1993 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

BRAKE PUMP PREMATURELY FAILS, CAUSING ENGINE RINGS TO BLOWOUT.ALSO, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NOTICE GAS RAIL LEAKING GAS ALL DOWN THE ENGINE AND INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS SHORING OUT.

SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE DOOR. CONSUMER FELT SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. *AKTHE CONSUMER FEELS THIS ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT OF THE DOOR. NLM

ITEM #1, HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY (BOTH R AND L) HAS BECOME DEFECTIVE WITH AGE. THE PROBLEM BEGAN TO OCCUR THREE YEARS AGO AND PROGRESSIVELY HAS BECOME WORSE. THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM IS A "FOGGING" OF THE CLEAR PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENS MAKING IT DIFFUSE TO THE HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION. VERY LITTLE DIRECT LIGHT IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE "FOGGED" LENS TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAS BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS FOR ME TO DRIVE AT NIGHT SINCE SO LITTLE OF THE ROADWAY IS VISIBLE. I OWN TWO DODGE CARAVANS, (1992 AND 1993), BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES SUFFER FROM THE SAME PROBLEM OF DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT LENS ASSEMBLIES. PROBLEM # 2, DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKE SYSTEMS. MY TWO DODGE CARAVANS HAVE REPEATING PROBLEMS OCCURRING WITH THE ABS BREAKING SYSTEM. DEALER SERVICE OF THIS ITEM HAS RESULTED IN CONTINUING BRAKE FAILURES. COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES USUALLY OCCURS. THIS PATTERN OF BRAKE FAILURES IS CONSISTENT WITH BOTH OF MY DODGE CARAVANS, 1992 AND 1993 MODELS. RECOMMENDATIONS: I RECOMMEND THAT CHRYSLER CORP. ISSUE A RECALL OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES AND REPLACE THEM WITH A MATERIAL (GLASS PREFERABLY) THAT WILL NOT DETERIORATE WITH TIME. THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ON THESE VEHICLES IS A POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN. VERY LITTLE CAN BE DONE AT THIS POINT.*AK

THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME ROCK HARD. THERE WERE NO BRAKES. FORTUNATELY, WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, I WAS DOING 10-15 MPH. I CRING TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT ON THIS VEHICLE, THE ABS WAS RECALLED DUE TO THE PUMP MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND THE ACTUATOR PISTON. I AM STILL ALIVE AND CAN TELL YOU THAT THE CONTROLLER IN THE ABS IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. MY HUSBAND, CHILD, & I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. MY PARENTS WOULD NOT HAVE EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT YOU. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR A WONDERFUL MECHANIC HE TOLD ME ABOUT A SIMILAR PROBLEM, I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN TO CONTACT CHRYSLER. THEY WERE OF LITTLE HELP TO BE BUT THEY WERE MUCH BETTER THAN THE SERVICEMAN AT LAWRENCE DODGE WHO REFUSED TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF A DEFECTIVE PART WHERE 2 OTHER DEFECTIVE PARTS HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN RECALLED.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE BUCKLE ANCHORS DISCONNECTED. HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR SECOND TIME WITHIN 4 YEARS. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE BRAKES THE HAVE FAILED TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. PROBLEM IS HAS OCCURRED FIVE TIMES WITH NO CRASH OR INJURY TO REPORT. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE,AND REPLACED PUMP/ RECONDITIONED ABS SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

RECALL 96 V 099 000. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED RECALL 96-V-099-000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 685 FOR ANTI SKID SYSTEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. BUT, SAME PART HAS FAILED 7 TIMES, STARTING FROM JANUARY 22ND TO PRESENT. ONCE PART FAILED, THERE WAS NO POWER ASSIST, WHICH MADE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP VEHICLE. EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN CHECKED DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND CAUSE FOR PROBLEM OR A SOLUTION. *AK

THIS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD AS SIGHT DISTANCE AT NIGHT IS VERY LIMITED. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK