Major Problems with 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan Derived from Complaints & Recalls
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Worst 3 complaints of 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan
2003 Dodge Grand Caravan
ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
Victims: 4
Mileage: 49000 miles
2003 Dodge Grand Caravan
FRONT
Victims: 4
2003 Dodge Grand Caravan
STRUCTURE
Victims: 4
Mileage: 97170 miles
Browse 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints by category
Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING and AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Dodge Grand Caravan owners.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM after starting the vehicle all the gauges work. after about fifteen minutes all the gauges stopped working. *jb as of... |
21
~ 96142 miles |
| STEERING i have had numerous problems with my 2003 dodge grand caravan but my steering is unsafe. after over 5 attempts... |
20
~ 51835 miles |
| AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN transmission failure - returned the vehicle to dealer for warranty service. dealer diagnosed problem removed transmission and overhauled the transmission |
20
~ 24167 miles |
| AIR BAGS clock spring assembly failure - airbag warning light continuously on. *nlm... |
19
~ 81460 miles |
| HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING when driving with the headlights on lights dimmed and the heat from the air vents temperature decreased. this occurred when... |
11
~ 27369 miles |
| ENGINE i have had so many major problems with my 2003 dodge grand caravan! i bought it used in 2008 w/... |
7
~ 131000 miles |
| TIRES while driving the drivers side rear tire exploded unexpectedly (goodyear integrity 215/70r15). *ak *cb *nlm... |
7
~ 49746 miles |
| SEAT BELTS i would like to complain about the dodge seat belts. with the studies done why dodge hasn't changed all seat... |
7
~ 53421 miles |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL dt: pulled into parking space at low speed with foot on the brake and experienced uncontrolled acceleration. the car jumped... |
6
~ 107079 miles |
| HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS > HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST > STEERING a recall for the power steering hose was issued. consumer stated the recall was repaired three times however the problem |
6
~ 30898 miles |
| RACK AND PINION > STEERING after making "clunking noises for approximately 25 000 miles my steering rack wore out at approximately 35 000 miles. the... |
6
~ 53761 miles |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC while driving at any speed consumer heard a noise coming from the engine. at 200 miles dealer replaced brakes and |
6
~ 44460 miles |
| STRUCTURE on a 2003 grand caravan just above both sliding doors on the drip rail sheet metal was raised and the... |
6
~ 62560 miles |
| POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY purchased new 2003 dodge grand caravan 1-14-2003. on 12-8-2003 and 24638 miles driver's side power window regulator and motor assembly... |
5
~ 41282 miles |
| HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING power steering was making a whining noise about a year after we got it i took it into the dealer... |
5
~ 11800 miles |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING the headlights just turn off by themselves. no warning. extremely dangerous at night. this has occurred about 7 times. very... |
4
~ 84000 miles |
| ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS i purchased 2002 grnd caravan in february 2003 from dodge dealer had 20k. the brake pads and rotors were shot... |
4
~ 21950 miles |
| POWER TRAIN the main problem was the vehicle not going into gear or moving plus we notice that on any incline the... |
4
~ 58200 miles |
| LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES every dodge vehicle on my street including my brand new dodge grand caravan that i have owned for less than... |
4
~ 3068 miles |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i have had numerous problems with this vehicle and after several attempts to fix the steering and then having the... |
4
~ 38570 miles |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER no defect/insufficient info-scc... |
4
~ 55802 miles |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE consumer took the vehicle to the dealer because she continually had front end problems. dealer stated that there was too... |
3
~ 39000 miles |
| ROOF AND PILLARS > BODY > STRUCTURE roof seams above left and right sliding doors cracked at all stress points a total of 4 areas at least |
3
~ 18930 miles |
| LATCH > TAILGATE > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES on several occasions that the lift gate does not properly lock and opens while driving. if the rear lift is... |
3
~ 7848 miles |
| PUMP > HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST > STEERING while applying the accelerator pedal the vehicle failed to accelerate. the driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle... |
3
~ 9000 miles |
| ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING vehicle stalled several times while in gear at stop light. it would immediately start up but would stall at the... |
3
~ 45433 miles |
| CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN on 6/18/03 vehicle stalled without warning while driving. dealer diagnosed problem with control module and replaced. the next day vehicle |
3
~ 7600 miles |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING no light in the left side of the instrumental panel make sit difficult to see at night time. dealer |
3
~ 26333 miles |
| REAR/OTHER > SEAT BELTS i have a 2003 dodge grand caravan se with the middle child bench seats. my 4 year old son put... |
3
~ 2617 miles |
| CHILD SEAT i have a 2003 dodge grand caravan se with the middle child bench seats. my 4 year old son put... |
3
~ 36450 miles |
| BODY > STRUCTURE i was driving down the road slees limit was 45 i was doing 50 md a deer came out in... |
2
~ 109000 miles |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER driving to meet my husband. i was on a highway i got up to 60 mph. my van started losing... |
2
~ 55500 miles |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM upon refueling the vehicle vehicle stalls for a few seconds upon first acceleration. this has happened several times (about 1... |
2
~ 157500 miles |
| SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2003 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that while exiting a parking lot and attempting... |
2
~ 99000 miles |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES the sensor has stopped working in my 2003 dodge grand caravan driver's side back door. this sensor allows for the... |
2
~ 37500 miles |
| MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT i've had three brake line failures in 2 years (the first incident was on 3/31/2006 this was the brake line... |
2
~ 110504 miles |
| FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE undercarriage and rocker panels of our 2003 dodge caravan sport are so severely corroded this vehicle will not pass inspection.... |
2
~ 98000 miles |
| TIE ROD ASSEMBLY > LINKAGES > STEERING my 2003 new dodge caravan had the transmission replaced x3 air conditioner replaced x1 then repaired again x 2 replaced... |
2
~ 47188 miles |
| WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2003 dodge caravan had intermittent failure to start. would start 5-15 minutes after not cranking. engine died while idling and... |
2
~ 47385 miles |
| GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY incident #1: 1. we were returning home from a weekend visit to iowa. we had been traveling about 5 hours.... |
2
~ 50094 miles |
| FRONT > SUSPENSION while driving at any speed the consumer heard a rattling sound coming from the front of the vehicle. the dealer... |
2
~ 23958 miles |
| TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE when driving over some debris in the road the fuel tank ruptured. *ak *sc *jb... |
2
~ 6000 miles |
| FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2003 dodge grand caravan se suddenly stopped due to a mechanical problem regarding the fuel pump and fuel sensor. (nar) |
2
~ 24000 miles |
| SEATS while strapped into a 2003 dodge caravan's middle captians seat my son was in his car seat that was using... |
2
~ 75000 miles |
| PADS > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS i purchased 2002 grnd caravan in february 2003 from dodge dealer had 20k. the brake pads and rotors were shot... |
2
~ 37877 miles |
| ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM when driving with the headlights on lights dimmed and the heat from the air vents temperature decreased. this occurred when... |
2
~ 400 miles |
| ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC when the wheel speed sensors gets moist it causes the abs light to stay on and the abs brakes to |
2
~ 22000 miles |
| EQUIPMENT vehicle stalled several times while in gear at stop light. it would immediately start up but would stall at the... |
2
~ 48150 miles |
| HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the airbag light remains on continuous the horn is not working the cruise control isn't working and drivers side power... |
2
~ 46000 miles |
| SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS airbag warning light on dashboard turns on and off intermittently. it is not clear whether the problem is with the... |
2
~ 22980 miles |
| WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY the weather stripping securing the windsheild came loose and detached from the vehicle. i had to stop in the breakdown... |
2
~ 1900 miles |
| DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE crack in seam seal on all four doors of 2003 dodge grand caravan. vehicle less than one month old. each |
2
|
| ABS WARNING LIGHT > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC consumer purchased vehicle new on 12/20/02. abs warning light illuminated indicating the the anti-lock braking system is not functioning. vehicle |
2
~ 9501 miles |
| DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2003 dodge grand caravan. while driving the steering wheel became difficult to turn to the... |
1
~ 367000 miles |
| SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2003 dodge grand caravan. while driving 65 mph the sun roof exploded without warning while... |
1
|
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL transmission... |
1
|
| VISIBILITY i have had so many major problems with my 2003 dodge grand caravan! i bought it used in 2008 w/... |
1
~ 165000 miles |
| TREAD/BELT > TIRES my family and i were driving down the road on us 30 between ames ia and boone ia. there are... |
1
~ 98538 miles |
| FRONTAL > AIR BAGS 2003 dodge grand caravan engine died while driving for no apparent reason causing a major accident and injury to my |
1
~ 90000 miles |
| REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY 2003 dodge grand caravan es: february 2010. during a recent snowstorm after using the rear defroster and front windshield defroster... |
1
~ 156000 miles |
| DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN left drive shaft broke pulling out of parking space. right drive shaft became very noisy when driving. *tr... |
1
|
| RIM > WHEELS crome rims on 2003 grand caravan rusted on inside of rim and tires will not hold air. was told that... |
1
|
| BUCKLE ASSEMBLY > FRONT > SEAT BELTS i purchased my 2003 dodge grand caravan and took it into hall dodge dealership in virginia beach va for routine... |
1
~ 9000 miles |
| HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH > HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl*the contact owns a 2003 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the vehicles exterior lighting system failed which also... |
1
~ 79000 miles |
| BUCKLE ASSEMBLY > REAR/OTHER > SEAT BELTS daimlerchrysler gen3 seatbelt buckle - prone to failure. *ak... |
1
~ 40000 miles |
| FAN > COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING power cable for radiator fan was rubbing against ac tubing. cable wore through causing a short circuit failure of radiator... |
1
~ 45000 miles |
| FRONT UNDERHOOD > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM power cable for radiator fan was rubbing against ac tubing. cable wore through causing a short circuit failure of radiator... |
1
~ 45000 miles |
| IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM my passenger and driver power windows stop working sometimes for long periods of time. in addition the ignition key will |
1
|
| WHEELS dt*: the contact stated the tires leaked air and needed to be filled every day. the dealership replaced the valve |
1
~ 94000 miles |
| BASE (INFANT) > CHILD SEAT dt*: the contact stated while making a turn traveling 25 mph the child safety seat unlatched from the base and... |
1
~ 50000 miles |
| TAIL LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING all of my vehicle lights continuously flicker. a very noticeable change in the intensity of the headlights marker lights tail |
1
~ 71000 miles |
| INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM all of my vehicle lights continuously flicker. a very noticeable change in the intensity of the headlights marker lights tail |
1
~ 71000 miles |
| RECLINER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS my wife and 3 children in a 2003 dodge grand caravan were hit in the rear while stopped at a... |
1
~ 45500 miles |
| RETRACTOR > FRONT > SEAT BELTS dt: 2003 dodge grand caravan - the seat belts did not lock during an accident. this was a rear impact... |
1
~ 32000 miles |
| CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS premature front brake wear first set of brakes failed at 12 046 miles. the low brake squeelers never made noise... |
1
~ 12046 miles |
| INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT > SEAT BELTS dt: there is an integrated child seat made into the vehicle. if the seat is not clicked in properly it... |
1
~ 58000 miles |
| AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT my 2003 new dodge caravan had the transmission replaced x3 air conditioner replaced x1 then repaired again x 2 replaced... |
1
~ 30000 miles |
| COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING my 2003 new dodge caravan had the transmission replaced x3 air conditioner replaced x1 then repaired again x 2 replaced... |
1
~ 30000 miles |
| STARTER ASSEMBLY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM my 2003 new dodge caravan had the transmission replaced x3 air conditioner replaced x1 then repaired again x 2 replaced... |
1
~ 30000 miles |
| WHEEL BEARING > FRONT > SUSPENSION my 2003 new dodge caravan had the transmission replaced x3 air conditioner replaced x1 then repaired again x 2 replaced... |
1
~ 30000 miles |
| TRUNK LID > BODY > STRUCTURE my 2003 new dodge caravan had the transmission replaced x3 air conditioner replaced x1 then repaired again x 2 replaced... |
1
~ 30000 miles |
| LOCK > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES rear hatch door not opening/closing/locking correctly. this is a daily problem. *jb... |
1
~ 37400 miles |
| PINION SHAFT > RACK AND PINION > STEERING very loud noise when steering my vehicle when backing up. *jb... |
1
|
| POWER STEERING FLUID > HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST > STEERING nhtsa recall 04v386000 concerning power steering fluid leaking. no parts were available.*ak... |
1
|
| ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT the power steering hose failed. the power steering leaked and replaced under recall 037. *bf the vehicle began smoking and... |
1
|
| MATERIAL/PADDING > CHILD SEAT evenflo triumph model # 359128p1 dom 10/21/2003. the child was choking off the material from both sides of arm rest. |
1
|
| OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL > OTHER > EQUIPMENT i had the clockspring in my 2003 dodge grand caravan replaced (after the warranty expired) somewhere around 40 000 miles.... |
1
~ 49000 miles |
| ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY > AIR BAGS i had the clockspring in my 2003 dodge grand caravan replaced (after the warranty expired) somewhere around 40 000 miles.... |
1
~ 49000 miles |
| FRONT > SEAT BELTS dt*: the contact stated that both the front driver and passenger side seatbealts became unbuckled in a crash. the vehicle... |
1
|
| FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER i just purchased 2003 dodge grand caravan i was in the expressway and just suddenly the vehicle started shaking and... |
1
~ 40000 miles |
| ABS WARNING LIGHT > ANTILOCK > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR i purchased my dodge grand caravan in november 2002 and since then i have had to have the abs sensor... |
1
|
| STRAP/WEBBING > TETHER > CHILD SEAT while strapped into a 2003 dodge caravan's middle captians seat my son was in his car seat that was using... |
1
|
| DIFFERENTIAL UNIT > DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN while driving at any speed consumer heard a noise coming from the engine. at 200 miles dealer replaced brakes and |
1
~ 200 miles |
| LOWER BALL JOINT > CONTROL ARM > FRONT ball joints have failed several times. should be a recall as the failure of the joints prevents a vehicle from |
1
|
| BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS > GASOLINE > ENGINE consumer states serpentine belt makes ongoing noise. dealer had replaced a couple of times the serpentine belt but problem still |
1
|
| CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL the airbag light remains on continuous the horn is not working the cruise control isn't working and drivers side power... |
1
|
| MASTER CYLINDER > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC consumer complained about a brake problem. master cylinder was replaced twice since vehicle was purchased. also there was a pressure |
1
~ 5000 miles |
| 12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM consumer loss all lighting and horn when the battery died. *ph dealer pulled the fuse out but battery died every... |
1
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