2007 Dodge Caravan problems
Owners have filed 115 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Dodge Caravan. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 15% of complaints. After that come fuel system (14%) and brakes (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 115 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 102 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 | 24 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 17 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 14 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 11 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 102 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 62,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 100,000 miles (16 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 22nd most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the Dodge Caravan with enough data (63 complaints in that window).
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge caravan. While the contact was walking towards the liftgate area of the vehicle, she was alerted that the vehicle was rolling away. The contact attempted to depress the brake pedal, but applied the accelerator pedal in error. The incident LED to a crash that resulted in one fatality. The police filed a report and confirmed that the vehicle had been secured in park. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 147,000.
On the way home from a nice vacation (until this happened)with son and grandkids we were getting back onto the highway (thank god it happen before entering highway the right front axle fell apart caused a fire as well. There was no warning at all. A lady that saw this happened was blowing horn to make us stop. I saw the smoke we pulled over got the kids out called 911. A man from the hotel grabbed fire extinguisher and put the fire out. Van had to be towed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge caravan. The contact stated that she activated the sliding doors and as the contact entered the vehicle, the sliding doors closed and crushed the contact between the door and the frame. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection where they informed that the failure was not able to be determined. The failure recurred several times later. The contact also stated that while driving 60 MPH, the door opened independently. The vehicle was not repaired.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge caravan. The air bag light illuminates intermittently. The light remains illuminated for 20 seconds or 30 minutes. The contact has taken the vehicle to the dealer on approximately four occasions. The first time, they performed a diagnostic and the vehicle passed. The second time, the dealer replaced the clockspring. The third and fourth times, they could not duplicate the failure. The failure mileage was 3,618 and current mileage was 9,000.