2000 Dodge Van problems
Owners have filed 48 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Dodge Van. Body & structure is the most reported problem area, at 15% of complaints. Next are engine (10%) and seat belts (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 48 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 53,000 miles 13 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 53,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 1 injury reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Dodge Van with enough data (15 complaints in that window).
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.
My wife and our 2 children,ages 5 and 8 were the recipients of a head-on collision which happened on november 24th,2004.upon impact the front airbag(s) did not!deploy.note! On november 10th,2004 I responded to a recall notice I received on this same vehicle regarding the clock vspring mechanism. It was replaced that same day at our local dealership.
1) my wife was driving home on the interstate and the van was performing beautifully. 2) when almost home and approaching the off ramp there were 2 cars in front of her. Upon slowing down, the van would not respond. She braked hard and stopped. The 1st car proceeded to turn off the interstate and the 2nd car moved up. She let up slightly on the brake and the van took off. She could not completely stop it this time and she hit the 2nd car on its left back fender.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 dodge van. The contact stated that the engine light has continued to illuminate ever since the vehicle was purchased. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they ordered the parts for the repair on july 2, 2009. The parts have not yet arrived. The contact was provided with a rental vehicle. When she retrieved her vehicle, she was informed that a component was repaired; however, they were waiting on additional parts.
This is a common problem with the 1998 - 2000 dodge caravan/voyagers. The housing unit that houses the struts, most times on the left, driver's side rusts and corrodes, causing the strut to break through. At this point, the driver could hit a bump, (this has happened to some people) and the strut can actually break through the dashboard or windshield while driving! Currently, on my vehicle, the strut has broken through the housing unit. It is approximately $300 to fix.