2001 Dodge Grand Caravan brakes problems
Owners reported brakes problems in 20 complaints for the 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan, 6% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 44,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 44,000 miles, and 67% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the brakes complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
The transmission catastrophically failed for the second time on an exit ramp. Fortunately, my wife was able to maintain control of the vehicle. The front barke rotors are warped. My wife was informed by dodge that this shimmy we were feeling as we applied the brakes was the ABS engaging. After taking the vehicle to another dodge dealership, we were informed the problem is warped front brake rotors. In addition, because the vehicle has over 12000 miles, we now have to pay for the repairs!
Today, while driving our dodge grand caravan, my wife applied the brakes. They made a grinding noise, and the ABS light came on. The car has slightly over 16,000 miles and this is the third time that this has occurred. The first was when the vehicle was 9 months old with 5 600 miles on it. The second was when the vehicle was 23 months old with 14,612 miles on it. Today, in liess than 2 months and 2000 miles it has occurred again. We are worrired that there is a design defect with the braking system on this vehicle.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan
- Lighting 51 complaints
- Air bags 48 complaints
- Electrical system 39 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 31 complaints
- Steering 26 complaints
- Transmission 26 complaints
- Seat belts 20 complaints
- Fuel system 19 complaints