1999 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

I WAS STOPPED, WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, WHEN I WAS REAR ENDED BY A 95 PATHFINDER. POLICE ESTIMATED THAT HE WAS DOING ABOUT 25 WHEN HE IMPACTED ME. MY SEAT BELT/SHOULDER STRAP HELD, BUT I WENT FORWARD AND CUT MY NOSE ON THE SUN VISOR, THEN MY HEAD SLAMMED BACKWARD IN TO MY HEADREST. I THINK I WENT FORWARD AND BACK AGAIN, AND THEN THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED AND I FELL IN TO THE MIDDLE SEAT.

I WAS STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND WAS REAR-ENDED. THE POLICE ESTIMATED THAT HE WAS DOING ABOUT 25 WHEN HE HIT ME. I WENT FORWARD AND CUT MY NOSE ON THE SUNVISOR AND THEN SLAMMED MY HEAD BACK IN TO THE HEADREST. I THINK I WENT FORWARD AND BACK AGAIN, AND THEN THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED AND I WENT DOWN.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE PIVOT WORKS ERRATICALLY, WIPER MOVES HALFWAY BEFORE IT STARTS BUMPING INTO OTHER WIPER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM RACK AND PINION STEERING. TECHNICIAN TOLD CONSUMER THAT RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT DID NOT POINT TO STATUS, JUST AS DETERIORATION. *AK *SLC

MY DODGE CARAVAN HAS 47,000 HIGHWAY MILES ON IT AND IS TWO YEARS OLD. I JUST BROUGHT IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDS A NEW HEAD GASKET. MY MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THAT HE HAS SEEN AT LEAST TWENTY OTHER CASES OF THIS PROBLEM IN CARS WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS IS WORTHY OF REVIEW FOR A RECALL IF IT CAN BE ASSUMED THAT EVERY MECHANIC HAS SEEN TWENTY SUCH INSTANCES. *AK

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON OUR 1999 DODGE CARAVAN WHILE TRAVELING 50-60 MPH IN A REMOTE AREA. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR. THE FIRST WAS A SENSOR THAT WENT BAD, AND NOW THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VAN HAS BEEN WITH THE DEALER FOR 5 DAYS.*AK

SPEED SENSORS HAVE FAILED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 12 WEEKS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT ERRATICALLY AND VIOLENTLY. ALL DASH GAUGES ALSO GO DEAD INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES IN THIS SAME TIMEFRAME. (JULY 21- OCT 16) CHRYSLER HAS BEEN CONTACTED BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER TILL THE VEHICLE BREAKS AGAIN. (CHRYSLER FILE # 7858395)

CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE SHOULD GET BETTER GAS MILEAGE, IT CURRENTLY GETS 16 MPG IN TOWN AND 22 HIGHWAY. NLM

EXPERIENCING LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN ALL FOUR TIRES ON A 1999 DODGE, CARAVAN; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P205/75R14, DOT # UNAVAILABLE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND GOODYEAR CENTER, AND BOTH REFUSES TO HELP CONSUMER ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT ENGINE MAKES LOUD NOISE AND IT IDLES ERRATICALLY, VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE TRAVELLING 60 MPH, ON ONE OCCASION, DEALER FOUND THAT A PISTON HAD FAILED, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST. BRAKES SQUEALED, DEALER CLEANED AND SANDED PADS AND ROTORS. VEHICLE SHOOK AT SPEEDS ABOVE 70 MPH, DEALER BALANCED AND ROTATED TIRES. CONSUMER SMELLED STRONG ODORS THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR INOPERABLE. ALTERNATOR BELT CAME APART. ACCELERATOR RATTLES. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES DECELERATION. CARPET BUCKLES. *SLC