1995 Dodge Caravan Engine Problems

DEALER WAS GOING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF LABOR, THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE A DIFFERENTIAL PIN ON THE TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY 52,000 MILES. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER COST OF REPAIR. IT SOUNDS LIKE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM, IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL? ALSO, THE DEALER HAS RECHARGED THE AIR CONDITIONER 3 TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 3 YEARS. EACH TIME THEY CHARGED ME FOR IT. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A CHARGE WOULD LAST ONLY ONE SUMMER. *CB

NHTSA ID

10054363

Incident

Dec 23, 2003

THE AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN I TOOK MY VAN TO THE MECHANIC, HE INFORMED ME THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DETECT ANY LEAK IN THE SYSTEM AND WITH MY PERMISSION RECHARGED THE SYSTEM BACK IN SEPTEMBER. IT WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS THEN ONCE AGAIN,WITHOUT WARNING,IT STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR.I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER,AND THEY BLUNTLY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM SINCE THE 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY HAD LONG EXPIRED. I COUNTERED TO NO AVAIL THAT TWO SEPERATE INDEPENDANT MECHANICS HAD INFORMED ME THAT A NUMBER OF DODGE OWNERS WITH THE SAME AIR-CONDITIONING UNITS HAD BEEN COMPLAINING TO THEM OF THE SAME PROBLEM.IN ADDITION, I ALSO HAD FOUND OUT THAT CHRYSLER HAD EXTENDED SEVERAL MODEL WARRANTIES TO 7 YEAR/70,000 MILES INCLUDING THE GRAND CHEROKEE BECAUSE OF FAULTY AIR-CONDITIONING EVAPORATORS WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE SAME OR SIMILAR ONE PRESENTLY FAILING IN MY VAN. ON A SEPERATE NOTE,I WAS INFORMED EARLIER IN DECEMBER THAT I HAD AN OIL LEAK COMING OUT OF AN AREA WHERE A SECTION OF THE HEAD GASKET WAS SEATED. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT,I HAD ALSO INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE COST ME OVER $1000.00 TO REPLACE. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT I HAD SPOKEN TO ADMITTED OVER THE PHONE TO ME THAT THERE WAS A GASKET PROBLEM WITH A NUMBER OF 90'S MODELS AND THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED WITH A CHANGE IN 1999 SELECT VEHICLES INCLUDING THE 2.4 LITRE MINIVANS.FORTUNATELY, I WAS ONLY CHARGED A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE BY A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET.

NHTSA ID

10069813

Incident

Dec 15, 2002

SERPENTINE BELT MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL. *AK

NHTSA ID

10053699

Incident

Jan 7, 2004

Mileage

99,859 mi

OTHER PROBLEMS THE SAME AS OTHERS IN DATABASE. DT

NHTSA ID

770712

Incident

Mar 10, 1999

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING. INTERMITTENTLY LURCHES AND MISSES EITHER AT A STOP OR WHEN GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. WILL HAPPEN EITHER COLD OR WARM. LACK OF POWER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. *TT

NHTSA ID

565555

Incident

Nov 2, 2000

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING AT 30 TO 40MPH. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8005875

Incident

Mar 11, 2002

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING AT 30 TO 40MPH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8005874

Incident

Mar 11, 2002

HEAD GASKET BLEW AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHTR ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PLEASE PROVIDE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK

NHTSA ID

8001385

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE ENGINE CHECK ILLUMINATED, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED, AND THE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. *AK. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE REASON THE GUAGES WERE ACTING ERRACTICALLY WAS DUE TO THE BLOWN HEAD GASKET.*SLC

NHTSA ID

8001255

Incident

Dec 24, 2001

AT APPROXIMATELY 58500 MILES THE HEAD GASKET ON THE ENGINE FAILED. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER A PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTEE. I WAS NOT INFORMED BY ANYONE THAT CHRYSLER HAD A PROGRAM IN PLACE TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS THOUGH SUCH A PROGRAM EXISTED. AT 75419 MILES THE HEADGASKET BLEW AGAIN. ONLY THIS TIME THE HEAD WAS CRACKED AS WELL. I WAS CHARGED OVER $1625.00 FOR THE REPAIRS EVENTHOUGH IT APPEARS THE ORIGINAL REPAIRS WERE INEFFECTIVE. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION THE CAR DEALER WARRANTEED THE REPAIRS FOR 36000 MILES OR 3 YEARS. THIS OFFER WAS NEVER MADE ON THE ORIGINAL REPAIRS. OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR INCLUDE THE FRONT STRUTS GOING OUT AT 42000 MILES (IT TOOK OVER FOUR TRIPS TO THE DEALER TO GET THE PROBLEM MOSTLY CORRECTED), A FROZEN BRAKE CALIPER CAUSING PREMATURE WARE OUT OF THE LEFT FRONT BRAKES, A SUSPENSION SYSTEM THAT BOTTOMS OUT HARSHLY ON ROADS WITH DIPS. WITH THE LATEST REPAIR THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READ A HALF UNIT HIGHER THAN EVER BEFORE AND THE VENT BLOWS WARM AIR REGARDLESS OF OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE (EVEN IF IT IS VERY COLD). I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

754176

THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPALCED TWICE AND THE MASTER CYLINDE WAS REPLACED ONCE. NLM

NHTSA ID

562248

Incident

Jul 20, 1998

WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

885273

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE IN OPERATION. DEALERSHIP HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND CANNOT DETERMINE REASON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

NHTSA ID

883748

Incident

Jul 1, 1997

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW. I HAVE HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND TIRE ROTATED AS INSTRUCTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I BELIEVE THE TIRES SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN 28,XXX MILES AND THE BATTERY BEYOND 36,XXX MILES. IN THIRTY YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SO MANY FAILURES WITH A VEHICLE. THE DRAWER UNDER THE PASSENGER HAS NEVER CLOSE, THE VINYL FABRIC THAT WRAPS AROUND THE DRIVERS SEAT IS TORN DUE TO CRACKING, NOT ABUSE. THE HORN HAS REPEATEDLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS NOW STARTED TO RUST. I HAVE HAD WHAT I REFER TO AS A LIGHT SHOW ON THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS JUST FLASH ON AND OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHEN THIS OCCURS, BELLS CHIME AS WELL. THIS WILL OCCUR FOR DAYS AT A TIME AND THEN CEASE. THE PAINT ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, BELOW THE HEADLIGHTS AT THE BASE OF THE BUMPER IS FLAKING OFF. THIS AREA OF THE VEHICLE RECEIVES THE MOST ABUSE FROM ROAD DEBRIS AND SHOULD HOLD UP BETTER. EVEN THOUGH A HEAD GASKET AND SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE ENGINE WILL INDICATE IT IS OVERHEATED ON OCCASION. BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT OFTEN. EVERYTIME I TURN THE VEHICLE ON I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. WHOEVER HAS HAD A CAR WHERE THE HORN DOESN'T WORK, THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR FALLS OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE HOOD RELEASE LATCH FAILS AND HAS TO BE REPLACED, INTERIOR LIGHTS WHICH FLICKER ON AND OFF AT RANDOM, PREMATURE REPLACEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES, SEATS FABRIC WHICH CRACKS, AND, OF COURSE, THE HEAD GASKET. EVEN THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER SAID IT WAS UNUSUAL GIVEN THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR AT THE TIME. I NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN I GET INTO THE VEHICLE, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE TOO MANY THINGS ARE OCCURING. DUE TO DISTANCE, THE DEALER THAT SOLD US THE CAR DID NOT DO ANY REPAIRS. SEVERAL OF THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE BY ROYAL GATE DODGE, 15502 MANCHESTER RD., ELLISVILLE, MO 63011. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP AND FOR LISTENING*AK

NHTSA ID

742757

Incident

Aug 7, 1997

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DECELERATING AND TURNING, VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKING, THE DEALER REPLACED THE EGR VALVE, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC

NHTSA ID

558487

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 25 MPH IN TRAFFIC. BOLT TO SERPENTINE BELT BROKE, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DEALER WAS NO HELP TO PROBLEM. SO CONSUMER INSTALLED IT HIMSELF. *AK BOLT BROKE AT THE POINT OF FUSION TO PLATE. *YH

NHTSA ID

875900

Incident

Nov 22, 2000

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DECELERATING AND TURNING. LOST POWER STEERRING AND BRAKES. ALMOST TURNED INTO ONCOMING 18 WHEELER AND ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER. THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED 10-12 TIMES PREVIOUSLY. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR PROBLEM. DEALER RESPONSE HAS BEEN THAT THIS IS NORMAL OR THAT IT MIGHT BE BAD GAS, BUT USE THE SAME GAS IN OTHER CAR WITH NO PROBLEM. REPLACED THE EGR VALVE, BUT NO IMPROVEMENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

736199

Incident

Nov 12, 2000

ORIGINAL MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS BROKE IN JUNE OF 2000, REPLACEMENT MOUNTS IN OCTOBER 2000. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A COLLISION OR DRIVEN OFF ROAD. REPLACEMENT MOUNTS LASTED LESS THAN 2000 MILES.*AK

NHTSA ID

734333

Incident

Oct 10, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

732440

Incident

Mar 1, 1999

VALVE COVER GASKET LEAK @24000 MILES REPLACED BY DEALER. STILL LEAKING AT 26000 MILES REPLACED BY DEALER AT APPROX. 30000 MILES HEAD WAS CHECKED DEALER STATED HEAD WAS GOOD REPLACED HEAD GASKET AND VALVE COVER GASKET DEALER STATED THAT ANY FUTURE PROBLEMS WITH SAME COMPONENTS WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. EXPERTIENCED INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DEALER CHECKED AND STATED EVERY THING OKAY REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR. STILL INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AT APPROX 70395 COOLANT BUBBLING OUT OF OVER FLOW REPLACED RADIATOR CAP VEHICLE NOW OVERHEATED TEST FOR CARBON MONOXIDE GAS IN COOLANT SYSTEM SHOWS POSITIVE INDICATION BAD HEAD GASKET OR HEAD DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH PROBLEM WAS NEVER PROPERLY REPAIRED *AK

NHTSA ID

731649

Incident

Sep 13, 2000

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STALLED OUT WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. VEHICLE HAS TO BE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF IN ORDER TO START BACK UP. MECHANIC CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

869456

THE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP 4/99 (MILEAGE: 40066) WHEN 3 YRS & 10 MONTHS OLD. THE HEAD GASKET AND CRACKED CYINDER HEAD HAD TO BE REPLACECD BY SAME DEALERSHIP ON 8/14/00 (MILEAGE: 57681) WHEN IT WAS 5 YEARS AND 2 MONTHS OLD.

NHTSA ID

729295

Incident

Apr 19, 1999

ENGINE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE OPERATING THE AIR CONDITIONER/ DEFOGGER. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

867796

Incident

Sep 15, 1998

SERPENTINE BELT KEEPS COMING OFF IN RAINY CONDITIONS WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *AK

NHTSA ID

862800

THE FAN MOTOR STAYED ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RAN FOR OVER AN HOUR RESULTING IN OVERHEATING AND DAMAGING THE WATER PUMP. NLM

NHTSA ID

552441

Incident

Jul 15, 1999