NHTSA Complaint #884431 — 1993 DODGE CARAVAN

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	884431
Vehicle	1993 DODGE CARAVAN
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	December 1, 1998
Date Filed	March 28, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CT

Consumer Description

ENGINE MADE A BANGING NOISE IN MORNING, LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BLOWOUT. IT SOUNDED LIKE NO OIL WAS IN ENGINE. CONSUMER USED UP TO 1 QUART EVERY 900 MILES. CONSUMER HAS BEEN BATTLING THIS PROBLEM FOR SOMETIME. DEALER SAID PROBLEM INVOLVED VALVE SLEEVE. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $3000 TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE MANUFACTURER WOULDN'T HONOR WARRANTY.*AK THE ENGINE PROBLEM OCCURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE DEALER WAITED UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE CONSUMER POINTED OUT REPLACING OR REPAIRING THE ENGINE OUT OF POCKET WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. *YH

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