1996 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF, AND HORN FAILED ON VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED DEFECT IN CLOCK SPRING. *AK *SLC

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE ONCE AT 38,000 MILES AND AGAIN 130,000 MILES DUE TO A HARDEN PIN THAT WENT INTO TRANSMISSION , SNAPPED OFF AND FAILED. MANUFACTURER USED THIS HARD PIN INSTEAD OF ROLLED TYPE PIN. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY DEFECT BECAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, AND THERE WERE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE.*AK CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER DUE TO PUTTING IT IN PARK AND IT STARTING TO ROLL, DEALER STATED EVERYTHING WAS OKAY, HOWEVER 7000 MILES LATER TRANSMISISON FAILED, CONSUMER WENT TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE, VEHICLE JUST STOPPED, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND 92000 MILES LATER TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN, CONSUMER HAS HAD 3 OF THE SAME VEHICLES AND THEY HAV ALL EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURES, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH ON STREET, PASSING ONTO HIGHWAY. WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO HER DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, CAUSING A COLLISION, AND FORCING PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG TO GO OFF. BUT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, THE CONSUMER WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE WHICH WAS GOING PAAROXIMARELY 40-50 MPH, VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. NLM. TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT WILL LIGHT UP, AND STAY ON FOR WHILE . CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED CLOCK SPRING ON THE DRIVER SIDE.*AK *SLC

EA10007; CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP MECHANIC. HE STATED THAT AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD, ALSO, HORN NOT WORKING.*AK CONSUMER STATED CRUISE CONTROL WAS ALSO INOPERABLE, AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES UNTIL THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *SLC

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON. SHORTLY AFTER THAT HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. DEALER WANTED TO FIX VEHICLE AND CHARGE COUNSUMER $300.*AK *SLC

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON DASH PANEL, HORN DOSE'NT WORK AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE NOT WORKING. THIS IS DUE TO A BAD CLOCK SPRING. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

EA-01-007- CONSUMER HAS NOTICED AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH. ALSO, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERABLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTICED CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING COLUMN BROKE, CAUSING PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, AND NOW IT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME.*AK

EA-01-007; CONSUMER NOTICED AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERABLE. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER , DEALER NOTICED THE CLOCK SPRING BROKE, CAUSING PROBLEMS. *AK *SLC