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1990 Dodge Caravan Fuel system Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA

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Fuel system 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.
11
Latest Dec 5, 2002
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.
4%
of 278 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.
0
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 fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. 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. 11 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 fuel system

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Fuel system
Filed Dec 5, 2002

FUEL RAIL LEAKING WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER THAT RECALL. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

NHTSA ID
8023835
Incident
Nov 30, 2002
Fuel system
Filed Jul 15, 2002

FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING OIL ONTO MOTOR, AND COULD CAUSE AND FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
8013870
Incident
Jun 17, 2002
Fuel system
Filed Mar 8, 2001

FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL RAIL. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE O-RINGS FAILED AT THE FUEL RAIL CONNECTIONS ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE. THIS PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES. REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V184000.*AK

NHTSA ID
742121
Incident
Nov 25, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Aug 16, 2000

A METAL FUEL LINE LOCATED NEAR EXHAUST SYETEM COULD LEAD TO A POSSIBLE FIRE. DEALER NOTIFED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
867975
Incident
Jun 28, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Jul 22, 1999

THE FUEL INJECTORS HAVE LEAKED 3 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED FUEL INJECTORS EACH TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID
843059
Fuel system
Filed May 12, 1999

DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE, CAUSING A LEAK. IF THERE WAS A SOURCE OF IGNITION A FIRE MAY HAVE STARTED. MANUFACTURER IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND PARTS HAVE BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR MONTHS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
837854
Incident
May 11, 1999
Fuel system
Filed Feb 9, 1999

FUEL RAIL FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE.

NHTSA ID
543803
Incident
Jan 26, 1999
Fuel system
Filed Jan 13, 1998

VERY THIN METAL/THINLY PLATED CLAMPS THAT HOLD THE RUBBER TUBES TO THE FUEL FILLER UNDERNEATH THE FLOOR PAN RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK, WHICH IF IGNITED BY A SOURCE, MAY CAUSE A FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
819957
Incident
Sep 1, 1997
Fuel system
Filed Dec 3, 1997

CLAMP HOLDING FUEL LINE CORRODED AND RUPTURED CAUSING CONTENTS OF FUEL TANK TO SPILL OUT. NLM

NHTSA ID
605643
Incident
Sep 1, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Oct 30, 1996

FUEL INJECTORS LEAKED GASOLINE ONTO ENGINE MANIFOLD DUE TO A CRACK IN PLASTIC CENTER PIECE. *AK

NHTSA ID
510687
Incident
Aug 1, 1996
Fuel systemSeat beltsTransmission
Filed May 24, 1996

SEAT BELTS FAILED.

NHTSA ID
504698
Incident
Jun 19, 1995

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.

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