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1996 Dodge Grand Caravan

Complaints: 1157Avg mileage: 105,054 miSince: Feb 1996
7 deathsCrashFire41 injured

Problem Areas

Air Bags
178
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
167
Vehicle Speed Control
112
Electrical System:Horn
106
Storage: Tank Assembly
73
Engine: Gasoline
67
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer
58
Engine and Engine Cooling:Engine
44
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System
42
Body: Door
41

Complaints Over Time

Recent Complaints

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
Sep 10, 2002TRAVERSE CITY, MI
7 deathsCrash7 injured

THE STRUT TOWER DID NOT FAIL AT THIS TIME AND NO PERSON WAS KILLED OR INJURED, ALSO NO DAMAGE HAS OCCURED. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT THE STRUT TOWER IS RUSTING THRU ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE MINI VAN. IF THIS SHOULD RUST COMPLETLY THROUGH WHILE THE MINI VAN IS MOVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE DRIVER COULD EXPERIENCE TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL AND THAT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE INCLUDING DEATH OF UP TO SEVEN OCCUPANTS OF THE MINIVAN. WHAT IS CHYSLER GOING TO DO TO REPAIR MY MINIVAN BEFORE A ACIDENT HAPPENS?*AK

AIR BAGS
120,000 miMar 4, 2003RICHLAND CENTER, WI
CrashFire2 injured

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION YET THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *NLM THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OPENED BUT WAS DEFLATED. CONSUMER RECEIVED LETTER REGARDING FAULTY AIR BAGS AFTER ACCIDENT. *TT

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
130,000 miNov 2, 2004MASSANUTTEN, VA
CrashFire

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONSUMER HIT A DEER. WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE OWNER NOTICE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO REPORT OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE BURNED TO THE GROUND. NO INJURIES REPORTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

TIRES
Jul 15, 2009LOS GATOS, CA
Crash1 injured

ON JAN 2, 2009 I BOUGHT 4 KENDA TIRES (COOPER TIRE) FROM A DEALER IN WATSONVILLE CA. FIRST, I HAD A BLOWOUT ON ONE. IT WAS REPLACED. THEN A SECOND TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. CLOSE CALL. HIT TREE, TOTALED VEHICLE, AIRBAGS OFF ETC. I AM HOLDING THE TIRE FOR YOUR INSPECTION IF YOU WISH...I HAVE PHOTOS. *TR

STRUCTURE
6,400 miDec 20, 2005MILWAUKIE, OR
Crash2 injured

ON 12/5/2002, MY HUSBAND & I WERE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT IN OUR 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WHEN WE WERE REAR-ENDED BY A FORD TAURUS. BEING LOWER TO THE GROUND THAN THE CARAVAN, THE TAURUS HIT THE DEALER INSTALLED TOW BAR CAUSING THE FRAME TO BUCKLE ABOVE BOTH AXLES & MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE VAN. THE CASE FOR RECOVERY OF MEDICAL BILLS & WAGES LOST IS NOW COMING UP & WE FOUND OUT THAT THEY ARE CLAIMING THAT WE WERE HIT BETWEEN 8-10 MPH. I TALKED WITH SOMEONE IN YOUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT & SHE TOLD ME TO SEE IF CHRYSLER COULD GIVE ME INFO ON THE STRENGTH OF THAT FRAME & IF NOT, TO FILE A COMPLAINT. WE HEARD BACK FROM CHRYSLER THIS MORNING & THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T HELP US. *NM

AIR BAGS
40 miJun 23, 2004HEMET, CA
Crash1 injured

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER THE DODGE CARAVAN SUSTAINED A HEAD ON COLLISION. 96 DODGE G. CARAVAN. *AK

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Jul 23, 2002HAMLIN, NY
Crash1 injured

FRONT CRASH AT 40 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Mar 20, 2002PIQUA, OH
Crash1 injured

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Apr 3, 2001CENTERVILLE, OH
Crash1 injured

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Jun 26, 2000GROVE CITY, OH
Crash1 injured

CHILD SHIFTED GEAR OUT OF PARK WITHOUT ENGINE RUNNING OR APPLYING BRAKES, AND VEHICLE RAN OVER ANOTHER CHILD. *AK THE VEHICLE WENT INTO GEAR WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SAFETY FEATURE TO PREVENT IT. *YH

SEATS
Jan 5, 1999PORTLAND, OR
Crash2 injured

CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED IN WHICH THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN THE SEAT FLYING INTO THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK.ET.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Jun 24, 1998SANTA BARB, CA
Crash3 injured

12 YEAR OLD CHILD RECEIVED NECK INJURY IN CRASH. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Dec 23, 1997BOLIVAR, NY
Crash1 injured

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIT BAG DURING A CRASH, RESULTED IN INJURIES TO DRIVER. *AK

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Aug 13, 1997GLENVIEW, IL
Crash1 injured

PARKED VEHICLE, SHIFTED TO PARK, SHUT OFF ENGINE, REMOVED KEY FROM IGNITION, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, WHEEL RAN OVER LEG OF DRIVER, CRASHED INTO STREET SIGN, CAUSE UNKOWN, NOT CHECKED BY DEALER. *AK

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Feb 14, 1997FOSTER CITY, CA
Crash3 injured

INTERMITTENT STALLING, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES.

SEAT BELTS
Dec 10, 1996UPPER MARLBORO, MD
Crash1 injured

CONSUMER WAS IN A COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER WHO WAS INJURED . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Sep 11, 1996TULSA, OK
Crash1 injured

PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED TO LEFT INSTEAD OF RECTANGULAR OR SQUARE SHAPE, DID NOT INFLATE FULLY, PASSENGER FELL FORWARD TO RIGHT OF AIRBAG, CAUSED INJURIES.*AK

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
200,500 miMar 17, 2008SPRINGFIELD, OH
Crash

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH DOWNHILL IN THE SNOW, THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. SHE REAPPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THEY LOCKED AGAIN. THE CONTACT STRUCK A TREE HEAD ON AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE, BUT WAS STILL ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE ERROR CODES REVEALED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN A CRASH, WHICH IS POSSIBLY WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,552 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,500.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Jun 23, 2004MOUNT PROSPECT, IL
Crash

WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

AIR BAGS
86,000 miJun 23, 2003EAU CLAIRE, WI
Crash

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 50 TO 55 MPH, WHEN VEHICLE HIT A DEER. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

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