1998 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

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  • 1998 DODGE CARAVAN
    - TROY, MT

    MAIN TRANSAXLE SHAFT WENT THROUGH BODY OF TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 DODGE CARAVAN
    - WARWICK, RI

    CONSUMER FOUND FUEL IN DRIVEWAY. THOUGHT IT WAS COMING FROM HIS AUTOMOBILE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS RECALL OOV268000 ON FUEL LEAKAGE.*AK

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

    ENGINE ASERVICE AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS INDICATE A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP /MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1998 DODGE CARAVAN
    - NOBLESVILLE, IN

    AT LEAST A YEAR AGO, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON. APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME, I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CRIUSE CONTROL. IN ADDITION, MY HORN HAS QUIT FUNCTIONING. I CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED IT SOUNDED LIKE THE AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING HAD GONE BAD. THE PART ALONE WAS ESTIMATED TO COST $250. I RECENTLY CHECKED THE NHTSA SITE, AS SEE THAT MY VAN IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THESE SAME PROBLEMS. *AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1998 DODGE CARAVAN
    - PHOENIX, AZ

    THE ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL FROM THE ENGINE DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 DODGE CARAVAN
    - LONG VALLEY, NJ

    I AM GETTING IT REPAIRED TODAY AND SAID IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID NO. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1998 DODGE CARAVAN
    - GLOSGOW, KY

    THE CONSUMER IS AWARE OF A FAULT IN THE 1996-2000 MINI-VANS, IN THE GAS LINE, AND IS VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. (IS AFRAID OF FOR HER FAMILY AND HOME, IF THE VEHICLE CATCH'S FIRE) THE CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR NHTSA FOR HELP IN CORRECTING THE DEFECT-CAMPAIGN#00V-268. *SCC

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 1998 DODGE CARAVAN
    - LANSING, MI

    AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN, WHO HANDLES THE FLEET FOR A STATE AGENCY, I UNHAPPY THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED FROM THE MANUFACTURED AS RECALLS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS WHICH SEEMS TO HAPPEN AROUND 35,000 MILES OR IF THE VEHICLE HAPPENS TO BE PARKED FOR ANYTIME OVER TWO WEEKS. *AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1998 DODGE CARAVAN
    - TEMPESANCE, MI

    WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH ALL OF THE GUAGES AND LITES CAME ON AND THEN IMMEDIATELY WENT OFF. NOTICED ALL OF THIS WHEN A LEFT HAND TURN WAS MADE, RESULTING IM NO CONTROL. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. SERPENTINE BELT STRETCHED BUT THE BELT TENSIONER WAS ALMOST TOTALLY USELESS.

    Source: OPTICAL MARKED VOQ
  • 1998 DODGE CARAVAN
    - HOLBROOK, NY

    CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE WARMING UP THE VEHICLE, NINE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO GARAGE DOOR CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE, CONSUMERS RESEARCH FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A SAFETY FEATURE REQUIRING THE OPERATOR TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO SHIFT THE CAR FROM PARK INTO DRIVE/REVERSE. *TT

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER