1992 DODGE CARAVAN Power Train Problems

ENGINE HESTIATES. ENGINE MOUNTS, LIFTER, TIMING CHAIN AND TIMING CHAIN COVER REPLACED. VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED OUT. DEALER FOUND LARGE HOLE IN ENGINE WHERE PISTON ROD WENT THROUGH ENGINE BLOCK. TRANSMISSION MAKING CLUNK TYPE NOISE AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED. RACK AND PINION ON STEERING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT *NLM

Mileage: 84,000

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP, AXLE WAS BENT UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MANUFACTURER THAT NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE WERE AFFECTED TO ANNOUNCE A RECALL.*NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

AUTOMATIC SHIFT CABLE LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN WILL BEND, NOT ALLOWING CONSUMER TO SHIFT GEARS. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

SPRINGS THAT HOLD ROLLING GEAR PIN WITHIN TRANSMISSION ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH, AND PIN IS TURNING SIDEWAYS, CAUSING IT TO LOCK UP/ CANNOT GO INTO GEAR. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES AT 90,000/ 110,000 MILES AND AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LATER. MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED A TSB, STATING PART IS AVAILABLE THAT CAN BE INSTALLED IN TRANSMISSION, AND WILL PREVENT FAILURE. *AK

WHEN PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY VEHICLE WAS BEING PLACED INTO REVERSE AND IT JUMPED OUT OF DRIVE GEAR INTO SECOND DRIVE, AND THEN JUMPED INTO FIRST DRIVE. VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. CONSUMER CONTACTED SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT SHIFT LEVER WAS BENT.*AK THE SHIFT LEVER WAS STRAIGHTENED AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. THE COMPUTER FAILED. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN ROAD IF VEHICLE HIT ANY LITTLE PEBBLES, VEHICLE WOULD GO TO THE RIGHT VERY BADLY. VEHICLE CONSTANTLY PULLED TO RIGHT. SOMETIMES WHEN TRYING TO PUT CAR IN PARK, IT WOULDN'T GO, AND WOULD HAVE TO SIT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE GETTING IT INTO PARK.*AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THIS IS AN ELECTRONIC AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. PLEASE ADD ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. *SLC

LAST YEAR, THE VAN STARTED REFUSING TO UP SHIFT WHILE DRIVING. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER, STOP THE ENGINE, AND RESTART IT TO GET THE TRANSMISSION TO START TO WORK. I HAD THE TRANS REBUILT (DODGE KIT) FOR $1700. LESS THAN 6 MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 55 ON THE FREEWAY, THE VAN STOPS MOVING FORWARD AND THE TRANS IS DEAD AGAIN. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT OTHER YEARS AND OTHER MODELS OF DODGE TRANSMISSIONS (WWW.AEI.CA/~GREGOIRE/CLAUDE.HTML). SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT DODGE AND THEIR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. OUR MECHANIC NOW WANTS $1200 MORE TO FIX OUR VAN. WE JUST CAN'T AFFORD IT AFTER THE $1700 LAST YEAR. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED AGAINST DODGE. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED, NOT SWEPT UNDER THE CARPET. I TRY TO BUY AMERICAN, BUT INCIDENTS LIKE THIS MAKE WE WISH I HADN'T.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO A LOWER GEAR. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

TRANSMISSION DOESN'T GO FROM 3RD GEAR TO DRIVE . THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBELM WHEN GOING UP HILLS. DEALER SAYS IT'S A CONTROLER INSIDE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISION WA REBUILT AT CONSUMERS COST.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES. DEALER SAID WHEN LIGHT IS ON IT'S AN INDICATION THAT AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY.*AK DEALER SAYS IT IS DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE SPRING IN THE STREEING COLUMN. THE DRIVER DID NOT WANT SPRING REPAIR, BUT SAY LIGHT GOES OFF WHEN SEAT BELT IS TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE ALSO DEVELOPED SHUDDER AS IT SHIFTS THE FORWARD GEARS, PARTICULARLY BETWEEN SPEED OF 44 AND 50 MPH. WITH LIGHT ACCELERATION. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAIL AND HAD TO BE OVERHAULED TWICE. NLM

THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT TRANSMISSION TOTALLY WENT OUT WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. DEALER INSISTED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. BUT, MANUFACTURER SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE A PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILLURE CAUSED GEAR TO DISENGAGE SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. YH

IN FEBRUARY, 1999, VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF A KIT. IN JULY, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STAY IN PARK. WHEN ON AN INCLIDED IT WOULD BOUNCE TO THE GROUND. WHILE IN DECEMBER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. CONSUME RTHINGS PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE ORIGINAL, AND THAT THE WORK WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY. WHILE VEHICLE WA SFIXED, CONSUMER HOPES IT WOULD OUTLAST THE WARRANTY. *AK

THE SPIDER GEAR PIN IN THE TRANSMISSION BROKE, CAME OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION CASE AND HIT THE FLOORBOARD. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THIS IS ACOMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 604 TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHILE RIVING ON THE INTERSTATE 55MPH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, AND THE ENGINE WAS JUST RACING. PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO RESET THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS IN OVERDRIVE, SLIPPED OUT OF OVERDRIVE TO SECOND GEAR. PULLED OVER AGAIN TO RESTART. WAS GOING UP THE HILL, HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE AND COULD FEEL IT. THEN IT DROPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR. WAS TOLD BY A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT A COMPUTER SENSOR WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. AS A RESULT, TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTING HARD AND THHEN JERKS. ALSO, THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER. *AK

NO SUMMARY

NO SUMMARY

NO SUMMARY.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WON'T GO INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE IS STALLING AND JERKING DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT. *AK

TRANSMISSION JUMPED INTO LOW GEAR WHILE DRIVING. NLM

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO LOW GEAR WHILE TRAVELING 70 MILES PER HOUR, WHICH INSTANTLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN TO 45 MILES PER HOUR. THIS OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70 MPH. WE WERE STUCK IN LOW GEAR. AFTER WE STOPPED AND THE VEHICLE SAT A WHILE, IT WOULD GO BACK INTO HIGH GEAR. THIS HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES FROM HOME. WHEN WE RETURNED HOME, WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED.

HILE DRIVNG AT 15 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND BLEW OUT ON THE INSIDE WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, AND CONSUMER COULD SHIFT GEARS. BUT VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. BEFORE SHE STOPPED VEHICLE AND LOOKED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS COMING OUT. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT SHE HAD PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

I HAVE LOST TWO STARTER ENGINES IN 90,000 MILES, WHICH APPEAR TO BE COMPONENT DESIGN FLAWS. THE CHRONIC STALLING PROBLEM SURFACED AT 5,000 MILES, AND THE CHRYSLER TECHNICAL CENTER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. STALLING HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT <25 MPH (DURING LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURNS), WHICH I BELIEVE IS A SAFETY HAZARD. SEVERAL TIMES, A DEALER CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY HOUSING, BUT THE PROBLEM WOULD REOCCUR FREQUENTLY. I NOTICE THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN 10 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THE IDLE CONTROL MOTOR, THE FUEL PUMP, STALLING IMMEDIATELY AT COLD START, STALLING AFTER THE TRANSMISSION IS PLACED INTO GEAR, ETC. I BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE IS A LEMON AND DODGE/CHRYSLER HAS NOT DEALT WITH ME FAIRLY.

WAS PULLING FROM A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. HAD STOPPED & CHECKED VEHICLE. NOTICED THE AXLE HAD BROKEN. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER'S FOR REPAIRS. *AK

NO SUMMARY

RECALL 97V079000/730; RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED, AND THE CONSUMER'S WORK SCHEDULE DOES NOT PERMIT THE REPAIR WORK TO BE DONE, CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND CANNOT HELP BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE SOME POWER WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROMBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWN SHIFT TO LOW GEAR UNKNOWINGLY, IT ALSO STAYS IN LOW GEAR AS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FROM A STOP TOWARDS HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO LOW GEAR, AND STAY EVEN AFTER THE THE DECLINE IS PASSED. DEALER SAYS ITS A BROKEN SNAP RING. *AK

SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES AT 60 MPH OR OVER.

NEW TRANSMISSION AT 41000 MILES. THREE BATTERY REPLACMENTS. IGNITION REPLACEMENT. 2 BROKEN RADIATOR FANS AND THERMOMETERS. REAR SHOCK AND FRONT MOUNT REPLACEMENT. UNRELIABLE SEAT BELT. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR REPLACEMENT. FRONT ENGINE MOUNT REPLACEMENT. AUXILIARY COOLER REPLACEMENT.

TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED.

VEHICLE STALLS AND KNOCKS. OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A FORWARD AND A DIRECT CLUTCH DRUM AND A TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS AND KNOCKS. OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A FORWARD AND A DIRECT CLUTCH DRUM AND A TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK

TRANSMISSION PLANETARY GEAR FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING GEARS TO DOWNSHIFT AND SLIP WITHOUT NOTICE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

DOOR BENT OUT OF ALIGNMENT. TRANSMISSION FAILED. STEERING FAILED.

DELAY INTO REVERSE GEAR CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTINING, REQUIRED REPLACING SEALER,FLUID,FILTER,CV AND REAR BEARING. YH

THE RIGHT AXLE HAS COME LOSE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. OWNER PURCHASED NEW TIRES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ALSO, HAVING DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WHICH BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE STALL OUT WHICH CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO LIP SEALS HARDENING AND BURNT CLUTCHES, PREVENTING GEARS FROM SHIFTING OUT OF SECOND.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE; ALSO, REPLACED ENGINE PISTONS AND ABS BRAKES. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT, TOOK TO DEALER AND HE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

WAS DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION PUMP AND TORQUE CONVERTER . *AK

WAS DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION PUMP AND TORQUE CONVERTER . *AK

THERE IS A NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND HARD TO SHIFT GEAR, TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO 2ND GEAR WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION, FOR NO REASON AT ALL, DROPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR AUTOMATICALLY, OWNER HAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED, STEPPED ON GAS, NO ACCELERATION, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, NO WARNING, DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT, PROBLEM REOCCURRED WITHIN 6 WEEKS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, ALSO REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER/RADIATOR FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO MAKE A RATTLING NOISE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRADICALLY UPON REACHING 35 MPH. *AK

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT ABOVE FIRST GEAR AFTER TRAVELING UP AN INCLINE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND LATER TURNED BACK ON, VEHICLE SHIFTED CORRECTLY, DEALER RELACED TRANSMISSION WITH A REMANUFACTURED UNIT. *SLC

TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED.

REPLACED WORN OUT TRANSMISSION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

PURCHASED TRUCK USED, REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ON TWO OCCASIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *DH

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 50MPH, SUDDENLY TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, AS RESULT OF HOLE BLOWN IN TRANS. CASING, FOLLOWING TRANS. FLUID LOSS, NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS. *DSH

SHIFT INDICATOR IS OFF LINE. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON HW. *AK

PURCHASE TRUCK NEW THE TRANSMISION IS SLIPPING, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION . *AK

PURCHASE TRUCK NEW THE TRANSMISION IS SLIPPING, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION . *AK

THE TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK IN SECOND AND CAUSES STALLING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

FOR TWO DAYS THE TRUCK WIRING THAT IS FOR TRANSMISSION WAS HANGING CAUSING THE CAR TO GO DEAD. TT

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TT

DRIVETRAIN AXLE FAILED. *SD

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. *SD

HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD

VEHICLE HESITATED/COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR DUE TO DEFECTIVE OVERDRIVE. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND CLUNKS, HAD TEN ATTEMPTED FIXES. TT

PURCHASE TRUCK NEW THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 23,000 MILES TRUCK IS AT 48,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN . TT

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TOTAL FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO ANY GEAR. TT

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED . TT

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FAILED PE95-012. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT

TRANSMISSION CASE CRACKED. *SD

ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNABLE TO ENGAGE INTO ANY GEAR. TT

TRANSMISSION GEARS WILL NOT SHIFT. TT

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. TT

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN SECOND GEAR HAD TO DRIVE SLOWLY UNTIL DEALER COULD BE REACHED. TT

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR.

AT 29,000 MILES A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN THE CAR. IT BUCKED AND SKIPPED. *AK PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION PARTS, CAUSED VEHICLE TO SLIP FROM PARK GEAR. *SKD

REPLACED TRANSAXLE. *AK

CV JOINT/BOOT FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, VEHICLE SEIZED. TT

THE TRANSMISSION HAS HAD TO BE REBUILT THREE TIMES IN 44,000 MILES. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

HAS BEEN BACK AND FORTH IN SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION AT LEAST 9 TIMES SINCE 1/30/95 FOR MALFUNCTION OF BRAKES & TRANMISSION. TT

TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RACE. *AK

PURCHASE VAN NEW AT 60,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACE AND THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING NEED TO BE REPLACE . TT

SHIFT LEVER IS TOO LONG, CAUSING LEVER TO BE HIT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST DASH CONTROLS. *SKD

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK

GEAR SHIFT LEVER EXTENDS TOO FAR FROM STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT IT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE RADIO STATIONS/ AIR CONDITIONER/PANEL CONTROLS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO BEING TOO SMALL FOR VEHICLE. *SKD

REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SKD

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TT

TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED/SHIFTS ROUGHLY UPON ACCELERATION/DECELERATION. *AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILED.

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP (LITIGATION MANAGER FOR CLIENT). *TW

SNAP RING BROKE AND FLOATED THROUGH TRANSMISSION AND RUINED IT. TT

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP/ACCIDENT. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SKD

ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILS AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT TWICE ONE AT 30,262 MILE AND THE OTHER AT 32,321 MILES STILL NOT WORKING RIGHT. TT

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

SPEEDOMETER FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO GEAR, ALSO ENGINE REVVS BEFORE FIRST GEAR ENGAGES. *AK