Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2000 Dodge Caravan has 81 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
81
Complaints
0
Recalls
5
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2012 | POWER TRAIN | ON AUG. 19 MY HUSBAND HEARD A VERY FAINT "PING" ABOUT A 2 MILES FROM HOME. NOTHING SEEMED TO BE WRO... |
| Aug 27, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | MY 4 CHILDREN WERE IN MY VAN WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND MY 5 YR OLD GOT INTO DRIVERS SEAT AND PULLED GE... |
| Aug 9, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH THE CONTACT SUDDENLY NOT... |
| Jan 27, 2006 | POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT | ONE DAY ON MY WAY TO WORK (ABOUT 10 MILES FROM MY HOUSE) I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE ... |
| Dec 9, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | THE DIFFERENTIAL DRIVE PIN IN THE 41TE MODEL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FALLS OUT , LOCKING UP THE FRON... |
| Dec 3, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE ... |
| Sep 2, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE PULLING OUT OF A LOCAL MARKET PARKING LOT, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT U... |
| May 15, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | WITH 79,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO SAFE MODE AND LOCKED IN 2ND GEAR. REPAIR SHOP HOOKED VE... |
| Mar 26, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, RING AND PINION SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COAST. TH... |
| Feb 25, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AT TIMES MY VAN (AUTOMATIC 4-CYLINDER 2000 CARAVAN), IT WILL CONTINUOUSLY SH... |
| Feb 7, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | WE HAD 3-TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN OUR 1990 GRAND CARAVAN AT <72K MILES, WHICH DODGE HANDLED REASONAB... |
| Dec 10, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. *AK |
| Dec 1, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | CONSUMER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 65,000 MILES. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. *... |
| Oct 1, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | THE REAR END PIN SNAPPED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AN... |
| Aug 7, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | 2000 DODGE CARAVAN WITH ONLY 56,000 MILES HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN AND HA... |
| Jul 7, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | CONSUMER IS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. DEALERSHIP WA... |
| Jun 14, 2004 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS | DURING A 35 MPH FRONTAL VEHICLE COLLISION FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED NECK INJ... |
| May 5, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE THE WAS IN PARK, A CHILD WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT ONE'S FOOT ON THE B... |
| May 1, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | DODGE CARAVAN 2000, WE'VE HAD OUR TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 TIMES, AND HAD IT TO DODGE THREE TIMES TO BE... |
| Apr 21, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | WHEN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO PROCEED FORWARD FROM STOPPED POSITION, THE VAN FAILED TO MOVE. AFTER SEVER... |