Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
24
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Dodge Van.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-08 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON AUG. 8, 2017 I WAS DRIVING A LEVEL 2 LANE SECLUDED ASPHALT ROAD IN MY 1998 DODGE CAMPER VAN. THE VAN IS DODGE 3500 E… |
| 2006-04-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS; HOWE… |
| 2005-09-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1998 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN; RATTLING SOUND FROM ENGINE AREA FOR A FEW WEEKS, INTERMITTENT. SOUNDED FINE WHEN WE BOUGHT I… |
| 2005-05-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR MOTOR FAILURES - TRAPPING OCCUPANTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. OPERATING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS … |
| 2005-04-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR MOTOR FAILURES - TRAPPING OCCUPANTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. OPERATING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS … |
| 2005-01-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | MY WIFE AND I NOTICED A SMOKY ODOR IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VAN A YEAR AGO. AFTER REPLACING SEVERAL ENGINE GASKETS AND P… |
| 2004-09-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I STARTED THE VAN THAT MORNING AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED ON. I WAS NOT AWARE AT THAT TIME THAT MY HORN AND CRUISE… |
| 2004-07-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1-AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON 2-CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING 3-HORN STOPPED WORKING. *NM |
| 2002-09-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR MOTOR FAILURE - TRAPPED PASSENGER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. EXITING THE VEHICLE REQUIRED CRAWLING O… |
| 2002-01-11 | TIRES:VALVE | No | 0 | B3500 MODEL VEHICLE - VALVE STEM IS SEPARATING FROM RUBBER AND METAL, CAUSING TIRES TO DEFLATE FASTER. VALVE STEM IS … |
| 2000-12-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | LOW SPEED WOBBLE - TSB 22-02-99. *AK |
| 2000-05-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | AS OF THIS DATE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS AT 8,000 MILES, REPLACED… |
| 2000-04-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL LEAKAGES HAVE OCCURRED ON AT LEAST THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ON EACH OCCASION, PROBLEMS WERE "FIXED" BUT LEAKAGES… |
| 2000-03-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT BEARING FAILED AT 36,000, AGAIN AT 52,000. RIGHT FAILED AT 63,000, BOTH AT 65,000. RIGHT FAILED AGAIN AT 69,… |
| 1999-03-16 | AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER APPROVED FOR THE ON/OFF AIR BAG SWITCH, HOWEVER DEALERSHIP WILL NOT PERFORM WORK. MJS |
| 1998-04-01 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | INTERIOR LIGHTS. |
| 1901-01-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | NAR 04/10/2003 THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS DONE ON AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE … |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL QUIT WORKING DURING OPERATION, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY . DEALER HAS REPLACED MOTOR TWICE, BUT DEF… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY BRAKES FAILED. DRIVER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE DUE TO A RUPTURED BRAKE … |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS ARE PLACED IN THE WRONG SPOT. WHEN PULLING THE RESTRAINT ACROSS THE SHOULDER, THE LAP PART OF OF THE BELT IS… |
| — | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DOOR LOCK. |
| — | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | REAR DOOR LOCK FAILED. NM |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. ALSO, DEALER PREVIOUSLY REPLACED TWO OTHER FAULTY FUEL TANKS WHICH LEAKED. CONS… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A TURN INTO DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE STALLED, DEALER STATED THE AUTOMATIC IDLE SPEED MOTOR THAT REGULATES THE IDL… |