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 1994 Dodge Caravan submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 36 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 36, in the owner's own words
LACKS POWER, WANTS TO STALL LIKE IT'S NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS INCLUDING WHAT WAS LISTED ON THE DIAGNOSTIC SCANS, CLUNKING NOISE UNDER VAN. NOTHING SEEMS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HAVE SPENT OVER $600 IN PARTS ALONE, NOT COUNTING LABOR. *NM
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED, DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL WIRING SHORT. *AK *JB
1. VEHICLE IS INTERMITTENLY STALLING WHICH OCCURS AT ANYTIME AND WIHTOUT WARNING. 2. INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS ARE PREMATURLY WEARING OUT AND ARE IN DANGER OF FALLING OFF. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. *ET
WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THE CLOCK/ RADIO/ HEADLIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE FLASHING OFF AND ON WITHOUT OPERATOR CONTROLING THE COMPONENTS. ALSO GAS GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED, GAUGES WERE MOVING UP AND DOWN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS LINKED THE PROBLEM TO THE BODY CONTROL COMPUTER WHICH NEED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THIS AUTOMOBILE HAS HAD 3 NEW TRANSMISSIONS, 3 NEW AIRCONDITIONERS,, A NEW STARTER, 3 OR 4 RECALLS FOR DIFFERENT THINGS AND NOW AN OIL LEAK THAT HAS TO BE REPAIRED. *AK
HORN/CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND THE BOOSTER IN THE RADIO DO NOT WORK. ALSO, WHEN TURNING HEATER FAN SWITCH ON HIGH, LIFTGATE OPENS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VAN. NONE OF THE PROBLEM HAVE BEEN CORRRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION.*AK
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR DODGE MINI VANS
WHEN IT'S RAINING REAR WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. ALSO, RADIO HAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
ELECTRICAL FUSE FOR THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER AND AIR BAG BLEW.
PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IGNITION BEING ON, CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. RECENTLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG ALSO DEPLOYED WHILE IN PARK. DEALER CAN'T FIND SOLUTION. *AK
DOME LIGHT FLASHES CONTINUALLY.
THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER FUSE BLOWS , CAUSING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND REAR WIPER IS STILL OPERATIONAL. *SLC
AIR BAG FUSE BLOWS WHEN REAR WIPER IS USED.
WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN MAKING TURNS. *AK
THIS VEHICLE STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND MAKING TURNS, THE VEHICLE LOSES THE STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. *AK CONSUMER STATES AT VARIOUS TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL STALL, SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS POWER STEERING AND POWERE BRAKES ONCE THE VEHCILE IS STALLED UNABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM.*JB
COMPUTER REPLACED DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON..
WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE AUTO CUTS OFF, BUT WHEN PLACED IN NEUTRAL IT WILL START AGAIN. *AK
THE SAME CIRCUIT THAT OPERATES THE AIRBAG ALSO PROVIDES POWER TO REAR WINDOW WIPER. WHEN TURNING ON THE WIPERS THE FUSE GOES OUT AND THE AIRBAG DOESN'T WORK.*AK
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STALLS AND CUTS OFF. *AK
VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ANY ANY SPEED. *AK
WHILE LETTING UP ON GAS PEDAL, ENGINE DIES IN TRAFFIC; OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, ESPECIALLY ON LONG TRIPS. *AK
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING DOWN IT STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. IF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
VEHICLE SHUTS OFF INTERMITTENLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD AT HWY SPEEDS. *AK
ENGINE STALLING; WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE VEHICLE STALLS/HESITATES/STUMBLES. *AK
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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