1996 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM

CONSUMER STATES, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES SYSTEM, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. DEALER HAS ENN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

THE CONSUMER IS CONCERN SHE RECEIVE A RECALL FOR THE FUEL RAIL O RING. RECALL NUMER #895 THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO PARTS "AVAILABLE" SINCE FEBRUARY 2002 THE DEALERSHIP NAME ANDERSON DODGE 5711 EAST STATE STREE ROAD ROCKFORD IL 61107. 815 229 2000. NLM

THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 3 MONTHS TRYING TO GET FIXED. THE FIRST DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER TWICE AND BLED AIR TO TRY TO REPAIR. THE SECOND DEALER PERFORMED A BRAKE INSPECTION. THEY FOUND A LOT OF AIR IN THE LEFT REAR LINE AND ALSO BLED THE ABS SYSTEM. I ALSO HAD THEM CHECK THE STEERING BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I TURNED THE STEERRING WHEEL AND STEERING WAS NOISEY, LIKE A GROANING SOUND. THEY REPORTED THE CLOCK SPRING CLICKING WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON - AND THERE IS A MOAN OR A HONK NOISE WHEN TURNING WHICH WOULD TAKE NEW P/S HOSES TO REPAIR. ONE WEEK LATER THE PEDAL WAS ONCE AGAIN GOING TO THE FLOOR AND THE ABS STILL COMING ON. THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD ORDER A PUMP. WHICH TOOK 2 WEEKS TO GET IN. WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN THEY KEPT IT A FEW DAYS THEN CALLED TO SAY IT NEEDED THE ABS HYDRAULIC PACKAGE AT A COST OF $2,000+. THEY RECOMMENDED I CALL CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEE IF THEY COULD ASSIST WITH THE COSTS. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID IT WAS A MECHANICAL PART THAT COULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME THEREFORE MY COST SINCE THE VAN IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY (LOW MILEAGE DOESN'T MATTER). I CALLED THE DEALER AND HAVEN'T HEARD BACK IN TWO DAYS TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD RECCOMMEND/ I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE CRAVAN SO I WANTED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. NLM

STRUT TOWER HAS RUSTED OUT AND WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. STRUT TOWER HOLDS THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A RAIN PUDDLE YOU SERPENTINE BELT, THAT CONNECTS ENGINE TO THE COOLANT FAN ETC., FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING.CONTACTED DEALER. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED 4 TIMES.*AK

THREE FAN BELTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TENSIONER. VEHICLE AT REPAIR SHOP. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A FLAT TIRE REPAIR. PASSENGER'S SIDE STRUT TOWER HAS RUSTED AND SPRING WAS STARTING TO COME THROUGH. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED FRONT END TO COLLASPE ONTO THE WHEELS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CLOCKSPRING (LOCATED IN THE STEERING WHEEL) FAILURE RESULTED IN LOSS OF USE OF BOTH AIRBAGS, THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE HORN

BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT STRUTT TOWERS HAD RUSTED AMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH. IF THE VAN HAD NOT OVERHEATED, WE WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN THAT WE HAD A PROBLEM. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE NEEDED SOME PARTS REPLACED, BUT NOT THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE PARTS. WE WERE LUCKY THAT THE STRUTT TOWERS DIDN'T GIVE WAY, AND THAT WE, OR NO ONE ESLE WAS HURT, WHEN WE WENT IN FOR THE REPAIRS, WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO TAKE THE VECHILE OFF THE LOT.