1996 DODGE CARAVAN Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

WHEN RUNNING AIR CONDITIONER AND SOMETIMES WITHOUT RUNNING IT, AND USUALLY WHEN TURNING RIGHT, THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 50 TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. I HAVE HAD THE SERPETINE BELT REPLACED TWICE AS IT FLEW OFF AND THE POWER STEERING BELT REPLACED ONCE. THE VEHICLE JUST DIES WHEN IT WANTS TO WHILE TRAVELLING AT VARIABLE SPEEDS, USALLY WHILE SLOWING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN OR EXIT TO THE RIGHT OFF THE FREEWAY AND ESTIMATE 15-25 MPH AND IT JUST DIES. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER WITH NO RESPONSE OTHER THAN THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD 2 DIFFERENT SHOPS TELL ME IT SOUNDS ELECTRICAL. AND THE OTHER MINOR PROBLEM IS THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO OFF PERIODICALLY ON THEIR OWN WHILE TURNING LEFT. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS WAS EVER REPORTED BY ANYONE ELSE BUT WOULD LIKE THE COMPLAINT REGISTERED...

INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT WONT RETRACT WHEN PULLED OUT. WEATHERSTRIPPING ON DRIVERS DOOR FELL OFF FOUND OUT THE DRIVERS DOOR WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. CONSTANT BELT NOISE ESPECIALLY DURING WET CONDITIONS. DEALER MUST REPEATEDLY TIGHTEN THEM. BRAKES PULSATE WHEN APPLYING THEM. REPLACED NUMEROUS COMPONENTS ON REAR BRAKES. FUEL TANK WOULD NOT READ FUEL LEVEL CORRECTLY. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP, AND OTHER COMPONENTS AND SAID THE FUEL TANK WAS BOWED. DUAL SLIDING DOORS HAVE TO BE REPEATEDLY ADJUSTED BECAUSE THEY BECOME DIFFICULT TO SLIDE. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. RIGHT REAR CHILD SAFETY SEAT HAD HOLE IN THE BUCKLE. REPLACED BATTERY ONCE.INSTALLED CHILD SAFETY BELT EXTENSIONS DUE TO RECALL. VAN IS NOW BACK IN SHOP FOR UNKNOWN PROBLEMS, WILL NOT START.

WHILE DRIVING IN THE INSIDE LANE ON A THREE LANE EXPRESSWAY AT 65 MPH, THE VAN SIMPLY DIED. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS A LEFT SHOULDER ON THE HIGHWAY THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ONTO. I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE VAN AND PROCEED ON MY TRIP FROM WISCONSIN TO MICHIGAN. I HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN ON THE ENGINE PERIODICALLY STALLING AT THE DEALER IN SHEBOYGAN, WI. THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO DISCOVER WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DODGE DEALER IN MONROE, MICHIGAN AND EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE CAR PERIODICALLY STALLING. THEY SUPPOSEDLY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VAN BUT WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE VAN HAS ACTUALLY STALLED WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IN THE PAST, THE VAN HAD STALLED UPON FIRST BEING STARTED, WHILE PULLING INTO...

WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN A OFF RAMP THE VAN STALLED AFTER WAITING THE VANSTART

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WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN HOT WEATHER THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *AK

TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 20000 MILES, SERPENTINE BELT FAILED ON 4 SEPERATE OCCASIONS, EACH OCCASION THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST CAUSING A SEVERE ACCIDENT HAZARD, BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING - REPLACED AT 20000 MILES, 2 FREEZE PLUGS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING ALL ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK OUT OF CAR, FRONT WIPERS GO ON WITHOUT WARNING - AT NO SPECIFIC SPEED, WEATHER CONDITION ETC., ALL 12 LIFTERS FAILED 2 TIMES IN THE PERIOD OF 1 MONTH, TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT TURN OFF, AND OTHER MINOR MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS.( DOT NUMBER: )

CONSUMER RCOMPLAINED OF DEFECT IN THE ENGINE AT 55,000 MILES OF WEAR; ENGINE IS BEING REBUILD NOW AT CONSUMER'S COST OF APPROX. $900.00 SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. MFR. NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS AND THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OR ABOVE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOT WARNING. DEALER CANNOT IDENITFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT STALLING CAUSING ALL POWER TO BE LOST.

WHEN COMING TO A STOP AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR STALLS. IT REMAINS STALLED FOR APROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES THEN RESTARTS. THIS INTERMITTENTLY OCCURS. DEALER STATES HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE BUT IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN REPORTED BEFORE. COULD BE REARENDED WHILE STALLED POSING A POTENTIAL HAZZARD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AT REGULAR SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLS AND THEN CUTS OFF FOR NO REASON. DEALERS HAVE REPLACED MAP SENSOR 4 TIMES AND PROBLEM CONTINUES. DEALERS ARE UNCERTAIN ON WHAT'S CAUSING PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN OR STALL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT ANY MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT A NOTICE, LEAVING CONSUMER ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD SOME OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. DEALER HAD REPAIRED VEHICLE A FEW TIMES BEFORE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITH NO PRIOR INDICATION. DEALER CONTACTED AND WILL TRY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD STALL PREVENTING BRAKES FROM WORKING PROPERLY. CV JOINT WENT THROUGH TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE WAS IN ARBITRATION FOR 37MPH VIBRATION, BRAKE FAILURE AND ENGINE STALLING

MOTOR FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE STALLING.

ENGINE FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALERS NOTED PROBLEM AS SHUT OFF SYSTEM. *AK

NEOPRENE TIPS IN MOTOR FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

ENGINE OVERHEATING SEVERAL TIMES.

WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VAN THERE IS A STALLING PROBLEM. THE VAN ALSO STALLS IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON FREEWAY.

THE ENGINE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH SPEED OF 55 MPH. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET OFF ROAD SAFELY. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THE FOLLOWING WEEK (3) TIMES ON PARKWAY WITH SLOWER TRAFFIC. CARAVAN WAS TOWED TO DEALER AUGUST 14TH BECAUSE IT STALLED (6) TIMES THAT DAY. DEALER CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED AT SLOW SPEEDS.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. THE DEALER IS ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE VEHICLE, BUT HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL YET. *AK ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER OF 1997. CONSUMER IS IN PROCESS OF PURCHASING A 1998 FROM DEALER, COLONIAL FITZGERALD DODGE HAS BEEN HELPING CONSUMER NEGOTIATE A BUYBACK. *SLC

ENGINE LOST POWER.

ENGINE FAILES SOON AFTER ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON.

WINE IN ENGINE UP TO 40 MPH.

VEHICLE MAKES POUNDING NOISE WHILE STARTING.

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *DSH

ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. *DSH

THE EVAPORATOR CONTROL CANISTER LEAKS AND THE ENGINE STALLS*AK CONSUMER STATES FULE FILL RIGHT VALVE WAS FIXED ON 3-19-1996 BUT WHNE SHE FILLS THE GAS TANK STILL HAVE THE SMA PROBLEM CONSUMER STILL SMELLS GAS FUMES AND VAPORS, UNABLE TO DRIVE VAN WITHOUT ALL THE WINDOWS DOWN.*JB

THE EVAPORATER CONTROL CANISTER LEAKS AND THE ENGINE STALLS.*AK CONSTANT FULE SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE IF VEHICLE, SMELL ONLY GOES AWAY WHEN TANK IS 1/4 FULL, PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE IN SUMMER HEAT, HAVE TO DRIVE WITH WINDOS OPEN TO AVOID NAUSEA AND HEADACHES. *JB