Dodge Grand Caravan

"The paint is chipping off the hood. It's also fading in spots. Rust is coming through really bad in some spots"

"The paint on the hood has faded and peeled in about 12 inch circumference circle"

"Bad rust, rocker panels, lower doors"

"right rear wheel well has rusted through to the exterior and forward into the rocker panel. I understand and have seen evidence this is a problem with the Caravan."

"bad rusting on lower sliding doors and bottom side metal areas below both sliding doors"

"Rocker panels rust out due to foam injected at factory that retain moisture/condensation. Disappointing because i frequently wash my vehicle to prevent corrosion but this causes it to rust from the inside out making rust inevitable. Rust paint peeling on hood and tailgate. Rocker panel problem from 2001 to 2007."

"The front door and sliding door are completely rusted out on the bottom of the door."

"Bottom of all four doors rusted from the inside to the out side. Ed Piper 988 east ave.s.e. Warren, Ohio 44484"

"Vehicle failed inspection due to rust around rear wheel wells. Fixed it myself with body filler and touch up spray paint. have seen rust in this area in virtually every Dodge van of this age. Seems to be a weak spot."

"Significant rust through the full thickness of the edges of the undercarriage."

"The body is rusting very rapidly in multiple location's. I have noticed ALL other 2006 & earlier van's are rusting in the same way/location's. Seem to be a factory defect."

"The problem started about 9-10 years in. Very bad on rocker panels. Seems worse on the 2006 models as I also had an 02 Caravan with less rust problems. No resolution on the problem. Just letting the van deteriorate until unsafe. Still doing routine maintenance. Unacceptable amount of rust considering care of van."

"the sliding door and the lift hatch door rust out o9n the bottom"

"Rust on the undercarriage and exhaust system"

"Very serious rust through on drivers side rocker panel, rear wheel well opening, on sliding door. Right side is rusty but not as bad. Will have to do something soon"

"Every Caravan we see has rust in the same place in the front drivers side just above the grill and in the rear at the bottom of the hatch"

"A few rust through areas on rocker panels below sliding doors that will not allow the vehicle to pass state inspection without repair"

"Using out all along bottom of doors on both sides"

"The rear wheel wells on both sides have reoccurring rust issues"

"Quarter panels are crumbling from rust and muffler required replacement due to rust. (Our roads are salted in Winter.)"

"Rust at bottom of doors and in front of Rear Wheel"

"rear 1/4 panels rusting"

"Side doors and sills rust through on the same spot on both sides. I see this on other caravans too"

"Brake locked against wheel, smoke, then fire."

"Calipers were lubricated, per garage recommendation, and have heated and sometimes caused smoke. Revisited garage twice -- once was rotor deformed. Second told that car is not driven enough and rotors are rusting."

"The calipers were replaced for the first time after about 170000 miles as a part of a routine brake job."

"no problem just wear"

"Completely came apart when I attempted to engage it. Had to have mechanic tie the cables up"

"Ive become quite proficient changing brakes as they wear ot frequently."

"The brake pads wore out more quickly than they were suppose to, but then, I drive a lot of miles and demand a lot of performance out of the vehicle"

"This van seems to experience more brake wear than average on the front brakes, possible due to the added lower weight of the stow and go seats"

"It seems as though the 2006 Dodge Caravan eats brakes. I am always getting them done. I would not purchase another Caravan because of this issue"

"back brakes failed completely. got them fixed. all is currently well. I consider this failure normal for the age and use of the car."

"Break system loses fluid. Brakes fail while driving; very dangerous."

"During a normal check on the brakes it was indicated that the rotors were needing replacement so we replaced them."

"Had a front and rear brake job; on rear, had to replace rotors"

"My brakes squeak 9 out of 12 months. Even after I get them serviced they still squeak"

"New dealer parts/service did not fix it to satisfaction.. Not all mopar part like I thought I was getting and the reason I took it to the dealer for the repairs"

"Right front strut broke last summer. But after 10 summers on very rough dirt roads I'm not too sorprised!"

"Shocks and struts all went at same time as most of the resy of the front end"

"Left front coil spring broke as i was leaving my driveway, dropping down and contacting the tire sidewall. At highway speeds it would probably have shredded a tire. In it's defence it's the original strut/spring combo - 14 years old/306K km. I've put a set of new Monroe coil/strut assemblies on left and right front."

"Car was very noisy when moving. I experienced loss of power steering fluid but could not diagnose the cause for lossing power steering fluid unti the rack and pinion was totally replaced for about $1,200."

"Steering rack needed to be replaced. Should have lasted much longer."

"It was leaking and they said it would be cheaper to replace the tie rods & the rack & pinion together."

"I had to replace the Rack & pinion steering 3 times. The 12-volt power plug in rear passenger has never worked from day 1"

"Tie rods were a part of replacing the rack and pinion."

"Clunking was repaired by replacing the right side tie rod, then re-aligning"

"we have replaced them multiple times per year"