1998 Dodge Caravan brakes problems
55 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 1998 Dodge Caravan, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 55 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 77,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 77,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 8 crashes, 2 fires, 4 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
When the consumer applied brakes, the pedal went to the floor. The consumer was unable to maintain control of the vehicle and skidded into embankment and flipped twice. The driver 's side air bag did not deploy, but the passenger side air did deploy. The driver was dead on arrival. The insurance company towed totaled the vehicle. Please fill in additional information.
Tl*- contact owns a 1998 dodge caravan and said that the hydraulic brake line was rusted to the point where it leaked and it caused brake failures. The contact believed that it was a safety issue to drive the vehicle because the brakes did not work properly. The failure mileage was 56400, and the current mileage was 56500.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Dodge Caravan
- Engine 134 complaints
- Transmission 101 complaints
- Air bags 100 complaints
- Electrical system 70 complaints
- Steering 46 complaints
- Fuel system 43 complaints
- Suspension 40 complaints
- Cruise control 33 complaints