1993 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

QUESTIONING DAIMLER'S CHRYSLER APPLICATION OF NHTSA'S REQUIRED RECALL (FLAT_CPL.ZIP FILE, #2772, # 96V099000, DATED JUNE 18, 1996) CONCERNING THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ON MY 1993 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. I SPENT ABOUT $500 FOR DEALER(JERRY'S DODGE, SPRINGFIELD, VA) TO REPLACE BOOSTER AND ACTUATOR SWITCH WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. SEAT BELTS DID NOT SECURE DRIVER OR PASSENGER. DRIVER WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, AND THE PASSENGER WENT THROUGH THE PASSENGER DOOR. OCCUPANTS SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES.*AK VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT BELT EQUIPMENT DID NOT SECURE THE DRIVER OR THE PASSENGER. THE PASSENGER WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURIED.*MR

MY 1993 DODGE CARAVAN HAS NOT BEEN CHANGING GEARS CORRECTLY FOR 1 1/2 YEARS. WHEN IT STARTED, I HAD IN TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES IN 8 WEEKS. THEY FOUND $800 IN THINGS TO REPAIR BUT NONE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM - CHANGING GEARS ROUGHLY, DROPPING SEVERAL GEARS WHEN COMING TO A STOP, ETC. THIS WILL HAPPEN FOR AWHILE AND THEN STOP FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS. THE DEALER AND ANOTHER GARAGE COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT. FINALLY IT IS SHOWING IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION WHEN HOOKED UP TO THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE - BUT IT STILL DOESN'T ACT UP ALL THE TIME. READING ALL THESE PROBLEMS ON THE WEBSITE FOR SO MANY YEARS, WHY HASN'T DODGE BEEN HELD RESPONSIBLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM FOR CARAVAN OWNERS!!!!! *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED ABS BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *PH THE CONSUMER LEARNED OF A RECALL ON THE ABS PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE RECALLED PART COULD NOT BE REPLACED UNLESS ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE DONE. THE DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE ABS WOULD NOT FAIL AFTER THE WORK WAS DONE. THE CONSUMER REQUEST A REFUND FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. *TS *NLM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS ANTI LOCK BRAKES ,SKID SYSTEM AS STATED IN RECALL 96 V 099 000. BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE SERVICE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT ONLY THE DEALER SHOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL FOR 91-93 VANS. CHRYSLER SAID THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT CHRYSLER REPAIR THE ABS. CONSUMER STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 59952 K MILES. *SCC *NLM

THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES ON VEHICLE. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE RECALL WORK WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE LIFETIME WARRANTY. THE FEE FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WOULD BE WAIVED IF THE PUMP WAS FAULTY. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED TO HAVE THE WORK PERFORMED, SHE WAS TOLD THEY WOULDN'T DO THE WORK UNLESS SHE HAD $700.00 DOLLARS FOR ADDITIONAL WORK TO BE DONE. THE RECALL WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED. IN ADDITION, THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED THE $68.00 FOR THE TEST AND PUMP REPLACEMENT. *PH *JB RECALL# 96V099000. *SC

I HAVE A 1993 DODGE CARAVAN. I BELIEVE THE PAINT ON THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE SEEN MOER THAN 50 OTHER DODGE CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PAINT FIRST WEARS OFF ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR THEN THE HOOD OF THE CAR, LEADING TO RUST AND CORROSION.I AM SEEING THE SAME PATTERN IN ALMOST ALL DODGE CARAVANS. THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STOPPED OPERATING OR FELT LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE STRIPPED. *AK

FAULTY PUMP CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE BRAKES. WHILE BRAKING THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY THE RECALLED PUMP AND IF IT WAS THE PUMP IT WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WERE DONE AND THE PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACED THE PUMP UNLESS SHE AGREE TO HAVE $700 OF ADDITION WORK DONE. THE CONSUMER REQUEST A REFUND OF $68 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND PUMP REPLACEMENT. *NLM

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHILE TRAVELING ABS BRAKES WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK