1997 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

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  • 1997 DODGE CARAVAN
    - BALTIMORE, MD

    AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, AND HORN STOPPED WORKING. DEALER DETERMINED THAT CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1997 DODGE CARAVAN
    - MONROE, LA

    POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKING FLUID. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

    Source: INSURANCE COMPANY
  • 1997 DODGE CARAVAN
    - CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

    DURING A HEAD ON COLLISION AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 60-65 MPH BEFORE RUNNING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

    Source: INSURANCE COMPANY
  • 1997 DODGE CARAVAN
    - DENVER, CO

    CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION IS INOPERATIVE, WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN DRIVE IT WILL MOVE 15 - 20 FEET THEN IT WILL STOP FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS, THEN VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALER, THE VEHICLE IS NOT CONSISTENT IN SELECTING THE STARTING GEAR, SOMETIMES STARTING FAST AT OTHER TIMES, SLOW, THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT VISIBLE IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT, EVEN WITH SUNSHDES ON, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE STALLS. *JG *AK

    Source: INSURANCE COMPANY
  • 1997 DODGE CARAVAN
    - BEAUMONT, TX

    VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH. SPEEDOMETER STOPPED, VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED A COMPUTER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

    Source: INSURANCE COMPANY
  • 1997 DODGE CARAVAN
    - MANKATO, MN

    WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE PITTED AND CHIPPED. ALSO,THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE.ALSO, DEALER REPLACED TIE RODS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

    Source: INSURANCE COMPANY
  • 1997 DODGE CARAVAN
    - FOREST PARK, IL

    HEAD RESTRAINT SET TOO LOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE, NO PROTECTION FOR DRIVER'S HEAD IF VEHICLE GETS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

    Source: INSURANCE COMPANY
  • 1997 DODGE CARAVAN
    - ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL

    CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION FAILED, CONSUMER PAID $2,500 TO REPLACE SENSOR AND TRANSMISSION, MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1997 DODGE CARAVAN
    - SHARON, CT

    WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH LOST STEERING. DEALER REPLACED TENSIONER BELT THAT HAD FALLEN OFF. THIS HAD HAPPENED IN DECEMBER 2000, AT 30000 MILES. DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION ON 15 NOVEMBER, 2001 DEALER NOTICED TENSIONER BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1997 DODGE CARAVAN
    - CONCORDE, OH

    EA 01 007/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING: AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. VILLAGE DODGE DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO INVESTIGATION. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE