1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 421 complaints · 5 recalls

Verdict & Safety Summary

Most-reported system: AIR BAGS (61 complaints · 14.5%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 25
  • Fires 13
  • Injuries 20
  • Deaths 8
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution AIR BAGS appears in 61 of 421 owner complaints (14.5%) in this vehicle snapshot. AIR BAGS: 61 complaints, 14.5% of reports AIR BAGS 61 · 14.5% · 6 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 58 complaints, 13.8% of reports POWER TRAIN 58 · 13.8% · 6 crash reports 1 fire reports ENGINE: 48 complaints, 11.4% of reports ENGINE 48 · 11.4% · 6 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 47 complaints, 11.2% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 47 · 11.2% · 1 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 41 complaints, 9.7% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 41 · 9.7% · 2 fire reports SUSPENSION: 33 complaints, 7.8% of reports SUSPENSION 33 · 7.8% STEERING: 21 complaints, 5.0% of reports STEERING 21 · 5.0% · 3 crash reports 1 fire reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 19 complaints, 4.5% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 19 · 4.5% · 1 crash reports SEAT BELTS: 17 complaints, 4.0% of reports SEAT BELTS 17 · 4.0% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 304 complaints, 72.2% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 304 · 72.2% · 22 crash reports 9 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
AIR BAGS 61 14.5% 6 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 58 13.8% 6 crashes · 1 fires
ENGINE 48 11.4% 0 crashes · 6 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 47 11.2% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 41 9.7% 0 crashes · 2 fires
SUSPENSION 33 7.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 21 5.0% 3 crashes · 1 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 19 4.5% 1 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 17 4.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 304 72.2% 22 crashes · 9 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1999; the first recall shown was reported in May 1999. 1999-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 1999-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 1999-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2000-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2000-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2000-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2000-Q4: 11 owner reports 11 2001-Q1: 22 owner reports 22 2001-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 2001-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 2001-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2002-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2002-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2002-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 2002-Q4: 14 owner reports 14 2003-Q1: 15 owner reports 15 2003-Q2: 15 owner reports 15 2003-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2003-Q4: 14 owner reports 14 2004-Q1: 24 owner reports 24 2004-Q2: 16 owner reports 16 2004-Q3: 22 owner reports 22 2004-Q4: 21 owner reports 21 2005-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 2005-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2005-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2005-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2006-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2006-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2006-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2007-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2007-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2007-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2008-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2008-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2008-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2009-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2009-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2010-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2010-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2012-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2014-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 1999 Jul 2020 Recall campaign 99V116000 ◆ Recall campaign 99V116000 Recall campaign 00V268000 ◆ Recall campaign 00V268000 Recall campaign 04V480000 ◆ Recall campaign 04V480000 Recall campaign 06E091000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E091000 Recall campaign 07E104000 ◆ Recall campaign 07E104000 Investigation PE99010 ● Investigation PE99010 Investigation EA99013 ● Investigation EA99013 Investigation RQ00008 ● Investigation RQ00008 Investigation EA01007 ● Investigation EA01007 Investigation RQ04001 ● Investigation RQ04001 Investigation EA04013 ● Investigation EA04013
  • Campaign 00V268000 was reported 435 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 06E091000 was reported 2,676 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 07E104000 was reported 2,549 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1999-Q1 Owner reports 5
1999-Q2 Owner reports 2
1999-Q3 Owner reports 8
1999-Q4 Owner reports 5
2000-Q1 Owner reports 8
2000-Q2 Owner reports 9
2000-Q3 Owner reports 11
2000-Q4 Owner reports 11
2001-Q1 Owner reports 22
2001-Q2 Owner reports 12
2001-Q3 Owner reports 10
2001-Q4 Owner reports 6
2002-Q1 Owner reports 10
2002-Q2 Owner reports 8
2002-Q3 Owner reports 13
2002-Q4 Owner reports 14
2003-Q1 Owner reports 15
2003-Q2 Owner reports 15
2003-Q3 Owner reports 8
2003-Q4 Owner reports 14
2004-Q1 Owner reports 24
2004-Q2 Owner reports 16
2004-Q3 Owner reports 22
2004-Q4 Owner reports 21
2005-Q1 Owner reports 9
2005-Q2 Owner reports 8
2005-Q3 Owner reports 4
2005-Q4 Owner reports 7
2006-Q1 Owner reports 5
2006-Q2 Owner reports 3
2006-Q3 Owner reports 8
2006-Q4 Owner reports 6
2007-Q1 Owner reports 1
2007-Q2 Owner reports 4
2007-Q3 Owner reports 8
2007-Q4 Owner reports 4
2008-Q1 Owner reports 5
2008-Q2 Owner reports 7
2008-Q3 Owner reports 2
2008-Q4 Owner reports 4
2009-Q1 Owner reports 2
2009-Q2 Owner reports 3
2009-Q3 Owner reports 1
2009-Q4 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 1
2010-Q2 Owner reports 3
2010-Q3 Owner reports 5
2010-Q4 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 3
2011-Q2 Owner reports 1
2011-Q3 Owner reports 3
2012-Q2 Owner reports 1
2013-Q1 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 2
2013-Q3 Owner reports 2
2014-Q1 Owner reports 1
2014-Q2 Owner reports 4
2014-Q3 Owner reports 1
2015-Q3 Owner reports 1
2015-Q4 Owner reports 2
2016-Q3 Owner reports 1
2016-Q4 Owner reports 2
2017-Q1 Owner reports 1
2017-Q3 Owner reports 2
2018-Q4 Owner reports 1
2020-Q3 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 99V116000
Recall campaign 1 00V268000
Recall campaign 1 04V480000
Recall campaign 1 06E091000
Recall campaign 1 07E104000
Defect investigation 1 PE99010
Defect investigation 1 EA99013
Defect investigation 1 RQ00008
Defect investigation 1 EA01007
Defect investigation 1 RQ04001
Defect investigation 1 EA04013
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Safety Recalls (5)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V268000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SEAL ON THE VEHICLE FUEL RAILS TO PREVENT EXTERNAL LEAKAGE OF FUEL FROM THE FUEL RAIL CROSSOVER TUBE, SHOULD THE EXISTING O-RINGS CONTINUE TO DEGRADE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JANUARY 25, 2002. DUE TO THE LARGE QUANTITY OF VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN, THE OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE PHASED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. HOWEVER, IF A VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE O-RINGS, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 04V480000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    THIS CONDITION WILL MANIFEST ITSELF THROUGH ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP, AND COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A DRIVER'S AIR BAG OPEN CIRCUIT, IF THE PART IS NOT REPLACED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY ON ALL COVERED VEHICLES WITH 70,000 MILES OR LESS. FOR THOSE VEHICLES WITH MORE THAN 70,000 MILES, DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL OFFER AN EXTENDED LIFETIME WARRANTY UNDER WHICH IT WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING AT NO CHARGE IF IT FAILS. DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL ALSO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED ON THEIR VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 12, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E091000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    FUEL RESTRICTION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER AND/OR ENGINE STALL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    AIRTEX WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP MODULES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AIRTEX TOLL-FREE AT 1-866-867-3759.
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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 07E104000

    Report date
    Component:
    VISIBILITY
    Consequence:
    IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT(S) MAY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY SHATTERED GLASS.
    Remedy:
    SAFELITE WILL NOTIFY ITS RETAIL CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE GLASS FREE OF CHARGE. RETAIL CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT SAFELITE TOLL FREE AT 1-888-843-2906. SAFELITE WILL NOTIFY ITS WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS AND REIMBURSE WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS FOR CURRENT INVENTORY AND AT A SPECIFIED RATE FOR REPLACING THEIR CUSTOMER'S GLASS. WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT SAFELITE'S WHOLESALE DIVISION, SERVICE AUTOGLASS TOLL FREE AT 1-888-246-6298. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 15, 2008.
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  5. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 99V116000

    Report date
    Component:
    EXTERIOR LIGHTING
    Consequence:
    THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108.
    Remedy:
    ALL FLEET OWNERS/OPERATORS WILL BE MAILED NON-REMOVABLE DECALS WITH THE REQUIRED "DRL" LETTERS.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

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