1987 DODGE CARAVAN

3 recalls, 83 complaints - 1 TSBs

SUSPENSION

Defect Description

FEDERAL MOGUL IS RECALLING 6,903 AFTERMARKET BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES SHIPPED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 9, 2007 AND MARCH 26, 2008, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS. THE PART NUMBERS PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS ARE: K7147, K7329, K8683, AND 104353. THESE PARTS WERE MADE FOR USE ON THE VARIOUS... Read more

Consequence

THE NUTS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGING FOR THESE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES ARE MISSING THE INTENDED PREVAILING TORQUE (SELF-LOCKING) FEATURE. IF THE INCORRECT NUT WAS TO BECOME LOOSE, THE JOINING MEMBERS MAY LOOSEN LEADING TO A SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSS... Read more

Remedy

FEDERAL MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 22, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL MOGUL AT 877-489-6659.

6,903 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: FEDERAL-MOGUL CHASSIS PRODUCTS

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK

Defect Description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PASSENGER MINIVANS WITHOUT REMOTE RELEASE. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL. THERE HAS BEEN NO DETERMINATION THAT A SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS WITH THE MINIVAN LATCHES. CHRYSLER IS CONDUCTING A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE LIFTGATE LATCH ASSEMBLY OF THE AFFECTED MINIVANS.... Read more

Consequence

IF THE LIFTGATE LATCH OPENS, OCCUPANTS CAN BE EJECTED RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy

CHRYSLER DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LIFTGATE LATCH WITH A NEW STRONGER LATCH ASSEMBLY WITHOUT CHARGE. CHRYSLER BEGAN NOTIFYING OWNERS DURING NOVEMBER 1995.

411,678 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: CHRYSLER CORPORATION

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH

Defect Description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PASSENGER MINIVANS WITH REMOTE RELEASE. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL. THERE HAS BEEN NO DETERMINATION THAT A SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS WITH THE MINIVAN LATCHES. CHRYSLER IS CONDUCTING A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE LIFTGATE LATCH ASSEMBLY OF THE AFFECTED MINIVANS. I... Read more

Consequence

IF THE LIFTGATE LATCH OPENS, OCCUPANTS CAN BE EJECTED RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy

CHRYSLER DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LIFTGATE LATCH WITH A NEW STRONGER LATCH ASSEMBLY WITHOUT CHARGE. CHRYSLER BEGAN NOTIFYING OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES DURING JULY 1996.

1,262,000 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: CHRYSLER CORPORATION

Complaint Statistics

83 total complaints 11 crashes 6 fires 14 injuries 2 deaths

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK	13
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER	6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	5
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK	4
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR	3
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE	3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	2
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR	2

Incident date: Jun 23, 2003

IN 1997 I PURCHASED TWO KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRES. ON JUNE 14, 2002 THE TREAD ON ONE OF THEM PEELED OFF. THE DEALER REPLACED IT (WITH SOME ADDITIONAL COST). ON JUNE 23, 2003 THE TREAD ON THE OTHER TIRE PEELED OFF. I REPLACED IT AT A LOCATION SOME 300 MILES FROM HOME BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO KEEP THE BAD TI... Read more

Incident date: Jun 21, 2000

TIRE CARRIER RUSTED, CAUSING SPARE TIRE TO FALL OFF UNDER THE VAN, AND BOUNCE ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT WERE UNWILLING TO REPAIR PROBLEM. *AK *ML

Incident date: Jan 16, 2000

I HAVE REPLACED THIS ENGINE TWICE AND NOW I AM ON THE THIRD TIME .I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP REPLACE ENGINE IN CARS OR VANS. IT IS MY IMPRESSION THAT THE DODGE COMPANY STANDS BY THEIR PRODUCTS OF EXCELLENT . BUT GUESS I WAS WRONG , I WILL TELL ALL MY FRIEND NOT TO BUY DODGE CARS AND VANS. IF ... Read more

DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE WIHTOUT ANY WARNING, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO FALL BACKWARDS AND LOSE CONTROL WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.

IN EXTREME COLD CONDITION VEHICLE SLOWED TO 25 MPH AND WOULD GO NO FASTER. MANUFACTURER SAID THE GAS LINE WAS FREEZING NEAR THE CARBORATOR DUE TO CONDENSATION AND FREEZING, KNOWN PROBLEM AND A FIX IS AVAILABLE. DEALER WOULD NOT PAY FOR FIX, SAYING IT WAS NOT A SAFTEY ISSUE THEREFORE NO RECALL HAD... Read more

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK POSITION ON A SLIGHT SLANT LEFT IDLING FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES WHEN IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

VEHICLE NOT ABLE TO BE CONTROLLED ON HIGHWAY DUE TO POOR STABILITY.

Incident date: Aug 20, 1996

DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT OF TRANSMISSION.

Incident date: Apr 1, 1997

ENGINE STALLS IN WARM WEATHER AND SOMETIMES WILL JUST CUT OFF AT ANY SPEED.

VEHICLE THROTTLE STUCK WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. STICKS DURING LONG HOT TRIPS WITH CONSTANT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND REMAINS STUCK UNTIL THE ENGIN COOLS COMPLETELY. DOES NOT STICK ON SHORT DRIVES.

Incident date: Aug 20, 1996

MOTOR MOUNT CAME OFF, ENGINE FELL ON TOP OF LEFT DRIVE SHAFT, CAUSING IT TO BRAKE AND DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION.

Incident date: Aug 1, 1991

AT 65MPH VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND REAR TAILGATE OPENED DURING IMPACT.

Incident date: Aug 12, 1997

ENGINE: WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF SOUNDS LIKE IT IS STILL RUNNING. WENT TO SHUT OFF AND COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. SOMEONE CAME AND SHUT OFF, AND THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. *AK

Fire

Incident date: May 16, 1997

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE W/CRUISE CONTROL ON, VEHICLE STALLED; ALL LIGHTS FAILED. GOT TO SIDE OF ROAD ,POPPED HOOD; FLAMES SHOT UP & OUT; FIRE STARTED BEHIND BATTERY CABLE. FIRE DEPT ARRIVED TO PUT FLAMES OUT; SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEM. VEHICLE AT DEALER'S. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Jan 1, 1996

ELECTRICAL SHORT, THE CIRCUIT FUSE THAT GOES TO THE WIRING OVERCHARGES, CAUSING BATTERY TO OVERCHARGE AND LOSE POWER. *AK

Incident date: Jan 16, 1997

UPON STARTING, LEFT ENGINE RUNNING, THEN WALKED AWAY A FEW MINUTES, UPON RETURNING OPENED DOOR AND FOUND BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND STEERING WHEEL NEAR IGNITION ON DASH AREA, THEN FIRE STARTED TO SPREAD THOUGHOUT ENGINE COMPARTMENT, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Feb 4, 1997

STEERING: WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND MADE A TURN WENT TO TURN STEERING RACK AND THE STEERING WHEEL CAME RIGHT OFF, HAVE NOT TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR YET. *AK

Incident date: Feb 4, 1997

STEERING: WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND MADE A TURN WENT TO TURN STEERING RACK AND THE STEERING WHEEL CAME RIGHT OFF, HAVE NOT TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR YET. *AK

Incident date: Jan 1, 1993

LIFTGATE SUPPORTS FAIL TO SUPPORT LIFTGATE.

Incident date: Jan 1, 1993

DRIVERS SEAT BACK BREAKS AT LOWER RIGHT JOINT, CAUSING DRIVER TO FALL BACKWARDS.

Incident date: Sep 12, 1982

BACK FAR RIGHT SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT AND IS TOO SHORT, WILL NOT FIT OVER THE TOP PART OF BODY.*AK

Incident date: Aug 17, 1996

THE CABLE BROKE AND THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF.*AK

Incident date: Sep 10, 1994

SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO RETRACT, CAUSING IT TO LOCK IN POSITION. *AK

Incident date: Jul 11, 1994

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS/ AXLE LEAKS OIL. *SD

Incident date: Jun 17, 1992

FRONT SEAT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S MANUAL WINDOW (HANDLES) STICK COULD RESULT IN ENTRAPMENT UPON EMERGENCY EXIT. *AK

Incident date: Jun 25, 1990

ENGINE FAILED TWICE. *DSH

Incident date: Dec 9, 1995

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Crash

Incident date: Dec 9, 1995

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Crash

CONTACTED THE DEALER SINCE DECEMBER, PARTS NOT AVAILABLE REGARDING SERVICE CAMPAGIN 95I001000.

Incident date: Jun 21, 1995

VEHICLE ROLLED OVER DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN DEATH. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SKD

Crash 1 deaths

Incident date: Jul 5, 1990

ENGINE LOCKED UP. TT

Incident date: Apr 5, 1993

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR PROPERLY. THIS IS THE FOURTH INCIDENT. TT

Incident date: Jul 17, 1993

HATCHBACK WON'T STAY IN RAISED POSITION ON ITS OWN. *DSH

AUTO-TRANSMISSION; WHEN DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE HESITATES TO RESPOND. ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONE YEAR AGO. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Incident date: Dec 13, 1995

DRIVER SEAT BACK SUPPORT BAR BENT AND COLLAPSED. TT

Incident date: Jun 12, 1992

THOMAS SCHULER:ABOVE NO: REAR LIFTGATE CAME OPEN UPON REAR IMPACT; 6 AND 4 YEAR OLD OCCUPANTS WERE EJECTED OUT OF REAR DOOR; 6 YEAR OLD KILLED; SPEED 60 MPH.

Crash 3 injured 1 deaths

Incident date: Mar 18, 1994

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE IT WAS FROM A DEFECTIVE SPRING . TT

Fire

Incident date: Aug 7, 1995

VAN WAS PARK AND THE SPARE TIRE CAME OFF. TT

Incident date: Jul 3, 1995

TRANSMISSION STICKS IN LOW GEAR AND THEN JUMPS FROM GEAR TO GEAR. *AK

Incident date: Apr 5, 1995

LIFTGATE REMOTE RELEASE BUTTON FAILED DUE TO CORROSION BUILD UP. *SKD

Incident date: Apr 5, 1995

LIFTGATE LATCH FAILED.

Incident date: May 12, 1994

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER SECURE DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *SKD

Crash 1 injured

CONSUMER PURCHASE CAR USED THE TIMING NEED TO BE REPLACE THE CAUTION LIGHT DON'T WORK AND THE ENGINE GASKET WAS CRACK, THE FAN BELT WAS WEAR OUT. TT

Incident date: Jan 1, 1995

HOOD LATCH ROD BENT AND DISCONNECTED FROM HOOD INSERT SLOT, CAUSING HOOD TO FALL ON DRIVER'S ARM AND SHOULDER. *SKD

Incident date: May 25, 1995

BACK GLASS WINDOW SHATTERED INTO A MILLION PIECES WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. TT

Incident date: Mar 15, 1995

REAR HATCH WILL NOT OPEN WITH KEY. *AK

Incident date: Mar 15, 1995

BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

Incident date: Mar 15, 1995

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. *AK

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Technical Service Bulletins, 1987 DODGE CARAVAN

1 manufacturer communications from 1 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
061000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	1

061000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

VEHICLES WITH 3.0L ENGINES - INTAKE VALVE DEPOSITS - DRIVEWAY DIE OUT, ROUGH IDLE, LACK OF POWER, SAGS OR HESITATION. *TW

NHTSA Safety Investigations, DODGE CARAVAN

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE, Closed , Model Year: 1997

REAR SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION

THIS INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED JANUARY 16, 2002, BASED ON SEVEN REPORTS ALLEGING THE THIRD ROW SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED ON CERTAIN 1997 AND 1998 MODEL YEAR CARAVAN AND VOYAGER VEHICLES.THE REPORTS INDICATED A TAR LIKE SUBSTANCE ENTERED THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM, THUS CAUSING THE RETRACTOR TO JAM OR ... Read more

RQ, Open , Model Year: 1991

REAR LIFTGATE SUPPORT

ON MAY 7, 1997, CHRYSLER FILED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT TO RECALL 436,000 1992 DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND CARAVAN, PLYMOUTH VOYAGER/GRAND VOYAGER AND CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VEHICLES TO REPAIR THE LIFTGATE SUPPORTS; SAFETY RECALL 97V-079.ODI HAD INVESTIGATION THE REAR LIFTGATE SUPPORT PROBLEM FOR 1991... Read more

DP, Closed , Model Year: 1989

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE

THE PETITION ALLEGES THAT THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION FAILED TO PRODUCE A QUALITY TRANSMISSION IN ITS MODEL YEAR 1989 MINIVANS, WHICH CAN FAIL IMMATURELY

PE, Closed , Model Year: 1994

AIR BAG CIRCUIT/WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR