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1994 Dodge Caravan

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1995-03-27 95I001001 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK 66,407 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2018-08-04 AIR BAGS No 0 MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE THE REAR WIPER SHORTED OUT AND BLEW THE FUSE, AND THE AIR BAGS ARE ON THE SAME FUSE.
2015-03-05 ENGINE No 0 DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE VEHICLE JUST QUIT. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. ATTEMPT TO RESTART FAILED.4 TIMES. LET…
2014-09-21 STRUCTURE:BODY Yes 0 AS I SLOWLY WAS TURNING THE CAR TO PARK IN A PARKING LOT IN VIENNA VA SHOPPING CENTER, THE VAN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON …
2009-04-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 WENT TO WORK ON APRIL 1, 2009 HAD BRAKES, WHEN I WENT TO GO HOME THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND ANTI BRA…
2008-01-26 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH No 0 I TRIED TO OPEN THE HOOD OF MY MINIVAN AND THE RELEASE BROKE OFF. THE RELEASE WAS ON THE INSIDE OF THE 1994 DODGE MINIV…
2007-12-31 VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR No 0 REAR WINDOW ON LIFT GATE SHATTERED IN A THOUSAND PIECES FOR NO REASON WHILE PARKED (GLASS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE). OUTSIDE …
2006-08-05 STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 1994 DODGE CARAVAN MILEAGE 66.873 WITH WHEELCHAIR LIFT REAR LIFTGATE HINGE, BOLT HOLDING THE HINGE TOGETHER BROKE …
2005-04-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 LACKS POWER, WANTS TO STALL LIKE IT'S NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS INCLUDING WHAT WAS LISTED ON T…
2005-02-01 STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V213000, THE BOLT TO THE HATCH BROKE, CAUSING THE PISTON TO BREAK IN HALF. A STICK MUST BE USE…
2004-12-11 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF THE HINGES. IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO OPEN/CLOSE DOOR. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT…
2004-11-11 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS No 0 THE SERPENTINE BELT CONTINUOUSLY SLIPS OFF WHICH CAUSES THE STEERING TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE POWER STEERING COMPLETEL…
2004-09-26 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 DT: CONSUMER STATES HIS 1994 DODGE CARAVAN THAT HE PURCHASED USED ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IMMEDI…
2004-02-02 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 HAVE A 1994 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. ALREADY REPLACED ONE TRANSMISSION AND I AM LOOKING AT REPLACING ANOTHER. TOLD BY TRANS…
2003-11-04 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS No 0 SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF...DRY, WET, SNOW..BIG, LITTLE ...LITERALLY NO PUDDLES...AND THE GATORBACK BELT DOESN'T FIX IT…
2003-11-01 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 PLASTIC HEADLIGHTS ARE FOGGING OVER MAKING NIGHT DRIVINGA CHORE. SO FAR I;VE HAD TO ADD ACCESORY LIGHTING AND BRIGHTER …
2003-10-04 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE ON OUR WAY HOME, AT NIGHT, THEN IT JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE…
2003-10-02 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD No 0 REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND TURNED ON. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE CAUSE …
2003-07-15 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Yes 4 WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO STRIKE THE VEHICLE IN…
2003-06-06 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON OUR 1994 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITHOUT ANY WARNING - THE VAN IS JUST UNDER 9 YEARS OLD AND HAD 86…
2003-05-11 VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR No 0 WITHOUT WARNING THE REAR GLASS BROKE FROM THE INSIDE OUT. *NLM
2003-05-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 NAR 05/21/2003 *MR THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TWO TRANSMISSIONS ON THE 1994 DODGE CARAVAN TWICE. DEALER NOTIFIED. …
2003-04-30 SEAT BELTS No 0 CHRYSLER GEN 3 SEAT BELTS ARE UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *JB
2003-04-15 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 I HAVE NOT ACTUALLY TRIED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED BECAUSE I HEARD THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL FOR T…
2002-12-10 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 THE CAR PERIODICALLY STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING (USUALLY WHEN TURNING OR STOPPED AT INTERSECTIONS), REQUIRING THROTTLE BO…
2002-11-04 SEATS No 0 WHILE DRIVING MY CARAVAN THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK, FELL BACK. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED.…
2002-11-02 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 DOOR WAS STICKING AND HARD TO CLOSE. MY WIFE TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND IT STUCK. SHE PULLED ON THE DOOR AND IT FELL O…
2002-10-20 SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS COMES ON AND STAYS ON ,THEN THE BRAKES GETS HARD.VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. DRIVER HA…
2002-10-15 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE ROOF OF THE VAN (THE ROOF IS NOW ALMOST BARE, A YEAR LATER) AND NOW HAS BEGUN TO PEEL OFF …
2002-10-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 WITHOUT WARNING CONSUMERS VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF. TS
2002-09-10 AIR BAGS Yes 1 CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIIVNG AT 35-40 MPH THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY…
2002-08-23 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AT TIME OF CRASH. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE CRASH SCENE AND THE INTERIOR OF THE CARAVAN.*AK
2002-08-15 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 HINGE ON DRIVER DOOR IS CRACKED.*AK
2002-08-11 STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 LEFT BOLT THAT HOLDS HINGES TO HATCHBACK SHEARED OFF. HATCHBACK CAME SLIDING DOWN TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING LEFT ARM TO…
2002-07-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED, DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL WIRING SHORT. *AK *JB
2002-06-05 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR .THEN, VEHICLE STOPPED. ONCE GOING UP A HILL BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT,…
2002-03-21 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK, GEAR GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHEN TRYING TO SWITCH TO FIRST GEAR.*AK
2002-03-11 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 2 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 30-35 MPH, ACCIDENT OCCURRED, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND INJURIES WERE INVOLVED. THERE IS…
2002-02-20 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 AT 20 MPH AND 50 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT TO NEXT HIGHER GEAR, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER …
2002-01-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 DEALER REFUSED TO PROPERLY CORRECT RECALL, AND REPLACE DEFECTIVE WIRING WHICH COULD CAUSE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. NAME OF …
2002-01-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 AT TIME OF STARTIN ENGINE, CONSUMER NEEDS TO LET IT WARM UP FOR LONG TIME BECAUSE IT'S NOT REAL WARM AT THE TIME OF…
2002-01-10 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR A FORCE NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION, LIKE IS WORKING HARD, BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE AS F…
2002-01-10 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP OR TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE, BUT BRAKES WILL NOT OPERAT…
2001-12-04 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER No 0 BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKE PEDAL WILL DROP TO FLOOR, BUT VEHICLE WILL STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STA…
2001-11-04 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH HAD A FRONT CRASH,AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER HIT HEAD ON WINDSHIELD, SUFFERING MIN…
2001-10-30 TIRES No 0 MY WIFE TRIED TO HAVE TWO NEW TIRES INSTALLED ON THE FRONT AXLE OF HER VAN AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A NEW DOT REGULATION …
2001-09-23 TIRES No 0 TRAVELING ALONG THE INTERSTATE, VIBRATION DEVELOPED. PULLED OVER & EXAMINED ALL 4 TIRES/WHEELS. NO FOREIGN MATTER, LU…
2001-08-08 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 VEHICLE 1 REAR ENDED VEHICLE 2. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 25MPH, ON…
2001-07-27 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR SEPARATED FROM HINGE ON TWO OCCASIONS. CONSUMER STATED DOOR HINGE WAS NOT RUSTED. MANUFACTUR…
2001-07-15 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
2001-07-01 STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) No 0 BROUGHT VAN TO ATTENTION OF DEALER D/T DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WAS NOT AT UPRIGHT POSITION, COULD NOT BE RETURNED TO UPRIGHT…