1992 DODGE CARAVAN Steering Problems

REPEATED PULLEY AND THEN BELT FAILURE CAUSING STEERING AND BREAKING TROUBLE. REPAIRS DO NOT LAST. LOCAL DEALERS DON'T HAVE LASER ALIGNMENT TOOL TO CHECK ALIGNMENT. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH BELTS FLYING OFF BECAUSE OF RAIN OR SLUSH IN THIS VEHICLE, MY PULLEYS JUST DISINTEGRATE WITH OUT THE WATER. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF AFTERMARKET SOLUTIONS BUT THEY SEEM HIT OR MISS. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN BY GRAND MOTHER WITH THE GRAND CHILDREN ABOARD FAR ENOUGH AWAY FOR A $150.00 TOW BILL. ITS LUCKY SO FARE ITS BEEN ON CITY STREETS AND AT LOW ENOUGH SPEEDS THAT A PLACE TO SAFELY PULL OVER CAN BE FOUND. THE PULLEYS THAT SEEM TO FAIL ARE THE IDLER AND THE TENSIONER PULLEYS. THIS 3.3 ENGINE IS WELL MAINTAINED WITH 145,000 MILES. THOUGH IT SEEMS THAT MILLAGE DOES NOT MATTER WHEN IT COMES TO PULLEY ISSUES.

Mileage: 145,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE COUPLING BOLT FRACTURED ON THE STEERING WHEEL. A NHTSA RECALL, #92V015000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING STEERING: WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL.

Mileage: 190,000

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

WHEN CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE TO LEFT OR RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY, AND WHEN TRYING TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN FAR ENOUGH, IT COULDN'T PULL IN. STEERING BOX MECHANISM WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

WHILE MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE COLUMN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

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

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN 11/96 . HE THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THEY WOULD TELEPHONE HIM WHEN THEY ARRIVED . OWNER HAS NOT HEARD FROM THE DEALER ABOUT THE PART THAT IS ON BACK ORDER. *AK

DURING TURNING MANEUVER HEARD SOMETHING DROP. PROGNOSIS: BOLT TENSIONER SHEARED OFF STEERING WHILE DRIVING; ALSO CAUSING COOLING SYSTEM AND POWER STEERING TO SHUT DOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES ABS HAVE REDUCED BRAKING PRESSURE, BRAKE PEDAL COMES UP WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS AND BRAKING, DEALER STATES BRAKES ARE FINE. *SLC

THE STEERING COLUMN HAD BECOME LOOSE BEFORE REPAIRS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

HAS TRIED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL FOR THE STEERING AND LIFTGATE; MAJOR CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH WILL NOT HONOR IT, DRIVER HAS TRIED SEVERAL OTHER DEALERSHIPS AND THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO HIM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE TO DO RECALL WORK. *AK

POWER STEERING TENSIONER BELT FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING POWER. *AK

ON (2) SEPERATE OCCASIONS, RIGHT SIDE GLASS OF SLIDING DOOR AND REAR LIFTGATE WINDOW IMPLODED WITH CAUSE UNDETERMINED. BOTH OCCASIONS HAPPENED WHILE VAN WAS SITTING STILL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

POWER STEERING FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE POWER ASSIST PUMP. *AK

RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD END DETACHED FROM RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY, RESULTING IN STEERING FAILURE. *AK

THE BELT TENSIONER BROKE AND THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE AUTO THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER FRACTURED AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE AUTO. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, NO INJURIES . *AK

FAILURE ON THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER, REPLACED THE STEERING BELT ON THREE OCCASIONS PE95-012. *AK

BELT TENSIONER WHICH HOLDS SERPENTINE BELT FAILED, CAUSED STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK

BELT TENSIONER WHICH HOLDS SERPENTINE BELT FAILED, CAUSED STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK

FAILURE OF THE STEERING COLUMN, THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN LOCKS UP. TT

FAILURE OF THE STEERING COLUMN, THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN LOCKS UP. TT

BELT TENSIONER BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *SD

STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE/FELL OFF; TOWED TO GARAGE; REPLACED BELT TENSIONER/BELT; SPEED 25 MPH; NO WARNING. TT

THE STEERING BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

STEERING BELT TENSIONER BELT FRACTURED, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. TT

BELT TENSIONER FAILED. *SD

STEERING BELT TENSIONER CRACKED IN MOUNTING BRACKET; REPLACED; CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. TT

STEERING BELT TENSIONER CRACKED IN MOUNTING BRACKET; REPLACED; CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. TT

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FRACTURED. *DSH

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FAILS. BELTS ARE REPLACED CONTINUOUSLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FAILED. DRIVER WAS WITHOUT POWER STEERING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

#PE95-012 PURCHASE TRUCK NEW THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES . TT

VEHICLES POWER STEERING BECOMES TIGHT WITH NO WARNING.POSSIBLY DUE TO LEAKAGE OR EVAPORATION OF POWER STEERING FLUID. TT

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER HAS FAILED TWICE WITHIN (14) MONTHS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

STEERING STARTED MAKING A NOISE. DUE TO DEFECTIVE STEERING BELT TENSIONER. TT

POWER STEERING TENSIONER BELT BROKE, LOSS OF BRAKING. TT

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

#PE95-012 THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER WAS REPLACED. TT ALSO BATTERY LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT ON AND POWERE STEERING IS TIGHT, BATTERY WAS RECHARGED AND SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED.*JB

THE POWER STEERING TENSIONER HAD BEEN BROKEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. TT

POWER STEERING FAILED. *SD

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE AND SHREDDED. TT

STEERING RACK IS LEAKING. NOW REPLACING FOR THE THRID TIME. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

PE94-012# CONSUMER HAD AIR ON ALL OF SUDDEN THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE AND HE LOSSES POWER STEERING. TT

STEERING WHEEL COLUMN BREAKING UP. *SD

BELT TENSIONER BECAME WEAK/REPLACE. *SD

STEERING GEAR BOX CRACKS, REPLACED GEAR BOX. TT

STEERING TENSIONER BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVING, LOSS OF STEERING. TT

BELT TENSIONER BROKE, RESULTING IN HARD STEERING, REPLACED BELT TENSIONER AND BELT. TT CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT PROBLEM WAS SUE TO A FAULTY BOLT.*JB

#PE95-012 THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER WAS REPLACED . TT *SLC

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS EA94-028 - STEERING BELT TENSIONER FAILS PE95-012. TT *JB

THE BELT TENSIONER HAS FRACTURED.TT THE BELT TENSIONER BROKE AT ITS MOUTING SHAFT RESULTING IN A FAILURE OF THE DRIVE BELT AND ALL OF ITS ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS.*JB

STEERING TENSIONER CRACKED, HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. TT

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FRACTURED. TT

SERPENTINE BELT IN VEHICLE HAS FAILED, POWER STEERING AND BRAKE FAILURE. TT

BOLT BROKE THAT HOLDS THE BELT ON THE TENSIONER PULLEY WHILE DRIVING LOSS OF STEERING POWER, PE95-012 ACTIVE. TT

THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER FRACTURED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER HAS FRACTURED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

POWER STEERING WENT OUT, POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE. *AK

#PE95-12 THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE . *AK

STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE IN HALF, CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING. TT

HAD PROBLEM WITH STEERING WHEEL TENSIONER FRACTURED AND STEERING WHEEL CONTROL WAS LOST. TT

CONSUMER WIFE WAS DRIVING AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING WENT OUT DUE TO THE BELT COMING OFF. TT

THE BELT TENSIONER BROKE, CAUSING ALL VEHICLE FUNCTIONS TO STOP WORKING. TT

NOISY POWER STEERING, IS OCCASIONALLY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEEL. *DH

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF. TT

STEERING WHEEL IS OFF CENTER AND FEELS LOOSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED A CLANKING NOISE LOOKED BEHIND SAW PLASTIC PIECES AND BOLTS LYING ON ROAD, THEN SUDDENLY LOST STEERING CAPABILITY, PULLED VEHICLE TO SIDE

BROKEN TIE RODS. TT