1993 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Visibility Problems

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS, AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. A SERVICE DEALER AS WELL AS A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP HAD INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO THE ABS FAILING. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 96V099000 WHICH PERTAINED TO THE ANTILOCK SERVICE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 9/20/2006 - THE SEAT BELTS, AIR BAG AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. *NM

Mileage: 142,660

V6 3.3 L ENGINE I BOUGHT IT 3 YEARS AGO WITH 77000 MILES ON IT AND SHORTLY THEREFATER THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN NOTED: ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE EVEN AFTER SHIFTING TO "D". IT WOULD WORK AFTER GETTING WARMED UP. FREQUENT JERKS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, AFTER BRAKING AND RESUMING ACCELERATION SHARP CLUNKING SOUND FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE IN THE FRONT WHEN STARTING TO MOVE. (MOUNTS?)

Mileage: 77,000

TAILGATE WIPER ASSEMBLY STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK

CONSUMER WAS SITTING IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER IN DRIVE THROUGH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN BACK TAILGATE WINDOW BROKE. CONSUMER HEARD A POP AND GLASS WAS EVERYWHERE. CONSUMER HAS CHECK FOR RECALL, AND WILL NEXT CONTACT THE DEALER.*AK

THE REAR LIFT GATE WINDOW HAS SHATTERED AND EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ON, THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN SIX AND A HALF YEARS, EACH TIME IT HAPPENED IT WAS DURING RAINY OR SNOWY WEATHER. NLM

WHEN CONSUMER STARTED ENGINE, BACK WINDOW SHATTERED. NOT TAKEN TO DEALER, BUT REPORTED TO POLICE. *AK

PASSENGER WINDOW IS INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE. NLM

THE LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-189 DURING A RAIN STORM RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. NLM

THE LEFT HAND WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT ARM FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-189 DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. NLM

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. HORN WOULD SOUND OFF, THEN IT WOULD STOP WORKING. ALSO,REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING . CONTACTED DEALER.

HEATER FAILED.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.

REAR WINDOW WIPER FAILED.

WINDSHIELD WIPER TAKES APPROX. 10 MINUTES TO COMPLETE ONE WIPE CYCLE.

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED, CAUSING FUSES TO BLOW.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL OCCASIONALLY

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK WHEN OWNER PUTS ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. DUE TO THIS, OWNER IS UNABLE TO SEE WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN . *AK POSSIBLY DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OF SOME KIND. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WITH THE DEFROSTER ON AND THE REAR HATCH WINDOW EXPLODED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, NOV. 20. 94 AND NOV 04, 1996. *AK