Five problems related to steering wheel have been reported for the 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Slow driving 25mph thru 1-4" standing water causes steering wheel to become extremely unresponsive & hard to turn.
While driving in the phoenix area making a normal left turn at a street intersection, suddenly my steering wheel jammed, so that I was unable to straighten up at the end of the turn and had to brake sharply and stop, else hit cars on the left waiting for their light! in the few seconds of this process I felt a "clicking-grinding" of what sounded like broken plastic inside the steering column housing. Had I been in heavy traffic or other circumstances, the defective part and jammed steering would have caused a serious accident with injuries or fatalities. Inspection showed a broken white nylon or plastic piece in the named turn-signal switch module, requiring replacement of the module. Part.
Intermittently while turning, steering wheel locked up for less than a minute which could have caused a crash. Dealer has not been contacted.
Front tires out of round. Also replaced steering column.
Steering wheel locke dup three times when going through puddle, almost hit other vehicles approaching it. Also, engine belt slipped/replaced.