Faults:

Heater has a dusty dirty smell when it is turned on. Brakes went at 80,000 km. Head gasket cracked at 95000 km.

General Comments:

Generally the caravan is a nice family van. However, having a major malfunction like the head gasket blowing is very discouraging. I will never purchase another dodge again. The customer service @ Daimler-Chrysler was orchestrated/Scripted and provided no feelings of reassurance.

Faults:

As soon as we brought the vehical home we noticed an oil leak. Since we have taken the vehical in to be checked out our one problem has turned into way more.

Air conditioning compressor is going.

Head gasket.

Back hatch lock sticks.

General Comments:

Roomy in front seating area, but very tight spacing in back seat.

Faults:

Believe it or not, nothing major has gone wrong with this van. I have replaced the brakes (possibly twice) and one rotor, have replaced all the tires and one alloy wheel due to a road hazard. My 1996 Caravan has had a few sizable repairs (yes, including the clock spring), but I find these to be acceptable due to the considerable non-highway mileage we put on our cars and the reasonable cost to purchase.

General Comments:

I bought this particular Year-2000 3.3L SE van as a dealer demo in late-2000. My previous experience with Chrysler vans and mini-vans has been quite good. In fact, I still have my 1996 2.4L 4-cylinder van with 120,000 miles on it and just bought an (obviously-babied) 1996 Caravan 3.3L LE with 114,000 miles on it. I find the ride and handling to be excellent, and (if such a thing could be said about a mini van) I even find these vans fun to drive; very stable and controllable on the highway and in local traffic. The 2.4L is underpowered when loaded; still not bad as long as you don't expect much power. I find the 3.3L to be plenty powerful enough. I'm not a speed demon. The surprising thing is how nice I find the extra features in the LE model that I just acquired. I try and avoid dealer-service as much as possible (it usually costs too much).

Faults:

Oil Leak at 50,000 miles, ended up being a head gasket.

Brakes replaced at 42,000.

General Comments:

Will never own another Dodge, especially a Caravan. Wish I would have did more research prior to buying.

Faults:

Brake Rotors @ 25K miles

Timing Chain

Heat Core Leak

Compressor

Head Gasket

Broken Lock on Rear door.

General Comments:

I would think twice regarding purchasing this vehicle. I'm not the only one with these type of issues. My brother has the same model with a 6 cly - has 45k miles and has 5 major repairs as well.

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

My Grand Caravan has been running great for the past 3 years I've owned it we have not had any problems with it. If you get a caravan the 3.3 or 3.8 Is well worth the money! We drive this car every day very hard it does fine with our rough use. Its great with the kids they love it because of the large back seats.

If you are looking for a great Van that you and your family will feel and be safe in the Caravan Is the car for you.