1987 DODGE CARAVAN
83 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | 13 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 6 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 6 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 5 |
| EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 2 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| SEATS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 2 |
Recent Complaints
ENGINE: WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF SOUNDS LIKE IT IS STILL RUNNING. WENT TO SHUT OFF AND COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. SOMEONE CAME AND SHUT OFF, AND THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE W/CRUISE CONTROL ON, VEHICLE STALLED; ALL LIGHTS FAILED. GOT TO SIDE OF ROAD ,POPPED HOOD; FLAMES SHOT UP & OUT; FIRE STARTED BEHIND BATTERY CABLE. FIRE DEPT ARRIVED TO PUT FLAMES OUT; SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEM. VEHICLE AT DEALER'S. *AK
UPON STARTING, LEFT ENGINE RUNNING, THEN WALKED AWAY A FEW MINUTES, UPON RETURNING OPENED DOOR AND FOUND BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND STEERING WHEEL NEAR IGNITION ON DASH AREA, THEN FIRE STARTED TO SPREAD THOUGHOUT ENGINE COMPARTMENT, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
VEHICLE ROLLED OVER DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN DEATH. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SKD
THOMAS SCHULER:ABOVE NO: REAR LIFTGATE CAME OPEN UPON REAR IMPACT; 6 AND 4 YEAR OLD OCCUPANTS WERE EJECTED OUT OF REAR DOOR; 6 YEAR OLD KILLED; SPEED 60 MPH.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE IT WAS FROM A DEFECTIVE SPRING . TT
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER SECURE DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *SKD
UNDER DASH FIRE; CAUSE UNKNOWN; VEHICLE PARKED; NOT RUNNING; NO ACCIDENT. TT
MOTOR MOUNTS IN FRONT SHEARED OFF CAUSING A FIRE. TT
IN A COLLISION ON THE RIGHT SIDE BETWEEN THE PASSENGER AND THE SLIDING DOOR, THE REAR LIFTGATE POPPED OPEN EJECTING THE CONTENTS OF THE HATCH. TT
AT SPEED OF 55 MPH, VEHICLE WAS IMPACT 3:00 POSITION LOST CONTROL VEHICLE ROLLOVER, THE LATCH HATCHBACK OPEN THROWN CHILD OUT EA94-005 ACTIVE. TT
REAR LATCH FAILED DURING A REAREND IMPACT, RESULTING IN AN EJECTION OF REAR OCCUPANT SEATED IN A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. TT
CAR WAS IN A REAR END CRASH AND THE HATCH LATCH OPENED. TT
PASSENGERS SEATBACK COLLAPSED AND FELL BACKWARDS. *AK
REAR LATCH GATE CAME OPEN DURING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT