1997 DODGE CARAVAN Fuel System Gasoline Problems

12 NHTSA complaints on file

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Fuel System Gasoline Issues in the 1997 DODGE CARAVAN

12 fuel system gasoline complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1997 DODGE CARAVAN. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 5 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

Complaints

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

All Fuel System Gasoline Complaints

#10420246 | August 15, 2011

FUEL LEAK IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM DEGRADING O-RINGS ON FUEL INJECTION RAIL. FUEL DRIPPING ONTO ENGINE FROM FUEL RAIL CLAMP O-RINGS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY ON NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V268000 IN 2002. CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AT 800-853-1403 REQUESTING DANGEROUS REPEAT PROBLEM WITH FUEL O-RINGS BE REPAIRED BY DEALER AT NO-CHARGE.MANUFACTURER DECLINED FREE REPAIR REQUEST STATING MY 1997 VEHICLE HAS TOO MANY MILES.

#10038453 | September 8, 2003 Fire

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. AIR BAG LIGHT HAD BEEN ON SINCE SHE OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE DEALER WHICH ASKED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALER IT WAS TOO LATE. ON THE WAY BACK HOME SHE SMELLED SMOKE BUT KEPT DRIVING UNTIL SHE REACHED HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. SHE GOT THE HOSE AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THEN, CALLED THE MECHANIC/DEALER. THERE WERE ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS. *AK

#10015299 | April 11, 2003

PRIOR TO THE RECALL NOTIFICATION, THE CONSUMER HAD PAID FOR THE REPAIRS REGARDING THE CLOCK SPRING, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER REPLACED ENGINE OIL FILTER. *AK. ALSO THE GAS FILLER DOOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB *TS

#568599 | December 11, 2002

CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR CLOCK SPRING WORK DONE ON VEHICLE ON MARCH 21, 2002.

#8021037 | October 17, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PARTS FOR RECALL HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR 2 MONTHS. AND WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THEY WOULD CALL THEM BACK WHEN PART WERE AVAILABLE. BUT CONSUMER WAS NEVER CALLED. TS

#564927 | August 28, 2002

ON THREE OCCASSIONS CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG SMELL OF RAW GASOLINE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE STRONG SMELL IS IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. *JG

#6900629 | May 14, 2002 Fire

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER COULD SMELL GASOLINE, CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE, CLAIM 13-7076-635. *SLC

#6900961 | May 14, 2002 Fire

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE FUMES AND PULLED TO THE SHOULDER, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 13-7076-635. *SLC

#6900961 | April 26, 2002 Fire

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE FUMES AND PULLED TO THE SHOULDER, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 13-7076-635. *SLC

#6900629 | February 22, 2002 Fire

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER COULD SMELL GASOLINE, CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE, CLAIM 13-7076-635. *SLC

#8002006 | January 11, 2002

WHILE DRIVING WOULD SMELL GAS FUMES COMING INSIDE VEHICLE. HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

#819711 | December 4, 1997

VEHICLE LEAKS FUEL WHILE DRIVING. OWNER NOTES PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RETURNS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT PROBLEM BEGAN AT 55 MILES WHEN THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER STATED VEHICLE WAS FIXED, HOWEVER ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED 30 MILES LATER, DEALER REPLACE THE FUEL TANK, PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND DEALER REPLACED THE O-RING AND HOLDING NUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. LEFT SIDE DOOR GLASS WAS BOWED. UNUSUAL NOISE OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE SHIFTS FROM PARK TO REVERSE, NEUTRAL TO REVERSE, AND NEUTRAL TO DRIVE, DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL. OIL PAN BENT, DEALER REPLACED. *SLC

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