1996 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A POPPING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK, THE ELECTRICAL DOORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND HORN DID NOT BLOW. *AK *SC *JB

IN 2003, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, IN MY 1996 DODGE CARAVAN, AND THE HORN STOPPED WORKING, WHICH BOTH HAVE CREATED AN UN-SAFE OPERATING VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THE "RECALL" FOR THE CLOCK SPRING, BUT ARE REFUSING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS AS MY VEHICLE WAS OVER 70,000 MILES. NOW 2004 AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 95,000 MILES ON IT. THIS SERIOUS SAFETY AND POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY AND SHOULD NOT COST THE CONSUMER ANY MONEY WHATSOEVER. *NM

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH TO BE REPAIRED. *PH THE WIPERS WOULD COME ON WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS USED. OVER TIME THE PROBLEM GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *PH LETTER WAS FORWARDED TO NHTSA BY CPSC.

CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE CLOCK SPRING RECALL 02V293000 AND FUEL TANK FILLER NECK RECALL 96V002000 PARTS WILL TAKE 3-4 DAYS TO BE ORDERED, WHEN THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT, IT HAS BEEN 3 WEEKS AND THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. ALSO, VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE MOTOR TO GO BAD.*AK

ENGINE LOSES LOTS OF OIL AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. ALSO SMELL BURNING SMELL WHEN ENGINE SHUTS OFF. RADIATOR LOSES COOLANT. DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THESE THINGS. ALSO OIL LIGHT ONLY COMES ON WHEN YOU TAKE A SHARP TURN. ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A YEAR, SINCE WE GOT IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HORN/CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AND AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DURING NIGHT HOURS, INTERMITTENTLY THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WOULDN'T REVERSE. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. ALSO, THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FILLER NECK FRONT SEAL. *AK THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *

WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB

WHILE DRIVING (SRS) LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH BOARD AND REMAINED ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURN OFF. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN ARE MALFUNCTIONING. THE DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.