1992 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

THE BELT COMES OFF WHILE DRIVING IN WET WEATHER. WATER LESS THAN 1/8 INCH DEEP CAN RESULT FROM SPLASH OF PASSING VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN 20 TIMES, AND DEALER REPAIRS ATTEMPTED 3 TIMES. IT OCCURS SO OFTER THAT I HAVE BECOME PROFICIENT IN REPLACING THE BELT. LUCKILY NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED THUS FAR. MY WIFE AND THREE SONS WERE VERY NEARLY IN COLLISION WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER ON THE INTERSTATE(64) WHEN THE BELT CAME OFF CAUSING HER TO LOOSE POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, CLIMATE CONTROL, AND EVENTUALLY ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. SINCE THEN, SHE IS TERRIFIED OF DRIVING THE VAN WHEN RAIN IS FORCASTED.*AK

HINGES ON HATCHBACK HAD BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL IN 1998, CONSUMER HAD HATCHBACK OPEN, SHE WAS UNDER IT, AND IT FELL ON HER. HURT CONSUMER'S BACK, DODGE SAID THEY WOULD REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE.*AK

CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WENT TO OPEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR AND AS SHE PULLED IT OPEN, IT FELL ON HER, THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE, SHE PAID TO HAVE THE DOOR FIXED. *SLC

VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE IN COLD WEATHER / GEARS STUCK IN LOW IN COLD WEATHER. *AK

I CONCERNED ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR WINDOW ON MY MINI-VAN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS OR WILL BE A RECALL TO FIX A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR WINDOW SEAL OF THE HATCH FOR THE 1992 DODGE GRAND CARAVANS. THE SEAL IS LOOSE AND CAN CAUSE THE REAR WINDOW TO FALL OUT... IF THE WINDOW DOES FALL OUT, THIS COULD SERIOUSLY INJURE SOMEONE, ESPECIALLY A CHILD. EVEN WORSE, THIS WINDOW COULD FALL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAUSE SERIOUS AND FATAL ACCIDENTS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND A RECALL SHOULD BE SENT OUT TO HAVE THE REAR WINDOWS RESEALED BEFORE PEOPLE ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND/OR KILLED. THIS MATTER IS FAR MORE SERIOUS THAN THE RECALL RECENTLY SENT OUT BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER ABOUT A WIPER MOTOR (#836). THANK YOU.

WHILE DRIVING ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AND BRAKE PEDAL GETS HARD, AND CANT PRESS BRAKES. CONSUMER HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID A TWO CAR ACCIDENT. *AK THE INCIDENT OCCURED THREE TIMES AFTER THE DEALER FIXED A RECALL ON BRAKE SYSTEM. EACH TIME, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS SERVICED, BUT NOT TO CONSUMER'S SATISFACTION. *YH

CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT MAT TAKE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR 99V-189, DEALER REFUSES TO GIVE CONSUMER LOANER VEHICLE WHILE REPAIRS ARE BEING MADE. NLM

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE LEAF SPRING BROKE. THERE WAS NOT ANY PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE LEAF SPRING BROKE ON OCT 14, 2000. IN BOTH INSTANCES, SPRING BROKE AT THE BAND THAT GOES AROUND BOTH LEAVES TO HOLD TOGETHER.*AK

TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN LOW GEAR 1/7/96 (34440 MILES), REBUILT BY CHRYSLER UNDER WARRANTY; TRANSMISSION BANGED HARD ON HIGHWAY (LOST REVERSE, HAD LOW GEAR ONLY AND HAD CLANGING WHILE DRIVING TO DEALER) ON 12/13/99 (71899 MILES), CHRYSLER REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER, I HAD TO PAY HALF; LOCKED IN LOW GEAR 9/7/00 (79419 MILES) DEALER SERVICE SAID IT WAS A WIRING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION INPUT SENSOR AND I PAID TO FIX IT. TRANSMISSION NOW FREQUENTLY MAKES SQUEAKY NOISES WHEN SHIFTING, SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE SOMETHING UNDER CAR IS SLAMMING FORWARD WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE AND MAKES LITTLE BANGS/BUMPS WHEN COASTING LIKE THERE IS A BUMP ON THE ROAD AND THERE ISN'T ANY BUMP.

ABOUT ONCE A MONTH FOR SEVERAL YEARS, ENGINE RPM GOES WAY BELOW 1000 AND CAR STALLS. CAR RESTARTS BUT CONTINUES STALLING IF PRESSURE IS NOT MAINTAINED ON GAS PEDDLE. CAN BE DRIVEN THIS WAY BUT WILL STALL AGAIN IF GAS PEDDLE IS RELEASED. PROBLEM STARTS TO GO AWAY BY ITSELF AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES DRIVING OR 30 MINUTES PARKED. BROUGHT TO DEALER SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES. THEY COULDN'T FIND/VERIFY PROBLEM SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. TUNEUPS DIDN'T HELP. HIGH OCTANE GAS DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. *AK