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Dodge Caravan problems reported in California

1,483 of the 14,200 complaints filed about the Dodge Caravan came from California, most often about the brakes.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

1,483

Complaints from California

112

Crashes

21

Fires

1996

Worst model year

What failed

Brakes 257 17.3%
Engine & Cooling 165 11.1%
Airbags 123 8.3%
Seat Belts 69 4.7%
Steering 56 3.8%
Lights 43 2.9%

By model year

1984 Caravan 1 0.1%
1985 Caravan 4 0.3%
1986 Caravan 9 0.6%
1987 Caravan 15 1.0%
1988 Caravan 13 0.9%
1989 Caravan 44 3.0%
1990 Caravan 75 5.1%
1991 Caravan 106 7.1%
1992 Caravan 105 7.1%
1993 Caravan 152 10.2%
1994 Caravan 96 6.5%
1995 Caravan 68 4.6%
1996 Caravan 229 15.4%
1997 Caravan 123 8.3%
1998 Caravan 109 7.3%
1999 Caravan 72 4.9%
2000 Caravan 62 4.2%
2001 Caravan 24 1.6%
2002 Caravan 26 1.8%
2003 Caravan 8 0.5%
2004 Caravan 5 0.3%
2005 Caravan 48 3.2%
2006 Caravan 19 1.3%
2007 Caravan 13 0.9%
2008 Caravan 12 0.8%
2009 Caravan 1 0.1%
2010 Caravan 15 1.0%
2011 Caravan 9 0.6%
2012 Caravan 8 0.5%
2013 Caravan 4 0.3%
2014 Caravan 3 0.2%
2015 Caravan 5 0.3%

Cities reporting most

SAN Diego 58 17.2%
SAN Jose 57 16.9%
LOS Angeles 36 10.7%
Long Beach 32 9.5%
Sacramento 25 7.4%
Anaheim 23 6.8%
LOS Angele 22 6.5%
Fresno 20 5.9%
Modesto 19 5.6%
SAN Francisco 18 5.3%
Riverside 15 4.4%
Novato 13 3.8%

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