1993 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

BACK REST WOULD NOT STAY IN A STRAIGHT UP POSITION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK THE FRAME ON THE DRIVER SEAT WHICH WAS REPAIRED EARLIER IS NOW MALFUNCTIONING. *YH

IF I GET THESE THINGS FIXED, I WILL BE ON MY SIXTH TRANSMISSION AND THIRD ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM!. *AK

MIDDLE BENT SEAT BUCKLE WOULD NOT STAY HOOKED TO THE VEHICLE FLOOR OR WALL. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE ENGINE STALLS COMPLETLY WHEN GOING AT ANY SPEED WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO SLOW DOWN OR TURNING, HAS DONE THIS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT NEW, HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SEVERAL CHECKUPS AND THE DEALER CANNOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THIS CONSTANTLY PERSISTS AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BEACAUSE I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED THE SAME VEHICLES IN 1993, 1994 AND 1995. THESE PEOPLE JUST SOLD THEIR CARS OR TRADED IN TO GET RID OF THE PROBLEM. THIS IS AN APPARENT ENGINE DEFECT THAT CHRYSLER MADE THESE CARS DURING THESE YEARS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, THIS CAN AND WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS.*AK

WHEN DRIVING ABS WARNING LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE, IT HAPPENS/ IT SPURTS. WHEN IT HAPPENS, THERE IS NO RESPONSE FROM BRAKES WHEN PEDAL IS APPLIED.DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

VAN WAS AT COMPLETE STOP WHEN REARENDED BY CAR GOING AT APPROXIMATELY 70/75 MILES PER HOUR. THE BACK PART OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE UPON IMPACT AND SEPARATED FROM BOTTOM SEAT.

PRIOR COMPLAINT WAS FILED AROUND 10/02/00 REPORTING MULTIPLE BRAKES FAILURES AFTER YEARS OF INTERMITTENT ABS PROBLEMS. MY VAN WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS TO THE ABS SYSTEM. I PICKED UP SAID VEHICLE ABOUT 4:30 P.M. ON OCTOBER 11TH FROM BILL BRYAN WHERE THEY HAD REPLACED THE ABS PUMP AND PISTON PACKAGE ALONG WITH THE ABS PUMP RELAY. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THE BRAKES FAILED ON HWY 27 WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WAL-MART WITH THREE CHILDREN IN THE VAN, AGES 5 MONTHS, 9 YEARS OF AGE AND 11 YEARS OF AGE. THE ABS LIGHT FLICKERED FOR AWHILE AND ALL BRAKING WAS LOST. SHE CREEPED HOME AT AROUND 20 MPH WHERE SHE PICKED ME UP FROM WORK. WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT MY WORK THE ABS BRAKES HAD STARTED BACK WORKING AGAIN. I CALLED THE CHYRSLER DEALERSHIP WHERE THE WORK WAS DONE AND LEFT A HEATED MESSAGE ON THEIR VOICE MAIL SINCE I WAS GREATLY UPSET BY THE RISK MY FAMILY HAD BEEN PLACED IN. I TOLD THEM I WAS DRIVING THE VAN TO THEM. THE BRAKES WERE OPERATIONAL FOR ABOUT 5 MILES BUT AFTER THE ABS WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF THE LIGHTS STAYED ON AND THE BRAKES WERE GONE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD AT THE TIME I DROPPED THIS VEHICLE OFF AT BILL BRYAN APPROXIMATELY 48 HRS AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE.*AK

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE FROM THE PARK POSITION VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A VERY HIGH SPEED OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING A WALL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE VEHICLE SCRAPED AGAINST WALL DAMAGING THE DRIVER'S FRONT QUARTER PANEL AND BROKE THE MIRROR. *YH

I WOULD LIKE TO VERIFY IF A RECALL STILL EXITS FOR MY VAN, AND IF IT IS STILL VALID SINCE I NOW HAVE OVER 100,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.

VEHICLE PURCHASED 9/93 WITH UNDER 10,000 MILES ON IT. SYSTEMATIC PROBLEMS WITH ABS BRAKES SINCE DAY 1(LIGHTS WHICH COME ON WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED ON WOULD STAY ON OR COME ON DURING ROUTINE DRIVING.) ABS REPAIRS(MTR ASSEMBLY AND PISTON KIT) MADE AT 55923 MILES AT BILL BRYAN IN LEESBURG, FL.MONEY SPENT REFUNDED TO ME. AFTER REPAIR ,LIGHTS CONTINUED TO COME ON/STAY ON WITH INTERMITTENT HARDNESS IN BRAKING.CAME TO ACCEPT THIS AS "NORMAL" AS THERE WAS NO ACCOMPANYING BRAKE FAILURE. CHRYSLER EXTENDED ABS WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES. HAD ABS SYSTEM CHECKED AS MILEAGE APPROACHED 100,000. ABS "FUNCTIONING PROPERLY." 4 EPISODES LAST 2 MONTHS WHERE ABS LIGHTS CAME ON WITH BRAKE FAILURE . 1ST TIME 3RD WEEK IN AUG. 2000 . TRAVELLING 30MPH CAME TO STOP SIGN SLID INTO THE MIDDLE HIGHWAY AS I TRIED TO STOP.REPLACED 3 DIFFERENT ABS BRAKE RELAY SWITCHES. WEEK LATER DURING A RAIN ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. HAD TO STAND ON BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE SAT UNTIL I COULD GET IT LOOKED AT. BRAKES STARTED WORKING ON THEIR OWN. .9/4/00 ABS LIGHTS CAME ON DURING RAIN, NO BRAKES. MECHANIC DRIVES VAN TO BUSHNELL AUTO CARE .( ABS NOT WORKING)ABS WORKING BY TIME SHOP IS REACHED & VAN IS HOOKED FOR DIAGNOSTICS. VAN KEPT 2 WKS & DRIVEN 300 MILES NO ABS LIGHTS COME ON OR ABS FAILURE. COMPUTER SHOWED NO PROBLEM WITH ABS. ALL CONNECTIONS CLEANED AND INTACT. VAN HOSED DOUSED WITH WATER TO SEE IF THAT MIGHT BE PROBLEM. TOLD TO BRING VAN BACK IN WITHOUT CUTTING IT OFF SHOULD ABS FAILURE OCCUR AGAIN SO IT CAN BE HOOKED UP TO COMPUTER. VAN PICKED UP 9/16/00. 9/29/00 ABS LIGHTS COME ON AT 8:30 P.M . BRAKE FAILURE. SHOP IS CLOSED. THOROUGHLY UPSET.. NEED SUGGESTIONS/HELP IN SOLVING PROBLEM. *AK