1998 Dodge Grand Caravan engine problems

141 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan, which is 19% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 141 19% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 87,000 miles 66 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 27
Injuries and deaths: 3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 66 complaints that include mileage. 21% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	2
20k to 40k miles	4
40k to 60k miles	8
60k to 80k miles	16
80k to 100k miles	12
100k to 120k miles	10
120k to 140k miles	7
140k to 160k miles	5
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	2

What the data shows

Of the 66 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 86,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 27 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

While traveling through parking lot, vehicle caught on fire under the hood, there was one injury, claim 22-v298-813. *slc

April 2000 FireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 dodge grand caravan. While driving approximately 35 MPH the steering wheel became extremely difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was towed to the contacts home. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic who stated the serpentine belt detached from the vehicle. The serpentine belt was replaced. The failure occurred intermittently four times. The mechanic installed a tensioner to hold the serpentine belt in place. The failure continued to occur. The vehicle was repaired.

Reported at 90,500 miles, August 2011

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