1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Suspensionfrontmacpherson Strut Problems

13 NHTSA complaints on file

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Suspensionfrontmacpherson Strut Issues in the 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

13 suspensionfrontmacpherson strut complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Suspensionfrontmacpherson Strut Complaints

#10151391 | February 28, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST ON BOTH STRUT MOUNTS. THE RUST WAS FIRST NOTICED FOUR YEARS AGO. THE CONTACT ORIGINALLY SUSPECTED THE RUST WAS SURFACE RUST HOWEVER, IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE PAST YEAR. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED A REMEDY HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. UPDATED 04/11/06. *JB

#10115874 | March 25, 2005

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE STRUT TOWER RUSTED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FRONT END WILL COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING. *AK DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT TOWER COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. MAKING VEHICLE UNSAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. *BF

#10108471 | February 3, 2005

TOOK MY 1996 DODGE CARAVAN IN FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR. SHOP WOULD NOT REPAIR AND SAID THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE DUE TO RUSTING OUT OF STRUT MOUNT TOWER. HAVE NOT SEEN THIS ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE. *JB

#10095148 | October 5, 2004

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD RIDE ROUGHLY. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A BULGE WAS LOCATED IN THE HOUSING STRUTS AREA, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

#10083412 | July 22, 2004

THE STRUT TOWER ASSEMBLY WAS RUSTED ON VEHICLE. *MR THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE QUALITY OF THE MATERIAL USED IS THE PROBLEM. *NM

#10079471 | June 18, 2004

THE STRUT TOWER RUSTED . AS A RESULT THE STRUT PUSHED THROUGH THE HOOD, AND THE FRAME COLLAPSED. *AK

#10064452 | April 3, 2004

FRONT STRUT TOWERS RUSTING THROUGH. TOLD BY SERVICE 'VEHICLE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE'. TOLD TO REPLACE VEHICLE. *NM

#10026705 | July 7, 2003

THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER STRUT TOWER HOUSING RUSTED SEVERELY, THERE WAS NO OTHER RUST ON THE VEHICLE. *AK *JB

#10022154 | June 3, 2003

FRONT RIGHT SIDE STRUTS ARE RUSTING OUT. THIS RESULTS IN SUSPENSION AND STEERING LOSS. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

#10001724 | December 31, 2002

FRONT STRUTS ARE RUSTING THROUGH, RESULTING IN WINDSHIELD CRACKING. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS...*AK

#722473 | May 19, 2000

AUTOMATIC LOCK MOTOR DOESN'T SHUT OFF RIGHT AWAY WHEN OPENED FROM KEYLESS REMOTE OR DURING AUTOLOCK WHEN DRIVING, STRUTS ARE LEAKING OIL AT LESS THAN 50000 MILES, WINDSHIELD WIPERS LOCK UP DURING COLD WEATHER, TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR DURING COLD WEATHER, FRONT BRAKES VIBRATE AND CHATTER: PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, GRINDING NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN, WHINNING NOISE DURING ACCELLERATION. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS REGARDING THESE ISSUES. THE CAR IS FALLING APART AFTER 4 YEARS. *AK

#540263 | September 23, 1998

FRONT END STILL NOISY AFTER REPLACING LEFT FRONT STRUT, SWAYBAR BUSHING, TIE ROD ENDS, SWAYBAR CUSIONS, AND EVAPERATOR.

#801706 | September 3, 1996

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE FRONT STRUT WELD BROKE THE SUSPENSION . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK CONSUMER STATES THE WELD THAT ATTACHES THE STABILIZER LINK BALL JOINT TO THE STRUT BROKE, CAUSING THE LINK TO COME LOOSE AND TANLED IN THE STEERING. *SLC

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