1999 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS MEANT THAT IF VEHICLE WAS TO BE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO FIND OUT ABOUT A RECALL. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *AK *LA

PROBLEM IDENTICAL TO THAT COVERED BY A RECALL FOR CLOCK SPRING ON PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE 1999 CARAVAN. AIR BAG, CRUISE AND HORN INOPERABLE AND REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. CONTACT WITH MANUFACTURER FRUITLESS.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLANKING SOUND COME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING AND STALLED. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT HOLES WERE PUNCHED INTO THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING CASE.*AK

1999 DODGE CARAVAN AIR BAG SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. DEALER SAYS THE CLOCK SPRING IS CAUSEING THIS PROBLEM. WANTS ME TO PAY $400+ TO FIX. THIS PROBLEM IS RECALLED ALL THE WAY UP TO THE 1998 DODGE CARAVAN MODEL. CONTACTED DODGE NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. THEY KNOW GOOD AND WELL THEY USED BAD PARTS. THE DEALER SAYS THE AIR BAG WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 41,500 MILES. DIFFERENTIAL PIN KEEPER BROKE WHICH DID MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE REST OF THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

FAILURE OF HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ALONG WITH AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION, WARNING LIGHT REMAINING ON UNTIL REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP. *JB

AIR BAG FAILURE: (ALLSTATE CLAIM# 4706508639, POLICY# 099082579) BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS FAILED IN MY 1999 DODGE CARAVAN (4 CYC) IN A COLLISION INVOLVING MULTIPLE IMPACTS, REAR AND FRONT. *JB MY EST. SPEED WAS 35. EST. SPEED OF PERSON WHO HIT ME FROM BEHIND WAS 55. THE PERSON WHO HIT ME WAS INATTENTIVE AND NEVER APPLIED BRAKES BEFORE HITTING ME. I HAD 6 TEENAGERS IN MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME. I WAS HIT 3 TIMES FROM BEHIND, WHICH FORCED ME TO HIT THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME TWICE. I SUFFERED A CONTUSION IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD AND WHIPLASH. MY DAUGHTER AND 2 OF HER FRIENDS COMPLAINED OF PAINS AT THE BASE OF THEIR SKULLS AS WELL. HER FRIENDS REFUSED TREATMENT. MY DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN FRONT WITH ME.

I OWN A DODGE/CHRYSLER CARAVAN. I HAVE GEN3 SEATBELTS WHICH ARE UNSAFE AND I BELIEVE CHRYSLER SHOULD BE FORCED TO REPLACE THE BELTS FREE OF CHARGE. *JB

LAST WEEK MY WIFE WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK WHEN SHE THOUGHT SHE RAN OVER SOMETHING. SHE SAID THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHUTTERED AND IT SCARED HER A LOT. I'M JUST THANKFUL SHE WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THAT HAPPENED BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE PUT HER LIFE, AS WELL AS OTHERS, IN DANGER. SHE WAS TURNING A CORNER AFTER THE LIGHT CHANGED FOR LEFT HAND TURNS AS WAS ONLY TRAVELING AROUND 25-30 MPH. WHEN SHE LOOKED SHE DID NOT SEE ANYTHING IN THE ROAD. THE CARAVAN SUDDENLY STOPPED. SHE GOT OFF THE ROAD. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND MAKE IT HOME, ABOUT 5 MILES. I HAD THE CARAVAN TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON WITH DODGE CARAVAN'S WITH AN ENGINE RATING OF 3.1 TO 3.8 LITTER AND THE 41TE TRANSMISSION. I NEED THE CAR SO I HAD IT FIXED FOR $2,265. F DODGE (CHRYSLER) KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, WHY IS IT STILL HAPPENING TO OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE? *AK

I THINK THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE THAT THE GENERATION 3 SEAT BELTS ARE A FAULTY DESIGN. I THINK THEY NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH GENERATION 4 SEAT BELTS BEFORE ANOTHER PERSON IS INJURED OR KILLED. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND AFFECTS ALL 3 OF OUR VEHICLES. WE HAVE CHILDREN AND I AM WORRIED THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN TO THEM, OR ME. DAIMLER CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR WE WILL THINK TWICE ABOUT BUYING ANYMORE CHRYSLER VEHICLES. THEY ARE ALL THAT WE HAVE BOUGHT IN THE PAST! *LA