1997 Dodge Grand Caravan suspension problems
20 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 2% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
None of the suspension complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
When driving over 20 MPH up until 40 MPH the vehicle will start vibrating without prior warning. Vehicle has been in shop for service since consumer had the vehicle. Dealer thinks the tires are causing the vibration.
The strut tower on the 1997 dodge caravan, that has 99,500 miles rusted and needed to be replaced. After researching this problem I discovered that this was a common problem. Dodge admitted to a design flaw for the premature rusting strut towers. A tech service bulletin from chrysler dated october '02 explicitly stated that all '1996 to 19'99 chrysler vans plymouth, dodge, and chrysler, had the problem with the strut towers. All of them will eventually rust from the bottom up.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan
- Engine 123 complaints
- Electrical system 117 complaints
- Air bags 111 complaints
- Brakes 78 complaints
- Transmission 73 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 66 complaints
- Cruise control 49 complaints
- Steering 40 complaints