1995 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

AFTER BEING STOPPED AT STOPLIGHT, PLACED FOOT ON GAS, HOWEVER, VAN HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, HAD TO REAPPLY THE BRAKE TO RESET - HAS NOT YET HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY - BUT HAVE HEARD OTHERS SAY IT IS POSSIBLE. I AM FRIGHTENED AS I DRIVE 18 MILES/HIGHWAY TO AND FROM WORK IN THIS VAN - WITH NOT EVEN 40,000 MILES YET. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO REPAIR SHOP AND FOUND THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, TO KEEP IT FROM REPLACING ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. MANUFACTURER SAID IF NO WARRANTY, THEY COULDN'T HELP. *AK

BOTH ROTORS HAVE RUST PITS ON THE INSIDE OF THEM AND THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR GRABBED THE BRAKE PAD AND TORE IT FROM THE RIVETED STEEL IT WAS CONNECTED TO CAUSING NOISE FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. NLM

WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES PRESSING ON BRAKES, BRALKES WILL GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE ACCIDENT, BUT CHRYSLER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING,CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND BATTERY, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. *AK *ML

HEARD A NOISE THAT HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. HAD VEHICLE BACK , AND TRANSMISSION FAILED IMMEDIATELY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHEN THE IGNITION IS IN THE ON POSITION DRIVER IS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER WAS TOLD ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THAT PROCEDURE WAS NORMAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 99V113000/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE LOST EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL, BUT CAR WAS STILL ON. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE. CONSUMER GOT 2 BLOCKS AWAY, AND AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 99V113000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 818/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK