NHTSA Complaint #741863 — 1994 DODGE CARAVAN
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 741863 |
| Vehicle | 1994 DODGE CARAVAN |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MD |
Consumer Description
IT STALLS SUDDENLY FROM TIME TO TIME - "CHECK GAUGES" LIGHT IS ON AT THIS POINT - SOMETIMES ONCE A WEEK, SOMETIMES ONCE A MONTH, SOMETIMES TWICE A WEEK, SOMETIMES ... YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN!. I CAN RESTART IT EASY, BUT IT DOES NOT HOLD ON IDLE, AND STALLS IMMEDIATELY. IF I STEP AT THIS MOMENT AT GAS PEDAL, AND WHILE KEEPING RPM AROUND 1000, SHIFT INTO DRIVE, IT RUNS OK AS IT NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS....ONLY UNTIL NEXT TIME... I TURN OFF ALL ELECTRIC DEVICES: RADIO, FAN, LIGHTS WHILE RESTARTING IT. THAT SEEMS LIKE NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCES. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT STARTED DOING SO AFTER DEALER REPLACED ELECTRONIC MODULE FOR AIR BAGS ACCORDING TO SAFETY SERVICE NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER, OR IT'S JUST A COINCIDENCE. I GOT READING STOPPING THE ENGINE NORMALLY, IT IS 55, THEN NEXT TIME IT STALLED I GOT THE READING AGAIN, IT WAS THE SAME AS IN NORMAL SITUATION - 55.*AK
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