1996 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THEN, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED FUNCTIONING AT SAME TIME. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON BY THEMSELVES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CLOCK SPRING BROKE, CAUSING SEVERAL SAFETY FEATURES IN VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE BOTH INOPERABLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS THE ILLUMINATION OF THE AIRBAG LIGHT, AND THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN BECAME INOPERABLE, THE HORN BEGAN TO SOUND CONSTANTLY EVEN WITH THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND KEY OUT OF IGNITION, CONSUMER HAD TO DISCONNECT THE HORN TO GET IT TO TURN OFF. *SLC

EA 01 007/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING: AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL AND THE HORN WERE INOPERATIVE, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD RANDOMLY OPERATE WHILE IN OFF MODE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

SHIFT GEARS CAN BE MOVED WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. 4- YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEAR OUT OF PARK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN DRIVEWAY INTO GARAGE.*AK

TRANSMISSION LEAKS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON DASHBOARD ALL OF THE TIME. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. REPAIR SHOP SAYS THE ONLY FIX IS COMPLETE OVERHALL OR REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF ABOUT $1,850.00. WITH ONLY 41,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE, ONE WOULD EXPECT SOME COMPENSATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN WELL AWARE OF THESE EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON THESE CARAVANS FOR QUITE A WHILE. *AK

PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. WHEN I SHFTED INTO REVERSE TO PULL BACK INTO THE PARKING SPOT AND CALL FOR HELP, THERE WAS A VERY LOUD THUNK AND THE TIRES LOCKED UP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. *AK

PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE 1998... TILL PRESENT ... MODULAR HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES ... AND DASH BOARD KEEPS GOING OUT ... THE ODOMETER, MILLAGE, SPEEDODMETER, GAS GAUGE, MILLAGE NUMBERS GO OUT, LIGHTS FOR PARK, NUETRAL, DRIVE, LOW, ETC, GO OUT, (WHILE DRIVING, OR WHEN YOU SHUT VECHILE OFF OR WHEN YOU START IT) WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON SPONTANIOUSLY,PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES NOW ,, AND THIS TIME HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE USING AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS SLIDING DOOR AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED PARTS. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LEFT FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A 1997 LINCOLN, CONTININTAL IMPACT OF 35-40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK