NHTSA Complaint #10201773 — 2005 DODGE CARAVAN

INCIDENT #3 THIS IS THE THIRD TIME MY CAR INSTRUMENT PANEL DID THIS UNDER 25,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I CAN SEE THAT I AM ACTUALLY MOVING BUT NONE OF MY INSTRUMENTS ARE. NONE OF THEM MOVE ALL THE WHILE THE CAR DOOR AJAR LIGHTS ARE ON SO AFTER CHECKING THE DOORS 3-4 TIMES I JUST DROVE ON AS THEY WERE CLEARLY CLOSED . FUELED UP THE CAR AND RESTARTED. INSTRUMENTS ALL A GO .SOMETIMES IT TAKES OVERNIGHT BEFORE THE PANEL WORKS AGAIN. AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 6 MONTHS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS POPPING ON AND OFF . HOW WILL I KNOW IF THE VAN IS REALLY IS DANGER OF BREAKING DOWN , OR PERHAPS RUNNING OUT OF GAS AS THIS VAN HAS CRIED WOLF TOO MANY TIMES .I WILL NEVER KNOW IF A PROBLEM REALLY EXIST . I CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE . I HAVE RECEIVED AN AIRBAG RECALL, SO THAT'S ONE DOWN BUT WHEN WILL THEY RECALL THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL IT IS EITHER SHUTTING COMPLETELY DOWN OR POPPING UP CHECK ENGINE LIGHT . I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR IN FOR THIS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SEVERAL TIMES. THEY JUST SAY " MAYBE YOU DIDN'T PUT THE LID ON THE GAS TANK RIGHT" . SO AT ONE TIME THAT LID WAS REPLACED. I AM NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY LONGER BUT I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH 4 KIDS AND NOT KNOWING HOW FAST IAM GOING OR IF I AM RUNNING OUT OF GAS. LIKE I SAID BEFORE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL JUST NOT WORKING AT ALL IS A MAJOR DEFECT . IAM NOT SURE BUT I THINK THE SYSTEM IS CORRUPT. PLANNING TO TRADE IF ACTION IS NOT TAKEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I PAY FOR A RELIABLE CAR AND THAT'S NOT WHAT IAM GETTING . I HOPE THERE ARE OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE SO THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL BE RECALLED. *TR