Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1995 Dodge Grand Caravan

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
108
NHTSA complaints
5
Defect investigations
1
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

108 filed
4
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    21
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND Attachments
    13
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    6
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
    5
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    4
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
    4
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER Cylinder
    3
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    3

Recalls

3 campaigns
99V113000·AIR BAGS1999-05-06

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. THE WIRING THAT INITIATES THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER AIR BAG COULD ELECTRICALLY SHORT CIRCUIT TO GROUND. A SHORT CIRCUIT TO GROUND THAT EXISTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION KEY TO THE "ON" OR "START" POSITION CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG(S) TO INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY.

RiskINADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAN INJURE A FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT.

FixDEALERS WILL PERFORM AN ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. ANY SHORT CIRCUITS IDENTIFIED IN EITHER THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INITIATOR WIRE CIRCUIT WILL BE REPAIRED.

95I001005·LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK1995-03-27

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PASSENGER MINIVANS WITH REMOTE RELEASE. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL. THERE HAS BEEN NO DETERMINATION THAT A SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS WITH THE MINIVAN LATCHES. CHRYSLER IS CONDUCTING A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE LIFTGATE LATCH ASSEMBLY OF THE AFFECTED MINIVANS. IN A COLLISION, THE REAR LIFTGATE LATCH ASSEMBLY COULD OPEN.

RiskIF THE LIFTGATE LATCH OPENS, OCCUPANTS CAN BE EJECTED RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH.

FixCHRYSLER WILL REPLACE THE LIFTGATE LATCH WITH A NEW STRONGER LATCH ASSEMBLY WITHOUT CHARGE. CHRYSLER BEGAN NOTIFYING OWNERS DURING DECEMBER 1995.

95I001001·LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK1995-03-27

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PASSENGER MINIVANS WITHOUT REMOTE RELEASE. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL. THERE HAS BEEN NO DETERMINATION THAT A SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS WITH THE MINIVAN LATCHES. CHRYSLER IS CONDUCTING A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE LIFTGATE LATCH ASSEMBLY OF THE AFFECTED MINIVANS. IN A COLLISION, THE REAR LIFTGATE LATCH ASSEMBLY COULD OPEN.

RiskIF THE LIFTGATE LATCH OPENS, OCCUPANTS CAN BE EJECTED RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH.

FixCHRYSLER DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LIFTGATE LATCH WITH A NEW STRONGER LATCH ASSEMBLY WITHOUT CHARGE. CHRYSLER BEGAN NOTIFYING OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1995.

NHTSA investigations

5 actions
DP03002·STEERING:COLUMN2003-05-07 → 2003-07-22

STEERING COLUMN SEPARATION

PE97049·VISIBILITY1997-11-18 → 1998-03-17

AIR BAG CIRCUIT/WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR

EA97003·CHILD SEAT1997-01-31 → 1998-08-19

INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT BELT LOCKUP

Led to recall97I001000

SQ96016·SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT1996-09-18 → 1997-02-04

INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT BELT LOCKUP

PE96008·SEAT BELTS1996-01-25 → 1996-06-28

SAFETY BLT LATCH OPERATION

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