2001 Dodge Grand Caravan suspension problems
17 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 56,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 55% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
Driving around a curve at 35 MPH the car would not straighten out and instead began fishtailing and spinning out of control. Car ran off the road up an incline where it came to rest. Right front wheel was perpendicular to car with tire hanging off of rim. We later learned that the right control arm had snapped. Manufacturer claims I must have hit a very deep pothole, but we are unaware of any such occurrence. No deep potholes existed on area of road where car went out of control. Also, the tire rim was not damaged.
The front of the vehicle started shimmying and the steering wheel. At first, it started at about 55 MPH. Now it is doing it at lower and lower speeds. There are pages and pages of complaints with the same issue. It is also very hard to turn the steering wheel when going slow. There is a safety recall for the front suspension and lower control arm. Campaign no 01v152000 but the local dealership said my VIN number was not included.
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
- Brakes 20 complaints
- Seat belts 20 complaints