Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Dodge Caravan submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 96 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.
The 25 most recent of 96, in the owner's own words
SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT. WHEN IT ISN'T WORKING THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO DOES NOT WORK, NOR DOES THE ODOMETER. THE PROBLEM SHOWS UP MORE AFTER VEHICLE IS WARMED UP. WHEN IT IS WORKING SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER WORKS FINE ALSO. I FEEL THIS IS A HAZARD. IT IS NOT BEING DRIVEN RIGHT NOW. THE MECHANIC IS WAITING FOR PARTS. COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY.*AK
I HAVE A 1993 DODGE CARAVAN. I HAVE SPENT OVER $10,000.00 ON REPAIRS SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 1993. I AM EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED WITH DODGE. I'VE HAD SEVERAL RECALLS ON VARIOUS COMPONENTS, THEY WERE CORRECTED AND ARE NOW AGAIN DEFECTIVE INCLUDING MY SEATBELTS, ABS SYSTEM, AND STEERING COLUMN. I AM NOW NOTICING THAT THE PAINT IS ERODING ON THE TOP OF MY VAN. I'VE SEEN MANY OTHER DODGE CARAVANS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND THE EXACT SAME PATTERN OF CORROSION. IT APPEARS THE PAINT IS WEARING OFF ON THE TOPS OF THE CARS, THEN THE HOODS AND SO ON. IT EVENTUALLY RUSTS THROUGH AS I'VE SEEN ON AT LEAST 20 DODGE CARAVANS. I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED PAINT WEARING AWAY LIKE THIS ON ANY OTHER VEHICLES THAT I'VE OWNED AND MUCH OLDER THAN 10 YEARS. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT SOMEWHERE IN THE PAINTING PROCESS, PERHAPS THE PRIMER OR THE PAINT ITSELF. THIS IS THE THIRD LETTER I'VE WRITTEN AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM ANYONE. I WOULD APPRECIATE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PAINTING PROCESS OF THESE VANS. I BELIEVE IT IS ALSO OCCURRING IN OTHER YEAR MODELS. THANK YOU, SUSAN DEANFRASIO. *JB
MY 1993 DODGE CARAVAN HAS NOT BEEN CHANGING GEARS CORRECTLY FOR 1 1/2 YEARS. WHEN IT STARTED, I HAD IN TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES IN 8 WEEKS. THEY FOUND $800 IN THINGS TO REPAIR BUT NONE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM - CHANGING GEARS ROUGHLY, DROPPING SEVERAL GEARS WHEN COMING TO A STOP, ETC. THIS WILL HAPPEN FOR AWHILE AND THEN STOP FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS. THE DEALER AND ANOTHER GARAGE COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT. FINALLY IT IS SHOWING IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION WHEN HOOKED UP TO THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE - BUT IT STILL DOESN'T ACT UP ALL THE TIME. READING ALL THESE PROBLEMS ON THE WEBSITE FOR SO MANY YEARS, WHY HASN'T DODGE BEEN HELD RESPONSIBLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM FOR CARAVAN OWNERS!!!!! *AK
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STOPPED OPERATING OR FELT LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE STRIPPED. *AK
WE HAVE A 1993 DODGE CARAVAN THAT HAS ALREADY HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ($1,000.00). NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THE TRANSMISSION IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. *JB
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT TO 2ND GEAR, AND CONSUMER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT BACK TO DRIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH THE OVERDRIVE WOULD TURN OFF THEN COMES BACK ON. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD ON THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWN SHIFT TO REGULAR GEAR AND THE BACK TO OVER DRIVE. THE RPM STAYED THE SAME AND THE SPEED NEEDLE WOULD JUMP TO 10MPH, DROP DOWN TO 20 MPH, THEN BACK TO THE PROPER SPEED WITH IN TWO SECONDS. THERE WAS A CLUNK NOISE IN THE REAR BRAKE(S) HEARD AFTER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. SCC
TRANSMISSION ON 1993 DODGE CARAVAN IS FAILING ONCE AGAIN. I SEE THAT THERE IS ACTUALLY A WEB SITE DEDICATED TO PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUIT AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 70,000+ MILES AND IS IN NEED FOR ITS NEXT RE-BUILD. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW DODGE HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH NOT HAVING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE PROBLEM TRANSMISSONS. THE WARANTEE IS OVER AND THE COST OF THE REPAIR WILL PROBABLY BE BETWEEN $1500 AND $2000. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE? TO READ SOME STORIES FROM OTHER CARAVAN OWNERS, GO TO GOOGLE.COM AND TYPE IN "DODGE CARAVAN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS". IT MAKES FOR SOME INTERESTING READING! THANK YOU...
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I HAD TO GET A REBUILT TRANSMISSION EVERY YEAR SINCE THE YEAR I BOUGHT IT. *JB
THE BALL JOINTS AND STARTER FAILED, THE BRAKE LINE WAS BROKEN, THE SIDE DOOR FELL OFF, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OIL AND COOLANT FAILURES. ALSO THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN OUTER ROD END INSTALLED AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WITHIN ONE YEAR OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. *JG *JB
THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE FROM 2ND GEAR, THEN ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS IT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THE VAN WOULD NOT CHANGE GEAR WHEN MOVING ALONG. SEVERAL TIMES I STOPPED FOR A WHILE AND TRY AGAIN THEN IT WOULD START UP AND CHANGE GEARS FOR A TIME. THE VAN NOW WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK.*AK
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT INTERMITTENTLY GO INTO GEAR. WILL CONTACT DEALER.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED GEAR SHIFTER DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. *JG *AK
WHEN DRIVING AND STOPPING; AND THEN, WHEN TAKING OFF AGAIN, IT TAKES TIME TO GO INTO NEXT GEAR. ALSO, SOMETIMES VEHICLE JERKS, AND SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING IT WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS, IT STAYS IN ONE GEAR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE HESITATES BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK*JG
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN SHIFTING. ALSO, VEHICLE JERKS VERY HARD, AND SOMETIMES GEARS STICK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK
THE 4 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION OCASSIONALY DOWNSHIFTS TO 2ND GEAR WITHOUT WARNING, OR FAILS TO UPSHIFT BEYOND 2ND GEAR. THE SOLONOID BODY WAS REPLACED TWICE BY A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHEN HIS EQUIPMENT SHOWED THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THE THIRD FAILURE IS UNSOLVED. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND LEAKING FLUID, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED, UPON INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION IT REVEALED THAT THE CLUTCHES AND OTHER PARTS WERE BURNED UP, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BEYOND REPAIR.*JB
STEERING WAS LOOSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID NOT TO DRIVE BECAUSE RACK AND PINION STEERING BROKE ON RIGHT SIDE. *AK CONSUMER HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY, AIR CONDITION FAILED AND MAJOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR.*JB
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE SHIFTING SINCE NEW, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP BEFORE ENGAGING, THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONCE WITH A REBUILT ONE, THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN. NLM
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. WHEN IT DOES SHIFT INTO GEAR IT WILL STICK. DEALER HAS REBUILT TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, IT STILL STICKS IN GEAR.*AK
WHILE DRIVING THE 3 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. *CJ
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