1991 Dodge Grand Caravan problems
The 1991 Dodge Grand Caravan has 150 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (27%) concerns brakes. Next are seat belts (17%) and fuel system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 150 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 157,000 miles 16 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 157,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 30th most-complained-about out of 31 model years of the Dodge Grand Caravan with enough data (23 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
Vehicle parked in garage, house smoke alarms went off, owners discovered vehicle on fire, originating underhood. *slc
While driving vehicle would lose all power; there's no steering; no braking; engine stalls; transmission does not work; would happen at various speeds; sometimes not starting at all.
While driving in the rain, the windshield wipers failed. Wipers were repaired under recall the first time, then they failed again. Consumer was informed that the defective part was the crank that connected to the wipers and it wasn't covered under the recall. Consumer repaired the part on their own. The slots in the crank flared out which caused it to rock and loosen the nut and fall off. *nlm
The vehicle had no instrument panel readout. The dashboard lights came on, but the consumer was unable to tell how fast she going..