1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, HORN FAILED TO OPERATE, AND CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY, AND HAD TO REPLACED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60-65 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, EVERY THING WENT DEAD; DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH WAS REPLACE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT OF 35-40 MPH IN WHICH FRONT LEFT WHEEL CAME THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD AND CRUSHED DRIVER'S LEFT LEG, AND BROKE RIGHT LEG. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS/ALL FUEL GOES TO ONE SIDE OF TANK. ALSO, THERE IS NO POWER STEERING, AND BRAKES FAILED. *AK FUEL TANK WAS REMOVED WITH NO APPARENT VISABLE PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO AN UNCONTROLLABLE VEHICLE IN A TURN. *YH

WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35MPH ON WET ROAD WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. STEERED VEHICLE TO LEFT TO SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE STARTED SKIDDING. HIT A TREE STUMP AND VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. OUT OF VEHICLE, AND NOTICED PADS HAD FALLEN OFF INTO ROTORS. PADS HAD GOUGES. DISC PADS WERE MISSING.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, TAPPING GETS WIPERS STARTED AGAIN. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. *AK

DRIVERS SEATBELT WILL ONLY BUCKLE IF CONSUMER PUSHES RELEASE BUTTON TO SLIDE LATCH INTO BUCKLE. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT SEAT BELT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT.*SLC

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD APPEAR AND REMAIN ON. VEHICLE WOULD THEN PULL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INDICATED COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN CUTTING WHEELS SHARPLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE VIBRATES BADLY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 3-4 TIMES, CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. *AK

HAD DEALER COMPLETE RECALL # 99V216000 IN EARLY 2000, UPON DRIVING HOME AND FILLING THE FUEL TANK NOTICED LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER TOWED VEHILCE BACK TO DEALERSHIP (THEIR EXPENSE), AND REPLACED "CRACKED" ATTACHING NUT FROM RECALL WORK. DROVE HOME (70 MILES) AND DISCOVERED SMALL QUANTITY OF FUEL STILL LEAKING FROM TANK FITTINGS. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER (MY EXPENSE). SHOP ADVISED THEY TIGHTENED LOOSE ATTACHING NUT FROM PREVIOUS RECALL. STILL NOTICED ODOR OF FUEL CONSISTANTLY BUT COULD NOT SEE ANY LEAKS AS PREVIOUS. DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT FIRE SAFETY (I'M THE FIRE CHIEF IN HOMER) I TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL GARAGE (MY EXPENSE). THEY FOUND THIS SAME ATTACHING NUT AND FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLE LEAKING AND REFERRED ME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON NOVEMBER 27, 2001 AND PICKED IT UP ON DECEMBER 5 AFTER THEY "REPLACED" SEALING O-RING AND ATTACHING NUT FROM PREVIOUS RECALL (ALMOST $100.00 OF MY EXPENSE). FILLED FUEL TANK ON DEC. 6 AND DISCOVERED LARGE QUANTITY OF FUEL LEAKING FROM SAME AREA UNDER VEHICLE. REPORTED PROBLEM TO DEALSHIP AND THEY ADVISED TO RETURN VEHICLE TO THEM FOR FURTHER REPAIR, WITH THEM RECOMMENDING AND ORDERING REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK. I SUSPECT A COMBINATION OF POOR QUALITY WORK AND POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAWS WITH THE TANK AND FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY, NUT AND O-RING.*AK