Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
23
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Dodge Van.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A 1997 DODGE VOYAGER VAN AND HAVE BEEN HAVING CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE PS, AC, AND ALTERNATOR BELT SLIPPING OFF… |
| 2005-09-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | 1997 DODGE CARAVAN HAS SEVERE STRUT TOWER CORROSION ON FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. THIS HAS NOT FAILED YET, BUT COULD CAUSE CR… |
| 2005-01-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY 1997 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WAS IN FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, AND AT 117,000 MILES I LEARNED MY TRANSMISSION IS ALSO GO… |
| 2005-01-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | Yes | 0 | BALL JOINT SEPARATION ON THE LFRONT LEFT TIRE. *AK |
| 2004-11-05 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | THE HEATER CORE SPRUNG A LEAK WHILE DRIVING WHICH RENDERED THE DEFROSTER SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY FOGGE… |
| 2004-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING IS WITH THE GAUGES. MY ABS AND CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON AND THE GAUGES GO OUT. I C… |
| 2001-12-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | THIS WILL BE MY 3RD FUEL PUMP IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS, THE SECOND ONE WAS JUST 6 MONTHS AGO.*AK |
| 2001-08-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | Yes | 1 | MY 3 YEARS OLD DOUGHTER WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE GEAR FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. SHE RAN OVER… |
| 2001-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | ROTORS BEGAN TO DISINTEGRATE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CASTING. *AK |
| 2000-05-23 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 5 | ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY TRAVELING 60MPH, APPROACHED A RED LIGHT AND ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING FROM THE LEFT, RAN THE LIGHT A… |
| 2000-05-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB | No | 0 | BOTH DOOR MOUNTS REAR VIEW MIRRORS FOLD INTO THE DOOR AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. THE CLAMP SCREWS STRIP OUT WHEN TIGHTEN… |
| 1999-04-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED, DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. NLM |
| 1998-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | GASKET ON HYDRAULIC BRAKE RESERVOIR TURNED INSIDE OUT CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK . |
| 1998-03-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:DRUM | No | 0 | WARPED REAR DRUMS AND FRONT ROTORS CAUSED PULSATION WHEN BRAKING. |
| 1997-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN FAILURE. *YC |
| 1997-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG MODULE UNDER FRONT DRIVERS SEAT. |
| 1997-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSIONN REPEATEDLY SLIPS, USUALLY WHEN FIRST STARTED IN THE MORNING. *AK |
| 1901-01-01 | TIRES:VALVE | No | 0 | 1997 DODGE 3500 MAXI VAN WITH TIRE FAILURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS. **CC THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE TI… |
| 1901-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SAFETY RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED FOR 1997 DODGE VAN REGARDING AIR BAGS AND REPLACEMENT OF THE CLOCKSPRING. (NAR) *MR THE … |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT BACK INTO POSITION, AND MIDDLE ROW CAPTAIN SEAT BY THE SIDE DOORS HAS NEVER WOR… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN REFERENCE TO THE SEAT BELTS. CONTACTED DEALER FOR REPAIRS. DEALER STATED NO PARTS … |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND RUNNING THROUGH WATER, IT IS SPLASHING ONTO THE BELT, CAUSING VAN TO LOSE STEERING AND BR… |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | WHEN THE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, IT RUPTURED THE GAS TANK FILLER TUBE. *PH *NM |