1998 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL ABS LIGHT COMMENCED TO ILLUMINATE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE BEFORE STOPPING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS.*AK

CONSUMER STATED HALF OF THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE FAILED THE EMISSION TEST. AS A RESULT, OIL BURNED EXCESSIVELY. *AKI

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULAR UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45-50 MPH IMPACT WITH A TRACKER TRAILER AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER RECEIVED FACIAL AND BODY BRUISES. DRIVER DID NOT GO TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL UNTIL A WEEK OR TWO LATER. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE CLOUDY AND CANNOT BE CLEANED. NIGHTTIME DRIVING IS HAZARDOUS.

CLOCK SPRING MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, AIR BAG LIGHT</A> STAYED ON. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK CONSUMER PAID FOR REPAIR. *TC

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SKIDDED INTO EMBANKMENT AND FLIPPED TWICE. THE DRIVER 'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR DID DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS DEAD ON ARRIVAL. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED TOTALED THE VEHICLE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 I WAS INFORMED BY MY DEALER ROUEN CHRYSLER IN WOODVILLE, OHIO THAT MY LS FRONT POWER TOWER (HOUSING FOR LEFT STRUT, ENGINE BRACKET, ETC) WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND WOULD IMMEDIATE REPAIR OR THE STRUT WOULD COLLAPSE, ENGINE BRACKET AND ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE CAR WOULD COLLAPSE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND INJURY. THE REPAIR WAS EXHORBITANT INITIALLY. AFTER DISCUSSION A SERVICE BULLETIN 23-044-02 WAS PRODUCED THAT INDICATED THERE WAS A DEFECT FOR ALL DODGE CARAVAN'S MODEL YEARS 1996-200. MY VEHICLE IS A 1998 DODGE CARAVAN. THE SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATED A REPAIR KIT AND I WAS GIVEN A MORE REASONABLE ESTIMATE BY THE ROUEN BODY SHOP. THE SERVICE TECHS WERE SEEKING THE PROBLEM WITH MY HORN WHICH WASN'T WORKING ON ALL DECIBLES. IF THEY HAD NOT BEEN LOOKING AT THE LEFT FRONT INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE THIS CONDITION WOULD HAVE CONTINUED UNTIL THERE WAS A FATALITY. MY VEHICLE [XXX] HAS BEEN EXCLUSIVELY SERVICED BY ROUEN TECHNICIANS FROM ITS PURCASE IN AUGUST 1996. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS OVERSIGHT AND I FEAR THAT LEFT UNNOTICED AS IT HAD BEEN FOR THIS AMOUNT OF TIME A FATALITY WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. I BLAME THIS DEALERSHIP ENTIRELY FOR THIS NEGLIGENCE AND DOUBT IF I WILL EVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT AND CERTAINLY NOT AT THIS DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WARREN ARE WELL AWARE OF MY CONCERN. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. I WILL NEED IMMEDIATE TRANSPORTATION. MY FIRST VEHICLE PURSHASED IN APRIL 1996 A PLYMOUTH VOYAGER HAD COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND COULD NTO BE FIXED, NOW THIS. IS IT ANY WONDER I DOUBT THE CREDIBILITY OF CHRYSLER PRODUCTS AND THE LONG-TERM RELIABILITY DUE TO PROVEN MANUFACTURING DEFECTS WHICH ENDANGER MY LIFE.*AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WHILE STANDING NEAR THE VEHICLE. UPON ARRIVING TO WORK THE ODOR BECAME STRONGER. THE CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE GASOLINE WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR AN EARLIER MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE. *JB