FaultScore

1992 Dodge Grand Caravan window and wiper problems

21 of the 319 complaints about the 1992 Dodge Grand Caravan are about the glass, mirrors and wipers — 7% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 167,000 miles.

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21

Complaints

0

Crashes

0

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Windshield Wiper/Washer 5 23.8%
Glass, Side/Rear 5 23.8%
Linkages 3 14.3%
Power Window Devices AND Controls 2 9.5%
Windshield 2 9.5%
Interior 2 9.5%
Motor 1 4.8%
Rear Window Wiper/Washer 1 4.8%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers across every Dodge Grand Caravan year

1992 21 4.3%
1993 18 3.7%
1994 16 3.3%
1996 106 21.5%
1997 66 13.4%
1998 23 4.7%
1999 11 2.2%
2000 12 2.4%
2001 31 6.3%
2002 10 2.0%
2003 14 2.8%
2005 31 6.3%
2006 15 3.0%
2008 54 11.0%
2010 10 2.0%
2011 16 3.3%
2012 13 2.6%
2013 11 2.2%
2014 14 2.8%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

at 167,000 miles Sharon, TN

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

BAD PAINT ITS PEELING FLAKEING THE WOOD GRAIN TOO FAIDING BAD TRANS I JUST PAID A DEALERSHIP OVER 2 GRAND FOR A NEW ONE WARRANTEED FOR ONLY 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES. BAD POWER WINDOWS CABLE BROKE=OVER $400.= ME GETTINGSCREWD BAD LUG NUTS LITTLE METAL CAPS OVER LUGNUTS COME OFF AND THEN TIRE TOOL DOSENT FIT SO YOU END UP AT THE DEALERSHIP GETTING THEM CUT OFF. KEEPS STALLING HEADLINER FALLING DOWN HEADLIGHTS ARE TOTALLY YELLOW AT NIGHT YOU CANT SEE MORE THAN 50 FEET ON LOW BEAMS SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE HIGH BEAMS ON JUST TO GET LOW BEAM QUALITY. BREAKS NEW ROTORS, MASTERCILLENDER, HARDWEAR, DRUMS, SHOES, PADS, FLUID, MASTERCILLENDER CAPS, WEEL CILLENDERS,= OVER $500. TO THE DEALER AND ME AND MY FAM STRANDED ON THE ROADSIDE FOR 4 HOURES GETTING RECALLED PARTS FITTED ONLY TAKES AN ACT OF CONGRESS AND ABOUT THREE DAYS WITH OUT A CAR UNLESS THEY GIVE YOU THERE "LOANER" LOANER=CAR NO ONE WOULD BUT TWELVE YEARS AGO. JAMES REYNOLDS SHARON TENN GOOBERCLESE@HOTMAIL.COM OWNER OF A 92 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN LE

NHTSA complaint #10070192 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Troy, NJ

VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR IS STUCK AND WILL NOT COME APART. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THIS WAS THE SIXTH TRANSMISSION.*AK AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL. GAS GAUGE FAILED. DASHBOARD LIGHT SHORTENED OUT. SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES. TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. FRONT END VIBRATES ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING. BRAKES ARE GRINDING. REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT SHORTENED OUT. SIDE WINDOW AND DOOR RATTLING. REAR WIPER FAILED. MUFFLER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. EXHAUST SMELL IN VAN. ENGINE OVERHEATING. AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. VEHICLE PULLS. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT.

NHTSA complaint #8012476 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Troy, NJ

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR IS STUCK AND WILL NOT COME APART. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THIS WAS THE SIXTH TRANSMISSION.*AK AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL. GAS GAUGE FAILED. DASHBOARD LIGHT SHORTENED OUT. SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES. TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. FRONT END VIBRATES ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING. BRAKES ARE GRINDING. REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT SHORTENED OUT. SIDE WINDOW AND DOOR RATTLING. REAR WIPER FAILED. MUFFLER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. EXHAUST SMELL IN VAN. ENGINE OVERHEATING. AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. VEHICLE PULLS. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT.

NHTSA complaint #8012476 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Troy, NJ

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR IS STUCK AND WILL NOT COME APART. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THIS WAS THE SIXTH TRANSMISSION.*AK AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL. GAS GAUGE FAILED. DASHBOARD LIGHT SHORTENED OUT. SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES. TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. FRONT END VIBRATES ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING. BRAKES ARE GRINDING. REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT SHORTENED OUT. SIDE WINDOW AND DOOR RATTLING. REAR WIPER FAILED. MUFFLER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. EXHAUST SMELL IN VAN. ENGINE OVERHEATING. AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. VEHICLE PULLS. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT.

NHTSA complaint #8012476 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Whiteford, MD

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES

CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT MAT TAKE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR 99V-189, DEALER REFUSES TO GIVE CONSUMER LOANER VEHICLE WHILE REPAIRS ARE BEING MADE. NLM

NHTSA complaint #558212 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Nashville, TN

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

I CONCERNED ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR WINDOW ON MY MINI-VAN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS OR WILL BE A RECALL TO FIX A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR WINDOW SEAL OF THE HATCH FOR THE 1992 DODGE GRAND CARAVANS. THE SEAL IS LOOSE AND CAN CAUSE THE REAR WINDOW TO FALL OUT... IF THE WINDOW DOES FALL OUT, THIS COULD SERIOUSLY INJURE SOMEONE, ESPECIALLY A CHILD. EVEN WORSE, THIS WINDOW COULD FALL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAUSE SERIOUS AND FATAL ACCIDENTS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND A RECALL SHOULD BE SENT OUT TO HAVE THE REAR WINDOWS RESEALED BEFORE PEOPLE ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND/OR KILLED. THIS MATTER IS FAR MORE SERIOUS THAN THE RECALL RECENTLY SENT OUT BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER ABOUT A WIPER MOTOR (#836). THANK YOU.

NHTSA complaint #738062 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Florence, AZ

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES

AFTER ARRIVNG FOR SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL CAMPAIGNS(742&836) DEALER REFUSED TO SERVICE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY HAD MANY OTHER SERVICES SCHEDULED AND WERE MORE IMPORTANT. THEY ALSO REFUSED TO MAKE ANY EFFORT TO ORDER ANY PARTS FOR THE RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #554059 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Florence, AZ

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES

AFTER ARRIVNG FOR SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL CAMPAIGNS(742&836) DEALER REFUSED TO SERVICE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY HAD MANY OTHER SERVICES SCHEDULED AND WERE MORE IMPORTANT. THEY ALSO REFUSED TO MAKE ANY EFFORT TO ORDER ANY PARTS FOR THE RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #554059 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Valencia, PA

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. MOTOR WOULD RUN, BUT WIPERS WOULD NOT MOVE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST.

NHTSA complaint #860995 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Baltimore, MD

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #859798 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Vandalia, OH

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WHILE DRIVING REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID DON'T WORRY IT WILL BE A RECALL SOON, THESE VANS HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME. CONSUMER HAS NO REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHICH IMPAIRS DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. ALSO, 94 AND 95 DODGE GRAND CARAVANS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #859814 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Madison Heights, MI

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER BLEW A FUSE WHEN IT WAS ACTIVATED. THIS WOULD HAPPEN EACH & EVERY TIME THE WIPER WOULD BE IN USE. HAS NOT BEEN TO DEALER TO CHECK THE FUSE.

NHTSA complaint #851279 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Wichita, KS

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

HATCHBACK WINDOW EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING . PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #850053 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Wichita, KS

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

HATCHBACK WINDOW EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING . PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #850053 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Burleson, TX

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR

THE AIR CONDITIONER/ HEADLIGHTS & RADIO FAILED TO WORK DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL HARNES SHORTING OUT. HAD IT REPAIRED AT DEALER. ALSO THE ELECTRIC MIRROR FELL OUT OF THE VISOR ONTO THE DRIVER'S LAP.

NHTSA complaint #849363 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Bangor, WI

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA complaint #710165 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Twinsburg, OH

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE THROUGH LINE THE REAR WINDOW JUST SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND REFERRED CONSUMER TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE WINDOW HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOW WAS FIXED ON OCT 8, 1998.

NHTSA complaint #828642 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Prospect H, IL

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

REAR GLASS SHATTERED. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #539832 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Baltimore, MD

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED/LOCKED IN UPRIGHT POSITION.

NHTSA complaint #522883 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Dumas, TX

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

IN COLD WEATHER, THE VEHICLE LEFT REAR ELECTRONIC WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH WHICH ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #809703 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Claymont, DE

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT ANY REASON.

NHTSA complaint #805967 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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