1996 Dodge Grand Caravan: misfire or rough idle

Filed Mar 18, 2004 · Electrical · 120,000 miles · TN

When driving on the highway and going 65 to 70 MPH, the car loses RPM's, backfires, jerks, loses speed. I am unable to give it gas. I have to pull off into the emergency lane and it slows to a stop and stalls. I cannot start it back, however if I set for a few minutes, open and slam the hood, it will start back. My service engine light comes on and the code that was found said that a misfire was found in cylinder 6. It has happened since fixing that problem, but the service engine light went off. I have been told to try to fix many different problems but no one, not even the chrysler dealership can tell me for sure what is wrong and needs to be fixed. This is amazing to me, because I can find many people who have the same problem, and not only with 1996 grand caravans. This is a very dangerous problem because of the sudden stalling at such high rates of speed. If should be required to be recalled and found what the problem is. I would like to know for sure what to do to fix it because I cannot afford to purchase another one and I love this van (less this major problem). Please help.

Filed Feb 11, 2004 · Electrical · IL

Had the 1696 dodge grand caravan for almost 3 years , electrical problems I think. The speedometer, odometer, gear selector, water coolant gauge, fuel gauge stops working while driving and when I shut car off the gear selector and odometer stays illuminated even with the car off and lights off , or on.. Also the tachometer freezes up on a certain RPM . Depending what the RPM was when everything stoped working right.. Windshield wipers turn on automatically but 99.9% of the time they wont shut off even if I select it to shut off , they keep going and going even on dry days and no rain .took it to mechanic and they cant find what is wrong with it and they charge me 60 to 90 dollars just to test it and they never come up with a solution unless they disconnect the battery and let it sit for a few minutes so the computer or something resets, but this happens about every 3 to 6 months and also before this happens the car runs rough at idle or sitting at a red light or at a stop . The driver seat buckle sometimes dont unlatch, I have to use extra force to unlatch them, sometimes I dont even wear a seat belt cause I am scared that if something happens and I need to get out of the car quickly that I wont be able to. The middle bench seat seems loose , everythime I come to a stop or I take off a clucking sound comes from the middle row seats, I checked it and it seemed like its all locked in but I dont trust it.. I would never purchase a chrysler product ever again even if it is given to me for free or even give it to my worst enemy.. Thank you .. Jz.

Filed Feb 20, 2003 · Fuel system · NE

After the recall was performed regarding the fuel rail seal, the vehicle started to misfire, the dealer refused to look at the vehicle without charging consumer.

Filed Feb 12, 2003 · Engine, Fuel system · 84,000 miles · NY

The meter read less than half a tank of gas, the van ran out of gas, then the engine stalled. The consumer started the vehicle and began to drive when soon after the check engine light illuminated. The consumer was told the problem was a misfired cylinder, the fuel fuel pump was buried inside the gas tank, and when the fuel level dropped below the fuel pump, the pump heated up and sucked in air instead of the gasoline. *scc

Filed Feb 20, 2002 · Acceleration, Engine · NH

While traveling on interstate and without prior warning, vehicle shutdown and there was no power. Dealership is aware of problem.*ak dealer replaced a bad isc motor to remedy stalling problem. Faulty cranksensor and cam sensor caused a no start condition. Vehicle shakes and runs rough, dealer replaced powertrain control module.

Filed Aug 1, 1999 · Transmission · CA

The van stalls and backfires, then slows to a complete stop. Acceleration only slows it down more. Once off the road, I turn the engine off for half an hour before restarting. This had happened about 10 times in the past week. The 'service engine soon' light came on twice. I first went to the lodi dodge dealership. The code read 'multiple cylinder misfire'. They did a diagnosis. They changed the fuel filter, air filter and fuel pump relay plug. The problem remained. I then took the van to an independent shop. They did a dianosis. They said it needed a tune-up. That did not solve the problem. This past friday, I took the van to another shop. They could not find anything wrong. The problem remains. I called the chrysler customer service number on friday to inquire about any bulletins out that might pertain to this intermittant problem. I was told there weren't any. However, on your website I found bulletin #18-30-95 that does sound like it is related. This is a very dangerous situation. I never know when or where the car will freeze up and come to a complete stop.