1997 Dodge Grand Caravan transmission problems
Owners reported transmission problems in 73 complaints for the 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan, 9% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 73 9% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
There are apparently no safety interlocks to prevent van from being placed in gear. This allowed my 5 year old daughter to place the car in gear without the engine running. The van rolled down the driveway, pinning my 9 year old son beneath the rear axle. Fortunetly, he was not seriously injured, though,emergency medical bills totaled $11,000. I decided to report this now after hearing of a similar incident on good morning america, in which a women was killed.
Van was slipping not going into gear when it was cold and now just will not go into gear. The transmission is shot has to be rebuilt will cost anywhere from $2300 to $2800 to fix.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan
- Engine 123 complaints
- Electrical system 117 complaints
- Air bags 111 complaints
- Brakes 78 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 66 complaints
- Cruise control 49 complaints
- Steering 40 complaints
- Fuel system 39 complaints