19 of the
613 complaints about the 2000 Dodge Caravan are about the
equipment — 3% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
55,000 miles.
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19
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Exactly what failed
AIR Conditioner
1052.6%
Equipment
526.3%
Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
315.8%
Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
15.3%
Equipment & Accessories across every Dodge Caravan year
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE HORN FAILED, AND THE RADIO FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V480000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
NHTSA complaint #10806190 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Knoxville, TNCrash
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
THE FOLLOWING REQUEST WAS RECEIVED FROM THE NTSB WEB SITE: MESSAGE: VAN ACCIDENT INCIDENT - 2000 DODGE VAN 2500 ON TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012 AROUND 4PM, I WAS ON MY WAY TO MARYVILLE TO PICK UP A TV. TRAVELING SOUTH ON EBENEZER ROAD, I ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL SETTING IT AT 45 MPH. APPROACHING NORTH SHORE IN THE RIGHT LANE, I SAW 4-6 CARS WAITING AT THE LIGHT. I TAP THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IMMEDIATELY FELT THE VAN ACCELERATION. I TURNED INTO THE LEFT LANE TO MISS THE CARS IN THE RIGHT LANE. I REPOSITION MY FOOT BY LIFTING IT UP THINKING THAT I HAD PRESS BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE, AND PRESS IT BACK ON THE BRAKE. THE VAN WAS STILL ACCELERATING AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF WHY WAS IT STILL ACCELERATING? BY THAT TIME, I WAS IN THE INTERSECTION AND HAD NO CONTROL. I HIT A POLE AND GUARD RAIL ON THE FAR SIDE OF NORTH SHORE. I DID NOT HIT ANY OTHER VEHICLE. ALL OF THIS TOOK AROUND 10 SECONDS. THE VAN WAS TOTALED! ARE THERE OTHERS REPORTED WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL?
NHTSA complaint #10470814 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Glenside, PA
EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. I HAD BEEN FRIEND BORROW IT FOR THE WEEKEND . WHEN SHE RETURNED IT, SHE TOLD ME SHE LOST THE BRAKES. SHE BROUGHT IT TO A SHOP AND THEY FIXED THE BRAKE LINE. THEY TOLD HER THE WHOLE BRAKE LINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY BRAKES ARE VERY LOW. THEY ARE BELOW THE GAS PEDAL WHEN PUSHED TO STOP. I FEEL THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR.
NHTSA complaint #10248345 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 126,000 milesCurtice, OH
EQUIPMENT
2000 DODGE CARAVAN - BELT KEEPS COMING OFF DURING RAIN/SNOW -- THIS EFFECTS THE POWER STEERING MAKING THE VAN VERY HARD TO STEER --- WE HATE DRIVING IT WHEN IT'S DOING TO RAIN/SNOW -- THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A FAMILY VAN ---- MAKE DODGE FIX IT --- SO FAR THEY DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM BUT INSTALLING NEW BELTS/TENSIONER --- WHICH EVERY 2-3 WEEKS IS EXPENSIVE ALONG WITH TOWS --- PLEASE HELP!
NHTSA complaint #10217341 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 78,000 milesMishawaka, IN
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING WARM AIR WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE EVAPORATOR CORD FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 09/18/07.
NHTSA complaint #10201136 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 55,000 milesBeloit, WI
EQUIPMENT
ONE DAY ON MY WAY TO WORK (ABOUT 10 MILES FROM MY HOUSE) I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO SECOND GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. I HAD MY VAN TOWED TO A SHOP AND IT WAS TWO SENSORS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VERY NEXT DAY I WENT TO GET MY VAN I WENT TO WORK THE VAN SEEMED TO RUN LIKE NEW, AND THEN WHEN I GOT OFF OF WORK I ROLLED DOWN MY POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP! TO HAVE THE TWO SENSORS FIXED WAS AROUND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS AND TO GET THE WINDOW FIXED WAS ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS AND THAT PART FOR THE WINDOW WAS THE REGULATOR AND THE MOTOR, FOR A NEW PART WAS LIKE THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS, I GOT ONE USED. IT HAS BEEN SIX MONTHS SINCE I GOT THESE THINGS REPLACED AND NOW THEY ARE BOTH BROKE AGAIN! THE SENSORS AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MOTOR AND REGULATOR. I DO HAVE THE PARTS THAT ARE DEFECTIVE NOW BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS FROM BEFORE.
NHTSA complaint #10149250 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Silver Spring, MD
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR LOCKED. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. THE AIR CONDITIONER NO LONGER WORKED IN THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10143032 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 46,000 milesVinton, VA
EQUIPMENT
SUN VISOR WAS DEFECTIVE WHILE IN USE, THE SUN VISOR BROKE OFF ITS ASSEMBLY, PREVENTING THE BLOCKING OF SUNLIGHT WHILE DRIVING. *AK WHEN REPOSITIONING THE SUN VISOR TO BLOCK THE SUN, THE SUN VISOR BROKE OFF IN CONSUMER'S HAND. MANUFACTURE NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #10111782 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hudson, FL1 injured
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, THE BRAKE LINE LEAKED, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, THE FRONT AXLE AND CALIPER PADS/ROTORS BROKE SPILLING BALL JOINT INTO THE STREET. *BF THERE WERE ALSO SCREECHING SOUNDS, ODOR(S), VIBRATIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND THE A/C FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #10107083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Homewood, IL
EQUIPMENT
A CONVERSION TOP WAS PUT ON MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE TV HAS NEVER BEEN PROPERLY SECURED. WHILE DRIVING, THE TV FLEW OUT OF THE TOP, RIPPING CORDS, SWINGING BACK AND FORTH, WHILE HANGING FROM A CABLE. THE TV JUST BARELY MISSED THE HEAD OF MY CHILD. NO ONE IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THIS TV WEIGHS ABOUT 10 POUNDS. THE TV BOUNCES AROUND WHILE DRIVING. WHILE BRINGING THIS CAR IN FOR OTHER UNRELATED SERVICE PROBLEMS, I WOULD ALWAYS ASK THEM TO SECURE THE TV. IT WAS SECURED BY VELCRO!.
NHTSA complaint #10060181 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 34,628 milesPanama City, FL
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THERE IS A STRONG BAD ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER VENT. AIR CONDITIONER UNIT IS GETTING EXCESSIVE MOISTURE WHICH CAUSES MILDEW. THIS ODOR IS VERY TOXIC, AND IS MAKING THE OCCUPANTS SICK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT IS UNABLE TO CORRECT IT. *AK VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR REPAIRS AND IT WAS STILL SMELLING. IT WAS RECENTLY TESTED AND MOLD WAS FOUND. DODGE NEVER FOUND THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10039682 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Dickinson, TX
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #10030661 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 38,300 milesDelano, MN
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AFTER 38,000 MILES THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR UNIT FAILED. SINCE I WAS TRAVELING AWAY FROM HOME, I TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP WHICH STATED THAT THE CLUTCH IN THE AC COMPRESSOR UNIT WAS FAILING AND COULD CAUSE THE SERPENTINE BELT TO THROW IF THE CLUTCH FROZE. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THIS WAS A "COMMON PROBLEM" WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR UNIT EVEN WITH THE LOW MILEAGE. THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T HAVE A UNIT IN STOCK ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND STATED THAT I SHOULDN'T USE THE AC OR DEFROST ON COLD AND I WOULD BE OK TO DRIVE HOME 300 MILES. I THANKED THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEIR INSIGHT BUT AM CONCERNED SINCE THE SERVICE MANGER STATED THAT THE AC COMPRESSOR UNIT FAILURE IS "COMMON" EVEN WITH 38,000 MILES. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10018984 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Norco, CA
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND LOST CONTROL.*AK. CONSUMER COULD SMELL THE BRAKES AS THEY BECAME HOT. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND THERE IS POOR BRAKE RESPONSE. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS MAKING A HOWLING NOISE, THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #8016250 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Selden, NY
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AS OF THIS DATE THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN THIRTEEN MONTHS THAT THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM NEED LESS TO SAY THAT IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON A FRIDAY NIGHT EVERYTIME AND THEY CAN'T GET TO IT TILL MONDAY.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED.
NHTSA complaint #765181 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Pass Christian, MS
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THIS VEHICLE HAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITHIN THE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEM, COMPONENT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIME IN TWO YEARS. THE DEALER BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON A DESIGN FAILURE WHEREIN PLASTIC BAGS CAN BE SUCKED UP INTO THE INTERIOR A/C DRAFT SYSTEM BLOCKING THE FAN FROM WORKING. IN ADDITION, THE SUNVISORS WERE DEFECTIVE , REPORTED, AND NEVER REPLACED. DEALER HAS FOR THE MOST PART BEEN VERY RECEPTIVE TO VEHICLE PROBLEMS, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS UNINHABITATBLE WITHOUT AN A/C
NHTSA complaint #762827 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Frankilin, NJ
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CONSUMER STATED THE REAR SPEAKER IS BLOWN, DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #564273 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Frankilin, NJ
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CONSUMER STATED THE REAR SPEAKER IS BLOWN, DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #564273 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fajardo, PR
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHILE PARKING VEHICLE HEARD A BANGING NOISE FROM ENGINE. THEN, FELT THAT ENGINE DID NOT WORK, TOWED VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO FOUND OUT THAT RETAINER BOLT OF PULLEY, TENSIONER AND SERPENTINE BELT WERE BROKEN.
NHTSA complaint #8003614 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.