While traveling 65 MPH and without any indication vehicle lost all power. This problem has happened more than once. Dealer has been contacted, but could not duplicate the problem. Please provide further information.
1994 Dodge Caravan: sudden loss of power
12 of the 643 complaints about the 1994 Dodge Caravan describe sudden loss of power.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 10 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Sudden loss of power by model year
What owners say
After traveling over water puddles serpentine belt comes off, causing loss of power steering and the engine overheats, serpentine belt has been replaced five times. *ak the consumer stated that the dealer said this was a design flaw and they recommend the shield to correct the problem.
This has happened multiple times over the last year. What made me report this one is someone else out there is experiencing the same problem see report 724620. At any speed you remove your foot from the accelerator and the engine dies. This tends to happen when the weather is wet. One incident happened when driver was turning corner and engine stalled lost power steering and drove off on to shoulder. Started engine and continued on to have it happen more times on down the road. It can go weeks without it happening or may happened many time in succession. Changed fuel filter did not solve problem. I bought vehicle used may 1998.
Belt tensioner failure destroyed serpetine engine belt. I could not charge battery and had reduced power steering. This is a safety problem. Many tensioners have been replaced by my service station ('houser's automotive' in brookhaven, pa, 610‑874‑9285).
Transmission's 2nd & 4th gears went out, vehicle lost power, and slowed to a crawl. Pressed accelerator & no response. Heard a clunking noise before loss of power. Took to dealer & informed by mechanic the 4th gear was inoperative.
Mounting bolt sheared off, causing spring-loaded belt tensioner to fail. This released tension on the accessory belt which caused loss of power steering while in heavy traffic. Also caused loss of alternator and water pump which made engine overheat. Vehicle had to be towed to repair shop.
While driving at 55 MPH vehicle stalled, and there was a loss of power . Also, some type of knocking noise came from vehicle.
I have had 4 transmissions replaced by a ri dealership, because the dealership in massachusetts where this vehicle was purchased went out of business. The latest transmission was put in on june 11th 1999. The transmission previous to that was put in in april 1999. At the time the transmission was replaced in april, I picked up the vehicle at the dealership after hours and when I started the vehicle I immediately knew that a bad transmission was replaced by antother bad transmission! I have made numerous calls to the 800 telephone # in my owners manual and have had many differant complaint case numbers assigned. I have sent an e-mail message to the district manager for this area for chrysler and have made more than 2 dozen requests and demands that she contact me regarding this lemon that I spent $17,000. On! I have not had any luck. The fuse for my air bags which also controls the rear windshield wiper has blown for the second time and I now have no airbags! I have not had a working float in my gas tank since I hit the 12,000 mile mark, now I have no air conditioning. I have not used it all that much and have had it recharged and it still does not work. This car has been a lemon since I purchased it. I keep asking the people at chrysler and have been asking since 1995, who I may talk to or write to for some satisfaction, but they won't cooperate. N I do not know who to talk to. I am very nervous driving this vehicle, when the third transmission blew we were on our way home on a major highway, we lost power and our speed dropped to around 20 miles per hour, we were lucky to make it to safety! My son was very scared. Please help, thank you.
Consumer was driving and lost all power steering and vehicle shut itself down.
While driving,the serpentine failed, causing the vehicle to lose power steering. *ak serpentine belt fell off at 80000 miles and was replaced again.
In rainy weather conditions the serpentine belt will slip or completely disengage. Did occur on two occasions, causing the vehicle to lose all power steering ability. Please give any further details.
Vehicle stalls, loss of power steering and and power brakes. Tt
Service bulletins that may apply
- Valve Body
- Some subject vehicles may experience a loosening or loss of the nut retaining the engine cooling module...
- Various car owner's have expressed interest in using engine coolants made with propylene glycol instead of...
- Concerns with engine coolant usage
- Vehicles with 3.0L engines - intake valve deposits - driveway die out, rough idle, lack of power, sags or...
- Erroneous MIL illumination with hex code $2E-EGR system failure. jd
- Exhaust noise when accelerating or when vehicle is under moderate load
- Serpentine belt comes off pulleys
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1994 Dodge Caravan loss of power
Is sudden loss of power a common problem on the 1994 Dodge Caravan?
12 of 643 owner complaints about the 1994 Dodge Caravan (2%) mention sudden loss of power. 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 10 service bulletins 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 14Brake failure 12Won't shift 11Door locks 10Overheating 10Seat belt 10Slipping 10Headlights 8Harsh shifting 6Jerking 6Tire blowout 6Ball joint 5Grinding brakes 5
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