NHTSA Complaint #10003269 — 1995 DODGE CARAVAN STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10003269
Vehicle	1995 DODGE CARAVAN
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Date of Incident	January 23, 2003
Date Filed	January 23, 2003
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

ON THE PASSENGER & DRIVERS SIDE DOORS THE SHEET METAL SURROUNDING THE BOTTOM HINGES IS CRACKING, WITH THE CRACKS BECONING INCREASINGLY WORSE WITH TIME. THE PASSENGER DOOR BEGAN TO OPEN ABOUT 3 MOS. AGO WITH THE SOUND LIKE THAT OF A COKE CAN BEING FOLDED MIDWAY ON THE CYLINDER, THEN BEING FOLDED BACK & FORTH. UPON INSPECTION, I NOTED A SMALL CRACK ON THE SHEET METAL THAT THE HINGE IS BOLTED TO. TODAY THE CRACK EXTENDS ABOVE & BELOW THE TOP & BOTTOM OF THE HINGE APPROX 1/2 INCH. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR STARTED MAKING THE "COKE-CAN" SOUND ROUGHLY A WEEK AGO; AND HAS A CRACK SLIGHTLY LONGER THAN THE HINGE IS HIGH. AFTER READING REPORTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THEIR HINGES DISCONNECT FROM THEIR CARAVANS DUE TO WHAT I REGARD AS AN APPARENT FATIGUE FAILURE, I AM CONCERNED.

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