Dodge Grand Caravan / 2000
2000 Dodge Grand Caravan problems
Owners have filed 558 complaints about the 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 18.3% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine and engine cooling at 14.2%.
Complaints558
Crashes30
Fires15
Injuries22
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Power train 18.3% · 102
Engine and engine cooling 14.2% · 79
Suspension 10.8% · 60
Service brakes, hydraulic 8.4% · 47
Electrical system 6.5% · 36
Structure 6.1% · 34
Air bags 5.4% · 30
Steering 5.4% · 30
Severity
Of those complaints, 30 describe a crash, 15 describe a fire, 22 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Dodge Grand Caravan in this data, 2000 sits 13th by complaint volume. 2008 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 6 in the last three years against 10 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 80,000 miles.
In owners' own words
You can move the shift lever from park to drive with out any contact with the brake. Normally in other vehicles, you must depress the brake before you can move the shift lever out of park. This is dangerous as a child could take hold of the shift lever and move it into gear causing a possible accident/injury. I contacted the dealer about the problem. Their response was not to worry about it, they all do that! Power train
Consumer's child pulled back on gear shift and was able to put it in gear with the emergency brake on. Consumer has called to find out that it was not a safety feature. Consumer will contact manufacturer. *Ak consumer's child was only 21 months old and was able to put the vehicle in motion. The vehicle hit a stop sign, drifted through an intersection, and was headed directly towards a telephone pole. Power train
6 Year old child was able to slip the gear shift in drive while vehicle was on. Vehicle rolled backwards, almost running over another sibling, and went through a fence. No injuries or fatalites manufacturer was notified, and stated it was not a saftey feature for vehicle. However, it was added to 2002 vehicle to avert gear shift from going into another gear while vehicle was in motion. Power train
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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