FaultScore

1991 Dodge Grand Caravan engine problems

10 of the 150 complaints about the 1991 Dodge Grand Caravan are about the engine — 7% of everything reported for this model year.

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10

Complaints

0

Crashes

2

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Gasoline 4 40.0%
Engine 3 30.0%
Exhaust System 1 10.0%
Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe 1 10.0%
Engine AND Engine Cooling 1 10.0%

Engine & Cooling across every Dodge Grand Caravan year

1991 10 0.5%
1992 19 1.0%
1993 27 1.4%
1994 20 1.0%
1995 15 0.8%
1996 214 11.1%
1997 129 6.7%
1998 149 7.7%
1999 69 3.6%
2000 91 4.7%
2001 19 1.0%
2002 20 1.0%
2003 17 0.9%
2004 20 1.0%
2005 49 2.5%
2006 31 1.6%
2007 41 2.1%
2008 145 7.5%
2009 50 2.6%
2010 161 8.4%
2011 97 5.0%
2012 120 6.2%
2013 72 3.7%
2014 81 4.2%
2015 38 2.0%
2016 85 4.4%
2017 60 3.1%
2018 35 1.8%
2019 42 2.2%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Newnan, GA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

ANDY LEWIS DODGE DID NOT REPAIR ANTI LOCK BRAKES ON RECALLS THEY WERE HOSTILE TO ME AND MY VAN WAS OPERABLE WHEN LEFT THERE. WHEN I PICKED IT UP I HAD TO HAVE A WRECKER TAKE IT HOME.THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND THE ANTILOCK LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. THEY NEVER REPAIRED THE BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THE RECALLS. THEY ARE LEAKING NOW.

NHTSA complaint #10069998 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Newnan, GA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ANDY LEWIS DODGE DID NOT REPAIR ANTI LOCK BRAKES ON RECALLS THEY WERE HOSTILE TO ME AND MY VAN WAS OPERABLE WHEN LEFT THERE. WHEN I PICKED IT UP I HAD TO HAVE A WRECKER TAKE IT HOME.THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND THE ANTILOCK LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. THEY NEVER REPAIRED THE BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THE RECALLS. THEY ARE LEAKING NOW.

NHTSA complaint #10069998 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Vancouver, WA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

PART FAILURE CAUSED 4 PEOPLE TO BE MAROONED ON INTERSTATE HWY5 AT NIGHT.

NHTSA complaint #753071 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Vacaville, CA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STALLED. THEN, CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT CAMSHAFT WAS BROKEN, AND ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #861020 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Burlington, WA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER, AND THEIR IS A FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE FUEL RAILS. ALSO, THERE IS SOME TYPE OF KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD HAD TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #844991 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Burke, VA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

THE MOUNTING BOLT/STUD FOR THE DYNAMIC TENSIONER BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF SERPENTINE BELT DRIVEN ACCESSORIES INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING PUMP, ALTERNATOR, AND WATER PUMP. THE FAILED TENSIONER WAS A DEALER-INSTALLED WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OF AN OEM PART; THE OEM PART WAS REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE BELT NOISE ON 5/25/93 WITH 25,915 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.

NHTSA complaint #701511 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Walnut CRE, CA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

MUFFLER REPLACED THREE TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #511190 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lancaster, VA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

BELT TENSION PULLEY FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #526986 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Catasauqua, PA Fire

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ALL POWER; THERE'S NO STEERING; NO BRAKING; ENGINE STALLS; TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK; WOULD HAPPEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS; SOMETIMES NOT STARTING AT ALL.

NHTSA complaint #810244 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hoffman Estates, IL Fire

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

VEHICLE PARKED IN GARAGE, HOUSE SMOKE ALARMS WENT OFF, OWNERS DISCOVERED VEHICLE ON FIRE, ORIGINATING UNDERHOOD. *AK *SLC

NHTSA complaint #803675 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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