1996 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED/ HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL INOPERABLE/ SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM WORN OUT, AND WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOTS AND ARMS WORN OUT. *AK

AIR BAG/HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NO RECALL ON VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR BAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED, POSSIBLE CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. *SLC

WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED TRANSMISSION FLUID WOULD LEAK OUT AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DOWN SHIFT OR UPSHIF. VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS. MECHANIC WILL CLEAN AND CHECK LEAKAGE COOLANT HOSE WHICH HAD BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM WINDSHIELD. AFTERWARDS, WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM HEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. THERE WAS NO HORN, AND A SMALL FIRE STARTED IN THE BACK OF PANEL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

HEADLIGHTS HAVE A GLARE. LIGHTS ARE DIMMED LIKE A FILM IS OVER THEM. ALSO, IT IS HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY COME ON BY THEMSELVES. WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE STILL WORKING. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT NOTHING WAS FOUND THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 00V268000 FOR A FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON WHEN SWITCH FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS IS ON OFF. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. *AK

GAS WAS FLOWING FROM VALVE ALL OVER GROUND UNDER VEHICLE. I WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THE RISK OF EXPLOSION. I HAD NOT NOTICED THE LEAKING FUEL. A BYSTANDER SAW IT AS I WAS FILLING THE CAR. OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE DRIVEN OFF WITHOUT KNOWING. ONE ERRANT CIGARETTE AND MY SON AND I WOULD BE DEAD. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR THIS PART IN YOUR SYSTEM BUT ONCE AGAIN DODGE SAYS MY CAR'S VIN NUMBER IS NOT IN THEIR DATABASE. YET, MY MINIVAN MEETS ALL THE OTHER VARIABLES FOR THE RECALL. DODGE IS FRAUDELANTLY NOT INPUTTING VIN NUMBERS TO AVOID HAVING TO FIX VEHICLES UNDER THE RECALL.*AK