Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Dodge Caravan submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AND CONSUMER INSERTED KEY INSIDE OF VEHICLE, AND KEY STARTED VEHICLE FIRST TIME. NEXT TIME IGNITION SWITCH HAD PLAY. SHE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP BECAUSE KEY COULDN'T COME OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH.*AKI
ON TWO OCCASIONS CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT A PINCHED WIRE MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE SHORT THAT RESULTED IN A FIRE. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY MANUFACTURER AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT CAUSING A FIRE.
HATCHBACK STRUT MOUNT FAILED.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTS OUT CONTINUALLY WHEN TEMPERATURES REACH BELOW THIRTY DEGREES CAUSING FUSES TO BLOW, REPLACEMENT OF COMPONENTS HAVE NOT RECTIFIED ELECTRICAL SHORTS.
AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ENGINE WILL UNEXPECTANTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. TT
THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND HAS PROBLEMS STARTING AND IT STALLS. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
THE MAJOR WIRING HARNESS THAT OPERATES THE WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS ARE BREAKING IN HALF, ONE AT A TIME. TT
WHEN RAINED HARD, REGARDLESS OF SPEED HESTIATION, VIOLENT STALL SLOW SPEEDS. DEALER CHANGED SPARK PLUGS, VALVE, ALTERNATOR/OTHER PARTS. VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE.
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.
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
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