1998 Dodge Caravan transmission problems
Owners reported transmission problems in 101 complaints for the 1998 Dodge Caravan, 12% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 101 12% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 68,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 29 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 2 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Vehicle was parked in a level parking lot, and while idling in neutral vehicle suddenly slipped into reverse inadvertently. Then, vehicle rolled backwards into another vehicle's left side panel in front of the left rear wheel. The consumer was caught in the drivers side door and dragged to the ground.
The air bag light illuminated, which caused the horn and cruise control to be inoperative. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated the drivers side frontal air bag had to be repaired. *nlm. Also the transmission down shifted hard
Other problems reported for the 1998 Dodge Caravan
- Engine 134 complaints
- Air bags 100 complaints
- Electrical system 70 complaints
- Brakes 55 complaints
- Steering 46 complaints
- Fuel system 43 complaints
- Suspension 40 complaints
- Cruise control 33 complaints