1996 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

NO ACCIDENTS YET. HEADLIGHTS HAVE FOGGY COATING ON THEM, WHICH WE HAVE LOW LIGHT VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. ALSO, WHEN FILLING UP TANK WITH GAS IT RUNS OUT WHEN COMPLETELY FULL. *LA

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES. THIS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME, AND SOMETIMES, BUT NOT ALWAYS, IS TRIGGERED BY THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. *LA

VEHICLE SUFFERED THREE FUEL TANK FAILURES.*MR IN BETWEEN THE THREE FAILURES THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE REPAIR SHOP ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE FUEL SYSTEM INSPECTED. BECAUSE THE SMELL OF FUEL WAS SO POWERFUL WINDOWS HAD TO BE CLOSED WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMERS FOR REPAIRS MADE. PLEASE RESPOND PROMPTLY IN RESOLVING MATTERS. *CB

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH ON SUNNY GOOD WEATHER THE ENGINE STALLED WHITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WILL NOT START AGAIN.

WHILE GETTING SERVICE ON MY 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE VIN/[XXX] RUST WAS OBSERVED ON THE BODY STRUT MGT TOWER LOCATED IN THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE THIS TOWER IS A MAIN PART OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM. FAILURE OF THIS PART OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO RUST OUT FROM THE INSIDE CAN CAUSE THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CLOCKSPRING SAFETY DEFICIENCY.*MR THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE CLOCKSPRING PURCHASED BEFORE RECALL WAS ISSUED. *CB

VEHICLE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK SUDDENLY COLLAPSED. THE DRIVER ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *NLM

THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL OFF TRACK WHILE ROLLING IT UP. ALSO, DRIVER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE METAL PART ATTACHMENT FELL APART. *AK

REAR DOORS ON VEHICLE WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. DOOR LEVER LINKS WERE REPLACED IN THE REPAIRED DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

CHILD INTEGRATED RESTRAINT SYSTEMS LOCATED ON THE MIDDLE BENCH SEAT DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. ON BOTH SYSTEMS, THE HARNESS STRAPS TIGHTENED AND BUCKLE WOULD NOT RELEASE. ON ALL THE REAR SEAT BELTS RELEASE BUTTONS ON THE BUCKLES WERE SENSITIVE AND RELEASED WITH LITTLE PRESSURE. *AK