2000 Dodge Caravan problems
Owners have filed 613 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Dodge Caravan. Transmission is the most reported problem area, at 13% of complaints. After that come air bags (12%) and engine (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 613 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 85 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 80 and 9
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 276 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 | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 38 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 46 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 46 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 43 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 26 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 25 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 13 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 10 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 12 |
What the data shows
Among the 276 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 78,000 miles. For transmission specifically, the median reported mileage is about 59,000 miles (38 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 85 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 80 injuries reported; 9 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 85% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the Dodge Caravan with enough data (369 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
While visiting a family friend consumer discovered a water leak t in his caravan. This leak resulted from water running down the exterior roof grooves and down to the back of the van. It had a crack in the weld that was found on both sides of the upper portion of the van body, where the rear hatch was located. The water entered the crack and ran down the inside of the van . Also, puddles were found underneath the carpet, which results in a mild wet carpet, but even worse, rust.
The driver of this vehicle lost control, causing a rollover, one of the passengers was sitting in the right half of the middle seat, this is a double seat which does not extend all the way to the door, the seatbelt for the middle seat is anchored to the side of the vehicle, not the seat itself, in this case when the vehicle rolled over, the door opened and the victim was ejected from the vehicle and was killed, this letter is from the chairman of the pima county child fatality review team, the owner of the vehicle…
My 2000 dodge caravan has a safety issue because part of the unibody (bilateral strut towers) are rusting from the inside outward. The driver side is in such poor condition that it will not pass inspection due to a safety issue. The metal is so corroded you can poke a pen through the metal on the strut tower located on the driver side. According to dealership, mechanics, used part distributors: "this is a known problem with caravans of this time frame ('96-2000).
Driving in a rainstorm the drive belt came off while driving onto the entrance ramp of c270. The power steering, water pump, generator failed. The car was not able to drive.