1993 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WENT OUT MORE THAN ONCE, ESPECIALLY WHEN VEHICLE WAS ON A HILL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE PROBLEM.*AK

PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BLOWOUT AT 35MPH. *AK (DOT NUMBER: HYHY TIRESIZE: 215/70R/14)

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE TOWING A SMALL TRAILER, THE LEFT REAR TIRE OF THE VAN THAT SHE WAS DRIVING BLEW OUT CAUSING HER TO SWERVE AROUND,WHICH CAUSED THE TRAILER TO JACK KNIFE UP AGAINST THE VAN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER AND THE LEFT REAR OF THE VAN, NO TIRE INFORMATION WAS GIVEN.(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-90-344)*JB

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND LEAKING FLUID, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED, UPON INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION IT REVEALED THAT THE CLUTCHES AND OTHER PARTS WERE BURNED UP, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BEYOND REPAIR.*JB

TIRE SHREDDED OFF THE RIM AT 60 MPH. STILL HAD 1/4"+ TREAD AVAILABLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDM0 TIRESIZE: P205/70R15)

WHILE COMING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AT 5MPH, WAS TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, AND DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. THIS CAUSED DRIVER TO LOSE VISIBILITY, AND NOT ABLE TO APPLY BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO PULL SELF UP BY USING STEERING WHEEL.*AK

I HAVE HAD TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS INVOLVING KELLY-SPRINGFIELD AQUA TREAD TIRES. I HAVE HAD TWO OF THE TIRES TO SEPARATE THE SIDE WALLS AT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. I PURCHASED TWO TIRES ON APRIL 12, 1996 AND TWO MORE ON FEBRUARY 1, 1997. ON 10/15/98 BECAUSE THE SIDEWALLS SEPARATED, I HAD TO REPLACE TWO TIRES. ON JUNE 6, 2001 WHILE TRAVELING OUT-OF-STATE, THE SIDEWALL SEPARATED ON ONE OF THE TIRES. BECAUSE I COULD NOT FIND A DEALER IN THAT AREA AND IT WOULD TAKE 3 DAYS TO ORDER, I HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES. TWO OF THE TIRES HAD 24,152 MILES AND THE OTHER TWO HAD 44,872. I HAVE TRIED GOING THROUGH MY LOCAL DEALER, THE PLACE I BOUGHT THE ORGINAL TIRES FROM, BUT TO NO AVAIL. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST KELLY SPRINGFIELD FOR THE DEFECTIVE TIRES AND SEEK RECALL INFORMATION. THE DOT # IS PJM0F8KR378GP.*AK (DOT NUMBER: PJM0F8KR37 TIRESIZE: 205-70R-15)

RECALL 96 V 0999 000. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THERE WAS LOSS OF BRAKES. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE UNDER RECALL FIVE TIMES, AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. SCAP MOTORS DODGE, FAIRFIELD, CT, 203-384-0005. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER HAS FAILED TWICE;WE HAD IT REPAIRED THE FIRST TIME. MECHANISM CONTROLING THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK HAS FAILED TWICE, ALLOWING THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO FALL INTO A HORIZONTAL POSITION WHILE DRIVING. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT FIXED THE FIRST TIME. WHEN WE TOOK IT BACK THE SECOND TIME, THE DEALER TOLD US TO VISIT A JUNKYARD AND PURCHASE A SEAT THERE-DEALER WAS NOT INTERESTED IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. SEAT IS NOW RIGGED WITH A CABLE TO KEEP SEAT BACK UPRIGHT.

STEERING WHEEL BROKE OFF PRIOR TO RECEIVING MANUFACTURER RECALL, CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC