2003 Dodge Grand Caravan Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 15about this part
- Share
- 7%of 219 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 36,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the seat belts of the 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan, 7% of the 219 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 36,000 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I purchased my Dodge Grand Caravan sport 2003 brand new off the lot in nov. 2002. I kept it in mint condition with all maintenance logs filled out. At the time of incident there were only 95,000 miles on the van. It had never been in a wreck before. On jan 18 2015 while driving in the mountains I hit black ice and lost control of the vehicle. It flipped front to back, did a 180 mid air, landed on wheels then rolled at least once to the left, landing on the wheels again. The airbags never deployed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10676974, filed 2015-01, 95,000 miles“On at least three separate occassions, my daughter's gen3 seat belt has unlatched with no apparant cause. My children are 2 1/2 and 4 and the soul purpose of buying the van was to help ensure their safety. If their belts are unlatching for no apparant reason, what will happen in a crash? They certainly will not be protected.”
NHTSA complaint #10053166, filed 2004-01, 6,500 miles“I have a 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan se with the middle child bench seats. My 4 year old son put his juice cup down between him and the infant seat buckled next to him. The juice cup hit the seat belt release for the infant seat and released it. This is very disturbing that this can happen. If I hadn't heard the click of the release , I would not have known my 4 month old daughter was unprotected.”
NHTSA complaint #10018734, filed 2003-05, 1,350 miles“I purchased my 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan and took it into hall Dodge dealership in virginia beach va for routine maintenance and informed them that my passenger seat belt continuously unlocks itself and has to be checked regularly for security while driving. I took the vehicle in once again for a second time and reiterated that the seat belt was doing the same thing. They told me the vehicle was just over the warranty and would cost almost $300 to repair the seat belt. I told them it was a safety item and to check for recalls. …”
NHTSA complaint #10188431, filed 2007-04, 9,000 miles“Driver side seat belt tongue could not be inserted into latch. The latch could not be opened, no matter how manipulated. This is safety hazard as the driver cannot latch seat belt.”
NHTSA complaint #10551652, filed 2013-11, 64,660 milesSeat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 10% |
| 2019 | 4 | 2% |
| 2018 | 2 | 1% |
| 2017 | 4 | 1% |
| 2016 | 7 | 1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 1% |
| 2014 | 7 | 2% |
| 2013 | 4 | 1% |
| 2012 | 3 | 1% |
| 2011 | 5 | 1% |
| 2010 | 3 | 0% |
| 2009 | 5 | 1% |
| 2008 | 5 | 0% |
| 2007 | 5 | 3% |
| 2006 | 3 | 1% |
| 2005 | 8 | 1% |
| 2004 | 1 | 1% |
| 2003 | 15 | 7% |
| 2002 | 21 | 7% |
| 2001 | 18 | 6% |
| 2000 | 15 | 3% |
| 1999 | 19 | 4% |
| 1998 | 19 | 3% |
| 1997 | 10 | 2% |
| 1996 | 22 | 2% |
| 1995 | 8 | 7% |
| 1994 | 8 | 4% |
| 1993 | 44 | 15% |
| 1992 | 60 | 24% |
| 1991 | 25 | 19% |
| 1990 | 4 | 7% |
| 1989 | 1 | 4% |
| 1988 | 1 | 10% |
Other parts of the 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan
45 complaintsElectrical system
32 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
28 complaintsAir bags
24 complaintsBrakes
17 complaintsExterior lighting
15 complaintsBody and structure
14 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
13 complaintsEngine cooling
10 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
10 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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