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1999 Dodge Caravan engine problems

The 1999 Dodge Caravan has 116 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 16% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

116

Engine complaints

16%

Share of year

2

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

“I HAD A CLOCK SPRING REPLACED IN MY 1999 DODGE CARAVAN. THIS WAS A RECALLED PART REPLACEMENT. AFTER THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED THE COOLING FAN WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE REPAIR FOR THIS WAS $590.30 TO ME. PARTS REQUIRED TO FIX THE COOLING FAN:1.BATTERY, 2.RELAY MINI, 3.RELAY…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · August 17, 2009 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1999 Dodge Caravan have?

NHTSA has 116 complaints about the 1999 Dodge Caravan engine — 16% 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.