Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Dodge Caravan submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 49 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 49, in the owner's own words
DODGE CARAVAN SE 1995 MODEL HAS DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE DRIVER SEAT BACK RESTS. MY DODGE CARAVAN SE 1995 MODEL WAS REAR ENDED BY A SPEEDING TOYOTA COROLLA. THE DODGE WAS GOING BELOW 10 MPH DUE TO CONSTRUCTION AHEAD ON THE ROAD. THE COROLLA WAS SPEEDING OVER 65MPH(ABOUT 75MPH). THE DODGE CARAVAN DRIVER SEAT BACK REST FELL BACKWARD. I ABSOLUTELY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. *TR
THERE'S A CRACK IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR THAT IS CAUSING THE DOOR TO SHIFT DOWN WARD AND FAIL TO LINE UP WITH THE LATCH. DOOR HAD TO BE TIED TO KEEP IT CLOSED. THE VEHICLE IS NOT BEING DRIVEN BECAUSE OF THE DOOR.*AK
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED. CONSUMER WASN'T ABLE TO SEE HOW FAST SHE WAS DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
THE SLIDING DOOR WAS HARD TO CLOSE AND WOULD COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THEN AFTER A FEW DAYS THE SLIDING DOOR LOCKED AND NOW IT CAN NOT BE UNLOCKED OR OPENED.
BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TRACK IN PLACE IS SHEARING OFF, CAUSING THE SEAT TO WOBBLE. SEAT WILL NOT STAY IN THE NORMAL UPRIGHT POSITION. IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO REACH THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE SEAT IN THIS POSITION.*AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED BACKWARDS AT AN ANGLE, ALMOST TO THE RECLINING POSITION, WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED SEATBACK, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK
ACCIDENT WAS: VAN HIT IN THE REAR WHILE STOPPED. DRIVERS SEAT BACK BROKE UPON IMPACT. *TS *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***760915
WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WILL RECLINE BACKWARDS ON IT'S OWN, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR WAS DEFECTIVE, AND AT BOTTOM OF DOOR PANEL, HAS SEPARATED. ALSO, DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM OUTSIDE, CAN ONLY UNLOCK IT FROM INSIDE. SOMETIMES PASSENGERS DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGERS DOOR IS TOTALLY DISLOCATED AT THE BOTTOM HINGE AND WILL NOT STAY FASTENED, IT SOMETIMES WILL OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. *SLC
DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE IN 2 PLACES WHEN I JUST GOT IN THE VEHICLE. IF BREAKAGE WOULD HAVE OCCURRED DURING DRIVING OR AN ACCIDENT, SEVERE HARM COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO MY TWO-YEAR-OLD SON WHO SITS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. AT A MINIMUM, I FEEL DODGE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BASED SOLELY ON THE SAFETY ASPECT. BUT INSTEAD, THREE DEALERS PASSED THE BUCK TO EACH OTHER, WITH THE THIRD FINALLY SUGGESTING THAT I GO TO AN UPHOLSTERY SHOP. I DID AND THE SEAT WAS REPAIRED FOR $250.00. THE UPHOLSTERY SHOP GAVE ME THE OLD FRAME AND I PLAN TO MAKE PICTURES OF IT. IT IS CLEARLY JUST SNAPPED IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES, WITH A THIRD PLACE SHOWING SIGNS OF CRACKING. WHAT ELSE CAN I DO TO ENSURE NO ONE ELSE IS HURT BY THIS FAULTY CONSTRUCTION????
WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION LOCKS ON ALL DOORS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK. ALSO, INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL FLASH ON AND OFF. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR SWITCH IS PROBABLY DEFECTIVE AND CAUSING THIS TO OCCUR. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE 3 FAILED SWITCH. ALSO, THE CUSTOMER HOOD RELEASE CABLE WAS INSTALLED. *YH
WHILE LIFTGATE DOOR WAS UP IT SUDDENLY RELEASED ON CONSUMER'S ARM. *AK
WHILE STOPPING CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEAT CALLAPSED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
THE VAN WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR (APPROX. 35-40 MPH) AND WAS DRIVEN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VAN WAS DRIVEN IN AGAINST THE MOTOR, BOTH FRONT BUCKET SEAT (BACKS) WERE BROKEN, THE DRIVER SEAT WAS FACING SLIGHTLY TOWARD THE DRIVER DOOR, THE DRIVERS KNEES WERE FORCED INTO THE DASH (WITH HER SEAT BELT ON) AND NEITHER ONE OF THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. CHRYSLER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL WHEN I CONTACTED THEM ABOUT WHY THE BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. OTHER DOORS WOULD RELEASE THE LOCK. *AK
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *MJS
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DOORS COME UNLOCKED AND THE DASH LIGHT INDICATES THAT SLIDING DOOR IS OPEN. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
RE: DOORS AND LATCHES PROBLEM. CAN DOCUMENT VISIT TO DEALER 3/26/96 ALTHOUGH PROBLEM STARTED EARLIER. THEY ALIGNED DOORS WHICH WERE SAGGING BUT WOULDN'T LOOK AT LOCKS. YESTERDAY, 11/29/99 THE LOCK ON THE DRIVERS DOOR FAILED COMPLETELY. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME HOLDING THE DOOR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE BODY SHOP, THE GUY SAID, WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT, WHAT WAS WRONG. THE DOORS SAG, A PLASTIC CASING IN THE LOCK WEARS DOWN AND BINDS THE TUMBLERS AND THE SCREWS HOLDING THE LOCK/LATCH IN FALL OUT. HE SAYS HE SEES THIS 2-3 TIMES A WEEK ON CARAVANS BUT CHRYSLER WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE PASS. SIDE DOOR LATCH WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALTOGETHER. HE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WAS WORKING AT ALL GIVEN ITS CONDITION. IT WILL COST ME 375-400 TO FIX BOTH DOORS. THE LATCHES ARE $100 A PIECE, AND THE GUY SAID THEY WOULD FAIL AGAIN GIVEN THEIR CONSTRUCTION. RE: ENGINE/AC PROBLEM I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. IF YOU USE THE AC FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME, THE CAR CUTS OFF, ESPECIALLY WHEN ROUNDING A CORNER WHILE IN MOTION. IT CAN BE RESTARTED BUT THE IDLE MUST BE KEPT HIGH FOR OVER 10 MINS BEFORE IT WILL KEEP RUNNING AGAIN. IT FORCES ME TO BRAKE WITH MY LEFT FOOT JUST TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING. IT ALWAYS DOES THIS WITH THE AC, BUT ALSO OCCURS OTHER TIMES RANDOMLY. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE MOST DANGEROUS THING ABOUT MY CAR. I AM SCARED TO LET MY TEENAGERS DRIVE IT. I WORKED FOR A COMPANY IN BALTIMORE AND DROVE A VAN LIKE THIS ONE ON MY JOB. THAT VAN HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I PUT IT IN THE SHOP, THEY DID $800 WORTH OF WORK, REPLACED EVERYTHING THEY COULD THINK OF, BUT WHEN I GOT IT BACK, IT DID THE SAME THING THAT VERY NIGHT. I CAN OFFER MORE DETAILS IF YOU CALL. THE DEALER SUPPOSEDLY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. THEY SPECULATED WHAT IT WAS, TOLD ME IT WAS ROUTINE MAINTENACE AND WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. YET WASN'T LISTED IN THE MANUAL FOR MAINTANENCE. RE: PARKING BRAKE. THIS HASN'T WORKED RIGHT FOR ALMOST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.
DRIVERS SEAT BROKE TO A RECLINED POSITION, FORTUNATLY AUTOMOBILE WAS NOT IN MOTION. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, DRIVER AND A CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT WERE SLIGHTLY INJURED. HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN IN MOTION, A POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR SHUTS THE LOCKS BECOME JAMMED. THE LOCKS HAVE TO BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED OVER AND OVER, IN ORDER TO GET THEM UNJAMMED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY.*AK LOCKS HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS SINCE OWNERSHIP.*MJS
HOOD LATCH BROKE OFF FROM HINGES; AND MAY CAUSES ADDITIONAL DAMAGES IF ENOUGH AIR COME IN CONTACT UNDER THE HOOD AND FORCED IT UPWARD. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. CAN NHTSA HELP WITH THIS MATTER. *AK
FIRST, WE WERE RUNNING THE A/C ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND WHEN WE GOT OFF ONTO ANOTHER FREEWAY AND STOPPED FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL THE ENGINE STALLED. EVERY TIME WE STOPPED IT FAILED AGAIN. THEN THE A/C ALSO CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH AND REMAIN ON, WE TOOK TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED A BAD EGR VALVE. THEN THE REAR LIFTGATE SUPPORT HAS BROKEN CAUSING THE LIFTGATE TO FALL ONTO A PERSON AND CAUSED INJURY TO THE HEAD. *AK
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, BUT NONE OF THE GAUGES WERE OPERATING WHEN CONSUMER GLANCED DOWN DUE TO THE COMPUTER SENSOR. CONSUMER STATED THAT ALL THE PANEL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHEN MAKING A TURN DOME LIGHT COMES ON AND A CLICKING NOISE OCCURS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. SEEMS TO BE AFAULTY DOOR SWITCH OR WIRING ON DOOR SWITCH. *AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO STAY LATCHED. WOULD POP OPEN WHEN DRIVING. THE PANEL GAUGES DO NOT REGISTER CORRECT INFORMATION. WOULD WORK EVERY NOW AND THEN (INTERMITTENTLY). *AK
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