1995 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

AIR BAG LIGHT WHICH ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD BLEW OUT THREE FUSES AND CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO MALFUNCTION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE FAN MOTOR STAYED ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RAN FOR OVER AN HOUR RESULTING IN OVERHEATING AND DAMAGING THE WATER PUMP. NLM

AIR BAG WIRING SHORTED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-113 CAUSING THE REAR WIPER TO FAIL. NLM

CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT ALTHOUGH, THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 91-93 MODEL CONSUMER FEEL THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. NLM

THIS IS THE AREA TO REFER TO FOR DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY CAR. I HAVE OWNED THIS 1995 DODGE CARAVAN SINCE FEB. 1998, AND HAVE HAD THE OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE THEN (THE LAST IN LATE MARCH 2000), AND AM ABOUT TO HAVE TO REPLACE IT FOR THE FIFTH TIME. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS, AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT WHY THE OXYGEN SENSOR KEEPS FAILING. IT COSTS $100 - $200 EACH TIME TO GET IT REPLACED, AND THE PROBLEM IS APPEARING ON THE AVERAGE OF EVERY MONTH-AND-A-HALF NOW, SO I AM LOOKING AT SPENDING $1200 / YR JUST TO REPLACE OXYGEN SENSORS. THIS DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT POTENTIAL ACCIDENT COSTS. WHEN THE OXYGEN SENSOR STARTS GOING BAD, OUR CAR DOES NOT REACT TO THE ACCELERATOR BEING PRESSED RIGHT AWAY, SO WE INSTINCTLY PRESS HARDER. WHEN IT FINALLY REACTS, THE CAR SURGES FORWARD. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY GETS HURT OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM! *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DOORS COME UNLOCKED AND THE DASH LIGHT INDICATES THAT SLIDING DOOR IS OPEN. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

WE BOUGHT OUR CARAVAN USED THROUGH A PERSONAL SALE, BUT THE WARRANTY WAS UP TO 36,000 MILES. AT 38,000 WE WERE DRIVING ALONG (WITH MY YEAR-OLD SON IN THE CAR) AT 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR, AND THE CAR HAD TO BE BROUGHT TO A STOP ON A VERY BUSY ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER. WE DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO OUR MECHANIC WHO TOLD US THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. ROBINSON'S TRANSMISSION IN BUXTON, MAINE DID THE REPAIRS. HE DID A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH COST US $950. NOW AGAIN,IN APRIL 2000, JUST OVER A YEAR SINCE THE LAST TIME, AT 61,000 MILES , WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF A BUSY STREET CROSSING (AGAIN WITH MY SON), AND THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT INTO A CRAWL. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS, BUT UNABLE TO GO ANYWHERE. LUCKILY, OTHER CARS SAW US. AGAIN, WE TOOK IT TO ROBINSON'S GARAGE AND AGAIN HE DID THE OVERHAUL OF THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAD JUST GONE OVER OUR WARRANTY WITH HIM, SO HE ALLOWED US TO SPLIT THE COST OF THIS SECOND-TIME REPAIR. THIS TIME IT WAS $400. AFTER OUR FIRST INCIDENT, I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE I WAS 2,000 MILES OVER MY WARRANTY, THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME. I HAD A VERY DISTURBING CONVERSATION WITH A WOMAN NAMED DIANE, WHO OFFERED ME NO COMFORT WHATSOEVER. WE BOUGHT THIS MINI-VAN SO THAT WE COULD RIDE COMFORABLY WITH OUR SON. BUT NOW AFTER THESE 2 INCIDENTS, WE ARE NO LONGER FEELING THAT WE ALL ARE RIDING IN A SAFE VEHICLE. OTHER MECHANICS HAVE TOLD US THAT THEY OFTEN SEE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH CARAVANS. PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, --PAM GILLINGHAM. *AK

WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER PERFORMED A TUNE UP AND PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED. ALSO NOISES IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM, AND DEALER CHANGED 3 TIMES AIR CONDITIONER: EVAPORATOR PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE IS COLD STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN OR RETURN TO NORMAL. AFTER VEHICLE IS WARMED UP THERE IS NORMAL DRIVING. *AK *ML

I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER TEN TIMES FOR THE SAME REPAIR, YET IT HAS NEVER BEEN REPAIRED,ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND. THIS FORCES ME TO STAY ON CITY STRRETS AND PROHIBITS ME FROM USING THE HIGHWAY. EACH TIME THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS FIXED I PICK IT UP AND IT EVENTUALLY DOES THE SAME THING AGAIN. WE PICKED THE VEHICLE UP LAST FRIDAY AND IT DIDN'T SHIFT ON OUR WAY HOME. I TOOK IT BACK THIS MONDAY. THEY DID PUT IN IN A RENTAL BUT MY POINT IS I HAVE A VAN THAT CANNOT BE FIXED AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO CAREAT ALL. I STILL OWE 6,000 ON THE VAN AND I CAN'T TRADE IT IN WHEN IT DOESN'T SHIFT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND FEAR IT WILL END UP LEADING TO AN AUTO ACCIDENT. WHAT DO I DO?. *AK