Brake pedal has a soft spot. When pressing brakes pedal goes to the floor, and makes a grinding noise until it comes to a complete stop.
1995 Dodge Caravan: brake failure
12 of the 488 complaints about the 1995 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
The gear shift indicator and the emerg. Brake failed on a hill. Accident was reported to the waltham police ept. In waltham, ma incident took plce on 07/27/2001. There were no people in either vehicle. A dog with idiopathic epilepsy was in the back of the caravan. The vehicle had been repaired for this defect at brookfielfd motos in brookfield , ma on 07/23/2001. The vehicle was towed to brookfield motos on 07/21/2001 for the airbag light being on and for the problem with the gearshift indicator. The van rolled unattended except for a dog in the very back of the vehicle down a hill into a parked vehicle. It was towed to peter fuller dodge where the service mgr. Kristin callan said that there were no problems.in addition to the body damage to both vehicles,the insurance agent estmates a surcharge of 900$ per year to me for both vehicles in the state of ma. I am being held at fault for the collision although I have never gotten a ticket or caused an accident and have driven in ma since 1968. It is interesting to nte the airbags did not go off..??? Thank you j klorer.
The dealership tells me there is nothing wrong with my brakes, yet the pedal goes to the floor.
When applying brakes there is no braking power , pedal goes all the way to the floor, and the pedal is hard.
When going down steep grades consumer puts vehicle in 2nd gear, and vehicle will stall. Found information on internet regarding this problem. Throttle plate carbons up, and causes engine to stall. Also, went to dealer who could not remedy problem. *ak the vehicle stalled three times on steep mountain road and the driver lost steering control and the brakes failed too.
Brake failed.
Abs, intermittent brakes failure, pedal goes to the floor, complete loss of effectiveness at low speed. *ak
While driving, experienced sudden abrupt loss of brake, when brake pedal became hard, and wouldn't go down, had to throw vehicle into park position to stop. Tt
Brake failure, when applied the left front lockup intermittently failed when at complete stop. Tt
Antilock brake failure.
Abs, brake failure on wet surface, experience extended stopping distance. Tt
Pulled up to stop sign pedal went to the floor. This is an intermittent problem. Tt
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 1995 Dodge Caravan brake failure
Is brake failure a common problem on the 1995 Dodge Caravan?
12 of 488 owner complaints about the 1995 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 1995 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 1995 Dodge Caravan
Stalling 35No deployment 25Transmission failure 23Wipers 20Airbag light 17ABS 14Door locks 12Loss of power 10Power steering loss 10Headlights 8Grinding brakes 6Overheating 6Won't shift 6Ball joint 5Fuel pump 5Hesitation 5Jerking 5
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