1996 Dodge Van problems
Owners have filed 25 complaints with NHTSA about the 1996 Dodge Van. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 12% of complaints. Next are engine (12%) and seat belts (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 12% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1996 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Dodge Van with enough data (14 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
No deployment of driver's air bag during a collision. Also driver's and passenger's shoulder harnesses did not restrain driver or child in passenger's seat, resulting in injuries.
The vehicle revs up/idles when at the stop. The only time this will not occur is when the air conditioner is running, and driver must hit the brakes. Vehicle has been in for service 9-10 times, and dealer cannot determine what is causing the defect.
I would like to inform you of my 1996 dodge grand caravan the dash board is cracked and the vehicle stopped running in the middle of the road my gauges have been acting up ever since my dash started cracking my AC comes on and off my radio comes and goes my hazard lights don't come on when my gauges don't work my airbag lights come and go off while driving and my windows don't work when my airbag light comes on ant the radio goes out when this happens my van is at the repair shop at this time nothing works on it…