"How reliable is the 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan?"

"Based on 557 NHTSA complaints, the 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan has a median complaint mileage of 80000 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION."

"What are common problems with the 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, accounting for a significant portion of the 557 total complaints filed."

2000 Dodge Grand Caravan: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 557 complaints

557

Total Complaints

80,000mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

48,125 25th Percentile

80,000 Median Mileage

119,976 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

SUSPENSION

AIR BAGS

SUSPENSION:FRONT

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

STEERING

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE GEARS ON THE VEHICLE CAN BE SHIFTED WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT GEARS SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFTED WITHOUT APPLICATION OF BRAKES. DLR HAS NO RECOURSE. *AK"

"THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES THE VEHICLES HAS A FEATURE CALLED BRAKE/TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK THAT PREVENTS YOU FROM PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR WHILE RUNNING UNLESS THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THIS FEATURE. CHRYSLER CALLED IT A "CLERICAL ERROR" AND SAID MY MANUAL IS WRONG. MY VAN ..."

"LOWER CONTROL ARM ON MY 2000 GRAND CARAVAN SNAPPED OFF AT 25MPH. AS A RESULT OF THE BROKEN BOLT, THE CAR CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. I AM IN THE STRESS TESTING BUSINESS AND I HAD THE BOLT VISUALLY ANALYZED BY MY ENGINEERS. ..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28