We had had our van no more than two weeks when the transmission went out. We took it back to the dealership and they did an overhaul. The day we picked it up it suddenly wouldn't engage in park. We ended up taking it back to be repaired again. Three times we went back to the dealer for the transmission. Supposedly it is repaired now, but it still will stick when you try to put it into reverse. Now the cooling fan module is out. You can only buy one from the dealer so there goes 400.00 bucks out the window. How long that works who knows. I understand that they go out a lot. The brakes keep having to be repaired also. All in all I have lost all faith in Dodge and their products. I wished that I had stuck to Honda. At least they have a proven record on vehicles.
I have the same problem, myself and my family will never buy a Dodge Caravan again.
This is not a low cost vehicle. It just becomes a money pit. The transmissions on these are horrible as well as the climate controls and cooling fan mechanisms. Not to mention the latches, valve-guide seals, valve cover gaskets, fuel pumps, oxygen sensors...etc. etc. Unfortunately I like the positive aspects of this vehicle and if Dodge cared about mechanical quality or customer service, this would be a good vehicle. One can only dream, Dodge sucks!
Found initial post while searching for a fan-module for our 95 Voyager (Voyager/Caravan - same car?) Anyway, transmission (3spd w/o overdrive, replaced/rebuilt three times since 97) seemed to start "hammering"/bucking - 2 to 3 times per second. Dealer says bad module causes trans to get too hot - which causes bucking. Yup, $400 for a fan-module. Maybe there's an after-market part by now...
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