1991 DODGE CARAVAN Latches/locks/linkages Problems

BOLTS ON HATCH BACK HAVE BROKEN OFF AND HATCHBACK COULD BE OPENED UP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL.*AK

SLIDING DOOR LATCH WOULD MAKE CLICKING NOISES WHEN DOOR IS LOCKED. LOCKS WOULD JUMP UP & DOWN. LIGHT ON DASHBOARD INDICATES THAT DOOR IS AJAR WHEN ITS NOT.*AK

PASSENGER'S AND DRIVERS SIDE DOORS DO NOT SHUT PROPERLY. ONE CAN HEAR AIR COMING IN, DOOR WAS LOOSE. THERE IS A PIECE OF THIN METAL WHERE DOOR LATCHES SHUT. IT IS WEARING BECAUSE OF THE MATERIAL IT'S MADE OFF. *AK THE METAL ON WHICH THE DOOR LOCKING DEVICE WAS MOUNTED CRACKED CAUSING THE BOLTS LOOSE AND THE DOOR NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY. *YH

HOOD FLEW UP, DAMAGING HOOD/WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND PLASTIC GRATE ALONG WINDSHIELD AND VEHICLE ROOF. *AK

THE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS FAILED. IT MUST REMAIN LOCKED AND CAN NOT BE UNLOCKED. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAS REMAINED SHUT DUE TO NOT HAVING ANY LOCKS OR LATCHES TO KEEP DOOR SHUT. HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE LOCKING MECHANISM CHECKED. *AK

LIFTGATE LATCH MAKES A LOT OF NOISE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT IT IS WORN AND MAY JUST COME LOOSE, AND SOMEONE COULD BE INJURED. TOOK TO DEALER THEY REPLACED THE PART. CURRENTLY, IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. *AK

LIFTGATE LATCH ISN'T FIXED PROPERLY, AND THE LATCH IS LOOSE. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINETHE CAUSE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DOORS ARE SECURELY LOCKED, THEY CANNOT BE OPENED FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE WHEN USING KEY. WHEN DOORS ARE CLOSED, ALL THE LOCKS WOULD LOCK ON THEIR OWN.*AK

THE HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC LIFT ON THE RIGHT SIDE BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME, CAUSING THE DOOR TO DROP DOWN IMMEDIATELY, HITTING AND INJURING CONSUMER. THE VAN WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP.*AK *ML

FRONT DOORS DON'T HAVE STRONG SAFETY LATCHES BECAUSE THE WIND COULD OPEN THEM AND THEY ARE NOT THAT SECURE. *AK

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH HOOD FLEW UP UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING THE HOOD TO HIT WINDSHIED, BENDING THE HOOD AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK

THE LIFTGATE LATCH CYLINDER HAS BROKEN, PREVENTING THE GATE TO LOCK. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. (95I-001.006). *AK

LOW IMPACT OF REAR END RESULTED IN LATCH FAILURE. THIS CAUSED REAR DOOR TO OPEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. THIS OCCURRED BEFORE "NEW LATCH" WAS REPLACED.*AK

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILURE, PASSENGER LEANED AGAINST DOOR, CAUSING IT TO BECOME OPEN. *AK

REAR LIFTGATE LATCH; RENO CHRYSLER-NV AND MANUFACTURER BOTH WILL NOT SCHEDULE REPAIRS, REPEATEDLY TELL THEM 2 TO 3 MONTH WAIT. *AK

REAR LIFT GATE LATCH FAILED, RECALL REPAIRS DELAYED DUE TO UNAVAILABILIEY OF PARTS.

REPLACEMENT LATCH HAS NOT BEEN INSTALLED ON VEHICLE. TT

CHRYSLER HAS TAKEN TOO LONG TO REPAIR REAR HATCH LATCH, MINIVAN HOTLINE STATED PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE END OF 1996. TT

REAT HATCH LATCH SERVICE RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS. *AK

HOOD LATCH FAILURE, HOOD DOES NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. *AK

THE REAR HATCH LATCH IS EASY TO OPEN. TT

REAR LATCH MECHANISM IS WEAK ALLOWING REAR DOOR TO BOUNCE AROUND. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

REAR LIFTGATE LATCH FAILURE, DIFFICULTY LATCHING THE LIFTGATE. TT

SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED 3 TIMES, CAUSING DOOR TO COME OPEN. *SKD

REAR HATCH LATCH IS HARD YOU HAD TO SHUT IT HARD FOR IT TOO CLOSED. TT

REAR HATCH UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING. TT

WHEN DOORS ARE CLOSED, THEY, AT TIMES, LOCK UP, A SECOND KEY MUST BE CARRIED AT ALL TIMES. *AK

REAR ENDED, HAD TO TIE THE DOOR DOWN TO DRIVE, ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. TT

REAR LATCH LIFTGATE POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING. TT

REAR LIFTGATE OPENED UPON SIDE IMPACT AT 50 MPH. TT

REAR LATCH FAILURE WHILE RIDING OVER ROUGH ROADS OR RAILROAD TRACKS, ATTEMPT TO REPAIR DID NOT WORK. TT

IN A REAR END COLLISON THE REAR HATCH DOOR POPPED OPEN, SPILLING CONTENTS ON THE ROAD. TT

REAR LATCH GATE COMES ON. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

IN 6:00 POSITION ACCIDENT AT 20-30MPH REAR HATCH GATE OPENED WHEN CAR WAS PULLED AWAY FROM GATE. TT

REAR LIFTGATE OPENED UPON IMPACT; VAN HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE; SPUN AROUND 270 DEGREES. TT

REAR HATCH DOOR FAILS TO LATCH. LATCHES AFTER PUSHING/RELEASING LOCK BUTTON AND SLAMMING HATCH. *AK

PASSENGER DOOR DID NOT OPEN.

REAR DOOR LATCH DOES NOT LOCK, NO PART REPLACED. TT

REAR LIFTGATE POPPED OPEN DURING ACCIDENT. *AK