2009 Dodge Grand Caravan: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 795 complaints
795
Total Complaints
75,900mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
20
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

45,737 25th Percentile
75,900 Median Mileage
105,150 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
330
AIR BAGS
135
ENGINE
41
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
33
SERVICE BRAKES
30
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
27
STEERING
22
WHEELS
20
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
20
POWER TRAIN
16

Severity Assessment

20
Crashes
6
Fires
13
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN EARLY FEBRUARY 2009. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN BACK TOT HE DEALERSHIP 2 MORE TIMES FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE SOURCE ..."
"SEATBELT LOCKED UP. *TR"
"2008 DODGE CARAVAN. MY WIFE COMPLAINED ABOUT NOISE FROM BRAKES. BROUGHT IN FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND IT NEEDS BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE CAR HAS 21,000 MILES, 90 PERCENT ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AND CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHI..."

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