Went to work on april 1, 2009 had brakes, when I went to go home the brakes went all the way to the floor, and anti brake light came on, changed front brakes , did not need it , but did it anyway, was going to change the back but they did not need it, bled the brakes, all worked fine , then went oklahoma april 11th , stayed in motel and brakes where fine, got up next morning and went to do some things and again the brakes went all the way to the floor and ABS light comes on ,still has plenty of fluid.
1994 Dodge Caravan: brake failure
12 of the 643 complaints about the 1994 Dodge Caravan describe brake failure.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Brake failure by model year
What owners say
When applying brakes pedal went to the floor .then, vehicle stopped. Once going up a hill brakes went completely out, consumer coasted to side of road. Please provide any further information.
While driving on interstate in traffic, I ran over a metal object with the left front tire and subsequently heard a thud under the vehicle, but everything seemed to be ok. I drove another 20 miles @ 60 to 70 MPH with no indication of problems, until I applied my brakes to get of at my home exit. At that time the check brakes failure light came on and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor with essentially no stopping action. I finally stopped the vehicle with the emergency brake. Upon inspection, I found that the object that I had run over (a relatively small metal object)had hit the exposed brake lines where they connect to a proportioning valve assembly about half way between the left front and left rear wheels. Although there was a small metal and rubber gard to protect the brake lines, they were insufficient and the metal object bent the gard and broke both brake lines that came from the master brake cylinder to feed the rear brakes. Although the vehicle has a dual master cylinder, since one cylinder feeds the back right brake and the other feeds the back left brake (while also feeding the opposite front brake), the failure of the gard to protect the lines resulted in total brake system failure. Fortunately, I was not in a critical stopping situation, or a serious accident could have occurred. My feeling is that the placement of these exposed brake lines driectly in line behind the front wheel with relatively little protection, resulting in common mode failure of the entire brake system is an unsafe situation, and better protection should be considered. With as many of these sinilar vehicles on the road, I would be interested in knowing how many such incidents have been reported. I almost let this go by without reporting it, so I am sure that it must to have happened many more time than the number of reports that you may have received. Thanks, norris crawford.
This car destroys brakes at the rate of two front sets per year- other vehicles owned by us last 2-3 years on one set of brakes - brakes on caravan begin to grind - metallic sounds after 6,000 - 8,000 miles have complained to repair shop and rec. Replacement brakes four times - however, I believe that the design of the disc, rotor or caliper on this car is not adequate for the weight or design of vehicle - can you tell me if other owners have experienced premature brake failure? This has been an ongoing problem since the car was purchased.
The parking brake failed and the vehicle rolled into another vehicle crushing the consumer between them, destroying pelvis and knees. Nlm
Abs brake failure, driver experienced total loss of brakes while driving.
Abs warning light came on followed by total loss of brakes while backing out of a parking space.
Parking brakes failed after auto door was slammed closed-auto rolled into a trailer pushing it into a garage-no injuries were sustained. Tt
Driving the vehicle at speed of 45mph, ABS brakes failed, impact 12:00 position, had extended stopping distance.
The brakes failed for the second time in a year, causing the vehicle to roll into a lake. Tt
Vehicles ABS braking system has had complete brake failure 5 times.on occurance pedal goes to floor and brake light comes on. Tt
Abs brakes failed, resulting in extended stopping distace, also ABS light comes on/off.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 1994 Dodge Caravan brake failure
Is brake failure a common problem on the 1994 Dodge Caravan?
12 of 643 owner complaints about the 1994 Dodge Caravan (2%) mention brake failure. The model year with the most reports is 1993.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Dodge Caravan?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1994 Dodge Caravan
Stalling 47No deployment 32Wipers 27Transmission failure 24ABS 23Power steering loss 15Airbag light 14Loss of power 12Won't shift 11Door locks 10Overheating 10Seat belt 10Slipping 10Headlights 8Harsh shifting 6Jerking 6Tire blowout 6Ball joint 5Grinding brakes 5
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