1991 Dodge Caravan Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD AND PEDAL IS HARD AND GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COMES ON AND PUMP WAS RUNNING EVERY PEDAL APPLICATION DUE TO WEAK ACCUMULATOR. ALSO, MODULATOR FAULT WAS C”

“THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED.*JB”

“WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH THE CONSUMER TRIED TO SLOW DOWN BUT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER NOTED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS, BUT IT SHOULD ONLY HAPPEN ON ONE SIDE OF THE ABS, THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED. *”

“PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF THE TRACKS,CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK”

“RECALL 99V213000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 730; STRUTS WHICH SUPPORT THE LIFTGATE BROKE, ALLOWING THE LIFTGATE TO FALL SUDDENLY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK”

“WHILE DRIVING HEARD A NOISE. AFTER PARKING VEHICLE THEY NOTICED THAT REAR HATCH DOOR WAS DETACHED FROM VAN BY A INCH OR TWO. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR COMPLETELY. CONSUMER WAS AFRAID THAT DOOR WILL FALL OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING.*AK”

“WHILE DRIVING HOME IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER COULD HEAR MOTOR RUNNING, BUT WIPERS WERE NOT ON.*AK”

“REAR WIPER STUCK IN UP POSITION, TOOK TO DEALER WHO INFORMED HER ONLY FRONT WIPER ON RECALL, SAID WIPER MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK”

“DT*: THE CONTACT STATED RECALL # 96V099000 FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES: HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK WAS RECEIVED. WHEN THE SERVICE DEALER WAS CALLED TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR, THE SERVICE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT, THERE WOULD BE CHARGES FOR REPLACING THE ACCUMULATOR PLUS LABOR COSTS”

“DT*: THE CONTACT STATED RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE CONTACT BEING AWARE OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT WHICH THEY DENIED BECAUSE THE RECALL WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. THE NHTSA RECALL # 96V09900”

“RECALL 96V099000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. 30,000 MILES LATER BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. DEALER DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND DETERMINED THAT THE PARTS THAT WERE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE BRAKE POWER. DEALER WO”

“WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AN DTOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPLACED IT THREE TIMES. *AK”

“WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION FROM CHRYSLER. LESS THAN 24000 MILES, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN. CONSUMER HAS HAD 3 TRANSMISSIONS FAIL, AND A FORTH ONE WAS BEING PUT IN. *AK”

“THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THA TTRANSMISSION FAILED ON THIS 91 DODGE CARAVAN. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 81000 MILES IN FEBRUARY '99 WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED AT A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND LASTED ONLY 28000 MILES”

“WHEN STARTING VEHICLE THE GAS FUMES WERE SO STRONG THAT VAN WAS TURNED OFF AND NOT DRIVEN. HUSBAND STARTED VAN ONCE AGAIN LATER, CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND FUEL WAS SHOOTING OUT ALL OVER ENGINE. FUEL RAIL WAS FOUND TO BE SPLIT IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHAN”

“THERE WAS A FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO A FUEL RAIL LEAK. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION SHOWED LEAKS AT BOTH JOINTS OF FUEL RAIL. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE CLAIMS THAT IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY MANUFACTURING ERROR, BUT THE CONSUMER CITS NTHSA WEBS”

“WHILE DRIVING PUT HEAT ON AND STARTED SMELLING GAS FUMES INSIDE OF VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER. MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE OR SMELL FUMES. NEXT DAY, TURNED ON HEAT TO WARM UP, WENT INSIDE, AND THEN CAME 15 MINUTES LATER AND VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT FLAMES”