FaultScore

1991 Dodge Caravan window and wiper problems

24 of the 773 complaints about the 1991 Dodge Caravan are about the glass, mirrors and wipers — 3% of everything reported for this model year.

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24

Complaints

0

Crashes

0

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Glass, Side/Rear 9 37.5%
Windshield Wiper/Washer 5 20.8%
Windshield 3 12.5%
Heater Core 2 8.3%
Power Window Devices AND Controls 1 4.2%
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System 1 4.2%
Linkages 1 4.2%
Electrical Heating Element 1 4.2%
Motor 1 4.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers across every Dodge Caravan year

1991 24 4.3%
1992 80 14.5%
1993 55 10.0%
1994 47 8.5%
1995 39 7.1%
1996 131 23.7%
1997 59 10.7%
1998 20 3.6%
1999 15 2.7%
2000 16 2.9%
2001 20 3.6%
2005 16 2.9%
2006 13 2.4%
2008 17 3.1%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Stuart, FL

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK ANY MORE AT ALL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER NOTED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. 99-V-189-000.

NHTSA complaint #8011467 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Vermillil, SD

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

WHILE DRIVING, VENTILATION SYSTEM BLOWS OUT COLD AIR, AND HEAT GETS LUKE WARM. HEATER CORE AND THERMOSTAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PINS ON THE DRIVER DOOR HINGES KEEP FALLING OFF.

NHTSA complaint #8002504 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Inglewood, CA

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

BOTH WINDSHIELD ARM BLADES LIFTED FROM THE REST OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. NLM

NHTSA complaint #559774 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Gill, MA

VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

REAR WIPER STUCK IN UP POSITION, TOOK TO DEALER WHO INFORMED HER ONLY FRONT WIPER ON RECALL, SAID WIPER MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #874608 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Pitsburgh, AK

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPER SWING OFF WINDSHIELD, COULD NOT SEE.

NHTSA complaint #9001039 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Akron, OH

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT REASON, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FUTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #865078 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Naples, FL

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WHILE DRIVING HOME IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER COULD HEAR MOTOR RUNNING, BUT WIPERS WERE NOT ON.

NHTSA complaint #864428 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Darien, WI

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES

CONSUMERS WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE RECALL 99V-189 REPAIR OF THE WIPER PIVOT DRIVE ARM WOULD ONLY TAKE 1/2 HOUR BUT THE REPAIR TOOK 3 HOURS. NLM

NHTSA complaint #552297 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Passdina, MD

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WHEN CONSUMER TRIES TO TURN OFF REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER, IT WON'T TURN OFF.

NHTSA complaint #859100 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Gladstone, MO

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A LOUD CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE SOUNDED LIKE THE GEARS WERE JUMPING AND IT WAS TRYING TO CATCH ITSELF. THE CLOCKWORK SPRING WAS REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *AK

NHTSA complaint #832416 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Santa Clar, CA

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

DRIVER SIDE MIDDLE WINDOW EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, SHATTERING GLASS ON CHILD IN CAR SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND TEMP. WAS 70 DEGREES. PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH.

NHTSA complaint #541759 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Taft, TX

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT

THE A/C BLOWER FAN SWITCH GETS EXTREMELY HOT WHEN THE A/C AND FAN ARE IN USE, THE IGNITION HAS BURNED OUT FOUR TIMES AND HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES, EACH TIME TAKING WITH IT THE A/C FAN AND POWER WINDOWS, ON THE LAST TWO OCCASIONS IT AS ALSO BURNT OUT FUSABLE LINKS IN THE WIRING HARNESS LOCATED BEHIND THE BRAKE BOOSTER, CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE EXTREME HEAT FROM THE FAN SWITCH MODULE BACKS UP THROUGH THE WIRING AND BURNS OUT THE IGNITION AND FUSABLE LINKS, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #824243 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Youngstown, OH

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED.

NHTSA complaint #529893 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Plymouth, MN

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

BACK WINDOW SHATTERED.

NHTSA complaint #531307 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cambridge Springs, PA

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE, REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. AK

NHTSA complaint #807339 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Garner, IA

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #803365 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Unionville, CT

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

WHILE CLOSING DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR REAR LIFTGATE WINDOW SHATTERED.

NHTSA complaint #807567 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Chalfont, PA

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

ABS BRAKES FAILED TWICE WITH PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR; ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION/HEATER CORE/EXHAUST SYSTEM/STRUTS/FRONT MOTOR MOUNT/CV JOINT.

NHTSA complaint #508380 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Orlan Park, IL

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

POWER WINDOWS; FAILURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW, COULD NOT GET THE CHILD'S HAND OUT OF THE WINDOW, WOULD NOT GO DOWN, CHILD HAND WAS TRAPPED.

NHTSA complaint #980738 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Fairfax Stat, VA

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

1) REAR GLASS SHATTERED W/MIDDLE PIECES FALLING INSIDE. 2) BELT TENSIONER FAILED AND REPLACED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #980543 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Fairfax Stat, VA

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

1) REAR GLASS SHATTERED W/MIDDLE PIECES FALLING INSIDE. 2) BELT TENSIONER FAILED AND REPLACED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #980543 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Sebastopol, CA

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

REAR GLASS WINDOW EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING; MADE LOUD POPPING SOUND; NO APPARENT REASON; DRIVING IN HIGH DESERT OF UTAH, 50 MILES FROM NO WHERE;NO APPARENT REASON

NHTSA complaint #967314 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Amarillo, TX

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE REAR WINDOW WAS OPEN A ROCK HIT THE WINDOW GLASS CRACKED AND CAME UP THE FRONT SEAT AND WENT DOWN CONSUMER BACK. TT

NHTSA complaint #966173 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Amarillo, TX

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED; CAUSE UNKNOWN. TT

NHTSA complaint #965709 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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