRANTY. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, BUT WARRANTY EXPIRED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION . *AK

Aug 12, 1999

I WAS MAKING A SLOW LEFT HAND TURN FROM RTE 83 ONTO THRONDALE AVE IN ELKGROVE VILLIAGE IL.AS I MADE THE TURN IT FELT AS THOUGH I HAD LOST A TIRE ON THE VAN.THE VAN STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE REALLY BAD. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR FLEW OPEN, AT THE TIME IHAD JUST MADE THE TURN AND WAS TRYING TO GET UP SPEED,BUT COULDN'T.JUST MADE IT ABOUT 500 FT ON THORNDALE.LOOKED UNDER THE VAN IT LOOKED AS THOUGH THE FRONT AXLE AND CV JOINT FELL APART. CURRY MOTORS WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE CHANGED THE FRONT HUB BEARINGS WHEN I BOUGHT THE VAN, THEY ALSO HAD SAID THAT THEY CHECKED AND REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES AND THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE OKAY. THIS WAS WHEN I HAD PURCHASED THE VAN.W HEN I TALKED TO THE MGR AT CURRIE MOTORS LAST SATURDAY AND HAD TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED HE SAID QUOTE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE SOMETHING LIKE THAT CAN'T HAPPEN . IT TRULY DID HAPPEN THOUGH. THE VAN IS CURRENTLY AT LARRY ROESCH AUTO BODY 300 W.ARTHUR CT.BENSENVILLE,IL 60106 TEL 630-616-1110

Aug 07, 1999

+ 5 more complaints for this component

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

10 complaints

WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE ACELLERATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

Feb 15, 2002

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED RMPS ARE VERY HIGH, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RACE. WHENEVER CONSUMER IS COMING OFF A HILL, VEHICLE RACES AT HIGH HIGH SPEED, AND CONSUMER HAS TO APPLY BRAKES IN ORDER TO GET THE RPMS DOWN. *AK

May 28, 1999

ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE SURGED WHILE DRIVER WAS ABOUT TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. DIAGNOSTICS BY DEALERSHIP AND SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR SENT BY CHRYSLER WAS UNABLE TO DETECT CAUSE. *AK

Sep 01, 1998

THROTTLE BODY FAILED.

May 20, 1998

VEHICLE STALLED WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY, *AK

Apr 01, 1997

Crash: 1

Injuries: 1

+ 5 more complaints for this component

TIRES

9 complaints

HERCULES TIRES 205-75-15 TREAD SEPARATION SPLITTING ON THE INSIDE OF TIRE BOUGHT IN 2003 WORE DOWN FAST DID NOT LAST AND HAVE BELTS SEPARATING. *JB

Feb 05, 2004

FIRESTONE , INFINITI FR360, P20570R14. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE COMPLETELY SEPARATED. THE BLOWOUT CAUSED VEHICLE TO DO 180 DEGREE TURN TO ELUMINATING TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO BRIDGESTONE TO REPLACE THE OLD FIRESTONE TIRE WHICH HAD CHUCK OF RUBBER IN IT.THE COST OF REPAIRS WERE $241.24. CONSUMER FELLS FIRESTONE SHOULD REIMBURSE THEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *CB

Aug 01, 2003

THIS TIRE BLEW DENTICAL TO RECALLED ONES AND ONLY HAD 3K MILES ON IT STEEL OUT OF IT - ONE SECTION LATEX GLOVE THICK RUBBER ON INSIDE HAD WOBBLED SINCE THEY PUT IT ON IN APRIL BUT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.... THEN IT BLEW - THEY REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER ONE LIKE IT WHEN I TOOK IT IN BUT I WORRY ABOUT THE OTHER ONE THAT IS FIRESTONE BOUGHT AT SAME TIME AND EVEN ABOUT THIS NEW ONE - ARE THEY SAFE IF THEY DONT BLOW OR SHOW SIGNS OF WOBBLE LIKE THE OTHER? I DRIVE WITH 3 KIDS IN CAR ON ROAD TRIPS AND I WORRY NOW HAD I BEEN GOING FASTER WHEN IT BLEW WE COULD HAVE DIED- THANKS( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195/70R14 )

Sep 14, 2000

ON THE 21ST APRIL 2000 WHILE DOING 70MPH ON THE FREEWAY LEAVING EL PASO WE FELT A THUD UNDER THE CAR AND THEN WE VEERED TO THE LEFT. I MANAGED TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND MADE IT TO THE HARD SHOULDER. I GOT OUT AND INSPECTED THE CAR AND THE TREAD HAD COME OFF MY BACK/LEFT TIRE AND WAS SCATTERED ALONG THE FREEWAY. A POLICE CAR ARRIVED AND ESCORTED US TO A FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTRE IN EL PASO WHERE WE HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED. THE DAMAGED TIRE WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE BY THE GARAGE. IT WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE AS MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELLING WITH OUR FOUR CHILDREN. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TYPE OF FIRESTONE TYRES WERE ON THE CAR BUT AS THE ACCIDENT MIRRORS THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE RECENT NEWSPAPER REPORTS I AM ASSUMING THAT THEY WERE THE ONES BEING RECALLED.( DOT NUMBER: )

Aug 19, 2000

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH TREAD ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VAN AND WAS NOT INJURED. TIRE SIZE P20570R15. REPLACEMENT TIRE ON A DODGE, CARAVAN, MILEAGE 16,000. FIRESTONE WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT TIRE. *AK 1 OTHER TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, THE TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, 2 OTHER TIRES DID NOT FAIL, BUT WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF BUBBLING. *SLC

Aug 10, 2000

+ 4 more complaints for this component

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

7 complaints

FOUR WAY HAZARD FLASHERS ARE INOPERABLE. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

May 22, 2001

DURING 11/98, THE FRONT COVER OF THE RIGHT FACTORY INSTALLED FOG LIGHT CAME OFF. THE DEALER SAID THE FOG LIGHT IS ONE UNIT AND THE COVER COULD NOT COME OFF UNLESS THE ENTIRE UNIT WAS STRUCK VERY HARD. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, BUT WHEN MY HUSBAND REMOVED THE UNIT TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW LIGHT FROM THE DEALER ($95), THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE UNIT. THE DEALER HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR THE CRACK. IN APRIL 1999, I DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT FOG LIGHT COVER WAS MISSING. THE DAMAGE WAS IDENTICAL. SINCE THAT TIME MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE NOTICED MANY DODGE CARAVANS WITH MISSING FOG LIGHT COVERS. THE DEALERS HAVE OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE IN TRYING TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Jul 19, 1999

HEAD LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.

Feb 12, 1997

HIGH/LOW BEAM SWITCH FAILED.

Feb 12, 1997

THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, WHEN DRIVING WITH LIGHTS ON, CAN HEAR A NOISE, WHEN TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF THE NOISE STOPS. *AK

Nov 25, 1996

+ 2 more complaints for this component

PARKING BRAKE

6 complaints

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH PARKING BRAKE, RELEASES WITHOUT WARNING AND SOMETIMES NOT STAY SET. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE RATCHET ASSEMBLY, THE PRIMARY LINKAGE GOING FROM THE PARKING BRAKE RELEASE HANDLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL RATCHET IS NOT BENT AND IS PROPERLY ADJUSTED.

Jan 17, 2002

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE RELEASES ON ITS OWN.

Mar 24, 1998

PARKED ON INCLINE, EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT RELEASE. FEELS LIKE WHEEL LOCKS UP. THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN COLD WEATHER. *AK

Mar 08, 1996

PARKED ON INCLINE, EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT RELEASE. FEELS LIKE WHEEL LOCKS UP. THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN COLD WEATHER. *AK

Mar 08, 1996

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON, VEHICLE ROLLED INTO LAKE. TT

Oct 26, 1995

Crash: 1

+ 1 more complaint for this component

VISIBILITY,AIR BAGS

5 complaints

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON WHEN I TURNED ON THE REAR WIPER AND THE REAR WIPER MOTOR FROZE. *LA

Nov 13, 2003

AIR BAG LIGHT WHICH ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD BLEW OUT THREE FUSES AND CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO MALFUNCTION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

May 22, 2000

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #99V113000. CONTACTED DEALER. INFORMED THE AIR BAGS COULD BE REPAIRED, BUT HAD NO PARTS FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THEY WERE ON BACK ORDER & DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. TOOK VEHICLE ON DATE GIVEN & HAD AIR BAGS REPAIRED. WAITING ON PARTS FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK

Oct 26, 1999

AIRBAG SYSTEM EXPERIENCING WIRING FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99V113000). HOWEVER, VEHICLE EXPERIENCING WIRING PROBLEMS MAY BE CAUSE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS MOTOR FAILURE. *YC

Sep 10, 1999

AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. WAS HOOKED TO REAR WIPER MOTOR. REAR WIPER MOTOR HAD FAILED & AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT WORK.

Dec 04, 1998

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

4 complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. THERE WAS A SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC.

Jun 30, 2006

HAD RIGHT SIDE BRAKES REPLACED DUE TO THE AXLE BREAKING. NOW THE LEFT SIDE BRAKES ARE MAKING SQUEAKING NOISES & NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *AK

Mar 15, 1999

HAD TO HAVE THE RIGHT BRAKES REPLACED & REPAIRED DUE TO THE AXLE BREAKING. NOW THE LEFT BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY MAKE SQUEAKING NOISES. *AK

Feb 23, 1999

BREAKS REPLACED AT 46503 HAD BEEN SERVICED ON MANUFACTURE SCHEDULE. MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. TRANSMISSION LEAKING AT 14829 REPIRED, FULL SERVICE AT 27271MILES, MAJOR OVERHALL OF TRANSMISSION 64843.

Dec 25, 1998

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

4 complaints

DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT SWITCH / SHORT CIRCUIT RELATED TO AIR BAG WIRING. AFTER THE AIR BAG WIRING WAS PERFORMED, THE WARNING CHIME SOUNDED AND THE DOME LIGHTS CAME ON. THE DEFECT WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL WORK. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, AND USING THE MULTIPURPOSE SWITCH, TO GET FROM HIGH BEAMS TO NORMAL HEADLIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED *TT *JB

Mar 14, 2003

RECALL 99V113000. AFTER DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SINCE THE INITIAL REPAIR, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES.*AKDURING THE LAST REPAIR, THE DEALER REPLACED MODULE BECAUSE IT WAS RUSTED OUT. *YH

Jul 17, 2000

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 99V113000/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE LOST EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL, BUT CAR WAS STILL ON. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE. CONSUMER GOT 2 BLOCKS AWAY, AND AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. *AK

Mar 23, 2000

ELECTRICAL SHORT, WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER THE FUSE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SHORT OUT, CAUSING MALFUNCTIONING OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG. *AK

Nov 19, 1996

WHEELS

4 complaints

TRANS. REPLACED, RIGHT FRONT BEARING REPLACED LEFT FRONT BEARING,CALIPER &SPINDEL REPLACED DEALERS MECHANIC STILL HEARD NOISE SAID REPLACE TIRES .WHICH WERE WORN OUT WITH ONLY 24,000 MILES. TIRE DEALER SAID ALL 4 RIMES WERE WARPED.MY MECH. SAID THIS WAS PROBABLY THE REASON THE OTHER ITEMS FAILED HAVE A STRONG SUSPICION CAR WAS SOLD TO ME AS NEW WHEN IT WAS NOT.WILL EXPLAIN ON THE PHONE. TO MUCH TO WRITE

Nov 10, 1998

WHILE ON THE WAY HOME FROM A DRIVE FROM THE BEACH, THE RIM WHEEL BASE SPLIT IN HALF, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT-THE VAN STOOD STRAIGHT UP-THE REAR BUMPER WAS UP IN THE AIR. *AK

Aug 11, 1998

Crash: 1

LEFT REAR WHEEL MISSING HUB COTTER PIN, CAUSING WEAR TO BRAKES/BRAKE DRUM. *DH

Mar 04, 1996

WHEELS ARE WARPED, CAUSING STEERING DIFFICULTY. *SD

Nov 24, 1995

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

3 complaints

DEALER WAS GOING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF LABOR, THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE A DIFFERENTIAL PIN ON THE TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY 52,000 MILES. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER COST OF REPAIR. IT SOUNDS LIKE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM, IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL? ALSO, THE DEALER HAS RECHARGED THE AIR CONDITIONER 3 TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 3 YEARS. EACH TIME THEY CHARGED ME FOR IT. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A CHARGE WOULD LAST ONLY ONE SUMMER. *CB

Jan 17, 2004

ORIGINAL MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS BROKE IN JUNE OF 2000, REPLACEMENT MOUNTS IN OCTOBER 2000. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A COLLISION OR DRIVEN OFF ROAD. REPLACEMENT MOUNTS LASTED LESS THAN 2000 MILES.*AK

Oct 14, 2000

TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE, WILL NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. WHILE TRAVELING WILL NOT GO PAST 20-30 MPH. DEALER AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. REPAIRS MADE AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ALSO HEAD GASKET GAUGE WOULD MOVE FROM HOT TO COLD, DEALER CONTACTED AND REPAIRS MADE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK HEAD GASKET FAILED. TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SLC

Dec 16, 1998

POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

3 complaints

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE EXISTED SINCE 6 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, AIR CONDITIONING AS WELL. WHY DOESN'T EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH WESTERN NATIONAL HONOR THEIR CONTRACTS?

Oct 30, 2000

FAILED TRANSMISSION/REPLACED A/C EVAPORATOR AND NOW COMPRESSOR - TOTALLING $4,000.00 - HOW DOES CHRYSLER STAY IN BUSINESS? PLEASE TAKE ACTION FOR US, THEY ARE NO HELP! *AK

Feb 16, 2000

DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. DOESN'T WANT TO HONOR EXTENDED WARRANTY (7YR./70,000MILE) OR MAKES SURE YOU HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO KEEP BRINGING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THEM FOR REPAIRS.

Oct 22, 1999

VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT

2 complaints

HEATING CORE AND AIR CONDITIONER BELT BREAKS. *AK

Sep 30, 2001

HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONER DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. *MJS

Jun 21, 2000

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

2 complaints

WHEN CONSUMER FILLS FUEL TANK GAS GAUGE WILL REGISTER THAT THERE IS NO FUEL IN VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

Jun 13, 2001

THE GAS GUAGE WAS MALFUNCTONING DUE TO GAS TANK SENDING UNIT FAILURE. THE CONSUMER WANTS THE MANUFACTURER TO REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE REPAIRS WERE UNUSUAL AND SHOWS THE VEHICLE LACK OF QUALITY. *YH

Jun 04, 2001

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,INTERIOR LIGHTING

2 complaints

WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION LOCKS ON ALL DOORS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK. ALSO, INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL FLASH ON AND OFF. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR SWITCH IS PROBABLY DEFECTIVE AND CAUSING THIS TO OCCUR. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE 3 FAILED SWITCH. ALSO, THE CUSTOMER HOOD RELEASE CABLE WAS INSTALLED. *YH

May 07, 2001

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DOORS COME UNLOCKED AND THE DASH LIGHT INDICATES THAT SLIDING DOOR IS OPEN. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

Apr 24, 2000

INTERIOR LIGHTING

2 complaints

WHEN MAKING A TURN DOME LIGHT COMES ON AND A CLICKING NOISE OCCURS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. SEEMS TO BE AFAULTY DOOR SWITCH OR WIRING ON DOOR SWITCH. *AK

May 18, 1999

WHENEVER VEHICLE HIT A BUMP OR WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE INSIDE LIGHT WOULD COME ON OR FLASH. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK

Oct 21, 1998

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

2 complaints

THE ENGINE STOPS AND STALLS AT ABOUT 25MPH. HAS TO BEEN REVVED UP IN ORDER TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP, BUT STALLING CONTINUED. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

Apr 07, 1999

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL STALL, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL FILTER WHICH ONLY TEMPORARILY REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Nov 20, 1997

AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 complaint

DT: CONSUMER STATED: HAD TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING. CONTACTS INSIDE WERE BAD, IT MALFUNCTIONED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON, HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T WORK. *AK

May 26, 2005

POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 complaint

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED. CONSUMER WASN'T ABLE TO SEE HOW FAST SHE WAS DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Jan 06, 2005

SEAT BELTS,SEATS

1 complaint

SEAT BELTS COME UNBUCKLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. FRONT AND REAR SEAT BELTS HAVE BECOME LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN THE RELEASE BUTTON WAS PRESSED. AT LEAST ONE OF THE SEAT BELTS WERE REPLACED WHILE THE VAN WAS UNDER WARRANTY FOR THESE PROBLEMS. IT HAS REQUIRED SEVERAL PUSHES OF THE BUTTON AND PUSHING AND PULLING ON THE LAP/SHOULDER BELT BEFORE THE BELT RELEASES FROM THE PART OF THE BELT WITH THE BUTTON. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN OUR 1995 DODGE CARAVAN WHICH WE BOUGHT NEW. WE ALSO BOUGHT A NEW 2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WHICH HAS THE SAME GENERATION 3 SEAT BELTS IN THE BACK SEATS AND THEY ALSO HAVE COME UNBUCKLED WITHOUT NOTICE. MY NEIGHBOR HAS A 1996 DODGE DAKOTA WHICH HE BOUGHT NEW AND ARGUED WITH THE DEALER UNTIL THEY REPLACED ALL THE SEAT BELTS BECAUSE THEIR CHILDREN KEPT COMING UNBUCKLED AND JEFF (THE TRUCK OWNER) BECAME TRAPPED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND HAD TO HAVE THE SEAT BELT CUT TO FREE HIM. THE INCIDENT DATES HAVE NOT BEEN RECORDED BUT THE MOST RECENT TIME WITH THE 1995 CARAVAN WAS THIS MONTH APRIL 2003. ALSO THE SEATS ARE UNSAFE THROUGHOUT THE 1995 CARAVAN. ON 2/6/98 MY WIFE AND I WERE REAR ENDED IN THE 1995 CARAVAN BY A 1990 MERCURY SABLE. WE WERE NEARLY STOPPED WHILE WAITING FOR THE VAN IN FRONT OF US TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE PERSON BEHIND US WAS NOT WATCHING AND SHE REAR ENDED US AT APPROXIMATELY. 40-45 MPH. THIS ACCIDENT WAS WITNESSED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL MAN. THE PERSON BEHIND US WAS WATCHING INSTEAD OF WATCHING WHERE SHE WAS GOING. I WAS NEARLY PARALYZED BECAUSE THE BUILT IN HEAD REST IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH. I AM 6'1" AND MY WIFE IS 5'2". MY WIFE WAS NOT BADLY INJURED. AS FOR MYSELF, THE DISC AT C5-6 WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN APART AND COMPRESSED MY SPINAL CORD IN HALF. I NOW HAVE A BONE GRAFT AND A STEEL PLATE FUSING MY NECK. THE REAR SEATS ARE COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE! *JB

Apr 19, 2003

Crash: 1

Injuries: 1

EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS

1 complaint

LETTER FROM DAVID R KRIEGER CONCERNING PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED AFTER HAVING SAFETY RECALL WORK DONE ON 1995, DODGE CARAVAN, AND THE INTERMITTENT LOSS OF ILLUMINATION FROM HEADLIGHTS WHEN THE MULTIPURPOSE SWITCH LOCATED ON STEERING COLUMN WAS USED. *AK

Apr 01, 2003

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

1 complaint

AFTER AIR BAG RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE WARNING CHIME SOUNDED AS THE DOME LIGHTS CAME ON. CONSUMER FELT DEFECT IS RELATED TO RECALL WORK PERFORMED. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, AND USING THE MULTIPURPOSE SWITCH TO GO FROM BRIGHT HIGH BEAM TO NORMAL HEADLIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT DARK. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. *TT *NLM

Mar 17, 2003

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT

1 complaint

OTHER PROBLEMS THE SAME AS OTHERS IN DATABASE. DT

Dec 10, 2002

POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 complaint

WHEN APPLYING GAS PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER OR HESITATE, AND THEN JUMP FORWARD INTO GEAR. ALSO, STALLED COMPLETELY OUT. DEALER SAID IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION.

Mar 12, 2002

STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

1 complaint

PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR WAS DEFECTIVE, AND AT BOTTOM OF DOOR PANEL, HAS SEPARATED. ALSO, DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM OUTSIDE, CAN ONLY UNLOCK IT FROM INSIDE. SOMETIMES PASSENGERS DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGERS DOOR IS TOTALLY DISLOCATED AT THE BOTTOM HINGE AND WILL NOT STAY FASTENED, IT SOMETIMES WILL OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. *SLC

Sep 14, 2001

PARKING BRAKE,POWER TRAIN

1 complaint

THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR AND THE EMERG. BRAKE FAILED ON A HILL. ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE WALTHAM POLICE EPT. IN WALTHAM, MA INCIDENT TOOK PLCE ON 07/27/2001. THERE WERE NO PEOPLE IN EITHER VEHICLE. A DOG WITH IDIOPATHIC EPILEPSY WAS IN THE BACK OF THE CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED FOR THIS DEFECT AT BROOKFIELFD MOTOS IN BROOKFIELD , MA ON 07/23/2001. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BROOKFIELD MOTOS ON 07/21/2001 FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON AND FOR THE PROBLEM WITH THE GEARSHIFT INDICATOR. THE VAN ROLLED UNATTENDED EXCEPT FOR A DOG IN THE VERY BACK OF THE VEHICLE DOWN A HILL INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO PETER FULLER DODGE WHERE THE SERVICE MGR. KRISTIN CALLAN SAID THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS.IN ADDITION TO THE BODY DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES,THE INSURANCE AGENT ESTMATES A SURCHARGE OF 900$ PER YEAR TO ME FOR BOTH VEHICLES IN THE STATE OF MA. I AM BEING HELD AT FAULT FOR THE COLLISION ALTHOUGH I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN A TICKET OR CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND HAVE DRIVEN IN MA SINCE 1968. IT IS INTERESTING TO NTE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF..??? THANK YOU J KLORER. *AK

Aug 03, 2001

Crash: 1

POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS

1 complaint

WHILE TRAVELING EAST ON HWY 70 (BETWEEN MOREHEAD CITY & HAVELOCK NC.) MY VEHICLE (1995 DODGE CARAVAN SE) I WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. THE IMPACT WAS SUCH THAT THE AXLES WERE KNOCKED OUT. MY PASSENGERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND MY BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY ON IMPACT. THE BAG COMPARTMENT OPEN AFTER MY CHEST STRUC THE STEERING WHEEL. MY IMPACT WITH THE WHEEN WAS LESSENED AS I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT (AS WAS MY PASSENGER) THERE WAS A WITNESS TO MY AIR BAG FAILURE. THE HIGHWAY PATROL WERE TOLD OF THE FAILURE BY MYSELF AS WELL AS BY THE WITNESS. I AM CURRENTLY UBDER A DOCTORS CARE FOR EXTENCUVE SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE TO THE AREA OF MY BREAST BONE (INTERNALLY). MY DOGDGE WAS TOTALLED OUT BY THE NATIONWIDE INSURANCE ADJUSTER.*AK

Mar 21, 2001

Crash: 1

Injuries: 2

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,TIRES

1 complaint

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW. I HAVE HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND TIRE ROTATED AS INSTRUCTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I BELIEVE THE TIRES SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN 28,XXX MILES AND THE BATTERY BEYOND 36,XXX MILES. IN THIRTY YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SO MANY FAILURES WITH A VEHICLE. THE DRAWER UNDER THE PASSENGER HAS NEVER CLOSE, THE VINYL FABRIC THAT WRAPS AROUND THE DRIVERS SEAT IS TORN DUE TO CRACKING, NOT ABUSE. THE HORN HAS REPEATEDLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS NOW STARTED TO RUST. I HAVE HAD WHAT I REFER TO AS A LIGHT SHOW ON THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS JUST FLASH ON AND OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHEN THIS OCCURS, BELLS CHIME AS WELL. THIS WILL OCCUR FOR DAYS AT A TIME AND THEN CEASE. THE PAINT ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, BELOW THE HEADLIGHTS AT THE BASE OF THE BUMPER IS FLAKING OFF. THIS AREA OF THE VEHICLE RECEIVES THE MOST ABUSE FROM ROAD DEBRIS AND SHOULD HOLD UP BETTER. EVEN THOUGH A HEAD GASKET AND SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE ENGINE WILL INDICATE IT IS OVERHEATED ON OCCASION. BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT OFTEN. EVERYTIME I TURN THE VEHICLE ON I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. WHOEVER HAS HAD A CAR WHERE THE HORN DOESN'T WORK, THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR FALLS OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE HOOD RELEASE LATCH FAILS AND HAS TO BE REPLACED, INTERIOR LIGHTS WHICH FLICKER ON AND OFF AT RANDOM, PREMATURE REPLACEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES, SEATS FABRIC WHICH CRACKS, AND, OF COURSE, THE HEAD GASKET. EVEN THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER SAID IT WAS UNUSUAL GIVEN THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR AT THE TIME. I NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN I GET INTO THE VEHICLE, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE TOO MANY THINGS ARE OCCURING. DUE TO DISTANCE, THE DEALER THAT SOLD US THE CAR DID NOT DO ANY REPAIRS. SEVERAL OF THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE BY ROYAL GATE DODGE, 15502 MANCHESTER RD., ELLISVILLE, MO 63011. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP AND FOR LISTENING*AK

Mar 20, 2001

AIR BAGS,SEATS

1 complaint

THE VAN WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR (APPROX. 35-40 MPH) AND WAS DRIVEN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VAN WAS DRIVEN IN AGAINST THE MOTOR, BOTH FRONT BUCKET SEAT (BACKS) WERE BROKEN, THE DRIVER SEAT WAS FACING SLIGHTLY TOWARD THE DRIVER DOOR, THE DRIVERS KNEES WERE FORCED INTO THE DASH (WITH HER SEAT BELT ON) AND NEITHER ONE OF THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. CHRYSLER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL WHEN I CONTACTED THEM ABOUT WHY THE BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

Mar 19, 2001

Crash: 1

Injuries: 2

STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 complaint

WHEN GOING DOWN STEEP GRADES CONSUMER PUTS VEHICLE IN 2ND GEAR, AND VEHICLE WILL STALL. FOUND INFORMATION ON INTERNET REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THROTTLE PLATE CARBONS UP, AND CAUSES ENGINE TO STALL. ALSO, WENT TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES ON STEEP MOUNTAIN ROAD AND THE DRIVER LOST STEERING CONTROL AND THE BRAKES FAILED TOO. *YH

Feb 07, 2001

STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 complaint

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DECELERATING AND TURNING. LOST POWER STEERRING AND BRAKES. ALMOST TURNED INTO ONCOMING 18 WHEELER AND ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER. THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED 10-12 TIMES PREVIOUSLY. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR PROBLEM. DEALER RESPONSE HAS BEEN THAT THIS IS NORMAL OR THAT IT MIGHT BE BAD GAS, BUT USE THE SAME GAS IN OTHER CAR WITH NO PROBLEM. REPLACED THE EGR VALVE, BUT NO IMPROVEMENT. *AK

Nov 12, 2000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VISIBILITY

1 complaint

BRAKES OVER HEAT, ROTORS ON FRONT WHEELS CRACK AND BREAK. COST OF REPAIR/REPLACEMENT IS $200 TO 450. REAR WINDOW HAS SHATTERED 3 TIMES WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT, AND CAR SITING IN SUN. YOU GET IN AND CLOSE (NOT SLAM) THE DOOR AND THE WINDOW JUST SHATTERS IN TO TINY PIECES. COST OF REPLACEMENT $795. THESE SEEM TO BE DESIGN DEFECTS. MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE MY PROBLEM.*AK

Jul 23, 2000

STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

1 complaint

SERPENTINE BELT KEEPS COMING OFF IN RAINY CONDITIONS WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *AK

May 31, 2000

SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT

1 complaint

WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER PERFORMED A TUNE UP AND PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED. ALSO NOISES IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM, AND DEALER CHANGED 3 TIMES AIR CONDITIONER: EVAPORATOR PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Apr 11, 2000

PARKING BRAKE,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

1 complaint

RE: DOORS AND LATCHES PROBLEM. CAN DOCUMENT VISIT TO DEALER 3/26/96 ALTHOUGH PROBLEM STARTED EARLIER. THEY ALIGNED DOORS WHICH WERE SAGGING BUT WOULDN'T LOOK AT LOCKS. YESTERDAY, 11/29/99 THE LOCK ON THE DRIVERS DOOR FAILED COMPLETELY. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME HOLDING THE DOOR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE BODY SHOP, THE GUY SAID, WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT, WHAT WAS WRONG. THE DOORS SAG, A PLASTIC CASING IN THE LOCK WEARS DOWN AND BINDS THE TUMBLERS AND THE SCREWS HOLDING THE LOCK/LATCH IN FALL OUT. HE SAYS HE SEES THIS 2-3 TIMES A WEEK ON CARAVANS BUT CHRYSLER WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE PASS. SIDE DOOR LATCH WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALTOGETHER. HE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WAS WORKING AT ALL GIVEN ITS CONDITION. IT WILL COST ME 375-400 TO FIX BOTH DOORS. THE LATCHES ARE $100 A PIECE, AND THE GUY SAID THEY WOULD FAIL AGAIN GIVEN THEIR CONSTRUCTION. RE: ENGINE/AC PROBLEM I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. IF YOU USE THE AC FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME, THE CAR CUTS OFF, ESPECIALLY WHEN ROUNDING A CORNER WHILE IN MOTION. IT CAN BE RESTARTED BUT THE IDLE MUST BE KEPT HIGH FOR OVER 10 MINS BEFORE IT WILL KEEP RUNNING AGAIN. IT FORCES ME TO BRAKE WITH MY LEFT FOOT JUST TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING. IT ALWAYS DOES THIS WITH THE AC, BUT ALSO OCCURS OTHER TIMES RANDOMLY. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE MOST DANGEROUS THING ABOUT MY CAR. I AM SCARED TO LET MY TEENAGERS DRIVE IT. I WORKED FOR A COMPANY IN BALTIMORE AND DROVE A VAN LIKE THIS ONE ON MY JOB. THAT VAN HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I PUT IT IN THE SHOP, THEY DID $800 WORTH OF WORK, REPLACED EVERYTHING THEY COULD THINK OF, BUT WHEN I GOT IT BACK, IT DID THE SAME THING THAT VERY NIGHT. I CAN OFFER MORE DETAILS IF YOU CALL. THE DEALER SUPPOSEDLY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. THEY SPECULATED WHAT IT WAS, TOLD ME IT WAS ROUTINE MAINTENACE AND WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. YET WASN'T LISTED IN THE MANUAL FOR MAINTANENCE. RE: PARKING BRAKE. THIS HASN'T WORKED RIGHT FOR ALMOST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.

Nov 30, 1999

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 complaint

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS ON. AIR CONDITIONING ISN'T WORKING. AS A RESULT, WARM AIR IS COMING OUT. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE FUSE DUE TO THE HORN NOT WORKING.*AK

Aug 10, 1999

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,EQUIPMENT,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 complaint

FIRST, WE WERE RUNNING THE A/C ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND WHEN WE GOT OFF ONTO ANOTHER FREEWAY AND STOPPED FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL THE ENGINE STALLED. EVERY TIME WE STOPPED IT FAILED AGAIN. THEN THE A/C ALSO CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH AND REMAIN ON, WE TOOK TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED A BAD EGR VALVE. THEN THE REAR LIFTGATE SUPPORT HAS BROKEN CAUSING THE LIFTGATE TO FALL ONTO A PERSON AND CAUSED INJURY TO THE HEAD. *AK

Jul 22, 1999

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 complaint

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, BUT NONE OF THE GAUGES WERE OPERATING WHEN CONSUMER GLANCED DOWN DUE TO THE COMPUTER SENSOR. CONSUMER STATED THAT ALL THE PANEL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Jun 03, 1999

POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT

1 complaint

OUR FAMILY IS A SECOND GENERATION CONSUMER OF THE CHRYSLER COPORATION'S PRODUCTS. THIS VEHICLE HAS PROVEN SUCH A LEMON, WE REALLY DOUBT THAT WE WILL EVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYLSER/DODGE PRODUCT. WITHIN A MONTH OF OUR PURCHASE, WE HAD A RECALL ON THE LIFTGATE LATCH, THAT WAS FIXED. WE ARE CURRENTLY HAVING OUR TRANSMISSION INSPECTED BY A LICENSED CHRYSLER DEALER, AND WILL SUBMIT TO THE CORPORATION. WE HAVE HAD THE SEAT BELTS NOT RETRACT ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGERS SIDE FOR YEARS, WHICH CATCH IN THE DOORS CONSTANTLY. THE POWER WINDOWS IN THE REAR HAD A MOTOR GO OUT, THE UNIVERSAL JOINT FELL OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVE, AND THE MOST UNGODLY ACT WAS WHEN SOMEONE WAS CLOSING THE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR, AND IT TOTALLY SLID OFF THE CAR. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE AIRCONDITIONING WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD WHEN IT DIED, AND THE COMPANY REPLACED THAT UNDERWARRANTY, ALONG WITH THE UNIVERSAL JOINT. THE SLIDING DOOR COST US A FORTUNE, AND THE COMPANY ONLY GAVE US $122.00. I WISH THAT I COULD TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME, AND HAVE BOUGHT THE WINDSTAR INSTEAD OF THIS ESXPENSIVE LEMON.

Mar 18, 1999

VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTS

1 complaint

THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON BECAUSE THERE IS A WIRE THAT GOES TO THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WHICH COMES ON WHEN THE WIPER MOTOR IS INOPERATIVE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

Nov 05, 1998

SUSPENSION,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

1 complaint

MOULDING ON FRONT WINDOW PULLING AWAY FROM WINDOW.

May 17, 1998

SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 complaint

SQUEAKING SHOCKS.

May 17, 1998

STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 complaint

FUEL THROTTLE LINKAGE/FUEL PUMP/FUEL FILTER FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. IN ADDITION, POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

Dec 05, 1997

AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

1 complaint

VEHICLE WAS IN 12 O' CLOCK CRASH AT 40 TO 45MPH AND BOTH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT SNAPPED LOOSE. *AK

Jun 09, 1997

Crash: 1

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 complaint

VEHICLES STALLS OUT WHI.E DRIVING WITH NO WARNING, ALSO DIFFICULTY STARTING. *AK

Aug 30, 1996

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 complaint

DURING OPERATION UNDER 30MPH THE VEHICLE STALLS. FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, AND ACCELERATOR SENSOR TO THE COMPUTER HAVE BEEN REPLACED.8AK

Aug 02, 1996

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,SEATS

1 complaint

CENTER SEAT CAME UNLATCHED FROM THE FLOOR ATTACHMENT AND REAR DOOR LATCH CAME LOOSE AND THE DOOR CAME OPEN DURING IMPACT. TT

Nov 06, 1995

Crash: 1

CHILD SEAT

1 complaint

INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT SHOULDER HARNESS CLIP PULLS APART WITH LITTLE PRESSURE. *DSH

Nov 06, 1995

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