IllustrationTHE FAN MOTOR STAYED ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RAN FOR OVER AN HOUR RESULTING IN OVERHEATING AND DAMAGING THE WATER PUMP. NLM
1995 Dodge Caravan
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Caravan years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Dodge Caravan are substantially higher than the model-year median of 182.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 26 of 489 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 93 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 67 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 67 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
53 crash reports6 fire reports35 injury reports
What owners actually said
489 reportsAIR BAG WIRING SHORTED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-113 CAUSING THE REAR WIPER TO FAIL. NLM
CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT ALTHOUGH, THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 91-93 MODEL CONSUMER FEEL THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. NLM
THIS IS THE AREA TO REFER TO FOR DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY CAR. I HAVE OWNED THIS 1995 DODGE CARAVAN SINCE FEB. 1998, AND HAVE HAD THE OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE THEN (THE LAST IN LATE MARCH 2000), AND AM ABOUT TO HAVE TO REPLACE IT FOR THE FIFTH TIME. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS, A…
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THIS IS THE AREA TO REFER TO FOR DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY CAR. I HAVE OWNED THIS 1995 DODGE CARAVAN SINCE FEB. 1998, AND HAVE HAD THE OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE THEN (THE LAST IN LATE MARCH 2000), AND AM ABOUT TO HAVE TO REPLACE IT FOR THE FIFTH TIME. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS, AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT WHY THE OXYGEN SENSOR KEEPS FAILING. IT COSTS $100 - $200 EACH TIME TO GET IT REPLACED, AND THE PROBLEM IS APPEARING ON THE AVERAGE OF EVERY MONTH-AND-A-HALF NOW, SO I AM LOOKING AT SPENDING $1200 / YR JUST TO REPLACE OXYGEN SENSORS. THIS DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT POTENTIAL ACCIDENT COSTS. WHEN THE OXYGEN SENSOR STARTS GOING BAD, OUR CAR DOES NOT REACT TO THE ACCELERATOR BEING PRESSED RIGHT AWAY, SO WE INSTINCTLY PRESS HARDER. WHEN IT FINALLY REACTS, THE CAR SURGES FORWARD. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY GETS HURT OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM! *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DOORS COME UNLOCKED AND THE DASH LIGHT INDICATES THAT SLIDING DOOR IS OPEN. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
WE BOUGHT OUR CARAVAN USED THROUGH A PERSONAL SALE, BUT THE WARRANTY WAS UP TO 36,000 MILES. AT 38,000 WE WERE DRIVING ALONG (WITH MY YEAR-OLD SON IN THE CAR) AT 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR, AND THE CAR HAD TO BE BROUGHT TO A STOP ON A VERY BUSY ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER. WE DECI…
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WE BOUGHT OUR CARAVAN USED THROUGH A PERSONAL SALE, BUT THE WARRANTY WAS UP TO 36,000 MILES. AT 38,000 WE WERE DRIVING ALONG (WITH MY YEAR-OLD SON IN THE CAR) AT 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR, AND THE CAR HAD TO BE BROUGHT TO A STOP ON A VERY BUSY ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER. WE DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO OUR MECHANIC WHO TOLD US THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. ROBINSON'S TRANSMISSION IN BUXTON, MAINE DID THE REPAIRS. HE DID A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH COST US $950. NOW AGAIN,IN APRIL 2000, JUST OVER A YEAR SINCE THE LAST TIME, AT 61,000 MILES , WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF A BUSY STREET CROSSING (AGAIN WITH MY SON), AND THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT INTO A CRAWL. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS, BUT UNABLE TO GO ANYWHERE. LUCKILY, OTHER CARS SAW US. AGAIN, WE TOOK IT TO ROBINSON'S GARAGE AND AGAIN HE DID THE OVERHAUL OF THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAD JUST GONE OVER OUR WARRANTY WITH HIM, SO HE ALLOWED US TO SPLIT THE COST OF THIS SECOND-TIME REPAIR. THIS TIME IT WAS $400. AFTER OUR FIRST INCIDENT, I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE I WAS 2,000 MILES OVER MY WARRANTY, THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME. I HAD A VERY DISTURBING CONVERSATION WITH A WOMAN NAMED DIANE, WHO OFFERED ME NO COMFORT WHATSOEVER. WE BOUGHT THIS MINI-VAN SO THAT WE COULD RIDE COMFORABLY WITH OUR SON. BUT NOW AFTER THESE 2 INCIDENTS, WE ARE NO LONGER FEELING THAT WE ALL ARE RIDING IN A SAFE VEHICLE. OTHER MECHANICS HAVE TOLD US THAT THEY OFTEN SEE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH CARAVANS. PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, --PAM GILLINGHAM. *AK
WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER PERFORMED A TUNE UP AND PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED. ALSO NOISES IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM, AND DEALER CHANGED 3 TIMES AIR CONDITIONER: EVAPORATOR PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE VEHICLE IS COLD STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN OR RETURN TO NORMAL. AFTER VEHICLE IS WARMED UP THERE IS NORMAL DRIVING. *AK *ML
I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER TEN TIMES FOR THE SAME REPAIR, YET IT HAS NEVER BEEN REPAIRED,ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND. THIS FORCES ME TO STAY ON CITY STRRETS AND PROHIBITS ME FROM USING THE HIGHWAY. EACH TIME THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS FIXED I PICK IT UP AND IT EVENTUALLY DOE…
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I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER TEN TIMES FOR THE SAME REPAIR, YET IT HAS NEVER BEEN REPAIRED,ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND. THIS FORCES ME TO STAY ON CITY STRRETS AND PROHIBITS ME FROM USING THE HIGHWAY. EACH TIME THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS FIXED I PICK IT UP AND IT EVENTUALLY DOES THE SAME THING AGAIN. WE PICKED THE VEHICLE UP LAST FRIDAY AND IT DIDN'T SHIFT ON OUR WAY HOME. I TOOK IT BACK THIS MONDAY. THEY DID PUT IN IN A RENTAL BUT MY POINT IS I HAVE A VAN THAT CANNOT BE FIXED AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO CAREAT ALL. I STILL OWE 6,000 ON THE VAN AND I CAN'T TRADE IT IN WHEN IT DOESN'T SHIFT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND FEAR IT WILL END UP LEADING TO AN AUTO ACCIDENT. WHAT DO I DO?. *AK
AFTER BEING STOPPED AT STOPLIGHT, PLACED FOOT ON GAS, HOWEVER, VAN HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, HAD TO REAPPLY THE BRAKE TO RESET - HAS NOT YET HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY - BUT HAVE HEARD OTHERS SAY IT IS POSSIBLE. I AM FRIGHTENED AS I DRIVE 18 MILES/HIGHWAY TO AND FROM WORK IN THIS VAN - WITH NOT EVEN 40,000 MILES YET.…
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AFTER BEING STOPPED AT STOPLIGHT, PLACED FOOT ON GAS, HOWEVER, VAN HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, HAD TO REAPPLY THE BRAKE TO RESET - HAS NOT YET HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY - BUT HAVE HEARD OTHERS SAY IT IS POSSIBLE. I AM FRIGHTENED AS I DRIVE 18 MILES/HIGHWAY TO AND FROM WORK IN THIS VAN - WITH NOT EVEN 40,000 MILES YET. *AK
Official recalls
199V113000 · Air Bags
May 6, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. THE WIRING THAT INITIATES THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER AIR BAG COULD ELECTRICALLY SHORT CIRCUIT TO GROUND. A SHORT CIRCUIT TO GROUND THAT EXISTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION KEY TO THE "ON" OR "START" POSITION CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG(S) TO INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAN INJURE A FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL PERFORM AN ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. ANY SHORT CIRCUITS IDENTIFIED IN EITHER THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INITIATOR WIRE CIRCUIT WILL BE REPAIRED.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
6DP03002 · Steering Column Separation
Opened May 7, 2003 · Closed Jul 22, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering:column
MR. LARRY A. SACKEY SUBMITTED A PETITION TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) BY LETTER DATED APRIL 18, 2003, REQUESTING THAT NHTSAFURTHER INVESTIGATE THE DEFECTIVE COLLAPSIBLE STEERING SHAFT SYSTEM ON 1987-1995 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION.IN PART BECAUSE OF 49 CFR ? 30120(G), NHTSA HAS DECIDED TO LIMIT THE SCOPE OF THE PETITION VEHICLES TO 1993-1995 MODELS, EXCLUDING THE 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND 1994-1995 DODGE RAM SERIES TRUCKS THAT WERE RECALLED (93V210 & 96V230) FOR STEERING COLUMN FAILURE.IF THE ANALYSIS OF THESE VEHICLES HAD IDENTIFIED A POTENTIAL PROBLEM, THE SCOPE COULD HAVE BEEN EXPANDED IN AN INVESTIGATION.A REVIEW OF ODI'S DATA BASE SHOWS NO RECENT COMPLAINTS AND A LACK OF A COMPLAINT TREND CONCERNING THE SUBJECT ISSUE ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AS A WHOLE OR BY INDIVIDUAL MODELS.THEREFORE, THE PETITION IS DENIED.FOR DETAILS, SEE FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE VOLUME 68, NO. 130, JULY 8, 2003.
PE97049 · Air Bag Circuit/windshield Wiper Motor
Opened Nov 18, 1997 · Closed Mar 17, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility
There is no summary currently available
EA97003 · Integrated Child Seat Belt Lockup
Opened Jan 31, 1997 · Closed Aug 19, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Child Seat
THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT IDENTIFYING A SAFETY DEFECT AND OUTLINING THE PROPOSED REMEDY.RECALL NUMBER 98V-185 HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THIS SAFETY RECALL.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Child Seat
THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT IDENTIFYING A SAFETY DEFECT AND OUTLINING THE PROPOSED REMEDY.RECALL NUMBER 98V-185 HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THIS SAFETY RECALL.
Child Seat
THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT IDENTIFYING A SAFETY DEFECT AND OUTLINING THE PROPOSED REMEDY.RECALL NUMBER 98V-185 HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THIS SAFETY RECALL.
DP96014 · Defective Air Bag Crash Sensor
Opened Nov 14, 1996 · No close date supplied
Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE
CFAS SENT A FOLLOW-UP LETTER ON DECEMBER 12, 1996, TO CHANGE THE INTENT OF THE PETITION TO AIRBAG AGGRESSIVITY AND DEPLOYMENT VARIABILITY.NHTSA RECEIVED THE LETTER ON 12/12/96; ACCORDINGLY, THE PETITION DUE DAY WAS CHANGED TO APRIL 12, 1997.CFAS PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR AND/OR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS FOR THE 1991-92 CHEVROLET CORSICA/BERETTA, 1990-92 FORD TAURUS, AND 1994-96 CHRYSLER MINIVANS ARE DEFECTIVE.CFAS ALLEGE THAT INFORMATION ON LOW SPEED CRASHES HERE OCCUPANTS HAVE SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES SUGGESTS [THAT THE ABOVE VEHICLES] HAVE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR AND/OR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS.
SQ96016 · Integrated Child Seat Belt Lockup
Opened Sep 18, 1996 · Closed Feb 4, 1997
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts:integrated Child Seat
ODI CONTINUES TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS ALLEGING LATCHING/RETRACTOR MECHANISM PROBLEMS.CHRYSLER'S ASSESSMENT OF THE PROBLEM INDICATES THAT OWNERS OF THE VEHICLES ARE NOT ADHERING TO THE CLEANING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SEAT.THE SEAT APPEARS TO MALFUNCTION IF CRUMBS OF FOOD OR BEVERAGE RESIDUE ACCUMULATES ON THE LATCHING TONGUE IN THEWELL LOCATED BETWEEN THE CHILD'S LEGS.ODI HAS 19 COMPLAINTS OF RETRACT LOCKUP.SEVEN OF THESE COMPLAINTS REPORT CUTTING THE STRAPS TO REMOVE THE CHILD.TWO OF THE SEVEN CONSUMERS ALLEGE THE CHILD WAS CHOKING.CHRYSLER REPORTS 60 OWNER/FIELD REPORTS WHICH INDICATED 19 HARNESSES WERE CUT TO REMOVE THE CHILDREN.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO FULLY ASSESS THE SAFETY CONSEQUENCE OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT AND TO EVALUATE THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION'S RATIONAL FOR NOT CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN.
PE96008 · Safety Blt Latch Operation
Opened Jan 25, 1996 · Closed Jun 28, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts
There is no summary currently available