1996 Dodge Caravan Problems & Complaints

The contact owns a 1996 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was a strong gasoline odor inside the vehicle. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, he opened the hood and noticed a fuel leak on top of the engine. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact made a local dealer aware of the failure; however, the vehicle was not yet diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE I TOUCHED BREAK AND THE VAN ACCELERATED TO FULL THROTTLE. THE VAN JUMPED THE CURB AND WAS HEADING TOWARD 3 PEOPLE, I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL ENOUGH TO HIT A LIGHT POLE INSTEAD OF THEM. THE VAN QUIT RACING FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN REVVED UP AGAIN. THE LIGHT POLE FELL AND I WAS AGAIN HEADED TOWARD THE PEOPLE. I PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BREAK AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VAN, BUT NOT BEFORE HITTING THE PEOPLE. LUCKILY THEY WERE JUST BRUISED BECAUSE I JUST BUMPED THEM AND DIDN'T RUN OVER THEM. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. I ALMOST KILLED SOME PEOPLE AND NO LONGER HAVE TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE THE VAN WAS TOTALED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HORN FAILED TO FUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THE ODOMETER DISPLAYED AN INCORRECT READING AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V293000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE FROM OWNER IN DEC. 2013 AND START HAVING PROBLEM THE OWNER I PURCHASE IT FROM PURCHASE IT FROM A BANK BACK IN 2006. THEY DID KNOW ABOUT AN RECALL OR ETC. ABOUT THIS VEHCLE. THE ELECTRIC HAS PROBLEM AND AIRBAGS, THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AND FUEL INJECTION AND ETC,. WHERE CAN I CAN GET HELP FOR THESE PROBLEMS.ETC.,. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS A CHRONIC DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THROWING ITS SERPENTINE BELT WHENEVER THE TENSION PULLEY GETS WET. SOON AS THE BELT IS THROWN THERE IS NO POWER STEERING, AND IT STEERS 10 TIMES WORSE THAN A MACK TRUCK. THE LACK OF STEERING IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD TO EVERY OTHER VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. AS IT HAPPENS SUDDENLY BY DRIVING THROUGH A WATER PUDDLE, ETC. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO TIME TO REACT. IN ADDITION TO LACK OF STEERING THERE IS NO ALTERNATOR OUTPUT, RESULTING IN RAPID BATTERY DRAIN. ALSO THERE IS NO COOLANT SYSTEM FAN RESULTING IN RAPID ENGINE OVERHEATING. THIS DESIGN FAULT HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR WELL OVER A DECADE, NO MAKE THAT 2 DECADES, BUT CHRYSLER HAS NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM DATES BACK TO ALL CHRYSLER MINI-VAN DESIGNS FROM THE EARLY 1990S TO AT LEAST 2000. IF THE LACK OF STEERING IS NOT A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. WE HAVE A USED WHEELCHAIR CONVERSION CARAVAN VAN TO TRANSPORT MY WIFE. THIS LATEST INCIDENT WAS THE PAST SATURDAY NIGHT AS WE LEFT A RESTAURANT TO RETURN HOME. IT HAD BEEN RAINING PROFUSELY AND SUDDENLY I HAD NO STEERING. I KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS SINCE THIS IS THE 3RD OCCURRENCE IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. DO YOU EXPECT YOUR VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE JUST BECAUSE YOU DRIVE IN THE RAIN? WHY HAS NOT CHRYSLER BEEN MADE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A REPAIR RECALL? I DON'T CARE IF THE VAN IS OVER A DECADE OLD. THIS DEFECT IS ONE WHICH ENDANGERS EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD AND WHICH CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO ADDRESS WELL OVER A DECADE AGO. *TR

STRUT TOWER CORROSION 10090457 RIGHT / LEFT STRUT TOWER RUSTED OUT ON 96 DODGE CARAVAN. TOOK VAN INTO REPAIR SHOP TO FIND OUT STEERING ISSUE THEY FOUND A COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT STRUT HOUSING SAID ITS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH VEHICLE AND SAFETY BULLETIN WAS ISSUED SINCE ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM. SUSPENSION/BODY - STRUT TOWER CORROSION NUMBER: 23-044-02 GROUP: BODY DATE: OCT. 14, 2002 SUBJECT: NS STRUT TOWER CORROSION . *TR

CAR STOP HAVING ELECTRICAL OUTPUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM HIS TANK IN LARGE AMOUNTS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED AND COULD NOT ASSIST HIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 151,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 05/02/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN HE WAS ADVISED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT HAD JUST REFUELED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A SMALL FIRE FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE MECHANIC REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT A POTENTIAL RECALL ON THE VEHICLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V216000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY FUEL PUMP). THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT THE DEALER REFUSED REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGES FROM THE SMALL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,398 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,432.

1996 DODGE CARAVAN - RIDICULOUS....ALMOST EVERY PUDDLE MAKES BELT SLIP OFF AND POWER STEERING BECOMES DANGEROUS. THIS IS THE 14TH TIME SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON ALL OF THESE VANS OR A REIMBURSEMENT PLAN FOR THIS OR BETTER YET.... A FREE FINAL FIX!!!!!! *TR

I HAVE A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED IN JUNE OF 2009. BENDIX BRAKE PADS AND BENDIX ROTORS WERE USED. ON DECEMBER 15, 2009, BOTH BRAKE ROTORS FAILED CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. WHILE SLOWING DOWN A LOUD BANG CAME FROM THE FRONT OF THE VAN. THE BRAKES DID NOT FEEL RIGHT AT THIS POINT. WHILE LOOKING FOR A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER AND STOP, ANOTHER LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. AT THAT POINT THE VAN HAD NO BRAKES. THE VAN WAS STOPPED USING THE PARKING BRAKE. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAD FAILED. THE MIDDLE HUB SECTION OF THE ROTOR HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ROTOR. THE FAILURE WAS THE SAME IN BOTH ROTORS. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS PRESENT ON THE VAN. BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACE ON THE VAN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I STILL HAVE THE OLD ROTORS. *TR

BCM-1, (WARRANTY) LOSS OF DASH FUNCTIONS 1996: BCM-2 ESTIMATE $1200 REPLACED CHRYSLER P/N P4686727 LOST 95,000 MILE ODOMETER FOR A WORKING BCM FROM JUNKYARD (2001), BCM-3, LOST FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER BCM FROM JUNKYARD FIXED P/N P46867(2006) BAD WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT LEAKS WATER INTO CABIN, BCM-3, FAILED AGAIN CURRENTLY NO WIPERS, NOT ABLE TO FIND A 1996/1997 BCM ONLY 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER BCM P/N P04801062AE. WILL TRY TO VALIDATE COMPATIBILITY TONIGHT. ADEL CHRYSLER ESTIMATE $1,400 PLUS LABOR. ALREADY GAVE THEM $742 FOR TUNE UP AND TROUBLE SHOOTING WHAT THEY SAID WAS A BAD MULTI-SWITCH ($110) DID NOT FIX AND NO DISCOUNT FOR NOT KNOWING HOW TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM PROPERLY. THEIR NUMBER IS 515-993-4587 CORY (KARL IS THE SERVICE MANAGER-OWNER'S SON). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE HAS RESURFACED. FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL RAIL INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHICH IS A FIRE HAZARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V268000 THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 03/23/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER FIXED THE RECALL FOR RECALL. UPDATED 03/23/09.*JB

COMPLETE AND SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE WHILE APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO STEER AROUND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME TO AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THE BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SERIOUS FAILURE MODE. I HAVE SEEN OTHER REPORTS OF THIS ON THE WEB AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHOCKS UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WERE GOING STRAIGHT THROUGH THE METAL, WHICH HOLDS THE WHEEL IN PLACE. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE AT TIMES. WHILE DRIVING OVER SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES, BUT THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS ONLY A KIT USED TO SEAL THE SHOCKS IN PLACE; HOWEVER, IT IS A TEMPORARY REMEDY AND THE FAILURE WOULD MOST LIKELY RECUR. THERE IS CURRENTLY NOT A PERMANENT REPAIR FOR THIS DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HER VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE NEAR THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE CONTACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 192,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. WHEN THE KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE BACKED INTO A FENCE AND THEN STRUCK A TREE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, WATER, OR WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE TEMPORARILY LOSES CONTROL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED OFF. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES, HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RECURRED TWO MONTHS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 01-23-08. *KB THE DEALER STATED UPPER RADIATOR LOOSE, LOOSE CLAMPS, FRONT BRAKE PADS, BELT TENSIONER, OXYGEN SENSOR, AND ALTERNATOR BRACKET. UPDATED 01/23/08 *TR

FRONT STRUT MOUNTS ON EVERY 96 THRU 00 CARAVAN, VOYAGER, CHRYSLER MINIVANS THAT I'VE LOOKED AT,HAVE SERIOUS RUST PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY THE LEFT SIDE, RESULTING IN THE STRUT ITSELF BREAKING THROUGH AND HITTING THE BOTTOM OF THE HOOD, AND RESULTING OF LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE REPAIR COST TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED IS VERY COSTLY,$300-1000 TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE NHTSA LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM ON ALL 96 THRU 00 MINI-VANS BEFORE SOMEBODY HAS A FAILURE WHILE DRIVING WITH THEIR FAMILY, AND HAVE A FATAL ACCIDENT. PLEASE CURE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND NOT AFTER PEOPLE ARE KILLED DUE TO THIS STRUCTURAL FRONT STRUT TOWER FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK CAUSES FUMES TO ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS FUEL LEAKAGE. HE STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED A YEAR AGO, BUT STILL EMITS FUMES. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL # 99V216000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE INCIDENT AND PURCHASE DATES WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 165,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

1999 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE IN THE LEFT LANE THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE . *MC *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS RETAINED WATER AND CAUSED THEM TO APPEAR FOGGY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING NEW HEAD LIGHTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT DOING 3 OR 4 MPH, WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIR BAGS UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NEVER HIT ANYTHING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES ON HER FOREARM. THE CONTACT DIDN'T KNOW IF ANYTHING COULD BE, AND GOT RID OF THE VAN. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED AT THE LIGHT WHEN SHE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM HER CAR. SHE PULLED HER CAR OVER AND GOT OUT AND THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT SAID THAT SHE CAN GET A FIRE AND POLICE REPORT. THE CONTACT ALSO SAID THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD. THE SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS 96V006000.

RAIN CAUSE BELT TO SLIP OFF LOSING POWER STEERING. CAN NOT USE VEHICLE IN RAIN OF SNOW! 1996 DODGE CARAVAN HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TEN TIMES. *JB

I OWN AN 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE STRUT TOWERS, ESPECIALLY THE DRIVER SIDE, ARE RUSTING HORRIBLY AND WILL NEED REPAIR TO AVOID A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. IF THE RUST GIVES WAY, THE STRUTS WILL GO UP THROUGH THE TOWER WHICH BEST CASE CAUSES HUGE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND WORST CASE COULD RESULT IN A FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. READING AROUND THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FROM 1996 THROUGH 2000 VANS AND REPAIR KITS ARE BACK ORDERED AT DEALERSHIPS AROUND THE NATION. DAIMLER/CHRYSLER IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AS THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HATCHBACK HANDLE ASSEMBLY JAMMED IN AUGUST 2002. THE HATCHBACK HANDLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST 2002. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS RETURNED AND THE HANDLE IS CURRENTLY JAMMED. SOMETIMES THE HATCH WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. THE DEALERS HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE REOCCURRING PROBLEM. UPDATED 06/16/06. *JB

VERY IMPORTANT PART OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WERE MISSING. *NM

PREMATURE BRAKE LINE CORROSION FAILURE. *JB

1996 DODGE CARAVAN, PAINT IS PEELING ON THE TOP OF THE VAN AND ALSO ON THE SIDES. *JB

IN 2003 BCM REPLACED FOR MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE. OVER $600 . LAST YEAR MY BATTERY CABLES AND BATTERY WERE SMOKING AND I WAS LUCKY I GOT TO THE DEALER JUST IN TIME AS BLACK SMOKE WAS GUSHING OUT FROM UNDER MY HOOD.... ANOTHER $600 REPAIR. IN JANUARY 2006 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CRAZINESS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND IT COULD NOT BE SMOGED. THEY REPROGRAMMED THE MODULE AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT SMOGED 2 DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD TURN OVER AND DIE ....I RETURNED AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A PCM MODULE REPLACED $719. GETTING THE CAR BACK WAS ONE ELECTRICAL MISHAP AFTER ANOTHER....THE GAUGES WENT CRAZY...TAKEN BACK TO DEALER....REPROGRAMMED ....AND THEN TOLD THEY WERE NOT SURE HOW TO FIX IT...THEN GOT THE CAR BACK AND THE CLOCK AND RADIO INTERMITTENTLY WENT ON AND OFF.. THE COMPUTER SHUTTING DOWN AND NOT ALLOWING THE REMOTE TO OPEN THE LOCKS USING THE KEY THE ALARM WOULD GO OFF AND I COULD NOT SHUT IT OFF UNTIL THE COMPUTER CAME BACK ON AND I COULD USE THE REMOTE....I WAS THEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I NEEDED A BODY CONTROL MODULE(BCM) WHICH I REPLACED IN 2003. HE WAS NASTY AND RUDE. I TOLD THE GENERAL MANAGER I REALLY DID NOT BELIEVE THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING ....FOR EACH TIME I BROUGHT THE CAR IN WITH ONE PROBLEM THEY RETURNED IT TO ME WITH ANOTHER. HE COULD ALSO NOT GUARANTEE THAT IF I PAID ANOTHER $550 FOR A NEW BCM THAT IT WOULD SOLVE ALL THE PROBLEMS.... ...AFTER 6 WEEKS AND FOUR TRIPS TO THE DEALER HAVING MY CAR OVER 2 WEEKS I WAS FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY....AND AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET COUNTLESS OTHER DODGE CARAVAN OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS I AM OUTRAGED DODGE HAS IGNORED ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO ITS CONSUMERS. .WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF THE CLOCK, RADIO, LOCKS AND ALARM WERE THE PROBLEM..BUT AN HOUR AFTER I PICKED IT UP IT STARTED RAINING AND GUESS WHAT....THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT OPERATING. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY GO INTO REVERSE ON TWO OCCASIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IT WORKED PROPERLY. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DETERMINED THE CODES NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE PERFORMED PROPERLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN IT STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN. HOWEVER, THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.

CONSUMER REQUESTING INFORMATION OF A RECALL ON DODGE CARAVAN PAINT PEELING. *TS *JB

THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVER HAS TURNED OPAQUE AND HAS REDUCED THE OUTPUT OF THE HEADLIGHTS BY APPROXIMATELY 50%. DUE TO THE REDUCTION OF HEADLIGHT OUTPUT I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR AT NIGHT DUE THE LOW OUTPUT. I HAVE TRIED TO USE AUTO CLEANSERS BUT THE HAVE NOT BEEN EFFECTIVE..I THINK THE HEADLIGHT PLASTIC LENSES SHOULD BE REPLACED. *JB

1996 DODGE CARAVAN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS AND SAW SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FLAMES STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. HAD TO HAVE SEAT WELDED BECAUSE IT WOULD LEAN ALL THE WAY BACK. THIS WAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT, AND IT WAS A HIGH BACK. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE SEAT HAS BEEN WELDED. HE KNEW A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHERE THE SEAT FELL BACKWARDS WHILE THEY WHERE DRIVING ONTHE HIGHWAY. THIS SEAT COST $216. 00. *AK

DT: IN APRIL WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-70 AT ABOUT 70 MPH THE OWNER WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A RIPPING NOISE . LOOKED BACK AND SAW SIDE PANEL IN THE AIR AND IT FLEW INTO THE MEDIAN. IT WAS A PIECE OF GRAY PANEL THAT WAS ALONG THE VAN AT THE BOTTOM. THERE WERE CARS AROUND, BUT THE PLASTIC PIECE DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING OR ANYONE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. OWNER HAS NO IDEA WHY THE PANEL FELL OFF. THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, AND IT WAS REGULARLY SERVICED. THE ONLY DEALER INFORMATION THE CONSUMER HAD WAS THE NAME AND CITY AND STATE.*AK

THE CRUISE CONTROL,AND HORN BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY USED MINI VAN. I NOW HAVE NO HORN OR CRUISE AND AIR BAG IS IS DOUGHT. I HAVE HEARD THAT THE CLOCKSPRING IN THE 1996 DODGE VANS HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. I NEED TO KNOW IF THE NEW ONES HAVE BEEN INPROVED, OR IF THEY OR GOING TO BE REPLACED AS A MATTER OF SAFTY. ALSO FROM TIME TO TIME THE WIPER BLADES COME ON AND GO OFF BY THEM SELVES. AND ONE TIME THE RADIATOR FAN CAME ON THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT BY IT SELF AND DRAINED THE BATTERY DEAD. I ALSO HAVE A SIMMY IN THE FRONT END AT 35 TO 45 MILES PER HOUR.

CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK IS BROKEN. THE SEAT DOESN'T COME UP ALL THE WAY AND IT DOESN'T RECLINE BACKWARD *JB ...TOOK VEHICLE TO MEROKE AUTO REPAIR IN MERRICK, NY, AND MECHANIC STATED THE SEAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS A MAIN STRUCTURE IN THE VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER CALLED JUNK YARDS LOOKING FOR A SEAT AND THEY SAID THAT THE SEATS THEY HAVE ARE EITHER THE SAME OR WORST.*SB

STRUT TOWER RUSTING OUT ALMOST CAUSED CRASH. I READ THAT THIS IS COMMON ON 96-00 CARAVAN WHY IS THIS NOT COVERED.

MAY 7, 2005, I WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. THE OTHER CAR WAS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ACCORD HIT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF MY 1996 DODGE CARAVAN JUST IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATED, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT. THROUGH THE COURSE OF HAVING THIS CAR, THE "AIRBAG" LIGHT WAS AN ISSUE ALMOST FROM DAY ONE. WHEN I WOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, BILL KAY CHRYSLER IN NAPERVILLE, THEY WOULD CHECK IT AND FIND NOTHING WRONG. FINALLY I WAS TOLD TO IGNORE THE "AIRBAG" LIGHT THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY SENSOR THAT COULD NOT BE FIXED.

'RECALL CAMPAIGN' FOR DODGE CARAVAN 1996, CLOCK SPRING BROKEN. *BF THE CONSUMER DID NOT FIND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL, UNTIL THE REPAIRS WERE ALREADY MADE. #02V293000 *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL SUDDENLY CUT OFF . AT TIMES, NOT WORKING AT ALL. THE CAUSE OF THIS WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, THE HORN DOES NOT WORK, AND THE CRUSIE CONTROL DOES NOT FUNCTION......A CLOCKSPRING MALIFUNTION FROM ALL REPORTS....AND DEFINETLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAZARD. WILL ATTEMPT TO REPLACE BUT AT A HIGH COST....

1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE LEAKING FUEL RAIL. *BF RECALL #00V268000. *SC THE CONSUMER WAS NOT TOLD OF ANY RECALL. *JB

BOUGHT USED 1996 DODGE IN SEPT 2003 AND HAVE REPLACE BRAKES, ROTOR, AND CALIPERS 6 TIMES. MECHANICS DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE IT COULD BE. BRAKES ALSO LOCK WHEN I PRESS ON THEM AND HIT BUMP AT SAME TIME CAUSING VAN TO SLIDE WITH ME AND MY INFANT IN IT. HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTORS EVERY 2-3 MONTHS SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BY THE DODGE COMPANY TO RECALL THESE DODGE CARAVANS, THIS SITE HAS ABOUT 50% ON COMPLAINTS ON BRAKES AND ROTORS. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY; INTERMITTENT MODE WILL SOMETIMES RUN CONSTANT, OR WILL STOP COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY COME BACK ON. TWICE, IN THE PAST MONTH, I HAVE HAD TO ABRUPTLY PULL OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND WILL MOST CERTAINLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT SOME POINT IN TIME, IF IT ALREADY HASN'T. THE DEALERSHIP (WHITE BEAR DODGE, IN MN) SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH, WHICH I DID AND PAID $273.45, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO, AFTER VERY LITTLE TIME RESEARCHING THIS EXACT PROBLEM VIA MESSAGE BOARDS AND FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, IT IS QUITE APPARENT TO ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON MANY YEAR, MAKES AND MODELS OF DODGE/PLYMOUTH/CHRYSLER MINI VANS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN NOV. 2004 AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM EACH TIME IT HAS RAINED, OR SNOWED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER ON THE VEHICLE WAS SO RUSTY THAT IT WAS STARTING TO BREAK OFF.*AK *NM

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK WAS NOT STABLE. *NM THE BASE ATTACHMENT TO THE SEAT HAD BROKEN. *SC *JB

THE HEADLIGHTS PRODUCE A THICK FILM. AS A RESULT, THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT SHINE THROUGH COMPLETELY. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED CHEST AND NECK INJURIES., AND FRONT END SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *AK

THE SHOCK STRUTS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE RUSTED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP, AND THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

PURCHASED THE TIRES ON APRIL 24,2004 FROM SEARS. I HAD MY FIANCE TAKE MY VEHICLE BACK TO SEARS APPROXIMATELY A MONTH OR MONTH AND A HALF AGO AND REPORTED TO THEM THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES AND ALL THEY DID WAS ROTATE ALL 4 TIRES FOR ME. THEN TONIGHT 12/4/04 WE WERE DRIVING HOME FROM OUTTING WITH MY CHILDREN AND DRIVING 55M.P.H. AND HAD TO PULL OF THE HIGHWAY FOR A FLAT TIRE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE TIRE YOU COULD SEE WHERE IT LOOKS TO BE THE BEADING SEPERATED. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE WITH THE OTHER 3 TIRES BACK TO SEARS TOMORROW, 12/05/04 AND SEE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. TIRES ARE MANUFACTURED BY MICHELIN AND ARE ROAD HANDLER 215/65S16. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERABLE WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO USE THEM. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE RECALL(04V480000) FOR THE CLOCK SPRING WAS NOT FOR THIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

WHILE DRIVING, THE WIPER STOPPED WORKING. UPON TURNING THE WINDSHIELD WASHER ON, THEY WILL WORK FOR A MINUTE AND THEN STOP AGAIN. THE CONSUMER HAS MADE SEVERAL REPAIRS WHICH HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT TRAVELING AT 65 MPH IN A RAIN STORM WAS DANGEROUS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TC

TRANSMISSION AT 91,000 MILES ESSENTIALLY EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. CHYSLER REFUSED TO HELP ME I ALSO HAD TO CALL THEM BACK TO BE INFORMED OF THE DENIAL. I ASKED FOR THE NAME AND NUMBER OF THE ZONE MANAGER AND WAS TOLD I COULD ONLY GET THAT FROM THE DEALER. TOM ADDIS DODGE REFUSE TO IDENTIFY THE ZONE MANAGER OR GIVE ME HIS NUMBER. I WAS THEN INFORMED THE ZONE MANAGER DOES NOT TALK TO CUSTOMERS, AND UNLESS I COULD PRODUCE RECIEPTS FOR ROUTINE MAINTANCE FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNERS (WHO I CANNOT IDENTIFY) THERE WAS NO DISCUSSION, EVEB IF I HAD THAT PROOF I WAS TOLD DUE TO THE MILEAGE THERE WOULD BE NO ASSISTANCE. I ASKED TO SEE THIER TSB'S AND THE SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO ALLOW ME ACCESS TO THEM, STATING SHE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT MY MOTIVE TO READ THEM.*AK

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT AND CONSEQUENCES AS STATED IN RECALL 04V2800000 FOR THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING. BUT THIS MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK *SC *JB

DASHBOARD GUAGES INOPERATIVE, NO SPEEDOMETER, GAS GUAGE, TEMP GUAGE. THIS FAILURE SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. RESEARCH SHOWS IT HAS HAPPEND TO OTHER VEHICLES. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE'S FRONT STRUTS ARE RUSTED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE CONDEMNED BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE RUST. THE RUST WAS NOT EASILY DETECTED BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER PAINT. *NM

1996 DODGE CARAVAN'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY.*MR THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CONSUMERS CLAIM, THEY STATED THE INSPECTION SHOWED IMPACT TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE. *JB

I COMPLAINED TO THE CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT REQUESTING THAT THEY FIX A DEFECTIVE PART FREE OF CHARGE. THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT FOR FREE AND RECOMMENDED THAT I FIX IT ASAP SINCE ITS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IT IS A DEFECT AND I HAVE EVEN READ IT AS A RECALL IN OTHER DOCUMENTS. THE AIRBAG AND THE HORN DOES NOT WORK. TEXAS WILL NOT EVEN SAFETY APPROVE MY VEHICLE WITHOUT THIS BEING FIXED.*AK

1996 DODGE CARAVAN SUFFERS FROM INTERMITTENT "BODY CONTROL MODULE". ONE OF THE POSSIBLE SYMPTOMS OF THIS FAILURE IS RANDOM FAILURES OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THIS FAILURE IS UNPREDICTABLE AND APPARENTLY WIDESPREAD OVER SEVERAL MODEL YEARS. THE BODY CONTROL MODULE IS REPLACEABLE ONLY AT CHRYSLER DEALERS WHO CHARGE OVER $700 TO REPLACE THIS MODULE. THEY HAVE CONTRACTED WITH SOME NATIONAL SERVICE FACILITIES TO REPAIR THE MODULES (INCLUDING "UNITED RADIO" IN SYRACUSE NY) BUT THESE SERVICE FACILITES ARE CONTRACTUALLY PROHIBITED FROM PERFORMING REPAIRS ON MODULES SUBMITTED BY ANYONE EXCEPT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER. THIS FAILURE IS DANGEROUS AND DAIMLER/CHRYSLER IS USING IT AS A CASH-COW INSTEAD OF REPAIRING IT AT NO CHARGE.*AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE CLOUDED OVER. IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT, EVEN WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS ARE ON. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.*AK

THE CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING RECALL 02V293000 ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED PREMATURELY WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. THE FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN A ACCIDENT. *AK *SC *JB

THE HEADLIGHTS LENS DEVELOPED A DISCOLORATION THAT REDUCED THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATION. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO PASS STATE INSPECTION. THE STATE INSPECTOR CHARGED CONSUMER $155.00 TO CLEAN THE LENS. THE CAUSE OF THE DISCOLORATION WAS DUE TO THE TYPE OF PLASTIC MATERIAL BEING USED. *AK

AS A PRECAUTION TO OTHER DRIVERS.MY 1996 DODGE CARAVAN 125000 MILES,UPON LEAVING A PARKING LOT AFTER A HIGHWAY SPEED AND CITY SPEED TRIP THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD.A POLICE OFFICER WAVED ME TO STOP.UPON INSPECTION OF THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE WE FOUND THE OUTER TIE ROD JOINT BROKE SEPERATING AT THE BALL SOCKET CAUSING THE WHEEL TO NOT MOVE WITH THE STEERING.BY THE GRACE OF GOD IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE WAY WITH MY FAMILY ABOARD.WE WERE ABLE THE CHANGE THE TIE OUTER TIE ROD SO WE COULD RETURN HOME.THE OTHER DRIVER SIDE OUTER TIE ROD WAS REPLACED THE NEXT DAY AS A PRECAUTION.IS THERE A RECALL ABOUT THESE TIE RODS? THE REPLACEMENT PART FROM A AFTERMARKET PARTS STORE APPEAR HEAVY DUTY COMPARED TO THE ORIGINALS.THE ORIGINAL PART SHOWED WEAR ON THE BALL ASWELL AS THE SOCKET.THE REPACEMENT PART HAS A GREASE FITTING TO LUBE THE JOINT AND THE ORIGINAL DOES NOT.PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA E-MAIL IF A RECALL EXIST OR WITH QUESTIONS.PLEASE INFORM THE PUBLIC TO HAVE THESE PARTS INSPECTED BEFORE A PROBLEMS OCCURS FOR THEM. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND BEST REGARDS /DAVID DEROUEN. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON BY THEMSELF WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ENGAGED. DEALERSHIP URGED CONSUMER TO REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR ARMS AND THE BCM. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, AND CURRENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERATIVE. TSB 083198A WAS ISSUED. *AK

SHOCK TOWERS WHICH LEAD TO THE SPRINGS OF THE VEHICLE RUSTED. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED ENGINE CONSUMED ONE QUART OF OIL EVERY WEEK DUE TO A OIL LEAK FROM THE CRANKSHAFT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

CAR KEEPS STALLING OUT WITH NO WARNING. USUALLY WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP OR TO TURN, SUCH AS COMING OFF AN EXIT RAMP. ALL THE SUDDEN NO POWER STERRING AN CAR IS DEAD. HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES SEVERAL TIMES.NOTHING DONE, CZN'T FIND PROBLEM WHEN HOOKED UP TO COMPUTER.*AK

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

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF. *AK *NM

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.

CONSUMER STATED WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD. *AK THE SERVICE WRITER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PLASTIC ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHT WAS CLOUDED DUE TO THE HEAT OF THE HEAD LAMPS. *NM

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GAS STATION AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. *AK THE FRONT AXLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING, THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE REAR SHOCKS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INOPERATIVE. *AK

THE HORN ON MY 1996 CARAVAN HAS STOPPED WORKING; THE AIR-BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME; THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM IS STARTING TO FAIL.*AK I SAW THE REPORT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS ON NEWER MODELS. I THINK THE RANGE OF MODEL YEARS NEEDS TO BE BROADENED. I HAVE ALSO SEEN REPORTS OF OTHER 1996/1997 MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS ON INTERNET AUTO REPAIR WEB SITES.

THE BELT LATCHES REGULARLY UNLATCH WHEN BUMPED. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS IN THE BACK SEAT AND IF ONE CHILD BUMPS THE OTHER'S BELT LATCH, IT COMES UNLATCHED MOST OF THE TIME.

VEHICLE LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID. *PH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE STATION WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CASE WAS BREACHED BY A DRIVE PIN WHICH WAS COMING LOOSE FROM THE ASSEMBLY. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THEY REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE. *NM

THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT STRUT TOWER WAS DETERIORATING AND DETACHED FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC

RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE VAN AT 33,000 MILES THE BUMPER PAINT STARTED PEELING AWAY AND THE PAINT ON TOP OF THE BACK TRUCK DOOR, IT'S TERRIBLE AND LOOKS LIKE HELL. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED! I HAVE A WARRANTY AND THEY SAY IT WON'T COVER , I HAVE HEARD DODGE HAS HAD A RECALL ON SOME YEARS OF PAINT PEELING

I WANT TO GET YOUR ADVICE ABOUT MY CARAVAN. EVEN THOUGH I REPLACED THERMOSTAT SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM RECENTLY THAT I HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FOR A LONG TIME. CARAVAN LOSES POWER WHILE RUNNING, I MEAN THAT ENGINE IS RUNNING BUT VERY UNSTABLE AND GOING TO STOP IF DEEPLY PRESS GAS PEDAL. ONCE I LOSE POWER, IT IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT POWER. BUT IF I WAIT UNTIL ENGINE COOL DOWN (TYPICALLY AN HOUR OR SO), IT RECOVERS TO NORMAL CONDITION. EVEN THOUGH I CHECKED IT AT THE CHRYSLER DEALER, THEY DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WOULD BE THE REASON. ONLY WHAT THEY CAN DO IS BASED ON THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS FROM MULTIPLE MISFIRE. WHEN IT WAS CHECKED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG IN THE FUEL PUMP AND REPLACED THERMOSTAT. BUT SOME PEOPLE, WHO WORK AT A GARAGE, TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS NOT NORMAL. THE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM MAY NOT BE MONITORED BY COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS. THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS EVEN THOUGH I REPLACED A LOT OF PARTS; SPARK PLUG CABLE, (NOT SPARK PLUG BECAUSE IT IS LESS THAN 20000 MILE AFTER REPLACED), ROTOR, ROTOR CAP, FUEL FILTER AND AIR FILTER. IF THESE PARTS ARE REPLACED AND THERE IS STILL SAME PROBLEM, WE NEED TO SUSPECT FUEL PUMP. HE TOLD ME TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE SOUND THAT CAN BE HEARD WHEN WE PUT THE KEY TO THE IGNITION POSITION WHEN STARTING ENGINE. IT IS POSSIBLE TO HEAR FUEL PUMPING SOUND FOR ABOUT ONE SECOND EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING IF TURN THE KEY TO IGNITION POSITION. AND HE TOLD ME TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS SOUND AGAIN WHEN MY CAR LOSES THE POWER. IF THIS SOUND IS NOT HEARD, HE SAID THAT IT IS DEFINITELY DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP DEFECT WHEN THE POWER IS NOT SUFFICIENT AND NEED TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP. DO YOU AGREE WITH HIS SUGGESTION. UNTIL HIS ASSUMPTION IS PROVED, IT MAY BE A WASTE OF MONEY IF SIMPLY REPLACE FUEL PUMP WHICH IS QUITE EXPENSIVE.

I RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING MY 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WHICH WAS REPAIRED ON JANUARY 25, 2001, BY MY MECHANIC WITH ONE STOP AUTO. I RECEIVED A TWO RECALL NOTICES (1) DATED 1/25/01 AND 10/27/01, IN WHICH I AM STILL GETTING THE SAME LETTER FOR RECALL FROM THEM. WHAT HAPPEN IS THAT I HAD FUEL UP AT A SERVICE STATION BACK ON JANUARY 24,2001 AND NOTICE GAS COMING OUT OF MY CAR AND I CALLED MY MECHANIC THAT EVENING AND HE TOLD ME (MECHANIC) TO BRING THE CAR DOWN THE NEXT DAY. I WENT TO THE SHOP AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT IT NEED A GAS TANK SENDING UNIT ASSY. UNIT AND IT WAS REPLACED THAT DAY. I RECEIVED A RECALL FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER FOR THE REASON OF RING AROUND THE GAS TANK. I WROTE THEM A LETTER BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE MATTER AND THEY RESPONSE TO ME THAT IT WAS NOT WHAT THE RECALL WAS FOR. I THEN WROTE THEM A LETTER AND THE RESPONSE THAT THE FACTS PRESENTED IN MY LETTER TO THEM THAT I HAD NOT MET THE REQUIRED CONDITIONS OF THE RECALL. SO, DAIMLER/CHRYSLER DECLINE MY REQUEST. IT COST ME $523.05 TO REPLACE THE UNIT.

I TOOK OWNERSHIP OF MY USED 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IN 2000, AND SINCE THEN HAVE REPLACED MINOR MECHANICAL FAILURES SUCH AS THE STARTER, WATER PUMP, SERPENTINE BELT, TIRES (TWICE), WIPER BLADES, BULBS, BRAKES (TWICE) AS WELL AS THE ROTORS. AT PRESENT I AM DEALING WITH THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: PEELING PAINT, WIPERS ENGAGING AND NOT GOING OFF EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT TURNED ON, HARD JERKS EVERY NOW AND AGAIN (POSSIBLY FROM TRANSMISSION), AND THE BREAKAGE OF A STABILIZER BAR BUSHING IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION.

LEFT FRONT STRUT MTG TOWER RUSTED THROUGH BY THE TIME THE RUST WAS SEEN THE METAL IN THE STRUT TOWER HAD FAILED CHRYSLER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING STATING IT WAS OVER 3 YEAR 36,000 MILE FOR MANIFACTURERS DEFFECT REPAIR YET THIS IS KNOWN AS A COMMON PROBLEM AND CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL IF IT FAILS ON THE HIGHWAY.

THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT. IT CAN SLIP OFF. WHEN IT DOES, YOU POWER STEERING GOES (SAFETY) AND YOUR CAR CAN OVERHEAT WITHIN MINUTES. YOU ARE STRANDED. PUTTING THE BELT YOURSELF IS NOT EASY, EVEN WITH THE DIAGRAM (THANK GOODNESS THEY HAVE THE DIAGRAM UNDER THE HOOD FOR OTHER MECHANICS, DO IT YOURSELFERS) THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN, BUT NOT A RECALL. I THINK THEY PUT ON A BRACKET WHICH WILL HELP KEEP THE BELT ON TRACK IN CASE OF WET WEATHER.

1996 DODGE CARAVAN- GEN 3 SEATLBELTS. TWICE THE SEAT BELT HAS COME UNBUCKLED AROUND MY CHILD'S CARSEAT. I JUST HAPPENED TO NOTICE IT. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW LONG I HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH IT UNLATCHED. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT (ABOUT A YEAR AGO) I HAVE CHECKED THE SECURITY OF IT EVERY TIME WE GET IN THE CAR. I HAVE NOTICED IT UNLATCHED ONCE MORE SINCE THEN. NOT SURE HOW IT HAPPENED BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING ON OR AROUND THE SEAT THAT COULD HAVE UNLATCH THE BELT. I RECENTLY SAW THE ARTICLE IN THE FEBRUARY ISSUE OF PARENTS MAGAZINE WHICH LED ME TO THE WEBSITE DISCUSSING THE CONCERNS AROUND THESE SEATBELTS. I PERSONALLY AM ALARMED. OUR CARAVAN HAS BEEN OUR MAIN VEHICLE AND I HATE KNOWING MY CHILDREN ARE NOT SAFE. THESE BELTS REALLY NEED TO BE RECALLED. *LA

CONSUMER NOTICED ENGINE WAS CONSUMING TWO QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES. ALSO, OIL WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE HEAD GASKET. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-35 MPH VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED OUT. THIS WAS DUE TO THE DIFFERENTIAL SHAFT NOT BEING PROPERLY BOLTED AT THE FACTORY. AS A RESULT, IT BLEW A HOLE IN THE HOUSING. *AK THE TRANSMISSION CASE WAS BREACHED BY A DRIVE PIN THAT HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE ASSEMBLY. *SC

I OWN A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN AND JUST LEARNED OF THE HAZARDS WITH GEN3 SEAT BELTS. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AGES 1, 10, AND 12 YEARS. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY TODDLERS CARSEAT BEING PROPERLY INSTALLED AND AM COUNTING ON THE SEAT BELT KEEPING MY BABY SAFE DURING AN ACCIDENT.*AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A HEAVY FUEL SMELL ENTERING THE PASSENGER CABIN. DEALER/MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE O-RINGS ON THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD DISTRIBUTING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO CHECK AND SAW COOLANT FLUID LEAKING. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK

MY TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN ON A HIGHWAY NO WARNING AND I ALMOST GOT KILL, SPEEDING CARS BEHIND ME. MY OLD TRANS IN A 92 DODGE CARAVAN BROKE DOWN 3 TIMES AND IT COST ME 9,000 AND NOW MY 96 DODGE CARAVAN THE TRANS BROKE AND I DO NT WANT TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS SO I AM PLANNING TO SEW DODGE FOR NOT WARNING ON THE TRANS PROBLEM AND THE NEW MODELS RE NOT BETTER THEN THE OLD, AND I HAVE PROOF THAT SELF DESTRUCT, IN BAD WEATHERS OR OUT OF NO WHERE.*AK

BOTH CYLINDER TOWERS CRACKED,THEY FIXED BUT VAN STILL WOULDNT RUN RIGHT,NOW WE'RE TALKING A WHOLE NEW ENGINE,WE DECLINED SINCE TRANSMISSION HASNT BEEN REPLACED AND I'M SURE THATS NEXT. DODGE DEALER ALSO WANTS US TO PAY $1080 BECAUSE THEY COULDNT FIND THE PROBLEM !*AK

BLOCK WAS DAMAGED AND REPAIRED DURING MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE REPAIR BROKE AND MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO FIX- STATES OUT OF WARRANTY BLOCK WAS LEAKING FLUID - REPAIR SHOP STATES REPAIR WORK HAD TO BE DONE DURING MANUFACTURING. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ONGOING ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD EITHER GO OFF WITHIN SECONDS OR STAY ON ALL DAY. THIS CAUSED BRAKE FAILURE ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ALSO, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND.*AK

REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR CLOCKSPRING RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON A 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. *MR THERE WAS A CLUNK NOISE, THEN THE CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING DUE TO THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER BEING BROKEN, OIL LEAKED DUE TO THE FRONT VALVE COVER GASKET, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD COME ON. RECALL#02V293000 *SCC *JB

THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT INJURIES TO HERSELF. TIRE- GENERAL, TOURING, P21565R/16. *AK THREE MONTHS PRIOR, A DIFFERENT TIRE OF THE SAME MODEL, COMPLETELY SEPARATED ON THE INTERSTATE. *SC *JB

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 02V293000 / WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THIS RECALL. HAVE HAD VEHCILE LONG ENOUGH TO GET A RECALL THE WAS DONE IN THE YEAR 2000 ON SOME O-RINGS ON FUEL INJ RAILS AND INFORMED. WHY NOT ON THIS ONE? THE ORIG RECALL THAT I HAD FIXED AND WAS INFORMED WAS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 00V268000. *AK

WHILE SHIFTING GEARS TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED ON ITS OWN. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC REPLACED SPEED SENSOR.*AK

WE PURCHASED OUR 1996 CARAVAN NEW AND WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES (OF THOSE 1 TIME WAS REBUILT UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY) THE LAST TIME WE HAD REBUILT WAS IN MAY 2003 AND IS ALREADY STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN, IT IS SLIPPING IN FIRST GEAR (BETWEEN 10-35 MPH). WE HAVE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED TWICE; WE ARE NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. THE TIMING BELT JUST BROKE THIS WEEK. WE HAVE NUMEROUS OIL LEAKS; WE ARE AVERAGING 3-4 QUARTS OF OIL PER WEEK; WE HAD ONE MECHANIC PUT DYE IN THE OIL AND HE HAD US DRIVE IT FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN CHECKED IT AND STATED THERE WAS 4-5 OIL LEAKS AND WE WOULD BE BETTER OFF TO BUY A NEW CAR; AND WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS BY SEVERAL MECHANICS DUE TO THE MULTPLE PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAD. WE HAVE ALSO HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONER; AND THE SERPENTINE BELT BROKE SEVERAL TIMES UNDER WARRANTY AND JUST HAD TO REPLACE IT AGAIN THIS WEEK ALONG WITH THE TIMING BELT AND CAM SEALS. WE HAD ABOUT 2 PAGES OF OF WARRANTY WORK DONE AND RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY RAN OUT IT WENT DOWN HILL FROM THERE. WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING AND 6 MONTHS LATER THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CLOCK SPRING AND NOW I CANNOT FIND MY RECEIPT. WE ARE VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAS MORE PROBLEMS THAN WE CAN COUNT AND WE VERY DISSAPPOINTED THAT WE PAID OVER $18000 FOR A VEHICLE AND HAD TO PUT APPROX MORE THAN $4000 IN UNNECCESARY REPAIRS THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE CARAVANS ARE JUNK AND THERE AER ALWAYS PROBLEMS WITH THEM AND THIS DOESNT SEEM VERY FAIR TO US AS CONSUMERS BECAUSE WE PUT OUT TRUST INTO DODGE/CHRYSLER CORP AND WE ENDED UP WITH A LEMON. LAST YEAR I SENT AN EMAIL TO CHRYLER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEMS AND THEY BASICLY JUST BLEW US OFF, OF COURSE BECAUSE IT WASNT THERE PROBLEM NOW SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED, I WILL SAY THIS I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN.

THE STRUT SHOCK TOWER THAT SUPPORTED THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM RUSTED THROUGH FROM THE INSIDE OUT. AT THE TIME THAT RUST WAS NOTICEABLE THE TOWER HAD ALREADY FAILED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FRONT END TO DROP WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND SUPPLIED A REPAIR KIT UNDER THE 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY. *AK *NLM

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT STRUT TOWER IS RUSTED.*MR THE STRUT TOWER WAS RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS ABOUT TO FAIL. DAIMLER CHRYSLER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE. *JB *NM

NO ACCIDENTS YET. HEADLIGHTS HAVE FOGGY COATING ON THEM, WHICH WE HAVE LOW LIGHT VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. ALSO, WHEN FILLING UP TANK WITH GAS IT RUNS OUT WHEN COMPLETELY FULL. *LA

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES. THIS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME, AND SOMETIMES, BUT NOT ALWAYS, IS TRIGGERED BY THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. *LA

VEHICLE SUFFERED THREE FUEL TANK FAILURES.*MR IN BETWEEN THE THREE FAILURES THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE REPAIR SHOP ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE FUEL SYSTEM INSPECTED. BECAUSE THE SMELL OF FUEL WAS SO POWERFUL WINDOWS HAD TO BE CLOSED WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMERS FOR REPAIRS MADE. PLEASE RESPOND PROMPTLY IN RESOLVING MATTERS. *CB

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH ON SUNNY GOOD WEATHER THE ENGINE STALLED WHITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WILL NOT START AGAIN.

WHILE GETTING SERVICE ON MY 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE VIN/[XXX] RUST WAS OBSERVED ON THE BODY STRUT MGT TOWER LOCATED IN THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE THIS TOWER IS A MAIN PART OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM. FAILURE OF THIS PART OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO RUST OUT FROM THE INSIDE CAN CAUSE THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WELD RUSTED PREMATURELY. *AK

VEHICLE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK SUDDENLY COLLAPSED. THE DRIVER ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *NLM

CLOCKSPRING SAFETY DEFICIENCY.*MR THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE CLOCKSPRING PURCHASED BEFORE RECALL WAS ISSUED. *CB

THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL OFF TRACK WHILE ROLLING IT UP. ALSO, DRIVER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE METAL PART ATTACHMENT FELL APART. *AK

REAR DOORS ON VEHICLE WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. DOOR LEVER LINKS WERE REPLACED IN THE REPAIRED DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

CHILD INTEGRATED RESTRAINT SYSTEMS LOCATED ON THE MIDDLE BENCH SEAT DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. ON BOTH SYSTEMS, THE HARNESS STRAPS TIGHTENED AND BUCKLE WOULD NOT RELEASE. ON ALL THE REAR SEAT BELTS RELEASE BUTTONS ON THE BUCKLES WERE SENSITIVE AND RELEASED WITH LITTLE PRESSURE. *AK

CLOCKSPRING MECHANISM

HAD A RADIATOR FAN RELAY RECALL ON 1996 DODGE CARAVAN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND RADIATOR FAN STILL CONTINUES TO COME ON AT VARIOUS TIMES WHEN CAR IS NOT RUNNING, RUNNING BATTERY DEAD, FRONT W/S WIPER BLADES COMES ON BY ITSELF, LOST FM STEREO FREQUENCY ALL TOGETHER. CANNOT DEPEND ON THIS WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH WITH TWO PASSENGERS, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM VENT NEAR THE REAR SLIDING DOOR. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE CURB AND WAITED 2 MINUTES, THEN CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD TO TRY TO FIND THE PROBLEM FOR THE SMOKE. NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND, BUT WHILE GETTING BACK INTO VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE SPEWING FROM THE REAR RIGHT SIDE WHEELS. CONSUMER BARELY REMOVED PASSENGERS FROM VEHICLE WHEN VEHICLE WENT UP IN FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE NOTIFIED. *AK FLAMES STARTED SHOOTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *PH

THE SEAT BELT OF THE INTEGRATED CAR SEAT MECHANISM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH

DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK MECHANIC FOUND THAT STRUTS WERE POPPING THROUGH THE STRUT TOWER. STRUT TOWER HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECAL 00V268000 REGARDING FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED IN JUNE ,AND THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS RECENTLY CONTACTED, AND THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE SMELL OF GASOLINE ENTERED THE PASSENGER CABIN WHICH THE CONSUMER SAID WAS RELATED TO THIS RECALL.*AK

PEDESTAL CONNECTED TO ROCKER ARM WHICH IS CONNECTED TO CYLINDER HEAD BROKE FOR NO REASON. SINCE IT IS ALL ONE PIECE, IT ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A GREAT COST. WARRANTY GOLD EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT AS THEY SAID IT WAS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. DODGE DENIES THERE HAVE BEEN ANY COMPLAINTS.

CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE UNDER RAINY CONDITIONS. *AK COMPLETE WIPER FAILURE OCCURRED AND DEALER STATED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *PH *JB

IN DECEMBER 2002 CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FILLER VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 1/30/2003 WHO REPLACED THE FILLER VALVE AND THE GAS TANK. THE CONSUMER FELLS THEY SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE EXPENSES. *AK *CB

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS LIT AND CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS.*AK

LOWER LEFT BALL JOINT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING DURING LOW SPEED (2 MPH) DRIVING, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF, ALSO DESTROYING PART OF THE SWAY BAR AND THE LEFT DRIVE SHAFT. AT HIGHWAY SPEED, SUCH A FAILURE WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP THE PRIOR DAY FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THE DEALERSHIP ALSO PERFORMED STATE SAFETY INSPECTION FOUR MONTHS PRIOR. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF BALL JOINT WEAR OR DAMAGE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING CONSUMER CAN STRONGLY SMELL GAS FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT RIGHT STRUT CAP THAT HOLDS THE SUSPENSION HAS RUSTED OUT. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.

THE HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE MOST RECENT WAS ON 7/14/2003. *AK

WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE CLOCKSPRING MECHANISM OF OUR DODGE CARAVAN WHICH AFFECTS THE AIRBAG, BUT WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WE BOUGHT IT AT DODGE CITY IN HERMITAGE, PA, THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT UNLESS WE ALSO PAID FOR OTHER REPAIRS.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE PULLING FROM A STOP VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER STATED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVESHAFT. *AK

CONSUMER RAN OVER POT HOLE TRAVELING 30 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

WHILE PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVERS ON 1996 DODGE CARAVAN HAVE DETERIORATED LEAVING A HAZY COVERING. ILLUMINATION OF THE ROAD BY THE HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT IS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR DRIVING. *NLM

TRUCK IS LEAKING OIL, OIL ALL OVER CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS PAR TOF RECALL 96V 006 000. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT SHE HAD A LEAK FROM THE GASKETS.*AK

THE VEHICLES CLOCKSPRING FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED THE INVOICE FOR REIMBURSEMENT BUT THE CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE FULL REIMBURSEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. *MR *SCC *NLM

THE HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 1996 CARAVAN ARE THE TYPE WITH A CLEAR PLASTIC OR GLASS COVER OVER THE BULBS. OVER TIME, THE CLEAR COVERING HAS BECOME VERY CLOUDY TO THE POINT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WELL ENOUGH TO SAFELY SEE AT NIGHT. THE LIGHTS ARE NOT DAMAGED, THE LENSES ARE JUST NOT AT ALL CLEAR ANYMORE. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE THE HEADLIGHT ADJUSTMENT BUT OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALER TELLS US THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE CLOUDY LENS. THEY SAY THE ONLY REPAIR OPTION IS TO REPLACE THE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES. OUR VEHICLE WARRANTY IS LONG SINCE EXPIRED BUT I DO NOT SEE THIS ISSUE AS ONE OF WARRANTY BUT RATHER SAFETY. ANY REASONABLE PERSON SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPECT THE HEADLIGHTS ON A VEHICLE TO ILLUMINATE A SAFE PATH AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUED IN SERVICE. I'VE CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND THEY SAY IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DISAGREE WITH MY SAFETY COMPLAINT.*AK

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND WENT OUT ON MY DODGE CARAVAN. WE WILL NEED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER FOR SAFETY ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. WE ALWAYS PAY ATTENTION TO THE UPKEEP OF OUR VEHICLES AND SERVICE THEM REGULARLY.

WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED, PUDDLES OF GAS IS FORMED UNDER IT. THIS HAPPENED ANYTIME VEHICLE WAS PARKED. VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GAS AND NO ONE KNEW WHY. ALSO THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND WINDOW WIPERS CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TT

THE CONSUMER DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL OR EMPTY BECAUSE OF A FAULTY FAULTY SENSOR INSIDE THE GAS TANK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

I SUBMITTED A REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE CLOCK SPRING REPAIR (SAFETY RECALL) IN MY THEN 1996 DODGE CARAVAN ON JANUARY 28, 2003. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER SINCE. I HAVE TELEPHONED AND SENT THEM A SECOND LETTER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT BUT AGAIN HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM. I AM DISAPPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED THAT THEY TAKE THIS POSITION. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THEIR ATTENTION. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, WATER RAN DOWN INTO THE POWER ASSEMBLY WHICH CAUSED IT TO RUST. *JB

THE SEAT BELTS IN THE THIRD ROW OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *JB

GEN 3 SEAT BELTS! MY HUSBAND AND MY 16 MONTH OLD SON ARE EVERYTHING TO ME, WE HAVE A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN AND NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT! PLEASE TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO KEEP US SAFE. WE ARE REAL PEOPLE. *JB

A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO ILLUMINATE. *MR *AK *NLM

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY, THERE WAS A 2 SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE BRAKES CAUGHT. *JB

WHEN DRIVING UNDER ICY WEATHER CONDITIONS, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ABS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PROPEL FORWARD BEFORE STOPPING. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ABS WERE DEFECTIVE. *JB

ELECTRICAL - WINDSHIELD WIPERS, RADIO, STATIC ELECTRICITY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL START OPERATION WHILE ACTIVATION SWITCH IS IN "OFF" POSITION AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING. WIPERS ALSO WILL START OPERATING WHEN EVER TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON-GOING SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE IN 1996. EVEN THOUGH THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF WARRANTY, A REMEDY WAS NEVER OFFERED BY DEALER' SERVICE DEPARTMENT. STATIC ELECTRICITY IS A PROBLEM AT TIMES. UPON ENTERING VEHICLE ONE COULD EXPERIENCE AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM TOUCHING DOOR HANDLE, STEERING WHEEL, ETC., RADIO/TAPE PLAYER MALFUNCTIONING OCCURRED QUITE OFTEN DURING FIRST FEW YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. WHEN REPORTED TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WAS INFORMED THAT WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. SINCE THEN FM TUNER HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. *NLM THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. *SCC

FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. *NLM

THE HORN WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED LIT ON DASH. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING. MR SCC *JB

AFTER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE CLOCK SPRING RECALL (02V293000) THE VEHICLES HORN SHORTED OUT. THE DEALER CHARGED THE CONSUMER FOR HORN REPLACEMENT. *NLM

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE USED, AND SINCE THEN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON WITHOUT WARNING, AND AT THE ODDEST TIMES. ALSO, MY AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON AND MY HORN STOPPED WORKING BECAUSE OF IT. SUDDENLY, ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, THE CAR STARTED SMOKING. I TOOK IT TO GET IT SERVICED AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKING. THE SERVICE MEN TOLD ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL. I WAS TOLD BY OTHER MECHANICS, AFTER THE FIRE THAT I DESCRIBE BELOW, THAT IF THE VEHICLE BURNS OIL, THE SMOKE WOULD BE TEMPORARY, AND IT WOULD GO AWAY AFTER IT BURNS OFF. WELL... IT DIDN'T, AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED: ON APRIL 20TH, I PARKED MY CAR ON THE OUTDOOR PARKING LOT OF THE WHOLE FOODS MARKET, IN GLENDALE, CA. I HEARD AN ANNOUNCEMENT OVER THE PA, THAT THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY IN THE SOUTH PARKING LOT, AND THAT EVERYONE THERE SHOULD MOVE THEIR CAR. I WAS PARKED IN THE SOUTH LOT. ON THE WAY OUT, A LADY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A CAR ON FIRE, AND THE FIRE DEPT WAS ON ITS WAY. I CONTINUED ON MY WAY OUTSIDE, AND WHEN I GOT TO THE PARKING LOT, I SAW THAT IT WAS MY VEHICLE. THE FIRE DID NOT BURN THROUGH THE FIREWALL, BUT EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPT FROM GLENDALE, SENT AN ARSON INVESTIGATOR, SINCE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND THERE HAD BEEN SOME CAR FIRES IN THE AREA. TURNS OUT, THE ARSON INVESTIGATOR TELLS ME, THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY SOMETHING ELECTRICAL. THE VAN DID NOT OVERHEAT. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE, UNTIL THE THING CAUGHT FIRE ON SUNDAY. *JB

THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF CLOCK SPRING. THE DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING CAUSED THE AIR BAGS/HORN TO FAIL. *AK *JB *TS

THE CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLE IN THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE COVER IN FRONT OF THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND THE TENSIONER BEARING HAD FALLEN APART. THE TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A DELAY IN THE SHIFT, AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE HIS FOOT OFF OF THE GAS TO GET THE SHIFT UP. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS COLD, IT WOULD DELAY ENGAGING IN REVERSE FROM PARK. SCC *JB

THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED PER INVOICE TO INSURE SAFETY. SCC *JB

REPLACED CLOCKSPRING BEFORE RECEIVING RECALL.

THE RUBBER O-RINGS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-268. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. PH *NLM

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB

THE VEHICLES CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY SHORTED AND CAUSED THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. PH *NLM

THE VEHICLES CLOCK SPRING FAILED WHICH CAUSED AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. PH *NLM

THE AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. PH *NLM.

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE CLOCK SPRING AND THE HEATER. SCC *JB

CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. ALSO, PERFORMED RECALL 895 REPAIRS OM FUEL RAIL SEAL. *AK

THE CONSUMER LEARNED THE GOODYEAR SPARE TIRE HAD STRUCTURAL CRACKS DUE TO RAPID PRODUCT DETERIORATION. *AK *JB

THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER HAD CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION AND IS NOW REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *TT *NLM

THE WHEEL BEARING SNAPPED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO WOBBLE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.*JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE TO REPLACE MINIVAN'S CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY. *DT *JB

THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE.*AK *JB

WHEN THE VEHICLES GAS TANK WAS FILLED, GAS LEAKED OUT ONTO THE GROUND. WHEN THE TANK WAS HALF FILLED THERE WAS NO LEAKAGE. *NLM

THE SMELL OF FUEL FILLED THE VEHICLE WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP. THERE WERE RECALLS THAT CORRESPONDED WITH THE CONSUMERS COMPLAINT(RECALL NUMBERS 99V216000, 00V268000). *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES ENGINE STALLED, STARTED SMOKING AND LATER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. *JB

THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON. CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE CLOCK SPRING RECALL #02V293000 AND HAD IT REPLACED AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING.*JB

THE POWER DOORS DID NOT LOCK.*JB

TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCING 2ND GEAR SLIPPAGE CAUSING HESITATION AND DEGRADED ACCELERATION WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ENTERING HIGHWAY TRAFFIC.

INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. *AK A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE IN MOTION. THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE ON MANY OCCASIONS AND CHANGED DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL PARTS AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE CONSUMER FOUND THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THIS MAKE/MODEL. *SCC *JB

NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE REGARDING THE RECALL ON THE CLOCK SPRING.*JB

THE VEHICLE HIT A GUARD RAIL AND FLIPPED OVER SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB

DASH , SPEEDOMETER, TACH. AND ALL GAUGES. IN MY 1996 DODGE CARAVAN WENT OUT .THIS HAPPEN ABOUT THE YEAR OF 2000 AND HAD TO HAVE THE DASH REPLACED WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS. THE LOSS OF THE SPEEDOMETER SHOULD BE A SAFTY ISSUE I THINK.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES.*JB. *JB

WHILE BACKING UP, SMOKE BEGAN POURING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND BURNED VAN COMPLETELY. PH

GRINDING NOISE FROM A/C COMPRESSOR UNIT. UNIT THEN LOCKED AND BROKE SERPENTINE BELT. CLICKING NOISE FROM PASSENGER SIDE DASH JUST AFTER STARTING STOPS AFTER APPROX. 30 SECS. TRANS DOESN'T CATCH RIGHT AWAY WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE.

WINDSHEILD WIPERS STOP FUNCTIONING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINSHEILD. THE WIPERS START FUNCTIONING AGAIN AFTER I OPERATE THE SWITCH AGAIN, BUT THEY START AND STOP CONTINIOUSLY. I HAVE HAD THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED (PROVEN NOT-DEFECTIVE AS PER DEALER), AND THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. IN FACT, IT SEEMS THAT EVERY CARAVAN OWNER I SPEAK TO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER WHEN IT RAINS. CONSUMER STATES THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. TS *DT

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS STEERING HARD TO TURN LEFT ESPECIALLY WHEN BACKING UP. *TT

WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A DISTRACTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

VEHICLES' WINDSHIELD WIPERS FRONT/REAR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY OR DON'T WORK AT ALL. THIS RESULTS IN POOR VISIBILITY, AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PH

WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. CONSUMER STATES THERE WOULD BE NO LIGHTS AND THE HORN WOULD NOT WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE AIR BAG COULD BE INOPERATIVE IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

HEIGHT SENSOR VALVE, REAR LEFT BRAKE (THE ACTUAL DATE OF THE INCIDENT WAS JANUARY 5, 2003, HOWEVER, THE INCIDENT DATE SEGMENT DID NOT PROVIDE THE YEAR 2003. ALSO, THE NUMBER OF FAILURES SECTION...ONCE FAILURE OCCURRED, IT CONTINUED) WENT TO MECHANIC TO FIND PROBLEM. THERE WAS ANOTHER 1996 VAN THERE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM (QUITE COINCIDENTAL, WHICH PROMPTED THIS COMPLAINT). MECHANIC SAID THE HEIGHT SENSOR VALVE NEEDED REPLACEMENT, COULD ONLY BE DONE BY DEALER DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS A DEALER PART ONLY AND THAT THE GAS TANK NEEDED REMOVAL. THE REASON I AM PROCEEDING WITH THIS COMPLAINT IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAD LITTLE TO NO WARNING THAT BRAKE FAILURE WAS IMMINENT. DURING ONE TRIP (APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES TOTAL), BRAKES BEGAN TO FEEL "SPONGY", THEN BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ON NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS WITHOUT OUR THREE CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. VAN WAS INSPECTED IN SEPTEMBER, NO INDICATION PROBLEM EXISTED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL VIBRATE THEN THERE'S A NOISE (PLACE UNKNOWN)AND VEHICLE WILL HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM WILL WORSEN WHEN DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE ABS BRAKES ARE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HORN DOES NOT WORK. ALSO THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS HIGH BEAM LIGHTS THAT WORK IN VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE CLOCK SPRING WENT OUT CAUSING THE CONSUMER HORN NOT TO WORK AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE'S SLIDING DOORS DOESN'T SHUT ALL THE WAY, AND DOORS WILL NOT OPEN. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE'S BACK SEAT WILL NOT LOCK EVEN WITH OCCUPANTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

THE CLOCK SPRING WIRING HARNESS ON THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND CAUSED THE AIR BAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL TO FAIL. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE HORN AND THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DO NOT FUNCTION. *******DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS******770791. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1996 DODGE CARAVAN HAS FAILED AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME. IT WAS REPLACED ONCE IN 1997 AT 7,000 MILES BY CHRYSLER. IT WAS RECONDITIONED IN 2000 AT 56,000 MILES BY CHRYSLER. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE AT 81,000 MILES IN DECEMBER OF 2002. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND REFUSES TO PERFORM ANY "GOOD WILL" REPAIRS.

CLOCKSPRING DEFECTIVE, SHOULDN'T THERE BE A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE? DT

WHILE DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER THE VEHICLE WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS. ALSO AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVER NIGHT IT HESITATED WHEN MOVING INTO THE REVERSE GEAR THEN ABRUPTLY ENGAGED. *PH *NLM

CALLED NHTSA VIA 888 LINE TO CHECK ON A RECALL OF AN AIR BAG SWITCH TRANSFERRED TO "ROWLAND". HE TOOK THE MAKE AND MODEL INFO AND SAID THERE WAS A "RECALL" BUT THAT NHTSA DID NOT HAVE THE VIN #S EFFECTED. HE GAVE ME THE RECALL NUMBER FOR CHRYSLER 800-853-1403. "BEVERLY" ASKED DEMOGRAPHIC INFO AND AFTER REPEATED REQUESTS SHE FINALLY DID GIVE SOME INFO. SHE SAYS THERE IS "NO OFFICIAL" REQUEST BUT THAT CHRYSLER IS CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION (SHE DID NOT GIVE ME ANY EXPECTED DATE OF COMPLETION). I WAS GIVEN A CASE # 10626557. I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH "SOMEONE" WHO COULD ANSWER MY QUESTIONS ABOUT A TIMELINE. I WAS ON HOLD FOR APPROX. 5 MINUTES AND "SHARON CRENSHAW" (SUPERVISOR) CAME ON THE LINE AND REPEATED THAT NO TIMELINE IS AVAILABLE. I THANKED HER BUT TOLD HER THAT NHTSA TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. SHARON SAID THAT CARS THAT ARE INCLUDED WILL RECEIVE A NOTICE VIA THE MAIL. I COULD CHOOSE TO TAKE MY "CHANCES" AND GO TO A DEALER AND HAVE THEM CHECK THE SWITCH AND REPAIR IF NEEDED. THEN I COULD SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR "POSSIBLE" REIMBURSEMENT. I ASKED IF THE DEALER COULD COMPARE THE PROBLEM TO THE NHTSA DESCRIPTION OF THE SWITCH AND TELL ME IF IT IS THE SAME. SHARON SAID THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION. I TOLD HER THAT WHAT I HAVE IS PUBLIC INFORMATION FROM THE NHTSA WEBSITE. SHARON HAD NOTHING FURTHER TO OFFER. DT

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH ON HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION "BLEW UP". TS

THIS IS A REPORT OF A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE DODGE CARAVAN. AFTER DISCUSSION, CHRYSLER CORP. HAS NOT ADMITTED ANY ISSUE AND THERE IS NO RECALL APPLICABLE. THE PROBLEM IS THE FACT THAT THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT TOWER (SUPPORTS VEHICLE) IS RUSTING THROUGH. THIS IS MORE THAN COSMETIC AND SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT ANY VEHICLE AGE / MILEAGE. ULTIMATE FAILURE WILL ALLOW THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SUSPENSION TO FAIL WITH POTENTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL AND LOSS OF LIFE. EVEN THOUGH THIS COMPONENT HAS NOT FAILED COMPLETELY ON MY DODGE CARAVAN, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS WERE UNDERSTOOD AND STUDIED. THANK-YOU. DT

INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VIEW. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDE DUE TO THE VIN DEALER NOTIFIED.TS

AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING. DT

AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. VEHICLES' HEAD LIGHT GETS DEBRIS ON THEM WHICH RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITY. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

NEED TO ADD THIS VEHICLE TO RECALL AND SERVICE BY DEALER NEED TO RECALL EVERY CLOCK SPRING MADE. DT

NO SUMMARY. DT

WIPERS TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY, INAPPROPRIATELY. AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CRUISE DOESN'T WORK, HORN DOESN'T WORK. OTHER THAN THAT, THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WELL. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769501

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLS CAUSING LOST OF POWER STEERING. TS

NO SUMMARY. DT

WHILE DRIVING, THE HORN SYSTEM FAILED. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, THE AIR BAG SENOR LIGHT HAD COME ON AND STAYED ON. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING. *MR *SCC *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION POP OUT OF REVERSE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN TURNING A CORNER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFOMATION. TS

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SHE HIT THE DEER AND HER DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE FURTHER INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR CARAVANS, SAFETY IS DEFINITELY COMPROMISED WITHOUT THE HORN OPERATING PROPERLY. DT

FAILURE IN SAFETY COMPONENTS, HORN AND AIRBAG ALSO CRUISE CONTROL. ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHERE AIRBAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY "ON" HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL COMPONENTS NO LONGER FUNCTION. ITEMS ARE OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT SINCE THEY INVOLVE SAFETY FEATURES, A RECALL FOR ELECTRICAL FAILURES IN THE STEERING COLUMN/DASH AREA IS REQUESTED. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THEIR VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT STATED IN RECALL # 96 V 006 000, BUT VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED BY VIN NUMBER. DUE TO DATE OFF VEHICLE MANUFACUTURED. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE CLOCK SPRING WENT OUT CAUSING THE CONSUMER HORN NOT TO WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, HE STOPPED AT A REST AREA AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. TRANSMISSION FLUID STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE FILL TUBE. THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. *SCC

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SLIDE DOOR LOCK MAKES A NOISE AND DOESN'T WORK. THE MOTOR IS MAKING A LOUD BUZZING SOUND-THE DOOR MOTOR IS BAD. *SCC

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *SCC

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER IS INOPERATIVE REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *SCC

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WATER PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *SCC

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BELT TENSIONER AND THE SERPINTINE BELT(S), NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *SCC

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE PITTED. *SCC

WHILE DRIVING THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLES HORN TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *TS *JG *NLM

WE ALSO HAVE GHOST WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HAVE HAD THE VAN RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE FUEL RAIL NOW WE HAVE TO WORRY THAT THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY. THESE CARS SUCK AND SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. DT

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE GAINING MORE SPEED, CONSUMER HIT A RETAINING WALL AND CAME TO A STOP. NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER FEELS AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT HAS PROBLEM WITH FUEL TANK. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. MR

CONSUMER STATES INVOLVED IN A COLLISION TRAVELLING APPROX 35MPH. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DRIVER'S BAG DID NOT. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT AIR BAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY LIT AND VEHICLE'S HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DLR WHO ADVISED THAT AIR BAG IS INOPERATIVE DUE TO DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CLOCKSPRING IN GEAR BOX WENT OUT CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO STAY ALLUMINATED. HORN GOES OUT\AND CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT ENGAGE. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE HORN WILL OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND NO WARNING THE FUEL TANK HAD CRACK CAUSING FLUID TO LINK OUT AND THE CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO REFILL MORE THAN OFTEN. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

CONSUMER STATED THE TENSIONER BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVING. MR *JB

CLOCK SPRING FAILURE CAUSES THE AIR BAG AND HORN TO NOT WORK. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING AND THEN MY AIR BAG AND HORN WORKS. THESE 2 ITEMS ARE SAFETY FEATURES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768035

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CLOCK SPRING ON THE VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING, THE RIBBON CABLE BROKE AND NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS COMING ON AND THE AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK. CONTACTED DEALER. *NLM *SCC

THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS IN ON (DOES NOT WORK.) MECHANIC TELLS US THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NO AIRBAGS PLUS NO HORN = SERIOUS SAFTEY ISSUE. UPON RESEARCH, IT LOOKS LIKE MANY OTHER CARAVAN USERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. MR

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON, CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, AND HORN DOES NOT WORK. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM

FRONT DRIVER AIRBAG IS INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

THE CONSUMER IS CONCERN SHE RECEIVE A RECALL FOR THE FUEL RAIL O RING. RECALL NUMER #895 THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO PARTS "AVAILABLE" SINCE FEBRUARY 2002 THE DEALERSHIP NAME ANDERSON DODGE 5711 EAST STATE STREE ROAD ROCKFORD IL 61107. 815 229 2000. NLM

CONSUMER STATES, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES SYSTEM, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. DEALER HAS ENN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 3 MONTHS TRYING TO GET FIXED. THE FIRST DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER TWICE AND BLED AIR TO TRY TO REPAIR. THE SECOND DEALER PERFORMED A BRAKE INSPECTION. THEY FOUND A LOT OF AIR IN THE LEFT REAR LINE AND ALSO BLED THE ABS SYSTEM. I ALSO HAD THEM CHECK THE STEERING BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I TURNED THE STEERRING WHEEL AND STEERING WAS NOISEY, LIKE A GROANING SOUND. THEY REPORTED THE CLOCK SPRING CLICKING WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON - AND THERE IS A MOAN OR A HONK NOISE WHEN TURNING WHICH WOULD TAKE NEW P/S HOSES TO REPAIR. ONE WEEK LATER THE PEDAL WAS ONCE AGAIN GOING TO THE FLOOR AND THE ABS STILL COMING ON. THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD ORDER A PUMP. WHICH TOOK 2 WEEKS TO GET IN. WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN THEY KEPT IT A FEW DAYS THEN CALLED TO SAY IT NEEDED THE ABS HYDRAULIC PACKAGE AT A COST OF $2,000+. THEY RECOMMENDED I CALL CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEE IF THEY COULD ASSIST WITH THE COSTS. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID IT WAS A MECHANICAL PART THAT COULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME THEREFORE MY COST SINCE THE VAN IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY (LOW MILEAGE DOESN'T MATTER). I CALLED THE DEALER AND HAVEN'T HEARD BACK IN TWO DAYS TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD RECCOMMEND/ I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE CRAVAN SO I WANTED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. NLM

STRUT TOWER HAS RUSTED OUT AND WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. STRUT TOWER HOLDS THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON.*AK *JB

THREE FAN BELTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TENSIONER. VEHICLE AT REPAIR SHOP. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A RAIN PUDDLE YOU SERPENTINE BELT, THAT CONNECTS ENGINE TO THE COOLANT FAN ETC., FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING.CONTACTED DEALER. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED 4 TIMES.*AK

VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A FLAT TIRE REPAIR. PASSENGER'S SIDE STRUT TOWER HAS RUSTED AND SPRING WAS STARTING TO COME THROUGH. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED FRONT END TO COLLASPE ONTO THE WHEELS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CLOCKSPRING (LOCATED IN THE STEERING WHEEL) FAILURE RESULTED IN LOSS OF USE OF BOTH AIRBAGS, THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE HORN

BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT STRUTT TOWERS HAD RUSTED AMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH. IF THE VAN HAD NOT OVERHEATED, WE WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN THAT WE HAD A PROBLEM. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE NEEDED SOME PARTS REPLACED, BUT NOT THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE PARTS. WE WERE LUCKY THAT THE STRUTT TOWERS DIDN'T GIVE WAY, AND THAT WE, OR NO ONE ESLE WAS HURT, WHEN WE WENT IN FOR THE REPAIRS, WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO TAKE THE VECHILE OFF THE LOT.

THE CLOCK SPRING BEHIND THE STERRING WHEEL FAILED, MAKING THE AIRBAG AND HORN TO FAIL TO FUNCTION.*AK

FAILURE OF THIS PART CAUSES THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL TO BE INOPERABLE AND FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO STAY ON ALL THE TIME. WITH THE NUMBER OF FAILURES OF THIS PART, A RECALL IS NECESSARY. MANY PEOPLE WILL NOT FIX AT THE COST OF THE PART AND WILL BE DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CRUISE CONTROL WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

LEFT FRONT STRUT TOWER RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED LOSS OF PROPER SUSPENSION ON LEFT SIDE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER OPENED HOOD TO CHECK OIL AND NOTICE THAT STRUT TOWER HAD RUSTED. IF IT RUSTED IT COULD BREAK, AND FRONT END COULD FALL OFF.*AK

FIRE STARTED WHILE DRIVING. SPREAD QUICKLY, FULLY INVOLVED TOTAL LOSS. INSURANCE ADJUSTER FAMILAR WITH DODGE FIRES. THANK GOD CHILDREN WEREN'T IN AND STRAPPED AT THE TIME.*AK

FIRST THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AUTOMATICALL,YTHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPS, THEN THE HORN STOPS WORKING, THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON, NOW THE CAR OCCASIONLLY DOESN'T START UNLESS I ADJUST THE STEERING COLUMN

VEHICLE OVERHEATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, AND WAS INFORMED THAT STRUT TOWER THE HOLDS ENGINE HAD RUSTED, AND COULD CAUSE ENGINE TO FALL.*AK *YH

WHEN PARKING VEHICLE CONSUMER CAN SMELL GAS ON DRIVER'S SIDE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC , CHECKED FUEL INJECTOR NO LEAK. ON AUGUST 19TH PARKED ON A HILL, AND CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL IN DRIVEWAY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

00 V 268 000/FUEL LEAKAGE: FUEL LEAKING FROM THE O RING. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING FUEL TANK WILL LEAK FLUID AND COULD CAUSE AND FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THERE WERE DARK SPOTS UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A FUEL LEAK WHICH CAUSED AN ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC.*AK THE MECHANIC FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE THE GAS TANK WHICH WAS REPLACED. *NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CIRCULAR CRACK IN ROTOR SAROUND THE HUB CAUSED SUDDEN FAILURE OF BRAKE RESULTING IN PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING AND POSSIBLE DANGER.*AK

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MADE THE REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION FLUIDS WERE LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH TRANSMISSION. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND MADE REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE TOP OF THE SHOCK TOWERS ARE SHOWING AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF RUST. THE RIGHT SIDE SHOCK TOWER IS THE WORST. IT APPEARS THE SHOCK IS STARTING TO PUSH THROUGH THE TOP OF THE SHOCK TOWER. REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER WHO CONTACTED THE DISTRICT SERVICE REP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON ITS WAY IN A MONTH OR TWO. BUT THAT WAS FIVE MONTHS AGO.

WHILE DRIVING STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT. *AK

ON TWO OF THE THREE OCCASIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK IN A RAINSTORM. AFTER BOTH INCIDENTS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND THE MECHANIC WITNESSED THE FAILURE BUT IT DID NOT PERSIST. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM UNTIL THERE IS A TOTAL FAILURE. I SENT AN E-MAIL TO DODGE HEADQUARTERS, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY WIPERS DECIDE TO QUIT IN A RAINSTORM?*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON, AND HORN IS INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORKING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

THERE IS A PLASTIC LENS THAT COVERS HEADLIGHTS. IT HAS DETERIORATED AND IS BLOCKING THE HEAD LIGHT. CONTACTED DEALER.*A

I HAVE REVIEWED ALOT OF WEBSITES AND IT SEEMS THERE HAVE BEEN ALOT OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS REPORTED ON THIS MODEL OF CAR. SOME COULD HAVE LED TO ACCIDENTS, WHILE OUR CAR SO FAR INVOLVES ONLY TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKEAGE AND OCCASIONAL NOISE. BUT, I AM AFRAID THIS MAY BE PRELUDE TO A FULL FAILURE. IT SEEMS PRUDENT TO CONSIDER A GENERAL RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THERE SEEM TO HAVE BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS POSTED ON THE INTERNET. EVEN OUR AUTO MECHANIC WAS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED THAT WE COMPLAIN TO THE DEALER AND SEE IF THEY WOULD BE NICE ENOUGH TO HONOR SOME TYPE OF COMPENSATION!*JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V268000 CONCERNING FUEL LEAK. NOTIFIED DEALER, AND THEY SAID PARTS WILL NOT BE IN UNTIL NOVEMBER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO THE FUEL TANK COLLAPSING ON ITSELF, DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED REPLACED, LATER CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE SEAL IN THE FUEL TANK AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER THE DEALER WOULD NOT DO THE RECALL REPAIRS DUE TO THE FUEL TANK BEING COLLAPSED, CONSUMER PURCHASED A FUEL TANK FROM A SALVAGE YARD, HOWEVER THAT TANK WAS ALSO COLLAPSED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION JUMPS FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DECELERATE SUDDENLY.TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PREVIOUSLY; HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CAR WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. JUST AS I STARTED FORWARD, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE CAR STOPPED. THE AXLE BROKE AS SOON AS TORQUE WAS APPLIED TO IT. LUCKILY I WAS ON A SLOPE AND WAS ABLE TO ROLL THE CAR BACK OFF THE ROAD. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHOSE OWNER STATED THAT BROKEN AXLES WERE "A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CARAVANS". I HAD THE DEALER CHECK FOR RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS; THERE WEREN'T ANY OUTSTANDING ON THIS CAR. DEALER WAS SYMPATHETIC BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ADJUSTMENT.*AK

CONSUMER STATES AFTER LONG TRIP THERE IS TICKING NOISE IN ENGINE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON. DEALER FOUND ROCKER SHAFT PERCH WAS BROKEN AND REPLACED LIFTERS, REAR HEAD GASKET AND PLUGS. *TT

CONSUMER STATES THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. DEALER REPLACED AIR BAG MODULE AND CLOCKSPRING. *TT

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. ALSO, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERATIVE.*AK *JG

AIRBAG LIGHT ON , NO SPEED CONTROL, NO HORN. AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATES NONFUNCTIONING RESTRAINT SYSTEM. *AK

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION TWICE SINCE I PURCHASED IT FROM THE DEALER. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT AROUND 45000 MILES, AND THE SECOND WAS AROUND 55000 MILES. I HAVE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNING ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES, THE HORN STOPPED WORKING AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON. THERE IS A LOUD WIND NOISE UNDER THE CAR WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 29000 MILES WHEN WE PURCHASED IT, AND IT HAS CAUSED US GRIEF EVER SINCE. WE CANNOT TRADE IT IN, AND GET WHAT ITS WORTH, BECAUSE OF THESE AWFUL DEFECTS, NOR DO WE WANT TO PUT OUR CHILDREN IN JEOPARDY. I CANNOT DRIVE OUT OF MY LOCAL AREA BECAUSE I AM AFRAID OF THE VEHICLE BREAKING DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY.*AK

VEHICLE LEAKING FUEL FROM THE SEALING O RING. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE BURNING FROM INSIDE AND CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AIR BAG/ HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER NOTED THAT CLOCK SPRING WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK *TT

FUEL PUMP REGULATOR IS PRODUCING TOO MUCH PRESSURE, AND EXTRA PRESSURE IS CAUSING FUEL INJECTION O-RING TO FAIL.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERATIVE. WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT COME ON RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY.*AK *NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INVOLUNTARILY CAUSING INTERFERENCE WHILE DRIVING. SWITCH IS CUT ON AND OFF TO DISENGAGE. WHEN MANUALLY TURNED OFF IN COLD WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP SHORT AND BLOCK THE DRIVERS VISION. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE SEAT COLLAPSED, THERE WAS ONE INJURY.*JB

EA 01 007/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING:AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING, ALSO, BOTH HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION DROPS OUT OF DRIVE, KEEPS KICKING OUT OF GEARS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION DROPS OUT OF DRIVE AND KICKS OUT OF GEARS.*AK *YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERABLE DUE TO DEFECTIVE BODY CONTROL MODULE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

ABS LIGHT STAYS ON DUE TO DEFECTIVE BODY CONTROL MODULE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *YH

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND HORN IS INOPERABLE DUE TO THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES DEALER DISCONNECTED SAFETY LOCKS, ALARM SYSTEM, AND KEYLESS ENTRY, THEY THINK IT WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT IT DIDN?T, STILL VEHICLE STALLS AND STARTS EVERY TIME AFTER 20 MINUTES.*YD

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE. WHEELS WERE DRAGGING LIKE IT DID NOT WANT TO PULL. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK *YH

INTEGRADED SAFETY BELT STACKED AND MY WIFE COULD NOT REMOVE CHILD FROM THE SAFETY BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER WON'T REPLACE THE SAFTY BELT FREE.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT 25 MPH. HAS STALLED 4-5 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM.*AK

LOSS OF OIL AND OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING. TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ON 22 APRIL 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:35 PM WHILE DRIVING ON I-10 WEST NEAR LORDSBURG, NM MY VAN STARTED TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. I ASSUMED IT WAS UNEVEN PAVEMENT HOWEVER WHEN I SLOWED DOWN THE VIBRATION DIMINISHED BUT DID NOT CEASE. NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS I EXITED AND STOPPED FOR THE DAY. THE NEXT MORNING WHILE INSPECTING THE CAR I NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS COMING APART (BADLY). I HAD THE DAMAGED TIRE CHANGED AND THE OTHERS INSPECTED. THE OTHER TIRES APPEARED FINE. I BOUGHT THE TIRES NEW IN APRIL 1999. THEY HAVE APPROXIMATELY 34,000 MILES ON THEM. I STILL HAVE THE DAMAGED TIRE. DO YOU WANT IT? PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME.*AK

CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON ALL DAY, AND THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED HER THIS WAS A RESULT OF A DEFECT IN THE CLOCK SPRING.*JB *JG

THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY FAILED RENDERING AIRBAG USELESS. THE FAILED PART WAS DISMANTLED AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS FAILURE IS A LATENT DEFECT THAT IS INDEED SAFETY RELATED. I'D BE HAPPY TO SUPPLY YOU THE PART SINCE CHRYSLER SEEMS UNINTERESTED IN RESOLVING THIS MATTER. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING AWAY, ROTORS HAVE WARPED, AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES ALREADY.*AK. CONSUMER STATES ROTORS WEAR CAUSING VIBRATION AND PULSATION WHEN STOPPING, ALSO BELT DRIVE AND TENSIONER BELT WERE REPALCED, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON.*JB

WHILE AT A STOP ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER AT ABOUT 55 MPH. BOTH PASSENGERS' SIDE SEATBACKS COLLASPED. AS A RESULT OF SEATBACK COLLASPING CONSUMER FELT SOME OF THE INJURIES WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO BAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. WHEN CONTACTING DEALER, DEALER NOTED THAT CLOCK SPRING ON VEHICLE IS THE REASON FOR LIGHT COMING ON. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

PART WHERE CALIPER BOLTS TIGHTEN CALIPER IS UNSAFE THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY A 1996 AND SHOULD BE IN BETER CONDITION I FEEL THE DEFECT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. *AK

FAILURE STARTED AS AN INTERMITENT ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT. LATER NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. APRIL 10, 2002 HORN WOULD NOT SOUND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SIGNAL ANOTHER CAR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. AVOIDED THE CAR AND AN DAMAGE. NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY. NEITHER THE HORN OR CRUISE CONTROL WORK AND I ASSUME THE AIR BAG IS INOPERATIVE. THE VAN IS GOING IN FOR THE FUEL RAIL RECALL ON APRIL 29 AND I WILL ASK ABOUT THE CLOCKSPRING AT THAT TIME.

CONSUMER STATES SHE CALLED HER DEALER TO REPAIR HER RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART TO REPAIR HER AUTO. THE NAME AND LOCATION IS AS FOLLOWS: BROOKDALE CHRYSLER /PLYMOUTH , 6121 BROOKLYN BLVD. MINNAPOLIS, MN 55429 763--535 5200. SHE WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE JULY 2002, BEFORE THEY COULD GET TO HER AUTO. NM

AT A SUDDEN STOP SEAT BELTS CAME UNDONE.*AK

FRONT SUSPENSION HAS A PART THAT SECURES SUSPENSION TO VEHICLE. RUST BUILDS UP THAT IS PUTTING HOLES IN VEHICLE IN THAT AREA. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

ENGINE KNOCKING DUE TO RIGHT HEAD ROCKER ARM RETAINER BEING BROKEN OFF HEAD, AND BENT ROCKER ARM/ SHAFT BENT.*AK WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKS THREE TIMES. CONSUMER STATES THE CAST ROCKER ARM FAILURE WAS DUE TO FLAW IN DESIGN. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BROKE. *YH

PERIODICALLY WHEN TURNING VEHICLE TO LEFT OR RIGHT VEHICLE STALLS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER HAD FUEL SYSTEM CHECKED. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKNOWN. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

SRS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER AT THIS TIME.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH AT A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A DEER. FRONTAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOMES INOPERABLE, AND AT TIMES, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY/ UNEXPECTEDLY COME ON, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING OR STARTING UP VEHICLE, FUSE WILL BLOWOUT AND ENGINE WILL SHUTOFF. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK THE CONSUMER STATES AFTER REPLACING THE FUSE THE ENGINE STARTS. *YH

CONSUMER NOTICED A FUEL LEAK ON THE FUEL RAIL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL COIL CROSSOVER TUBE NEEDED REPLACING. OBLIVIOUS TO THE RECALL, CONSUMER HAD THE MECHANIC MAKE REPAIRS TO PREVENT A VERY DANGEROUS COMPARTMENT FIRE. ONCE IN RECEIPT OF THE RECALL NOTICE, IT STATES THAT IF THE REPAIRS WERE ALREADY MADE PRIOR TO THE RECALL BEING SENT, A REIMBURSEMENT WOULD BE GRANTED. CONSUMER WISHES TO BE REIMBURSED MONIES PAID ON REPAIRS, RECALL NUMBER 00V268. *JG

AIRBAG LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ON, TWO WEEKS LATER THE HORN STOPPED WORKING AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *YD

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DEVICES ON STEERING WHEEL DO NOT WORK. WINDSHIELD WIPERS/ CRUISE CONTROL, AND HORN DO NOT WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THERE IS SMOKE THAT CONTINUEOUSLY COMES OUT OF EXHAUST CAUSING VEHICLE TO FAIL THE INSPECTION. SMOKE WILL COME OUT THE WHOLE TIME VEHICLE IS DRIVEN.*AK

RECALL 00 V 268 000/FUEL LEAKAGE: DEALER : CARL GREGORY DODGE; JOHNSON CITY, TN; PHONE# 423/283-8600 WAS UNABLE TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CLOCKSPRING FAILURE, AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND HORN DOES NOT WORK. *AK

GOT RECALL NOTICE AND CALLED DEALER, DEALER INDICATED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. NLM

INTERMITANT AIR BAG LAMP ILLUMINATION. THE LAMP GOES ON AND OF WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. SUSPECT A BROKEN WIRE IN THE CLOCKSPRING ASSY. NLM

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON, AND HORN/ CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

THE FRONT END SHIMMIES ON SPEED OF 40-50 MPH DUE TO LEFT AXLE SHAFT AND SEAL FAILURES. *YH

CONSUMER DROPPED OFF CAR AT DEALER FOR RECALL 00V268000 REPAIRS. AT THE END OF DAY DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A REFUND FOR THE RECALL WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED ON THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM.(00V268000)*JB

RECEIVEDP RECALL NOTICE 00V26800/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 895, AND CALLED DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS, AND COULDN'T GET PARTS IN. *AK

DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING CAUSED CRUISE CONTROL/ AIR BAG, AND HORN TO MALFUNCTION AT THE SAME TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK

THERE IS RECALL, OOV268000, ON FUEL RAIL LEAKAGE. DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR 6 MONTHS.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT RECALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. *SLC

WHEN DRIVING GAS FUMES WERE COMING INSIDE OF VEHICLE. HAD TO OPEN WINDOW TO BREATH. ODOR ALSO CAME FROM UNDERHOOD.VEHICLE HAS NO ACELERATION POWER. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, NO HORN OR CRUISE CONTROL. A FEW DAYS LATER I READ ABOUT CHRYSLER MINIVANS BEING INVESTIGATED BECAUSE OF FAULTY CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLIES. AFTER READING THAT, I CALLED OUR DEALER AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. NONE! THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. NO AIRBAG, NO HORN MEANS DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. AFTER READING THROUGH 96 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART ON YOUR WEBSITE, I THOUGHT I WOULD ADD MY COMPLAINT. CHRYSLER PAID FOR OUR NEW TRANSMISSION, BUT WE HAD TO PAY LABOR. ALSO PAID FOR THE NEW ELECT. FOR AC KNOB.*AK

TAILGATE DOES NOT LATCH, AND WILL NOT SHUT. TAILGATE STAYS OPEN. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *TT

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND IDLE HIGH. DEALER HAS SERVICED VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SMELL OF FUEL ENTERED VEHICLE. RECEIVED RECALL 00V268000 LETTER FOR THE SAME ISSUE 3 TIMES, AND PROBLEM WAS NOT REMEDIED AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 895 CONCERNING FUEL RAIL. THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE AT ALL. NAME OF THE DEALERSHIP IS DEWAYNE LANE CHRYSLER 7800 EVERGREEN WAY EVERETTE WA. PHONE NUMBER 1888 444 526. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, AND HORN/ CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERATIVE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON SPORADICALLY. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT, FUEL PUMP , COMPUTER AND COIL PACER REPLACED. ALSO PRESENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING CLOCK SPRING. *YD

VEHICLE HAS GEN. III SEATBELTS WHICH HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE FAULTY. I WISH TO REPLACE THEM BUT WAS TOLD THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. PLEASE HELP.*AK

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, SEAT BELTS COME UNBUCKLED WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT OR SLIGHT BUMP AGAINST THE SEAT BELTS LEAVING PASSENGERS UNSECURED.*AK *TT

ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKAGE. CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CLAIMED THAT TO CORRECT PROBLEM THEY NEED TO ATTACH A BRASS TO STOP LEAKAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED SOME PROBLEM WITH TIMING BELT. TIMING BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER HAD FOUND A LEAKAGE OF OIL COMING FROM HEAD GASKET. HAD CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF LEAKAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WILL FLASH ON AND OFF/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK OR SOMETIMES COME ON BY THEMSELVES, AND POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL COME UNLOCKED BY THENSELVES. HAS CHANGED CONTROL MODULE AT LEAST 4 TIMES. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

CONSUMER, WITHOUT WARNING, SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, AND VEHICLE SHOOK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUTDOWN.*AK

ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL BEHIND VALVE COVER ENGINE, CAUSING ENGINE TO SMOKE AND FILLING THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED TO INSPECT THE GASKETS, SEALER WAS REPLACED 2 MONTHS AGO.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THE VALVE COVER GASKET, HEAD GASKET AND REAR ENGINE SEAL WERE ALL REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.*JB

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A NORMAL SITUATION FRONT WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP. VEHICLE AT A REPAIR SHOP. SECOND OCCURANCE, VEHICLE SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL ON A SLIGHTLY SLICK ROAD. *JG *AK

CRANK ON CABLE WRETCH MECHANISM THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE WILL NOT RELEASE SPARE TIRE. NO PHYSICAL WAY OF GETTING SPARE TIRE RELEASE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND DID NOT GO OUT, ALSO THE HORN FAILED TO WORK, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL, REPAIRS WERE NOT DONE. *AK *YD

THE HORN, SPEED CONTROL AND AIRBAG ARE ALL CONNECTED TO THE STEERING WHEEL THROUGH THE CLOCKSPRING. AT THIS POINT, BOTH THE HORN AND AIRBAG ARE COMPLETELY DISABLED AND THE SPEED CONTROL RARELY FUNCTIONS. I'VE CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER ABOUT RECALLS OR COURTESY REPAIRS AND THEY STATE THAT NONE ARE ALLOWED FOR THIS PROBLEM. REPAIRS HAVE NOT YET BEEN MADE. *AK

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT IS ILLUMINATING, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER , WHO INDICATED THAT AIR BAG WOULD NOT FUNCTION. VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY; THEREFORE, AIR BAG COULD NOT BE SERVICED . PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASHBOARD, ALSO THE HORN MALFUNCTIONED. *AK. CONSUMER WAS INFOMRED THAT IT WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING.*JB

HORN DOES NOT FUNCTION DUE TO THE ILLUMINATION OF AIR BAG SIGNAL ON DASHBOARD. THERE IS A DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING WIRING CAUSING HORN NOT TO WORK, ALSO AFFECTING THE AIR BAG AND CRUISE CONTROL. *JG *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT FUNCTION, DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE AIR BAG AND HORN. *AK. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING CAUSING THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND HORN NOT TO WORK. *JB

STRAPS ON INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT IS TANGLED. STRAPS CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. STRAPS DO NOT HOLD CHILD IN SEAT PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER : EXPANSION VALVE FAILURE. *AK

TRAVELING SOUTH AT 55MPH. CAR FROM WEST SIDE STREET PULLED OUT ONTO HIGHWAY. STOPPED IN THE SLOW LANE THAT I WAS IN.TURNED MY WHEEL TO LEFT TO AVOID HITTING OTHER STOPPED CAR RIGHT IN DOOR. I HIT HER CAR IN FRONT OF DRIVERS DOOR. THEN WE HIT MY PASSANGER SIDE WITH OTHER CAR. TWO IMPACTS FIRST HEAD ON THEN ON SIDE. PASSANGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT. AS THE DRIVER I SUSTAINED CHEST AND ARM FRACTURES. CONTACTED DODGE . INVESTOGATOR CAME OUT AND LOOKED AT VAN. REPORT FROM DODGE SAID THE VAN WORKED AS IT SHOULD. HOW DOES ONE AIR BAG GO OFF AND NOT THE OTHER. WHY BOTHER HAVEING TWO. BOTH HAD SEAT BELT ON.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY, HORN WON'T BLOW AND CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE GOES TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER HAS TO PUMP BRAKES TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SECOND FAILURE AT 83,310 MILES ON 2/1/02 AT 65-75MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON, HORN DOESN'T WORK, CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDS REPLACING AND THAT THIS DEFAULT COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY CHRYSLER. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CHILD WAS IN INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT AND SEAT WOULD UNBUCKLE, BUT THE STRAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT SO CHILD COULD GET OUT OF SEAT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED A CABLE AND/OR INTERNAL PARTS HAVE BROKEN. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, THE HORN ASSEMBLY AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERABLE. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING EXTENSIVE ACCIDENT, AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY, AS WELL AS THE HORN NOW DOES NOT WORK. BOTH FAILURES COINCIDED WITH EACH OTHER. THE SYMPTOM STARTED RATHER INTERMITTENT, THEN BECAME SOLID WITHIN ABOUT TWO WEEKS. I FOUND THAT I DO NEED A HORN, SOMETHING I THOUGHT I NEVER USED. A FUNCTIONING AIRBAG WOULD BE NICE!*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER, ALSO THERE WAS GRAY SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL #895 FOR FUEL RAIL O-RING LEAK, BUT WAS NOT IMPLEMENTED. THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO CATHCH ON FIRE. *YH

THE NORN DOES NOT WORK/ CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, AND AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, PARKING BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON EVERY TIME YOU TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT! WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF WHEN THEY PLEASE, WE HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 68,000 MILES, WE WERE TOLD THAT WE CANNOT PASS INSPECTION AT OUR MILITARY BASE OVERSEAS UNTIL THIS SAFETY FEATURE IS FIXED!*AK

EA-01-007; AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN ARE INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ENGINE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

HORN STOPPED WORKING ALSO WHEN AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. *AK

TRANSMISSION BREAKDOWN CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN, CONSUMER FEELS THERE IS INFERIOR MATERIAL USED IN THE PIN, THE CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR A REFUND FOR REPAIRS AND OTHER EXPENSES. *YH

TRANSMISSION BREAKDOWN CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN, CONSUMER FEELS THERE IS INFERIOR MATERIAL USED IN THE PIN, THE CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR A REFUND FOR REPAIRS AND OTHER EXPENSES. *YH

SHEAR PIN PULLED OUT AND GOT CAUGHT IN SPIDER GEARS. THIS CAUSED TRANSMISSION AND REAR END TO GO OUT ON VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD, ALSO HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, THERE IS A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR. THIS IS CAUSING OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLE TO BECOME ILL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AT TIME OF USING HORN TO COMMUNICATE OR ALERT OTHER DRIVERS, HORN WILL NOT OPERATE, AND COULD NOT BE FIXED BY DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT COULD CLOSE THE SLIDING DOOR BUT IT WILL NOT LOCK WHERE WHILE DRIVING COULD FEEL THE OPENING OF THE DOOR DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

VEHICLE IS LEAKING GREEN COOLANT AND KNOCKING VERY LOUDLY, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE STATED ENGINE FAN WAS NOT WORKING AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN HOT, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT BY FANS NOT WORKING, AND CAUSING KNOCKING AND LEAK. THERE IS A RECALL ON RADIATOR FAN RELAY. DRIVER IS HAVING RECALL PERFORMED. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERATIVE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. ALSO, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERATIVE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

WHEN I START TO DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION TAKES A LITTE TIME TO GET SPEED THEN WHEN I AM STOPPING AND I ONLY HAVE LIKE ABOUT 5 MILES TO GO TO A COMPLETE STOP I FEEL LIKE IF THE VAN WANTS TO CONTINUE TO RUN OR FOR ME IS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION AND I HEARD THAT ALL DODGE CARAVANS GETS DAMAGE FROM THE TRANSMOTION AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHICH IS THE LIST OF RECALL FROM THE MY DODGE CARAVAN PLEASE.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED ON DASH. HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, POWER STEERING LOCKED AND ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 52-2482-587. *SLC

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, HOWEVER WHILE DRIVING A FIRE STARTED IN THE UPPER ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 11-3493-153. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS WARMING UP IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE FIRE SWEPT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BACK THROUGH THE FIREWALL INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 38-J468-878. *SLC

CONSUMER HAD STOPPED ALONG SIDE THE ROAD TO ASSIST ANOTHER MOTORIST IN CHANGING A TIRE, A FEW MINUTES LATER HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF HIS VEHICLE, CLAIM 11-3444-113. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING, CONSUMER HEARD SOMEONE YELLING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, FIRE WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 48-5125-308. *SLC

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, HOWEVER WHILE DRIVING A FIRE STARTED IN THE UPPER ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 11-3493-153. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS WARMING UP IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE FIRE SWEPT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BACK THROUGH THE FIREWALL INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 38-J468-878. *SLC

CONSUMER HAD STOPPED ALONG SIDE THE ROAD TO ASSIST ANOTHER MOTORIST IN CHANGING A TIRE, A FEW MINUTES LATER HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF HIS VEHICLE, CLAIM 11-3444-113. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING, CONSUMER HEARD SOMEONE YELLING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, FIRE WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 48-5125-308. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, POWER STEERING LOCKED AND ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 52-2482-587. *SLC

HORN DOES NOT FUNCTION, AND HAS REPLACED CLOCK SPRING. *AK

VEHICLE HAS A GAS LEAK UNDER HOOD AND IS POLLUTING INTERIOR OF VEHICLE.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN SYSTEM, DEALER STATES THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDS REPLACING.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.*SLC

EA-01-007/CLOCKSPRING CAUSED AIR BAG LIGHT TO STAY ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING, AND HORN/ CRUSIE CONTROL TO BE INOPERABLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND WILL REPLACED CLOCKSPRING. *AK

HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC. THEN, MATERIAL DEVELOPS A NON REMOVEABLE FILM THAT DULLS HEADLIGHT COVERS. CONSUMER IS NO LONGER ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, LIGHTS ARE NO LONGER BRIGHT ENOUGH.*AK *JB

FUEL SMELL AND LEAKAGE OF FUEL WAS COMING FROM FUEL INJECTION THROUGH THE MANIFOLD. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT STATE WHAT HAD CAUSED THE LEAKAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON UNEXPECTELLY WHERE HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT AT ANY MPH TRANSMISSION COULD DECELERATE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND OFF, BUT SOMETIMES WILL STAY ON. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN FIXED YET. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, VEHICLE STALLS AND WANTS TO SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER STATES THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE STALLS UNDER VERY SPECIFIC CONDITIONS SUCH AS WARM DAYS IN JULY AND AUGUST, NEAR THE END OF A DRIVE OF LEAST ONE HOUR OR WHEN CONSUMER HAS TO SLOW DOWN, AFTER A FEW MINUTES CONSUMER IS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE.*JB

WHILE DRIVIING VEHICLE GIVES A VERY HARD JERK, TOOK TO DEALER, TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMAITON.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON, AT FIRST LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HORN IS INOPERATIVE, DEALER STATED CLOCK SPRING NEEDED REPLACED. *JB

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, HORN BUTTON DOESN'T WORK. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, ALSO HORN AND CRIUSE CONTROL ARE INOPERATIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *YD

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED UNEXPECTEDLY. CONSUMER FEELS LUCKY NOT BEING ON A FREEWAY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THERE ARE RUSTED OUT HOLES IN LEFT STRUT ROD SUPPORT TOWER WHICH MAY CAUSE VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE TO GROUND, DEALER REPLACED LEFT STRUT TOWER, ALSO EXPERIENCING SIMILAR FAILURE IN THE RIGHT FRONT TOWER. *AK *TT

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS CAUSED CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN TO MALFUNCTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CAUSING CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN TO MALFUNCTION. *AK POSSIBLY A CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55-60 MPH VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND FORCED INTO A GUARDRAIL, DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT, SHE GOT ANOTHER VAN FROM THE DEALER IN JULY 2001 AND SHE WAS IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON NOVEMBER 2001 THAT SAME THING HAPPENED. THE BAG IN THIS VAN DID NOT DEPLOY. *YH

AIRBAG LIGHT ON , HORN DOES NOT WORK AND CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. DEALER ACTS AS IF THIS IS A NEW PROBLEM AND HAS NEVER HEARD OF IT.

FUEL TANK DEVELOPED A CRACK. NOTICED LEAK AND HAD IT REPLACED (608.00) BEFORE ANYTHING CAUGHT FIRE.. *AK

TAILLIGHT HOUSING MOLDED CONTACTS FAILED, BRAKE LIGHT FAILS, FIXED PROBLEM BY DRILLING HOLES IN HOUSING AND SOLDERING JUMPER WIRE

WHILE TRAVELING AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT WAS FLASHING, AND HORN WAS NOT WORKING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED,AND STATED THAT CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT DEALER REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE PART.*JB

RIGHT FRONT STRUT HAS CORRODED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. PEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED/ HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL INOPERABLE/ SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM WORN OUT, AND WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOTS AND ARMS WORN OUT. *AK

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED/ HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL INOPERABLE/ SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM WORNOUT, AND WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOTS AND ARMS WORN OUT. *AK

AIR BAG/HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NO RECALL ON VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR BAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED, POSSIBLE CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. *SLC

WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED TRANSMISSION FLUID WOULD LEAK OUT AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DOWN SHIFT OR UPSHIF. VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS. MECHANIC WILL CLEAN AND CHECK LEAKAGE COOLANT HOSE WHICH HAD BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM WINDSHIELD. AFTERWARDS, WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM HEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. THERE WAS NO HORN, AND A SMALL FIRE STARTED IN THE BACK OF PANEL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY COME ON BY THEMSELVES. WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE STILL WORKING. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT NOTHING WAS FOUND THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK

HEADLIGHTS HAVE A GLARE. LIGHTS ARE DIMMED LIKE A FILM IS OVER THEM. ALSO, IT IS HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 00V268000 FOR A FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON WHEN SWITCH FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS IS ON OFF. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. *AK

GAS WAS FLOWING FROM VALVE ALL OVER GROUND UNDER VEHICLE. I WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THE RISK OF EXPLOSION. I HAD NOT NOTICED THE LEAKING FUEL. A BYSTANDER SAW IT AS I WAS FILLING THE CAR. OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE DRIVEN OFF WITHOUT KNOWING. ONE ERRANT CIGARETTE AND MY SON AND I WOULD BE DEAD. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR THIS PART IN YOUR SYSTEM BUT ONCE AGAIN DODGE SAYS MY CAR'S VIN NUMBER IS NOT IN THEIR DATABASE. YET, MY MINIVAN MEETS ALL THE OTHER VARIABLES FOR THE RECALL. DODGE IS FRAUDELANTLY NOT INPUTTING VIN NUMBERS TO AVOID HAVING TO FIX VEHICLES UNDER THE RECALL.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT HAD COME ON, AND HORN STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK

IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING AND ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. NONE OF WARNING INDICATING LIGHTS CAME ON AS VEHICLE HESITATED TO CUT OFF. NO CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE TO DEALER.*AK

SMELL STRONG ORDOR OF GAS, OPENED HOOD, FOUND GAS DRIPPING IN AND FILLING LIP OF VALVE COVER AND OVER FLOWING ON TO THE HOT MANIFOLD, RECALL REFUSE TO FIX, ALL DUE TO A O RING FAILURE IN FUEL RAIL

RECALL 00 V 268 000/FUEL LEAKAGES: VEHICLE LEAKING FUEL FROM FUEL INJECTION RAIL. DELAER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN UNDERSIDE OF CAR WAS INSPECTED OIL LEAK NOTICED, MECHANIC THINKS IT IS FROM HEAD GASKET. REPAIR EST. $1,000. *AK

EA-01-007. WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF, AND AT TIMES REMAINS ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING. *YH

01 007; AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING: AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING, AND HORN/ CRUISE CONTROL ARE NON OPERATIONAL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC

IN SECOND FAILURE TRANSMISSION--AND FRONT WHEELS--LOCKED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT (SPEED ABOUT 5MPH) IN THE CENTER OF AN INTERSECTION. *AK

DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING HAD FAILED WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE FAILURE OF AN ELECTRICAL MODULE RESULTING IN DISARMING THE AIR BAG, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL. TOTAL COST TO REPAIR WAS $644.14.

CLOCK SPRING FAILURE CAUSES HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL TO STOP WORKING AND LIGHTS AIRBAG LIGHT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.SAME PROBLEM AS EA01007. MANUFACTURER IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT REFUSES TO COVER THE REPAIR COSTS.*AK

IS THE AIR CONDITION UNIT A RECALL?*AK

PLASTIC FITTING MOLDED TO TANK CRACKED, RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED , VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BY DEALER.*AK ALSO AC BELT WAS REPLACED.*JB

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS BEING USED. VEHICLE BEEN DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE.*AK

VEHCILE STALLS AND CUTS OFF WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT ALL TYPES OF SPEED, STEERING IS LOST. ENGINE CAN BE RESTARTED AFTER IT CUTS OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

THE LEFT DRIVESHAFT INTERCONNECTING SHAFT ON MY 1996 CARAVAN SHEARED AT THE OUTER EDGE OF THE DAMPER WEIGHT. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY, WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, AND HEARD AND FELT A LOUD THUMP WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE CAR WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAW THAT THE LEFT DRIVESHAFT (AXLE) WAS SHEARED. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED AT A DODGE DEALER. I COULD NOT GET A SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS TO WHY THIS HAD HAPPENED. I HAVE KEPT THE DAMAGED PART. THE "TUNED DAMPER WEIGHT" WHICH ENCIRCLES THE "INTERCONNECTING SHAFT" AT ABOUT MIDPOINT ON THE SHAFT HAD RUSTED AND ROTTED OUT (ETCHED) THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE SHAFT, WEAKENING THE SHAFT AND CREATING A STRESS FRACTURE POINT WHICH WILL SHEAR UNDER NORMAL STRESS LOADS. THE SHAFT IS 27MM IN DIAMETER WHERE IT IS NOT CORRODED, BUT AT THE CROSS-SECTION WHERE IT SHEARED AT THE OUTER EDGE OF THE RUBBER COVER OF THE DAMPER WEIGHT, THE SHAFT IS CORRODED DOWN TO 21MM, MORE THAN A 22% REDUCTION IN SHAFT DIAMETER! APPARENTLY THE METAL USED IN THE DAMPER WEIGHT IS SUBJECT TO SEVERE RUSTING, AND THE RUBBER COVER AROUND THE WEIGHT TRAPS MOISTURE. NOTE: THE TRIPOD AND CV JOINTS ARE NOT DAMAGED; THE DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY IS LITERALLY BROKEN IN HALF. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE IN MOTION WE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED, PARTICULARILY IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR MAKING A TURN WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. BECAUSE IT IS CAUSED BY CORROSION OVER TIME WEAKENING THE DRIVESHAFT, I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT DRIVESHAFTS OF THIS DESIGN (OR LOTS USING THIS COMBINATION OF MATERIALS) WILL BE BREAKING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY (APPROXIMATELY 6 YEARS BEFORE FAILURE?), CAUSING ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, AND DEATHS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 5MPH ON DIRT ROAD AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

IT'S UNFAIR AND FRUSTRATING FOR CONSUMERS LIKE US TO PURCHASE A CAR AND LATER FOUND OUT CONTINUOSLY FULL OF PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP SPENDING MONEY ON RAPAIRING. CONSUMERS NEED A PLACE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT AND GET A SOLUTION FOR IT. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

LEFT DRIVESHAFT INTERCONNECTING SHAFT ON MY 1996 CARAVAN SHEARED AT THE OUTER EDGE OF THE DAMPER WEIGHT. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY, WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, AND HEARD AND FELT A LOUD THUMP WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE CAR WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAW THAT THE LEFT DRIVESHAFT (AXLE) WAS SHEARED. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED AT A DODGE DEALER. I COULD NOT GET A SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS TO WHY THIS HAD HAPPENED. I HAVE KEPT THE DAMAGED PART. THE "TUNED DAMPER WEIGHT" WHICH ENCIRCLES THE "INTERCONNECTING SHAFT" AT ABOUT MIDPOINT ON THE SHAFT HAD RUSTED AND ROTTED OUT (ETCHED) THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE SHAFT, WEAKENING THE SHAFT AND CREATING A STRESS FRACTURE POINT WHICH WILL SHEAR UNDER NORMAL STRESS LOADS. THE SHAFT IS 27MM IN DIAMETER WHERE IT IS NOT CORRODED, BUT AT THE CROSS-SECTION WHERE IT SHEARED AT THE OUTER EDGE OF THE RUBBER COVER OF THE DAMPER WEIGHT, THE SHAFT IS CORRODED DOWN TO 21MM, MORE THAN A 22% REDUCTION IN SHAFT DIAMETER! APPARENTLY THE METAL USED IN THE DAMPER WEIGHT IS SUBJECT TO SEVERE RUSTING, AND THE RUBBER COVER AROUND THE WEIGHT TRAPS MOISTURE. NOTE: THE TRIPOD AND CV JOINTS ARE NOT DAMAGED; THE DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY IS LITERALLY BROKEN IN HALF. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE IN MOTION WE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED, PARTICULARILY IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THEWAY OR MAKING A TURN WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. BECAUSE IT IS CAUSED BY CORROSION OVER TIME WEAKENING THE DRIVESHAFT, I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT DRIVESHAFTS OF THIS DESIGN (OR LOTS USING THIS COMBINATION OF MATERIALS) WILL BE BREAKING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY (APPROXIMATELY 6 YEARS BEFORE FAILURE?), CAUSING ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, AND DEATHS.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE, BUT INFORMED CONSUMER HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIRS TO VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES HORN ALSO IS INOPERABLE. AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR COIL FAILED. DOOR LOCKS DO NOT GO DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. *SLC

CLOCKSPRING FAILURE - AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, HORN INOPERABLE. REPAIRED AT DEALER ~$260. ORIGINAL PART IS AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA USE IF DESIRED. *AK

CLOCKSPRING FAILURE - AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, HORN INOPERABLE. REPAIRED AT DEALER ~$260. ORIGINAL PART IS AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA USE IF DESIRED. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, THEN SEVERAL HOURS LATER WENT OFF. 3 DAYS LATER THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THEN BECAME INTERMITENT FOR A FEW WEEKS, SOMETIMES IT GOES OFF, THEN COMES BACK ON IN A FEW MINUTES. NOW THE LIGHT STAYS ON MORE THAN 95% OF THE TIME. AT FIRST, DEALER RECOMMENDED WAITING UNTIL THE LIGHT WAS ON AND THEN DRIVING BY THE DEALER FOR THEM TO CHECK OUT. WE HAVEN'T HAD THE DEALER CHECK IT OUT YET. *AK

THE AIRBAG IN THE CARAVAN WILL NOT WORK DUE TO THE CLOCKSPRING. *AK

CLOCKSPRING "BROKE" AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HORN/CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK . REPLACED, BUT SAME SYMPTOMS ARE HAPPENING AGAIN. TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. I FOUND THIS HAS HAPPENED IN SO MANY MINIVANS MADE BY CHRYSLER.

AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK I PARKED THE SAID VEHICLE ON AN INCLINE WITH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FACING DOWNHILL. AS I EXITED THE VEHICLE, I COULD SMELL GAS. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW GAS LEAKING FROM SOMEWHERE ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK. I MOVED THE VEHICLE TO LEVEL GROUND AND THE GAS STOPPED LEAKING. ON 06/05/2000 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ELMHURST DODGE AT WHICH TIME THEY SAID THE GAS TANK HAD A CRACK IN IT AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO COMMENTED THAT THEY HAD MADE THE SAME REPAIR TO THREE OTHER VEHICLES THE PREVIOUS MONTH AND THAT THE TANKS WERE MADE OUT OF PLASTIC. THE GAS TANK WAS REPLACE UNDER INVOICE #220957. DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE FUEL TANK LOCKING RING (RECALL 845) UNDER INVOICE #221121. PRIOR TO 06/04/2000 I HAD SMELLED GAS IN MY GARAGE FOR OVER A YEAR, NOT KNOWING IT WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE.*AK

DURING THE NORMAL OPERATION OF THIS VEHICLE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON RANDOMLY AND STOP WITHOUT ANY DRIVER INTERACTION. IT HAPPENED TODAY AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND EVEN STANDING STILL IN PARK. IT HAPPENED LAST WEEKEND AS I WAS PASSING A TRUCK ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 70MPH. WHEN IT OCCURS IT DISTRACTS ME FROM MY DRIVING AND SOMETIMES STARTLES ME. THE TURN SIGNAL/WIPER MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE LAST TIME IT WAS REPLACED WAS ON 08/13/97 BY LANDMARK DODGE, INC., 6823 MT. ZION BLVD, MORROW, GA 30260, TEL:770/968-4900 UNDER INVOICE #DOCS22788.

HVAC BLOWER FAN ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. LOWER SPEEDS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. NEEDS THIRD REPLACEMENT. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT.*AK

MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES THIS VAN WILL NOT START. DEALERSHIP CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM, AND USUALLY IT OCCURS FROM COLD START, BUT HAS ALSO OCCURRED OVER 5 TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND THIS IS NOT SAFE. ALSO LOST TRANSMISSION SENSOR AND THAT KILLED CAR WHILE DRIVING BUT HAS BEEN REPLACED. CHRYSLER IS NOT HELPING AND I AM NERVOUS DRIVING MY KIDS IN THIS VAN. HAD IT 2 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN STRANDED MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES. NOTICED OTHERS WITH SIMILAR UNSAFE SITUATIONS AND HOPE CHRYSLER WILL ADDRESS THEM SOON.*AK

1. AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON, HORN QUIT WORKING. WE WERE TOLD THIS IS THE CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. 2. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON - COMPUTER CODE INDICATES THIS IS A COIL PACK FAILURE. 3. TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 55,000 MI. 4. WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON FOR NO REASON 5. A/C FREON CHARGE AT 98,000 6. WATER PUMP FAILURE AT 98,000

CLOCKSPRING IN STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND MY HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD THE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED AT A COST OF $330.28.

WITH THIS OUT YOUR AIR BAGS, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL FAIL TO OPERATE. *AK

ENGINE SHUTS OFF DURING DRIVING OPERATION/DEALER THINKS IT'S A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (THEY CAN'T FIND IT)/PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE1999/I'VE TALKED TO OTHER CARAVAN OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM; THEY HAVE NO ANSWERS EITHER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION WITH A BANG IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. LATER, FOUND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION HAD A BIG HOLE IN IT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER. HAD CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF SITUATION WHICH HAD NOT BEEN SOLVED. *AK CONSUMER IS REQUSTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR TOWING, RENTAL CAR, MOTEL, AND REPAIR EXPENSES. AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. *SLC

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THEN, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED FUNCTIONING AT SAME TIME. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON BY THEMSELVES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FRONT END WAS DAMAGED. DID NOT CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

EA 01 007/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING: AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL AND THE HORN WERE INOPERATIVE, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD RANDOMLY OPERATE WHILE IN OFF MODE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

CLOCK SPRING BROKE, CAUSING SEVERAL SAFETY FEATURES IN VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE BOTH INOPERABLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS THE ILLUMINATION OF THE AIRBAG LIGHT, AND THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN BECAME INOPERABLE, THE HORN BEGAN TO SOUND CONSTANTLY EVEN WITH THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND KEY OUT OF IGNITION, CONSUMER HAD TO DISCONNECT THE HORN TO GET IT TO TURN OFF. *SLC

SHIFT GEARS CAN BE MOVED WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. 4- YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEAR OUT OF PARK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN DRIVEWAY INTO GARAGE.*AK

LATCH TORE IN HALF AT RUBBER COMPOUND. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON WHEN TURNING ON MOTOR. *AK

TRANSMISSION LEAKS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON DASHBOARD ALL OF THE TIME. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE 1998... TILL PRESENT ... MODULAR HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES ... AND DASH BOARD KEEPS GOING OUT ... THE ODOMETER, MILLAGE, SPEEDODMETER, GAS GAUGE, MILLAGE NUMBERS GO OUT, LIGHTS FOR PARK, NUETRAL, DRIVE, LOW, ETC, GO OUT, (WHILE DRIVING, OR WHEN YOU SHUT VECHILE OFF OR WHEN YOU START IT) WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON SPONTANIOUSLY,PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES NOW ,, AND THIS TIME HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. WHEN I SHFTED INTO REVERSE TO PULL BACK INTO THE PARKING SPOT AND CALL FOR HELP, THERE WAS A VERY LOUD THUNK AND THE TIRES LOCKED UP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. *AK

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. REPAIR SHOP SAYS THE ONLY FIX IS COMPLETE OVERHALL OR REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF ABOUT $1,850.00. WITH ONLY 41,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE, ONE WOULD EXPECT SOME COMPENSATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN WELL AWARE OF THESE EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON THESE CARAVANS FOR QUITE A WHILE. *AK

WHILE USING AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS SLIDING DOOR AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED PARTS. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, THEN HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL CEASED TO WORK. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LEFT FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A 1997 LINCOLN, CONTININTAL IMPACT OF 35-40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

THIS DEFECT IS ALL TOO COMMON - TOO MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHERE TO REPORT THIS. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS AUTOMATICALLY COME ON IF TURNING CORNERS/ GOING STRAIGHT AND TURNING TURN SIGNAL ON. SWIPED SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEN TURNED OFF. CHRYSLER HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL, AND DIDN'T SEE IT AS A PROBLEM. CONSUMSER WAS GOING TO CALL DEALER TO TAKE A LOOK AT WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER STARTING VEHICLE UP AND DRIVING. ALSO, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN PUT TO USE.*AK CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. *SLC

TREAD SEPARATION SPEED DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR, MANUFACTURE STATEMENT EVERYTIME IS OVERLOADED OR ABUSED DURING USE. THESE ARE IN CITY USE 15 PASSINGER 1 TON VANS. BOTH FORDS & DODGE. LATEST INCIDENT WAS 5 DAYS AFTER ASKING GOODYEAR TO CHECK TIRES FOR BALANCE OR TREAD PROBLEMS. AT TIME OF PEELING THERE WERE 2 OFFICERS ONLY IN THE VEHICLE, AND SPEED WAS 60 MPH. TIRES HAD LESS THAN 10K MILES. DEALER AGAIN REFUSED TO HONOR REPLACEMENT WARRANTY, CLAIMING TIRE WAS ABUSED. THESE ARE LOAD RANGE E TIRES, ON SINGLE TIRE AXLES, NEVER MORE THAN RATED CAPS. SELDOM IS THE VEHICLE LOADED TO RATED SEATING CAPS. RECOMMENDATIONS? ARE THERE ANY RECALLS OR SAFETY BULLETINS REF. THESE TIRES WITH GOODYEAR?*AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )

TREAD SEPARATION, SPEED DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR, MANUFACTURING STATEMENT EVERYTIME IS OVERLOADED OR ABUSED DURING USE. THESE ARE IN CITY USE 15 PASSINGER 1 TON VANS. BOTH FORDS & DODGE. LATEST INCIDENT WAS 5 DAYS AFTER ASKING GOODYEAR TO CHECK TIRES FOR BALANCE OR TREAD PROBLEMS. AT TIME OF PEELING THERE WERE 2 OFFICERS ONLY IN THE VEHICLE, AND SPEED WAS 60 MPH. TIRES HAD LESS THAN 10K MILES. DEALER AGAIN REFUSED TO HONOR REPLACEMENT WARRANTY, CLAIMING TIRE WAS ABUSED. THESE ARE LOAD RANGE E TIRES, ON SINGLE TIRE AXLES, NEVER MORE THAN RATED CAPS. SELDOM IS THE VEHICLE LOADED TO RATED SEATING CAPS. RECOMMENDATIONS? ARE THERE ANY RECALLS OR SAFETY BULLETINS REF. THESE TIRES WITH GOODYEAR? *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED PICKING SPEED AND LANDED IN A DITCH. DRIVER HAD TO TURN VEHICLE OFF. BRAKES BURNED UP AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. NOTHING WAS BEING DONE, AND CONSUMER WILL TALK WITH A LAWYER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. WHEN MOVING FORWARD CONSUMER HEARD A BIG CLINK AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARARGE. AXLE WAS REPLACED. CHRYSLER COULDN'T ASSIST BECAUSE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON BY THEMSELF & DO NOT TURN OFF UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF. THE WASHER FLUID PUMP THAT PUMPS THE WASHER FLUID TO THE REAR WINDOW WILL NOT TURN OFF. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT. THIS CAUSED WHITE SMOKE TO APPEAR.*AK *JB

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE. *NOTE, CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN ALSO FAILED TO FUNCTION. *AK

AIRBAGS, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL SPORATICLLY INOPERATIVE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT FROM 70 MPH TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING, UPON INSPECTION THE MECHANIC FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE PAN, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE HAD BEEN A THUMPING NOISE WHEN TAKING OFF. NLM

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON FOR NO REASON. NLM

THE CRUISE CONTROL CHANGES SPEED AND MUST BE WATCHED CONTINUALLY. NLM

THE HEATER FAN ONLY WORKS ON HIGH INTERMITTENTLY. NLM

POWER LOCKS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. NLM

WHILE DRIVING, POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 52-2482-587. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 52-2482-587. *SLC

FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING INTO ENGINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. *AK

BRAKES SQUALLING HAD CHECKED AND REPLACED WITHIN 5 DAYS PROBLEM RETURNED. *AK

DUE TO THE SAFTY FACTORS INVOLVED AND THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS,DODGE SHOULD BE MADE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLES AT NO COST TO THE OWNERS. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT DEFECTIVE COMPONENT WAS CLOCK SPRING. *AK THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AS WELL. *YH

THE ENGINE" CHECK, LIGHT HAS COME ON AT LEAST FIVE (5) TIMES. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY A REPAIR SHOP VIA COMPUTER WITH THE DIAGNOSIS BEING "#5 CYLINDER IS MISSING". THE COMPUTER IS RESET AFTER A CYLINDER CHECK; HOWEVER, A FEW MILES LATER THE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND THERE IS NO HORN . DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT AIRBAG LIGHT ARE ON DASHBOARD. ALSO, HORN DOESN'T WORK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS.*AK DEALER REPLACED CLOCK SPRING. STARTER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC

HORN FAILED TO WORK, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND LEFT DIRECTIONAL DID NOT RETRACT. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS CLOCK SPRING FAILURE AND CHARGED 465.87 TO FIX. NOW, I READ IN PAPER THAT THIS ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED IN NUMEROUS CARAVANS FROM 1996 TO 2000. PLEASE ADVISE IF THIS IS GOING TO BE A RECALL AND IF I CAN BE COMPENSATED FOR MY EXPENDITURES. IN RETROSPECT, IT SEEMED AS IF THE DEALER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT PROBLEM I HAD AND WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE WHEN I MADE THE APPOINTMENT; IN OTHER WORDS, MINE WAS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM LIKE THIS THAT THEY SAW. THANK YOU

TRANSMISSION COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED, THEN ON APRIL 2, 2001 TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 3RD GEAR, WOULD DOWNSHIFT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, GO INTO NEUTRAL. DEALER FOUND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. NOT SURE IF AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT.*AK

HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS WILLING TO FIX PROBLEM AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL, HORN AND AIRBAG INOPERABLE. PAID $221.60 FOR REPAIR 9/13/00 AT TRAIL DODGE DEALER IN INVER GORVE HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA.

POWER STEERING WILL LOCK UP AND AFFECT STEERING CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN UNDER DAMP WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL BEGIN OPERATING ON ITS OWN. IT CAUGHT CONSUMER'S HAND WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO CLEAR ICE FROM WIPER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON/OFF/ HORN HAS FAILED TO OPERATE. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE MICHELIN RADIAL X TIRES, P215/65R15, DOT: HDT2472X215) ON 1996, DODGE, CARAVAN EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. *AK CONSUMER NOTICED CRACK IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE. *SLC

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON. HORN HAS FAILED, AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT FUNCTION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON. TECHNICIAN STATED CLOCK SPRING NEEDEDTO BE REPLACED. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CLOCK SPRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FUIRTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I'VE STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION ABOUT AT 51,602 MILES, THE BACK-UP LIGHTS WERE NOT OPERATING WHEN I WAS IN REVERSE. THE DEALERSHIP NOTICE THAT WHEN I HAD MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE, THEY TRIED CHANGING THE LIGHTS WITH NO SUCCESS. THEN THEY REALIZED THERE WAS A "GAP" IN THE TRANSMISSION, THE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO PUT HIS HAND IN THE GAP!! THEY PULLED AND REPLACE VALVE BODY AND SEALS. STILL, I WAS ALWAYS TELLING MY FRIENDS THAT MY CAR WAS MAKING STRANGE NOISES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AROUND 72,000 MILES I'VE STARTED EXPERIENCING BIGGER CHANGE WITH MY VEHICLE. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR CHANGE GEAR IN SECOND AFTER I'VE PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL, UNTIL IT SUDDENLY JUMPED TO THE THIRD GEAR. VERY SCARY AND ANNOYING. I THOUGH IT WAS WEATHER RELATED SINCE IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINTER IN WEST VIRGINIA. AFTER A WHILE I'VE CONTACTED MY DEALER IN ANSTED THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE IT CHECK AND DECICED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. I WAS APPALED SINCE I HAVE LOW MILEAGE ON MY CAR, 74,000 MILES. THERE IS A LONG LIST OF PROBLEMS WITH MY VAN, BRAKES PAD AND ROTORS, SWAY BAR BUSHINGS, FRONT STRUTS( CHANGED THE FIRST TIME AT 12,000 MILES) ENGINE AND A/C PROBLEMS TO NAME A FEW. I'VE BEEN PRETTY PATIENT WITH CHRYSLER SO FAR. I'VE CALLED THEM THIS MORNING REF#8474912, TO BE TOLD THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A SECRET WARRANTY, AND SINCE I WAS OUT OF MY WARRANTY TIME FRAME I WAS REGARDED AS LESS THAN A CHRYSLER CUSTOMER TO MY SURPRISE. COULD YOU DO ANYTHING FOR ME PLEASE? THANKS. *AK

THE TWO TIMES WE HAD FAILURES WITH SIMILAR SYMTOMS (HORN, ENGINE LIGHT, CRUISE, WIPERS, ETC.... ) DIFFERENT PARTS WERE REPLACED. RECENTLY WE HAD ANOTHER "FLUKE" WITH THE WIPERS GOING HAYWIRE (STARTING ON THERE OWN) BUT IT HAS NOT DONE IT AGAIN SINCE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE ELECTRICAL POWER FOR THE HORN, CRUISE CONTROL, AND AIR BAG WERE INOPERABLE, ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, LOCAL GARAGE REPLACED AN ELECTRICAL RING ASSEMBLY INT THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY. *SLC

WHEN INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, USING THE DIMMER SWITCH SETTING, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, THE DIMMER SWITCH STARTS TO BURN, INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM AND GO OFF AND ON, AND A ELECTRICAL FIRE SMELL FILLS THE VEHICLE.

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HORN NOT WORKING WHEN IN USE. CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN IN USE, WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND GO OFF ON THEIR OWN.*AK AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON COINCIDENT WITH OTHER FAILURES. *YH

CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER SHE NEEDED A CLOCK SPRING.*AK *SLC

HAD STARTED VEHCLE WHEN AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON AND FAILED TO GO OFF. HORN FAILED TO WORK AS WELL AS CRUISE CONTROL WHEN NEEDED.*AK POSSIBLE CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. *SLC

AIR BAG, CRUISE CONTROL, HORN, WAS NOT WORKING. CLOCKSPRING WAS DEFECTIVE. CHANGE CLOCKSPRING MYSELF.

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM FUEL RAIL AND O-RING SEAL ONTO MOTOR. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL RAIL/ O-RING SEAL AND GASKET. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, OWNER'S NOTIFICATION HAS NOT BEEN SENT.*AK

WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED. HORN FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. HAD USED CRUISE CONTROL, AND IT FAILED TO WORK AFTER BEING INITIATED.*AK

EA 01 007; AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING: AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON, AND HORN ASSEMBLY DID NOT OPERATE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK HEAD GASKET AND TIME CHAIN REPLACED DUE TO TREMENDOUS OIL LOSS, ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE'S TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP AND VEHICLE LOCKED UP. WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES. SLIDING DOOR LATCH INOPERABLE. *SLC

THE AIRBAG INDICATOR GOES OFF AND ON. THE HORN DOES NOT WORK AND THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS GOTTEN STUCK.*AK

SRS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. ALSO, HORN ASSEMBLY AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERABLE.*AK *SLC

SRS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. ALSO, HORN ASSEMBLY AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERABLE.*AK

HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED, 8 MONTHS LATER IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. AIR COMPRESSOR BEING REPLACED AT THIS TIME. *AK

HORN STOPPED WORKING AND AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON/OFF. VEHICLE HAD 68,000 MILES ON IT WHEN CLOCK, SPRING WAS REPAIRED. SINCE THEN THERE HAVE BEEN NO PROBLEMS.*AK

EA01007; CLOCK SPRING FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF AIRBAGS/ HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SEAL FOR TRANSMISSION WHICH IS ON 3RD GEAR IS LEAKING - NOT GETTING ENOUGH PRESSURE TO SHIFT GEARS (TORQUE CONVERTER.) PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING, AND THEN SOME TIME AFTER THAT TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING TO THE POINT WHERE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THEN DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

EA-01-007; CONSUMER HAS NOTICED AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. ALSO, HORN WAS INOPERABLE/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND ELECTRICAL DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK. ALSO, NOTE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, BRAKES HAVE FAILED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING DUE TO MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DROP DOWN, DAMAGING THE CV JOINT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE EVEN AFTER THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS FIXED. *YH

CLOCKSPRING FAILED ALSO DISABLING THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ABOUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON AND DESCRIBING THE SYMPTOMS I WAS TOLD IT WAS GOING TO BE THE CLOCKSPRING. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE IN THE CARAVAN BUT REFUSED TO WARRANT IT AS VEH OUT OF MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. CONTACTED DAIMLER-CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD BUT NO RECALL ISSUED AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO REIMBURSE ME AT THIS TIME.

MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, INCLUDING BRAKE, AIR BAG, FUEL. HORN STOPPED WORKING.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE ONCE AT 38,000 MILES AND AGAIN 130,000 MILES DUE TO A HARDEN PIN THAT WENT INTO TRANSMISSION , SNAPPED OFF AND FAILED. MANUFACTURER USED THIS HARD PIN INSTEAD OF ROLLED TYPE PIN. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY DEFECT BECAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, AND THERE WERE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE.*AK CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER DUE TO PUTTING IT IN PARK AND IT STARTING TO ROLL, DEALER STATED EVERYTHING WAS OKAY, HOWEVER 7000 MILES LATER TRANSMISISON FAILED, CONSUMER WENT TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE, VEHICLE JUST STOPPED, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND 92000 MILES LATER TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN, CONSUMER HAS HAD 3 OF THE SAME VEHICLES AND THEY HAV ALL EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURES, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF, AND HORN FAILED ON VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED DEFECT IN CLOCK SPRING. *AK *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED LOSS OF HORN. ALSO, AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD STAY ON.*AK

EA-01-007; CONSUMER NOTICED AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERABLE. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER , DEALER NOTICED THE CLOCK SPRING BROKE, CAUSING PROBLEMS. *AK *SLC

AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, AND NOW IT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME.*AK

EA-01-007- CONSUMER HAS NOTICED AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH. ALSO, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERABLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTICED CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING COLUMN BROKE, CAUSING PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON DASH PANEL, HORN DOSE'NT WORK AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE NOT WORKING. THIS IS DUE TO A BAD CLOCK SPRING. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON. SHORTLY AFTER THAT HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. DEALER WANTED TO FIX VEHICLE AND CHARGE COUNSUMER $300.*AK *SLC

AIRBAG LIGHT IN VEHICLE HAS COME ON, AND THE HORN FAILED TO OPERATE. *AK

EA10007; CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP MECHANIC. HE STATED THAT AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD, ALSO, HORN NOT WORKING.*AK CONSUMER STATED CRUISE CONTROL WAS ALSO INOPERABLE, AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES UNTIL THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT WILL LIGHT UP, AND STAY ON FOR WHILE . CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED CLOCK SPRING ON THE DRIVER SIDE.*AK *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH ON STREET, PASSING ONTO HIGHWAY. WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO HER DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, CAUSING A COLLISION, AND FORCING PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG TO GO OFF. BUT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, THE CONSUMER WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE WHICH WAS GOING PAAROXIMARELY 40-50 MPH, VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. NLM. TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT.

WHEN TURNING ON THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT GO OFF. THE NEXT DAY I SAW AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND UPON CHECKING THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL, DISCOVERED THEY DID NOT WORK EITHER. I TOOK THE ARTICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THE ITEM WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND WOULD COST $210 TO REPAIR. I'LL WAIT FOR YOU TO ISSUE THE RECALL!*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON. ALSO, FAILURE OF HORN TO OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL WOULD WORK SOON AFTER AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON. *AK CONSUMER STATES ON 2 OCCASIONS THE CRUSE WOULD ONLY DISENGAGE BY PUSHING THE OFF BUTTON, ALSO CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK UNLESS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED AT A CERTAIN PLACE. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING, AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR 1 YEAR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. CONSUMER LOST HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL. *AK POSSIBLY FAILURE OF THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY. *SLC

THERE IS A FUEL SMELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE. SHE TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT ROLLOVER VALVE IN FUEL TANK HAS A PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS IT TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND HORN STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER FELT THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH CLOCK SPRING. *AK DEALER REPLACED CLOCK SPRING. *SLC

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON DASHBOARD CONTINOUSLY, AND HORN/ CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ON THE AIR COND. WE LOSE FREON EVERY YEAR AFTER WE RUN THE HEATER DURING THE WINTER. HAVE HAD IT CHECKED AND CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM, BUT YET HOT AIR COME OUT WHEN WE RUN AIR COND. UNTIL WE HAVE MORE FREON PUT IN. AIR BAG LIGHTS STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. WAS TOLD IT IS THE SPRING, BUT YET THEY SAY IT WILL NOT AFFECT THE AIR BAG, BUT YET NOW THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS RELATED TO AIR BAG SPRING BUT THE CRUISE CONTROLL STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS LATER AFTER AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND STAYING ON.*AK

I SAW AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER THAT SAID THIS WAS RELATED TO THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. I WAS PREPARING TO HAVE IT FIXED WHEN I SAW THE ARTICLE ABOUT YOUR INVESTIGATION AND PLAN TO CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALER TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPAIR FOR FREE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION AIR BAG INDICATOR/HORN, AND DASHBOARD WENT OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. ALSO, AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED ON DASH PANEL WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

EA-010-007- CONSUMER HAS NOTICED AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON T DASHBOARD. ALSO, HORN WAS INOPERABLE/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND CURISE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED T DEALER, DEALER NOTED SPRING WITHIN STEERING WHEEL NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. DEALER HAD ADVISED THAT CLOCK SPRING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. MANUFACTURER DOES NOT HAVE ANY PARTS IN STOCK. AT THIS TIME CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OUT, HORN DOESN'T WORK. DELAYED ACTION BECAUSE OF EXPENSE. OIL LEAK: IGNORED BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS USUAL VALVE COVER LEAK. NOW LOSES ABOUT A QUART OF OIL A DAY. DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS HEAD GASKET. TOTAL COST TO BE ABOUT $1500.00. FAILURE DATES APPROXIMATE.

TRANSMISSION SLOWS DOWN IF YOU ACCELERATE TO QUICKLY, ALSO JERKS AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. SHUTS OFF DURING WARM DAYS. VERY POOR DESIGN OF VEHICLE.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY STAYS ON. ALSO, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. *AK

SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL STAY ON THUS I DO NOT KNOW IF THE AIR BAG WOULD WORK OR NOT IF NEEDED. MY CRUISE CONTROL ALTERNATES WORKING AND NOT AS DOES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MOST OF THE TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND EVERYTIME I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY RESET IT AND EVERYTHING LOOK GOOD. THE COMPUTER DOES NOT SHOW ANYTHING WRONG. THE CRUISE WILL COME ON SOMETIMES AND IT WILL NOT AT OTHERS. I THINK THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS OTHERS I HAVE TALKED TO HAS A DEFECT AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU CHECK IT OUT AND HAVE THEM DO A RECALL AND CORRECT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE FIRST FEW MONTHS I HAD IT FOR REPAIRS AND THE SAME TYPE PROBLES KEEP OCCURRING. MY WIPERS WILL ALSO AT TIMES COME ON WITH OUT BEING TURNED ON. MY SISTERS CARAVAN DOES THE SAME THING.*AK

DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE CLOCK SPRING UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERATIVE AS WELL MY AIR BAG DASH LITE IS ON. DODGE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE....THANK YOU.... JEFF ROBERTS. *AK

WE HAVE HAD OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS PLEASE HELP US!!!!. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK UP IN SECOND GEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID BEFORE TRANSMISSION RETURNS TO NORMAL OPERATION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VAN WAS IN FOR NORMAL SERVICE AND MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE VAN INTO SERVICE BAY WHEN HE HEARD A SNAP. THE VAN STOPPED MOVING. WHEN IT WAS CHECKED THEY FOUND THE AXLE SNAPPED AND AT THE PLACE OF FAILURE CORROSION AND RUST WAS FOUND UNDER RUBBER COVERING. OUR CONCERN WAS THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH CARAVAN BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 40MPH AND DID NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED DOWN. PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD AND PUT VAN IN PARK. WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN PUT VAN IN DRIVE AND TRIED TO PULL BACK ONTO SHOULDER. VAN WOULD NOT MOVE AND HEARD A SQUELLING NOISE. PUT VAN BACK IN PARK. TRIED AGAIN TO PULLE ONTO HIGHWAY, THIS TIME IT WENT INTO DRIVE BUT SEEMED TO BE SLIPPING OR NOT FULLY ENGAGED IN GEAR. FINALLY MADE IT TO A SERVICE STATION A COUPLE HUNDRED YARDS FROM WHERE I PULLED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. HAD VAN TOWED ON FLATBED TO LIBERTY DODGE. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION OF TRANSMISSION FOUND DIP STICK NOT PROPERLY SEATED/SEALED IN TRANSMISSION. LIBERTY DODGE SUGGESTED TRANSMISSION BE PULLED AND TORE DOWN FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. WHEN MECHANIC STARTED TO REMOVE TRANSMISSION NOTICED TRANSMISSION MOUNT BUSTED LOOSE FROM TRANSMISSION CASE AND TRANSMISSION CASE CRACKED. MECHANIC FINISHED REMOVING TRANSMISSION FRON VAN AND REPORTED TO SERVICE MANAGER TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO MOUNT BEING BUSTED AND CASE CRACKED. VAN HAS ONLY 44,292 MILES ON IT. SERVICE MANAGER AND MECHANIC COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT OR HOW THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT OR CASE COULD GET CRACKED. SUGGESTED MAYBE VAN HAD RAN OVER SOMETHING OR HIT A BIG POTHOLE IN ROAD. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT PAY ANY PART OF THE REPLACEMENT COST OF TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY SAID THE FACTORY WARRANTY WAS ONLY 36,000 MILES AND THE VAN HAD OVER 44,000 MILES ON IT. VAN WAS BROADSIDED IN MAY 1999 ON DRIVERS SIDE. WHEN IT WAS HIT IT WAS PARKED. WAS KNOCKED APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 6 FT UP OVER A CURB AND STOPPED IN A GRASSY AREA ADJACENT TO PARKING SPOT. HAD FRONT DOOR, FRONT FENDER, DOOR JAM, REPLACED WITH REALIGNMENT DONE. APPROXIMATELY $4,000 TO $5,000 DAMAGE. WONDER IF THIS MIGHT HAVE CRACKED THE TRANSMISSION CASE AND IT EVEVTUALLY CRACKED ENOUGH TO BREAK THE MOUNT OFF AND LOOSING ALL FLUID THEN QUITTING ALTOGETHER.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP FOR SAFETY RECALL #845 FOR FUEL TANK AND O RING TO BE REPLACED, A FEW MONTHS LATER CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND STATED THAT FUEL IS LEAKING AFTER FILLING UP, AND AFTER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE O-RING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED WAS LEAKING DUE TO THE LOCK RING AND /OR 0-RING HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY INSTALLED CORRECTLY ON THE REPAIR MADE THE PREVIOUS DAY. *JB

CONSUMER NEEDED TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN BECAUSE IT WAS SHIFTING INCORRECTLY. PROBLEM COULD'VE BEEN A REBUILT TORQUE CONVERTER THEY USED. CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO REPLACED BECAUSE HORN DIDN'T WORK. ALSO, AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON, AND CRUISE CONTROL WENT TOTALLY OUT.*AK DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR JAMS, LINKAGE APPEARS OKAY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETOMES WILL NOT SHUT OFF AFTER KEY IS REMOVED. *SLC

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE CLOCK SPRING. *AK

ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. IT IS NOW ON ALL THE TIME. DEALER INFORMS ME THAT I NEED A NEW RELAY AND HYDROLIC UNIT AT AN ESTIMATE OF $1492. *AK

PARKING BRAKE WOULD GO TO FLOOR AND NOT KEEP CAR FROM MOVING. HAD TO RELEASE AND PRESS AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO WORK. THIS HAPPENED FOR A COUPLE YEARS AND NOW WOULD ONLY GRAB AT TOP. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE PARKING BREAK MECHANISM

WHILE TRAVELING FELT A GAS SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT FULE RAIL HAD A CRACK. *AK THE DESCRIPTION OF THE FAILURE IS THE SAME AS THAT OF NHTSA'S CAMPAIN V268000, BUT THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. *YH

DUAL SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS INOPERABLE, DOES NOT OPEN FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DOOR LATCHES ITSELF AND WILL NOT UNLATCH. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. *AK *SLC

ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2001, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR INDICATION MY THE ENGINE IN MY VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY GOING THE SPEED LIMIT (65MPH) AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. I TRIED TO STOP BUT MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND I TRIED TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD NO STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY AAA TO WILLARD'S AUTO FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. THEY FOUND THAT THE CASING FOR THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESTROYED AND WAS UNABLE TO SALVAGE IT. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WHICH IS COSTING OVER $2,000.

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON, AND CRUISE CONTROL UNIT WILL NOT ENGAGE. PE00032 INVESTIGATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. PROBLEM IS EPIDEMIC WITH 6-CYLINDER EQUIPPED CARAVANS. OUR 1991 CARAVAN HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT THREE TIMES!! I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. *AK

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT FROM A STOP AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. WE HAD NO WARNING WHATSOEVER.THE TRANSMISSION COST US $1800. TO REPLACE. THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, WE HAD A NEW COMPRESSOR PUT IN AND HAVE HAD THE FREEON REPLACED SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES. THE CLOCK SPRING WHICH CONTROLS THE AIRBAG,CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN QUIT WORKING AND COST US $200. TO HAVE FIXED.*AK

WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT VEHICLE JUST DIED, NO POWER, CONSUMER FELT IT WAS TRANSMISSION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF OR WON'T TURN ON . *AK THE DEALER REPLACED BATTERY AT FIRST AND THEN WIPER MOTOR AS POSSIBLE CAUSE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *YH

TRANSMISSION FAILS GOING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE FROM PARK AND FAILS ON HIGHWAY GOING INTO HIGH GEAR. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT STAY'S ON/DOOR LOCK'S JAMMED'S/WINDOW TRACK BROKEN. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL 96V-002 OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE, AS A RESULT THE STATIC BUILDUP CAUSED 2 FIRES WHILE THE CONSUMER AND SON ATTEMPTED TO FILL THE VEHICLE, NO ONE WAS INJURED ONLY SINGED HAIRS ON ARMS AND LEG. NLM

WHEN DRIVING TRANSMISSION SLIPS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER STATED PARTS IN TRANSMISSION WERE BROKEN WHICH WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE SEAT BELTS ON BOTH INTERGRATED CHILD SEATS RETRACT BUT DO NOT LOCK, OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY $600.00 EACH FOR PARTS TO HAVE PROBLEM CORRECTED. CJ

TRANSMISSION REPLACED. CJ

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE GOING 55 MPH. UNABLE TO START VEHICLE AFTER COMING TO A STOP. *AK

PE00-032 CLOCK SPRING WITHIN AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS FAILED, CASUING AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME AND STAY ON . CANNOT DETERMINE IF AIR BAGS ARE FUNCTIONAL.*AK THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON ALL THE TIME. CUSTOMER FEELS A RECALL IS WARRANTED. *YH

CLOCK SPRING BROKE. THIS CAUSED AIR BAG, AND CRUISE CONTROL NOT TO WORK.*AK

WIRE HARNESS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, RESULTING IN A FIRE ON DRIVER SIDE OF COMPARTMENT. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN OCNTACTED AT THIS TIME.*AK

TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT ON DRIVEWAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT DIFFERENTIAL PIN HAD WORKED LOOSE. IT WAS MOVING OR SWERLING AROUND INSIDE & RUINED DIFFERENTIAL/CASING. HAD REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT ONE. *AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO 2ND GEAR WITH NO WARNING AND STAYS THERE UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO 2ND GEAR WITH NO WARNING AND STAYS THERE UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN.

FAILURE OF CLOCK SPRING CAUSED FAILURE OF AIRBAG, CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN. CHRYSLER CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIR.*AK

GEAR SHIFT MOVES OUT OF GEAR IF MOVED EVEN IF BRAKE IS NOT BEING USED. *AK THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCURE. *YH

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER CLAIMED THAT HEAD GASKET AND TIMING COVER WERE LEAKING. THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALLED IN 1993 AND 1994 IN RECALL 99V318000. *AK

AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VAN WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR .IT WOULD REMAIN STUCK IN 2ND UNTIL THE VAN WAS TURNED OFF/ON. UPON RESTARTING THE CYCLE WOULD COMPLETE. I WAS TOLD BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT AND WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER IWAS TOLD THAT I WAS ON MY OWN THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. I INFORMED THEM OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS WITH THESE VANS AND THAT THIS WAS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM ,BUT THEY INSISTED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS AND THAT IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A DODGE DEALER TO LOOK AT THE CAR.*AK

GOODYEAR, CONQUEST TIRES ON DODGE, CARAVAN, 1996, SIZE 215-65-R15, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT HAS GIVEN CONSUMER PROBLEMS. FIRST TIRE, BACK LEFT TIRE, WENT OUT ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. THEN, A FEW MONTHS LATER OTHER THREE WENT OUT ALL AT ONE TIME. TOOK VEHICLE TO A GAS STATION TO GET TIRES REPAIRED, AND ATTENDENT TOLD CONSUMER THAT HE NEEDED TO GET NEW TIRES BECAUSE LINING WAS NOT IN GOOD SHAPE. *AK STEEL BELT FAILURE. *SLC

GOODYEAR, CONQUEST TIRES ON DODGE, CARAVAN, 1996, SIZE 215-65-R15, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT HAS GIVEN CONSUMER PROBLEMS. FIRST TIRE, BACK LEFT TIRE, WENT OUT ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. THEN, A FEW MONTHS LATER OTHER THREE WENT OUT ALL AT ONE TIME. TOOK VEHICLE TO A GAS STATION TO GET TIRES REPAIRED, AND ATTENDENT TOLD CONSUMER THAT HE NEEDED TO GET NEW TIRES BECAUSE LINING WAS NOT IN GOOD SHAPE. *AK STEEL BELT FAILURE. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THIS PROBLEM IF NOT CORRECTED WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A FATALITY! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

FRONT AXEL BROKE IN TWO WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. IF THIS WERE TO HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WE WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR RUSTED/CONNECTOR HARNESS BURNT -- BURNING SMELL IN VEHICLE. *AK

AT ALMOST EXACLTY 30K MILES LATER ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION FAILED. REPAIR SHOP FOUND THE TRANSMISSION CASE HAD CRACKED WITH NO APPEARANT REASON, CAUSING ALL FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF TRANSMISSION. DODGE DEALER CLAIMS THIS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT NO HELP FROM DODGE BECAUSE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW A CAST CASE CAN JUST CRACK IF IT IS NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

POWER SEAT STOPPED OPERATING PROPERLY. UNABLE TO MOVE SEAT BACK AND FORTH. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST WAS PAID BY CONSUMER. *AK ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO THERMOSTAT FAILURE. RATTLE IN REAR SEAT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO SEAT RISORS AND ADJUSTERS FAILURE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED STEERING WAS VERY SHAKY. PROBLEM STARTED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME & IS STEADILY GETTING WORSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC NOTICED RIGHT FRONT AXLE WAS BENT. SUSPENSION FROM MANUFACTURER WAS DEFECTIVE. BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION ON THE SEALS FOR RUBBER BOOT.*AK

THE FUEL TANK CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING. *MJS

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH A CLICKING NOISE CAME FROM UNDER THE VAN. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND THE NOISE SOFTENED. I THEN REINGAGED THE ACCELERATOR TO RESUME SPEED AT THIS POINT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE VAN AND I OBSERVED PIECES OF METAL AND FLUID EXITING THE REAR OF THE VAN. THE TRANSMISSION WAS DISENGAUGED AND I COASTED ABOUT 1/8 OF A MILE TO AND AREA WERE I COULD SAFETY EXIT THE ROADWAY. *AK

FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE REPAIR DONE UNDER RECALL; OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM ACCORDING TO DEALER REPRESENTATIVE.*AK

RECALL REPAIR (99V216) WAS COMPLETED ON VEHICLE, HOWEVER VEHICLE IS CONTINUING TO LEAK FUEL, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM IT WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN RECALL AND CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS, CONSUMER FEELS THIS SHOULD STILL BE INCLUDED IN RECALL. *SLC

TRANSMISSION LEAK. *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS: THE TIMING BELT COVER WAS CRACKED, WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, A HEAD GASKET LEAK, AN OIL LEAK AROUND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE, AND THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING STALLING. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TENSIONER PULLEY ASSEMBLY HAS BROKEN A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES. CONSUMER HAS TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET AGAIN. PROBLEM MAY BE CAUSED BY THE SHAKING OF THE ENGINE, IT SHEARED OFF RIGHT AT THE BOLT. DEALER HAS NEVER EXPLAINED THE REASON, THEY JUST ORDERED THE PARTS.*AK

DURING A FULL FRONTAL IMPACT AT 30-35 MPH (ESTIMATED), NEITHER FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE INITIAL REVIEW BY THE BODY SHOP INDICATES THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE IS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO BE TOTALED. THE EXTENT OF INJURIES TO MY WIFE (DRIVER) ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME AS THEY HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY (PAIN IN LEFT WRIST AND HAND, RIGHT ELBOW, AND CHEST). SHE WILL BE SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION.*AK

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY BLEW UP. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO A NEAR BY SERVICE STATION, AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. *CJ

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ON ROAD AND HEARD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE WHERE THE BELT TENSIONER WAS LOOSE, AND SERPENTINE BELT WAS NOT WORKING. ALSO, AIR BAG LIGHT WILL STAYED ON, AND CRUISE CONTROL/ HORN WILL NOT WORK. *AK

AIRBAG SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING SWITCH. DASH LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. CHRYSLER DOES NOT SHOW CONDOLENCE OVER THIS, AND THAT PEOPLE COULD DYE IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE AIR BAG WONT DEPLOY. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF CRASHING AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY.*AK

WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY

VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER MUST WAIT FOR WHILE IN ORDER TO RESTART VEHICL., DEALER AND MECHANIC CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. THROTTLE BODY ,IDLE SPEED MOTOR, COMPUTER CHANGED , A SOLENOID REPLACED, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN TURNING OFF CAR OIL WOULD LEAK ALL OVER THE GROUND, TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SEAL LEAK. CONSUMER COULDN'T AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE VEHICLE FIXED. CONSUMER IS NOT DRIVING VEHICLE NOW.42B4FP. *AK

THE FUEL LINE FROM THE GAS TANK CAME OFF SPRAYING GASLOINE ALL OVER THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND EXHAUST. LOST APPROXIMATELY 8 GALLONS OF GAS IN A COUPLE OF MILES. THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR FIRE SHOULD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED ONLY A WEEK BEFORE.*AK

THE FUEL LINE FROM THE GAS TANK CAME OFF SPRAYING GASLOINE ALL OVER THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND EXHAUST. LOST APPROXIMATELY 8 GALLONS OF GAS IN A COUPLE OF MILES. THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR FIRE SHOULD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED ONLY A WEEK BEFORE.*AK

DODGE WOULD NOT COVER COST, OUT-OF-POCKET COST $327.36. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

DODGE WOULD NOT COVER COST, OUT-OF-POCKET COST $327.36. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

UPON SLOWING DOWN TO 10-15 MPH VEHICLE WILL HESITATE, AND THEN COMPLETELY STALL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE.*AK THE DEALER BELIEVED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED IT . WHEN THE PROBLEM CONTINUED THE DEALER REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTORS, BATTERY AND FINALLY FUEL PUMP BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *YH

PE00032; AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING:INTERMITTENTLY OPERATED. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. FINALLY, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON. CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY AND CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP, AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. A FEW DAYS LATER, OWNER SAW NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT INVESTIGATION. *AK

SLIDING DOOR LOCKED/MALFUNCTIONED ON BOTH PASSENGER'S SIDE WHICH PREVENTED OCCUPANTS FROM EXITING VEHICLE. DOORS COULD BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK SOLENOID HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES, DRIVER SIDE DOOR SOLENOID HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS GONE THROUGH 5 ALTERNATOR/POWER STEERING BELTS (SERPENTINE) AND 3 BELT TENSIONERS OVER A PERIOD FROM 1/30/98 (12,858 MILES) TO 9/29/00 (39,761 MILES). THIS SEEMS TO BE FAR TOO MANY PROBLEMS FROM THIS COMPONENT AND COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF IT FAILS WHILE DRIVING (NO POWER STEERING).

NO SUMMARY

INTERGRATED CHILD SEAT BEGAN TO TIGHTEN UP ON THE CHILD. IT HAD TO BE CUT OFF TO RELEASE CHILD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON FUEL PUMP. CALLED DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION WILL LOOSEN. COULD STEP ON FUEL PEDAL AND VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELARATE, WILL LOSE POWER STEERING INTO THE VEHICLE AND IT WILL STOP BY ITSELF.*AK

RUSTED AND CORRODED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS . *AK

CAM SEAL, CRANKCASE SEAL,TRANSMISSION SEAL AND AXLE SEAL WHERE REPLACED DUE TO LEAKAGE. NLM

THE TIE BARS HAD TO BE REPLACED BUT TO DO THIS THE POWER STEERING RACK HAD TO BE REPLACED. NLM

TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. NLM

SWAY BAR CRACKED IN HALF. NLM

BRAKE SYSTEM EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR, THE FORWARD SHOES WERE WORN TO THE RIVETS AND THE DRUMS WERE BEYOND REPAIR, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. ALSO, FUEL GAUGE/ ODOMETER/ TEMPERATURE GAUGE DO NOT WORK, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENLY.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

THE TIMING BELT FAILED BEFORE ITS TIME LUCKLY IT DID NOT STRAND MY WIFE ON A DARK STREET.*AK

ENGINE STALLED AT 35 MPH. WOULD RESTART WITH TRANSMISSION IN NUETRAL BUT WOULD STALL AGAIN WHEN DRIVE ENGAGED. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS MADE TO RESTART VEHICLE, VEHICLE FINALLY RESTARTED AND OPERATING NORMALLY.

WHILE DRIVING WOULD USE THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. TURN SIGNALS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES WOULD TURN OFF OR ON BY ITSELF. *AK

VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE INDICATING THAT IT NEEDS GASOLINE. CONSUMER FILLED UP VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, AND THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH POOR FUEL MILEAGE, SURGING AND LOSS OF POWER, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS RESTING ON THE THROTTLE BODY LINKAGE, THIS CHAFFED THE WIRING AND CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION. *MJS

THE MICHELIN XH TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO WEATHERING. *MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BELT TENSIONER AND SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT FAILURE, TENSION MOUNTING BELT IS SPONTANEOUSLY SHEARED OFF AND THE BELT BECOMES TORN APART, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING.

MOTOR CUT OFF, CONSUMER COULD NOT START VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON, AND VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ALL BRAKING POWER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL TO MALFUNCTIONED.. COMPUTER CHIP IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAS BEEN REPLACED; HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED.*AK

TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, JUST LIKE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS I HAVE SEEN ON TV( DOT NUMBER: )

HORN FAILED. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS INVOLED IN REAR-END ACCIDENT WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE, DEALER REPAIRED AND AFTERWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR WOULD NO LONGER WORK, DEALER COMMENTED THAT IT WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE USE, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

HORN FAILED. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS INVOLED IN REAR-END ACCIDENT WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE, DEALER REPAIRED AND AFTERWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR WOULD NO LONGER WORK, DEALER COMMENTED THAT IT WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE USE, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

REPLACED ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION AT 37,485 MILES, DODGE CORPORATION ADMITTED TO IRREGULARITY WITH TRANSMISSION. REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH CUSTOMER $100.00 PAYMENT. REPLACED TRANSMISSION BROKE AGAIN WITH 55,000 ON IT DUE TO PROBABLY SAME CONDITION, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AS OF THIS TIME. DEALER THINKS IS THE SAME FAILURE.

INNER TIE RODS HAVE FAILED WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY, CAUSING WHEEL TO COME OFF THE TIE ROD.*AK

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED FOR A APPOINTMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ORGINIAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1996 DODGE, CARAVAN 1995, TIRE SIZE P215/65R15, DOT NUMBER M3T247X395, AND TIRES HAVE 49 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. 1 OUT OF THE 4 TIRES BLEWOUT WHEN DRIVING 60-65 MPH. LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF 12 INCH SECTION, TREAD WAS FLAPPING, THREE OTHER TIRES HAVE DEVOLOPED BUBBLES AROUND THE TREAD. TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND NOTED THERE WAS 50% OF TREAD LEFT. *AK THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT TOO. *YH

BAD SHIMMY FROM 32-42 MPH HAD THE TIRES ROTATED, REBALANCED AND ALIGNED ALIGNMENT SHOP SAID THE PROBLEM WAS WITH DODGE, AND THAT A RECALL HAD TAKEN PLACE EARLIER, I COULDN'T FIND THAT PARTICULAR RECALL

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V216000.EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE WAS NOT EXPERIENCING FUEL LEAKAGE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANTWERTEN DODGE IN RANDALLSTOWN,MARYLAND AS INSTRUCTED IN THE RECALL LETTER, SO THAT DEALER COULD PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE CONSUMER STARTED TO EXPERIENCE FUEL LEAKAGE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK 2-3 TIMES, BUT DEFECT STILL WAS OCCURRING. DEALER COULD NOT FIX DEFECT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE JUST CUT OFF AND TOTAL POWER WAS LOST. VAN WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT ON AUGUST 6, 2000. DEALERSHIP IS DOING EVERYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VAN IS BEING HELD AT DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT UNLOCK/LATCH MECHANISM WILL NOT RELEASE, AND DOOR CANNOT BE MANUALLY OPENED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE RELAY SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED.THE PART NUMBER IS 4707286-C(64469)(0376AG) IS THIS THE ORIGINAL PART FROM FACTORY.I DONT THINK THE MACHINIC REPLACED IT.MY VAN RUN HOT 2 MONTHS AFTER THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO HAVE REPLACED IT.

AFTERING FINDING STAINS ON THE PAVEMENT VAN WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. POWER STEERING PUMP WAS FOUND RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH, CAUSING POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEAK. PUMP WAS BEING REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE LIST ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN AND DIES . VEHICLE WILL RESTART IMMEDIATELY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONS. *YH

WHEN WE ARE DRIVING THE VAN JUST SHUTS OFF THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE APPROX 1 YEAR FROM DATE OF PURCHASE AFTER THE STEERING COLUMN WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED. IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFFTEN AND THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND IT JUST STOPPED ALL POWER IS LOST . WE HAVE HAD THE VAN BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO AVAIL NOW I AM AFRAID SOMEBODY IT GOING TO GET INJURED OR KILLED IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELLY DANGEROUS . WE HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND THIS IS OUR PRIME TRASPORTATION AND WE DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH OUR CHILDRENS SAFTEY. I WOULD LIKE THIS TAKEN CARE OF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED

CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE RECALL REPAIR (99V-216) WAS NOT COMPLETED PROPERLY OR HAS EFFECTED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN SOME WAY WHICH HAS CAUSED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITHIN THE SYSTEM. *MJS

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM REPLACED. *MJS

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH THE KIDS IN THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VAN SHUT OFF LUCKILY SHE WAS ON OUR STREET I HAD A FRIEND WHO IS A LICENSE MECHANIC HE CAME OVER .HE CHECKED FOR CODES IN THE DASH BUT REVEALED NONE. HE THEN LOOKED UNDER THE VAN TO SEE THE GAS TANK HAD COLLAPSED AT FIRST HE THOUGHT IT WAS FROM THE RESULT OF HITTING SOMETHING. WE HAD IT TOWED BECAUSE IT WOULDNT START. HE PUT IT UP ON THE RACK TO SEE THE THE STRAPS WERE STILL IN TACT. HE SAID THAT THE GAS TANK HAD JUST PLAIN COLLAPSED. HE THEN CALLED THE DEALER TO ASK THEM IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ITEM THEY SAID HOW MANY MILES THEY PROCEEDED TO SAY 78000 THE DEALER SAID IF THERE WAS ABOUT 40000 THEY WOULD COVER IT. MY MECHANIC BUDDY ALSO SAID THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN OUT ON THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO MAKE IT A RECALL.THE IRONIC THING IS THE GAS TANK IS PLASTIC SO I HAD TO PAY 940.00 FOR REPAIRS. I CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND THEY GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND!I AM A LITTLE UPSET BECAUSE MY WIFE AND KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT IF THE GAS WOULD HAVE LEAKED OUT AND IGNITED. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME.

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, MORE OFTEN ON BUMPY ROADS. I'M TEMPTED TO IGNORE IT AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET HOW FREQUENT THIS PROBLEM IS.

VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY IN THE RAIN. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD EITHER STOP WORKING OR CHANGE SPEEDS ON THEIR OWN. ALSO, WHEN THEDY ARE ON WHILE WET, AND CONSUMER ATTEMPTS TO TURN THEM OFF, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE, EVEN WHILE THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PER TECHNICIAN, NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE GOING TO BE MADE SINCE THERE WERE NO REMEDIES TO THE PROBLEM. *AK

TURN SIGNALS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY IN HOT/HUMID WEATHER. SOMETIMES WOULD NOT WORK WITH INDICATOR TURNED ON. HAD CHANGED THE FUSES EACH TIME PROBLEM HAPPENED. ALSO, SLIDING DOOR LOCK DOES NOT REGULARLY RELEASE WITH THE LOCK/UNLOCK SWITCH. FURTHER, IT IS UNRELIABLE WITH THE MANUAL LOCK/BOTTON. THE HEADLIGHTS, IN HOT/HUMID WEATHER MAY OR MAY NOT GO OFF WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED OFF. BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP. *AK

CLOCK SPRING FAILURE, CAUSED AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE ALL THE TIME. *AK

VEHICLE A/C HAS NOT OPERATED CORRECTLY SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. NEW CONDENSOR, LINES AND EVAPORATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED. IN THE 4 YRS. I'VE OWNED THE VAN, THE A/C HAS NOT OPERATED ONE SUMMER WITHOUT FAILING.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING LOST POWER STEERING/ ALL BELT DRIVEN ACCESSORIES/ WATER PUMP PULLEY FLEW OFF,AND VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY. A MOTORIST WAS HUNKING HORN TO GET CONSUMER'S ATTENTION. WHEN LOOKING THOUGH THE REARVIEW MIRRIOR HE SAW BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE ROAD, AND HE/ HIS FAMILY JUMPED OUT OF VEHICLE. WHEN OPENING THE HOOD FLAMES CAME BURSTING OUT. VEHICLE BURNED TO A CRISP, AND WAS TOTALED. *AK

MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER, THIS IS OUR SECOND AND LAST CHRYSLER!!*AK

THE INNER TIE ROD END SEPARATED FROM THE OUTER TIE ROD ON DRIVER WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHILE COMING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, CAUSING TIRE TO TURN INWARD AND STOP. *AK

RECALL 99 V 216 000/ FUEL PUMP. AFTER DEALER HAD REPAIRED VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL FUEL TANK LEAKED. SINCE THE INITIAL REPAIR , THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNSUCCESSFULLY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70MPH AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE UP TO 80MPH & OVER. APPLYING BRAKES & TURNING SWITCH DIDN'T DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. CONSUMER MOVED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD & PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, WHICH PUT IN IT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING & IT WAS TURNED OFF. DEALER BASICALLY SAID IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY. CONSUMER WILL BE CONTACTING MANUFACTURER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON/HORN WILL NOT WORK/ CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. *AK

AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ALL POWER STEERING. DEALER HAS BEEM CONTACTED. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THEY FINALLY FIXED MY FUEL SYSTEM RECALL PROBLEM . I REPLACED MY OXYGEN SENSORS, IT STILL WON'T GO OFF, I HAVE FOUND SAND UP IN MY ENGINE AND I WANT TO FIND OUT IF THIS CARAVAN WAS IN A FLOOD,OR SUCH

DECEMBER 1999, AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, DEALER REPLACES AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING. EXTENDED CHRYSLER WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER REPAIR COST OF $270. JULY 18, 2000 RETURN TO DEALER AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER SAYS THE CLOCK SPRING IS OK BUT NOW THE AIR BAG MODULE HAS FAILED AND THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE AIR BAG SYSTEM COST ESTIMATED AT $600 PLUS. DECLINE THE WORK AND COMPLAIN TO CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED BEYOND 36,000 MILES. WHAT DOES MILEAGE HAVE TO DO WITH A AIR BAG, IT IS NOT A MAINTENANCE ITEM? I EXPLAIN THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM AND MY FAMILY IS IN DANGER. CHRYSLER DISCUSSES WITH SUPERVISOR AND REFUSES TO COVER THE REPAIR. PLEASE CALL ME AS I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO HAVE CHRYSLER TO ISSUE A VEHICLE RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY ITEM. THANK YOU!. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED, FIRE APPEARED TO START IN THE UPPER ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE IN MOTION, CLAIM 11-3493-153. *SLC

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED, FIRE APPEARED TO START IN THE UPPER ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE IN MOTION, CLAIM 11-3493-153. *SLC

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS. WHEN THE NEEDLE SHOWS HALF A TANK, TANK IS REALLY EMPTY. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED DRIVER TO RUN OUT OF GAS. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *ML

THE BELT TENSIONER AND SERPENTINE BELT WHEREIN THE TENSION MOUNTING BELT IS SHEARED OFF AND THE BELT BECOMES TORN APART RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING. NLM

LIGHT SWITCH HAS SHORTED OUT, CAUSING BATTERY TO DIE. WHEN BATTERY IS CHARGED WITH JUMPER CABLES AND VEHICLE IS STARTED, SMOKE FROM LIGHT SWITCH FILLS CAB. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHICH SHOULD BE LOOKED AT.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (ENGINE RADIATOR FAN) PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

GAS TANK SEEMS PARTING CAUSING GAS LEAK

ON 2/9/00 WE BROUGHT OUR 1996 DODGE CARAVAN TO CERRITOS DODGE TO FIND OUT WHY THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE "CLOCK SPING" PART IN THE STEERING COLUMN. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THIS PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM TO OPERATE PROPERLY. I DID NOT HAVE IT FIXED AT THIS TIME BECAUSE I FELT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY CRYSLER AS A RECALL ISSUE. ALSO IT IS NOT COVERED BY OUR WARRANTY. THEN ON 6/29/00 I BROUGHT MY CARAVAN IN TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY HORN WAS NOT WORKING- ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE- AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT WORKING DUE TO THE "CLOCK SPRING" PART. SO I WENT AHEAD AND HAD IT FIXED BECAUSE I FELT IT HAD TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I FEEL THAT THIS PART NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT UP AS A RECALL FOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WITHOUT IT THE AIRBAG AND THE HORN CANNOT WORK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. LARRY HILL. *AK

I BROUGHT MY 1996 DODGE CARAVAN IN TO CERRITOS DODGE ON 4/4/00 TO HAVE MY PASSENGER WINDOW CHECKED OUT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT GOING UP AND DOWN. CERRITOS DODGE CLAIMED THE WINDOW WAS STICKING DUE TO HEAT AND WAS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT IT AT THE TIME. THEN ON 6/29/00, I BROUGHT MY CARAVAN IN AGAIN DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY PASSENGER WINDOW WAS NOT WORKING AGAIN. THIS TIME CERRITOS DODGE DID FIX IT AND REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR, THIS PART IS COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. THE WINDOW DOES WORK AT THIS TIME, BUT I WILL NEED TO TAKE IT BACK IN BECAUSE IT IS STICKING OCCASIONALLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. LARRY HILL. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. CONSUMER FEELS THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS.*AK

THE RECALL ON THE INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT IS NOT A COMPLETE REPAIR TO THE PROBLEM, OWNER MUST REPLACE THE UNIT TO COMPLETE REPAIR AND IS BEING DENIED FULL REIMBURSEMENT. (98V-185) *MJS

I RECEIVED A RADIATOR FAN RELAY RECALL, COULD THIS DEFECTIVE RELAY HELP THE MAJOR TRANSMITION SEALS FAIL? IF SO, IS DODGE/CHRYSLER RESPNSIBLE FOR THE $1300 REPAIR OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISION SEALS? IF SO, HOW DO I FILE A CLAIM WITH THE MANUFACTURER? THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP CLAIMS THE SEAL FAILURE WAS DUE TO EXTREME HEAT, HE STATED THAT THE SEALS WERE VERY BRITTLE, LIKE DRY NOODLES, NOTHING LIKE THE SOFT RUBBER THAT THEY SHOULD RESEMBLE.

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION ON TWO OCCASIONS, CAUSING TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. *MJS

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS AND REQUIRED REPAIRS. *MJS

MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING WIPER TO COME ON BY THEMSELVES. *MJS

CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE OBTAINING A RESPONSE IN ORDER TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED, THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING POOR GAS MILEAGE AND GAS FUMES CONTINUALLY WHICH MAY BE THE RESULT OF THE RECALL COMPONENT WHICH IS EXPERIENCING FAILURE AT THIS TIME (99V-216). *MJS

HORN ASSEMBLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK *ML

AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THEN, THE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON . MECHANIC REPLACED CLOCK SPRING. FAILED PART CAUSED AIR BAGS TO BE DISARMED. *AK *ML

WHEEL RIM FAILED, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE WEAR AND DAMAGE TO TIRES, WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. NLM

INDEPENDENT MECHANICS HAVE TOLD US OF MANY FAILURES OF TRANSMISSIONS AND HEAD GASKETS, AND THEY SAY THAT DODGE IS PAYING HALF THE COST AS THEY DID WITH US TO AVOID A RECALL WHERE DODGE WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE FULL COST OF REPAIR. REC. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITHOUT KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, WINDSHILD WIPERS WOULD OPERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. *AK DEALER REPLACED MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. THEY SAID IF NOT REPLACED COULD EITHER DRAIN BATTERY OR CAUSE WIRES TO MELT CAUSING FIRE. *YH

THE A/C AND HEAT VALVE STICK. YH

WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ON, LIGHTS FLASH AND LOCKS GO ON AND OFF. YH

THE VEHICLE OVERHEATS DUE TO THE RADIATOR LEAKING. YH

UNABLE TO FASTEN CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF THE INTEGRATED CAR SEAT. YH

MANY SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS VEHICLE

CONSUMER HAD FUEL TANK REPLACED BECAUSE THE TANK HAD COLLAPSED AND COULD NOT BE FILLED ALL THE WAY,THE FUEL SEALS WERE DAMAGED DURING INSTALLATION CAUSING THREE GAS TO POUR OUT OF THE VAN IN THE AREA OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE THREE DAYS AFTER REPAIR. *AK

AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILING. LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS INDICATE CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY SOMEONE THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 48-512-308. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY SOMEONE THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 48-512-308. *SLC

CONSUMERS FUEL TANK IS LEAKING FUEL AND WAS TOLD IT WAS DENTED BUT CONSUMER DOES NOT RECALL HITTING ANYTHING. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND HE SAID THAT IT NEEDED A NEW CLOCK SPRING. BUT, DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE VEHICLE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL, WIRES COULD POP OUT, AND THIS COULD CAUSE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. CLOCK SPRING HOLDS WIRES IN PLACE. *AK

DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION DESIGN CAUSES THE PART FROM INSIDE OF TRANSMISSION TO FAIL, WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. BRAKE FLUID LEAKS & IT WAS JUST CHANGED ON 5-31-00. DEALER FEELS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH VEHICLE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED AFTER BEING DRIVEN, AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE UP AGAIN, IT WON'T START. ALSO, BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR SINCE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT. *AK

PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED. YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE FUEL PUMP MODULE SEAL AND LOCK NUT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-216. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS FOR 65MPH THE THROTTLE CABLE GETS STUCK AND TANGLED WHICH CAUSES THE WIRES TO FRAY AND BREAK APART, RESULTING IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION, TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE CHARACTERTISIC OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SEAT BELT KEEPS RETRACTING, AND CONSUMER HAD TO GET A KNIFE TO CUT BELT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE INTERGRATED CHILD SEAT ON THESE VEHICLES, AND CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE CAME UNDONE, UNABLE TO RELEASE PARKING BRAKE.*AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE WILL NOT RELEASE - CABLE COMES LOOSE THE MFGRS DESIGN INS IMPROPER. *AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE, CABLE DISCONNECTED MFGR DESIGN IS IMPROPER OR DEFECTIVED NOTRW. *AK

WHEN FUEL TANK IS FILLED, THE FUEL SPILLS OUT ONTO THE GROUND. VAN WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. THE FUEL TANK WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS SPLIT ON THE TOP. *AK *ML

WAS PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT WHEN VEHICLE JERKED HARD IN DRIVER'S HAND. LOST CONTROL & HIT A CURB. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT TENSIONER WHEEL BROKE, AND SERPENTINE BELT FELL OFF. ALSO, MOUNTS TO SIDE OF MOTOR & SHAFT HAD BROKEN IN HALF. TENSIONER WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT T REAR DRUMS AND FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED. MATERIAL THEY USED FOR THE BRAKES WAS DEFECTIVE. MECHANIC PUT VEHICLE ON THE MACHINE TO SMOOTH THEM OUT. HOWEVER, CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERICENCING A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEEL. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN, CAUSING POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE, AND RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT SHUT-DOWN RELATED TO A STEERING WHEEL LOCK WHEN ENGAGING THE TURN SIGNALS CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS WHILE TURNING. *MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT SHUT-DOWN RELATED TO A STEERING WHEEL LOCK WHEN ENGAGING THE TURN SIGNALS CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS WHILE TURNING. *MJS

DEFECT IN HEAD GASKET CAUSED OIL TO LEAK CAUSING THE AIR IDLE VALVE CONTROL,PCV,FUEL FILTER, HORMICA BALANCING BOARD, THROTTLE,WATER PUMP, THEROMSTAT, IIGNITION MODULE TO HAVE TO BE REPAIRED . TIMING BELT WAS RECALL DODGE DID NOT PUT IT ON RIGHT CAUSING TO HEAD GASKET TO LEAK. TIMING BELT COVERS WAS NEVER REPLACE WHEN IT WAS RECALLED.WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL TIMING BELT BROKEN WHILE DRIVING. *AK

CONSUMER HAD CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70MPH. TAPPED ON BRAKES & HIT THE ON/OFF SWITCH TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE KEPT ON ACCELERATING. FINALLY VEHICLE STOPPED. DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE CAME OUT TO LOOK AT VEHICLE & FOUND THAT CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS JAMMED, SO DISCONNECTED IT TO ALLOW OWNER TO CONTINUE TRIP. CONSUMER WROTE LETTER TO MANUFACTURER. *AK *ML

VAN SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING OR WILL NOT START......ONCE IT SHUTS DOWN U HAVE TO WAIT 15-30 MIN BEFORE IT CAN BE STARTED, WIPERS WILL SHUT DOWN OR WILL KEEP GOING AFTER CAR HAS BEEN SHUT OFF.....WILL RUNN AT WHATEVER SPEED THEY WANT.

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN A BILL FOR RECALL WORK PERFORMED 99V-216 OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE SEAL. NLM

TUBULAR BAR SHEARED OFF, CAUSING DRIVER'S SEAT TO FALL BACK WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND INJURIES. *AK

FROM NOVEMBER OF 1998 UNITL MARCH OF 2000, SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHY THE BELT CONTINUES TO BREAK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING THE FRONT AND REAR WINDSHILED WIPER TO COME ON SPORADICALLY. NLM

MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING THE FRONT AND REAR WINDSHILED WIPER TO COME ON SPORADICALLY. NLM

DOOR SWITCH WOULD NOT UNLOCK PASSENGER'S SLIDING SIDE DOOR. CONSUMER WOULD OPEN DOOR BY HAND BY REACHING AROUND FROM FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. *AK *ML

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 99V216000/ FUEL PUMP. DEALER CORRECTED THE RECALL PROBLEM, CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TANK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FUEL PUMP MODULE SEAL FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (99V-216), THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED NEXT TO IT ( ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). YH

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 99V216000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NUMBER 845. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE RECALL PROBLEM ON TWO OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, FUEL TANK IS NOW LEAKING AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER TURNED ON SIGNAL LIGHTS & WINDSHEILD WIPERS CAME ON. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER TO QUOTE PRICE FOR REPAIRS. *AK

AUTOMOBILE WAS DRIVING FINE UNTIL CONSUMER TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS ON FUEL PUMP MODULE SEAL AND LOCK NUT. THEN, ON THE WAY HOME, VEHICLE DIED. ALSO, ALL THE GAS LEAKED OUT. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. LOST POWER ON INTERSTATE BUT FAMILY IN JEPORDY. ACCORDING TO TRANSMISSION REPAIR VENDOR NOT UNCOMMON FOR DODGE MINIVANS. PLEASE NOTIFY IF THERE IS ANY RECOURSE OR OPPORTUNITY TO FILE COMPLAINT WITH OTHERS. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR OVER 8 HOURS , WHEN FIRE IGNITED UNDER HOOD (DETERMINED UPON , INVESTIGATION) AT WIRE HARNESS, CAR BECAME TOTALLY INVOLED IN FIRE , COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT FULLY EXTEND FROM THE RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WHICH WONT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN A CRASH OR DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY. ALSO, THE DOME LIGHT STAYED ON. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THERE IS A DENT IN THE FUEL TANK, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A LEAK OR EXPLOSION. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND HAS OFFERED TO PICK UP HALF OF THE COST FOR A NEW FUEL TANK. FUEL TANK HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DEFECTIVE ROCKER BRIDGE MOUNT CYLINDER HEAD BROKE, CAUSING A KNOCKING NOISE WHICH RESULTED INTO VERY SERIOUS ENGINE PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

OVER A PERIOD OF 4 MONTHS, MY VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ON EACH OCCASION I TOOK THE CAR TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. AFTER THE THIRD VISIT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. COINCIDENTALLY MY LAST MINIVAN, A PLYMOUTH VOYAGER, ALSO NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP AT 18000 MILES! AFTER NOTIFICATION FROM CHRYSLER RE: FUEL PUMP MODULE SEAL RECALL I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER ( CHARLIE) AT HANOVER DODGE, 880 WASHINGTON ST, HANOVER MA. 02339 TEL 781-829-9200. HE SAID I SHOULD EXPECT A REFUND FROM CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER HAS DENIED MY REQUEST FOR REIMBURSMENT.AT. *AK

RECALL 96V006000/ENGINE: WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 40 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND OIL WAS SPILLING ON TOP OF ENGINE. VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIRR SHOP. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN *AK

THE STRAPS ON THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT LOCKED UP AND I HAD TO CUT THEM TO GET MY DAUGHTER OUT.

THE WIRING HARNASS IS RESTING ON TOP OF THE IGNITION COIL CAUSING THE WIRES GOING TO THE FUEL INJECTORS TO MELT. *AK

THE WIRING HARNASS IS RESTING ON TOP OF THE IGNITION COIL CAUSING THE WIRES GOING TO THE FUEL INJECTORS TO MELT. *AK

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. I HIT A SLIGHT DIP IN THE ROAD AND MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. WHEN THE POLICE ARRIVED MY CHILD'S SEAT WAS NOT RESTRAINED IN THE REAR SEAT. THEY CLOSED THE HIGHWAY FOR 5 HOURS LOOKING FOR A BABY, WHO MAY HAVE CLIMBED OUT ONE OF THE BROKEN WINDOWS, THEY THOUGHT. THANK GOD, SHE WAS AT HOME. *AK

SLIDING DOOR RATTLES AND MOVES OFF THE HINGES, AND HOLDS A GAP. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

RECALL 99V216000/FUEL PUMP FAILURE. DEALER'S NEXT AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT IS MAY 22,2000. *AK

POSSIBLE CLOCK SPRING FAILURE IS CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. NLM

DEFECTIVE TEMPERATURE RELAY FAILURE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL AND THE FAN MALFUNCTIONED. YH

CONSUMER WAS STOPPED ALONG SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, CLAIM 11-3444-113. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS STOPPED ALONG SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, CLAIM 11-3444-113. *SLC

IN FUELING OUR VAN, ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WE HAVE HAD A FIRE. THE FIRE COMES FROM THE FILLER PIPE ON THE VAN! THE VAN WAS TOTALLY TURNED OFF. IT DOES EXTINGUISH ITSELF AFTER AWHILE. WE ARE EXPERIENCING SHOCK CONSTANTLY WHEN WE TOUCH THE VAN. WE HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE SHOCKING PROBLEM, BUT NOT THE FIRE. WE ASSUMED IT WAS WITH OUR PERSONAL GAS TANK. CONTACTED THE GAS CO. AND THEY INVESTIGATED AND CORRECTED WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. NO OTHER VEHICALS THAT ARE FILLED AT THIS TANK HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS DIFFICULTY. MY SON AND I WERE INVOLVED THE FIRST TIME THERE WAS A FIRE. HE WAS BURNT SLIGHTLY. THE SECOND TIME, ONLY MYSELF. WE ARE CONCLUDING NOW, THAT THE DIFFICULTY IS WITHIN THE VAN. WE ARE CONTACTING A DEALER IN THE AM BUT WOULD YOU PLEASE ASSIST. NOT ONLY WAS THE FILLER PIPE ON THE VAN ON FIRE, THE HOSE FROM THE STATIONARY TANK AND THE GROUND WAS ON FIRE. OUR MACHINERY SHOP AND EQUIPMENT COULD HAVE BEEN LOST, NOT TO MENTION LIVES! NEEDLESS TO SAY - WE ARE SCARED! THE FIRE DEPT. WAS CALLED BOTH TIMES! PLEASE HELP!!! *AK

MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT WITH APPROXIMATELY 82,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. IT IS GOING TO COST NEARLY $2500.00 TO MAKE THIS REPAIR. SHOULDN'T THE COMPANY BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COST? WHY SHOULD I? I HAVE HAD GM CARS THAT EXCEEDED 100,000 MILES WITHOUT A SINGLE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL FACING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE COMPANY.*AK

VAN WAS NOT STARTED OR BRAKE DEPRESSED WHEN THE VAN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL BY A 3 YEAR OLD BOY. THE VAN THEN WENT BACKWARDS DOWN A DRIVEWAY THEN ACROSS A ROAD INTO WOODS WHERE IT STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A TREE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE STREET AT 25-30 MPH VEHICLE COMMENCED TO RUN VERY POORLY, AND IT STARTED TO VIBRATE/HESITATE AND LOSE POWER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF A DEFECTIVE ROCKER ARM, AND A SNAPPED ENGINE HEAD GASKET. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

I AM REPORTING THE FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR-BAG "CLOCK SPRING" AFTER THE NORMAL WARRANTY PERIOD OF THIS VEHICLE. THE ITEM IS CRITICAL TO THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE PASSENGER AND SHOULD NOT FAIL. THE FREQUENCY OF THESE FAILURES SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED TO INSURE THAT IT IS NOT ENDANGERING DRIVERS AND PASSENGER OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING LOST POWER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE SERPENTINE BELT. DEALER REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT IN 1998. BUT SERPENTINE BELT BROKE AGAIN, AND WAS REPLACED. THEN, IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN 1999, ON SATURDAY MARCH 25, 2000, ALL POWER WENT OUT WHILE KIDS WERE IN THE CAR, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR DRIVING ON THE ROAD. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 99V216000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 845. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP, BUT AT FIRST THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS IN STOCK, THEN CAUSED ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL TANK, AND ENTIRE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPAIRS TOOK ABOUT A MONTH TO COMPLETE, OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS SHOULD TAKE AN HOUR. *AK *ML

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WOULD COME ON OR GO OFF ON THEIR OWN. THIS CAUSED VISIBILITY PROBLEMS FOR DRIVER. ALSO, TURN SIGNAL SOMETIMES ACTIVATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & INFORMED TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER. NO REPAIRS DONE.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH HE CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THEY STUCK. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T SHUT OFF. CONSUMER STOPPED AT A GAS STATION BECAUSE ENGINE WAS ROARING UP. TOOK FUSE FROM THE FUSE BOX. *AK

FAILURE OF THE 'CLOCK SPRING' CAN PREVENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT OR EVEN CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN TO BIND, RENDERING IT INOPERABLE. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY DEFECT, CHRYSLER REFUSED TO REPAIR AT NO COST AS PER FEDERAL LAW.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON BY ITSELF. YH

A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE GAS TANK BECAME SMALLER (DISTORTED) PROSSIBLY DUE TO IMPROPER VENTING.

CLOCK SPRING SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSED CRUISE CONTROL TO FAIL. NLM

MOVING FROM WASHINGTON TO NEW MEXICO OUR DODGE CARAVAN TRANSMISSION BURNED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT POWER STEERING BELT BECOMES WET AND CAUSES COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *AK *ML

SERPENTINE BELT BROKE TWICE WHILE DRIVING WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THERE ARE TSBS ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK *ML

NHTSA RECALL 99V216000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 845/FUEL PUMP. HAD THE NECESSARY REPAIRS DONE ON 11-MAR-2000, AND THE REMEDY FAILED ON 12-MAR-200. FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE BOLT WHICH HAD EITHER LOOSENED UP OR WAS NOT TIGHT ENOUGH. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE TORQUE SETTING WAS NOT ADEQUATE. MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED TO INCREASE TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER ON 13-MAR-2000. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V216000 CONCERNING FUEL PUMP. CONTACTED DEALER, NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PROBLEM WITH GETTING A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL CONCERNING FUEL PUMP HONORED. NO ACCESSIBLE AUTHORIZED DEALER. CONTACTED DEALER IN ANCHORAGE, AND INFORMED CONSUMER TO FILL TANK WITH FUEL. HOWEVER, IF VEHICLE SHOWED NO SIGN OF LEAKAGES, NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK *ML

CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RECALL NOTIFICATION, THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN TO BE REPAIRED AND WAS DENIED, VEHICLE HAD TO BE EMPTY OF GASOLINE IN ORDER TO COMPLETE RECALL REPAIR OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, THE NOTIFICATION DID NOT STATE THIS. (99V-216) *MJS

AFTER RECALL REPAIR OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE SEAL (99V216) THE TANK SEAL BEGAN TO LEAK. NLM

AFTER RECALL REPAIR OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE SEAL (99V216) THE TANK SEAL BEGAN TO LEAK. NLM

THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR GAVES PROBLEM AT ABOUT 3 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE. WE BROUGHT IT AND EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG, BUT THEY LIED TO US AND SAID IT WAS NOT. EVENTUALLY, ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, THE TRANSMISSIN FINALLY BROKE AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE. AFTER THAT THE CAR CONTINUED TO JERK VIOLENTLY WEHENEVER WE WERE GOING UP HILL AND AT 45 MPH. WE KEPT BRING IN IT IN FOR THEM TO FIX IT, KNOWING THAT THIS MIGHT CREATE OTHER SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR, BUT THEY CONTINUED TO REFUSE TO FIX IT BECAUSE THE JERKING MOTION WAS NOT QUITE AS PRONOUNCED WHEN THEIR MECHANIC DROVE IT. ACCORDING TO THEM, CHRISLER WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO SEE THE TRANSMISSION UNLESS IT JUSTIFIED IT BY BEING COMPLETELY OUT OF COMMISSION. WE HAD THEM TRY TO SERVICE IT ONE MORE TIME, BUT INSTEAD, THEY TRIED TO FIX OTHER THINGS IN IT AND EVEN TRIED TO CHARGE ME FOR THEM. I DID NOT PAY BECAUSE THEY DID NOT FIX THE TRANSMISSION AND THE OTHER THINGS ADJUSTED HAD NO RELATION TO THE PROBLEM. ABOUT FOUR WEEKS AFTER THIS SERVICE, I WOKE UP TO GO TO MY CONGREGATION WITH MY CHILDREN, WHEN MY CHILD INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR WAS BURNING. I WENT TO LOOK CLOSELY AND AND SAW WHAT LOOKED LIKE A SMALL CANDLE LIGHT. I TOLD MY CHILDREN TO GO INSIDE THE HOUSE AS GAS FUMES COULD BE LEAKING AND THE CAR COULD EXPLODE. I WENT UP TO CALL THE FIRE DEPT,WHICH TOOK ME ABOUT A MINUTE, AND BY THE TIME I GOT BACK, THE CAR WAS ALREADY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THIS OCCURRED, WITHOUT ANYONE TURNING ANYTHING ON, BE THAT IGNITION OR ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. THIS IS EVIDENCE OF ONE OF TWO THINGS, THE MECHANIC AT FITZGERALD EITHER DELIVERATELY OR NEGLECTFULLY CREATED THE HAZARD WHEN HE LOOKED AND DID THE WRONG REPAIRS, OR THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT FINALLY WAS ASCELERATED BY THE CONSTANT VIOLENT JERKING MOTION CREATED BY THE TRANSMISSION ONGOING MALFUNCTION,WHICH WENT ON FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS. WE ARE NOW LEFT WITHOUT A CAR THAT WAS UNDER WARRANTY (100000 MILES) AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP

THE LEFT BRAKE SHOES CRACKED, FLAKED OFF AND FELL APART CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT. NLM

AIR CONDITIONER CAUSING A LOUD, GRINDING NOISE WHILE RUNNING. SLIGHT HESITATION OF ENGINE WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING. PROBLEM INCREASING IN INTENSITY OVER TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TWO DOGS RAN OUT INTO THE STREET, CONSUMER PUT ON BRAKES AND TRIED TO BLOW HORN, AND THE HORN DID NOT WORK. ALSO, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. TOOK TO DEALER , AND THEY HAD TO ORDER A CLOCK SPRING. *AK *ML

NHTSA RECALL 99V216000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 845/ FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 98V185000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 791/INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

A FIRE STARTED IN THE A/C VENT BY THE STEERING WHEEL, FROM WHICH FLAMES CAME OUT AND ENGULFED THE CAR. ALSO, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE SHUT OFF. VEHICLE HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN SERVICED FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *AK *ML

RECALL 99V216 000/ FUEL PUMP: WHILE DRIVING NOTICED SMOKE FROM HOOD. PULLED VEHICLE OVER, AND POPPED HOOD, AND SAW THE FIRE ON TOP OF ENGINE. WHILE TRYING TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, CONSUMER RECEIVED BURNS TO THE EYE AREA. A DAY LATER, RECALL NOTICE CAME BY MAIL. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON ONCE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND CAUSES HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL NOT TO WORK. DEALER WAS CONTACTED 6 MONTHS AGO, AND THEY CONTACTED THE CONSUMER 3 MONTHS AFTER THAT TO TELL CONSUMER THAT THERE WILL BE A CHARGE FOR REPAIRS. CONSUMER BELIEVES IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT. *AK *ML

INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON WITHOUT APPLICATION. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STAY ON ANYWHERE FROM 10 SECONDS TO A MINUTE. MANUFACTURER/DEALER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

RECALL 99V216000/FUEL PUMP: AFTER PICKING UP VEHICLE FROM DEALER SHOP FOR RECALL REPAIRS, CONSUMER WAS FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL AND WAS ABOUT TO START VEHICLE WHEN SOMEONE NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED OF REPAIRS FAILURE. *AK

RECALL 99V216000. FUEL LEKAGE RESULTED WHEN THE TANK WAS FILLED AFTER THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED. DEALER HAS SINCE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND THE TANK CONTINUES TO LEAK FUEL, THIRD ATTEMPT TO FIX REPLACED NEW GAS TANK AND FUEL PUMP.. *AK

BRAKES SQUEAKING CONTINOUSLY. YH

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. YH

DOOR LATCH CONTROL FAILED. YH

BATTERY FAILED. YH

TIE ROD FAILED. YH

A/C COMPRESSOR AND COIL FAILED, CAUSED THE A/C SYSTEM TO FAIL. YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. YH

FUEL GAUGE BROKE. YH

FUEL PUMP FAILED. YH

POWER LOCKS INOPERATIVE. YH

RIGHT SLIDING DOOR BROKE. YH

THE WHEEL CYLINDER CRACKED. YH

VEHICLE CAN NOT BE ALIGNED DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. YH

ABS FAILED. YH

TIRES WORN OUT PREMATURELY. YH

DRIVE BELT AND SERPENTINE BELT BROKE REPEATEDLY. YH

BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS FAILED. YH

BRAKE PADS AND SHOES FAILED. YH

BRAKES SQUEAKING CONTINOUSLY. YH

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. YH

DOOR LATCH CONTROL FAILED. YH

BATTERY FAILED. YH

TIE ROD FAILED. YH

A/C COMPRESSOR AND COIL FAILED, CAUSED THE A/C SYSTEM TO FAIL. YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. YH

FUEL GAUGE BROKE. YH

FUEL PUMP FAILED. YH

POWER LOCKS INOPERATIVE. YH

RIGHT SLIDING DOOR BROKE. YH

THE WHEEL CYLINDER CRACKED. YH

VEHICLE CAN NOT BE ALIGNED DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. YH

ABS FAILED. YH

TIRES WORN OUT PREMATURELY. YH

DRIVE BELT AND SERPENTINE BELT BROKE REPEATEDLY. YH

BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS FAILED. YH

BRAKE PADS AND SHOES FAILED. YH

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER ADVISED FAILED AIR BAG MODULE, NOT COVERED BY EITHER STANDARD WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. PART FAILED FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT, BUT MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO EFFECT REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE TO CONSUMER. NOTED ANOTHER COMPLAINT WITH SAME PROBLEM. RECOMMEND OPENING OF DEFECT INVESTIGATION. *AK

INT. FAILURES OF ABS HYD. PACKAGE. DLR. EST. $800 TO REPAIR. RECOMMENDED DRIVING AS-IS W/O ABS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FOR THE ABS EXPLODED. VAN WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE UNIT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

INTEGRATED CSS HARNESS STRAPS DOES NOT RETRACT. CHILD WON'T BE PROTECTED IN EVENT OF A CRASH. DEALER IS WILLING TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH BOLT TO ENGINE PULLEY/CRANKSHAFT SNAPPED OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING CONTROL. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

AUTOMATIC SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH IS USED. DOOR HAS TO BE UNLOCKED FROM THE INSIDE MANUALLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING OVER A MAN HOLE COVER OR HOLE IN GROUND AND WHEN DEPRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL FOR A SUDDEN STOP, VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO TRAVEL, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY HIT A BUMP IN ROAD, AND DOOR LATCH CAME OPEN. INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED THAT THE DOOR WAS A AJAR AND EVERYTHING ELSE. BACK DOOR COULD NOT CLOSE. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION RESULTING IN LEAKAGE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. (99V-216) *MJS

CAR NEEDED 1800.00 DOLLARS WORTH OF ENGINE WORK, AGAIN FOR FAULTY VALVES AND CYLINDER HEAD. BURNING OIL AND DESTROYING O2 SENSORS, POOR GAS MILEAGE AND PROBLEMATIC EXPENSIVE ENGINE WORK. MITUSBISHI ENGINE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM. SUGGEST MANUFACTURER CORRECTS DEFECT.

TRANSMISSION FELL APART. YH

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED. YH

ENGINE SHUTS OFF, CHRYSLER MECHANCICS CAN'T FIND PROBLEM ALSO SHAKES AT 40MPH (VIOLENTLY) AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES. *AK

DODGE COMPROMISED WITH ME ON THE COST OF REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT WITHIN A YEAR I WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN WITH THE EVAPORATOR COIL LEAKING. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HOPE THAT THEY WILL REPORT IT SO THAT YOU BECOME AWARE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM. DODGE NEEDS TO EITHER RECALL OR AT LEAST REPLACE FOR FREE THESE EXPENSIVE COMPONENTS THAT ARE FAILING PREMATURELY. *AK

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SIFT INTO REVERSE WHEN COLD, AND DOES NOT SHIFT INTO OTHER GEARS PROPERLY.WHEN ENGINE IS WARM TRANSMISSION GETS BETTER. *AK

AFTER SHIFTING TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR, VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE SLIDING DOOR. *AK

WE HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH IT . I AM NOT CLEAR ON THE SPECIFICS OF IT BECAUSE I KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT TRANSMISSIONS, BUT I HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK ON WHAT EXACTLY WAS DONE. ANYWAY AT ROUGHLY 42000 MILES, WE BEGAN HEARING LOUD "KLUNKING NOISE" COMING FROM UNDER MINIVAN. HAD IT CHECKED AND WE WERE GIVEN THE GREAT NEWS THAT IT DEFINITELY WAS THE TRANSMISSION, AND IT WAS SHOT. CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY STATED IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, SO SORRY. WE TOOK IT TO VERY GOOD AND RESPECTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY REBUILT IT FOR AROUND 1000 DOLLARS I BELIEVE. IT JUST PISSES ME OFF THAT A TRANSMISSION DOES NOT LAST PAST 40000 MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. AND WE HAD ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. AND THAT DODGE SAYS SORRY, BUT YOUR OVER 36000, SO WE CANT HELP YOU.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 25MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. HE WAS LOOKING IN HIS REAR MIRROR AND HE NOTICED SMOKE TRAIL. GASOLINE WAS DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH THE PIPE, AND THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKES,THE CAR KEPT MOVING. *AK THE VEHICLE CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC GOING 55 MPH DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP WHICH THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED. 15 MONTHS LATER FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE CAUSING FIRE WHILE THE CUSTOMER WAS DRIVING. *YH

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WILL GO OUT SHORTHLY AFTER ENGINE STARTS. BUT THEN WILL COME ON AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING TO INDICATE THAT THERE IS AN AIR BAG FAILURE. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A FAILURE IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM OF IF THERE IS A FAILURE IN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ONLY. WILL THE AIR BAG WORK IF THE LIGHT IS OUT AS ONE WOULD EXPECT AND NOT WORK IF THE LIGHT IS ON WHICH ONE WOULD ALSO EXPECT. THE INDICATOR LIGHT WILL COME ON THEN AFTER A BIT GO OUT. PLEASE ADVISE. *AK

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ADJUSTED TOO LOW. NLM

THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE MAKES THE VEHICLE LOWER IN THE FRONT THAN IN THE REAR, SITS AT AND ANGLE. NLM

THE DARK TINTED GLASS MAKES IT HARD TO SEE OUT OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. NLM

THE HORN BUTTON IS HARD TO DEPRESS. NLM

THE ROTORS SEEM TO BE MADE OF INFERIOR MATERIAL WHICH CAUSES THEM TO RUST OUT PREMATURELY. NLM

THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE TOO SMALL, AFFORDING VERY LITTLE GROUND CLEARANCE AND SEEM TO BE OVER TAKEN BY THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

VEHICLE WAS WARMING UP FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIRE SWEPT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BACK THROUGH THE FIREWALL INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARMENT, CLAIM 38-J468-878. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS WARMING UP FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIRE SWEPT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BACK THROUGH THE FIREWALL INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARMENT, CLAIM 38-J468-878. *SLC

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SHIFTS INTO GEARS AT UNUSUAL SPEEDS. AT INITIAL START UP EACH DAY, CAR LURCHES INTO GEAR WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. *AK

SERPENTINE BELT HAS COME OFF 6 TIMES (AT LEAST) SINCE JAN 99. TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH SPEEDS OF 65MPH. THE BELT FAILURE CAUSES A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND WITHIN MINUTES LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. ALL KINDS OFF PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND YET IT STILL HAS FALLEN OFF THREE TIMES SINCE DEC 99. THE GARAGE HAS CONTACTED LOCAL DEALERS FOR FIXES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE BELT STILL FLIES OFF AND THE SQUEAK THAT HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE FIRST REPLACEMENT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AND WORSE. I HAD A DEALER SO MUCH AS SAY IT WAS GOING TO FLY OFF WHE IT GOT WET. WELL IT'S COME OFF WET AND WHEN IT'S DRY. TWO TIMES AGO ON A DARK COLD NIGHT 45 MINUTES FROM HOME WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR GOING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THANK GOD I WAS DRIVING AND NOT MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZZARD AND MUST BE ADDRESSED. THERE IS AN EXISTING TSB ON THIS ISSUE ON YOUR WEB SITE BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT COVERS MY CAR. A DEALER I CONTACTED TODAY WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ASKED IF I HAD A SPLASH GUARD INSTALLED. HE IS LOOKING AT IT TOMORROW. TENSIONERS (3), PULLEYS, AND MANY BELTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SO FAR. PLEASE HELP ME FIND A SOLUTION.

SERPENTINE BELTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFI *AK

WE NOTICED THAT OUR MINIVAN WAS LEAKING OIL ON THE GROUND. TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP. STATED THAT WE HAD A FAULTY CYLINDER HEAD GASKET REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. WE HEARD THAT OTHER CARS SUCH AS THE DODGE NEON AND MINIVANS FROM DODGE/CHRYSLER ALSO HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. REQUEST THAT NHTSA REVIEW THIS SITUATION AS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, IF NOT ALREADY INITIATED. THE COST FOR THIS JOB IS $900.00-1100.00. IF WE PERFORM THIS JOB AND THIS DEFECT BECOMES A RECALL SITUATION, CAN WE RECEIVE A REFUND FROM THE MANUFACTURER? THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE RESPOND TO US ASAP. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE CRACKED ,CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING. PROBLEM OCCURS IN SLOW OR HIGH SPEED OR AT A STOP POSITION, AND WHEN APPLYING THE ACELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP POSITION. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK

A SHEARED BOLT ON MAIN PULLEY TO THE ENGINE, CAUSED THE TIMING BELT TO BE STRIPPED AND INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHILE IN USE, CAUSES POOR VISSIBILITY WHICH COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE COLLISION. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

DIFFERENTIAL PIN HAS COME OUT OF DIFFERENTIAL UNIT RUBBING THOUGH CASE CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO LEAK. YH

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE 1996 DODGE CARAVAN THAT I PURCHASED USED SIX MONTHS AGO AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS EXPERIENCED SIMILURE PROBLEMS AND IF ANY OF THESE ARE RECALL ISSUES. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

UNIT DIES WHEN COLD,TOOK UNIT TO COLISEUM MOTORS THEY SAID ALL DIESELS (DIE WHEN COLD THIS IS MY 5TH DODGE DIESEL AND NONE OF THEM DIED WHEN COLD THIER FIX FOR THE PROBLEM WAS TO SET IDLE UP NOW IN ORDER TO RUN UNDER 30 MPH I HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES.IT IS VERY SCARRY TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON ICE OR SNOW AS IT PUSHES YOU THRU INTERSECTIONS. I HAVE CONTACTED COLISEUM AND THEY SAID THEY COULD SET IDLE BACK DOWN I GUESS I CAN EITHER SLIDE THRU AN INTERSECTION WITH A DODGE TRUCK OR DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. ANY HELP WITH THIS VEHICLE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED THANKS. *AK

THE DESIGN OF BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE/ PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCKS FROM THE INSIDE / OUTSIDE CAUSE AN OCCUPANT TO BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A FAILURE. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS SEEMED TO BE COMING OUT. ALSO HORN WAS INOPERATIVE. IF THE AIRBAGS WERE TO DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY, IT MIGHT RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

IT TOOK THE DEALER WITH THE PRODDING AND HELP OF THE MANUFATURER MORE THAN A MONTH TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT IN THE WINSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY ITSELF BUT IN THE 'ELECTRICAL CONTROL BOX'.

NO SUMMARY

REPLACED SERPINTINE BELT AT 39432 MILES,

MY NEW CARAVAN HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 23,577 MILES. THE CASE OF TRANSMISSION WAS RUBBED THROUGH BY THE DIFFERENTIAL PIN MOVING OUT OF THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT.

HEARD PEBBLES UNDERNEITH THE CAR. STOPPED AT A MECHANIC'S SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT THE ALTERNATER WAS GOING OUT, BUT IT WASN'T TRUE, IT WAS THE ENGINE.WHILE TRYING TO GET HOME THE CAR JUST QUIT AND HAD TO BE TOWED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR TWO DAYS WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE BY ITSELF IN THE ENGINE BY THE BACK FIREWALL, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE EGR VALVE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE EGR VALVE. VEHICLE USES LESS FUEL NOW. VAN SHAKES LEFT AND RIGHT AT 37MPH, AND UP/DOWN AT 48 MPH. AT FIRST, DEALER DENIE DPROBLEM. HOWEVER, AFTER THEY CHECKED OTHER VANS AND FOUND SAME PROBLEM. CONSUMER BELIEVES SHAKING HAS TO DO WITH A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. ALSO , MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

THE GARGO DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DEALER REPLACED DOOR LOCK. PROBLEM EXISTS FOR THE SECOND TIME. *AK

PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEED. I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED SINCE THE TRANSMISSION IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE INTO THE MIDDLE OF A ROAD. NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. NLM

BRAKES FAILED. NLM

RIGHT SLIDING LOCK AND SLIDING MECHAMISM FAILED. NLM

THE REAR HATCH FAILED. NLM

POOR DESIGN OF TRANSMISSION CAUSED DIFFERENTIAL PIN TO COME OUT OF THE DIFFERERTIAL UNIT, RUBBING THROUH CASE AND CAUSING OIL LEAK. NLM

SOCKET FOR THE LIGHT BULBS HAD MELTED THE PLUGS. ALSO, SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED 5 TIMES DUE TO BREAKING. LAST BELT WAS SHREDDED TO PIECES. THE TENSIONER GAUGE WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON & THE HORN FAILED TO WORK WHEN USED. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK PROBLEMS. *AK

TRANSMISSION ENGAGES WITH LOUD AND FORCEFUL "CLUNCK', WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. IMPROVES WHEN WARMED THOUGH. TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM ONE GEAR TO NEXT: ALSO UNTIL VEHICLE WARMS UP. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE "AS IS" BY BACKING INTO PARKING SPACE BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN FOR EVENING AND DID NOT REPORT UNTIL JANUARY OF 1998. SERVICE WAS DONE AT THAT TIME TO "ADJUST BANDS" BUT DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH CHRYSLER AGAIN, SINCE OCTOBER FOR REPAIR, BUT VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. CONDITION IS NOW DETERIORATING SUBSTANTIALLY AND NEEDS REPAIR. *AK

FRONT ROTORS WARPED. MECHANIC REPORTED THAT WHEN HE TURNED THEM ON THE LATHE HE UNCOVERED PITS ABOUT 1/4" IN DIAMETER JUST BELOW THE DISC SURFACE. I ASKED IF THIS WAS POSSIBLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND HE REFUSED TO SAY YES OR NO. *AK

THERE IS AN OIL LEAKAGE COMING FROM ENGINE HEAD GASKET FROM WHICH THE OIL IS GETTING INTO THE ENGINE AND ROADS. *AK.

THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND HAS BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT DUE TO FAILURE OF THE RADIATOR FAN. *MJS

THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH OCCUR AT THE SAME TIME (RADIO AND WIPERS COME ON AND OFF, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON AT TIMES WHEN OPENING THE DOORS). *MJS

FUEL TANK DEVELOPED LEAK IN SEAL AROUND FUEL TANK PLUG PRESSED IN AT THE MAUFACTURER'S FACILITY. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND TOLD THEM MY PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING BUT CHARGE ME FULL PRICE TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY CHRSLER , BECAUSE IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AT A SPEED OF 5-10 MPH DRIVEBELT TENSIONER SUPPORT ROLLER FELL OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOCK UP, DUE TO THIS LOCK UP, LOST CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE ENGINE COOLING FAN STOPPED WORKING WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ENGINE OVERHEATED. DEALER HAS VEHICLE RIGHT NOW. *AK

AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE ON TWO OCCASION ONCE IN A FRONT RIGHT SIDE COLLISION AND ONCE DURING FRONT END COLLISION. NLM

BOTH FRONT AND REAR ROLLOVER VALVES TO TANK JOINTS WERE LEAKING, TSB #665 WAS PERFORMED PRIOR TO INCIDENT/FAILURE. MJS

MY MECHANIC COMMENTED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THAT THIS FAILURE COULD BE CAUSED BY DRIVING HABITS OR POOR MAINTAINENCE. HE IS CERTAIN THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS FAULTY AND IS COOPERATING WITH ME TO RECLAIM MONIES OWED BY THE CHRYSLER MOTOR CORPORATION. THANK YOU! *AK

WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FULL THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL, AND VEHICLE LEAKS GAS. DEALER COULDNT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK

ROCKER PANEL ON THE BEAD HAD SNAPPED OFF. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE SHORT BOLTS WHICH HAD DEVELOPED CRACKS FROM THE CYLINDER POUNDING. HAD LOST POWER & HAD NO OVERHEATING HEATING. ALSO, HAD NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK

I DETECTED A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, THE DEALER DID NOT MAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE UNUSUAL SOUND DURING ACCELARATION ESCALATED TO A STRONG VIBRATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH AGAIN WAS NOT INVESTIGATED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS NOT DETECTED UNTIL THE OIL LEAK WAS INVESTIGATED (OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY). CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED AFTER THIS INCIDENT AS WELL AS DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE VEHICLE, AND THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT, NOT TO MENTION THE POOR TREATMENT BY BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT.

WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED BY THREE VEHICLES, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

NO SUMMARY.

WHEN FILLING UP GAS TANK, GAS WILL SPILL UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE CAUSING FIRE HAZARD. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER NOT TO TILL TANK. *YC

THE VEHICLE WILL JERK FORWARD AND WILL NOT GO INTO THE NEXT GEAR IF SPEED IS INCREASED. DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. *AK

WHEN FILLING GAS TANK , FUEL WILL LEAK ONTO GROUND, CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. *AK

NO SUMMARY.

WE HAVE MORE FAILURES THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ROOM FOR IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. WE HAVE A HUGE FILE ON THIS VEHICLE AND WANT OUT OF IT. IT IS A LEMON!

FUEL TANK IS LEAKING NEAR TOP OF FILLER CAP--DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WOULD B $450.00 TO REPLACE IT. NHTSA ACTION #:PE99010 STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS PARTICULAR MAKE/MODEL ON FEB. 3, 1999. PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE RESULTS

DUE TO DEFECTIVE TIMING FAN BELT, TENSIONER FALLS APART AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE INOPERATIVE UNEXPECTLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DLR REPLACE PART SEVERAL TIME. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. MJS

THE TRANSMISSION QUIT,HAD NO PRIOR WARNING. NOT ABLE TO SHIFT, ENGINE STILL RUNNING, HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. *YC

PLASTIC FUEL TANK IS CAVING IN, ONLY ALLOWING 12 GALLONS OF GAS WHEN SHOULD HOLD 20 GALLONS. DEALER / MANUFACTURER. NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK TANK REPLACED ON 9-8-99. *MJS

WE NOW HAVE A VAN THAT IS BASICALLY FALLING APART AND WE CAN'T ENJOY IT AND STILL HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT. SO IF THERE IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO THEN PLEASE LET US KNOW WE HAVENT HAD IT EVEN 18 MONTHS BEFORE IT WAS TO BE PARKED AND NOW WE CAN'T USE IT AT ALL

AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSOR EXPELLED WATER ON THE STEERING TENSION BELT, CAUSING THE PREMATURE WEAR OF THE POWER STEERING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CONSUMER STARTED SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING, AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE. PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND STEPPED OUT. THEN AN EXPLOSION CAME FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE. NO ONE HURT. DEALER/MFR NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE TANK. DEALER AGREED TO FIX THE TANK, BUT NOT COVER THE LABOR. MANUFACTURER WILL ALSO COVER THE PARTS. NEW TANK INSTALLED. *AK *ML

BELT TENSIONER PULLEY MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE BELT TO SLIP OR COME OFF RESULTING IN NO POWER STEERING. NLM

THE ENGINE IS JUST THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM. WE WENT AHEAD AND BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT IS USUALLY NEVER USED. THIS TIME WE USED IT NUMEROUS TIMES. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS, THE STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE FUEL PUMP, THE ENGINE HEAD, THE ELECTRONIC LOCKS CURRENTLY DO NOT WORK. IT HAS JUST BEEN A REAL LEMON. WE JUST DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. THIS TIME THE ENGINE BLEW AND THERE WAS NO CLUE THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES AND LAST NIGHT JUST BARELY MADE IT HOME.

BOTH FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL IN INITAL OBSERVATION. TODAY'S FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN ANAYLIZED BY THE REPAIR FACILITY HOWEVER WHAT EVER CAUSED THE BELT TO COME OFF ALSO TORE THE TENSIONER OFF OF THE ENGINE AT THE MOUNTING BOLT OR THE BOLT FAILED TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM. IN BOTH CASES THE BOLT SHEARED FLUSH IN THE BLOCK AND THE TENSIONER DISENTIGRATED INTO PLASTIC BUSHING, SPRING, MAIN BODY, AND THE SHEARED MOUNTING BOLT. ALL ACCESSORIES, BELT DRIVEN, NATURALLY STOPPED INCLUDING POWER ASSISTED STEERING. A LOUD, STARTLING BANG SIGNALED THE FAILURE AS THE TENSIONER SHEARED. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS AT 37,603 ORIGINAL OWNER MILES AND THE SECOND IDENTICAL FAILURE HAS OCCURED AT 82,709 ORIGINAL OWNER MILES...OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE FINAL BILL CHARGED CUSTOMER $217 LABOR AND A FOOT NOTE INDICATED SERVICE MANAGER AUTHORIZED PARTS WTY ON THIS REPAIR. PARTS WERE TENSIONER, BELT, AND POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY. I CONSIDER THIS A POTENTIAL SERIOUS CONTROL PROBLEM IF THE FAILURE OCCURS IN MANUVERING SITUATION.

GAS TANK IS LEAKING FUEL, CASUING FIRE HAZARD. COMPLETE GAS TANK WAS REPLACED . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE.

THE CHILD BELT RETRECTOR CATCHES CHILD'S HAIR, AND PULLS IT INTO THE SPOOL FOR THE SEAT BELT, CAUSING HAIR TO GET STUCK IN SPOOL, CAUSING PAIN TO CHILD.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP FUNCTIONING, OR WILL START BY THEMSELVES WITH SWITCH TURNED OFF. MULTI-PURPOSE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING UPHILL AND TAKING FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS. ALSO WHEN STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MOST OF THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION WERE REPLACED BY AAMCO FOR THE SECOND TIME.

WAS TURNING ONTO HIGHWAY, GOING AROUND A CURB WHEN A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD. HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE AT TIME. MANAGED TO MOVED TO SIDE OF ROAD & NOTICED THE AXLES HAD BROKEN. THIS CAUSED THE DOUGHMENT TO DROP OUT. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON WITHOUT BEING MANUALLY ENGAGED. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL STAY ON FOR JUST A COUPLE OF SWIPES, BUT OTHER TIMES WILL JUST STAY ON. IN ORDER TO GET THE WIPERS TO STOP, ONE MUST TURN THE WIPERS ON AND THEN OFF. THE WIPERS ALWAYS WORK THOUGH WHEN THEY ARE TURNED ON AND TURN OFF WHEN TURNED OFF. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A SPECIFIC TIME WHEN THE WIPERS GO ON BY THEMSELVES. IT IS VERY RANDOM AS FAR AS I CAN TELL. *AK

WITH OUT WARNING THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED. MY WIFE CALLED THE DEALER. THEY SAID NOT TO DRIVE IT . LATER THE HUSBAND CHECK CAR TO CONFIRM THAT THE FAN WERE NOT TURNING. THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO DEALER TO GET RELAY REPLACED. ALSO WHEN THE ENGIN IS RUNNING IT HAS A VALVE KNOCK.

WHEN RUNNING AIR CONDITIONER AND SOMETIMES WITHOUT RUNNING IT, AND USUALLY WHEN TURNING RIGHT, THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 50 TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. I HAVE HAD THE SERPETINE BELT REPLACED TWICE AS IT FLEW OFF AND THE POWER STEERING BELT REPLACED ONCE. THE VEHICLE JUST DIES WHEN IT WANTS TO WHILE TRAVELLING AT VARIABLE SPEEDS, USALLY WHILE SLOWING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN OR EXIT TO THE RIGHT OFF THE FREEWAY AND ESTIMATE 15-25 MPH AND IT JUST DIES. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER WITH NO RESPONSE OTHER THAN THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD 2 DIFFERENT SHOPS TELL ME IT SOUNDS ELECTRICAL. AND THE OTHER MINOR PROBLEM IS THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO OFF PERIODICALLY ON THEIR OWN WHILE TURNING LEFT. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS WAS EVER REPORTED BY ANYONE ELSE BUT WOULD LIKE THE COMPLAINT REGISTERED AND INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU.

WHEN DRIVING UNDER WET CONDITIONS ONLY,AND MAKING A TURN POWER STEERING GIVES OUT, CAUSING THE STEERING TO BECOME STIFF, AND CONSUMER HAS TO MANUALLY RETURN THE WHEEL TO A STRAIGHT POSITION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

STEERING BELT TENSIONER BOLT SHEARED OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOS ECONTROL. DELAER REPLACED THE BOLT. *AK

INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT WONT RETRACT WHEN PULLED OUT. WEATHERSTRIPPING ON DRIVERS DOOR FELL OFF FOUND OUT THE DRIVERS DOOR WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. CONSTANT BELT NOISE ESPECIALLY DURING WET CONDITIONS. DEALER MUST REPEATEDLY TIGHTEN THEM. BRAKES PULSATE WHEN APPLYING THEM. REPLACED NUMEROUS COMPONENTS ON REAR BRAKES. FUEL TANK WOULD NOT READ FUEL LEVEL CORRECTLY. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP, AND OTHER COMPONENTS AND SAID THE FUEL TANK WAS BOWED. DUAL SLIDING DOORS HAVE TO BE REPEATEDLY ADJUSTED BECAUSE THEY BECOME DIFFICULT TO SLIDE. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. RIGHT REAR CHILD SAFETY SEAT HAD HOLE IN THE BUCKLE. REPLACED BATTERY ONCE.INSTALLED CHILD SAFETY BELT EXTENSIONS DUE TO RECALL. VAN IS NOW BACK IN SHOP FOR UNKNOWN PROBLEMS, WILL NOT START.

WHILE DRIVING IN THE INSIDE LANE ON A THREE LANE EXPRESSWAY AT 65 MPH, THE VAN SIMPLY DIED. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS A LEFT SHOULDER ON THE HIGHWAY THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ONTO. I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE VAN AND PROCEED ON MY TRIP FROM WISCONSIN TO MICHIGAN. I HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN ON THE ENGINE PERIODICALLY STALLING AT THE DEALER IN SHEBOYGAN, WI. THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO DISCOVER WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DODGE DEALER IN MONROE, MICHIGAN AND EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE CAR PERIODICALLY STALLING. THEY SUPPOSEDLY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VAN BUT WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE VAN HAS ACTUALLY STALLED WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IN THE PAST, THE VAN HAD STALLED UPON FIRST BEING STARTED, WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY AND UNDER SIMILAR SITUATIONS. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD A TENDANCY TO VARY ON THE SPEED CONTROL. I'M WONDERING IF THIS IS POSSIBLY TIED INTO THE ENGING PROBLEM. I DRIVE BETWEEN MONROE, MI AND SHEBOYGAN, WI ABOUT EVERY TWO MONTHS AND HAVE TO DRIVE THROUGH CHICAGO. I NEED TO BE ABLE TO RELY ON MY VEHICLE.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE ERRATICALLY. WHLE DRIVING THEY WILL JUST ACTIVATE ON THEIR OWN, SWIPE ACROSS THE WINDOW ABOUT TWO TIMES AND SHUT BACK OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

FUEL PORT FEED LINE FAILED LEAKING GASOLINE FROM POINT ABOVE FUEL TANK. DEALER HAD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED FUEL PORT FEED LINE AS PART OF AN EARLIER RECALL. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE REPLACEMENT FEED LINE NO LONGER FIT THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FUEL TANK AND THE WHOLE TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO. FUEL LEAK WAS SIGNIFICANT UPON FILLING THE TANK AND I HAD TO HAVE THE LEAK REPLACED ASAP. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH A FUEL LINE REPAIR PREVIOUSLY DONE UNDER RECALL IN 1996/97.

WIPERS STOP DURING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ALMOST CAUSING CRASHES OR REMAIN ON AFTER IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. 2 NEIGHBORS WITH SAME VANS HAVE SAME PROBLEMS! INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN DOORS ARE OPEN.

WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN A OFF RAMP THE VAN STALLED AFTER WAITING THE VANSTART

SLIDING DOOR RATTLES WHILE DRIVING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES. WHILE DOOR IS RATTLING, DOME LIGHT COMES ON, AND DOOR OPEN INDICATOR LIGHTS. DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM OUTSIDE WHILE DOOR IS IN FULL OPEN POSITION. DOOR LATCH MECHANISM FELL APART INSIDE, SO THAT INSIDE DOOR RELEASE DOES NOT FUNCTION.

FRONT CAM SEALS LEAKING. NLM

PIN MISSING (NOT INSTALLED) IN FAN CAUSING IT TO BECOME LOOSE. NLM

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING LOTS OF OIL, UP TO 3 QUARTS LOW. DEALER NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. NO WARRANTY. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

POORLY DESIGN SLIDING DOOR FAILED. NLM

POORLY DESIGN SLIDING DOOR FAILED. NLM