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2000 Dodge Grand Caravan engine problems

84 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
84 15% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
85,000 miles 60 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 5
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 85,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 8 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 10 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 9 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 7 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 4 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 85,000 miles
Based on 60 complaints that include mileage. 27% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles8
60k to 80k miles10
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles9
120k to 140k miles7
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles4

What the data shows

Of the 60 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles, and 27% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

I was driving my 2000 dodge grand caravan to run to the store. While driving people were jumping up and down waving. After seeing the third or fourth person I realized something must be wrong. I rolled down window and they were screaming your van is on fire. The fire department was called and fire investigator present stated I was extremely lucky one more push on the gas could of blown my van up. He stated engine malfunction was the cause of the fire.

Reported at 69,000 miles, May 2009 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence, where a certified mechanic detected that the serpentine belt dislodged and was reconnected securely. The failure occurred at various speeds. The serpentine belt was replaced seven times by an independent mechanic and the problem continued to occur. The manufacturer was notified of the problem.

Reported at 78,000 miles, August 2011

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