1999 Dodge Caravan Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 64about this part
- Share
- 12%of 555 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 85,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 64 complaints about the electrical system of the 1999 Dodge Caravan, 12% of the 555 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 85,000 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved and 5 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My parents van. A couple of days before this happened I tried to start it and all it did was click. I tried to start it again and it started right up. I turned it back off and tried to start it again,same thing happened. All it did was click. I then tried to start it again and it started right up. We drove to town with no further issues that day. The next day it started right up. We drove about eighty miles to my sisters house. When we came out to leave in the evening. …”
NHTSA complaint #10457845, filed 2012-05, 145,000 miles“We received a recall notice (d17) on a 1999 Dodge Caravan, for the clock spring. The airbag light was not on. We took it to the dealership, martin Dodge in bowling green, ky, to be replaced. They replaced it, and the airbag light came on so they replaced it with another. Everything was replaced except for the last bolt. When they replaced the last bolt the air bag light came on. So they told us it was ok to leave the bolt out or we would have to pay $500.00 to fix it. …”
NHTSA complaint #10106157, filed 2005-01, 55,141 miles“I own a 1999 Dodge Caravan. The air bag light is on. The cruise control and horn does not work. I've check all fuses and links. I web search revealed this is a noted problem due to a clockspring failure”
NHTSA complaint #10061997, filed 2004-03, 121,000 miles“Our belts sips off during wet weather five times we replaced the s belt and the tensioners,waterpump,overheating our 2nd yr of owership.now the 3rd yr of transmissions leaking,the ABS light came on while driving at 35mph w/children in car ,starting to brake causing to slow way down in traffic and made a chime sound,the horn went off and it got hot fast causing the car to shut down. Thank god there was room to get over. All the lights were flickering all over the dashboard. The car just leaks everywhere,water,oil,trans. Something needs to be done about these cars. …”
NHTSA complaint #10239731, filed 2008-08, 220,000 miles“While driving the vehicle, the instrument panel shuts off without warning and for no known reason. Dodge told us that it was a short in the wiring in the dash that caused the computer to shut down. The technicians insisted that the problem would be impossible to find, especially since it could not be replicated on demand. This has continued to happen periodically, most recently in january 2014, when the computer went out, shutting down the instrument panel and the wheels on the passenger side of the vehicle. …”
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Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 17% |
| 2014 | 7 | 35% |
| 2013 | 15 | 50% |
| 2012 | 47 | 54% |
| 2011 | 54 | 69% |
| 2010 | 79 | 46% |
| 2009 | 72 | 61% |
| 2008 | 162 | 54% |
| 2007 | 9 | 11% |
| 2006 | 30 | 17% |
| 2005 | 123 | 23% |
| 2004 | 8 | 12% |
| 2003 | 29 | 15% |
| 2002 | 33 | 13% |
| 2001 | 29 | 11% |
| 2000 | 33 | 7% |
| 1999 | 64 | 12% |
| 1998 | 68 | 11% |
| 1997 | 96 | 13% |
| 1996 | 213 | 15% |
| 1995 | 40 | 8% |
| 1994 | 36 | 6% |
| 1993 | 44 | 5% |
| 1992 | 35 | 4% |
| 1991 | 19 | 3% |
| 1990 | 14 | 5% |
| 1989 | 15 | 8% |
| 1988 | 7 | 7% |
| 1987 | 4 | 6% |
| 1986 | 2 | 4% |
| 1985 | 5 | 10% |
Other parts of the 1999 Dodge Caravan
119 complaintsEngine cooling
102 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
96 complaintsBrakes
50 complaintsSuspension
33 complaintsVehicle speed control
33 complaintsSteering
27 complaintsBody and structure
27 complaintsSeat belts
22 complaintsTires
21 complaintsFuel system
20 complaintsExterior lighting
16 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Dodge Caravan
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology