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.
1994 Dodge Caravan: engine overheating
10 of the 643 complaints about the 1994 Dodge Caravan describe engine overheating.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 10 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Engine overheating by model year
What owners say
Vehicle overheated because fan blade came loose due to threaded nut that holds blade came loose. Contacted a dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything.*ak
Coolant leaks from air conditioner condensor.
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.
Within four months water pump went out twice, and fan belt popped off while driving at 45 MPH. Also, no power steering, and radiator overheated.
Transmission would always jerk when shifting. Dealer told us that was natural for that transmission. After two years, transmission completely failed and had to be replaced. Previously we owned a 1990 dodge caravan and also had to replace transmission at approximately 80000 miles. Since then we have been told by several transmission specialists that this is common in caravans. Also the bolt holding the engine fan in place has had to replaced twice as it falls out. We did catch the problem both times when the engine overheated while idling.
Bolt that secures the belt tension pulley to the engine drive assembly failed causing vehicle to loose all power and overheat.
The front disc calipers have failed, causing the front to overheat. Tt
Power steering failure due to copper tubing fracturing due to overheating. Tt
Oil contamination in engine, causing vehicle to overheat and coolant levels to go down.
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 overheating
Is engine overheating a common problem on the 1994 Dodge Caravan?
10 of 643 owner complaints about the 1994 Dodge Caravan (2%) mention engine overheating. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
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 12Loss of power 12Won't shift 11Door locks 10Seat belt 10Slipping 10Headlights 8Harsh shifting 6Jerking 6Tire blowout 6Ball joint 5Grinding brakes 5
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