Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Dodge Caravan.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1996 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was a strong gas… |
| 2015-05-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 4 | WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE I TOUCHED BREAK AND THE VAN ACCELERATED TO FULL THROTTLE. THE VAN JUMPED THE CURB AN… |
| 2015-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTIC… |
| 2014-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE FROM OWNER IN DEC. 2013 AND START HAVING PROBLEM THE OWNER I PURCHASE IT FROM PURCHASE IT FROM … |
| 2012-06-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE HAS A CHRONIC DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THROWING ITS SERPENTINE BELT WHENEVER THE TENSION PULLEY GETS WET. SOON … |
| 2011-07-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | STRUT TOWER CORROSION 10090457 RIGHT / LEFT STRUT TOWER RUSTED OUT ON 96 DODGE CARAVAN. TOOK VAN INTO REPAIR SHOP TO FI… |
| 2011-05-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR STOP HAVING ELECTRICAL OUTPUT. *TR |
| 2011-02-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM HIS TANK IN LARGE AMOUNTS… |
| 2010-09-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN HE WAS ADVISED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT … |
| 2010-03-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | 1996 DODGE CARAVAN - RIDICULOUS....ALMOST EVERY PUDDLE MAKES BELT SLIP OFF AND POWER STEERING BECOMES DANGEROUS. THIS … |
| 2009-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED IN JUNE OF 2009. BENDIX BRAKE PADS AND BENDIX ROTO… |
| 2009-01-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BCM-1, (WARRANTY) LOSS OF DASH FUNCTIONS 1996: BCM-2 ESTIMATE $1200 REPLACED CHRYSLER P/N P4686727 LOST 95,000 MILE ODO… |
| 2008-12-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | COMPLETE AND SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE WHILE APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO STEER AROUND THE VEHICL… |
| 2008-10-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE HAS RESURFAC… |
| 2008-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HER VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE… |
| 2007-12-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. WHEN THE KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK … |
| 2007-11-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHOCKS UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHIC… |
| 2007-08-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 10 | FRONT STRUT MOUNTS ON EVERY 96 THRU 00 CARAVAN, VOYAGER, CHRYSLER MINIVANS THAT I'VE LOOKED AT,HAVE SERIOUS RUST PROBLE… |
| 2007-07-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK CAUSES FUMES TO ENTER THE PASSENGER CO… |
| 2007-04-29 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | 1999 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE IN THE LEFT LANE THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE . … |
| 2007-02-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS RETAINED WATER AND CAUSED THEM TO AP… |
| 2006-12-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT DOING 3 OR 4 MPH, WHEN THE DRI… |
| 2006-12-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED AT THE LIGHT WHEN SHE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM HER CAR. SHE PULLED HER CAR OVER AND GOT OU… |
| 2006-06-29 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I OWN AN 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE STRUT TOWERS, ESPECIALLY THE DRIVER SIDE, ARE RUSTING HORRIBLY AND WILL NEED RE… |
| 2006-05-30 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | VERY IMPORTANT PART OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WERE MISSING. *NM |
| 2006-05-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | PREMATURE BRAKE LINE CORROSION FAILURE. *JB |
| 2006-04-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, WATER, OR WITH THE AIR CONDIT… |
| 2006-02-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY GO INTO REVERSE ON TWO OCCASIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND … |
| 2006-02-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVER HAS TURNED OPAQUE AND HAS REDUCED THE OUTPUT OF THE HEADLIGHTS BY APPROXIMATELY 50%. DUE TO… |
| 2006-01-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN 2003 BCM REPLACED FOR MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE. OVER $600 . LAST YEAR MY BATTERY CABLES AND BATTERY … |
| 2006-01-21 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | RAIN CAUSE BELT TO SLIP OFF LOSING POWER STEERING. CAN NOT USE VEHICLE IN RAIN OF SNOW! 1996 DODGE CARAVAN HAS HAPPE… |
| 2006-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1996 DODGE CARAVAN, PAINT IS PEELING ON THE TOP OF THE VAN AND ALSO ON THE SIDES. *JB |
| 2005-06-30 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN. HAD TO HAVE SEAT WELDED BECAUSE IT WOULD LEAN ALL THE WAY BACK. THIS WAS O… |
| 2005-06-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | STRUT TOWER RUSTING OUT ALMOST CAUSED CRASH. I READ THAT THIS IS COMMON ON 96-00 CARAVAN WHY IS THIS NOT COVERED. |
| 2005-05-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | MAY 7, 2005, I WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. THE OTHER CAR WAS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE AC… |
| 2005-04-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DT: IN APRIL WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-70 AT ABOUT 70 MPH THE OWNER WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A RIPPING NOISE . LOOKED BACK AND … |
| 2005-04-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 1996 DODGE CARAVAN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS AND SAW SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE AIR VE… |
| 2005-01-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK WAS NOT STABLE. *NM THE BASE ATTACHMENT TO THE SEAT HAD BROKEN. *SC *JB |
| 2004-12-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE LEAKING FUEL RAIL. *BF RECALL #00V26… |
| 2004-12-12 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HOWEV… |
| 2004-12-06 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY; INTERMITTENT MODE WILL SOMETIMES RUN CONSTANT, OR WILL STOP COMPLETELY IN T… |
| 2004-11-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERABLE WHEN THE C… |
| 2004-11-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION AT 91,000 MILES ESSENTIALLY EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. CHYSLER REFUSED TO HELP ME I ALSO HAD TO CALL THEM B… |
| 2004-10-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER ON THE VEHICLE WAS SO RUSTY THA… |
| 2004-09-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT AND CONSEQUENCES AS STATED IN RECALL 04V2800000 FOR THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING.… |
| 2004-07-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | DASHBOARD GUAGES INOPERATIVE, NO SPEEDOMETER, GAS GUAGE, TEMP GUAGE. THIS FAILURE SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. RESEARCH … |
| 2004-07-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, THE HORN DOES NOT WORK, AND THE CRUSIE CONTROL DOES NOT FUNCTION......A CLOCKSPRING MALIFUNTION… |
| 2004-07-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | I COMPLAINED TO THE CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT REQUESTING THAT THEY FIX A DEFECTIVE PART FREE OF CHARGE. TH… |
| 2004-06-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. … |
| 2004-06-28 | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON BY THEMSELVES UNDER ANY WEATHER CONDITIONS. LATER THE WINSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT COME … |