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1994 Dodge Grand Caravan Fuel system Problems

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

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Fuel system 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.
10
Latest Mar 8, 2007
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.
5%
of 199 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.
1
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 fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Dodge Grand Caravan submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 fuel system

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

Fuel system
Filed Mar 8, 2007
Fire reported

TL* -THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 1994 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 150000 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LEAKING GAS ON THE MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT A MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THERE WAS A RECALL # 00268000 ON THE 1996-2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVANS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE , AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *AK THE FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING FUEL AT THE END OF THE RAIL WHERE A PIPE JOINED THE 2 RAILS TOGETHER, FUEL LEAKED ON THE MANIFOLD AND A SMALL FIRE WAS IGNITED. UPDATED 04/30/07. *JB

NHTSA ID
10184520
Incident
Feb 4, 2007
Mileage
150,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed May 12, 2003

GAS GAUGE SHOWS ERRATIC FUEL LEVEL - CAN END UP EMPTY BECAUSE OF FALSE READING SIMILAR TO NHTSA RECALL NO. 97V194 CHRYSLER CAMPAIGN NO. 755. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10018571
Incident
May 1, 2003
Fuel system
Filed May 21, 2002

FUEL INJECTOR IS LEAKING GAS ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD.*AK

NHTSA ID
8010275
Incident
May 18, 2002
Fuel system
Filed Jan 10, 2001

DEFECTIVE FUEL RAIL LEAKED, CAUSING A FUEL LEAKAGE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. DEALER REPLACED FUEL RAIL UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENTLY,THERE IS ANOTHER FUEL LEAK DUE TO FUEL RAIL, AND POSSIBLY "O" RINGS. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
877854
Incident
Dec 1, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Dec 1, 2000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING A FUEL RAIL FAILURE, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGES UPON ENGINE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK FUEL RAIL WAS REPAIRED AND RESEALED ALL INJECTORS. *JB

NHTSA ID
875827
Incident
Feb 15, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Nov 28, 2000

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO GUNN DODGE IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS 210-599-5800 FOR RECALL 99V216000 REPAIRS. CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL WAS LEAKING AFTER TWO OF RECALLS WERE DONE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER, WHERE A TECHNICIAN SAID THAT IT HAD HAPPENED BEFORE, AND TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID
875638
Incident
Nov 28, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Jan 27, 2000

DRIVER STARTED TO SMELL GAS WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. DRIVER NOTICED ABOUT A PINT OF GAS WAS LEAKING ON TOP OF ENGINE, RESULTING IN A FIRE HAZARD. CAUSE UNKNOWN. AFTER THE LAST TIME THE INCIDENT OCCURED, DRIVER SHUT VEHICLE OFF, AND WHEN TURNED BACK ON, EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. PROBLEM HAS BOT OCCURRED SINCE. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
855619
Incident
Jan 11, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Jan 22, 2000

REPORTING A SPONTANEOUS LEAKING OF FUEL FROM PLASTIC FUEL TANKS, AND UNABLE TO RELACE/REPAIR DUE TO NATIONAL BACK ORDERS. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
854209
Incident
Oct 30, 1999
Fuel system
Filed Dec 26, 1999

AN ARTICLE RELEASED BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ON 12/31/98 INDICATED THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE O-RINGS INSTALLED ON THE FUEL INJECTORS OF THE V-6 (3.3L) ENGINES MANUFACTURED IN 1993. THEY INDICATED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME OCCURRANCES OF FIRE DUE TO FUEL LEAKS CAUSED BY THIS HARDENED O-RING. MY VEHICLE IS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. FUEL IS LEAKING FROM AROUND THE BASE OF THE FUEL INJECTOR CAUSING FUEL TO POOL UP ON TOP OF THE ENGINE WHICH IS A DEFINITE FIRE HAZARD AND ALSO A HEALTH HAZARD CAUSED BY THE AMOUNT OF FUMES. I WOULD LIKE THIS RESEARCHED TO SEE IF THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO INCLUDE 1994 3.3L V-6 ENGINES AS WELL. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. IT HAS BEEN FORTUNATE THAT NO FIRE RESULTED FROM THIS FAILURE. PLEASE ADVISE ME IF THERE IS MORE INFORMATION I CAN SUPPLY IN REFERENCE TO THIS REQUEST. *AK

NHTSA ID
716435
Incident
Dec 25, 1999
AirbagsHeating & air conditioningEngine+3 more
Filed Sep 1, 1999

TRANSMISSION IN FOR REPAIR ON TWO OCCASIONS. MJS

NHTSA ID
548297

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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