1996 DODGE CARAVAN Structurebodydoor Problems

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SLIDE DOOR LOCK MAKES A NOISE AND DOESN'T WORK. THE MOTOR IS MAKING A LOUD BUZZING SOUND-THE DOOR MOTOR IS BAD. *SCC

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WILL FLASH ON AND OFF/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK OR SOMETIMES COME ON BY THEMSELVES, AND POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL COME UNLOCKED BY THENSELVES. HAS CHANGED CONTROL MODULE AT LEAST 4 TIMES. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT COULD CLOSE THE SLIDING DOOR BUT IT WILL NOT LOCK WHERE WHILE DRIVING COULD FEEL THE OPENING OF THE DOOR DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE, BUT INFORMED CONSUMER HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIRS TO VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES HORN ALSO IS INOPERABLE. AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR COIL FAILED. DOOR LOCKS DO NOT GO DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. *SLC

POWER LOCKS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. NLM

WHILE USING AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS SLIDING DOOR AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED PARTS. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

EA-01-007; CONSUMER HAS NOTICED AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. ALSO, HORN WAS INOPERABLE/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND ELECTRICAL DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK. ALSO, NOTE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, BRAKES HAVE FAILED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER NEEDED TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN BECAUSE IT WAS SHIFTING INCORRECTLY. PROBLEM COULD'VE BEEN A REBUILT TORQUE CONVERTER THEY USED. CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO REPLACED BECAUSE HORN DIDN'T WORK. ALSO, AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON, AND CRUISE CONTROL WENT TOTALLY OUT.*AK DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR JAMS, LINKAGE APPEARS OKAY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETOMES WILL NOT SHUT OFF AFTER KEY IS REMOVED. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS INVOLED IN REAR-END ACCIDENT WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE, DEALER REPAIRED AND AFTERWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR WOULD NO LONGER WORK, DEALER COMMENTED THAT IT WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE USE, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS INVOLED IN REAR-END ACCIDENT WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE, DEALER REPAIRED AND AFTERWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR WOULD NO LONGER WORK, DEALER COMMENTED THAT IT WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE USE, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

POORLY DESIGN SLIDING DOOR FAILED. NLM

SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT UNLOCK/LATCH MECHANISM WILL NOT RELEASE, AND DOOR CANNOT BE MANUALLY OPENED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

POWER LOCKS INOPERATIVE. YH

RIGHT SLIDING DOOR BROKE. YH

POWER LOCKS INOPERATIVE. YH

RIGHT SLIDING DOOR BROKE. YH

DOOR SWITCH WOULD NOT UNLOCK PASSENGER'S SLIDING SIDE DOOR. CONSUMER WOULD OPEN DOOR BY HAND BY REACHING AROUND FROM FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. *AK *ML

AUTOMATIC SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH IS USED. DOOR HAS TO BE UNLOCKED FROM THE INSIDE MANUALLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE SLIDING DOOR. *AK

DOOR LOCK INOPERABLE. YH

THE ENGINE IS JUST THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM. WE WENT AHEAD AND BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT IS USUALLY NEVER USED. THIS TIME WE USED IT NUMEROUS TIMES. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS, THE STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE FUEL PUMP, THE ENGINE HEAD, THE ELECTRONIC LOCKS CURRENTLY DO NOT WORK. IT HAS JUST BEEN A REAL LEMON. WE JUST DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. THIS TIME THE ENGINE BLEW AND THERE WAS NO CLUE THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES AND LAST NIGHT JUST BARELY MADE IT HOME.

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.

SLIDING DOOR RATTLES WHILE DRIVING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES. WHILE DOOR IS RATTLING, DOME LIGHT COMES ON, AND DOOR OPEN INDICATOR LIGHTS. DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM OUTSIDE WHILE DOOR IS IN FULL OPEN POSITION. DOOR LATCH MECHANISM FELL APART INSIDE, SO THAT INSIDE DOOR RELEASE DOES NOT FUNCTION.

POORLY DESIGN SLIDING DOOR FAILED. NLM

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL CRACKED.

SLIDING DOOR FAILURE SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE.

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK UNIT REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES.

FRONT DOOR POWER LATCH FAILED.

POWER DOOR LOCK MODULE FAILED.

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED.

POWER DOOR LOCK MOTOR FAILED.

POWER DOOR INTERLOCKS FAILED.

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED.

POWER DOOR LOCK ON SLIDING DOOR ON PASSEGER'S SIDE WAS FAULTY. OWNER NOTES THAT ALL ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS ARE FAULTY. WHEN VEHICLE REACHES A CERTAIN SPEED, LOCKS START TO MALFUNCTION. ALSO DOOR AJAR, AND LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THIS OCCURS. *AK

THE SLIDING DOOR POWER LOCKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSING UNEXPECTEDLY. ALSO, WINDSHIELD FOGS UP ON PASSENGER'S SIDE THEN ON DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

STOPPED AT STOP SIGN, LEVER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR. ENGINE REVVED UP BUT NO ACCELERATION. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE SEEMS TO WANT TO STALL. TOOK TO MECHANIC. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. COMPUTER SENSOR BLEW OUT ON INTERSTATE & WAS REPLACED TWICE. PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE LOSES POWER, STICKS IN LOW GEAR, MAKES NOISES WHEN SHIFTING. VEHICLE DROPS OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. *SLC

WIND NOISE DUE TO MISALIGNED DOOR.

THE SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO CLOSE UNLESS THEY ARE PULLED FROM AN ANGLE.

PROBLEM WITH SLIDING DOOR PANEL.

REAR DOOR FAILED.

SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STAY IN ALIGNMENT, DOOR STICKS, SOMETIMES NOT OPENING, DEALER REALIGNED DOOR, DOES NOT STAY. *AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS WHEN DRIVING THE SLIDING DOOR CAME OPEN, CONSUMER HAD CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

SLIDING DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE.

ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR THE POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK, WHEN TRYING TO LOCK THE DOOR WITH OR WITHOUT THE IGNITION ON THE DOOR CAN BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

TWO REAR DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE.

CARGO DOOR MISADJUSTED.

WENT TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR AND THE DOOR FELL OFF. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL. *AK

AFTER PRESSING SWITCH TO UNLOCK DOORS, SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK, WHEN CHILD PROTECTION LOCK IS ON, VERY HARD TO OPEN DOOR, POWER LOCKS SEEMS TO STICK/JAM. *AK

FEATURE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON INSIDE, CAN BE OPENED IF PULLED ON LATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK