1991 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

NHTSA RECALL 96V229000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 709 REPAIRS WERE DONE SEVERAL YEARS AGO. RECENTLY, CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REMEDIED. CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN WHEN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP.*AK CONSUMER STATES WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, BECAME HEAVY AND THE STEERING WOULD NOT TURN, CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF, CONSUMER STATES SOMETIMES WHEN BRAKES ARE NEEDED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES BEFORE HE HITS THE BRAKES, CONSUMER FEELS AS THOUGH HE IS NOT GOING TO STOP IN TIME, WHEN GROUND IS WET AND NEED TO STOP AHEAD VERY SLOWLY, VEHICLE TENDS TO JUMP FOWARD IN A JERKING MANNER BEFORE IT STOPS.*JB

THE TENSIONER AND PULLEY TO THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND SO WE REPLACED IT ALREADY BUT WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW FOR OTHER CONSUMERS. WE HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THE PAINT JOB. WE KNOW IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT MY FRIENDS WHO HAVE OLDER CARS DON'T HAVE THEIR PAINT COMING OFF ON THEIR ROOF OR HOOD. WE CAN SEE OTHER MINIVANS AROUND TOWN WITH THE SAME MODEL AND BLUE COLOR PAINT PEELING OFF ALSO. AND WE ARE THE ONLY CARS WHICH HAVE THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE CONTACT US REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. OUR DOOR HINGE IS BAD ALSO BUT WE THINK IT HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING 10MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP AND CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TOTAL FRONT BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKING SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED DUE TO RECALL 92V03000/ BRAKE LINES : FITTINGS. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BRAKE LINE WAS CUT.*AK CONSUMER STATES ABS LINE RUBBED A TIRE AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. AIR CONDITIONER CAUGHT ON FIRE. TRANSMISSION FAILED. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE STEERING. *SLC

FILTER IN THE FUEL LINE SPRAYED FUEL DIRECTLY ONTO MUFFLER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 40-45MPH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, HITTING DRIVER IN STOMACH, AND ALLOWING DRIVER'S HEAD AND CHEST TO HIT STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

A SMALL CHILD WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL INTO A NEIGHBORS VEHICLE TWICE. THIS PROBLEM WAS THE RESULT OF A SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM NOT BEING INSTALLED IN VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

DRIVER SIDE BACK REST BROKE WHILE DRIVING, THROWING DRIVER BACKWARDS, CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. *JB

TOP OF SLIDING DOOR BROKE FROM TOP OF VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH AND NOTICED GAS GAUGE HAD DROPPED. CONSUMER STARTED SMELLING GAS INSIDE OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, GOT OUT, AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. THEN, GOT BACK IN. WHEN CONSUMER AND CHILDREN GOT BACK INTO VEHICLE, FLAMES AND SMOKE WERE COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. THEY GOT OUT, RAN ACROSS THE STREET, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FLAMES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. INSURANCE COMPANY RULED THAT THE IT WAS A RUPTURED FUEL LINE THAT SPRAYED FLUID ONTO MANIFOLD, AND THAT MADE IT IGNITE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *AK