1991 DODGE CARAVAN Steering Steering Wheelhandle Bar Problems

17 NHTSA complaints on file

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Steering Steering Wheelhandle Bar Issues in the 1991 DODGE CARAVAN

17 steering steering wheelhandle bar complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1991 DODGE CARAVAN. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Steering Steering Wheelhandle Bar Complaints

#10132955 | August 15, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 96V229000. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF. FORTUNATELY, IT DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 13, 2005. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF EXACTLY WHY THE STEERING WHEEL DETACHED. BUT IT DID CAUSE THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

#893729 | August 7, 2001

NHTSA RECALL 96V229000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 709 REPAIRS WERE DONE SEVERAL YEARS AGO. RECENTLY, CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REMEDIED. CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN WHEN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP.*AK CONSUMER STATES WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, BECAME HEAVY AND THE STEERING WOULD NOT TURN, CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF, CONSUMER STATES SOMETIMES WHEN BRAKES ARE NEEDED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES BEFORE HE HITS THE BRAKES, CONSUMER FEELS AS THOUGH HE IS NOT GOING TO STOP IN TIME, WHEN GROUND IS WET AND NEED TO STOP AHEAD VERY SLOWLY, VEHICLE TENDS TO JUMP FOWARD IN A JERKING MANNER BEFORE IT STOPS.*JB

#718919 | February 18, 2000

STEERING WHEEL BROKE OFF WHILE TURNING LEFT FROM A STOP SIGN. IT BROKE MECHANISM THAT CONTROLS CRUISE CONTROL. NOT KNOWING THAT IT WASN'T WORKING AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL ALMOST CAUSED ANOTHER ACCIDENT. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS CRACKED A FEW WEEKS EARLIER, BUT THERE WAS NO CHANCE OF IT COMING OFF. IT BROKE OFF IN FRONT OF A GRADE SCHOOL, BUT FORTUNATELY IT WAS JUST AFTER SCHOOL STARTED AND NO CHILDREN WERE IN THE CROSSWALK. IT WAS ALSO FORTUNATE THAT IT HAPPENED AT THE STOP SIGN AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK

#830837 | November 16, 1998

WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL STICK AND MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN TURNING EITHER WAY. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE KEPT ON ROLLING. ALSO, MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MOVE INCHES LIKE THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO DROP ON THE GROUND. *AK

#525793 | October 14, 1998

STEERING COLUMN WELDS WERE BROKEN PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

#807352 | February 19, 1998

STEERING WHEEL ARMATURE STAMPING CRACKED AND SEPARATED FROM CENTER HUB UNIT ATTACHED TO STEERING COLUMN PRIOR TO RECALL. DEALER INSISTED NOTHING WAS WRONG, AND THAT WAS WHY STEERING WHEEL FELL OFF (96V-229). *AK

#811004 | April 15, 1997

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL BROKE OFF, FELL IN DRIVER'S HAND, SLOWLY MOVED VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC, NO KNOWN WARNING, DEALER HAS NO CLUE AS TO CAUSE, DEALER WILL REPLACE STEERING WHEEL, COULD HAVE CAUSED CRASH. *AK

#810919 | April 14, 1997

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL CAME APART FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER SAID THAT CONSUMER VIN. WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. HOEVER MAKE AND YEAR WAS UNDER RECALL. 96V229000. *AK

#808758 | February 6, 1997

VEHICLE UNDER RECALL #96V229000; DEALERSHIP HAD NO PARTS SINCE EARLY PART OF JANUARY. *AK

#802342 | October 16, 1996

CONSUMER STATES WHILE PARKING HIS VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF IN HIS HANDS DUE TO METAL SHEARING OFF ALONG WITH WIRING HARNESS TO AIR BAG AND OTHER FUNCTIONS. *AK

#985917 | July 29, 1996

THE STEERING WHEEL FELL OFF WHILE TURNING A CORNER. *AK

#986907 | July 15, 1996

STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF IN DRIVERS HAND WHILE PARKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

#503018 | April 25, 1996

STEERING WHEEL HUB SEVERELY CRACKED, CAUSING WHEEL TO TILT. *DSH

#983493 | April 25, 1996

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL FELL OFF INTO THE DRIVERS HANDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

#501608 | April 17, 1996

STEERING WHEEL MAKES SCRAPING/SQUEAKING NOISES. *DSH

#978775 | February 6, 1996

STEERING WHEEL HAS BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE COLUMN, DIFFICULTY STEERING VEHICLE. TT

#959833 | February 9, 1995

WHILE DRIVING, STEERING WHEEL DETACHED FROM STEERING COLUMN, NO PRIOR WARNING, DUE TO FATIQUE. TT

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