1992 Dodge Caravan problems
Owners have filed 1,126 complaints with NHTSA about the 1992 Dodge Caravan. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 27% of complaints. After that come seat belts (16%) and transmission (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,126 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 60 and 14
- Injuries and deaths
- 50 and 6
- Typical mileage
- 145,000 miles 32 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 32 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 145,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 146,000 miles (22 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 60 complaints mention a crash; 14 complaints mention a fire; 50 injuries reported; 6 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the Dodge Caravan with enough data (643 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 9 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
In accident car became airborne and came down nose first it hit a gaurd rail and killed the driver.state trooper stated that the seat belt anchor was loose. Tt
Consumer lost control of the vehicle and air bag did not deploy when the vehicle hit a tree, occupant/owner of the vehicle died of cardiac arrest at hospital (hartford county sheriffs orffice - sherrif traffic enforcenent section) . Nlm
ABS brake failure, also replaced master cylinder/radiator failed, causing engine to make a rattling noise and transmission shifted erradically upon reaching 35 MPH.
Dodge has varying recall 96v099000 on hydraulic boast ABS system: unlimited on boast pump, 100,000 mi on accumulator and transducer valves. Dodge replaces pump and warn that pump will fail. If failed accumulator and transducers are not replaced: cost $850. System will suffer integral failure. *nlm **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**765657
While driving 65 MPH, the rear hatch latch snapped. This caused the hatch to open and it was hard for the consumer to close the hatch. The dealer had previously repaired the original hatchback latch per recall#97v079000.