1992 DODGE CARAVAN

1126 complaints filed with NHTSA.

1126
Complaints
60
Crashes
14
Fires
50
Injuries
6
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP202
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE106
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION86
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP44
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE38
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS29
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY29
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR28
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR26
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT23
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK23
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS22
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL21
SEAT BELTS17
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL16

Recent Complaints

20040921CrashELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE IGNITION WAS LOCKED IN PLACE. CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING VEHICLE ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, IT COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT WAS TOTALED. *AK

20040921CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE IGNITION WAS LOCKED IN PLACE. CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING VEHICLE ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, IT COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT WAS TOTALED. *AK

20040726CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SWERVED TO KEEP FROM HITTING AN ANIMAL. INSTEAD, IT HIT A TREE AT 45 MPH. CONSUMER'S HEAD CRASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD, BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. IT TOOK TWO WEEKS FOR MANUFACTURER TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE. *AK

20031021FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT AND WITH NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM EXISTING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *AK

20030303CrashAIR BAGS

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB *TS

20030203CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. AS THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN, BOTH ABS BRAKE LIGHTS HAD COME ON, THEN THE CONSUMER LOST THE POWER ASSIST AND BRAKE PEDAL, EVENTUALLY HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. SCC

20020514CrashAIR BAGS

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE 1 HIT VEHICLE 2. INSURED IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND THE PASSENGERS SEAT BELT FAILED, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, CLAIM 16-N171-233. *JG

20020514CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE 1 HIT VEHICLE 2. INSURED IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND THE PASSENGERS SEAT BELT FAILED, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, CLAIM 16-N171-233. *JG

20020514CrashAIR BAGS

WHILE APPROACHING VEHICLE 2 AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, VEHICLE 1 WAS BRAKING, PAVEMENT WAS DAMP AND VEHICLE 1 SLID INTO REAR OF VEHICLE 2. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, CLAIM 11-3696-209. *JG

20020514CrashAIR BAGS

VEHICLE 2 SLAMMED ON BRAKES CAUSING VEHICLE 1 TO REAR END VEHICLE 2. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, CLAIM 46-0463-331. *JG

20020426CrashAIR BAGS

WHILE APPROACHING VEHICLE 2 AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, VEHICLE 1 WAS BRAKING, PAVEMENT WAS DAMP AND VEHICLE 1 SLID INTO REAR OF VEHICLE 2. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, CLAIM 11-3696-209. *JG

20020426CrashAIR BAGS

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE 1 HIT VEHICLE 2. INSURED IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND THE PASSENGERS SEAT BELT FAILED, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, CLAIM 16-N171-233. *JG

20020426CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE 1 HIT VEHICLE 2. INSURED IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND THE PASSENGERS SEAT BELT FAILED, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, CLAIM 16-N171-233. *JG

20020320CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

FRONT COLLISION AT 45 MPH AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUFFERED EXTENSIVE BACK AND NECK INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

20010816FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN SEIZED UP AND BLEW A FUSABLE LINK THAT WAS LOCATED ** INSIDE ** THE MAIN WIRE HARNESS NEAR THE FRONT WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR. WHEN THE FUSABLE LINK BLEW, IT SET FIRE TO THE OTHER WIRES AND FUSABLE LINKS IN THE PLASTIC COMB SHEATH. THE DEALER FIX THIS BY PATCHING THE WIRE HARNESS. TWO WEEKS AGO MY VAN WAS WORKED ON BY THE DEALER FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO WHERE THEY PATCHED THE WIRE HARNESS. LAST WEEK THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE VICINITY OF

20010410CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WAS MAKING LEFT TURN. ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN RED LIGHT AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON SIDE.UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WAS HOSPITALIZED.*AK

20010322FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH DASH LIGHTS WENT OFF AND ON. VEHICLE LOST POWER. THEN, SMOKE AND FIRE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

20001219CrashFatalAIR BAGS

CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE, OCCUPANT/OWNER OF THE VEHICLE DIED OF CARDIAC ARREST AT HOSPITAL (HARTFORD COUNTY SHERIFFS ORFFICE - SHERRIF TRAFFIC ENFORCENENT SECTION) . NLM

20000818CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

SHE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND APLIED BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES FAILED AND SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE BACK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

20000519CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER'S AUTOMOBILE HAD REARENDED A 2001 FORD PICKUP TRUCK, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE EFFECT OF THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES TO CONSUMER. *AK