Pressed on brake and it wouldn't move (hard pedal). Consumer drove off side of the road to stop. Dealer informed consumer there was a recall but consumer's vehicle wasn't on the list.
1993 Dodge Caravan: soft or spongy brake pedal
6 of the 946 complaints about the 1993 Dodge Caravan describe soft or spongy brake pedal.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
Soft or spongy brake pedal by model year
- 20081
- 20031
- 19991
- 19971
- 19961
- 19951
- 19941
- 19936
- 19926
- 19911
What owners say
Prior complaint was filed around 10/02/00 reporting multiple brakes failures after years of intermittent ABS problems. My van was taken in for repairs to the ABS system. I picked up said vehicle about 4:30 p.m. On october 11th from bill bryan where they had replaced the ABS pump and piston package along with the ABS pump relay. By friday afternoon the brakes failed on hwy 27 when my daughter was driving home from wal-mart with three children in the van, ages 5 months, 9 years of age and 11 years of age. The ABS light flickered for awhile and all braking was lost. She creeped home at around 20 MPH where she picked me up from work. When she arrived at my work the ABS brakes had started back working again. I called the chyrsler dealership where the work was done and left a heated message on their voice mail since I was greatly upset by the risk my family had been placed in. I told them I was driving the van to them. The brakes were operational for about 5 miles but after the ABS warning light flickered on and off the lights stayed on and the brakes were gone. The brake pedal was hard at the time I dropped this vehicle off at bill bryan approximately 48 hrs after the repairs were made.
Brakes feel spongy, and sound like pressure is being built up. Abs and parking brake lights are on and will not go off.
While riving at any speed and applying the brakes the brake pedal is hard, and the ABS light keeps coming on, indicating that ABS brakes aren't working.
Spongy brakes.
The ABS system has failed. Indicator lights came on and a hard pedal was present. Please describe. Tt
Related recalls
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- What is wrong
- The ABS hydraulic control unit can experience excessive brake actuator piston seal wear causing pump-motor deterioration.
- Risk
- If this condition occurs, the ABS function could be lost and reduced power assist would be experienced during vehicle braking increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.
- Remedy
- Dealers will test the vehicle's anti-lock brake system and repair the vehicles if necessary. Also the warranty on all ABS components will be extended to 10 years or 100,000 miles (except for the brake actuator piston assembly and the pump-motor assembly which will have a lifetime coverage). Owners will also be reimbursed for previous ABS component repair costs.
Recall number 96V099000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1993 Dodge Caravan spongy pedal
Is soft or spongy brake pedal a common problem on the 1993 Dodge Caravan?
6 of 946 owner complaints about the 1993 Dodge Caravan (1%) mention soft or spongy brake pedal. The model year with the most reports is 1992.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1993 Dodge Caravan?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1993 Dodge Caravan
ABS 225Brake failure 93Seat belt 39Wipers 29Stalling 28Power steering loss 23Transmission failure 23Loss of power 22No deployment 19Headlights 14Door locks 11Hesitation 8Jerking 7Slipping 7Ball joint 6Sudden acceleration 6Fuel leak 5Overheating 5Tire blowout 5
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