Paint/Trim
Paint (fading, chalking, cracking, or peeling), loose interior and exterior trim or moldings, rust.
What Owners Say
"The headliner became loose at the front of the cabin."
Anonymous, NC (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8-L V6)"trim on the drivers seat which contains the power controls has not connected to the seat frame. had repaire 2 times finallyused bail0i0ng wi00r0e t0o 0c0o0nnect it."
Anonymous, (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8-L V6)"THE CLEARCOAT FINISH IS DISINTEGRATING. IT HAS STARTED FADING OUT & HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. MAINLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE & REAR ROOF WHERE IT GETS THE MOST SUN."
Anonymous, ON (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan None 3.3-L V6)"The paint is fading badly on the roof and the hood. Part my fault because I did not keep it waxed."
Anonymous, MD (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan None 3.3-L V6)"nicks and fading of color on a vehicle that is in a garage"
Anonymous, CO (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3-L V6)"The lower part of all four doors have rusted through making holes in the doors. Other areas also have rust with holes going through the sheet metal."
Anonymous, MN (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan None 3.3-L V6)"EXTENSIVE RUST-THROUGH ON BOTTOM OF ALL DOOR PANELS INCLUDING REAR HATCH AND BODY PANELS"
Anonymous, ON (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan None 3.3-L V6)"rocker panels rusting through"
Anonymous, NY (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3-L V6)"Extensive body corrosion on sliding door and rear door. This seems typical of this model in areas where road salt is used."
John M., IN (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3-L V6)"Chrysler needs to improve their rustproofing techniques. I have had to replace left and right rocker panels and the left front fender. Now I notice that the bottom of the sliding side doors are starting to rust. I notice that most 2007 Dodge Grand Caravans suffer the same rusting issues that I have described here. I wonder if they have improved on later models."
Robert E., WI (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8-L V6)"driver side rust on the bottom lip of the doors plus on the rocker panel. runs well overall however. common rust problem on other vans I noticed"
Anonymous, PA (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan None 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"The front of the rear wheel wells are rusting badly. Also, the hatch is rusting around the bottom of the hatch lower area where the rubber molding is along the window."
Anonymous, MD (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan None 3.3-L V6)"Rust developed @ aprox.100,000 miles it was under the paint and not noticable. manuifacture refuse to do anything about it because of the number of mails. At this time p there are holes in the door panels,fender0s and other parts."
Anonymous, (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8-L V6)"side panels under doors"
Barry F., ON (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan None 3.3-L V6)"Silver 2007 Caravan rusting very badly around wheel wells, hood, rear tailgate, rocker panels, bottoms of doors. Rust areas so bad and so large, it's not worth repairing i was told"
Anonymous, ON (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan None 3.3-L V6)"extensive rust resulting in holes in rocker panels and and all 5 doors Have noticed same rust-through on most Dodge caravans of this style but rarely seen on other makes of similar vintage Suggests some design, manufacturing or materiel flaw"
Anonymous, ON (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan None 3.3-L V6)"Rocker panels - Dodge seems to have designed the Carivan to rust out in this area."
Anonymous, VT (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan None 3.3-L V6)"doors are rusting out"
Anonymous, NY (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3-L V6)"I notice aha this is a common problem with other Dodge Vans. Rusting in many lower body panels."
Richard M., IA (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8-L V6)"I replaced the rocker panels because they were rotting last year at a cost of $1,400.00. Now the front left fender is starting to rust through."
Anonymous, WI (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8-L V6)"Extensive rust on both sides of the vehicle rocker panels."
Anonymous, MI (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8-L V6)"It seems all Caravans have serious rust issues. I won't buy another Caravan, although I like the utility of this type of vehicle."
Anonymous, NY (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.8-L V6)"The design of the vehicle and the construction of it has lead to many rusted out areas of the doors and hood and rear hatch"
Anonymous, MI (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8-L V6)"The tailgate has lots of rust. The rest of the van is rust-free. The paint bubbles around the rear tailgate window"
Tracy J., MN (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8-L V6)"rusting out bottom of sliding doors and front sections of rear wheel wells"
Anonymous, MI (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8-L V6)"This is a problem that Dodge has had for years, the hood, doors and rear hatch are all rusting from what I believe to be a poorly constructed design. All of the bottoms edges are eaten away where the metal is folded at the edges"
Anonymous, MI (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8-L V6)"Along bottom of sliding doors n in front of rear wheels very rusty"
Anonymous, MI (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8-L V6)"Rust under left side sliding door"
Richard M., IA (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8-L V6)"Rust is horrible on the bottom of my doors. I see this with similar Dodge vans from that era"
Justin L., MI (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8-L V6)"lower part on doors"
Anonymous, NY (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3-L V6)"Rust in front of rear wheel and bottom of sliding door"
Anonymous, NY (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8-L V6)"Living near the coast we paid extra for special treatment against rust and paint damage. There is rust around the wheel wells and door"
Claudia W., VA (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 2.4-L 4 Cyl)
"molding and trim on drivers side door slide. Finish on interior trim seems weak and not tightly assembled"
Anonymous, NY (2007 Dodge Grand Caravan None 3.3-L V6)