1991 DODGE CARAVAN

THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MY ARM IS SWOLLEN, BURNED, AND BRUISED. MY NOSE AND HEAD HAVE HURT FOR THE LAST FOUR DAYS. *TR

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 60 MPH AND TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO LOW, CAUSING DRIVER TO INJURE HIS BACK. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. CONSUMER WAS VERY UPSET. *AK *TC

LOST MY BRAKES FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THREE YEARS, DUE TO EVASIVE ACTION I MISSED HITTING A CAR BUT COULD NOT STOP FROM HITTING THE CURB AND SCRAPE A STREET POLE, BROKE AN AXLE AND SUSPENSION PARTS ALL ON THANKSGIVING. *NLM

Mileage: 183,000

WHILE ON FREEWAY AND TRYING TO PULL OFF FREEWAY VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES. LOST CONTROL, AND AND RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

DURING A HEAD ON COLLISION AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 60-65 MPH BEFORE RUNNING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 40-45MPH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, HITTING DRIVER IN STOMACH, AND ALLOWING DRIVER'S HEAD AND CHEST TO HIT STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

A SMALL CHILD WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL INTO A NEIGHBORS VEHICLE TWICE. THIS PROBLEM WAS THE RESULT OF A SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM NOT BEING INSTALLED IN VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

THE FAULTY FUEL RAIL CAUSED A SMALL ENGINE FIRE, THE 1996-2000 MODEL CARAVANS WERE RECALLED FOR FAULTY FUEL RAILS, THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBUSEMENT BECAUSE HE BELIEVES THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. NLM

CONSUMER WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH AND NOTICED GAS GAUGE HAD DROPPED. CONSUMER STARTED SMELLING GAS INSIDE OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, GOT OUT, AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. THEN, GOT BACK IN. WHEN CONSUMER AND CHILDREN GOT BACK INTO VEHICLE, FLAMES AND SMOKE WERE COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. THEY GOT OUT, RAN ACROSS THE STREET, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FLAMES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. INSURANCE COMPANY RULED THAT THE IT WAS A RUPTURED FUEL LINE THAT SPRAYED FLUID ONTO MANIFOLD, AND

CONSUMER WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH AND NOTICED GAS GAUGE HAD DROPPED. CONSUMER STARTED SMELLING GAS INSIDE OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, GOT OUT, AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. THEN, GOT BACK IN. WHEN CONSUMER AND CHILDREN GOT BACK INTO VEHICLE, FLAMES AND SMOKE WERE COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. THEY GOT OUT, RAN ACROSS THE STREET, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FLAMES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. INSURANCE COMPANY RULED THAT THE IT WAS A RUPTURED FUEL LINE THAT SPRAYED FLUID ONTO MANIFOLD, AND

WHILE TRAVELING DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. INSURENCE COMPANY TOTALED VEHICLE.*AK

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 OUT. CONTACTED MECHANIC, WHO CHECKED VEHICLE , AND INDICATED FUEL LEAK CAUSED FIRE. *AK CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

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 OUT. CONTACTED MECHANIC, WHO CHECKED VEHICLE , AND INDICATED FUEL LEAK CAUSED FIRE. *AK CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

FUEL INJECTOR RACK WAS CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGES ONTO ENGINE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER NO RECALLS ON THAT PART. *AK ON ONE OCCASION, A FIRE IGNITED DUE TO THE FUEL LEAKAGE, THE FIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO MANY COMPONENTS, THE STRONG FUEL ODOR CAUSED HEADACHES AND NAUSEA. *SLC

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 WEBSITES WHERE FUEL INJECTION RAIL DESING WAS STATED TO HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *YH

IN BOTH CASES, THE BACK SECTION OF THE DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD. IN THE INITIAL CASE, IT FELL BACK ON MY DAUGHTER'S LEGS WITH MINIMAL INJURY. I REPLACED THE SEAT AND ALL WAS WELL UNTIL THE START OF THIS YEAR WHEN THE BACK AGAIN IS BREAKING. I CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD IN BOTH CASES THAT THEY HAD NEVER HAD HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE. I HAVE SINCE READ OF OTHER CASES OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM WHICH SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUING SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS N

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, TRAVELING AT 15MPH HIT A SMALL POTHOLE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER WHO ASKED FOR CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE BACK ON MONDAY. *AK

WHEN SHIFTING VEHICLE FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE JUST WENT OUT OF CONTROL IN REVERSE. FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THE VEHICLE PICKED UP SPEED, RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER HITTING A POLE. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN VAN CRAHSED HEAD-ON INTO A LIGHT POLE THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. *AK

THE HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC LIFT ON THE RIGHT SIDE BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME, CAUSING THE DOOR TO DROP DOWN IMMEDIATELY, HITTING AND INJURING CONSUMER. THE VAN WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP.*AK *ML