2001 Dodge Caravan Owner Complaints

There is no incident, however I would like to report a manufacturer problem. Many manufacturers put vehicles on the market with front headlights that are too bright and not aimed properly. See [XXX] There are regulations for the lumens of headlights and system of reflectors, but I assume manufacturers are not be watched for violations. Where I live, in Sarasota, FL, I am blinded by all the vehicle lights at night because lights appear to be on bright when they aren't. Something is very wrong. I don't think everyone is having aftermarket LED lights installed. I think they are coming from the manufacturers that way. Can you help? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11645503

Incident

Feb 27, 2025

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NHTSA ID

11524026

Incident

May 2, 2023

I NEED TO KNOW IT MY VEHICLE HAS ANY RECALLS I'M HAVING SOME MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT IT.

NHTSA ID

11220203

Incident

May 26, 2019

Mileage

213,000 mi

AFTER THE ENGINE WARMS UP AND AT SPEEDS AROUND 45-50 THE ACCELERATION STICKS AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL THEN DRIVE,OR SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I DISCONNECTED THE SERVO TO THE CRUISE CONTROL TO ELIMINATE THE CRUISE AS THE CAUSE. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT OCCURS OFTEN.

NHTSA ID

11090763

Incident

Feb 20, 2018

Mileage

44,900 mi

FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING GASOLINE. THERE IS A PRESSURE DAMPER THAT IS ON THE RAIL THAT IS NON SERVICEABLE AND IT IS LEAKING FUEL ONTO RAIL THAT IS CAUSING THE SMELL TO ENTER THE CABIN. DEALER SAYS FUEL RAIL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO EFFECT PROPER REPAIR. FUEL LEAKS ANY TIME ENGINE IS RUNNING.

NHTSA ID

11083356

Incident

Jun 6, 2016

Mileage

200,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE CARAVAN SPORT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED AND CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE A POPPING NOISE. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. SUDDENLY, THE STEERING WHEEL DID A HARD RELEASE AND RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE HARD RELEASE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO RECEIVE INJURIES TO THE HAND, WRIST, AND ARM. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

NHTSA ID

11000002

Incident

Jan 1, 2017

Mileage

102,000 mi

I WAS ROLLING MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW UP (ELECTRIC WINDOW), IT GOT HALF WAY UP AND IT SHATTERED ALL OVER ME. I WAS LITERALLY PICKING GLASS OUT OF MY LEGS FROM THIS WINDOW

NHTSA ID

10995790

Incident

May 20, 2017

THE REAR AXELS BEND AROUND BACK WHEELS ALSO FRONT MAKES A NOISE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP

NHTSA ID

10948896

Incident

Jan 23, 2017

Mileage

2,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE SECOND ROW DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FRACTURED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, CHEST, AND ANKLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER RECEIVED A SPRAINED ANKLE AND THE OTHER OCCUPANT RECEIVED A BROKEN WRIST, BROKEN STERNUM, AND A CRACKED PELVIS/HIP. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10910658

Incident

Sep 27, 2016

STEERING WHEEL BECOMES SO TIGHT AND CANT EVEN MOVE WHEN EVER THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW 50DEGREES. IT TAKES AT LEAST 15 MIN TO BECOME NORMAL. FUEL LEVELS ARE NORMAL IN MY VAN.

NHTSA ID

10808343

Incident

Jan 1, 2007

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAGS WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED, AND THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.

NHTSA ID

10695173

Incident

Nov 19, 2014

Mileage

176,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON WAS INADVERTENTLY ENGAGED DUE TO IT BEING TO CLOSE TO THE HORN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK AT A CERTAIN SPEED, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO DRIVE ABOVE SPEED LIMITS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

NHTSA ID

10690943

Incident

Dec 13, 2014

Mileage

195,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND AN UNKNOWN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE FRONT MODULAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10653515

Incident

Mar 6, 2014

Mileage

170,000 mi

PULLED VEHICLE OUT OF GARAGE AND SHORTLY AFTER FIRE STARTED TO COME UP OUT OF THE DASH. COMPLETE LOSS. CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT TO TRY TO PUT THE FIRE OUT BUT IT SPREAD IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.. THIS WAS NOT MY CAR BUT MY MOTHER IN LAWS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10653375

Incident

Oct 25, 2014

Mileage

115,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03E045000 (EQUIPMENT). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 135,000.

NHTSA ID

10632528

Incident

Sep 10, 2014

Mileage

135,000 mi

I DRIVING DOWN STREET MY VAN JUST DIE ON ME IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I TRY TO GIVE GAS AND IT DIE ON ME AGAIN, I SO SCARED . I HAVE MY KIDS IN MY VAN. *TR UPDATED 12/5/2014 *JS

NHTSA ID

10592573

Incident

May 15, 2014

Mileage

168,000 mi

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY. HORN WILL NOT WORK .CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10554071

Incident

Nov 1, 2011

GOT REAR ENDED AND SEAT BROKE SENDING DRIVER ACROSS VAN WITH SEAT BELT IN TAC. *TR

NHTSA ID

10550427

Incident

Oct 30, 2013

Mileage

356,000 mi

I WENT TO THE STORE TODAY, DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MPH, MY DRIVERS SIDE VENT WINDOW SUDDENLY CAME LOOSE! I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, TOO LATE! IT FLEW INTO OPPOSING TRAFFIC AND SHATTERED ALL OVER THE ROAD. THE GLUE THAT HOLDS THE "HINGE" TO THE GLASS IS BARELY THERE. OBVIOUSLY, THE GLUE DID NOT HOLD TO A PAINTED SURFACE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10535887

Incident

Aug 17, 2013

Mileage

185,673 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE HORN WOULD NOT SOUND UPON ACTIVATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA ID

10534498

Incident

Aug 1, 2013

Mileage

70,000 mi

WE GOT INTO OUR 2001 DODGE CARAVAN AND STARTED TO DRIVE IT AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SUSPENSION. I PULLED THE VAN OVER AND NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT WAS UP THROUGH INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT! I BELIEVE THE HOUSING IS RUSTED THROUGH, WHICH ALLOWED THE STRUT TO POKE ALL THE WAY OUT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10522777

Incident

Jul 1, 2013

Mileage

143,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS REGISTERING MULTIPLE CODES IN THE ODBII SYSTEM. OF WHICH ONE WAS A OPEN INJECTOR CIRCUIT. VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND RUN ROUGH. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE FUEL INJECTOR WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS ROUTED DIRECTLY ABOVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD THE INSULATION MELTED CAUSING MULTIPLE FUEL AND EMISSION CONTROL WIRES TO BE SHORTED. A SEARCH FOR THE FUEL WIRING HARNESS AT MULTIPLE SALVAGE YARDS SHOWED THE EXACT SAME CONDITION TO EXIST ON 4 OF 5 VEHICLES. ONE CAN SPECULATE THE ROUTING OF THE HARNESS OVER THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD COMBINED WITH SUBSTANDARD WIRE INSULATION CAUSED THE INSULATION TO MELT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10475580

Incident

Sep 3, 2012

Mileage

215,000 mi

WE PURCHASED 4 BRIDGESTONE INSIGNIA SE200 TIRES IN MAY 2009. THUS FAR 3 HAVE FAILED. FIRST, MECHANIC NOTED WHEN WE TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE BALANCE AND ROTATION. SECOND, DRIVER NOTED VIBRATION ON HIGHWAY. TIRE REPLACED 6/4/12. 3RD, DRIVER NOTED FRONT END PULLING, SUBSEQUENTLY EXTREME VIBRATION ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE PARKED AT AIRPORT FOR 3 DAYS; UPON RETURN, TIRE WAS FLAT WITH A SECTION BULGED AND SEPARATED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10475263

Incident

Sep 9, 2012

Mileage

136,626 mi

DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT THESE DEFECTS ARE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING. THIS WAS A MATTER OF RECALL FOR THE DODGE CARAVAN AND GRAND CARAVAN, PLYMOUTH VOYAGER AND GRAND VOYAGER AND CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY FROM THE 1996-2000 MODEL YEARS. OUR CAR IS 2001 MODEL AND IS NOT IN A RECALL LIST, BUT IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THE DEFECT WAS NOT FIXED IN 2001 YEAR MODELS. AM I ALONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS UNFIXED PROBLEM? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10474081

Incident

Jun 28, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE CARAVAN SPORT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CONFIRMED THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01I003000(LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

NHTSA ID

10455691

Incident

Jan 1, 2012

Mileage

123,000 mi