1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY FAILURE/ AIRBAG, HORN FAILED TO WORK. DEALER ADVISED RECALL ON SAME ASSEMBLY FOR TRUCKS, NOT EFFECTING MINI-VANS.

EA O1 007/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING: AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINING ON WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, INOPERATIVE HORN. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CLOCKSPRING FAILED - AIRBAG, HORN, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT OPERATE. VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. PART SHOULD BE RECALLED.*AK

BATTERY CRACKED AND LEAKED ACID INTO WIRING COVER AND AIR CLEANER HOUSING CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START, BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND BEGAN TO LEAK AGAIN APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER, SEVEN MONTHS LATER THE BATTERY HAD TO BE BOOSTED TO START VEHICLE, AGAIN DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY, BATTERY WAS REPLACED A FOURTH TIME ALONG WITH A FAULTY STARTER. *SLC

ON APPROACH TO A STOP SIGN, A LOUD CLUNK WAS HEARD. FROM STOPPED POSITION VEHICLE NO LONGER MOVED ALTHOUGH ENGINE WAS RUNNING. MECHANIC STATED FRONT AXLE BROKE MID SHAFT. MECHANIC ALSO NOTED NO DAMAGE OR NOTICEABLE STRESS FRACTURES AND STATED IT WAS PROBABLY DEFECTIVE. I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHAT THE RESULT MAY HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT 75MPH!

AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS OUT HOT AIR. CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE IN MARCH AND THERE WAS NO REASON TO TURN IT ON. ON INSPECTION LIST AIR CONDITIONER WAS CHECKED AS WORKING. CONSUMER LIVES IN A HOT CLIMATE, AND AIR CONDITIONER IS VERY MUCH NEEDED. DEALER COULDN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.*AK

BRAKES DON'T RESPOND AND BRAKE WELL ENOUGH. ALSO, FRONT END PADS/ROTORS AND CALIPERS NEED REPLACING. DEALER STATED THEY PASSED INSPECTION WITH NO PROBLEM, AND IT WAS JUST WEAR AND TEAR. *AK

CONSUMR WAS BACKING OUT AND NOTICED AN OIL SPOT ON THE GROUND. OIL WAS LEAKING. MANUFACTURER AGREED TO PAY FOR 1/2 .CONSUMER FOR FINANCIAL REASONS WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE. DEALER STATED THAT NO DAMAGE WOULD BE DONE TO VEHICLE IF CONSUMER CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT WHILE THE PROBLEM EXISTED. CONSUMER RETURNED TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT LOWER HALF OF ENGINE CYLINDER AND SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 15-20MPH AND LOST POWER AFTER EXITING FROM ONE HIGHWAY AND ENTERING ANOTHER HIGHWAY ON THE ON RAMP. VEHICLE COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. CAUSE OF TRANSMISSIONS FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED.*AK

THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY FAILED . THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON, THE HORN FAILED TO WORK, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. I READ A REPORT IN THE NEWSPAPER ON MARCH 20, 2001 STATING THE NHTSA WAS LOOKING AT THIS PROBLEM IN 96-2000 CHYR. VANS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE.*AK