1996 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING INTO ENGINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. *AK

DUE TO THE SAFTY FACTORS INVOLVED AND THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS,DODGE SHOULD BE MADE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLES AT NO COST TO THE OWNERS. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT DEFECTIVE COMPONENT WAS CLOCK SPRING. *AK THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AS WELL. *YH

THE ENGINE" CHECK, LIGHT HAS COME ON AT LEAST FIVE (5) TIMES. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY A REPAIR SHOP VIA COMPUTER WITH THE DIAGNOSIS BEING "#5 CYLINDER IS MISSING". THE COMPUTER IS RESET AFTER A CYLINDER CHECK; HOWEVER, A FEW MILES LATER THE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND THERE IS NO HORN . DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT AIRBAG LIGHT ARE ON DASHBOARD. ALSO, HORN DOESN'T WORK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS.*AK DEALER REPLACED CLOCK SPRING. STARTER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC

HORN FAILED TO WORK, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND LEFT DIRECTIONAL DID NOT RETRACT. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS CLOCK SPRING FAILURE AND CHARGED 465.87 TO FIX. NOW, I READ IN PAPER THAT THIS ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED IN NUMEROUS CARAVANS FROM 1996 TO 2000. PLEASE ADVISE IF THIS IS GOING TO BE A RECALL AND IF I CAN BE COMPENSATED FOR MY EXPENDITURES. IN RETROSPECT, IT SEEMED AS IF THE DEALER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT PROBLEM I HAD AND WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE WHEN I MADE THE APPOINTMENT; IN OTHER WORDS, MINE WAS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM LIKE THIS THAT THEY SAW. THANK YOU

TRANSMISSION COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED, THEN ON APRIL 2, 2001 TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 3RD GEAR, WOULD DOWNSHIFT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, GO INTO NEUTRAL. DEALER FOUND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. NOT SURE IF AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT.*AK

HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS WILLING TO FIX PROBLEM AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK