10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 6
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
7,875 miles

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problem #8

Dec 182002

Grand Caravan 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 63,000 miles
Car had serious damage whoses source cannot be determined by dealer and manufacture will not investigate.

- Germantown, MD, USA

problem #7

May 152001

Grand Caravan

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
There was a wire that shorted and caused a fire, claim 15-3062-363.

- West Des Moines, IA, USA

problem #6

May 152001

Grand Caravan

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
A wire shorted out and caused a fire in the engine compartment, claim 15-3062-363.

- West Des Moines, IA, USA

problem #5

May 152001

Grand Caravan

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
There was a wire that shorted and caused a fire, claim 15-3062-363.

- West Des Moines, IA, USA

problem #4

May 152001

Grand Caravan

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
A wire shorted out and caused a fire in the engine compartment, claim 15-3062-363.

- West Des Moines, IA, USA

problem #3

Aug 022001

(reported on)

Grand Caravan

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While in driveway vehicle suddenly accelerated at a high rate of speed to 30-40 mph in a short distance with foot still on brake, causing vehicle to crash into a tree. Prior to incident consumer smelled wires burning.

- Cuba, NY, USA

problem #2

Mar 171999

Grand Caravan 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer parked van in a parking lot and it caught on fire. Fire department was called to put the fire out.

- Poquoson, VA, USA

problem #1

Oct 081998

Grand Caravan

  • miles
Electrical fire.

- Fort Georg, MD, USA