1998 Dodge Grand Caravan air bags problems
105 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 105 14% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 88,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 23 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 25 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 30 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 88,000 miles, and 13% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 23 crashes, 25 injuries.
What owners wrote
Vehicle was in an accident going at 30-40MPH. Vehicle t-boned another vehicle causing consumer to hit head on windshield. Upon impact, front air bags failed to deploy. A complaint was filed with chrysler, and special investigation unit will contact the consumer to come out and inspect. Total damge done to vehicle was $6700, chrysler investigator stated it was just hit in the wrong spot. *slc
Re: recall # 02v293000: I have a 1989 dodge grand caravan. It is readily evident to me that the clockspring assembly has recently failed. Air bag light is on, horn does not work, cruise control does not work. The local dealer informed me that my van was not covered by the recall [xxx], which is puzzling. If I am in a crash and I or my family is injured due to safety-related failures, I suppose dodge could have easily prevented the same and diminished their liability by fixing this problem under the recall.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan
- Engine 141 complaints
- Electrical system 83 complaints
- Transmission 73 complaints
- Brakes 61 complaints
- Suspension 53 complaints
- Body & structure 30 complaints
- Cruise control 27 complaints
- Fuel system 26 complaints