Transmission had to be replace at 64,000 miles, over $1,000.
Clockspring in steering column was replaced 70,000 miles.
Windshield wipers have a mind of their own!
Car shimmies and shakes when traveling over 65 mph.
Air conditioner blows out more hot air than cold.
Heater takes 20 minutes to warm van.
Air conditioner compressor froze up at 84,000 miles.
Headlights are extremely dim.
Although I would give it high ratings for its utility, I wouldn't suggest anyone buy one.
I payed $5,000 for the van just off of lease with only 54,000 miles on it, 10,000 miles later the transmission was completely gone and cost over $1,000 to fix (half of the price the Dodge dealership wanted!).
The air conditioner never worked and when I took it to get checked out the people told me not to bother because "Chrysler air conditioners never work". The heat takes forever to heat the van also.
The windshield wipers do whatever they want, turn on by themselves, off by themselves, and often times decide to stop right in the middle of the windshield.
Overall I have been thoroughly unhappy with this vehicle and the money it requires to keep going. And mine only has 84,000 miles on it!
I'm in the market for a Honda!
Honda has a bigger transmission problem than Chrysler.
Previous reader is right.Caravan's rival Honda Odyssey has a huge issue with auto transmissions. I still don't understand why such a big continent as North America can't learn how to drive manual. take look at Europe. Its hard to find car with auto, and everybody is happy.
I agree, that is a problem with cars in this country -- it is very hard to find a manual transmission, anymore. It used to be that the manual was the base option, and the automatic was the special order, but now it's the other way. It also used to be that a manual was an option on nearly every car. The new sophisticated 5-speed automatics seem to be a weak link in many vehicles.
Honda isn't any better in terms of transmissions. They have issues with their V6 engines (premature failure) due to the transmission being unable to handle at high RPM speeds.
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