Air bag light won't go out, horn doesn't work. Delayed action because of expense. Oil leak: ignored because I thought it was usual valve cover leak. Now loses about a quart of oil a day. Dealer determined it was head gasket. Total cost to be about $1500.00. Failure dates approximate.
1996 Dodge Caravan electrical complaints
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Airbag light constantly stays on. Also, horn and cruise control do not work.
Consumer needed to have transmission replaced again because it was shifting incorrectly. Problem could've been a rebuilt torque converter they used. Clock spring needed to replaced because horn didn't work. Also, airbag light stayed on, and cruise control went totally out.*ak drivers side sliding door jams, linkage appears okay. Windshield wipers sometomes will not shut off after key is removed.
I was pulling out of a parking lot from a stop and the transmission went out. We had no warning whatsoever.the transmission cost us $1800. To replace. The air conditioner has been nothing but problems, we had a new compressor put in and have had the freeon replaced several different times. The clock spring which controls the airbag,cruise control and horn quit working and cost us $200. To have fixed.
Vehicle stalled while going 55 MPH. Unable to start vehicle after coming to a stop.
Wire harness in engine compartment had an electrical short, resulting in a fire on driver side of compartment. Fire was put out by fire department. Dealer has not been ocntacted at this time.
Failure of clock spring caused failure of airbag, cruise control and horn. Chrysler contacted and refused to pay for repair.
Blower motor resistor rusted/connector harness burnt -- burning smell in vehicle.
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Upon starting the vehicle, the battery blew up. The van was towed to a near by service station, and the battery was replaced.
While driving down on road and heard noise coming from engine where the belt tensioner was loose, and serpentine belt was not working. Also, air bag light will stayed on, and cruise control/ horn will not work.
Vehicle will stall without prior warning. Consumer must wait for while in order to restart vehicl., dealer and mechanic cannot determine cause. Throttle body ,idle speed motor, computer changed , a solenoid replaced, but defect keeps occurring. Please provide further information.
Upon slowing down to 10-15 MPH vehicle will hesitate, and then completely stall, cause unknown. Dealer cannot identify the cause.*ak the dealer believed the transmission failure is causing the problem and replaced it . When the problem continued the dealer replace the torque convertors, battery and finally fuel pump but the problem continued.
This vehicle has gone through 5 alternator/power steering belts (serpentine) and 3 belt tensioners over a period from 1/30/98 (12,858 miles) to 9/29/00 (39,761 miles). This seems to be far too many problems from this component and could be a safety hazard if it fails while driving (no power steering).
Intermittently electrical systems malfunctioned, causing windshield wipers and instrument panel to malfunctioned.. Computer chip in the windshield wipers has been replaced; however the problem has reoccurred.
Horn failed.
Electrical problem causing vehicle to stall intermittently. Dealer notified for a appointment. Please provide any further details.
Consumer was traveling 60mph on highway. A motorist was hunking horn to get consumer's attention. When looking though the rearview mirrior he saw black smoke coming from underneath vehicle. Consumer had to pull over on the shoulders of the road, and he/ his family jumped out of vehicle. When opening the hood flames came bursting out. Vehicle burned to a crisp, and was totaled.
While driving air bag light will come on/horn will not work/ cruise control malfunctioned, and windshield wipers will come on unexpectedly.
Light switch has shorted out, causing battery to die. When battery is charged with jumper cables and vehicle is started, smoke from light switch fills cab. I feel that this is a safety hazard which should be looked at.
On 2/9/00 we brought our 1996 dodge caravan to cerritos dodge to find out why the air bag light stays on. We were told that it was due to the failure of the "clock sping" part in the steering column. It was also noted that this part needed to be replaced in order for the airbag system to operate properly. I did not have it fixed at this time because I felt this is a safety issue that should be covered by crysler as a recall issue. Also it is not covered by our warranty. Then on 6/29/00 I brought my caravan in to the same dealership because my horn was not working- another safety issue- and was told it was not working due to the "clock spring" part. So I went ahead and had it fixed because I felt it had to be a safety issue. I feel that this part needs to be brought up as a recall for safety issue because without it the airbag and the horn cannot work. Thank you for your time. Larry hill.
Horn assembly failed without warning, causing a safety hazard. *ak
When vehicle was parked after being driven, and when attempting to start vehicle up again, it won't start. Also, battery had to be replaced every year since vehicle was bought.
Defect in head gasket caused oil to leak causing the air idle valve control,pcv,fuel filter, hormica balancing board, throttle,water pump, theromstat, iignition module to have to be repaired . Timing belt was recall dodge did not put it on right causing to head gasket to leak. Timing belt covers was never replace when it was recalled.was not notified of this recall timing belt broken while driving.
Van shuts off while driving or will not start......once it shuts down u have to wait 15-30 min before it can be started, wipers will shut down or will keep going after car has been shut off.....will runn at whatever speed they want.
The vehicle had been parked for over 8 hours , when fire ignited under hood (determined upon , investigation) at wire harness, car became totally involed in fire , complete loss of vehicle.
The wiring harnass is resting on top of the ignition coil causing the wires going to the fuel injectors to melt.
In fueling our van, on two different occasions, we have had a fire. The fire comes from the filler pipe on the van! The van was totally turned off. It does extinguish itself after awhile. We are experiencing shock constantly when we touch the van. We have had it to the dealer about the shocking problem, but not the fire. We assumed it was with our personal gas tank. Contacted the gas co. And they investigated and corrected what could have been a problem. No other vehicals that are filled at this tank have experienced this difficulty. My son and I were involved the first time there was a fire. He was burnt slightly. The second time, only myself. We are concluding now, that the difficulty is within the van. We are contacting a dealer in the am but would you please assist. Not only was the filler pipe on the van on fire, the hose from the stationary tank and the ground was on fire. Our machinery shop and equipment could have been lost, not to mention lives! Needless to say - we are scared! The fire dept. Was called both times! Please help!!!
While traveling at 65mph he consumer applied brakes, and they stuck. Also, cruise control wouldn't shut off. Consumer stopped at a gas station because engine was roaring up. Took fuse from the fuse box.
While driving two dogs ran out into the street, consumer put on brakes and tried to blow horn, and the horn did not work. Also, airbag light came on, and cruise control did not work. Took to dealer , and they had to order a clock spring. *ak
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