Dodge electrical system problems
Across all Dodge models in NHTSA's complaint database, 20,448 complaints involve electrical system. The Grand Caravan accounts for the largest share (22%). The single worst model year is the 2008 Grand Caravan with 823 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20,448 about electrical system, all Dodge models
- Most affected
- Grand Caravan 22% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 12,284 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 302 and 1582
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Dodge models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Caravan | 4,429 | 22% |
| Durango | 2,768 | 14% |
| Journey | 2,111 | 10% |
| Charger | 1,949 | 10% |
| Caravan | 1,432 | 7% |
| Ram 1500 | 1,427 | 7% |
| Challenger | 624 | 3% |
| Avenger | 603 | 3% |
| Ram 2500 | 561 | 3% |
| Neon | 489 | 2% |
Worst model years for electrical system
- 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan823 complaints
- 2009 Dodge Journey771 complaints
- 2010 Dodge Journey616 complaints
- 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan560 complaints
- 2011 Dodge Durango519 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 53 |
| 1991 | 101 |
| 1992 | 111 |
| 1993 | 145 |
| 1994 | 308 |
| 1995 | 449 |
| 1996 | 786 |
| 1997 | 446 |
| 1998 | 426 |
| 1999 | 573 |
| 2000 | 351 |
| 2001 | 449 |
| 2002 | 375 |
| 2003 | 367 |
| 2004 | 519 |
| 2005 | 822 |
| 2006 | 708 |
| 2007 | 732 |
| 2008 | 2,068 |
| 2009 | 1,467 |
| 2010 | 1,677 |
| 2011 | 1,838 |
| 2012 | 1,931 |
| 2013 | 1,070 |
| 2014 | 673 |
| 2015 | 427 |
| 2016 | 528 |
| 2017 | 329 |
| 2018 | 324 |
| 2019 | 158 |
| 2020 | 47 |
| 2021 | 47 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2023 | 36 |
| 2024 | 53 |
| 2025 | 33 |
| 2026 | 5 |
Among the 12,284 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.