While driving, vehicle hesitates before going into gear. Dealer contacted. *ak
1993 Dodge Caravan: hesitation when accelerating
8 of the 946 complaints about the 1993 Dodge Caravan describe hesitation when accelerating.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Hesitation when accelerating by model year
What owners say
Transmission hesitates when shifting into gear and when stoping. Yh
When applying pressure to the gas pedal the vehicle wiill intermittently hesitate, mechanics can't find anything wrong after inspection of the vehicle. Please add further information.
Due to a throttle plate failure when driving with the air conditioning on, the vehicle stalls/hesitation and cuts off.*ak consumer states stalling occurs mostly while driving 40-50 MPH and releasing gas pedal, and with the air conditioner on, dealer states this is happening due to carbon build up on the throttle body/plate, however consumer has the throttle body cleaned every 3000 miles and stalling still occurs, dealer charges consumer every time throttle body is cleaned.
Abs: anti lock brake/regular brake light come on; if vehicle stops at downward angle, there is hesitation in stopping; caused by anti-lock brakes failure.
When driving, the vehicle stalls/hesitates, causing power steering failure.
The van hesitates when pulling off from a complete stop. Please describe.
When you pull away from a stop vehicle hesitates you hear bang jerk forward and resume running. Tt
Service bulletins that may apply
- This bulletin announces the availability and installation of a resuable automatic transmission oil pan gasket
- Subject regarding reusable automatic transmission oil pan gasket
- Service and parts information on 1999 running changes to transmission range sensor (TRS) tt
- Subject on delayed transaxle engagement
- Information on 41TE/42LE service information
- Concerns with 41TE/42LE transaxle shudder during an emcc (electronically modulated converter clutch) shift
- Vehicle shudder during torque converter emcc (lock up) operation/diagnostic trouble code 38
- Unknown
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1993 Dodge Caravan hesitation
Is hesitation when accelerating a common problem on the 1993 Dodge Caravan?
8 of 946 owner complaints about the 1993 Dodge Caravan (1%) mention hesitation when accelerating. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1993 Dodge Caravan?
There are 0 recalls and 14 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 11Jerking 7Slipping 7Ball joint 6Spongy pedal 6Sudden acceleration 6Fuel leak 5Overheating 5Tire blowout 5
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