1997 Dodge Caravan wipers, windshield & visibility problems
Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 59 complaints for the 1997 Dodge Caravan, 6% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 59 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 104,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 104,000 miles, and 18% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 injury.
What owners wrote
The tailgate and the right arm that hold it up snapped, as a result the arm fell onto the consumers left arm. The arm on the sunvisor snapped. *nlm
The consumer was driving and the windshield wipers turned on by themselves, and run erratically, and will not shut off at the correct position. When it's raining, wipers cannot be controlled. The dealer told consumer that similar make, model and year vehicle have experienced the same problem.
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
- Cruise control 45 complaints
- Steering 43 complaints
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