1998 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

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  • 1998 DODGE CARAVAN
    - WALLA WALLA, WA

    FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE DIFFERENT FROM DRIVER'S SEAT TO PASSENGER'S SEAT. BOTH HAVE TROUBLE GETTING THEM RELEASED, WHEN EXITING VEHICLE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO SLIDE OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS...*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 DODGE CARAVAN
    - MENOMINEE, MI

    WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SEAT BELTS BECAME UNBUCKLED WITHOUT NOTICE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 DODGE CARAVAN
    - FAIRFIELD, CT

    WHILE APPLYING THE GEAR THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP AND WILL NOT MOVE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 DODGE CARAVAN
    - MEDINA, OH

    CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW CAUSING COOLANT FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 DODGE CARAVAN
    - DUXBURY, MA

    THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPS OFF WHEN YOU DRIVE THROUGH WATER. LOSING THE BELT CAUSES DANGEROUS STEERING CHANGES AND STOPS THE WATER PUMP AND ALTERNATOR. THE MOST RECENT TIME THIS HAPPENED I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HAD A NEAR MISS HEAD ON CRASH PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES ON MY CAR AND TWO FRIENDS WHO HAVE THE SAME MODEL CARAVAN HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT. DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS---------770765. *AK *NLM

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 1998 DODGE CARAVAN
    - SPRINGFIELD, MO

    THE TRANSMISSION CAN BE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE WITHOUT HAVING FOOT ON BRAKE. ALSO, WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, INDICATOR NOT REALLY LOCKED IN DRIVE POSITION EVEN IF SHOWN IN DRIVE. THE MECHANIC HAS TO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION (TWICE) BECAUSE OF DAMAGE DONE WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT PROPERLY. TS

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 DODGE CARAVAN
    - PITTSVIEW, AL

    BROUGHT VEHICLE NEW IN AUG 98 AND THE HEATER CORE WOULD CONTINUOUSLY TO BLOW OUT. WOULD BE REPLACED HEATER CORE PART EVERY YEAR. MECHANIC CAN NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE HEATER CORE PROBLEM. TS

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 DODGE CARAVAN
    - ALEXANDER, VA

    WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE SURPENTINE BELT FELL OFF THE MOTOR PLEASE FILL N ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 DODGE CARAVAN
    - GLEN BURNIE, MD

    WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PLANETARY GEARS FAILED. *TS *NLM

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 DODGE CARAVAN
    - MEDINA, OH

    I ONLY HAVE 35,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND OF COURSE THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR ACTS LIKE IT HAS 135,000 MILES ON IT. THIS HAS ALREADY COST ME OVER $200 TO REPAIR BRAKES BECAUSE OF ROTORS, NOT BAD BRAKES. NOW I NEED $1000 HEAD GASKET WORK. STARTER ONLY SEEMS TO START WHEN IT WANTS TO. VERY TEMPORAMENTAL. WHAT IS GOING ON HERE THAT A 35,000 MILE CAR WOULD HAVE SO MUCH WRONG SO SOON. DT

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE