1997 Dodge Caravan steering problems
Owners reported steering problems in 43 complaints for the 1997 Dodge Caravan, 4% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 43 4% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
Traveling short distances driver begins to accelerate. Steering column begins to vibrate and automatic transmission jerks. This constitutes poor handling.
We have had our vehicle since 1999 and have been disappointed with its performance. This is our third chrysler/dodge van and this is the second of the three to have transmission problems. The first had them at 37,000 miles and this one is having them at 71,000 miles. We were smart enough to have an extended warranty for both vehicles, unfortunately, on the current van the warranty ran out last month...besides the poor engineering of the transmissions this van has had several problems with the tie rod and front end…
Other problems reported for the 1997 Dodge Caravan
- Air bags 154 complaints
- Engine 132 complaints
- Transmission 129 complaints
- Electrical system 109 complaints
- Brakes 86 complaints
- Fuel system 66 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 59 complaints
- Cruise control 45 complaints