1999 Dodge Caravan

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING ON THE AIR BAGS BROKE ON THE VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2010 AND IT WAS REPLACED UNDER CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V480000;AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL GAUGES GO OUT ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE HE DOES NOT HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AND HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART IS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY, BUT THE PART HAD BROKEN ON THE VEHICLE TWICE IN THREE MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT LOCATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V480000 (AIR BAGS) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER TO DETERMINE IF HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL YET THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE REPAIRS WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED TIME OF EXPECTANCY FOR THE PART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

1999 DODGE CARAVAN, SHOCK TOWER RUST, THIS IS NOT JUST COSMETIC RUST, THIS IS SERIOUS STRUCTURAL PROBLEM WHERE THE SUSPENSION CAN FAIL BY BREAKING UP THROUGH THE SHOCK TOWER AND COLLAPSE THE FROM END OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A DEFECT BY CHRYSLER AND THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I HAVE TWO DODGE CARAVANS AND BOTH HAVE THE SAME SHOCK TOWER RUST PROBLEMS. EVEN THE DODGE DEALERS KEEP MANY REPAIR KITS IN STOCK BECAUSE OF THE LARGE DEMAND. AS THE DODGE CARVANS GET OLDER, THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED NUMBER OF FAILURES AND POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES. THE VEHICLES ARE ONLY 10 YEARS OLD, AND HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IS JUST WRONG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE CARAVAN SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, HE DRIVE THROUGH A PUDDLE AND WITHIN MOMENTS, SEVERAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE WINDOW DEFROSTER FAILED, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT AND THE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE AND CONTACTED THE DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALLS. THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED IN THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 172,000.

DRIVING 20 MILES AN HOUR UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. MY TRANSMISSION FELL APART IN MY 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE 3.3 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A PIN INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION THAT SIMPLY BREAKS APART. YOU RECEIVE NO WARNING OF THE DEFECT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOUR VEHICLE SEIZES AND STOPS. I WAS LUCKY I WAS CLOSE TO HOME. WHEN THE PIN BREAKS IT DESTROYS THE CASE AS WELL. IN RESEARCHING THIS DEFECT I FOUND OUT IT ALSO HAPPENS IN 1999,2000, AND 2001 DODGE CARAVANS, PLYMOUTH VOYAGER AND CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS. THIS BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR AT ANY SPEED. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT AROUND 100,000 MILES. AGAIN IN MY RESEARCH CAME ACROSS A PERSON WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 5 TIMES IN ONE YEAR AND ANOTHER WHO WAS GOING 60 MILES AN HOUR WHEN IT HAPPENED LUCKILY THEY GAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND NO ONE WAS HURT. THERE ARE STILL A GREAT MANY OF THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AND PRESENT A DANGER TO ALL OCCUPANTS AND EVEN THOSE WHO ARE NEXT TO THEM ON THE ROAD WHEN ALL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN. YOU MUST PURCHASE AN AFTER MARKET BUILT CASE THAT STABILIZES THE PIN AND HELPS PREVENT THE METAL FATIGUE OR THE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO OFFER SOME ASSISTANCE TO OWNERS AS THIS IS 2000.00 OR MORE REPAIR. THEY DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON. *TR

1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAD RECALL IN 2004 TO REPLACE A CLOCKSPRING, BUT DEALER AVOIDED THIS AFTER CUSTOMER'S 3 OR 4 TRIES IN 2004. ON 06-16-2010 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE, (ALL [XXX] BROKE LOOSE!) THE MOTOR HIT HIGH REVOLUTIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY "LOCKED" UP AND COULD NOT BE MOVED AS IT TRAVELED BACKWARDS AND FINALLY HITTING AND TOTALING 2 VEHICLES AT OVER 50 MPH.NOTE: SINCE ABOUT 2007 A BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE CARAVAN SE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAIN ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HORN WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL CAMPAIGN (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V480000: AIR BAGS) WHICH SHE BELIEVED WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE RECALL LETTER ADVISED A NEW CLOCK SPRING WOULD BE INSTALLED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,750.