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2003 Dodge Caravan transmission problems

The 2003 Dodge Caravan has 22 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

22

Transmission complaints

9%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Caravan transmission complaints by model year200 complaints1984: 3 complaints1985: 8 complaints1986: 1 complaints1987: 7 complaints1988: 4 complaints1989: 50 complaints1990: 79 complaints1991: 58 complaints1992: 118 complaints1993: 108 complaints1994: 118 complaints1995: 100 complaints1996: 200 complaints1997: 142 complaints1998: 118 complaints1999: 105 complaints2000: 91 complaints2001: 19 complaints2002: 28 complaints2003: 22 complaints2004: 4 complaints2005: 15 complaints2006: 14 complaints2007: 9 complaints2008: 11 complaints2009: 2 complaints2010: 14 complaints2011: 5 complaints2012: 3 complaints2013: 2 complaints2014: 2 complaints2015: 6 complaints2016: 8 complaints2017: 1 complaints2018: 1 complaints
Caravan transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“DT: THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE, REVERSE, AND ALL THE WAY TO PARK. IT WOULD FINALLY GO INTO DRIVE AFTER IN WAS IN PARK FOR A FEW MINUTES. HAD NOT CONTACTED DODGE DEALER YET, BUT THIS STARTED HAPPENING LAST SATURDAY JULY 16, 2005. NOTICED SINCE THEN WHEN COMING TO A STOP IT MADE A…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · July 16, 2005

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2003 Dodge Caravan have?

NHTSA has 22 complaints about the 2003 Dodge Caravan transmission — 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.