1990 Dodge Caravan

LIFTGATE LATCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, CAUSING LIFTGATE TO OPEN AND THREW REAR PASSENGER OUT OF VAN, RESULTING IN HIS DEATH. *SKD

CONSUMER WAS IN A REAR AND FRONT END ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S RESTRAINT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN PROPERLY, CONSUMER HIT HEAD ON THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT HER SEAT BELT DID NOT SECURE HER IN AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING HER TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALSO THE DASH.*AK

THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT. *AK CONSUMER PRIOR TO ACCIDENT HAD RECALL REPAIRS 91V053 REGARDING SEAT BELT BUCKLES. *SLC

EXPERIENCED REAR HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC LIFT STRUT FAILURE, WHEN LEFT SIDE STRUT DISENGAGED, FALLING ON DRIVER'S HEAD. TT

HIT FROM THE LEFT HAND SIDE LATCH OPENED AND 3 PASSENGERS WERE THROWN OUT OF THE CAR. TT

WHEN REAR ENDED DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN OCCUPANT FROM HITTING DASH, REARVIEW MIRROR AND CUP TRAY. 2) REAR HATCH OPENED UPON IMPACT. TT

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SMELLED BURNING WIRES AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE DASHBROAD THEN BURST INTO FLAME. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

EXPERIENCED REAR HYDRAULIC CYLINDER STRUT FAILURE, WHEN TAILGATE DESCENDED WITHOUT WARNING ONTO HEAD. *AK

REAR DOOR LATCH FAILED IN ABOVE ACCIDENT. *SD

REAR HATCH/LIFTGATE OPENS WHILE DRIVING AFTER BEING HIT ON REAR RIGHTSIDE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

DRIVING ON SNOW VEHICLE FISHTAILED, SPUN WENT INTO DITCH BOUNCED BACK ON TO SIDE BACK HATCH OPENED NO ONE INJURED. TT

WAS STRUCK IN FRONT OF BACK TIRE ON DRIVERS SIDE WHILE DRIVING HATCH POPPED WIDE OPEN. TT

CONSUMER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE REAR HATCH LATCH CAME OPEN SHE TURN HER HEAD BECAUSE KIDS WAS IN VAN AND HIT A TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER. TT

ON TWO OCCASIONS CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT A PINCHED WIRE MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE SHORT THAT RESULTED IN A FIRE. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY MANUFACTURER AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT CAUSING A FIRE.

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICE SMOKE COMING THROUGH VENT, THEN SUDDENLY FLAMES CAME FROM VENT, FIRE DEPT. SUSPECT FRONT ELECTRICAL SYS. WIRING HARNESS AS CULPRIT. TT

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM LEFT SIDE PANEL, PULLED TO SIDE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, FIRE DEPT SUSPECT ELECTRICAL FIRE IN REAR HEATER CONTROL. TT

WHEN RAINED HARD, REGARDLESS OF SPEED HESTIATION, VIOLENT STALL SLOW SPEEDS. DEALER CHANGED SPARK PLUGS, VALVE, ALTERNATOR/OTHER PARTS. VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE.

VEHICLE FIRE ORIGINATING FROM UNDER THE DASH. *TW