2008 Dodge Grand Caravan problems
The 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan has 1,970 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (42%) concerns electrical system. Next are air bags (15%) and brakes (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,970 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 42% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 47 and 27
- Injuries and deaths
- 37 and 3
- Typical mileage
- 77,000 miles 1,229 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 136 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 152 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 142 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 212 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 209 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 142 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 100 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 72 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 37 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 12 |
| 200k+ miles | 15 |
What the data shows
Of the 1,229 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 77,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 85,000 miles (427 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 47 complaints mention a crash; 27 complaints mention a fire; 37 injuries reported; 3 deaths reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 83% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 31 model years of the Dodge Grand Caravan with enough data (659 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owned a 2008 dodge grand caravan. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle crashed through a fence and landed in a pond. As a result, the air bags failed to deploy. The driver of the vehicle was fatally injured. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unknown. Updated 12/02/15 updated 10/26/2017
The car was parked stationary at the top of a hill. It started to roll down the hill while it was off. Three children were in the car. Their brother tried to stop the car, and got caught under the car wheel, and died. The car was in park. ..updated 10/11/17
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that while parked, the horn and the windshield wiper motor activated independently. As a result, the battery needed to be disconnected. In addition, the contact stated that the A/C failed to activate and the doors failed to latch. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.
Van started shaking violently while driving. Gets worse when I release the gas and when I put on the breaks. The shop has found that both the motor mounts and transmission mounts are broken.they said it is a known problem with this van and it is un safe to drive. Also wire harnesses in sliding doors wont stay in the track