Heating & air conditioningEngineFuel system+2 more
Filed May 4, 1999
PCV VALVE FAILS WEEKLY.*ET
- NHTSA ID
- 782338
1988 Dodge Caravan Steering Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Steering reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest May 4, 1999
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
8%
of 103 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1988 Dodge Caravan submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming steering
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Heating & air conditioningEngineFuel system+2 more
Filed May 4, 1999
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. YH
- NHTSA ID
- 782337
BrakesEngineSteering+1 more
Filed Dec 18, 1997
SERPENTINE BELT FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. ALSO REPLACED RACK AND PINION STEERING/ STEERING PUMP/WATER PUMP/ MOTOR MOUNTS AND ENGINE VALVES. IN ADDITION, VEHICLE SHAKES AT 60 MPH. IN ADDITION, ABS BRAKES FAILED/REPLACED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 517688
- Incident
- Jun 1, 1997
EngineInterior & seatsSteering
Filed Jun 12, 1997
POWER STEERING FAILURE; ALSO REPLACED SEPENTINE BELT/RACK AND PINION STEERING/WATER PUMP. IN ADDITION, VEHICLE STALLS WHEN EXITING HIGHWAY AFTER DRIVING 55-60 MPH; REAR HATCH OFTEN FALLS DOWN AND SHIFTING DIFFICULTY WHEN PARKED ON INCLINE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 517571
- Incident
- Jun 1, 1997
Steering
Filed Aug 22, 1996
DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND THE STEERING COLUMN FELL APART COMPLETELY. GIVE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 801171
- Incident
- Aug 21, 1996
Steering
Filed Jun 21, 1996
Fire reported
REAREND ANGLED VEHICLE, WIRING IN STEERING STARTED TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. PROBLEM REOCCURRED AGAIN AFTER REPAIR, NO ACCIDENT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 985971
- Incident
- Jun 10, 1996
Steering
Filed Apr 22, 1996
THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A TILT WHEEL FUNCTION AND WHEN IT IS IN DRIVE POSITION, THE WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE AND MOVES UP/DOWN FREELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 983245
- Incident
- Apr 22, 1996
Steering
Filed Aug 31, 1995
POWER STEERING TENSIONER FAILED WHILE TURNING. VEHICLE COMPLETELY DISABLED AND NEEDED TOWING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 971442
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .