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Dodge cruise control problems

Across all Dodge models in NHTSA's complaint database, 3,890 complaints involve cruise control. The Grand Caravan accounts for the largest share (12%). The single worst model year is the 2008 Avenger with 138 cruise control complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
3,890 about cruise control, all Dodge models
Most affected
Grand Caravan 12% of these complaints
Typical mileage
65,000 miles 1,983 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
453 and 41

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Dodge models

ModelComplaintsShare
Grand Caravan47012%
Caravan38210%
Durango3519%
Ram 15002867%
Avenger2697%
Journey2296%
Ram2266%
Charger2055%
Ram 25002025%
Caliber1885%

Worst model years for cruise control

  1. 2008 Dodge Avenger138 complaints
  2. 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan126 complaints
  3. 1996 Dodge Caravan117 complaints
  4. 2007 Dodge Caliber105 complaints
  5. 2006 Dodge Charger52 complaints

Cruise control complaints by model year

Dodge cruise control complaints by model year 0 200 400 1990: 13 '90 1991: 46 1992: 54 1993: 73 '93 1994: 117 1995: 231 1996: 383 '96 1997: 213 1998: 187 1999: 200 '99 2000: 119 2001: 129 2002: 82 '02 2003: 91 2004: 130 2005: 141 '05 2006: 124 2007: 222 2008: 256 '08 2009: 95 2010: 132 2011: 127 '11 2012: 199 2013: 123 2014: 102 '14 2015: 104 2016: 76 2017: 38 '17 2018: 36 2019: 13 2020: 7 '20 2021: 3 2022: 1 2023: 10 '23 2024: 6 2025: 6 2026: 1 '26
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
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Model yearComplaints
199013
199146
199254
199373
1994117
1995231
1996383
1997213
1998187
1999200
2000119
2001129
200282
200391
2004130
2005141
2006124
2007222
2008256
200995
2010132
2011127
2012199
2013123
2014102
2015104
201676
201738
201836
201913
20207
20213
20221
202310
20246
20256
20261

Among the 1,983 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles.

Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.