1997 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

WHILE USING AIR CONDITIONER IT STOPPED WITHOUT A WARNING OF ANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK A/C WAS REPLACED ON WARRANTY. THE STRUTS WERE LEAKING. THE FUEL SENSOR SYSTEM FAILED PREMATURELY AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

WHEN TRYING TO OPEN SLIDING DOOR HANDLE DID BREAK IN DRIVER'S HAND WITHOUT A SHOW OF A CRACK. *AK THE DOOR LOCK SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER POINTED OUT THAT BREAKING OF DOOR WAS COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLE. *YH

CONSUMER WAS STANDING NEXT TO VEHICLE WHEN ENGINE BELT FELL OFF, AND ENGINE STOPPED WORKING. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. DEALE COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT CAUSES BELT TO FALL OFF WHEN ORIGINAL BELT DID NOT SHOW ANY BRAKEAGE. *AK

WE HAVE ALREADY FIXED THE TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES AND THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH. WE HAVE HAD A BREAKDOWN A YEAR AFTER THE FIRST REPAIR. EXACTLY A YEAR LATER IT BREAKS DOWN AGAIN. THEN EIGHT MONTHS LATER IT BREAKS DOWN FOR A THIRD TIME. NOW EXACTLY A YEAR LATER IT BREAKS DOWN FOR A FOURTH TIME. THEY INSINUATE IT IS OUR DRIVING BUT THEN THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH ALL OF THE CARS WE HAVE OWNED. WE ARE NOT CARELESS OR INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS. WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE THE MANUFACTURER OR THE REPAIR COMPANY (IN THIS CASE AAMCO)?*AK

SERPENTINE BELT PULLEY LOCKING UP AND CAUSING ENGINE TO CUT OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS; BUT, PROBLEM WAS REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK

VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO PARK SO THAT CONSUMER COULD EXIT VEHICLE. WHEN CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXIT FROM VEHICLE TRANSMISSION GEAR HAD SLIPPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE GEAR, AND VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING. DODGE HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN IT STARTED TO LOSE POWER. GEARS WERE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. THEN WOULD REGAIN POWER. COMPUTER WAS GOING OFF. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND WAS INFORMED CYLINDER HEAD GASKET WAS CAUSING PROBLEM, AND IT COULD BE REPAIRED.*AK THE HEAD GASKET WAS DETERMINED DEFECTIVE BY THE MECHANIC. WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING THE COMPUTER TO MALFUNCTIONS. *YH

CONSUMER HIT A POTHOLE AND BOTH OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER AND WIFE WERE INJURED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 5-7 MPH, VEHICLE WENT OVER A MANHOLE COVER, AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

CAR TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON 10TH AVEIN BROOKLYN, N.Y. CAR PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT THE INTERSECTION OF 10TH AVE AND 76TH ST. CAR PROCEEDED APPROX. 5-10MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN ON THE 76TH STREET, WHEN THE CAR WHEN OVER A MANHOLE COVER. AT THAT TIME AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK