1992 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

ABS LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT MODULE NEEDED REPLACING. *AK WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM WAS REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE MODULE WAS NOT. CONSUMER ASKS THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE MODULE, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE WITHOUT CONSUMER HAVING TO PAY.*YH

ABS FAILED AND WAS REPAIRED. TWO WEEKS LATER ANOTHER PART OF ABS SYSTEM FAILED.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR IS STUCK AND WILL NOT COME APART. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THIS WAS THE SIXTH TRANSMISSION.*AK AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL. GAS GAUGE FAILED. DASHBOARD LIGHT SHORTENED OUT. SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES. TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. FRONT END VIBRATES ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING. BRAKES ARE GRINDING. REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT SHORTENED OUT. SIDE WINDOW AND DOOR RATTLING. REAR WIPER FAILED. MUFFLER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. EXHAUST SMELL IN VAN. ENGINE OVERHEATING. AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. VEHICLE PULLS. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *TT

NHTSA# 97-V-079-000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 730 LIFTGATE SUPPORT BOLTS POPPED OUT AFTER VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR RECALL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WILL BE CHARGED FOR REPAIRS. *AK

CONSUMER STATES TREAD ON THE TWO FRONT TIRES SEPARATED ON DIFFERENT OCASSIONS. SIZE P205/70R15 DOT, MK02DHR386 AND DOT, MKM02DHR508, WITH 25,000 MILES. ONE TIRE TREAD WAS COMPLETELY OFF, AND OTHER WAS PARTIALLY OFF. GOODYEAR WAS CONTACTED. *AK.

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A "HARD BRAKE PEDAL CONDITION" WHERE EXCESSIVE FORCE HAS TO BE APPLIED TO BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE BRAKE SYSTEM. ALSO, ABS LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. NOTE: VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN 96V099000 IN 1996.*AK ALSO SERPENTINE BELT, AND THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED.*SLC

INSURED HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION, INSURED WASN'T WEARING A SEAT BELT, AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. INSURED SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS RIBS AND HAND, CLAIM 13-7256-113. *JG

THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED BY FAMILY OF THE DRIVER. VEHICLE HAD BEEN MODIFIED FOR USE BY A DISABLED PERSON. STEERING SYSTEM WAS CONTROLLED BY AN "ELECTRONIC MOBILITY SYSTEM (MODEL DS2000)". WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH, DRIVER LOST ALL DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WHEN HIS VEHICLE WANDERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION / PHOTOGRAPHS.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED SMOKE AND MELTED WIRES ON RIGHT SIDE. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. DRIVER'A AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED TO CATCH. CONSUMERS HEAD HIT WINDSHIELD, KNOCKING OUT TWO TEETH, AND ARMS WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK