1994 Dodge Caravan Problems

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

DT: CONSUMER STATES HIS 1994 DODGE CARAVAN THAT HE PURCHASED USED ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IMMEDIATELY. THE TRANSMISSION WILL POP OUT OF GEAR WHEN IT IS HOT. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE SHUT OFF AND THEN IT WILL START AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, SEPTEMBER 2004, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 30 DAYS AGO AND HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY. *JB

MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE THE REAR WIPER SHORTED OUT AND BLEW THE FUSE, AND THE AIR BAGS ARE ON THE SAME FUSE.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIIVNG AT 35-40 MPH THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. NLM

I TRIED TO OPEN THE HOOD OF MY MINIVAN AND THE RELEASE BROKE OFF. THE RELEASE WAS ON THE INSIDE OF THE 1994 DODGE MINIVAN AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT TO BREAK OFF. I'VE CHECKED THE SAFETY DEFECT NOTIFICATIONS FOR "1994 DODGE MINIVANS" AND COULD NOT FIND ANY OTHER MENTIONS OF FAILURE OF THE HAND RELEASE FOR THE VEHICLES' HOODS. *TR

WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO STRIKE THE VEHICLE IN THE FRONT OF HIM. BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEATS COLLAPSED. THE DRIVER SEAT FELL ONTO THE CHILD PASSENGER, BREAKING SEVERAL BONES IN HIS FACE AND HAD TO UNDERGO SURGERY. *JB

AS I SLOWLY WAS TURNING THE CAR TO PARK IN A PARKING LOT IN VIENNA VA SHOPPING CENTER, THE VAN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND STOPPED WHEN IT CRASHED INTO HANDICAP PARKING POLE MARKER ( NO DAMAGE). DAMAGE TO MY VAN WHICH IS VISABLE APPEARS TO BE THE FRONT OF THE HOOD OF THE CAR AND A DAMAGED BUT FUNCTIONING RADIATOR AS BEST I CAN SEE. NOTE: THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT ACTIVEATED, AND WONDERED WHY THEY DIDN'T.( IS THIS ANOTHER PROBLEM ?) *TR

1994 DODGE CARAVAN MILEAGE 66.873 WITH WHEELCHAIR LIFT REAR LIFTGATE HINGE, BOLT HOLDING THE HINGE TOGETHER BROKE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE, LETTING HINGE SEPARATE, CAUSING LIFTGATE TO DROP DOWN. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. CHRYSLER/DODGE 1-800-992,1997 REF.#15261363 WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS TOLD THAT II WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. SORRY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VAN IS ALWAYS PARKED IN MY CARRAGE. LIKE NEW. I HAVE THE OLD PARTS AND 17 COLOR POCTURES. *JB

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE VEHICLE JUST QUIT. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. ATTEMPT TO RESTART FAILED.4 TIMES. LET VEHICLE SIT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND NORMAL RESTART. THIS IS THIRD TIME IN THREE WEEKS. OTHER TWO NO STARTS WERE AFTER VEHICLE SITTING OVERNIGHT. NO ERROR CODES OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. FIRST NO START REPLACED AIR FILTER. SECOND NO START REPLACED BATTERY. INFO PROVIDED BECAUSE OF 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ISSUE AN POTENTIAL FOR IT TO EXIST IN EARLY VEHICLES. I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF...DRY, WET, SNOW..BIG, LITTLE ...LITERALLY NO PUDDLES...AND THE GATORBACK BELT DOESN'T FIX IT, NOR THE SNOW SHIELD ON THE PULLEY SHIELD.....WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND THE NUMEROUS TIMES MY BELT HAS COME OFF..YOU'D THINK CHRYSLER WOULD HAVE FIXED THIS LONG AGO...NO JUST SOAK PEOPLE FOR MONEY..IF THEY R NOT MECHANICALLY INCLINED( WHICH THANKS TO MY FATHER, BROTHER, AND HUSBAND) I AM.....AND I KNOW ABOUT THE INTERNET SITE FORUMS THAT HELP EACH OTHER OUT...IN TIMES LIKE THESE. SOME UNFORTUNATELY..SEVERAL HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS LATER...HOW UNFAIR OF CHRYSLER...AND WE'RE TALKING.... THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN AROUND AWHILE...YOU'D HAVE THOUGHT THEY WOULD'VE FIXED IT LONG AGO ..EVEN BEFORE PUTTING OUT NEW ONES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM....I BET THOSE NEW BUYERS ARE FIT TO BE TIED RIGHT ABOUT NOW!!!! HOPEFULLY ALL THESE COMPLAINTS AND I HOPE YOU PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING...GETS SOMETHING DONE!! *NM

WENT TO WORK ON APRIL 1, 2009 HAD BRAKES, WHEN I WENT TO GO HOME THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND ANTI BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, CHANGED FRONT BRAKES , DID NOT NEED IT , BUT DID IT ANYWAY, WAS GOING TO CHANGE THE BACK BUT THEY DID NOT NEED IT, BLED THE BRAKES, ALL WORKED FINE , THEN WENT OKLAHOMA APRIL 11TH , STAYED IN MOTEL AND BRAKES WHERE FINE, GOT UP NEXT MORNING AND WENT TO DO SOME THINGS AND AGAIN THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON ,STILL HAS PLENTY OF FLUID. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS COMES ON AND STAYS ON ,THEN THE BRAKES GETS HARD.VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. DRIVER HAD TO LET VEHICLE DECELERATE TO A LOW SPEED AND PULL ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. MR

MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE THE REAR WIPER SHORTED OUT AND BLEW THE FUSE, AND THE AIR BAGS ARE ON THE SAME FUSE.

REAR WINDOW ON LIFT GATE SHATTERED IN A THOUSAND PIECES FOR NO REASON WHILE PARKED (GLASS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE). OUTSIDE TEMP WAS ABOUT 20 F AND CLOUDY. GLASS TYPE IS A PRIVACY TINTED WITH WINDOW DEFROSTER. IT APPEARS GLASS WAS NOT REQUIRED TO BE A SAFETY GLASS TYPE AS COMPARED TO A WINDSHIELD WITH A "PLASTIC SANDWICH IN-BETWEEN. ABOUT 10 HOURS OF CLEAN UP REQUIRED. MANY SMALL GLASS FRAGMENTS AND "GLASS DUST" TRAVELED AS FAR AS THE FRONT DASHBOARD. OWNER WILL BE REPLACING GLASS. COST ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN $300 TO $400 PARTS AND LABOR. I HAVE PICTURES AVAILABLE IF NEEDED .*CN

CHRYSLER GEN 3 SEAT BELTS ARE UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *JB

WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST POWER SEAT, LIGHTLY BUMPED RELEASE BUTTON FOR SAFETY BELT, AND BELT WAS RELEASED. CONSUMER STATED, PRIME TIME BROADCASTED STATISTICS ON TEST RESULTS ON DODGE AND/OR CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. *AK

THE SERPENTINE BELT CONTINUOUSLY SLIPS OFF WHICH CAUSES THE STEERING TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILS. *AK

THE VEHICLE TURNED LEFT UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO RESPOND. *JB

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

AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR IS NOT WORKING, IT DOES NOT ALLOW AIR CONDITIONER TO WORK. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE PART BEFORE, BUT IT DID NOT WORK. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM EVAPRATING COIL FAILED WICH COULD BE HARMFULL TO FAMILY. *AK

1994 DODGE CARAVAN GAS TANK LEAK. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION REGARDING A GAS LEAK AND CAME ACROSS RECALL 99V216000 AND WAS WONDERING IF IT APPLIED TO HER VEHICLE? AND IF SO, WILL DODGE HONOR THE RECALL AND FIX HER VEHICLE?

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 CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH: THE BALL JOINT, AXLE, STABILIZER, AND THE STRUTS-DRIVING IS BUMPY. SCC

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 52 MPH APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID A DOG, AND VEHICLE SWUNG TO THE RIGHT. ROLLED 1 TIME, AND ENDED UP RIGHT SIDE UP. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, NO INJURIES. *AK

THE CAR PERIODICALLY STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING (USUALLY WHEN TURNING OR STOPPED AT INTERSECTIONS), REQUIRING THROTTLE BODY CLEANING ABOUT EVERY 15,000 MILES. IT IS DANGEROUS TO STALL OUT WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND/OR TURNING AND SHOULD NOT (AS DODGE ASSERTS) BE COMPARED TO ROUTINE MAINTENACE LIKE OIL CHANGES. DT

I LOST CONTROL OF THE VAN TRYING TO STOP INSTEAD OF HITTING THE TRUCK I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE GAS PEDAL SPED UP DODGE SAID ITS NOT THERE FAULT PLEASE CHECK IT OUT AND SEE IF THE VAN WAS TO BLAME ALSO THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT WORK BECAUSE I HIT THE WINDOW BEFORE THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED PLEASE HELP. *AK

PASSENGER'S FRONT WHEEL LUGS: NUTS FELL OFF WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED WHEEL TO FALL OFF, AND RESULT IN A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

RECALL REPAIR NOT COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS, CONSUMER WAS LED TO BELIEVE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. (99V-113) MJS

PLASTIC HEADLIGHTS ARE FOGGING OVER MAKING NIGHT DRIVINGA CHORE. SO FAR I;VE HAD TO ADD ACCESORY LIGHTING AND BRIGHTER BULBS IN HOPE OF JUST STAYING EVEN.*AK

THE CLOUDY LENS COVER REDUCES THE HEAD LIGHT COVERAGE, REDUCING VISIBILITY. *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*762509

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 60MPH HAD TREAD SEPARATION ON LEFT REAR TIRE. TS

MY WIFE TRIED TO HAVE TWO NEW TIRES INSTALLED ON THE FRONT AXLE OF HER VAN AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A NEW DOT REGULATION PROHIBITING FRONT-MOUNTING OF TWO TIRES. THIS MAKES NO SENSE IN A VEHICLE THAT IS FRONT-HEAVY, OF WHICH THERE ARE A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER ON THE ROAD. THE INSTALLER MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT UNDERSTEER AND CONTROLLABILITY AND THE FORD/FIRESTONE FLAP (HE WASN'T TOO SURE). IF THAT IS THE REASON IT SOUNDS TO ME AS IF BAD SCIENCE AND MEDIA HYPE ARE DICTATING POLICY. I SUSPECT THAT EXCESSIVE SPEED, OVERLOADING, AND NEGLECTED MAINTAINENCE CAUSED A MAJORITY OF THE FORD/FIRESTONE FAILURES. ANYWAY, IWOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON THIS NEW REGULATION: WHAT IT IS, WHAT INSPIRED IT, WHY IT WAS DEVELOPED, AND WHO IMPLEMENTED IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE. REGARDS, JOCK SELFRIDGE. *AK

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

TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING FLUID SINCE PURCHASE FROM AXLE SEAL TRANSFER CASE. FRONT RIGHT STRUT ASSEMBLY MAKES EXSTREME NOISES OVER BUMPS AND SHARP CURVES. ENGINE HAS DEVELOPED A LEAK. LEFT DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED WITH KEY. SUSPECT FLOOD DAMAGE DUE TO A REOCCURRING ODOR FROM HEATER VENTS. WE HAVE CONTACTED DEALER MORE THAN THREE TIMES AND WERE GIVEN A "DODGE" ! DEALER HAS CHANGED THE BUISNESS NAME AND STATES HAS NO LONGER AN OBLIGATION TO HONOR THESE PROBLEMS WHICH WE ENCOUNTERED UNDER WARRANTY! ALSO, AIR CONDITION UNIT HAS BEEN LEAKING AND WAS SERVICED UNDER WARRENTY AND REMAINS A PROBLEM. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER ITEMS TOO LONG TO LIST. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS FAILING RAPIDLY MECHANICALLY! I FEEL STRONGLY THAT I HAVE BEEN "RIPPED OFF!" BY THIS DEALER AND AM IN NEED OF SOME SORT OF SOLUTION!. *AK