1999 Dodge Caravan equipment problems

EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT

USED STANDARD CAR JACK TO CHANGE TIRE. AFTER REMOVING TIRE, JACK FAILED AND VEHICLE DROPPED TO GROUND. MAIN SCREW THAT RAISES AND LOWERS JACK HAD SNAPPED IN TWO.

NHTSA complaint #10174243 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

RECALL 04V480000 CONCERNING AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING. CONSUMER WAS UPSET THAT THE DEALER GAVE HER AN APPOINTMENT FOR 3:00 PM ON NOVEMBER 16, 2004. AFTER WAITING SHE WAS TOLD THAT DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE HER, AND SHE NEEDED TO GO TO THE DEALER THAT MODIFIED HER VEHICLE FOR THE HANDICAPPED.

NHTSA complaint #10101292 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

MY AIR CONDITIONING QUIT WORKING - COMPRESSOR AND EVAPORATOR COIL BOTH WENT OUT ON MY 1999 DODGE CARAVAN ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I HAVE NOT GOT THE MONEY TO FIX IT SO IT IS STILL OUT. IN MY ENTIRE LIFE I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN IN ANY VEHICLE. IT'S RIDICULOUS. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10023045 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY

VEHICLE WAS IN A T-BONE ACCIDENT AND THE REAR WHEEL FELL OFF UPON IMPACT. ON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED THAT THE REAR CASTING THAT HOLDS THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAD CRACKED OVER TIME, WHICH CAUSE THE REAR WHEEL TO COME OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

NHTSA complaint #10001295 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #765014 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IS PRESENT WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS BEING USED. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #8002814 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

VAN BEGAN LEAKING OIL AND MAKING LOUD RATTLING NOISE. MECHANIC FOUND AIR CONDITIONER FANS TO BE LOOSE AND CLOSE TO FALLING APART. MECHANIC FOUND A HEAVY OIL LEAK COMING FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. MECHANIC FELT THIS KIND OF MAJOR REPAIR SHOULDN'T BE NEED FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS YEAR AND MILEAGE. MECHANIC CALLED TO FIND OUT IF ANY RECALLS EXITS FOR SUCH A PROBLEM. (THEY DONT) ALSO CALLED MCKENNA DODGE(PLACE OF PURCHASE) TO FIND OUT IF THIS WAS A NEW PROBLEM. MECHANIC WAS TOLD THEY WERE SEEING AT LEAST 3 VANS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM EVERY WEEK. MCKENNA DODGE FELT CHEAP FALTY PARTS HAD BEEN USED AND NOW THE NEGATIVE RESULTS WERE SHOWING UP.

NHTSA complaint #754956 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

RADIO FAILED. NLM

NHTSA complaint #785510 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

CONSUMER STATES THAT ENGINE MAKES LOUD NOISE AND IT IDLES ERRATICALLY, VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE TRAVELLING 60 MPH, ON ONE OCCASION, DEALER FOUND THAT A PISTON HAD FAILED, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST. BRAKES SQUEALED, DEALER CLEANED AND SANDED PADS AND ROTORS. VEHICLE SHOOK AT SPEEDS ABOVE 70 MPH, DEALER BALANCED AND ROTATED TIRES. CONSUMER SMELLED STRONG ODORS THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR INOPERABLE. ALTERNATOR BELT CAME APART. ACCELERATOR RATTLES. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES DECELERATION. CARPET BUCKLES. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #872946 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

THE AIR COMPRESSOR CAN BE HEARD EVERY 3 TO 5 SECONDS WHILE THE VEHICHLE IS BEING DRIVEN. IT STARTED AT 200 MILES THE DEALERSHIP WONT EVEN LOOK AT IT, THEY JUST KEEP SAYING ITS NORMAL. AN INDEPENDANT SAID THAT IT SHOULD NOT MAKE THAT MUCH NOISE. YOU CAN ALSO HEAR WHEN THE COMPRESSOR DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES AND TURN IT ON AND OFF. THE BRAKES MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN YOU APPLY THEM IN SLOWER TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN TRAFFIC AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH AND THEN WHEN YOU BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #720960 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.