1993 Dodge Grand Caravan Visibility Problems

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS, AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. A SERVICE DEALER AS WELL AS A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP HAD INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO THE ABS FAILING. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 96V099000 WHICH PERTAINED TO THE ANTILOCK SERVICE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 9/20/2006 - THE SEAT BELTS, AIR BAG AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10166860

Incident

Aug 29, 2006

Mileage

142,660 mi

V6 3.3 L ENGINE I BOUGHT IT 3 YEARS AGO WITH 77000 MILES ON IT AND SHORTLY THEREFATER THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN NOTED: ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE EVEN AFTER SHIFTING TO "D". IT WOULD WORK AFTER GETTING WARMED UP. FREQUENT JERKS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, AFTER BRAKING AND RESUMING ACCELERATION SHARP CLUNKING SOUND FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE IN THE FRONT WHEN STARTING TO MOVE. (MOUNTS?)

NHTSA ID

10069795

Incident

Jun 15, 2000

Mileage

77,000 mi

TAILGATE WIPER ASSEMBLY STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK

NHTSA ID

8012920

Incident

Jun 20, 2002

CONSUMER WAS SITTING IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER IN DRIVE THROUGH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN BACK TAILGATE WINDOW BROKE. CONSUMER HEARD A POP AND GLASS WAS EVERYWHERE. CONSUMER HAS CHECK FOR RECALL, AND WILL NEXT CONTACT THE DEALER.*AK

NHTSA ID

890514

Incident

Jun 16, 2001

THE REAR LIFT GATE WINDOW HAS SHATTERED AND EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ON, THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN SIX AND A HALF YEARS, EACH TIME IT HAPPENED IT WAS DURING RAINY OR SNOWY WEATHER. NLM

NHTSA ID

561497

Incident

Nov 20, 1994

WHEN CONSUMER STARTED ENGINE, BACK WINDOW SHATTERED. NOT TAKEN TO DEALER, BUT REPORTED TO POLICE. *AK

NHTSA ID

875465

Incident

Nov 18, 2000

PASSENGER WINDOW IS INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE. NLM

NHTSA ID

553909

Incident

Jul 5, 2000

THE LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-189 DURING A RAIN STORM RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. NLM

NHTSA ID

552296

Incident

Apr 18, 2000

THE LEFT HAND WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT ARM FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-189 DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. NLM

NHTSA ID

552148

ABS UNIT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL CAUSING FADING, UNIT REPLACED HOWEVER CONTINUES TO FAIL, VEHICLE COLLISION AND INJURY DUE TO ABS FAILURE (99V-099).YH

NHTSA ID

527404

Incident

Feb 1, 1997

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. HORN WOULD SOUND OFF, THEN IT WOULD STOP WORKING. ALSO,REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING . CONTACTED DEALER.

NHTSA ID

850265

Incident

Oct 1, 1999

REAR WINDOW WIPER FAILED.

NHTSA ID

535731

Incident

Sep 2, 1997

WINDSHIELD WIPER TAKES APPROX. 10 MINUTES TO COMPLETE ONE WIPE CYCLE.

NHTSA ID

529631

Incident

Jul 26, 1997

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED, CAUSING FUSES TO BLOW.

NHTSA ID

526736

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL OCCASIONALLY

NHTSA ID

525295

Incident

Jul 1, 1997

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK WHEN OWNER PUTS ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. DUE TO THIS, OWNER IS UNABLE TO SEE WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN . *AK POSSIBLY DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OF SOME KIND. *SLC

NHTSA ID

818404

Incident

Jul 1, 1996

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WITH THE DEFROSTER ON AND THE REAR HATCH WINDOW EXPLODED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, NOV. 20. 94 AND NOV 04, 1996. *AK

NHTSA ID

804601

Incident

Nov 20, 1994