Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
49
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1985 Dodge Caravan.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-11-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-06-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY DODGE CARAVAN MINIVAN IS ON HIGH . WHEN I DRIVE IT IT WILL REMAIN ONE SPEED UNTIL I PUT THE BRAKE ON. I KNOW THESE… |
| 1998-09-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP INTO THE WINDSHIELD. *AK |
| 1998-07-04 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK | No | 0 | CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE RUSTED AND BROKE. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 1997-09-20 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | PLASTIC WINDOW LATCH CRACKED/CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. |
| 1997-09-01 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | LEFT INNER TIE-ROD END FAILED, CAUSING WHEELS TO COME OFF IN TWO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. |
| 1997-02-10 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE | No | 0 | EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE RUSTED. |
| 1997-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | BRAKES PULSATED DUE TO WARPED BRAKE ROTORS. *AK |
| 1996-07-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER'S LAP/SHOULDER BELT RETRACTED AND LOCKED UP AND COULD NOT GET CHILD OUT OF THE SEAT, HAD TO CUT SEAT… |
| 1996-06-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN AN IDLE POSITION IN PARK, JUMPED OUT GEAR, ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO ANOTHER YARD, HITTING STEPS. *AK |
| 1996-03-29 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT ATTACHMENT FAILED (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) |
| 1996-03-27 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | DRIVER SEATBACK BROKE AFTER BEING HIT FROM BEHIDE WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT. *AK |
| 1996-02-28 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 1 | RETRACTOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE FAILED TO LOCK UP DURING A REAR END COLLISION. *AK |
| 1996-01-31 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | BALL JOINTS FAILED. |
| 1996-01-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING SMELLED AN ODOR, SAW A GLOW UNDER DASHBOARD FOLLOWED BY SPARKS COMING OUT OF THE HEATER VENT (HEATER WA… |
| 1995-12-11 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT BROKE LOOSE FROM ITS ATTACHMENT TO THE FLOOR IN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURY. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *DH |
| 1995-08-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH | No | 0 | REAR DOOR LATCH UNLOCKS ON ITS OWN. |
| 1995-06-24 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | No | 1 | EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD VEHICLE WHILE PARKED, VEHICLE ROLLAWAY. TT |
| 1995-05-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | HATCHBACK WINDOW IS RUSTING AROUND THE EDGE, AND THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP. THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOU… |
| 1995-04-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | LIFTGATE POPS OPEN PERIODICALLY WHEN DRIVING. LIFTGATE FALLS DOWN, WILL NOT STAY OPEN DUE TO DEFECTIVE SPRING HINGES. TT |
| 1995-04-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | METAL WHERE RIGHT/LEFT FRONT DOOR HINGE ATTACH IS TOO THIN, CAUSING 5 INCH CRACK WHERE HINGE IS WELDED TO THE DOORS. |
| 1995-04-05 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK | No | 0 | SPARE TIRE IS MISSING WITH OWNER NEVER KNOWING. SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE. OWNER UPSET DUE TO HIM NOT KNOWING WHEN IT HAPP… |
| 1995-04-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | No | 0 | REAR LIFTGATE HYDRAULIC SHOCKS DO NOT HOLD DOOR OPEN. TT |
| 1995-04-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | EVERY TIME CAR SWITCHED GEARS THE ENGINE REVES UP AND A NOISY CLUNK. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT |
| 1995-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE FIRE CAUSED BY AN ENGINE OIL LEAK (OHIO STATE POLICE ACCIDENT REPORT) *AK |
| 1995-04-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | No | 0 | HYDRAULIC LIFTS FAILED,CAUSING REAR LIFTGATE NOT TO STAY OPEN. TT |
| 1995-03-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 1 | ACCELERATOR STUCK IN HIGH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. *AK |
| 1995-03-03 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | No | 0 | DIFFICULTY LATCHING REAR LIFT GATE. TT |
| 1995-03-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK ON OCCASION, AND ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION THE CRUISE CONTROL STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE… |
| 1995-02-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ONE SCREW SUPPORTING THE ENGINE AND ALL THREE MOTOR MOUNTS WENT OUT. COULD HAVE CAUSED VEHICLE TO BOTTOM OUT. TT |
| 1995-01-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | Yes | 0 | REAR LIFTGATE OPENED UPON REAR IMPACT AT 20 MPH. TT |
| 1995-01-26 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | No | 0 | REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED, CAUSING HATCH DOOR TO POP OPEN 3 TIMES, ONCE WITH KIDS IN THE REAR, WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY A… |
| 1995-01-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE LOOSES POWER AND SLOWS TO PACE SPEED, MFG KNOWS OF PROBLEM AND OFFERED NO SOLUTION. TT |
| 1995-01-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE LOOSES ENGINE POWER, ALTHOUGH PEDAL WAS DOWN TO FLOOR. TT |
| 1994-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE SMOKED/LOCKED UP. *SKD |
| 1994-11-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | SCREWS CAME AWAY FROM THE MEDAL IN THE TAILGATE CAME OPEN AND CONTENTS WERE SPILLED ONTO THE STREET. TT |
| 1994-10-04 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR HATCH LATCH CAME OFF. TT |
| 1994-08-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | Yes | 2 | REAR LIFTGATE CAME OPEN FROM ACCIDENT AND OCCUPANTS WERE EJECTED. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT |
| 1994-03-28 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL LOOSE. |
| 1994-03-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR COME OPEN. TT |
| 1990-12-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE ACCELERATING AT 55 MPH, SUDDENLY RECEIVED NO ACCELERATION, GAS PEDAL DROPPED TO FLOOR, BLACK SMOKE CAME FROM REAR… |
| 1989-02-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE, ROLLED OVER AND REAR HATCH OPEN. TT |
| — | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHERE STRUT ATTACHES TO BODY/CHASSIS, PLASTIC IS RIPPING THROUGH AND REAR SHOCKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DE… |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING HOME THE COIL SPRING BROKE AND RUBBED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT . *AK |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | No | 0 | IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER EXPERIENCES FAILURE OF HYDRAULIC CYLINDER STRUT LIFT, WHEN WON'T STAY UP AND WILL DECEND UNEXPE… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE RUNNING ON ITS OWN COMPRESSION EVEN THOUGH THE IGNITION KEY HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. *AK |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS PARKED AND FOR NO REASON IT WAS ON FIRER. THE INSURANCE AGENT SAID IT WAS FUEL LINE FAILUR*AKE. |
| — | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL WIRING TO DOOR LOCKS & TO POWER WINDOWS BREAKS MAKING THEM NON FUNCTIONAL.TT BUNDLE OF WIRES TO DOOR FROM … |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | REAR DOOR HAS TO SHUT BUT DOESN'T ENGAGE UNTIL SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE. TT |