1998 Dodge Caravan headlight problems

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

AIRBAG LIGHT ON NO TURN SIGNALS AND NO REVERSE LIGHTS DUE TO FAILED AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING

NHTSA complaint #11196029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THAT OUR HEADLIGHTS EMIT IS VERY LOW AND CREATES SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY WITH VISIBILITY AT NIGHT.

NHTSA complaint #10278973 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES

LENS ON HEADLIGHTS FOG UP WITH TEXTURED SURFACE ON OUTSIDE. UNABLE TO GET LIGHT THROUGH.

NHTSA complaint #10205269 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE CARAVAN. SHE NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM DUE TO THE PLASTIC COVERING OF THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED YELLOW. SHE STATED THAT EVEN WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON IT IS HARD FOR HER TO SEE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT TO ESTIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE.

NHTSA complaint #10190704 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT COVERS WERE TARNISHED AND DECREASED VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO PURCHASE A NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

NHTSA complaint #10186890 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

MATERIAL ON HEADLAMPS OF 1998 DODGE CARAVAN IS FOGGING OVER AND IS OBSTRUCTING THE HEADLIGHTS. CONDITION HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVLY WORSE OVER TIME.

NHTSA complaint #10185608 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES

MATERIAL HEADLAMPS ARE MADE OF IS YELLOWING/DULL TO THE POINT THAT IT INTERFERES WITH YOUR VISION AT NIGHT. WE HAVE TRIED TO CLEAN AND BLUFF THEM. THEN WE WERE TOLD TO TRY WET SANDING AND CLEANING THEM. THIS HELPED SOMEWHAT FOR AWHILE. REPLACEMENT FOR BOTH HEADLAMPS COST OVER $700 TO REPLACE. THE VEHICLE RUNS OKAY AND WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT FOR AWHILE LONGER, BUT NIGHT DRIVING IN IT IS REALLY BECOMING A PROBLEM. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH VEHICLES IN THAT AGE MODEL THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS.

NHTSA complaint #10184613 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

HEADLAMPS ON 1998 DODGE CARAVAN HAVE CLOUDED OVER SO MUCH THAT IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. RECEIVED TWO ESTIMATES ON REPLACEMENT OF HEADLAMPS. BOTH WERE BETWEEN 600 & 700 DOLLARS. INFORMED BY BOTH MECHANICS THAT REPLACEMENT LAMPS WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY DO THE SAME THING AFTER A NUMBER OF YEARS BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON PART IN QUESTION FOR THAT YEAR VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10177988 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

HEADLIGHTS ARE CLOUDED OVER, LIGHTS ARE DIM, CAN'T SEE WELL AT DARK. POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #10171920 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHT LENSES WERE CLOUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER.

NHTSA complaint #10166787 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE HAVE A FILM OVER THEM WHICH MAKE IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 05/22/06.

NHTSA complaint #10155785 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE HAVE A FILM OVER THEM WHICH MAKE IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 05/22/06.

NHTSA complaint #10155785 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

THE LENSES ON THE HEADLIGHTS OF MY DODGE CARAVAN (1998) HAVE BECOME ALMOST FROSTED DURING THE PAST 3 OR 4 YEARS, WHICH CAUSES INADEQUATE LIGHTING OF ROADS AND INCREASED GLARE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT BOTH ENTIRE HEADLIGHTS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF $500-600 PLUS LABOR. HE SAID THAT SOME CARAVANS HAVE THIS HAPPEN AND OTHERS DON'T. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY FACTOR AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS A RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #10136549 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

A THICK FILM IS COVERING THE HEADLIGHT LENS. AS A RESULT, THE LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AT NIGHT. *AK...

NHTSA complaint #10111557 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS

THIS VEHICLE HAS MULTIPLY PROBLEMS. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. WHEN PRESSING THE HORN IT FAILED TO COME ON ITS OWN. ALSO, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE SMOKE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF OUT. NO INJURIES REPORTED. HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED TO COME ON. DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HORN ASSEMBLY AND AIR BAGS WERE SEPARATED PROBLEMS, AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS OKAY. NO DETERMINATION ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS WAS MADE. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED.

NHTSA complaint #10099913 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES

THE HEADLIGHT LENSES HAS PRODUCED A THICK HAZE ON THEM. AS A RESULT THE LIGHT WERE BECOMING VERY DIM AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #10099107 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE CLOUDY AND CANNOT BE CLEANED. NIGHTTIME DRIVING IS HAZARDOUS.

NHTSA complaint #10096175 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V293000 CONCERNING AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. AIR BAG LIGHT AND THE LEFT SIGNAL LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE IN MOTION, ALSO, HORN WAS INOPERATIVE AND THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL GAVE OFF AN CONSENT ALARM SOUND WHEN ENGAGED.

NHTSA complaint #10079795 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE'S HEAD LIGHTS BECAME DIM AND PROVIDED POOR VISIBILITY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NM THE HEAD LIGHT LENSES WERE ALSO FOGGED.

NHTSA complaint #10054108 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

HEADLIGHTS ARE FOGGY. EACH TIME IT RAINS IT BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT TIME DRIVING.

NHTSA complaint #10048109 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES

THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES CONTAINED GLAZED, WHICH CAUSED POOR ILLUMINATION AND RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. *AK ALMOST ALL OF THESE MODELS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *SCC

NHTSA complaint #10029580 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

THE CONSUMER STATED THE LENSES THAT COVERED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE CLOUDY WHICH RESULTED IN REDUCED VISIBILITY. *AK *CB *NOLAN

NHTSA complaint #10024980 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH

HEADLIGHT HIGH BEAM WALNUT WORK AT ALL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON.

NHTSA complaint #10022892 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH

THE VEHICLES HEADLIGHT COVERS HAD A THICK FILM OVER THEM WHICH IMPAIRS VISIBILITY. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10017770 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

THE HEAD LIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF.*JB

NHTSA complaint #10011417 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, CAUSING HORN AND FLASHERS NOT TO WORK.

NHTSA complaint #8013043 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

INTERIOR LIGHTING

REAR DOOR INDICATOR LIGHT WAS STAYING ON DURING TRAVELING, CAUSING OVERHEAD LIGHT TO STAY ON . *AK THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO POSSILY WITH THE LATCH. JUST HAVE TO KEEP RESLAMMING THE DOOR DOWN TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS.

NHTSA complaint #877617 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL

SOME PART OF THE TURN SIGNAL MECHANISM BROKE INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. EVIDENTLY, A BROKEN PIECE MOVED INTO SUCH A POSITION AS TO JAM THE STEERING SHAFT. THIS OCCURRED DURING A LEFT TURN AT A CONTROLLED INTERSECTION FROM A STOP. THE STEERING JAMMED IN A LEFT TURN POSITION GIVING THE FEELING TO THE DRIVER (MY WIFE) THAT STEERING CONTROL HAD BEEN LOST. GIVING THE STEERING WHEEL SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER EFFORT BROKE FREE THE JAM CONDITION ALLOWING US TO PROCEED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE SERVICE WRITER'S COMMENT WAS TO THE EFFECT THAT THIS WAS NOT UNUSUAL. MY ATTITUDE IS THAT IT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN BECAUSE IF THE DRIVER PANICS, OR THE JAM CAN'T BE BROKEN, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT CAN HAPPEN. I HAVEN'T HEARD OF A REPAIR CAMPAIGN ON THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. OTHER THAN THAT INSTANCE, THIS VAN IS FINE IN EVERY RESPECT. THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE.

NHTSA complaint #736940 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, AND THE MULTI- FUNCTION SWITCH.

NHTSA complaint #866301 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.