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1988 Dodge Grand Caravan problems

Owners have filed 12 complaints about the 1988 Dodge Grand Caravan with NHTSA between 1996 and 2006. The largest single group is the engine & cooling.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Dodge Grand Caravan
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Not graded

Too few complaints, or too short a model run, to compare fairly.

How this is worked out

The numbers

12

Complaints

0

Crashes reported

0

Fires reported

2

Injuries reported

How 1988 compares with every other Dodge Grand Caravan

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Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1988 Dodge Grand Caravan

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Doors, Latches & Locks 2 16.7%
Seat Belts 2 16.7%
Brakes 2 16.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 2 16.7%
Engine & Cooling 2 16.7%

Median failure at 126,000 miles

Fuel & Propulsion 1 8.3%
Body & Structure 1 8.3%

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

Sep 1996 peak 2 Oct 2006

NHTSA investigations into the 1988 Dodge Grand Caravan

An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.

EA94005 Opened 31 Jan 1994 Closed 25 Oct 1995 STRUCTURE

LIFTGATE LATCHES

LIFTGATE LATCHES IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES HAVE FAILED IN LOW AND MODERATE SPEED IMPACTS RESULTING IN OCCUPANT EJECTIONS, INJURIES, AND FATALITIES.THERE ARE TWO FAILURE MODES ASSOCIATED WITH LATCH FAILURE: FORK BOLT-DETENT LEVER BYPASS, AND INERTIAL UNLATCHING.NHTSA ANALYSES OF CHRYSLER AND PEER MINIVANS TOOK THE FORM OF STATIC AND DYNAMIC CRASH TESTING, ENGINEERING EVALUATIONS, COMPLAINT AND FIELD ANALYSES, AND REAL WORLD DATA ANALYSES.A TECHNICAL REPORT DISCUSSING THESE ANALYSES CAN BE FOUND IN THE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TECHNICAL REPORT IN THE PUBLIC VIEWING FILE.CHRYSLER HAS ADVISED NHTSA THAT...

EA91010 Opened 10 Dec 1990 Closed 31 Dec 1991 POWER TRAIN

TRANS PARK SYSTEM FAILURE

Complaints that involved harm

Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.

Stanton, MI 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

WHILE REAR ENDING A VEHICLE THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DID NOT CATCH CAUSING CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK AND RIGHT KNEE.

NHTSA complaint #785783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Stanton, MI 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

WHILE REAR ENDING A VEHICLE THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DID NOT CATCH CAUSING CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK AND RIGHT KNEE.

NHTSA complaint #785783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

at 126,000 miles Paducah, KY

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

WHILE DRIVING IN LIGHT RAIN, MY SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF AGAIN. THIS BELT CONTROLS THE POWER STEERING, ETC. IT ALMOST CAUSED A SEVERE WRECK. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE GRAND CARAVANS OF THE LATE 90'S AND EARLY 2000'S. IT IS VERY UNSAFE. WE HAVE HAD THE TENSIONER REPLACED, INSTALLED A SNOW SHIELD, ETC. TO TRY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, ALL TO NO AVAIL. THE BELT HAS COME OFF 4 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR, EVEN IN VERY LIGHT RAIN AND VERY SHALLOW PUDDLES.

NHTSA complaint #10172008 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Stanton, MI 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

WHILE REAR ENDING A VEHICLE THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DID NOT CATCH CAUSING CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK AND RIGHT KNEE.

NHTSA complaint #785783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Stanton, MI 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

WHILE REAR ENDING A VEHICLE THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DID NOT CATCH CAUSING CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK AND RIGHT KNEE.

NHTSA complaint #785783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Federal WAY, WA

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE DO NOT WORK, CONSUMER CAN NOT GET THE LEFT FRONT DOOR TO LATCH, THE SLIDING DOOR AND PASSENGER FRONT DOOR HANDLES WILL OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE BUT NOT FROM THE INSIDE. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #557299 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Naperville, IL

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM

NHTSA complaint #605627 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Naperville, IL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS WHICH INCLUDED VALVE GUIDE, TIMING CHAIN AND HEAD GASKET FAILURES. NLM

NHTSA complaint #605627 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Ludington, MI

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

DRIVERS SIDE RUBBER DOOR SEALS DETERIORATED.

NHTSA complaint #607834 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Bakersfield, CA

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY

THE BAKERSFIELD DODGE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT THEY DO NOT PROVIDE ANY REPAIR TO ANY VEHICLE THAT IS MADE BEFORE 1990

NHTSA complaint #704092 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SAN Jose, CA

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH

95I- 001000; OWNER HAS TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES WITH NO PERMANENT SOLUTION.

NHTSA complaint #813977 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Belvedere, NJ

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

BOTH FRONT ROTORS BROKE DURING HEAVY BRAKING.

NHTSA complaint #809500 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Stone Mountain, GA

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION MOUNT BROKE.

NHTSA complaint #546643 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Berkeley, CA

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

BRAKE CALIPERS REPLACED TWICE DUE TO SMOKE.

NHTSA complaint #508158 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.