1992 Dodge Caravan Problems

BRAKES STOPPED WORKING IN MIDDLE OF DRIVING ALMOST CAUSE A CAR ACCIDENT. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM AND THEY DID A RECALL ON THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. WOULD JUST LIKE TO BRING IT IN TO GET IT FIXED.

I HAVE A 1992 DODGE CARAVAN SUBJECT TO RECALL 685 NHTSA # 96V099000. THE ANTILOCK BENDIX 10 ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ONCE . IT NOW NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN . ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND PUMP RUNS EXCESSIVELY. ALL INHERENT TO THE PROBLEMS ADDRESSED ABOVE . THE DEALER IS CLAIMING TO NO NOTHING ABOUT THE LIFETIME WARRENTY ON THIS SYSTEM INDICATED IN THE RECALL DOCUMENTATION ON THIS SITE . I NEED SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO RECONTACT CHRYSLER WITH TO FORCE THE TO DO THE REQUIRED REPAIRS.

WHEN DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HAS BEEN PULLED OUT FOR USE IT FAILS TO RETRACT BACK. ALSO THERE IS CONSIDERABLE SLACK IN SEAT BELT WHEN BEING USED. NOT ABLE TO ADJUST TIGHTNESS. HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALERSHIP.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE 1 HIT VEHICLE 2. INSURED IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND THE PASSENGERS SEAT BELT FAILED, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, CLAIM 16-N171-233. *JG

ENGINE HESTIATES. ENGINE MOUNTS, LIFTER, TIMING CHAIN AND TIMING CHAIN COVER REPLACED. VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED OUT. DEALER FOUND LARGE HOLE IN ENGINE WHERE PISTON ROD WENT THROUGH ENGINE BLOCK. TRANSMISSION MAKING CLUNK TYPE NOISE AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED. RACK AND PINION ON STEERING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT *NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE REAR HATCH LATCH SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED THE HATCH TO OPEN AND IT WAS HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CLOSE THE HATCH. *AK THE DEALER HAD PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED THE ORIGINAL HATCHBACK LATCH PER RECALL#97V079000. *SC *JB

RECALL WORK WAS DONE ON THE LIFTGATE SUPPORT WASHERS ON 10/15/97... COULD OVER TIGHTENING THE LIFTGATE ARM BOLT CAUSE THE BOLT TO SNAP OFF. (SNAPPED OFF ON 07/23/2001). DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS BOLT BREAKING OFF. IF IT WAS IN THE LIFTED POSITION AND BROKE OFF IT WOULD HAVE PUT SOMEONE IN THE HOSPITAL OR WORSE. HERE IS THE INFO ON THE SALES TICKET AT THE TIME: CARD # 6986, J# 1 04D0Z730 LIFTGATE SUP WASHERS, 23730182 INSPECTED WASHER, REPLACE BOTH LIFTGATE SUPPORT WASHERS, WASHER # 18-50-3

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PIVOT ARM HAD TO BE REPLACED ONE YEAR AGO UNDE RECALL 99 V 189 000. CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING. *AK

THE RECALL REPAIR (NHTSA 99-V-189-000) OF THE LEFT HAND WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT DRIVE ARM FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

REPEATED PULLEY AND THEN BELT FAILURE CAUSING STEERING AND BREAKING TROUBLE. REPAIRS DO NOT LAST. LOCAL DEALERS DON'T HAVE LASER ALIGNMENT TOOL TO CHECK ALIGNMENT. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH BELTS FLYING OFF BECAUSE OF RAIN OR SLUSH IN THIS VEHICLE, MY PULLEYS JUST DISINTEGRATE WITH OUT THE WATER. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF AFTERMARKET SOLUTIONS BUT THEY SEEM HIT OR MISS. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN BY GRAND MOTHER WITH THE GRAND CHILDREN ABOARD FAR ENOUGH AWAY FOR A $150.00 TOW BILL. ITS LUCKY SO FARE ITS BEEN ON CITY STREETS AND AT LOW ENOUGH SPEEDS THAT A PLACE TO SAFELY PULL OVER CAN BE FOUND. THE PULLEYS THAT SEEM TO FAIL ARE THE IDLER AND THE TENSIONER PULLEYS. THIS 3.3 ENGINE IS WELL MAINTAINED WITH 145,000 MILES. THOUGH IT SEEMS THAT MILLAGE DOES NOT MATTER WHEN IT COMES TO PULLEY ISSUES.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE COUPLING BOLT FRACTURED ON THE STEERING WHEEL. A NHTSA RECALL, #92V015000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING STEERING: WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL.

BRAKES STOPPED WORKING IN MIDDLE OF DRIVING ALMOST CAUSE A CAR ACCIDENT. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM AND THEY DID A RECALL ON THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. WOULD JUST LIKE TO BRING IT IN TO GET IT FIXED.

REPEATED PULLEY AND THEN BELT FAILURE CAUSING STEERING AND BREAKING TROUBLE. REPAIRS DO NOT LAST. LOCAL DEALERS DON'T HAVE LASER ALIGNMENT TOOL TO CHECK ALIGNMENT. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH BELTS FLYING OFF BECAUSE OF RAIN OR SLUSH IN THIS VEHICLE, MY PULLEYS JUST DISINTEGRATE WITH OUT THE WATER. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF AFTERMARKET SOLUTIONS BUT THEY SEEM HIT OR MISS. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN BY GRAND MOTHER WITH THE GRAND CHILDREN ABOARD FAR ENOUGH AWAY FOR A $150.00 TOW BILL. ITS LUCKY SO FARE ITS BEEN ON CITY STREETS AND AT LOW ENOUGH SPEEDS THAT A PLACE TO SAFELY PULL OVER CAN BE FOUND. THE PULLEYS THAT SEEM TO FAIL ARE THE IDLER AND THE TENSIONER PULLEYS. THIS 3.3 ENGINE IS WELL MAINTAINED WITH 145,000 MILES. THOUGH IT SEEMS THAT MILLAGE DOES NOT MATTER WHEN IT COMES TO PULLEY ISSUES.

REAR HOOD LATCH IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE STUCK IN A UP POSITION, AND THE FLUID WITHIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID RESERVOIR ISN'T WORKING. ALSO, DOOR LOCKS AREN'T WORKING , AND PASSENGER DOOR ONLY OPENS FROM THE INSIDE. *AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON IN THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER IS INFORMED BY THE OWNER'S MANUAL THAT THE AIR BAG MAY NOT FUNCTION IN AN ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SWERVED TO KEEP FROM HITTING AN ANIMAL. INSTEAD, IT HIT A TREE AT 45 MPH. CONSUMER'S HEAD CRASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD, BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. IT TOOK TWO WEEKS FOR MANUFACTURER TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE. *AK

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE IGNITION WAS LOCKED IN PLACE. CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING VEHICLE ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, IT COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT WAS TOTALED. *AK

WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT AND WITH NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM EXISTING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *AK

ON 6/26/2003, THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGED $40 TO REPAIR A RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THE CHARGE WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE IT WAS A HANDICAPPED VEHICLE, THE GAS TANK WAS MOVED UP, WHICH CAUSED MORE WORK TO REPAIR THE RECALL. RECALL# 02V274000 SUBJECT: FUEL TANK CONTROL VALVE WELD. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A CALL BACK. *NLM *TS *JB

NEED TO KNOW CAUSE OF GAS LEAK IN GAS LINE. *AK

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE IGNITION WAS LOCKED IN PLACE. CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING VEHICLE ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, IT COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT WAS TOTALED. *AK

WHILE RIVING ON THE INTERSTATE 55MPH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, AND THE ENGINE WAS JUST RACING. PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO RESET THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS IN OVERDRIVE, SLIPPED OUT OF OVERDRIVE TO SECOND GEAR. PULLED OVER AGAIN TO RESTART. WAS GOING UP THE HILL, HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE AND COULD FEEL IT. THEN IT DROPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR. WAS TOLD BY A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT A COMPUTER SENSOR WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. AS A RESULT, TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON THERE WAS POOR ILLUMINATION. THIS AFFECTED THE VISIBILITY FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING. THE HEADLIGHT LENS DEVELOPED A CLOUDY RESIDUE OVER THE YEARS. *AK THE CONSUMER NOTICED CONDENSATION ON THE INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT A NUMBER OF CARAVANS DISPLAYED THE SAME PROBLEM. NOT LONG AFTER PURCHASE, THE CONSUMER NOTICED VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. (THERE WAS AN UNEVEN THRUST) THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. *SC *JB

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN ROAD IF VEHICLE HIT ANY LITTLE PEBBLES, VEHICLE WOULD GO TO THE RIGHT VERY BADLY. VEHICLE CONSTANTLY PULLED TO RIGHT. SOMETIMES WHEN TRYING TO PUT CAR IN PARK, IT WOULDN'T GO, AND WOULD HAVE TO SIT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE GETTING IT INTO PARK.*AK *SLC

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP, AXLE WAS BENT UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MANUFACTURER THAT NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE WERE AFFECTED TO ANNOUNCE A RECALL.*NLM

WAS PULLING FROM A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. HAD STOPPED & CHECKED VEHICLE. NOTICED THE AXLE HAD BROKEN. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER'S FOR REPAIRS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON THERE WAS POOR ILLUMINATION. THIS AFFECTED THE VISIBILITY FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING. THE HEADLIGHT LENS DEVELOPED A CLOUDY RESIDUE OVER THE YEARS. *AK THE CONSUMER NOTICED CONDENSATION ON THE INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT A NUMBER OF CARAVANS DISPLAYED THE SAME PROBLEM. NOT LONG AFTER PURCHASE, THE CONSUMER NOTICED VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. (THERE WAS AN UNEVEN THRUST) THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. *SC *JB

THE LENS COVER FOR THE HEADLAMPS BECOMES FILMY OVER THE YEARS. I NOTICED ALL THE DODGE MINIVANS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. AT NIGHT YOU HAVE TO DRIVE WITH YOUR HIGH BEAMS ON JUST TO SEE. THIS MAKES IT DANGEROUS TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. THE COST TO REPLACE THESE LEN COVERS AER 100 DOLLARS EACH.NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I FEEL THIS IS CHRYSLER PROBLEM. I SEE OTHER CARS AND THEIR LENS COVER IS STILL CLEAR.RAINY OR AT NIGHT IT IS VERY UNSAFE.

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BRIDGESTONE DUELER APT LT195-75-14 BELT SEPARATED AND RIPPED OFF THE TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER AND SHATTERING THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT. *JB

I HAVE HAD TWO TIRE FAILURES, THE MOST RECENT IN MARCH 99 AND THE PRIOR IN SEPTEMBER 98. BOTH TIRES WERE GOODYEAR REGATTA TIRES THAT HAD BETWEEN 13,000 TO 18,000 MILES (RATED FOR 65,000). IN EACH INSTANCE, THE TIRES FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH. HE TREAD PEELED OFF THE TIRE AND THE SIDEWALLS BURNED/SMOKED AND DEFLATED. IN 40 YEARS OF DRIVING, ALL KINDS OF TIRES/ALL KINDS OF CARS, I HAVE NEVER HAD ONE TIRE DESTRUCTION IN THIS MANNER--NOW I HAVE TWO. IS THERE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH GOODYEAR REGATTA TIRES? THANKS, JOHN P. MURRAY, PH.D. PROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST FOR RESEARCH, KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, 101 FAIRCHILD HALL, MANHATTAN, KS. 66506-1103 EMAIL: [email protected] TEL. 785-532-6195. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 14 )

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED UNDER NORMAL STOPPING CONDITIONS, ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. OWNER HAS DEACTIVATED ABS SENSOR. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT ON BOTH FRONT CV JOINTS THERE IS A TONE WHEEL TO PROVIDE WHEEL ROTATION INTO THE ABS, BOTH WHEELS HAVE CRACKED BETWEEN TEETH PROVIDING FALSE WHEEL ROTATION INTO ABS, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS CONFUSES THE ABS RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY RELEASES THE BRAKES CAUSING A GREATLY INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE, IT APPEARS THAT THE TONE WHEEL MATERIAL WAS TOO THIN RESULTING IN THE CRACKS FROM THE PRESS-FIT MOUNTING TO THE CV JOINTS, CONSUMER STATED IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO REPLACE THE TONE WHEELS WITHOUT REPLACING THE ENTIRE AXLE AS THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT PROVIDE THE PARTS.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE, CAUSING TIRE TO FALL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK