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1986 Dodge Caravan

Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
49
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1986-01-23 86V010000 SEATS 275 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2001-07-04 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE, HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, AND PULL OV…
2000-04-15 TIRES No 0 VEHICLE PROCEEDING DOWN FREEWAY-LEFT REAR TIRE DISINTAGRATED. WHEN TIRE BLEW-THE TIRE COMPONENTS COMPLETLY TORE OFF TH…
1999-06-16 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY No 1 PLASTIC CAN'T BE USED FOR RADIATORS!
1998-10-30 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) No 0 EGR VALVE KEEPS MELTING IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. REPAIRS WERE MADE AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND …
1997-12-12 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL No 0 ENGINE DIESELS AND RADIATOR BURST.
1996-10-18 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
1996-04-09 SEATS No 0 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE IN HALF AND THE DRIVER FELL BACK AND ENDED UP IN THE REAR SEAT. PLEA…
1996-04-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 SEAT BELT RETRACTOR INOPERATIVE.
1995-12-06 STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE No 0 DIFFICULTY GETTING REPAIRS DONE, RECALL #6404.
1995-11-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK No 0 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE CAUSED BY THE RUBBING OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKING INTO THE WIRING HARNESS. TT
1995-08-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Yes 0 VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GEAR, PARKED ON FLAT SURFACE ROLLED AND DOWN ENBANKMENT AND HIT A TREE, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION. TT
1995-07-06 STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 THE REAR LIFT GATE HYDRALIC HINGES DO NOT WORK AND WILL NOT HOLD UP THE BACK; HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK
1995-07-04 STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD No 0 HOOD FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING ON HWY, LOSS OF VISIBILITY. TT
1995-06-10 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT INTO POSITION. TT
1995-06-07 STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE No 0 REAR LIFTGATE OPENED BY ITSELF. TT
1995-06-01 STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE No 0 THE REAR LIFTGATE HAS COME OPENED ON (5) FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS SPILLING CONTENTS. TT
1995-05-09 SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER No 1 REAR MIDDLE LAP BELT FAILED, CAUSING INJURY DURING ACCIDENT, ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT. *AW
1995-05-01 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK No 0 CLIPS THAT ATTACH REAR DOOR LATCH ARE COMING OFF DOORS. TT
1995-04-09 STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE No 0 WHILE DRIVING DOWN HWY, REAR DOOR CAME OPEN AND PERSONAL ITEMS CAME OUT. TT
1995-03-27 STEERING No 0 THE BOLT CONNECTING THE STEERING HAVE COME LOOSE. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
1995-03-14 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL INTERMITTENLY. *SKD
1995-03-03 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 RIGHT-SIDED ELECTRICAL SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WHEN ACTIVATED FOR EXITING VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS…
1995-01-22 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK No 0 THE REAR HATCH KEEPS POPPING OPEN. PLEASE EXPLAIN DETAILS. TT
1995-01-12 STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT No 0 REAR HYDRAULIC LIFTS DO NOT WORK IN COLD WEATHER. TT *JB
1994-12-15 EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK No 0 THE CABLE THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE RUSTED OUT, CAUSING TIRE TO FALL OFF. *AK
1994-12-01 STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT No 0 REAR HATCH HYDRAULIC SUPPORTS FAIL IN COLD WEATHER, ALLOWING REAR HATCH TO DROP. *AK
1994-10-28 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK Yes 1 VEHICLE WAS IMPACT 5:00 POSITION SPEED 20 MPH, REAR HATCH LATCH CAME OPEN. TT
1994-07-01 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK No 0 REAR LATCH HARD TO LATCH AND SOMETIME POP OPEN. TT
1994-06-13 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *AW
1994-04-12 EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK No 0 SPARE TIRE DROPPED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. TT
1994-03-11 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK Yes 0 VAN WAS IN AN ACCIDENT REAR HATCH LATCH CAME OPEN VAN WAS TOTALED. TT
1993-11-15 STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE Yes 2 IN 7:00 POSITION HIT REAR HATCH GATE OPENED AND EJECTED CHILD THROUGH THE REAR. TT
1993-05-01 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK No 0 REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED, CAUSING REAR HATCH TO OPEN, RESULTING IN AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PERSONAL EFFECTS BEING TOSSED…
1990-11-15 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 POOR SEAT AND SHOULDER BELT PERFORMANCE, THE LATCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD NOT RELEASE, THE CONSUMER HAD TO CUT THE…
1987-10-16 STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT No 0 EXPERIENCD INTERMITTENT REAR HYDRAULIC STRUT FAILURE, LIFTGATE FALLS DOWN, NO WARNING. TT
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK No 0 WHEN WEATHER IS COLD IT SEEMS THAT THE TAILGATE LATCH WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. TT
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH No 0 THE PROP ROD FOR THE HOOD CAME LOOSE AND FELL ON THE OWNER'S HEAD. MECHANIC SYAS MAY HAVE BEEN FAULTY. *AK
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 FRONT CENTER SEAT BELT AND TWO REAR SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE, BECAUSE WON'T COME OUT OF ASSEMBLY. TT
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID No 1 WHILE TRUNK LID WAS OPENED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TRUNK LID DROPPED, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER. PLEASED PROVIDE FURT…
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT No 0 HYDRAULIC CYLINDER LIFT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE, LIFTGATE WON'T STAY UP, WILL DECEND UNEXPECTEDLY, WITHOUT WARNING. TT
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK No 0 WHILE DRIVING, WHEN HIT BUMP, TAILGATE DISENGAGES AND SOMETIMES FLY UP, DEALER'S REPLACED BOLTS WHICH TEND TO LOOSEN AN…
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY No 0 CORROSION WITHIN THE ENGINE AT THE FIREWALL, CAUSING GROUND STRAPS TO SEPARATE, AND RESULTING IN FUEL SPRAYING ONT…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED, THEN WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD, HEARD EXPLOSION, THEN BLACK SMOKE POURED…
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK No 0 REAR LATCH DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, DOES NOT STAY LATCHED. TT
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK Yes 1 VEHICLE SLID ON ICE, SPUN AROUND, IMPACT WITH EMBANKMENT, REAR LIFTGATE FLEW OPEN AT APPROX. 25MPH. TT
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS No 0 SERPENTINE BELT FAILED.
SUSPENSION:REAR No 0 TRANSAXLE FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOCKUP TWICE.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK No 0 REAR LATCH GATE OPENED UP AND WILL NOT LOCK. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 REAR FISHTALES WHEN BRAKES ARE MODERATELY APPLIED.LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE IS IMMINENT IN WET WEATHER.