Steering
Filed Dec 27, 2000
STEERING LOCK UP AND PULLED ALL THE TO LEFT AND COULDN'T TURN IT AT ALL. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 738354
- Incident
- Dec 27, 2000
1990 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 Dec 27, 2000
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.
3%
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 the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. 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. 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
Steering
Filed Aug 4, 1997
WHILE TURNING VEHICLE HEARD A LOUD SNAP (SOUND LIKE PLASTIC); LOST STEERING CONTROL; FORCED STEERING WHEEL UP AS FAR AS IT CAN GO TO STEER TO SIDE OF ROAD. SPOKEN TO DEALER & THEY WILL LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 814949
- Incident
- Jul 24, 1997
Steering
Filed Nov 7, 1996
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN HWY, ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF, HAD LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 804688
- Incident
- Nov 2, 1996
Steering
Filed Jan 30, 1996
SUDDEN LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING FAILURE OF THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 978444
- Incident
- Dec 5, 1995
Steering
Filed Jan 30, 1996
POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FAILED. *DSH
- NHTSA ID
- 500922
- Incident
- Dec 26, 1995
Steering
Filed Oct 31, 1995
#PE95-012 THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE NEEDS TO BE REPLACE . TT
- NHTSA ID
- 974282
Steering
Filed Aug 1, 1995
THE STEERING COLUMN IS SHOWING FATIGUE. IT MAKES STEERING HARDER AND THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO PARK BECAUSE OF THE FATIGUED METAL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 969658
- Incident
- Jul 27, 1995
Steering
Filed Jun 16, 1995
LEFT OUTER TIE ROD BROKE, RESULTING IN FRONT END COLLAPSING. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 967093
- Incident
- Jun 15, 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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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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 .