1993 DODGE CARAVAN Recalls, Complaints & Safety

TIE RODS WENT IN THE FRONT. BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC I LOST THE BRAKES. PULLED OVER AND CALLED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED IN. MECHANIC SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED REPLACEMENT BUT BECAUSE ABS BRAKES, A NEW CYLINDER CANNOT BE FOUND. DODGE STOPPED MAKING THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE FAULTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CHECKED THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. THE CODES WERE CLEARED AND THE DEALER PERFORMED A MODULATOR CIRCUIT TEST AND ADDITIONAL TESTING. IF THE RESISTANCE WAS BELOW 5 OHMS, THE CAB ABS MODULE, DUAL PRESSURE SWITCH, AND THE ACCUMULATOR MAY NEED TO BE RECHECKED OR THE PARTS MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE ABLE TO SUPPLY THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WOULD NOT RELEASE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT GOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE FAILURES WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 96V099000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA94028 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,000.

I JUST FOUND OUT, THAT A RECALL THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE REPLACED YEARS AGO, AS NOT REPLACED, JUST LOOKED AT. THE ABS ON THIS VAN IS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE, AND HAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE VAN. I CONTACTED DODGE, AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT, AND TELL ME THEY CANT DIAGNOIS IT BECAUSE THEY DONT HAVE A TOOL. WITH IS BS. THEY OFFER TO BUY THE VAN AT BELOW MARKET VALUE, LIKE 1/3 OF WHAT ITS WORTH. THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE, SPECIAL EQUIPMENT HANDI CAP VAN, WORTH ATLEAST 6K... THEY OFFER 1951. I IM MOSTLY UPSET BECAUSE UPON THE ORIGINAL RECALL, IT WAS NOT REPLACED, AND WAS LEFT ALONE WITH THE ORIGINAL DEFECTED PART. I THINK THAT IS FRAUD, AND AGAINST WHAT A RECALL IS ABOUT. PLESE CHECK INTO THIS, OR ADVISE WHAT CAN BE DONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED FIRMLY IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES FAILED MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000. UPDATED 10/23/2014*LJ UPDATED 05/21/2015 *JS

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AT RANDOM TIMES THE ABS SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS TURN ON AND THEN I HAVE NO BRAKES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS, SEEN VARIOUS MECHANICS AND DEALERSHIPS AND IT CONTINUES TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE OR FIX THE PROBLEM. AS A SENIOR CITIZEN, I AM NOT IN A POSITION TO PURCHASE A NEWER VEHICLE, THUS I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID THAT I MAY NOT BE AS FORTUNATE WHEN THE BRAKES GO OUT AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE ABS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND UNTIL THE PEDAL REACHED THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES WORKED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE HE FOUND THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 96V099000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE RECALL REPAIR HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY DONE ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE NOT NOT BE INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN APPLIED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

THE PAINT JOB IS DEFECTIVE. THE PAINT HAS PEELED AND THE VAN IS RUSTING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED UNTIL COMPLETELY FAILING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I OWN A 1993 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN.. I DISCOVERED A FACTORY RECALL THROUGH ODI PERTAINING TO THE SPECIFIC NAMED VEHICLE CONCERNING SERVICE BRAKES,HYDRAULIC : ANTILOCK BRAKES THAT SPECIFY SUMMARY. CONSEQUENCE .REMEDY AND NOTES; STATING THAT IF THERE ARE ANY EXISTING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON ASSEMBLY AND THE PUMP MOTOR ASSEMBLY THAT THERE EXISTS A LIFETIME COVERAGE TO THE OWNER OF SAID VEHICLE. IN SHORT . CHRYSLER -DODGE AND OR ANY LOCAL VEHICLE DEALERSHIPS REPRESENTING SAID MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HONOR THIS RECALL. WHAT IS THE SOLUTION NOW ? DOES THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HAVE THE SOLUTION TO ENFORCING THE MANUFACTURER AND /OR A LOCAL DEALERSHIP REPRESENTING SAID MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR A FACTORY DEFECT. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 96V099000 AS PER ODI PRINT OUT FROM WEBSITE. DOES THIS RECALL APPLY TO MY VEHICLE AND OR ALL DODGE GRAND CARAVANS OF THIS MANUFACTURER DATES OR NOT ? IS THIS RECALL NOTIFICATION VALID AND IF SO IS IT ENFORCEABLE. I AM TIRED OF DRIVING WITH UNSAFE BRAKES IN M Y VEHICLE THAT ARE CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURES DESIGN DEFECTS. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS RECALL IN JULY OR AUGUST OF 2010. PLEASE HELP ME . THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 96V099000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THREE YEARS LATER, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE ABS SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE CARAVAN. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V099000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI-LOCK). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR ANOTHER DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONSIDERING INCLUDING THE RECENT FAILURE IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR WAS DENIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FREE RECALL REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,338.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE ELECTRIC PUMP CONTINUED TO CYCLE. THE BRAKES HARDENED AND FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE BOTH FEET AND MASSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V099000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

REFERENCE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 96V099000. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM DODGE/CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS DEFECT. NEVERTHELESS, BY COINCIDENCE ON 03/05/1998 I BROUGHT THE 1993 DODGE CARAVAN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ABS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE DEALER DID NOT APPLY THE RECALL REMEDY AND CLAIMED THAT THE ABS WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE.*AK ON APRIL 20, 2007 I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO CENTER AGAIN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ABS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS BEING A DEFECTIVE BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON ASSEMBLY, AND INFORMED ME ABOUT THE REFERENCED RECALL CAMPAIGN. ON JUNE 6, 2007 I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE TATE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEFECT WAS REMEDIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCED CAMPAIGN. I THEN TELEPHONED CHRYSLER TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE PREVIOUS ABS DIAGNOSTIC EXPENSE AND CHRYSLER REFUSED THE REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT PERFORMED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE REIMBURSEMENT PROVISION OF THE REFERENCED CAMPAIGN DOES NOT REQUIRE THAT ANY PREVIOUS ABS EXPENSE HAD TO BE INCURRED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT.

I HAVE A 93 DODGE CARAVAN SE AND I HEARD SOME NOISE COMING FROM THE ABS WHICH I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL FOR ANTI- LOCK BRAKES. I'VE HAD THE VAN FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE BANK WITH 4 OUT OF THE 7 CHILDREN I HAVE WHEN THE ABS STOPPED WORKING WHICH MADE IT COMPLETELY HARD TO STOP. I ALMOST RAN INTO SEVERAL PEOPLE WHILE TRYING TO GET MY CHILDREN HOME SAFELY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ACCUMULATOR. NOW THE STORY HAS CHANGED AND THEY SAID ONLY THE PUMP WAS RECALLED. SO THE ABS IS NOT FIXED. I FEEL THAT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR THAT VEHICLE TO BE ON THE ROAD WITH THE ABS SYSTEM FAILING WHILE DRIVING 60 TO 70 MPH. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT RECEIVED 96V099000 RECALL FOR ANTI LOCK BRAKES ON 04/19/1996. ON 12/18/01 HE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKES FAILED AGAIN ON 12/2006, AND HE HAD TO WAIT 1 MONTH BEFORE PARTS CAME IN. HE WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER OF WESTER VW DODGE THAT THEY WERE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. ALTHOUGH, THE DEALERSHIP ORDERED THE PARTS THEY TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE GOING TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OTHER DEALERSHIP CALLED AND TOLD HIM C THAT THE REPAIRS WERE DONE, AND THAT ONLY 1 PART WAS COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE CONTACT HAS TO PAY OVER $900.00 TO HAVE THE BRAKE REPAIRS DONE THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE PART OF THE RECALL, AND DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY HE HAS TO PAY FOR THE RECALL WORK. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED ONLY CERTAIN PARTS WERE COVERED UNDER RECALL. UPDATED 02/22/07.*JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE SAFETY RECALL ON 1993 CARAVAN. *TS THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE ADEQUATELY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED ABOUT A RECALL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY OF THE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE (WIPER PIVOT RECALL, BELT BUCKLE CLIP RECALL, LIFT GATE SUPPORT RECALL). OCT 12 THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE BRAKES STILL WERNT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER GOT THEW CAR BACK N NOV 14, AFTER SIX WEEKS. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT'S 1992 DODGE CARAVAN, HAS BEEN EFFECTED BY SAFETY CAMPAIGN 96V099000. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CONTACTED CHRYSLER DAIMLER AND, WAS TOLD THAT HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS ON HIS CAR. ALTHOUGH THE REPAIRS ALL FALL UNDER THE SAFETY CAMPAIGN, THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR IT BECAUSE HIS CAR EXCEEDS THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. THERE IS AN EXCEPTION IN THE CAMPAIGN FOR TWO OF THE COMPONENTS INVOLVED THAT HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY BUT, THE DEALERSHIP IS DENYING THIS WARRANTY TO THE VEHICLE OWNER.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND PARKING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE POWER BRAKES FAILED. THIS OCCURRED WHILE BACKING UP AT 2 MPH. THE PROBLEM HAS ALSO OCCURRED AT 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE SERVICE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL # 96V099000, FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK, FOR YEARS 1991-1993. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE BRAKE PROBLEMS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. PRIOR TO THE PROBLEM THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. NATURE OF FAILURE WORSENED OVER TIME. CAMPAIGN ID # 96V099000 WAS OBSERVED ONLINE BY THE CONTACT PERTAINING TO SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ANTILOCK. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PISTON WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND THERE WERE OTHER REPAIRS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED YET. THE REAR HATCH STRUTS WERE REPLACED

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE INVOLVED IN A CRASH AT 35MPH, THE BELT POSITIONING BOOSTER SEAT DID NOT HOLD THE CHILD TO THE VEHICLE SEAT. THE CHILD HAD ENOUGH SLACK FROM THE SEAT BELT, CAUSING THE CHILD'S FACE TO HIT THE BACK OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE CHILD RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE FACE AND ALSO RECEIVED INTERNAL INJURIES. THE CHILD SEAT WAS CENTURY, MODEL # 214495 MANUFACTURED 9-21-2004. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE CHILD SEAT WAS DISCARDED. THE POLICE WERE PRESENT AT THE SCENE AND PROVIDED A WRITTEN REPORT.

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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE INVOLVED IN A CRASH AT 35MPH, THE BELT POSITIONING BOOSTER SEAT DID NOT HOLD THE CHILD TO THE VEHICLE SEAT. THE CHILD HAD ENOUGH SLACK FROM THE SEAT BELT, CAUSING THE CHILD'S FACE TO HIT THE BACK OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE CHILD RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE FACE AND ALSO RECEIVED INTERNAL INJURIES. THE CHILD SEAT WAS CENTURY, MODEL # 214495 MANUFACTURED 9-21-2004. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE CHILD SEAT WAS DISCARDED. THE POLICE WERE PRESENT AT THE SCENE AND PROVIDED A WRITTEN REPORT.

Crash 1 injured

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED ON A NORMAL ROAD DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN HOME. TWO DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE HYDRAULIC LINES BETWEEN THE BRAKE PUMP AND ABS SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

CONSUMER HAD REPLACED THE BIG O TIRE EQUIPMENT ON HIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD ONE BLOW OUT AND CRACKING IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE CRACKING ON THE SIDEWALL WAS DUE TO AGE. *JB

DT: CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT ABS SYSTEM PROBLEM ON A 1993 CHRYSLER CARAVAN. VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING CORRECTLY. A MECHANIC PUT NEW REAR BRAKES ON THE CAR ON 7-21-05 , AND THE CAR IS STILL WAS NOT FIXED. SHE NOTICED THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO. THE CAR STARTED TO JUMP AND THE ABS LIGHT WAS ONE. SHE CITED A RECALL 96V099000, BUT SHE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. CONTACT HASN'T YET TAKEN THE CAR TO A DEALER TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS DONE.*AK

DT: PROBLEM BEGAN IN APRIL. A COMPLAINT ABOUT RECALL 96V99000 REPAIRS. WHILE DRIVING THE OWNER NOTICED THE BRAKES FAILED. THIS OCCURRED AT STOP SIGNS OR WHEN PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS SOME BRAKE PRESSURE BUT IT WAS HARD TO THE PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED FOR ABOUT A MONTH. THE PROBLEM WAS PROGRESSIVE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE BRAKES WERE USED. IT DIDN'T MATTER HOW FAST VEHICLE WAS GOING OR WHAT KIND OF ROAD IT WERE ON. OWNER LOOKED UP THE RECALLS ON VEHICLE AND FOUND IT WAS A RECALL ISSUE. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN LIKE THIS FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THEN TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO TOOK IT APART. THEN THE DEALER REPORTED THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART TO FIX THE BRAKES. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP OVER A DOZEN TIMES ,WHO JUST SAID THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE PARTS FROM CHRYSLER. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO BE MANUFACTURED. AT THIS TIME, OWNER WAS STILL TRYING TO WORK WITH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. THE OWNER HAD TO DRIVE A RENTAL VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK

ABS,BRAKE FAILURE,INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON,HARD TO STOP.

ON THURSDAY, MARCH 24TH, 2005 MY MOTHER BACKED HER 1993 DODGE CARAVAN INTO HER DRIVEWAY AND BUMPED INTO HER FENCE BREAKING THE LENS ON THE TURN SIGNAL. AS IT WAS COMING INTO A LONG WEEKEND WITH BUSINESS SHUT DOWN, SHE IMMEDIATELY WENT INSIDE TO CONTACT HER MECHANIC TO HAVE IT REPLACED/REPAIRED. AS SHE SPOKE ON THE PHONE, SHE GLANCED OUT THE WINDOW AND OBSERVED A PLUME OF SMOKE RISING FROM THE REAR OF THE VAN. SHE IMMEDIATELY RUSHED OUT AND FOUND A SMALL FLAME IN THE AREA OF THE BROKEN LENS. SHE PACKED IT WITH SNOW AND WENT BACK TO HER CALL TO THE MECHANIC TO ARRANGE A TIME FOR THE REPAIR AND TO DISCUSS WHAT JUST HAPPENED. DURING THIS CONVERSATION SHE AGAIN NOTICED A PLUME (MUCH LARGER AND DARKER) RISING FROM THE VAN. SHE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO RESPONDED QUICKLY, HOWEVER THE INTERIOR OF THE VAN WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED BY THE FIRE AND SUBSEQUENT INTENSE HEAT. HER INSURANCE AGENT HAS SINCE "WRITTEN THE VEHICLE OFF" AND IS OFFERING $1500.00 (CDN) TO SETTLE. FORTUNATELY SHE DID NOT SIMPLY ATTEMPT TO DRIVE STRAIGHT TO HER MECHANIC FOR THE REPAIRS OR THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SEVERE.

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THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(96V099000) HYDRAULIC ANTI-SKID SYSTEM. REMEDY FAILED. *NM CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY THEY HAVE TO PAY $160.00 TO CHECK THE BRAKES ON RECALL-ABS SYSTEM. PLUS THERE WAS NO RESULTS AS TO WHAT WAS REALLY WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. CHECKED AND REPLACE ABS ACCUMULATOR. *BF *NM

THE ABS CHECK LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE THE BRAKES TEND NOT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A HARD TIME STOPPING. OWNER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. *AK

SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT. WHEN IT ISN'T WORKING THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO DOES NOT WORK, NOR DOES THE ODOMETER. THE PROBLEM SHOWS UP MORE AFTER VEHICLE IS WARMED UP. WHEN IT IS WORKING SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER WORKS FINE ALSO. I FEEL THIS IS A HAZARD. IT IS NOT BEING DRIVEN RIGHT NOW. THE MECHANIC IS WAITING FOR PARTS. COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY.*AK

CONSUMER WANTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR A REPAIR HE PAID FOR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED SO THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE DUAL PRESSURE SWITCH FOR $340.00 BUT IT DID NOT COMPLETELY FIX THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THE RECALL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PUMP MOTOR ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE 340 THAT HIS MECHANIC CHARGED TO FIX THE DUEL PRESSURE SWITCH WHICH WAS APART OF THE LIFE TIME WARRANTY RECALL. CHRYSLER HOTLINE INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL. ( RECALL #96V099000). *JB

WHILE DRIVING ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. 20 SECONDS LATER, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE DOWN. THE BRAKES DID NOT APPLY, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED INTO A PARKING LOT. CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. CONSUMER WAS VERY UPSET. ALSO, CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO SAID THEY WILL FILE THE COMPLAINT, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO HELP OR EXPLAIN WHY THIS OCCURRED. *AK

THE ABS SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ABS. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION. *NM

HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ON 1993 DODGE GRAND CARAVANS.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLIES WERE CLOUDY, BUT REALLY THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. THE CONSUMER NOW REALIZES THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *JB

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE A/C, HEATER SWITCHING TO BLOW OUT THROUGH THE DEFROST WHEN ACCELERATING OR UNDER LOAD CAUSING POOR COOLING/HEATING. I TALKED TO CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING IT TO SWITCH. I HAVE HAD THE COMPRESSOR REPLACED WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING. I HAD TO REPLACE THE COOLING FAN AFTER WARRANTY. IT FAILED AGAIN ALMOST A YEAR LATER. BUT THE PART WAS REPLACED WITH ONLY INSTALLATION COST. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT OTHER THINGS CAN BE DONE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF SWITCHING TO DEFROST. SINCERELY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. DEALER WAS AWARE THAT THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE A 1993 DODGE CARAVAN. I HAVE SPENT OVER $10,000.00 ON REPAIRS SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 1993. I AM EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED WITH DODGE. I'VE HAD SEVERAL RECALLS ON VARIOUS COMPONENTS, THEY WERE CORRECTED AND ARE NOW AGAIN DEFECTIVE INCLUDING MY SEATBELTS, ABS SYSTEM, AND STEERING COLUMN. I AM NOW NOTICING THAT THE PAINT IS ERODING ON THE TOP OF MY VAN. I'VE SEEN MANY OTHER DODGE CARAVANS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND THE EXACT SAME PATTERN OF CORROSION. IT APPEARS THE PAINT IS WEARING OFF ON THE TOPS OF THE CARS, THEN THE HOODS AND SO ON. IT EVENTUALLY RUSTS THROUGH AS I'VE SEEN ON AT LEAST 20 DODGE CARAVANS. I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED PAINT WEARING AWAY LIKE THIS ON ANY OTHER VEHICLES THAT I'VE OWNED AND MUCH OLDER THAN 10 YEARS. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT SOMEWHERE IN THE PAINTING PROCESS, PERHAPS THE PRIMER OR THE PAINT ITSELF. THIS IS THE THIRD LETTER I'VE WRITTEN AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM ANYONE. I WOULD APPRECIATE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PAINTING PROCESS OF THESE VANS. I BELIEVE IT IS ALSO OCCURRING IN OTHER YEAR MODELS. THANK YOU, SUSAN DEANFRASIO. *JB