Dodge transmission problems
Across all Dodge models in NHTSA's complaint database, 6,802 complaints involve transmission. The Caravan accounts for the largest share (18%). The single worst model year is the 1996 Grand Caravan with 205 transmission complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 6,802 about transmission, all Dodge models
- Most affected
- Caravan 18% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 2,268 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 449 and 72
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Dodge models
Worst model years for transmission
- 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan205 complaints
- 1996 Dodge Caravan171 complaints
- 1994 Dodge Intrepid154 complaints
- 1995 Dodge Intrepid142 complaints
- 1997 Dodge Caravan129 complaints
Transmission complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 148 |
| 1991 | 197 |
| 1992 | 340 |
| 1993 | 283 |
| 1994 | 480 |
| 1995 | 595 |
| 1996 | 780 |
| 1997 | 495 |
| 1998 | 507 |
| 1999 | 578 |
| 2000 | 451 |
| 2001 | 405 |
| 2002 | 315 |
| 2003 | 192 |
| 2004 | 229 |
| 2005 | 225 |
| 2006 | 131 |
| 2007 | 188 |
| 2008 | 139 |
| 2009 | 51 |
| 2010 | 19 |
| 2011 | 14 |
| 2012 | 13 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
Among the 2,268 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.