1999 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

INTERMITTENTLY AIR BAG LIGHT AND THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND VEHICLE MADE A CHIMING NOISE WHEN STARTING. THE LIGHTS AND THE CHIMING CONTINUED FOR 5 TO 15 MINUTES. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY THAT IS HOUSED IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS FAILED DUE TO A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW. THE ASSEMBLY CONTROLS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG, THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE HORN. AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE, I HAVE AN AIRBAG NOTIFICATION LIGHT THAT STAYS ON AND BOTH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN DO NOT FUNCTION. THIS SPECIFIC ITEM IS THE SUBJECT OF A RECENT RECALL, HOWEVER, MY VIN# DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE LIST OF VEHICLES THE MANUFACTURER HAS DETERMINED PRONE TO FAILURE. AS A RESULT, I AM LIABLE FOR IDENTICAL REPAIRS WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF REDRESS.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FELL OFF THE CAR. THE THERMOSTAT FAILED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FELL APART. THE STEERING BELT FELL OFF. THE SPEED SENSOR WENT. THE STEERING BELT AND ALTERNATER BELT AND PULLEY SYSTEM FELL OFF DOING 70MPH. THE BACK BREAKS HAD RUST BUILD UP. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS I'VE OWNED THE CAR.

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE CARAVAN. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND MY HORN HAS STOPPED WORKING. I AM AWARE OF A INVESTIGATION OF DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS IN 1996-2000 MODEL YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE, BUT THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS NOT A RECALL FOR MY MODEL YEAR. A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY HAS A 1997 MODEL, AND IT IS A RECALL FOR THEIR VEHICLE. *CB

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, AND WITHIN SECONDS, CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN BECAME INOPERATIVE. RECALL 02V293000 WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO JIFFY LUBE TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FRONT STRUT TOWERS WERE RUSTED. *AK DODGE INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN CANADA AND THEY WOULD NOT TOUCH IT. THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE NOW HOLDS A TITLE IN THE US. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A LIGHT RAIN/SLUSH MIXTURE THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING, ETC. CONSUMER IDENTFIED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD CAME OFF. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH LATE 90'S DODGE CARAVAN'S. I HAVE A RELATIVE WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM 2 WEEKS EARLIER. DODGE DOES HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THIS, BUT IT DOES SEEM TO BE SOME TYPE OF DESIGN FLAW THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SINCE IT RELATES TO THE POWER STEERING, AND NEARLY EVERY OTHER VITAL SYSTEM.*AK

I RECENTLY TOOK MY 1999 DODGE CARAVAN TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE OF AN ANTI-FREEZE LEAK. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND SUGGESTED THAT THE TIMING BELT BE DONE AT THE SAME TIME, SINCE IT WAS DUE TO BE REPLACED. I AGREED TO HAVE THE TIMING BELT DONE. IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE TIMING BELT THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE BELT TENSIONER WAS FAULTY. HE TRIED ORDERING A REPLACEMENT PART AND DISCOVERED THAT THE EXISTING BELT TENSIONER WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND THAT IT WAS REPLACED BY AN UPGRADED BELT TENSIONER KIT. MY COMPLAINT IS IF DODGE FOUND THE NEED TO CHANGE THE DESIGN OF THIS PART WHY WAS IT NOT MADE A RECALL? THIS PROBLEM ENDED UP COSTING ME AN ADDITIONAL $245.00 IN PARTS AND LABOR TO HAVE THIS NEW BELT TENSIONER KIT INSTALL, NOT TO MENTION A WEEK WITHOUT THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE PART AVAILABILITY. *AK

AT ALL TIMES THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE HORN DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT A NEW CLOCK SPRING WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB