1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Electrical Systemignition Problems

9 NHTSA complaints on file

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Electrical Systemignition Issues in the 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

9 electrical systemignition complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Electrical Systemignition Complaints

#10082978 | July 29, 2004

SERPENTINE BELT OR TENSIONER CLIP HAS HAD TO BE REPAIRED 4 TIMES (TOWED EVERY TIME) ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE THE BEGINNING; TURN THE KEY AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS START GOING, TURN THE KEY OFF AND THE WIPERS "KEEP" GOING, TAKE THE KEY TOTALLY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE WIPERS GO AND THE "DINGING" ALARM THAT TELLS YOU THE LIGHTS ARE ON OR THE KEY IS IN, STARTS.(I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT THE CAR WAS POSSESSED) OR TURN THE KEY AND "NOTHING" COMES ON EXCEPT THE ENGINE. I'VE REPLACED THE BATTERY 5 TIMES AT LEAST - IT'S USUALLY BETTER W/ A NEW BATTERY FOR A LITTLE WHILE. HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE WINDOW MOTOR AND ASSEMBLY REPLACED ON DRIVERS SIDE TWICE AND 5 TIMES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. MOST RECENT WAS 4/04, WHICH WAS REPLACED 7/04 AGAIN. THE SIDE SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDE DO NOT LOCK, IF YOU PUSH THE BUTTON DOWN,...

#752131 | September 14, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

#884106 | March 26, 2001

ENGINE WILL DIE SUDDENDLY AT ANY SPEEDS AND WITHOUT WARNING POSSIBLY DUE TO BAD COMPUTER, AFTER WAITING 15-20 MINUTES VEHICLE WILL RESTART. DEALER CANNOT DTERMINE CAUSE.*AK

#740845 | February 15, 2001

WE PURCHASED A USED 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IN DECEMBER OF 1997. IT HAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE. DURING COLD WEATHER, OCCASIONALLY THE ENGINE QUITS RUNNING. SOMETIMES FAILURES OCCUR EVERY FEW DAYS; SOMETIMES THEY ARE MORE THAN A MONTH A PART. FAILURES OCCUR FOLLOWING A COLD START AS THE ENGINES GETS CLOSE TO OR REACHES NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THE FAILURE USUALLY HAPPENS FROM 9 TO 31 MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. FAILURES OCCUR WHEN THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE IS BELOW ABOUT 400F. FAILURES MOST COMMONLY OCCUR WHEN THE MINIVAN HAS BEEN PARKED IN A GARAGE THAT IS WARMER THAN THE AMBIENT OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE. THE ENGINE QUITS RUNNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE AT A STOP, WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL STREETS, AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. SOMETIMES IT RECOVERS AND SOMETIMES IT MUST BE MANUALLY RESTARTED. IT APPEARS THAT IF THE THROTTLE IS CLOSED, THE ENGINE MUST BE RESTARTED MANUALLY AND IF...

#735370 | November 1, 2000

IN FIRST INCIDENT, ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING WHILE VAN WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. IMMEDIATLY TRIED TO RESTART ENGINE BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT CRANK. AFTER THIS ATTEMPT ,ELECTRICAL POWER TO ALL OTHER COMPONENTS (LIGHTS, RADIO/ ETC.) WAS LOST. AFTER APP. 1/2 HOUR WITHOUT POWER ,ENGINE RESTARTED WHEN AGAIN ATTEMPTED. IN SECOND INCIDENT, WHILE TRAVELING APP. 50 MPH,AGAIN, ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING.ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART (NO CRANK) . AFTER 15-20 MINUTES, ENGINE WOULD RESTART. TAKEN TO DEALER, WHERE THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AS VAN WAS NOW RUNNING OK. DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY LOSE POWER.EULY

#873535 | October 21, 2000

AT 48,000 MILES VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING OR AT A STOP POSITION. BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK *JB

#815485 | September 16, 1997 Crash

ENGINE STALLS ON FREEWAY WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSED CRASH, REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT DUPLICATED PROBLEM AFTER SEVEN TIMES, NO REPAIRS. *AK

#514529 | February 26, 1997

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

#800978 | August 19, 1996

VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. WHEN THIS OCCURS NO STEERING/INSTRUMENT CONTROLS ARE OPERATIVE. *AK

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