1998 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING A FIRE STARTED UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BOTH AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH OR LESS. NO BUMP/ POTHOLE, OR MANHOLE PLATE WAS RAN OVER AT THE TIME. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE SECOND TIME WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT DID NOT START. *AK

VEHICLE WAS HIT ON LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT FRONT AT 25 MPH+ AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE VEHICLE FRONT END, FRAME WAS BENT, RADIATOR WAS BUSTED AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHILCE WAS PUSHED BACK SEVERAL INCHES. PHOTOS AND VIDEO OF DAMAGE IS AVAILABLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, FELT LIKE SOMEONE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR END, BUT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING GEARS. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH A HANDICAP RAMP. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED THE LIFT TO FALL AND HIT THE DRIVER IN THE JAW BREAKING IT. THE DRIVER ALSO SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER AND NECK. THE RAMP HAS NO SAFETY LOCK FEATURE WHICH COULD HAVE PREVENTED INJURIES. *AK *ML *NM

AT 47,000 MILES THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH ON LOW BEAMS. THIS CAUESES POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER NOTIFIED AND MADE SOME ADJUSTMENT, BUT CONSUMER STILL FEELS HELIGHTS STILL NOT BRIGHT. DEALER INFORMED THAT IT WAS SET TO PROPER SPECIFICATIONS, AND NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE. *AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW WOULD INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORK; IE: THE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO DOWN. THIS STARTED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. IT HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 OR 6 TIMES AND FINALLY WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL ON 2/8/2000. *AK

FLEXIBLE FUEL HOSE WHICH COMES FROM THE FUEL TANK INTO THE FUEL RAIL CRACKED, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK WHICH MAY START A FIRE. NO REPLACEMENT READILY AVAILABLE-LINE WAS SHORTENED AND REUSED, BUT FAILED AGAIN TWICE WITH SEVERE FUEL LEAKS EACH TIME. *AK