1998 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

AKIF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS WHERE YOU NEED TO EXIT THE MINIVAN FOR SAFETY REASONS (IE FIRE OR WATER) YOU WOULD BE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VAN. *AK

COMPUTER SCAN DONE TO REVIEAL PROBLEM AT RUSS DARROW CONSIDER IT A SAFETY HAZARD. POSSIBLE EARLY DEPLOYMENT OF FAILURE OF AIR BAGS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON AND UNEXPECTEDLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER SENT AN INSPECTOR. INSPECTOR INDICATED POSSIBLE CAUSE WAS ACCIDENT FROM LAST YEAR,AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING 50MPH. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND WILL REPLACE TRANSMISSION AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING 60-65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS TRANSMISSION STALLED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING CAMSHAFT BEARING BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT COOLING . VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY TECHNICIAN. TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT AIR CONDITIONING EVAPARTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.THIS WAS SECOND REPAIR ON AIR CONDITIONER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, MY DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY WOULD GIVE ME A DEAL ON THE REPAIRS THROUGH CHRYSTLER CORP. SOUNDS LIKE CHRYSTLER KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT UPFRONT ABOUT ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VAN. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON HIGHWAY TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE ON REAR DRIVER'S SIDE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK THREE TIRES ALL TOGETHER EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, P215/65R15, BRIDGESTONE BT70S. *SLC

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. VEHICLE WELL MAINTAINED, RECORDS AVAILABLE. UNACCEPTABLE FOR MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE (HEAD GASKET) AT RELATIVELY LOW MILAGE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL AS MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPORTED THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF ENGINE MANY TIMES ALTHOUGH CHRYLSER MAINTAINS THAT THIS IS "NOT A COMMON PROBLEM". *AK