35 of the
613 complaints about the 2000 Dodge Caravan are about the
electrical system — 6% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
82,000 miles.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE AIR BAGS AND THE HORN MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER, NECK, BACK, AND HEAD THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO MECHANIC FACILITY WITH PENDING DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 296,000.
NHTSA complaint #10969713 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 100,000 milesSeneca, SC
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE HORN FAILED, AND THE RADIO FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V480000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
NHTSA complaint #10806190 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Burbank, CA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE KEY IGNITION LOCK FREEZES UP AND (INTERMITTENTLY) WONT MOVE.
NHTSA complaint #10661690 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 171,100 milesRichfield, PA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000. ..UPDATED 12/17/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIR WAS MADE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPLACED DUE TO POOR GROUND WIRING. UPDATED 12/18/13
NHTSA complaint #10549462 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 171,100 milesRichfield, PA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000. ..UPDATED 12/17/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIR WAS MADE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPLACED DUE TO POOR GROUND WIRING. UPDATED 12/18/13
NHTSA complaint #10549462 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 80,500 milesDublin, OH
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TODAY I WAS ON AN URBAN FREEWAY IN HEAVY DOWNPOUR. THE DOWNPOUR WAS SO HEAVY RAIN COULD BE SEEN RUNNING OFF THE ROAD. TRAFFIC WAS WIDE SPREAD, BUT MOVING AT 45-50 MPH, DUE TO THE RAIN. MY WIPERS, AT THE HIGHEST SETTING, SLOW DOWN. CAR DINGS. BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. I TURN OFF THE DEFROSTER (AC AND VENTILATION), REDUCE WIPER SPEED SETTING, SWITCH FROM HEADLIGHTS TO RUNNING LIGHTS, ALL TO REDUCE ELECTRICAL LOAD. I THEN NOTICE THAT THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED. IT WAS REALLY SCARY. TRUE FEAR. THE FEAR WHICH WE DO NOT OFTEN ENCOUNTER. I SAFELY GOT THE VEHICLE OFF THE FREEWAY. NO FURTHER FAILURE OF SYSTEMS. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST SHOP I KNEW OF, WITH CAUTION LIGHTS ON. I THERE LEARNED THAT THE ACCESSORY BELT HAD COME OFF OF THE ENGINE, DUE TO THE RAIN. THE BELT WAS STILL IN GOOD CONDITION, SO THEY SLID THE SAME BELT BACK ON. I WILL HAVE MY PREFERRED MECHANIC INSTALL AN "ANTI SLIP" TENSIONER, BELT, AND PULLEY THIS WEEKEND. THIS ISSUE, THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPING OFF THE ENGINE IN RAIN AND SNOW, IS KNOWN TO CHRYSLER, AND KNOWN TO THE NHTSA. BUT IT WAS NOT KNOWN TO ME UNTIL IT THREATENED MY SAFETY, AND THE SAFETY OF THE MOTORISTS AROUND ME. IF I HAD BEGUN GOING AROUND A CURVE WHILE SWITCHING OFF ACCESSORIES, DRIVING ONE HANDED WITH A FAILED POWER STEERING SYSTEM BEFORE I KNEW IT HAD FAILED, I COULD HAVE WRECKED. WHY ONE HANDED? BECAUSE I WAS TURNING OFF ACCESSORIES BECAUSE I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS WRONG, BECAUSE THE WARNING THE CAR PROVIDED SUGGESTED THAT WAS WHAT I SHOULD BE DOING TO KEEP MY CAR FROM STALLING. I DON'T KNOW WHY NHTSA DECIDED THIS DID NOT MERIT A RECALL. THEY WERE WRONG. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT MONEY (TO IMPLEMENT THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NHTSA WON'T SHARE) CAN FIX WHAT WENT WRONG TODAY. DON'T OPERATE A GEN III CHRYSLER MINIVAN WITHOUT A BELT UPGRADE. WE CANNOT CONTROL WHEN IT RAINS.
NHTSA complaint #10534164 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 140,000 milesDuluth, MNCrash
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SERPENTINE BELT SLIPS OFF IN THE RAIN CAUSING A LOSS IN POWER STEERING, AC (FOR WINDOW DEFOGGING), POWER (NO ALTERNATOR WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON DURING RAIN). WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF, THE ABILITY TO CORRECT FOR LOSS OF TRACTION DUE TO WATER WAS REDUCED DUE TO LACK OF POWER STEERING AND THE WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP QUICKLY DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE AC COMPRESSOR. SLID OF THE INTERSTATE AND SLID DOWN THE MEDIAN. MULTIPLE OTHER INSTANCES OF BELT SLIPPING OFF (4 TIMES IN PAST 3 DAYS), THOUGH AT LOWER RATES OF SPEED. DODGE DENIES THERE IS AN ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE MANY REPORTS ON THE INTERNET RELATING TO THIS PROBLEM. IT IS ALSO INTERESTING THAT THEY NOW SELL A UPGRADE KIT THAT CHANGES OUT THE TWO NON-GROOVED PULLEYS FOR GROOVED ONES AND ADD A BELT WITH GROOVES ON BOTH SIDES. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD ONLY FIX THIS PROBLEM WHEN ENOUGH PEOPLE REPORTED THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10459861 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 18 milesTriadelphia, WV
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2000 DODGE CARAVAN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPS WOORKING (SPEDOMETER,FUEL GAUGE ETC) REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER ALSO QUIT FUSE KEEPS BLOWING I HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING THE SAME COMPLAINT DATING BACK TO 1995 THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN IGNORED FOR 15 YEARS
NHTSA complaint #10323612 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 120,000 milesEureka, MO
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, DIRECTIONAL INDICATOR STOPPED WORKING, I BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, THIS MIGHT LEAD TO AN FATAL CAR CRASH SINCE THE DRIVER WOULDN'T KNOW THE SPEED THEY WOULD BE GOING AT.
NHTSA complaint #10315047 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Baltimore, MD
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE PROCEEDING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR FAILED TO ACTIVATE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE HORN DID NOT WORK. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,600.
NHTSA complaint #10261138 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 55,000 milesVictorville, CACrash
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
I PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO FROM ELITE MOTORS IN VICTORVILLE. THE CAR WAS NOT SMOKED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND HAD TO BE DONE SO ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER. THEY SAID THEY HAD A HARD TIME GETTING IT TO PASS AND THEN IT PASSED BUT WHEN I GOT IT BACK I SMOGGED IT AND IT FAILED. ELITE MOTOS SAID THEY WOULD WORK WITH ME ON RESOLVING THINGS BUT THEY NEVER DID. SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE THERE HAS BEEN A LOUD SLAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED, TWO TIRES HAVE BLOWN, SEVERAL SETS OF FRONT BREAK PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, 2 BATTERY'S HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND WITHIN THE LAST MONTH BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES/MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER/CALIPERS/WATER PUMP/RADIATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. MY CAR IS AGAIN IN THE SHOP BECAUSE MY ENGINE LIGHT AND AIR BAG LIGHTS HAVE COME ON, THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHTS, AND MY CAR WAS HESITATING AND LOOSING POWER INTERMITTENTLY WITH A CLUNKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE. MY MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT I WILL NEED A NEW ENGINE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT A FEW MONTHS AGO. I HAD ASKED GEIKO IF WHEN THEY DID THE BODY WORK - WOULD THEY ALSO LOOK FOR THINGS MECHANICALLY WRONG JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS O.K. THEY SAID THEY WOULD, THE SHOP (PERFORMANCE IN VICTORVILLE SAID THEY WOULD AND GAVE ME A BUSINESS CARD OF THE GUY THEY REFER THINGS OUT TO BUT THEY NEVER DID? POINT OF IMPACT IS LISTED AT 6. REAR.
NHTSA complaint #10242909 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 189,000 milesSpringfield, OH
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH MY VEHICLE BEING ON A RECALL LIST. CAN A CAR DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX A PART ON A NATIONWIDE RECALL LIST? I HAVE A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THE HORN, TURN SIGNALS, DASH LIGHTS WOULD BECOME INOP BUT THE CAR WOULD START UP. USUALLY I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY OFF AND JOLT THE TILT WHEEL UP AND DOWN FOR IT TO OVERCOME THIS DEFECT. IT DOES THIS INTERMITTENTLY - WOULD BE FINE FOR WEEKS AND THEN ACT UP. NOW, A NEW PROBLEM IS OCCURRING - TURNING THE IGNITION KEY IS NOT STARTING THE VAN. AGAIN, IF I PLAY WITH THE TILT WHEEL AND KEEP ON TURNING THE KEY, IT WILL THEN START. I TOOK IT TO A AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR PLACE AND THEY TOLD ME ITS THE 'CLOCKSPRING'. THEY TOLD ME IT IS ON A NATIONWIDE RECALL SINCE 2004. I NEVER GOT A NOTICE ABOUT THIS RECALL. I'VE OWNED THE CAR SINCE 2002. SO, I TOOK IT TO JEFF WYLER'S CAR DEALERSHIP (SPRINGIFIELD, OHIO) AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING. "THE DEFECT IS INTERMITTENT AND THIS RECALL MUST BE FOR THE COMPONENT TO BE A TOTAL FAILURE BEFORE REPLACING", ACCORDING TO THEM. I AM NOT GOING TO WAIT FOR THE CAR'S CLOCKSPRING TO FAIL AND ALSO, THEY CAN'T FIND OUT WHY IT IS NOT TURNING ON - BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED TO THE CLOCKSPRING. ARE THEY PERMITTED TO REFUSE TO REPLACE A RECALL PART? I THINK THE TWO PROBLEMS ARE RELATED. I DO NOT WANT THE CLOCKSPRING PROBLEM TO BE PUT OH HOLD UNTIL THERE IS A 'TOTAL FAILURE." MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER.
NHTSA complaint #10239939 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Eagan, MN
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN SE INSTRUMENT GAUGES/INSTRUMENT DISPLAY SOMETIMES GO DEAD AND THEN OPERATING AGAIN, EVERYTHING FROM THE GAUGES TO THE ELECTRONICS DISPLAY JUST STOP OPERATING BUT THE VEHICLE STILL DRIVES NORMAL. ON VERY HOT DAYS THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN THAN USUAL, COULD IT BE A GROUND WIRE PERHAPS OR SOMETHING,THERE ARE NO FUSES BLOWN......PLEASE ADVISE. THANKS MUCH.
NHTSA complaint #10199284 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Crestline, OH
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2000 DODGE CARAVAN IGNITION FAILURE , DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED 4 WITHIN A WEEK OR SO .
NHTSA complaint #10144703 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 83,500 milesPoughkeepsie, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE SERPENTINE BELT HAS COME OFF MY VAN 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THIS IS A FAMILY VAN AND DRIVEN DAILY WITH 5 CHILDREN IN IT. THIS IS A COMPLAINT OF MANY CARAVAN OWNERS. THERE ARE SITES ALL OVER THE INTERNET COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10129571 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mckinleyville, CA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK FOR MAINTENANCE. HER HUSBAND JUST PUT NEW BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THEM AND EVERYTHING WAS GREAT. SHE LEFT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND NOW THE MASTER CYLINDER MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT SUGGEST HER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT SHE HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON HER VEHICLE FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF IT HAS BEEN COMING ON RANDOMLY. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE THE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON WHILE THEY WERE TEST DRIVING IT AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. THE BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED THE DAY AFTER SHE PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS JULY 8 AND THAT THE SOONEST THEY COULD GET HER VEHICLE IN WAS JULY 15, 2005. SHE HAD A RECALL ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , AND THEY WOULD NEVER CHECK THIS. BUT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE INSIDE LIGHT, STEREO, WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN, AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED. WHEN SHE WENT BACK ON JULY 15TH THEY DID NOT EVEN TEST DRIVE VEHICLE BECAUSE MILEAGE WAS THE SAME WHEN SHE LEFT AS IT WAS WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP.
NHTSA complaint #10128946 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 63,765 milesLittle Rock, AR
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
SEPT. 7, 2001, THE BATTERY IN MY ONE YEAR OLD DODGE CARAVAN DIED. I ASKED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE BE INVESTIGATED. I WAS BLOWN OFF. APRIL 29, 2003, THE SECOND BATTERY DIED. I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT THIS TIME AND AGAIN I ASKED THAT THIS ISSUE BE INVESTIGATED. NOTHING WAS DONE. EACH TIME BEFORE THE BATTERY DIED, THE ALARM SYSTEM ON MY CAR WOULD ACT FLAKEY. WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN, I ASKED LANDERS CHRYSLER TO LOOK AT IT. THEY FOUND NOTHING. A FEW WEEKS LATER, I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL WITH A CURVE WHEN THE ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING. I LOST MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND NEARLY HIT A MAIL BOX. I WAS ABLE TO START MY CAR AND CONTINUED BUT NEARLY HIT A CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN SHARP ENOUGH. I WAS LUCKY IN BOTH CASES THAT I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING OR ANY ONE. LANDERS EVENTUALLY LOCATED THE PROBLEM, A FAULTY EVS MODULE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO REPAIR THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT BECAUSE I NOW HAVE 63,800 MILES ON MY CAR EVEN THOUGH EVIDENCE INDICATES THE PROBLEM EXISTED WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. LANDERS TOLD ME I COULD DISABLE THE DEVICE BY PUSHING A BUTTON ON THE DASH THAT DEACTIVATES THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. I WAS LUCKY THAT I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, CERTAINLY THE POTENTIAL WAS THERE. I DID A SEARCH ON SOME AUTO FORUMS AND FOUND SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO DESCRIBE VERY SIMILAR PROBLEMS TO MINE AND OTHERS WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT SUDDENLY STALLING. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW WIDESPREAD THIS PROBLEM IS. I DO KNOW THAT IT TOOK SOME TIME TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. I THINK THIS MATTER SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE ANYTIME A DRIVER LOSES CONTROL BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT STEER OR STOP, OTHER DRIVERS, PROPERTY AND PEDESTRIANS ARE IN DAMAGES.
NHTSA complaint #10112138 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 27,000 milesWashington, DC
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. AS A RESULT, WHEN KEY WAS OUT OF THE IGNITION VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN.
NHTSA complaint #10103093 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 27,000 milesWashington, DC
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. AS A RESULT, WHEN KEY WAS OUT OF THE IGNITION VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN.
NHTSA complaint #10103093 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 89,000 milesDurant, OK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
ANOTHER EA04013. AIRBAG, HORN, AND CRUISE WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. BAD CLOCK SPRING.
NHTSA complaint #10086369 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 15,000 milesKaneohe, HIFire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK WHILE DRIVING A RED LIGHT AND THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE CONSUMER ADDED COOLANT THINKING THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN OVERHEATING. WHILE THE HOOD WAS OPEN THE CONSUMER SAW SMOKE THE HEARD TWO EXPLOSIONS PRIOR TO SEEING THE FIRE. AN INSPECTOR WAS HIRED BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE INSPECTOR DETERMINED THAT THE FIRST EXPLOSION WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE SECOND EXPLOSION WAS THE GAS OR FUEL LINE. NTHE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *NM
NHTSA complaint #10084035 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 130,000 milesPutnam Valley, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
1) DRIVING VEHICLE ON VACATION. 2) AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HORN FAILED TO OPERATE. 3) CLOCKSPRING IN VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. (OLD CLOCKSPRING IS AVAILABLE).
NHTSA complaint #10082767 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sudbury, MA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING IGNITION PROBLEM. CONSUMER COULD MOVE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BE CHECKED OUT YET, BUT WILL DO SO SOON.
NHTSA complaint #10079822 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LOS Angeles, CA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10061090 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 40,000 milesST. Louis, MO
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPORADIC ELECTRICAL ISSUES. SOMETIMES HEADLIGHTS WON'T COME ON, WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, THE DIGITAL MILEAGE DISPLAY FLASHES, HEATER/DEFROSTER KEEPS BLOWING A FUSE. DEALER SAYS THEY'LL LOOK AT IT BUT IF THEY DON'T FIND IT, I HAVE TO PAY FEE EVEN THOUGH IT'S STILL GOT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.
NHTSA complaint #10055145 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 73,000 milesGreensboro, NC
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
NHTSA complaint #10048122 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Granada Hills, CA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WITHOUT WARNING CLOCKSPRING FAILED, CAUSING HORN NOT TO WORK, AND AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. DEALER NOTIFIED. AK
NHTSA complaint #10037958 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 76,121 milesAuburn, MA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *AK *TS *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10034378 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Scranton, PA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHEN DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING CLOCKSPRING FAILED, CAUSING HORN TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #10034382 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Altadena, CA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 11/99. ON 02/28/01 OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SO CONSUMER WENT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. DEALER ADVISED THAT OIL LEVEL WAS SUFFICIENT, BUT LIGHT WAS DUE TO SENSOR WIRES BEING "CHEWED" POSSIBLY BY AN ANIMAL. WHILE DRIVING HOME THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TOOK BACK TO DEALER WHO TURNED OFF. ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING VAN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, THEN OIL LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM, BUT CONFIRMED THAT OIL LEVEL WAS SUFFICIENT. VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THIS TIME TOOK TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO ADVISED STALLING PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE CAR ALARM INSTALLED BY THE FIRST DEALER. 2ND DEALER DISCONNECTED THE ALARM. WHILE DRIVING HOME VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WITH OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATING AFTER STALL. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10015304 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.