This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Bought a new 1995 Dodge Caravan in may of same year. Short time later a letter notifying us of rear latch door coming open at impact----took care of it. About 3 years after that a 20 amp fuse in position #20 kept blowing, air bag light would come on and rear window wiper would go out. A short time ago while looking up parts for another vehicle at advance auto parts, just for curiosity looked up recalls for the 95 Caravan and found out about the short to ground that exists in the airbag circuit. I never received a recall letter from Dodge. Yesterday the 28th of Sept 2009 went to Dodge and they confirmed that there is a problem with this vehicles but they want to charge me for the diagnostic test if it was something else. The diagnostic runs like $110. Now I'm unemployed and my wife is picking up our grandboy from school with this safety item not working properly I'm worried sick. I feel that Chrysler should take care of this problem at their own expense, because there is definitely a short in the circuit. My name is enrique gonzalez would like to get an opinion from you as to what can be done to avoid a possible accident. Thank you
Consumer stated: Had to replace the clock spring. Contacts inside were bad, it malfunctioned, the air bag light was on, horn and the cruise control didn't work.
The vehicle accidentally jumped the curb while on the road. The air bags deployed, causing a fire. Driver sustained burns. Manufacturer will be notified by consumer.
The air bag and the horn were inoperative. The consumer felt it was due to the defect described in the clock spring recall 02V293000 on later model year vans. The consumers van has never been inspected by a dealer or mechanic to identify what was causing the problem. The speedometer and odometer also stopped working for a few days.
The horn and speed control was inoperative, which was caused by faulty clock spring. The air bag warning light stayed on, because it was discovered the passenger air bag was missing, the bulb was removed from the instrument panel, and the air bag will not deploy in a collision. Scc
Letter from david R krieger concerning problem he experienced after having safety recall work done on 1995, Dodge Caravan, and the intermittent loss of illumination from headlights when the multipurpose switch located on steering column was used.
After air bag recall was performed, the warning chime sounded as the dome lights came on. Consumer felt defect is related to recall work performed. While driving at night, and using the multipurpose switch to go from bright high beam to normal headlights, the headlights suddenly went dark. The seat belt retractor failed.
Defective headlight switch / short circuit related to air bag wiring. After the air bag wiring was performed, the warning chime sounded and the dome lights came on. The defect was related to the recall work. While driving at night, and using the multipurpose switch, to get from high beams to normal headlights, the headlights failed
Consumer stated after recall #99V113000 air bag has been performed on their vehicle they are still having the same problems. Dodge haverstraw 845-429-5990 please provide the address of the dealer.
After airbag wiring system recall has been done, 2 blocks away vehicle shut off. Vehicle lost all power. Dealership notified. *ttvehicle is still inoperable after the installation of the new airbag. Dealership is refusing to honor the workmanship (airbag recall).
On at least 7 occasions when starting the vehicle if the air bag light on the information center stays on the turn signals, stop lights, A/C etc will not work. If I turn off the ignition and restart and the air bag light goes off then everything is normal. I know there was a campaign on the air bags sometimes deploying through an electrical problem but the dealer I contacted and gave the id # to assured me that campaign have been done on this vehicle. I do not want to get into a lenghty repair bill on an electrical problem unless some one knows specifically what is wrong. I would appreciate any help you can provide in regard to this problem.
A vehicle hit the consumer in the driver's side rear pushing the vehicle into a landscaping wall and into a tree, the front end of the vehicle was smashed inward, however the airbag experienced no deployment, causing the consumer to sustain injuries, there was a recall on the airbag (99V113) which the consumer did have serviced.
Recall 99V113000. After dealer repaired the vehicle under the recall, the airbag light illuminated. Since the initial repair, dealer has attempted to correct the problem three times.*akduring the last repair, the dealer replaced module because it was rusted out.
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