Dodge Grand Caravan / 1999
1999 Dodge Grand Caravan problems
Owners have filed 599 complaints about the 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan with NHTSA. Air bags account for 14% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of power train at 13%.
Complaints599
Crashes28
Fires23
Injuries23
Deaths8
What owners report breaking
Air bags 14.0% · 84
Power train 13.0% · 78
Electrical system 11.2% · 67
Engine and engine cooling 11.0% · 66
Service brakes, hydraulic 10.5% · 63
Suspension 6.3% · 38
Steering 5.8% · 35
Vehicle speed control 5.7% · 34
Severity
Of those complaints, 28 describe a crash, 23 describe a fire, 23 report an injury and 8 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Dodge Grand Caravan in this data, 1999 sits 12th by complaint volume. 2008 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 8 in the last three years against 19 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 86,800 miles.
In owners' own words
I have a 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan and it has recently had the air bag light illuminated constantly, in addition the cruise control and horn do not work. This is clearly the clockspring issue as identified by the nhtsa recent recall on the 1996-1998 gr caravans. I will be having to pay for this replacement at a cost of $250. I would like this investigated as it seems awfully coincidental to the 1996-1998 problem. Air bags · reported at 55,500 miles
While driving air bag light illuminated. Consumer pulled over and inspected the vehicle for any problems. The next day the horn failed to perform. The day after that, a little piece of plastic came out with some numbers that were related to the air bags/clock spring. Consumer was told by the manufacturer that vehicle was not included in the recall for the clock spring. *Ak Air bags · reported at 65,300 miles
My air bag light kept coming on and I was told by a dealer that my air bag would not deploy and my car would not pass inspection unless I got it fixed. Which I did and it cost $250.00. My car is a 1999 Grand Caravan. There was a recall on this, but only up to year 1998. When I wrote to Dodge they told me there was nothing they could do, and my emails would not be acknowledged. Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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