2001 Dodge Caravan Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 13about this part
- Share
- 5%of 257 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 21,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2001 Dodge Caravan, 5% of the 257 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 21,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The instrument panel lights on the vehicle has decreased in brightness. The problem is noticeable at night. There is a resistance when turning the wheel and when backing. The rubber gaskets continue to fall from the sliding passenger door on the drivers side. The vehicle has taken a long time to warm up in cold weather. The alternator was replaced. Scc”
NHTSA complaint #10011594, filed 2003-03, 23,032 miles“I was rolling my driver's side window up (electric window), it got half way up and it shattered all over me. I was literally picking glass out of my legs from this window”
NHTSA complaint #10995790, filed 2017-06“This car has been nothing but problems. First I have had it to dealer 3 times with leaks which I find is currently a recall. Then one cold winter it started to make a loud reving noise from first start starter was replaced still does it dealer claims they cannot hear it. Then I have had several belts repaced due to squealing sound upon starting the car. Squealing is still there. They cannot hear it. Now I am having a vibrating sound in my steering and it sounds as if the steering is about to go. As other complaints have indicated. Is this car safe to drive?”
NHTSA complaint #10111918, filed 2005-02“The vehicle emmited a horrible smell. The vehicle was tested and was found to have 26 types of mold growing in the vehicle. The dealer strip cleaned the vehilce but the promlem persisted. Many occupants of the vehicle have become ill. Ph”
NHTSA complaint #10011481, filed 2003-03“The instruments are recessed too deep into the dash causing the fuel gauge and the speedometer to be in a shadow and make them hard to read especially at night, the speedometer number spacing is in twenty mile spacings requiring a person to interpret their speed. Nlm”
NHTSA complaint #558910, filed 2001-01Other or unknown: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 13% |
| 2014 | 2 | 10% |
| 2013 | 5 | 17% |
| 2012 | 8 | 9% |
| 2011 | 3 | 4% |
| 2010 | 18 | 10% |
| 2009 | 5 | 4% |
| 2008 | 12 | 4% |
| 2007 | 5 | 6% |
| 2006 | 5 | 3% |
| 2005 | 12 | 2% |
| 2004 | 4 | 6% |
| 2003 | 4 | 2% |
| 2002 | 5 | 2% |
| 2001 | 13 | 5% |
| 2000 | 11 | 2% |
| 1999 | 13 | 2% |
| 1998 | 21 | 3% |
| 1997 | 29 | 4% |
| 1996 | 80 | 6% |
| 1995 | 14 | 3% |
| 1994 | 20 | 3% |
| 1993 | 13 | 1% |
| 1992 | 11 | 1% |
| 1991 | 8 | 1% |
| 1990 | 4 | 1% |
| 1989 | 2 | 1% |
| 1988 | 2 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2001 Dodge Caravan
43 complaintsSteering
32 complaintsSuspension
32 complaintsExterior lighting
30 complaintsElectrical system
29 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
20 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
19 complaintsEngine cooling
16 complaintsBrakes
14 complaintsFuel system
12 complaintsSeat belts
12 complaintsBody and structure
12 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Dodge Caravan
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 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