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1992 Dodge Grand Caravan Visibility Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA

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Visibility reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
17
Latest Jan 15, 2004
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
7%
of 255 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Dodge Grand Caravan submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 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.

Owner reports naming visibility

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Body & structureBrakesEngine+6 more
Filed Jan 15, 2004

BAD PAINT ITS PEELING FLAKEING THE WOOD GRAIN TOO FAIDING BAD TRANS I JUST PAID A DEALERSHIP OVER 2 GRAND FOR A NEW ONE WARRANTEED FOR ONLY 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES. BAD POWER WINDOWS CABLE BROKE=OVER $400.= ME GETTINGSCREWD BAD LUG NUTS LITTLE METAL CAPS OVER LUGNUTS COME OFF AND THEN TIRE TOOL DOSENT FIT SO YOU END UP AT THE DEALERSHIP GETTING THEM CUT OFF. KEEPS STALLING HEADLINER FALLING DOWN HEADLIGHTS ARE TOTALLY YELLOW AT NIGHT YOU CANT SEE MORE THAN 50 FEET ON LOW BEAMS SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE HIGH BEAMS ON JUST TO GET LOW BEAM QUALITY. BREAKS NEW ROTORS, MASTERCILLENDER, HARDWEAR, DRUMS, SHOES, PADS, FLUID, MASTERCILLENDER CAPS, WEEL CILLENDERS,= OVER $500. TO THE DEALER AND ME AND MY FAM STRANDED ON THE ROADSIDE FOR 4 HOURES GETTING RECALLED PARTS FITTED ONLY TAKES AN ACT OF CONGRESS AND ABOUT THREE DAYS WITH OUT A CAR UNLESS THEY GIVE YOU THERE "LOANER" LOANER=CAR NO ONE WOULD BUT TWELVE YEARS AGO. JAMES REYNOLDS SHARON TENN [email protected] OWNER OF A 92 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN LE

NHTSA ID
10070192
Incident
Feb 15, 2003
Mileage
167,000 mi
BrakesHeating & air conditioningEngine+8 more
Filed Jun 24, 2002

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR IS STUCK AND WILL NOT COME APART. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THIS WAS THE SIXTH TRANSMISSION.*AK AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL. GAS GAUGE FAILED. DASHBOARD LIGHT SHORTENED OUT. SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES. TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. FRONT END VIBRATES ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING. BRAKES ARE GRINDING. REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT SHORTENED OUT. SIDE WINDOW AND DOOR RATTLING. REAR WIPER FAILED. MUFFLER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. EXHAUST SMELL IN VAN. ENGINE OVERHEATING. AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. VEHICLE PULLS. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *TT

NHTSA ID
8012476
Incident
Sep 1, 1999
Visibility
Filed Dec 20, 2000

I CONCERNED ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR WINDOW ON MY MINI-VAN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS OR WILL BE A RECALL TO FIX A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR WINDOW SEAL OF THE HATCH FOR THE 1992 DODGE GRAND CARAVANS. THE SEAL IS LOOSE AND CAN CAUSE THE REAR WINDOW TO FALL OUT... IF THE WINDOW DOES FALL OUT, THIS COULD SERIOUSLY INJURE SOMEONE, ESPECIALLY A CHILD. EVEN WORSE, THIS WINDOW COULD FALL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAUSE SERIOUS AND FATAL ACCIDENTS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND A RECALL SHOULD BE SENT OUT TO HAVE THE REAR WINDOWS RESEALED BEFORE PEOPLE ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND/OR KILLED. THIS MATTER IS FAR MORE SERIOUS THAN THE RECALL RECENTLY SENT OUT BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER ABOUT A WIPER MOTOR (#836). THANK YOU.

NHTSA ID
738062
Incident
Sep 10, 2000
Visibility
Filed Nov 30, 2000

CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT MAT TAKE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR 99V-189, DEALER REFUSES TO GIVE CONSUMER LOANER VEHICLE WHILE REPAIRS ARE BEING MADE. NLM

NHTSA ID
558212
Seat beltsVisibility
Filed Aug 25, 2000

AFTER ARRIVNG FOR SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL CAMPAIGNS(742&836) DEALER REFUSED TO SERVICE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY HAD MANY OTHER SERVICES SCHEDULED AND WERE MORE IMPORTANT. THEY ALSO REFUSED TO MAKE ANY EFFORT TO ORDER ANY PARTS FOR THE RECALL. *CJ

NHTSA ID
554059
Visibility
Filed Apr 26, 2000

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. MOTOR WOULD RUN, BUT WIPERS WOULD NOT MOVE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

NHTSA ID
860995
Incident
Jun 15, 1994
Visibility
Filed Apr 6, 2000

WHILE DRIVING REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID DON'T WORRY IT WILL BE A RECALL SOON, THESE VANS HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME. CONSUMER HAS NO REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHICH IMPAIRS DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. ALSO, 94 AND 95 DODGE GRAND CARAVANS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
859814
Incident
Apr 6, 1999
Visibility
Filed Apr 6, 2000

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
859798
Incident
Oct 10, 1999
Visibility
Filed Oct 20, 1999

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER BLEW A FUSE WHEN IT WAS ACTIVATED. THIS WOULD HAPPEN EACH & EVERY TIME THE WIPER WOULD BE IN USE. HAS NOT BEEN TO DEALER TO CHECK THE FUSE.*AK

NHTSA ID
851279
Visibility
Filed Oct 6, 1999

HATCHBACK WINDOW EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING . PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
850053
Incident
Oct 4, 1999
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Sep 30, 1999

THE AIR CONDITIONER/ HEADLIGHTS & RADIO FAILED TO WORK DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL HARNES SHORTING OUT. HAD IT REPAIRED AT DEALER. ALSO THE ELECTRIC MIRROR FELL OUT OF THE VISOR ONTO THE DRIVER'S LAP. *AK

NHTSA ID
849363
Incident
Dec 19, 1995
Visibility
Filed Aug 18, 1999

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID
710165
Incident
Jun 6, 1998
Visibility
Filed Oct 6, 1998

WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE THROUGH LINE THE REAR WINDOW JUST SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND REFERRED CONSUMER TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE WINDOW HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOW WAS FIXED ON OCT 8, 1998.*JB

NHTSA ID
828642
Incident
Oct 6, 1998
Visibility
Filed Aug 14, 1998

REAR GLASS SHATTERED. *SLC

NHTSA ID
539832
Incident
Aug 13, 1998
Visibility
Filed Aug 25, 1997

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED/LOCKED IN UPRIGHT POSITION. *AK

NHTSA ID
522883
Incident
Aug 1, 1997
Visibility
Filed Mar 5, 1997

IN COLD WEATHER, THE VEHICLE LEFT REAR ELECTRONIC WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH WHICH ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
809703
Incident
Mar 5, 1997
Visibility
Filed Dec 6, 1996

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT ANY REASON. *AK

NHTSA ID
805967
Incident
Dec 3, 1996

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