U.S. public vehicle records

1999 Dodge GRAND CARAVAN problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

412 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

87,435 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1999 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 179 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 46 of 412 complaints (11.2%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	57	13.8%
Transmission and shifting	56	13.6%
Steering behavior	41	10.0%
Electrical and battery issues	20	4.9%
Engine operation	13	3.2%
Fuel system concerns	4	1.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Air Bags

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

Electrical System

Air Bags:Frontal

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys

Electrical System:Horn

Vehicle Speed Control

Suspension

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Air Bags	46
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	45
Electrical System	26
Air Bags:Frontal	25
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys	22
Electrical System:Horn	21
Vehicle Speed Control	16
Suspension	14

Air Bags: 46; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 45; Electrical System: 26; Air Bags:Frontal: 25; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys: 22; Electrical System:Horn: 21; Vehicle Speed Control: 16; Suspension: 14

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 7; 25,000 to 49,999: 21; 50,000 to 74,999: 37; 75,000 to 99,999: 44; 100,000 to 149,999: 51; 150,000 and above: 19

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (51). 233 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

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2000: 41; 2001: 53; 2002: 47; 2003: 53; 2004: 83; 2005: 28; 2006: 23; 2007: 18; 2008: 18; 2009: 7; 2010: 10; 2011: 8; 2012: 1; 2013: 5; 2014: 6; 2015: 3; 2016: 3; 2017: 3; 2018: 1; 2020: 1

Pattern summary

Air Bags leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 57 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 56 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 41 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10001549 · 2002-12-27 (December 27, 2002)

CONSUMER STATES WHILE BRAKING HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING, NOTIFIED THE DEALER REPAIRED AND REPLACED ROTORS 5000 MILES LATER PROBLEM RECURRED. TS

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10001549 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10003018 · 2003-01-20 (January 20, 2003)

CONTINUOUS BRAKE PROBLEMS/FAILURES DUE TO PITTING & CORRODING OF THE FRONT DISC ROTORS. REAR BRAKE DRUMS NOT ADJUSTING PROPERLY (HAVE NEVER ADJUSTED). ROTORS REPLACED BY DEALER AND NOW REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AGAIN. ENTIRE REAR WHEEL BRAKING SYSTEM REPLACED, STILL NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. VEHICLE HAS NEVER STOPPED CORRECTLY IN FOUR YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

Owner-reported narrative. 60,985 miles reported. Look up ODI 10003018 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10000250 · 2002-12-19 (December 19, 2002)

TO: WHOM IT MAY CONCERNS: I AM WRITING TO YOU AS A DISSATISFIED DODGE CARAVAN OWNER. I PURCHASED MY VAN BRAND NEW ON MARCH 1999. I HAVE HAD CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR, SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED IT: A) ON JANUARY 24, 2000 WE REPLACED THE , SENSOR, TRANSAX LE, TURBIN INPUT IN THE TRANSMISSION. B) FEBRUARY 17, 2000 WE REPLACED THE BATTERY. C) FEBRUARY 20, 2001. WE REPLACED THE EVAPORETOR, SUCTION LINE, LIQUID LINE AND THE COIL IN THE AIR CONDITION UNIT. D) REPLACED THE WINDOW LIFT MOTOR. E) JANUARY 8,2002 …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10000250 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10011310 · 2003-03-11 (March 11, 2003)

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *JB THE CONSUMER FELT AND HEARD A LOUD BANG UNDER THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FLOWING OUT. THE MECHANIC FOUND A PIN THAT HAD FLOWN THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION AND RIPPED APART. *SCC

Owner-reported narrative. 49,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10011310 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10002036 · 2003-01-03 (January 3, 2003)

NHTSA#15350-02-V-293-000: AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING: CLOCKS SPRING ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN WOUND INCORRECTLY DURING THE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. THIS RECALL APPLIED FOR THE 98. CONSUMER STATES HAS THE SAME PROBLEM ON HIS VEHICLE WITH AIR BAGS. CRUISE CONTROL STEERING WHEEL THIS VEHICLE IS YEAR 1999. TS

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10002036 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10009437 · 2003-03-07 (March 7, 2003)

POWER STEERING FAILED, CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION AND INJURIES. *AK *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10009437 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10049759 · 2003-12-15 (December 15, 2003)

THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER HAS A BROKEN SPRING THERE FORE NOT PUTTING TENSION ON THE SERPENTINE BELT CAUSING WATER PUMP AND ALTINATOR AND LATER BATTERY PROBLEMS.IVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO WHICH BELTS ARE FALLING OFF ETC.....THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE AND WE WERE TOLD THAT ALL WAS WELL.IVE HEARD THE BELT SLIPPING FOR A WHILE NOW USUALLY AT START OF VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROPLEM WITH MANY MORE 99 GRAND CARAVANS AT OR AROUND 40-50,000 MILES.THIS SHOULD BE A…

Owner-reported narrative. 47,006 miles reported. Look up ODI 10049759 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10059277 · 2004-02-18 (February 18, 2004)

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AND PULL OVER. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC PLACED THE VEHICLE ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. THEN, MECHANIC REPLACED INPUT AND OUTPUT SENSORS. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10059277 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10092218 · 2004-09-14 (September 14, 2004)

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL, AIR BAG SENSORS AND ASSOCIATED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD MODULES. *MR THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE PCM, THE SENSOR FAILED, THE ENGINE STALLED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON ALONG WITH THE MALFUNCTIONING INDICATOR LIGHT, THE SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT HAD GONE OUT, THE DASH LIGHTS HAD GONE OUT, AND THE ODOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. THE CIRCUIT BOARD HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE AND THE AIR BAG AND AIR BAG LIGHT RETURNED. THE CLOCK SPRING AND AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEM…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10092218 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10054961 · 2004-01-27 (January 27, 2004)

FUEL LEAK ON IMS [INDEPENDENT MOBILITY SYSTEMS, INC] DODGE RAMPVAN. FUEL LINE WAS MODIFIED [EXTENDED] AS PART OF CONVERSION. WRONG TYPE OF HOSE WAS USED. PER DEALER/MECHANIC IMS USED REGULAR CARBURETOR HOSE INSTEAD OF FUEL INJECTION HIGH PRESSURE HOSE. THIS RESULTED IN CRACKS IN LINE AND GAS LEAKAGE. POTENTIAL FOR FIRE, CATASTROPHIC LOSS EXISTED. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 23,990 miles reported. Look up ODI 10054961 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10416919 · 2011-08-03 (August 3, 2011)

!999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. ONE GAS TANK SUPPORT STRAP FELL OFF DRIVING ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT, 2ND STRAP DISINTEGRATED WITH SLIGHT MANUAL TWIST, GOT IT BACK ONTO DRIVEWAY & SUPPORTED TANK BEFORE REPLACING BOTH. HAVE BOTH PARTS SAME AS REPORTED; FORD PICKUPS RECALL. *KB

Owner-reported narrative. 87,435 miles reported. Look up ODI 10416919 at NHTSA ↗