Dodge Grand Caravan / 2001
2001 Dodge Grand Caravan problems
Owners have filed 362 complaints about the 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan with NHTSA. Exterior lighting accounts for 13.5% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of air bags at 13.3%.
Complaints362
Crashes10
Fires2
Injuries12
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Exterior lighting 13.5% · 49
Air bags 13.3% · 48
Electrical system 10.8% · 39
Visibility 8.6% · 31
Power train 8.0% · 29
Steering 7.2% · 26
Service brakes, hydraulic 5.5% · 20
Seat belts 5.5% · 20
Severity
Of those complaints, 10 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 12 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Dodge Grand Caravan in this data, 2001 sits 19th by complaint volume. 2008 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 10 in the last three years against 18 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 64,799 miles.
In owners' own words
2001 Dodge Grand Caravan. Similar to other complaints in the database about headlights going off while driving and then after 1 or 2 seconds coming back on again. Happens while driving at any speed, also sometimes while stopped. Took to dealer and was told that they could not find anything wrong. This has happened approximately 5 times over the past 2 months, the date I entered is the most recent occurrence. Exterior lighting · reported at 53,000 miles
I own a 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan that is having a problem with the headlights. When the lights are on, only the left light comes on, when you put the highbeams on only the right light will light. We have replaced the bulbs, but this has not taken care of the problem. I have done some research and several people have complained about the same issue, is seems as if it has something to do with the front module. Exterior lighting · reported at 176,000 miles
The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan. The head-lights and the speedometer intermittently fail. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The failure was contributed to the internal headlight module. The vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunction. The failure mileage was 130,000. The current mileage was 132,000. The vehicle identification number was unavailable. Exterior lighting · reported at 130,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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