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1993 Dodge Caravan engine problems

The 1993 Dodge Caravan has 107 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

107

Engine complaints

9%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Caravan engine complaints by model year261 complaints1984: 1 complaints1985: 9 complaints1986: 6 complaints1987: 13 complaints1988: 18 complaints1989: 34 complaints1990: 28 complaints1991: 49 complaints1992: 84 complaints1993: 107 complaints1994: 80 complaints1995: 78 complaints1996: 261 complaints1997: 145 complaints1998: 145 complaints1999: 116 complaints2000: 72 complaints2001: 18 complaints2002: 23 complaints2003: 19 complaints2004: 7 complaints2005: 17 complaints2006: 27 complaints2007: 17 complaints2008: 29 complaints2009: 20 complaints2010: 35 complaints2011: 14 complaints2012: 19 complaints2013: 2 complaints2014: 5 complaints2015: 3 complaints2016: 3 complaints2017: 4 complaints
Caravan engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THE VEHICLE KEEPS RUNNING HOT AND BLOWING HEAD GASKETS WITHOUT GIVING ANY WARNING OR LIGHT SIGNAL THAT IT IS RUNNING HOT. HAD IT REPAIRED TWICE...THE FIRST REPAIR LASTED ABOUT A YEAR THEN BLEW A HEAD GASKET AGAIN. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS WAS DUE TO THE HEADS BEING MADE OF ALUMINUM. CANNOT FIND…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · August 15, 1999

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1993 Dodge Caravan have?

NHTSA has 107 complaints about the 1993 Dodge Caravan engine — 9% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.