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1996 Dodge Caravan ES review from North America

What things have gone wrong with the car?

I'm not going to put the miles of each incident here, it would take too long.

We had to replace the wiper switch because they came on whenever they wanted.

Engine sensor light came on and we had the fuel injection throttle cleaned and flushed.

Had to have the transmission rebuilt. We took it to someone other than the Dodge dealer to save a few hundered dollars. They didn't tighten the ground wire which caused many more problems. After the care was driven a couple of hours it would drop down from high gear. Sometimes the van would start and sometimes not. Sometimes the wipers would just come on instead of starting.

Replaced 2 relays and a controller on the transmission.

Bought one tire.

Got freon for the air conditioner.

Brake pad kit.

Water pump and belt.

Fuel tank seal.

Clean and brake adjustment.

Solenoid and relay.

AC pump.

AC Compresor and Belt.

Rebuilt starter.

Recharge AC.

Transmission cables.

New motors for 3 of the windows.

Clock spring. This was when the air bag light came on.

Align tires.

2 new tires.

Water pump.

Trans service, pan off.

Rear brakes.

Now a terrible vibration, seals worn on the drive shaft.

6 + years owned cost of maintenace including oil changes. $11,000.00.

General comments?

I love this van, it rides real nice and is very comfortable.

It's costing us too much to own.

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Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Year of manufacture1996
First year of ownership1996
Most recent year of ownership2002
Engine and transmission Automatic
Performance marks 7 / 10
Reliability marks 1 / 10
Comfort marks 10 / 10
Dealer Service marks 7 / 10
Running Costs (higher is cheaper) 1 / 10
Overall marks (average of all marks) 5.2 / 10
Distance when acquired0 miles
Most recent distance80000 miles
Previous carDodge Caravan
Date of Entry 5th October, 2002

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