1994 Dodge Grand Caravan problems
The 1994 Dodge Grand Caravan has 248 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (22%) concerns transmission. Next are body & structure (13%) and brakes (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 248 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 115,000 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 | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 115,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 13 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1994 ranks 25th most-complained-about out of 31 model years of the Dodge Grand Caravan with enough data (109 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.
Insured was in turning lane to make a left turn and turned in front of an oncoming van. Air bag did not deploy. Shop states that specific crunch/crimping in area, sensor should have gone off, there were two injuries in accident, claim 59-v722-082.
Wife was going to her second job on grant ave this morning at 8:30am,very sunny with sun glare,black ice on road,wife hit the car in front of her,that hit someone else.my wae wearing her seat belt at that time of the accident.sir the driver-side air bag in steering wheel did not open,nor did the passener - side open either thie the 3rd time this as happen. Even after the recall the problem was still there and we did not know it.
Purchased on 5/2001 a used 1994 dodge grand caravan with 93,000 miles from carmichael auto exchange "as is". After 1,000 miles, transmission failed. Replaced @ $1875.60 with new mopar rebuilt at 94,282. Took vehicle in for trans service on 3/8/2002 at 109,252 to dealer. Installed transmission cooler on 4/2002. Now rebuilt transmission failed on 7/7/2003 at 150,325. This added expense will cost $2600.00 at my expense.
Tl* - the contact owns a 1994 dodge chrysler grand caravan. While driving around a mountain the steering locked and lost power steering. The contact let the vehicle sit for approximately 1/2 hour and the vehicle was drivable. There were no warning indicators. The failure mileage was 66,000. The dealer didn't try to duplicate the failure. The current mileage was 165,000. The consumer stated that he replaced the belt in 1996, but the mechanic stated the belt looked fine. Update 05/10/07