64 of the 2,178 complaints about the 1996 Dodge Caravan are about the doors, latches and locks — 3% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 13,000 miles.
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A POPPING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK, THE ELECTRICAL DOORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND HORN DID NOT BLOW. *AK *SC
NHTSA complaint #10071491 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
REAR DOORS ON VEHICLE WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. DOOR LEVER LINKS WERE REPLACED IN THE REPAIRED DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10041906 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE'S SLIDING DOORS DOESN'T SHUT ALL THE WAY, AND DOORS WILL NOT OPEN. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
NHTSA complaint #10001869 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
TAILGATE DOES NOT LATCH, AND WILL NOT SHUT. TAILGATE STAYS OPEN. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
NHTSA complaint #8005737 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
LATCH TORE IN HALF AT RUBBER COMPOUND.
NHTSA complaint #748081 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
EA 01 007; AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING: AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON, AND HORN ASSEMBLY DID NOT OPERATE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK HEAD GASKET AND TIME CHAIN REPLACED DUE TO TREMENDOUS OIL LOSS, ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE'S TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP AND VEHICLE LOCKED UP. WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES. SLIDING DOOR LATCH INOPERABLE. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #884505 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DUAL SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS INOPERABLE, DOES NOT OPEN FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DOOR LATCHES ITSELF AND WILL NOT UNLATCH. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. *AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #881561 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
AIR BAG LIGHT STAY'S ON/DOOR LOCK'S JAMMED'S/WINDOW TRACK BROKEN.
NHTSA complaint #740229 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
SLIDING DOOR LOCKED/MALFUNCTIONED ON BOTH PASSENGER'S SIDE WHICH PREVENTED OCCUPANTS FROM EXITING VEHICLE. DOORS COULD BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK SOLENOID HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES, DRIVER SIDE DOOR SOLENOID HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #872629 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TURN SIGNALS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY IN HOT/HUMID WEATHER. SOMETIMES WOULD NOT WORK WITH INDICATOR TURNED ON. HAD CHANGED THE FUSES EACH TIME PROBLEM HAPPENED. ALSO, SLIDING DOOR LOCK DOES NOT REGULARLY RELEASE WITH THE LOCK/UNLOCK SWITCH. FURTHER, IT IS UNRELIABLE WITH THE MANUAL LOCK/BOTTON. THE HEADLIGHTS, IN HOT/HUMID WEATHER MAY OR MAY NOT GO OFF WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED OFF. BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP.
NHTSA complaint #867744 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #722820 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR LATCH CONTROL FAILED. YH
NHTSA complaint #551067 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR LATCH CONTROL FAILED. YH
NHTSA complaint #551067 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY HIT A BUMP IN ROAD, AND DOOR LATCH CAME OPEN. INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED THAT THE DOOR WAS A AJAR AND EVERYTHING ELSE. BACK DOOR COULD NOT CLOSE. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #856932 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
RIGHT SLIDING LOCK AND SLIDING MECHAMISM FAILED. NLM
NHTSA complaint #549666 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING THE DOOR COMES OPEN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES. -NOW VEHICLE IS MAKING A NOISE.
NHTSA complaint #832085 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE DESIGN OF BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE/ PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCKS FROM THE INSIDE / OUTSIDE CAUSE AN OCCUPANT TO BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #851501 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE GARGO DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DEALER REPLACED DOOR LOCK. PROBLEM EXISTS FOR THE SECOND TIME.
NHTSA complaint #853254 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
SLIDING DOOR BECAME INOPERABLE DUE TO FAULTY LATCH AND LINKAGES. MJS
NHTSA complaint #546212 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OPERATE WITH NO ELECTRIC COMPONENTS WORKING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED REPLACED TRANSMISSION, STABILIZER SOCKETS, BRAKES AND BATTERY, LATCHES ON DOORS, HATCH REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. AK
NHTSA complaint #840343 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
LEFT REAR SLIDING DOOR OPEN BY ITSELF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #544435 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
BOTH BACK DOOR LATCHES BROKE AND NEEDED REPLACING WITHIN A 1 MONTH PERIOD.
NHTSA complaint #704961 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS FAILED TWO TIMES EACH. THREE TIMES THEY FAILED IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION AND VAN COULD NOT BE SECURED - A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE DOORS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY LOCKED (E.G., THEFT). OTHER FAILED IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND COULD NOT BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED. WHEN FIXED BY DEALER, DEALER NOTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. RECOMMEND REQUIRING RECALL. FYI - I AM A SAFETY ENGINEER FOR THE US ARMY.
NHTSA complaint #704403 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR CONTINUES TO COME OFF AND DOOR LOCK CONTINUES TO BE FAULTY. WILL UNLOCK AT TIMES AND NOT LATCH OR CLOSE CORRECTLY. DEALER CONTACTED, AND REPAIRWORK ATTEMPTED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #835602 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER'S SIDE SLIFING DOOR WAS WORKING FINE. THEN ON 1/24/99 WE TRIED TO OPEN DOOR TO GET MY SON OUT OF HIS CAR SEAT, BUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS STILL LOCKED. SO MY HUSBAND UNLOCKED IT AGAIN WITH THE KEY. IT STILL WOULD NOT OPEN. ON 1/28/99, I TOOK THE CAR TO A BERTERA DEALER IN PALMER, MA (CLOSER TO HOME,) AND THEY CHECKED THE FUEL DOOR SAFETY MECHANISM AND IT WAS OK. SO THEY CALLED CHRYSLER CORP AND WAS INFORMED THAT SOMETIMES THE LOCK ACTIVATOR SEIZES UP. THE ENTIRE INSIDE DOOR PANEL MUST BE REMOVED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. POSSIBLY NEED TO REPLACE THE PART IF BROKEN.
NHTSA complaint #702677 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING UP THE DRIVEWAY VEHICLE CUTS OFF. HAD NO WARNING. ALSO, THE GAUGES ON DASHBOARD DO NOT WORK LIKE THEY SHOULD, ESPECIALLY, ODOMETER/FUEL AND PRESSURE GAUGES. IN ADDITION, BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE/SLIDING DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED PROPERLY WITH OR WITHOUT KEY. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER TO CHECK OUT PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #833535 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR LOCKS FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #605461 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE SLIDING DOOR HAS OPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #541899 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE SLIDING DOORS LOCK THE OWNER OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AND SOMETIMES THEY LOCK THE OWNER IN THE VEHICLES. ALSO THE DOORS DO NOT CLOSE SOMETIMES. HAS BEEN TO DEALER ABOUT 8 TIMES, STILL NO SOLUTION.
NHTSA complaint #823863 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
AT 17,000 MILES THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF A CORROSION PROBLEM. DRIVER EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE ROTORS ARE BEING REPLACED AGAIN AT 46,000 MILES. ALSO, THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOES NOT UNLOCK AT ALL TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #822929 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.