at 46,000 miles
Kennesaw, GA
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT PEELING.
NHTSA complaint #10078861 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1993 Dodge Grand Caravan body problems
34 of the 391 complaints about the 1993 Dodge Grand Caravan are about the body and structure — 9% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 46,000 miles.
34
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Hinge AND Attachments
9
26.5%
Door
8
23.5%
Support Device/Strut
6
17.6%
Hinge AND Attachments
4
11.8%
Hatchback/Liftgate
2
5.9%
Tailgate
2
5.9%
Frame AND Members
1
2.9%
Hood
1
2.9%
Body
1
2.9%
Body & Structure across every Dodge Grand Caravan year
1991
13
1.3%
1992
36
3.5%
1993
34
3.3%
1994
33
3.2%
1995
20
1.9%
1996
69
6.7%
1997
18
1.8%
1998
30
2.9%
1999
18
1.8%
2000
34
3.3%
2002
19
1.9%
2003
16
1.6%
2005
70
6.8%
2006
36
3.5%
2007
15
1.5%
2008
26
2.5%
2010
18
1.8%
2011
21
2.0%
2012
19
1.9%
2013
28
2.7%
2014
17
1.7%
2015
25
2.4%
2016
229
22.3%
2017
95
9.3%
2018
59
5.8%
2019
28
2.7%
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
Valdosta, GA
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
HORN STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS INOPERABLE.
NHTSA complaint #8012918 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Valdosta, GA
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER DOOR DOESN'T WORK.
NHTSA complaint #8012919 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Jose, CA
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HINGES ARE LOOSE AND STARTING TO SEPARATE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO DOOR LOCK.
NHTSA complaint #885836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Huntington, CA
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE LIFTGATE SUPPORT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V213. NLM
NHTSA complaint #553909 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Walnut, CA
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE LIFTGATE SUPPORT ATTACHING BOLT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-213. NLM
NHTSA complaint #551793 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Walnut, CA
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE LIFTGATE SUPPORT ATTACHING BOLT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-213. NLM
NHTSA complaint #551793 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Portland, OR
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR SEPARATED FROM ITS WELDING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. SINCE REPAIRS WERE DONE,DOOR HAS SEPARATED AGAIN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #858588 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fredericksburg, VA
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99V-213), CAUSED DAMAGE TO WINDOW WHEN FAILURE INCIDENT OCCURRED. MJS
NHTSA complaint #549861 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
B'ham, AL
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE HINGE ASSEMBLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS RUSTED AND CORRODED AND HAS BEEN WELDED TWICE AND THE NEXT TIME IT NEEDS REPAIR THE DEALER THAT I TOOK IT TO SAYS IT WILL HAVE TO BE (THE DOOR) REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #713045 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Suisun, CA
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE, MAKING IT HARD TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN EHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #849242 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Albany, NY
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
I BROUGHT MY VEH.IN TWICE WITHIN 2 YEARS,AS MY AIR CONDITIONER WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY.BOTH TIMES I WAS TOLD IT WAS OK EVEN THOUGH THE 2ND TIME THEY HAD TO ADD 1 LB. OF 134-A.3 YEARS LATER IN 1998 IT TOTALLY QUIT.I TOOK IT ELSEWHERE AND WAS TOLD THE EVAPORATOR WAS LEAKING.I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT.I BELEIVE THEY ARE INSTALLING DEFECTIVE EVAPORATORS AS MY SISTER-IN-LAWS 93 VOYAGER HAD HERS REPLACED,A FRIENDS 92 VOYAGER HAD THEIRS REPLACED,AND A BUS COMPANY I WORKED FOR HAD 3 VOYAGERS THAT HAD TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE OF LEAKS WITHIN 2 YEARS.I DON'T KNOW IF THIS STUFF IS POISONOUS BUT I HAVE BEEN BREATHING IT FOR 5 YEARS NOW.
NHTSA complaint #710177 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Rolling Meadows, IL
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WELDS STARTED TO BREAK. DOOR WAS SAGGING. SPOT WELDS BREAKING. A MONTH LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. BOTH DOORS FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY DUE TO THE SAGGING. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD ONLY REWELD AND REALIGN THE DOOR HINGES.
NHTSA complaint #843926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Flemingsborg, KY
1 injured
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
WHEN CONSUMER OPENED THE HATCH DOOR IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE THE ROD BROKE FREE FROM ATTACHMENT, FALLING ON CONSUMER'S HAND, SHE WAS INJURED.
NHTSA complaint #821803 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Tucson, AZ
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
PROBLEMS GETTING SLIDING DOOR TO CLOSE, FOLLOWED BY DOOR COMPLETELY FALLING OFF, TOP/SIDE TRACKS WERE DISCONNECTED.
NHTSA complaint #523756 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Highland F, NY
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED DUE TO FAILURE OF THER HINGE AND LATCH, REPAIR WORK (WELDING FAILED) AND DOOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT.
NHTSA complaint #544109 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Highland F, NY
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED DUE TO FAILURE OF THER HINGE AND LATCH, REPAIR WORK (WELDING FAILED) AND DOOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT.
NHTSA complaint #544109 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sewell, NJ
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
NO SUMMARY FOR THIS VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #703573 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cottage Grove, WI
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
I LOOKED ON YOUR WEB SITE AND SAW THAT THE 1992 CARAVANS HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM AS OUR 1993. THE BOLTS IN THE HYDRAULIC STRUTS TO LIFT THE REAR DOOR SNAPPED OFF. I TALKED WITH DODGE, BUT THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME. DODGE FELT IT WAS JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND NOT RELATED TO THE 1992 PROBLEM. SEEMS A LITTLE TOO COINCIDENTAL TO ME!
NHTSA complaint #703508 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Philadelphia, PA
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
HYDRAULIC LIFTS ON THE HATCHBACK BROKE ON BOTH SIDES, CAUSING THE HATCHBACK NOT TO REMAIN SECURE IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #831579 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Harrisburg, PA
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
RECALL 95I001000. REAR LIFTGATE WAS OPENED, THE STRUT PULLED OUT FROM THE VAN, WINDOW SHATTERED, LIFTGATE BROKE, DEALER STATES VEHICLE DID NOT COMPLY TO THE RECALL, COULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #830847 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Downers Grove, IL
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR KEEPS COMING ON AND SHUTTING OFF IMMEDIATELY. AIR DOES NOT COOL. WHILE DRIVING THE REAR LIFTGATE SUPPORT ROD BROKE THE BOLT ATTACHING IT TO THE SIDE OF VEHICLE. THE SUPPORT ARM RIPPED THE ROOF LINER AS IT BLEW OUT.
NHTSA complaint #700254 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ventura, CA
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE REAR DOOR SUPPORT UPPER BOLT HAS SHEARED OFF, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO FALL AND SENDING THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE SUPPORT INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
NHTSA complaint #537107 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Jupiter, FL
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
REAR RIGHT WINDOW LATCH POPS OPEN WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED OR WHEN FRONT WINDOWS ARE OPENED.
NHTSA complaint #536355 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Amarillo, TX
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE HYDRAULIC LIFTGATE BROKE OFF WHICH ALMOST CAUSED INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. MFR RECALL 1992 GRAND CARAVAN NOT THE 1993'S, BUT THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #823074 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Scarboroug, ME
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
SURFACE PAINT RUSTING THROUGHOUT REAR OF VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #534536 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fairfax, VA
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
REAR DOOR BOLTS BROKE ALLOWING DOOR TO FALL.
NHTSA complaint #530725 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Franklinton, LA
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
REAR DOOR FELL HITTING 5 YEAR OLD CHILD.
NHTSA complaint #527590 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Haslett, MI
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
BOLT USED TO ATTACH GAS STRUT TO BODY AND HATCH FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #524942 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Walworth, NY
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
THE HYDRAULIC ARM THAT HOLDS UP THE REAR LIFTGATE SNAPPED AT BOLT, LEAVING THE BOLT STILL IN ITS HOLE. ALSO, CAUSED ARM TO PUSH THROUGH AND RIP ROOF LINER.
NHTSA complaint #523346 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.