1999 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

THE DEALER REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE YEARS AGO. *AK THE PARKING BRAKE DIDN'T ALWAYS HOLD, ESPECIALLY ON A UPGRADE. THEN IT MAY OR MAY NOT RELEASE ON ITS OWN. *PH *JB

VEHICLE'S AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATOR IS ON AND THE HORN IS INOPERATIVE. *MR THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE AIRBAG ON THE 98' MINIVANS WERE THE SAME AS THIS VEHICLE AND THE PREVIOUS YEARS WERE RECALLED. *SCC *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. *AK *TS THE VEHICLE WENT FORWARD EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR WAS NOT COMPLETELY IN DRIVE. *JB

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, HITTING A NEARBY TREE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. *AK

TRANSMISSION INPUT AND OUTPUT SENSORS FAILED RESULTING IN VERY HIGH ENGINE RPM AND VEHICLE (FORWARD) OPERATION IN LOW GEAR ONLY.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THE HORN WAS INOPERATIVE, DUE TO A FAILED CLOCK SPRING. *AK *JB

I HAD THE VAN IN FOR A STATE INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT AND THE TENSIONER ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE STATED THAT HE COULD TELL JUST BY THE SOUNDS THAT THE VAN WAS MAKING. I HAVE SINCE HEARD THE SAME SOUNDS FROM SEVERAL VANS THAT I COME ACCROSS. IF THIS IS SUCH A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TENSIONER ARM FREEZING UP AND DESTROYING THE SERPENTINE BELT, SHOULDN'T DODGE REDESIGN THE TENSIONER ARM AND EFFECT A RECALL TO REPLACE IT.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED MIDDLE ROW SEAT BELTS HAD SNAPPED AFTER DEPRESSING BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP, CAUSING CHILD TO FALL OUT OF SEAT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS IN A COLLISION HITTING A TREE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40/50 MPH A PIN FROM THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLEW OFF AND BLEW THE TRANSMISSION. ENGINE SHUT OFF, AND DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS.*AK