1990 DODGE CARAVAN Electrical System Problems
15 complaints about Electrical System
High Severity Issue
This component has been associated with crashes, fires, or deaths.
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DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM PULLED OVER AND STOPPED SAW WHAT LOOKED LIKE STEAM COMING FROM THE MOTOR. IT WAS DAYLIGHT OUT DID NOT NOTICE THAT HEADLIGHTS DIDN'T WORK JUST THE RUNNING LIGHTS TILL A FEW HOURS LATER. AFTER HAVING HEATER ON HEADLIGHTS WILL COME ON BUT SMELL WHAT SEEMS LIKE WIRES BURNING AND THE SPEAKER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE MAKES A CACKLING NOISE. OTHERWISE YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE HIGHBEAM SWITCH TO HAVE HEADLIGHTS ON.*AK
VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AND CONSUMER INSERTED KEY INSIDE OF VEHICLE, AND KEY STARTED VEHICLE FIRST TIME. NEXT TIME IGNITION SWITCH HAD PLAY. SHE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP BECAUSE KEY COULDN'T COME OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH.*AKI
ON TWO OCCASIONS CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT A PINCHED WIRE MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE SHORT THAT RESULTED IN A FIRE. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY MANUFACTURER AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT CAUSING A FIRE.
ENGINE COMPARTMENT WIRING HARNESS REPLACED.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTS OUT CONTINUALLY WHEN TEMPERATURES REACH BELOW THIRTY DEGREES CAUSING FUSES TO BLOW, REPLACEMENT OF COMPONENTS HAVE NOT RECTIFIED ELECTRICAL SHORTS.
AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, NOTICE SMOKE COMING THROUGH VENT, THEN SUDDENLY FLAMES CAME FROM VENT, FIRE DEPT. SUSPECT FRONT ELECTRICAL SYS. WIRING HARNESS AS CULPRIT. TT
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SMELLED BURNING WIRES AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE DASHBROAD THEN BURST INTO FLAME. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SMELLED BURNING WIRES AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE DASHBROAD THEN BURST INTO FLAME. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ENGINE WILL UNEXPECTANTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. TT
THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND HAS PROBLEMS STARTING AND IT STALLS. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
THE MAJOR WIRING HARNESS THAT OPERATES THE WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS ARE BREAKING IN HALF, ONE AT A TIME. TT
WHEN RAINED HARD, REGARDLESS OF SPEED HESTIATION, VIOLENT STALL SLOW SPEEDS. DEALER CHANGED SPARK PLUGS, VALVE, ALTERNATOR/OTHER PARTS. VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE.
VEHICLE FIRE ORIGINATING FROM UNDER THE DASH. *TW