1995 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS JUMP STARTED AND TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ALSO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE W...

Mileage: 160,000

IN 2003 I BOUGHT 8 FUTURA PLUS TIRES MADE BY COOPER AND SOLD BY PEP BOYS. THEY WENT ON 2 DIFFERENT VEHICLES. ALL 8 EVENTUALLY SEPARATED. ONE WAS REPLACED BY ANOTHER FUTURA PLUS AND IT HAS JUST SEPARATED ALSO. EACH AROUND 20000 TO 30000 MILES OF USE. IN EACH INSTANCE PEP BOYS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ...

Mileage: 195

1995 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WENT TO FULL THROTTLE AND NO BRAKES DUE TO A PLASTIC BREAK IN RESTRICTOR JAMMING IN THROTTLE BODY HOLDING VALVE OPEN. RESULT WAS FULL THROTTLE AND NO VACUUM FOR BRAKES. CAR WAS FINALLY STOPPED BY TURNING OFF IGNITION. *NM

Mileage: 132,403

AS I WAS BUCKLING MY CHILD INTO THE FAR REAR, CENTER SEAT, THE SEAT BELT DETACHED FROM THE SEAT, RENDERING THE SEATBELT UNUSABLE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, WHEN BUCKLING MY CHILD INTO THE FAR REAR, LEFT SEAT, THE LOCKING MECHANISM PART OF THE SEAT BELT DETACHED FROM THE SEAT, RENDERING THAT SEATBELT...

A CROSS OVER IN THE FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING. RECALL 00V268000 WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS SHOOTING OUT FUEL.WHEN IT FIRST STARTED HAPPENING IT WAS ON THE LEFT SIDE, AND CURRENTLY IT IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD....

FUEL INJECTION RACKS ON MY 1995 GRAND CARAVAN [XXX] SPLIT, SPILLING FUEL OVER ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THAT OTHER GRAND CARAVANS WERE COVERED BY A RECALL, BUT THAT MINE WAS NOT. FUEL RACKS WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $560.71 BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ME EVEN THOUGH THIS FAILURE IS SIMILAR TO THE ...

Mileage: 174,802

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER ON, BACK WINDOW BLASTED OUT OF THE TAILGATE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FOUL PLAY, SUCH AS A PELLET GUN OR STONES.*AK

Mileage: 150,000

TWO PROBLEMS EXIST WITH OUR GRAND CARAVAN--THE 1ST ONE, I DO NOT KNOW IF IT WOULD BE UNDER THE COMPUTER ASPECTS OF THE VAN OR NOT, BUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON FOR ONE SWIPE WHENEVER THEY WANT TO DO SO. WE TOOK THE VAN IN SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE AND THEY SUPPOSIDLY PUT A PART ON IT TO CORRECT TH...

Mileage: 60,000

TWO PROBLEMS EXIST WITH OUR GRAND CARAVAN--THE 1ST ONE, I DO NOT KNOW IF IT WOULD BE UNDER THE COMPUTER ASPECTS OF THE VAN OR NOT, BUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON FOR ONE SWIPE WHENEVER THEY WANT TO DO SO. WE TOOK THE VAN IN SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE AND THEY SUPPOSIDLY PUT A PART ON IT TO CORRECT TH...

Mileage: 60,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION. THEY WILL EITHER COME ON OR GO OFF WITHOUT TURNING THE SWITCH. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND THERE'S A TSB ON THIS ISSUE, INDICATING THAT THE FAILING PART IS THE BCM (NOT FOUND IN ARTEMIS), PER THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

Mileage: 137,000

FAILURE OF AIRBAG SYSTEM TO DEPLOY DURING A VEHICULAR ACCIDENT. VEHICLE IMPACT HAD ENOUGH ENERGY TO BEND THE FRAME OF "COMPLAINT" VEHICLE. BOTH VEHICLES WERE WRITTEN-OFF BY THEIR RESPECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANIES. *LA

Mileage: 120,000

THERE IS A STRUCTURAL WEAKNESS IN THE FRONT DOORS OF DODGE/CHRYSLER MINIVANS THAT CAUSES DOOR FAILURE. THE DOORS BECOME IMPROPERLY ALIGNED WITH THE DOOR FRAME, MAKING THEM DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE. THE DOOR ALSO FAILS TO LATCH PROPERLY AS A RESULT OF MISALIGNMENT. THIS CAN CAUSE ...

INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE ROW HAD A FIVE POINT HARNESS SYSTEM. THE CABLE THAT LOCKED THE SEAT BELT IN PLACE BROKE, AND SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY FASTENED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES. *NLM THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A GLITCH, THEN THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS MAP SENSOR. THE CONSUMER HADN'T EXPERIENCE ANOTHER PROBLEM SINCE. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 20,000

PROBLEMS WITH 1995 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN CUTTING OFF WHILE IN MOTION. *MR MANIFOLD AIR PRESSURE (MAP) SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT *JB

THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS COMING FROM THE TRUCK, HE OPENED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK. IT WAS CONFIRMED BY A MECHANIC, THERE WAS A FUEL INJECTION RAIL CROSSOVER TUBE LEAK AND THE FUEL RAIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB PH *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. *NLM

INTERMITTENTLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND HORN CAME ON BY THEMSELVES. *JB

THE HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS BROKE ON THE VEHICLE. *AK *JB

DOOR STRUCTURE : HINGE AND ASSEMBLY.

THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR FRAME IS BREAKING OFF METAL. TS THE DRIVER DOOR MOUNTING POINT ON THE BODY, IS CRACKING FROM THE FLEX OF THE DOOR AND WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK COMPLETELY OFF. SCC

Mileage: 103,000

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CIRCLE AT NIGHT, CONSUMER FELT A BUMP AND VEHICLE STOPPED. CONSUMER THOUGHT VEHICLE HAD HIT A TREE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC, MECHANIC STATES TIE ROD WAS BROKEN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN SHE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AND STANDING ON THE PARKING LOT. THE SWITCH TO MOVE THE SIDE MIRROMS CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE CONSUMER DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND THE FIRE STOPPED. NLM CONSUMER STATES THE 10 AMP FUSE FOR THE MIRROR CONTROL SWITCH NEVER BLEW, BUT THE MIRROR SWITCH AN...

IN THE BUILT-IN CARSEATS FOR CHILDREN, THE SEAT BELT THAT LATCHES ACROSS THE CHEST AREA IS ABLE TO BE PULLED APART WITH YOUR HANDS. IN FACT, MY DAUGHTER, WHO WAS 4 YEARS AT THE TIME, JUST STRETCHED AND THE SEAT BELT POPPED OPEN WITH HER CHEST. WE RECENTLY WENT CAR SHOPPING AND PULLED ON OTHER BUI...

CONSUMER NOTICED A HAIR LINE CRACK THROUGH FRONT WINDSHIELD. WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A STRESS FACTOR. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN TURNING ON REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS. REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS SHORTED OUT. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN TURNING ON REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS. REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS SHORTED OUT. *AK

I HAVE A DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH GEN-3 SEATBELTS IN IT AND HAVE HEARD THAT THEY OPEN DURING AN ACCIDENT. ESPECIALLY WHEN USED WITH CHILD CAR SEATS. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD AND HAVE HIM IN A CAR SEAT. I HAVE TO HAVE THESE SEATBELTS REPLACED AND FEEL THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS...

DRIVING 30-40MPH, SLID ON ICE STRAIGHT INTO STANDING FULL SIZE PICK-UP TRUCK. NEITHER DRIVER OR PASSANGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR ESTIMATE AND QUESTIONED BODY SHOP/SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT MY CURIOSITY AS TO WHY THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND HE STATED THAT HE WONDERED THE SAME ...

LEFT FRONT DOOR HINGE RUSTED AND DOOR FELL OFF. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

VEHICLE 1 WAS TRAVELING, CROSSING THE INTERSECTION AT A GREEN LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE 2 MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE 1. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY FROM FRONTAL COLLISION, CLAIM 18-0612-628. *JG

VEHICLE 1 WAS TRAVELING, CROSSING THE INTERSECTION AT A GREEN LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE 2 MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE 1. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY FROM FRONTAL COLLISION, CLAIM 18-0612-628. *JG

STRONG GAS ODOR WHEN ENGINE SHUT OFF. CAN SMELL INSIDE DRIVER AREA AND GARAGE HAS STRONG SMELL OF GAS. SEEMS TO ORIGINATE FROM FRONT AREA OF VEHICLE.

AIRBAG CIRCUIT RECALL DONE BUT AIRBAG FUSE FAILS CONTINUALLY AGAIN. I HAD THE AIRBAG CIRCUIT RECALL WORK PERFORMED BY WEISNER DODGE IN TOMBALL, TX OVER A YEAR AGO. ALTHOUGH THE FUSE HAD FAILED REPEATEDLY, THE DEALERSHIP ONLY INSTALLED A PATCH TO PROTECT A WIRE. ON 1/14/02, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGH...

PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVERS (LEFT AND RIGHT) HAVE GLAZED OVER (ALMOST OPAQUE), RESULTING IN EXTREMELY REDUCED HEADLIGHT VISIBILITY DURING NIGHT DRIVING. PLASTIC TURN SIGNAL COVERS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO HEADLIGHTS DID NOT SUFFER SAME GLAZING AND ARE STILL VERY CLEAR.*AK

PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVERS (LEFT AND RIGHT) HAVE GLAZED OVER (ALMOST OPAQUE), RESULTING IN EXTREMELY REDUCED HEADLIGHT VISIBILITY DURING NIGHT DRIVING. PLASTIC TURN SIGNAL COVERS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO HEADLIGHTS DID NOT SUFFER SAME GLAZING AND ARE STILL VERY CLEAR.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I NEVER BEEN CONTACTED BY THE DEALER OR THE MFG ABOUT MY COMPLAINTS. THEY WANT THESE PROBLEMS TO GET TOO OLD SO THEY SIMPLY IGNORE YOU. THEY MAY BE HUNDREDS OF THESE VANS WITH CRACKED FRONT COWLINGS WHERE THE DOOR HINGES MATE. THE DOORS WILLNOT CLOSE SAFELY AND LOCK. MY FAMILY IS AT RISK AND WITH T...

SLIDING DOOR CAME OFF THE HINGES; DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED,AND WERER UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

COST $2400. TRANSMISSION SHOP KEEPS THEM ON THE SHELF, SINCE FAILURE IS SO COMMON!!! ONE TECHNICIAN THINKS HE'S DONE 13 OF THEM. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH, I FEEL LIKE A SCHMUCK FOR BUYING THE VEHICLE. I HAD NO IDEA CHRYSLER SOLD SUCH A PIECE OF CRAP. I HOPE DAIMLER FIRES ALL THEIR BUTTS. *...

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM SHOT, LINES ROTTED INSIDE OUT, LEAKING ANTIFREEZE FROM REAR UNIT, HARZARDOUS TO HEALTH... CALL CHRYSLER TO PAY COST OF REPAIR SINCE UNIT REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME, NOT EVEN 30K MILES FROM LAST FAILURE... CHRYSLER REP SAID NOTHING THEY WILL DO AND DISCONNECTED ME WHEN I ASKED...

BOTTOM HINGES FOR DRIVER'S DOOR ARE FAILING, CAUSING DOOR DROP DOWN, RESULTING IN FAILURE OF DOOR TO PROPERLY ALIGN WITH FRAME SO THAT DOOR CAN BE CLOSED AND LOCKED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE A/C RESERVOIR HAD RUSTED OUT. *YH

THE ROCKER ARM WAS BROKEN AND THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS BLOWN. *YH

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 65-70MPH. THERE WAS NO PRESSURE OR WARNING BEFORE VEHICLE ACTED WITHOUT GEARS. MOTOR WAS RUNNING WITH NO OVERDRIVE/ BRAKE LIGHTS, AND NO ENGAGEMENT OF GEARS. ALSO, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED ON A BUSY TURNPIKE. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILD IN MARCH OF 2000 . TRANSMISSIO...

4-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO DISPLAY SEVERE SHUTTERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ADDITIONALLY, POWER WILL SUDDENLY DECREASE AND THE VEHICLE SLOW DOWN, THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED REPAIR ATTEMPTS. PROBLEM DOES NOT ALWAYS PRESENT ITSELF, SO IT IS DIFFICULT FOR DEALER...

TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING, AND A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE L FRONT SIDE UNDER THE VAN. VAN HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR EVLUATION. DEALER IDENTIFIED DAMAGED DIFFERENTIAL AND TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED REPLACEMENT. COST $2159.56. I CONTACTED DODGE ON 3 OCCASIONS AND THEY REFUSED TO...

DRIVER DOOR IS SAGGING, WELD ON HINGE IS RUSTING. HINGE IS PULLING AWAY FROM DOOR. CONSUMER HAS TO LIFT UP ON DOOR TO OPEN AND CLOSE IT.*AK

DOOR IS RUSTING AT HINGES RIGHT OFF POST . CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED (A604). NLM

SEAT BELT UPPER ANCHOR CAME OFF WHILE PUTTING ON SEAT BELT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS DONE AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. *AK *SLC

WHEN ACCELERATING AT 45 TO 70 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATES BADLY. *AK

DRIVER'S DOOR HINGE IS RIPPING OFF METAL OF FRAME, DOOR COULD POSSIBLY FALL OFF. DEALER SAID NEEDED TO EITHER SPOT WELD OR REPLACE FRAME. *AK UPON EXAMINING THE DOOR, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DOOR HAD DROPPED SEVERAL INCHES AND WAS GADUALLY SEPARATING FROM THE BODY FRAME. THE SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE ...

DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION - WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN "D" IT WOULD SLIP OPERATING IN A NETURAL POSITION WHEN DRIVING ESP WHEN STOPPED. SOMETIMES SHIFTING BACK IN TO "D" POSITION CAUSING VECHILCE TO SUDDEN MOVE FORWARD WITH LITTLE WARNING. OR IF VEHICLE WAS STOP ON AN INCLINE (HILL) THE VECHILCE WOULD ROLL...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

AUOT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 49,700 MILES. TRANSMISSION HAS AGAIN GONE OUT AT 67,300 MILES. ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND LUBRICATIONS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. *AK

FAILURE OF THE DOOR FRAME AT THE HINGE POINT FOR BOTH DRIVER AND PASSANGER SIDE FRONT DOORS CAUSING THEM TO SAG AND SCRAPE ON THE DOOR LOCK POST, PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ALSO RUBS ON THE FRONT FENDER. RIGHT SIDE DOOR REPAIRED AT LOCAL BODY SHOP 1 YEAR AGO BY WELDING EXTRA STRUCTURAL BACKING BEHIND THE D...

TENSIONER BROKE, AND CAR WAS DISABLED BECAUSE FAN BELT DOESN'T RUN. *AK BOLT/MOUNT HOLDING TENSIONER TO THE ENGINE BLOCK SHEARED OFF COMPLETELY DISABELING THE FAN BELT. *YH

BOLT THAT HELD TENSIONER PULLEY TO ENGINE BLOCK HAS SNAPPED OFF. HALF OF THE BOLT WAS STILL LEFT ON THE ENGINE BLOCK . THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF RUST. *AK

CONSUMERS DOOR IS CRACKING AT THE HINGE, IT'S BEGINNING TO DETERIORATE. DEALER SAID IT'S CHEAP METAL THAT'S BEING USED. *AK

NO SUMMARY

TRAVEL @35MPH TRANSMISSION REFUSED TO SWITCH OUT OF 2ND GEAR. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR OR HAVE A DELAY IN THE SHIFTING, AND WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. *AK LOCKS INTO LOW GEAR (LIMP MODE). *YH

THE DOORS WILL NOT SHUT DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

TENSIONER BOLT BROKE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND STEERING. YH

PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER TWO OR MORE HOURS OF SUSTAINED FREEWAY DRIVING. CAR JERKS, SLOWS SLIGHTLY WITH ENGINE RACING AND LITTLE OR NO POWER AT GAS PEDAL. AFTER 2-3 SECONDS, ENGINE "SHIFTS BACK IN GEAR" STOPS RACING, AND POWER IS RESTORED TO GAS PEDAL. REPEATS THIS CYCLE SEVEN TO TEN TIMES IN SPACE OF ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION SEALS IS LEAKING FLUID, RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN DRIVING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION SEALS IS LEAKING FLUID, RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN DRIVING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT, AND THE VEHICLE IS GETTING STUCK IN NEUTRAL. ALSO, VEHICLE ISN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY, AND THEIR IS A LOSS OF POWER. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT: SOLENOID MANFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STICK IN OVERDRIVE . TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK

I NOTICED ROUGH SHIFTING THEN IT BECAME WORSE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HUNT ARROUND 40 MPH I NOTIFIED THE DEALER THEY FOUND OTHER PROBLEMS BUT THE TRANS CHECKED OUT NOW FOUR MONTHS LATER , MY TRANSMISSION IS TOTALLY GONE ALONG WITH THE HOUSING UNIT PIECES OF METAL WERE FOUND UNDERNEATH THE VAN

SEATBELTS WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. *AK

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HINGE IS FAULTY OR DEFECTIVE (LOOSE) WHICH CAUSES DOOR TO DROP (NOT ALIGN CORRECTLY) WHICH CAUSES LATCHING/LOCKING FEATURES TO NOT WORK PROPERLY, THUS DOOR WILL EITHER NOT SHUT OR WILL SHUT AND WILL COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A SAFETY PROBLEM

NO SUMMARY

THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TWICE, BOTH TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON CROWDED ROADS. THE SECOND TIME ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON RT 29 JUST OUSIDE CHARLOTTESVILLE ON 4 APRIL 1999. AFTER ALMOST 2 HOURS OF DRIVING (SPEED 55 CRUISE CONTROL ON), THE CAR TRANSMISSION JERKE...

ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF. *AK

DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH AREA HAS A CRACK WHICH PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM LOCKING PROPERLY. CAN NHTSA HELP OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

FUEL PUMP FAILED DUE TO BLOCKED FILTER (SECONDARY FILTER) HAD TO BE TOWED. NOWHERE IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL DOES IT SAY TO CHECK AND REPLACE THIS FILTER, WHICH IS ONLY A 20.00 PART. MY REAPIR COST 450.00 PLUS TOWING. I FOLLOW THE MAINTENANCE DILIGENTLY. THE CHILTON REPAI MANUAL RECOMMENDS CHANGING...

DEALER UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PERSISTENT "SHUDDER". PROBLEM IS EVIDENT SOME DAYS AND FINE ON OTHER DAYS. DESPITE EFFORTS TO CORRECT IT, NOTHING HAS WORKED.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

FRONT BRAKES APPLIED BY THEMSELVES, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BE EXTREMLY HOT . DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND CALIPER. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

FRONT BRAKES APPLIED BY THEMSELVES, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BE EXTREMLY HOT . DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND CALIPER. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

THE VEHICLE IS STALLING WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM,AND REPLACED FUEL INJECTION AND MAP SENSOR, ETC. *AK

THE VEHICLE IS STALLING WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM,AND REPLACED FUEL INJECTION AND MAP SENSOR, ETC. *AK

THE VEHICLE IS STALLING WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM,AND REPLACED FUEL INJECTION AND MAP SENSOR, ETC. *AK

THE FRONT DOORS HINGES HAVE TORN OFF FROM THE POST, CAUSING THE DOORS TO SAG AND WILL NOT SHUT OR CLOSE CORRECTLY. DELAER HAS WELDED THE DOOR ONCE, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED, AND THEN DEALER REPLACED POST. *AK

WHEN OUR SON WAS YOUNG ENOUGH TO USE THE BUILT IN CAR SEAT WE NOTICED THAT HE COULD OPEN THE PLASTIC CHEST CLASP BY LEANING FORWARD HARD ENOUGH. DOES THIS SEEM NORMAL FUNCTIONING TO YOU? ALTHOUGH OUR CHILDREN ARE TOO OLD FOR THE CAR SEATS NOW WE WERE WONDERING IF THIS POSES A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR OT...

VEHICLE CAN BE PUT INTO GEAR WITHOUT BRAKES BEING APPLIED. ALSO, THIS WAS DONE BY A CHILD. *AK *ML

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN DIRECT FRONTAL ACCIDENT AT 35 MPH, IN WHICH THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSEGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. MANUFACTURER RAN DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON AIRBAG SYSTEM AND FOUND NO ERROR. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP. AFTER A WHILE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED SPEEDS OF 55MPH. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISASSEMBLED THE TRANSMISSION AND DISCOVERED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS BURNED OUT. OWNER CONTACTED THAT MANUFACTURER. *AK

SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER BOLT SHEARED OFF. (QCAW)

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 55 MPH AND WHEN APPLYING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THEN COME OFF, VEHICLE SOMETIMES HAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL BEING ON. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED ONES. ALSO WHEN STOPPING ON A RED LIGHT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. *AK

NO FAILURE IDENTIFIED.

AS DRIVER WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE BOLT ATTACHED TO POWER STEERING BELT FRACTURED, CAUSING THE TENSIONER TO DISINTEGRATE/FLY OFF INTO THE WHEEL WELL. *AK

SEAT BELT CLIP FAILED.

BRAKES PADS INSTALLED ON VEHICLE WERE 14" AND THE ROTORS WERE 15", THIS CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS.

WHILE DRIVING AT 30-40MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL HIT WITH A VEHICLE TRAVELING AND BOTHER DRIVER AND PASSENGER DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SYSTEM DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS ACCIDENT. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM. MFR SAID THE AIRBAGS WASN'T TO DEPLOY BECAUSE THE OTHER ...

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DIAGNOSIS INDICATED POSSIBLE MASTER CYLINDER INTERNAL LEAK - AWAITING PARTS.

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERS ADVISE TO CONTINUE TO SINCE PROBLEM CANNOT BE DETERMINED OR CORRECTED.

THE VEHICLE'S BRAKING SYSTEM IS CONTAMINATED WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON BRAKES PARTS. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND CALIPERS. *AK ALL HOSES AND RUBBER PARTS TO THE ABS WERE REPLACED. *SLC

THE VEHICLE'S BRAKING SYSTEM IS CONTAMINATED WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON BRAKES PARTS. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND CALIPERS. *AK ALL HOSES AND RUBBER PARTS TO THE ABS WERE REPLACED. *SLC

THE SAFETY BELT ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE CAME DETACHED FROM UPPER PANEL ABOVE THE WINDOW. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

TENSIONER PULLEY FAILURE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING.

ROOF LEAKS, SOAKING DRIVER SEAT BELT DURING A RAINSTRORM. IN COLD WEATHER THE WATER FREEZES AND BELT CANNOT BE USED.

REAR SEAT BELTS ARE DIFFICULT TO RELEASE FROM RETRACTORS.

THE ROD TO WHICH THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSION WHEEL ASSEMBLEY WAS ATTACHED SNAPPED IN HALF, AT THE POINT WHERE THE ROD MEETS THE MOUNTING FRAME.

WHILE PARKED, THE CENTER SEAT/RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE BECAME DETACHED FROM FLOOR, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

HORN BUTTONS ARE TOO SMALL, DIFFICULT TO ACCESS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP.

FRONT STRUTS FAILED.

WINDSHIELD FOGS UP WHEN AIR CONDITIONER USED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING IT TO LEAK. *DH