1996 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

THIS DEFECT IS ALL TOO COMMON - TOO MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHERE TO REPORT THIS. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS AUTOMATICALLY COME ON IF TURNING CORNERS/ GOING STRAIGHT AND TURNING TURN SIGNAL ON. SWIPED SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEN TURNED OFF. CHRYSLER HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL, AND DIDN'T SEE IT AS A PROBLEM. CONSUMSER WAS GOING TO CALL DEALER TO TAKE A LOOK AT WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER STARTING VEHICLE UP AND DRIVING. ALSO, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN PUT TO USE.*AK CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. *SLC

TREAD SEPARATION, SPEED DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR, MANUFACTURING STATEMENT EVERYTIME IS OVERLOADED OR ABUSED DURING USE. THESE ARE IN CITY USE 15 PASSINGER 1 TON VANS. BOTH FORDS & DODGE. LATEST INCIDENT WAS 5 DAYS AFTER ASKING GOODYEAR TO CHECK TIRES FOR BALANCE OR TREAD PROBLEMS. AT TIME OF PEELING THERE WERE 2 OFFICERS ONLY IN THE VEHICLE, AND SPEED WAS 60 MPH. TIRES HAD LESS THAN 10K MILES. DEALER AGAIN REFUSED TO HONOR REPLACEMENT WARRANTY, CLAIMING TIRE WAS ABUSED. THESE ARE LOAD RANGE E TIRES, ON SINGLE TIRE AXLES, NEVER MORE THAN RATED CAPS. SELDOM IS THE VEHICLE LOADED TO RATED SEATING CAPS. RECOMMENDATIONS? ARE THERE ANY RECALLS OR SAFETY BULLETINS REF. THESE TIRES WITH GOODYEAR? *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )

TREAD SEPARATION SPEED DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR, MANUFACTURE STATEMENT EVERYTIME IS OVERLOADED OR ABUSED DURING USE. THESE ARE IN CITY USE 15 PASSINGER 1 TON VANS. BOTH FORDS & DODGE. LATEST INCIDENT WAS 5 DAYS AFTER ASKING GOODYEAR TO CHECK TIRES FOR BALANCE OR TREAD PROBLEMS. AT TIME OF PEELING THERE WERE 2 OFFICERS ONLY IN THE VEHICLE, AND SPEED WAS 60 MPH. TIRES HAD LESS THAN 10K MILES. DEALER AGAIN REFUSED TO HONOR REPLACEMENT WARRANTY, CLAIMING TIRE WAS ABUSED. THESE ARE LOAD RANGE E TIRES, ON SINGLE TIRE AXLES, NEVER MORE THAN RATED CAPS. SELDOM IS THE VEHICLE LOADED TO RATED SEATING CAPS. RECOMMENDATIONS? ARE THERE ANY RECALLS OR SAFETY BULLETINS REF. THESE TIRES WITH GOODYEAR?*AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED PICKING SPEED AND LANDED IN A DITCH. DRIVER HAD TO TURN VEHICLE OFF. BRAKES BURNED UP AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. NOTHING WAS BEING DONE, AND CONSUMER WILL TALK WITH A LAWYER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. WHEN MOVING FORWARD CONSUMER HEARD A BIG CLINK AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARARGE. AXLE WAS REPLACED. CHRYSLER COULDN'T ASSIST BECAUSE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON BY THEMSELF & DO NOT TURN OFF UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF. THE WASHER FLUID PUMP THAT PUMPS THE WASHER FLUID TO THE REAR WINDOW WILL NOT TURN OFF. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE. *NOTE, CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN ALSO FAILED TO FUNCTION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT FROM 70 MPH TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING, UPON INSPECTION THE MECHANIC FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE PAN, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE HAD BEEN A THUMPING NOISE WHEN TAKING OFF. NLM