1993 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE WHEN PASSENGERS ARE GETTING IN OR OUT OF VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE CAUSE FOR THE VEHICLE'S STALLING WAS FAILURE OF DIFFERENTIAL PIN IN TRANSAXLE. THIS WAS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION IF IT HAPPENED ON FREEWAY. *YH

INTERMITTENTLY TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. WHEN IT DOES SHIFT INTO GEAR IT WILL STICK. DEALER HAS REBUILT TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, IT STILL STICKS IN GEAR.*AK

THE INVESTIGATION IS NOT YET COMPLETED SO I COULD NOT ANSWER THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF DAMAGES. I DARE SAY MY VEHICLE IS TOTALLED. NO SAFETY DEFECT INDICATED. *AK

FUEL (GAS) GUAGE OFTEN IS AT EMPTY, EVEN THOUGH IT HAS GAS. USUALLY THIS WAY WHEN I START THE ENGINE.*AK

ENGINE BELT CAME OFF, CAUSING STEERING FAILURE. DEALER REPAIRED BELT, BUT PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK WHEN DRIVING 38 TO 42 MPH STEERING WHEEL IS VIBRATING. CONSUMER STATES PRESSURE PULLEY OR TENSIONER KEEPS BREAKING BOLT, IT DOES NOT TAKE PRESSURE, AT SPEEDS ABOVE 38 MPH IT VIBRATES LIKE IT'S GOING TO COME OFF. *SLC

WHEN CONSUMER TURNS VEHICLE'S REAR DEFOSTER ON WHOLE REAR WINDOW CAN SHATTER/IMPLODE, OR EXPLODE. BECAUSE OF THIS WINDOW SWITCH INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED WINDOW THREE TIMES ALREADY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK THE MANUFACTURER REIMBURSED THE CONSUMER TWICE FOR COST OF WINDOW REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DURING THE THIRD INCIDNET AND CONSUMER'S INSURANCE HANDLED THE COST OF THE REPAIR MINUS THE DEDUCTIBLE. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM NOT BE STOPPED. *YH

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM OF NOT LATCHING OR UNLATCHING PROPERLY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK

THE PROBLEM STARTED SHORTLY AFTER I BROUGHT THE VAN. THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD "FREEZE" & NOT TURN WHILE MAKING CORNERS SOMETIMES. THIS HAPPENED 4-6 TIMES BEFORE THE STEERING FINALLY "BROKELOOSE" AND ALLOWED ME TO STEER (IT HAS BEEN FOR THE MOST PART BEEN STEERING OK SINCE THIS HAPPENED). BUT, WHEN THIS HAPPENED ("BROOKLOOSE" IN THE STEERING COLUMN) THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE,(THE AIR BAG HAS NE VER DEPLOYED & THERE IS NO PASSANGER AIRBAG) & THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK SOMETIMES NOW. I FEEL THIS WAS/IS A PROBLEM & SHOULD BE LOOKED AT! I WOULD LIKE THE MGFR.(DODGE) TO ISSUE FREE INSPECTION CERTIFICATES & THEN OFFER TO FIX THIS IF IT A MGFR.'S DEFECT. ONLY THEN WOULD I FEEL COMPLETELY SAFE! *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS LOCKING UP IN THE RETRACTOR AND UNABLE TO BE USED, LEAVING FRONT OCCUPANT WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINTS IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK