2001 Dodge Grand Caravan Passenger

Ok vehicle

By ultidad (IN) on Monday, May 13, 2013

I own this car - My approximate mileage is 193,000

Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 4

"Pros: Stow n go seats are awesome, Lots of room, safe, OK fuel efficiency, Cons: constant maintenance. blown head gasket, got it fixed and now it is doing the same thing 4 months later as it did before. Check engine light is always coming on. Makes noises when turning. Lots of road noise on highway. Doesn't do well on turns and doesn't get up and go very well(it's a van not a sports car), feel like a soccer mom driving it. I have lost my faith in dodge or Chrysler vehicles. I just hate pumping more money into vehicles."

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Great for a family!

By Mia (NC) on Tuesday, March 26, 2013

I own this car - My approximate mileage is 128,000

Pros: "Very Reliable and comfortable"

Cons: "Rear visibility not great"

Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10

"I'm about to sell my van, but reluctantly. I bought it used four years ago, unaware it had been in an accident that caused frame damage. Even with that, it served us well. And even with axle and sway bar threatening to give way, I still love it and hate to see it go, like a member of the family. It's roomy, and all the seats are comfortable, great for long trips. The only negative is what's common with all passenger vans, that it doesn't have the best rear visibility, and you can't dart in and out of traffic as easily as with a coupe or sedan."

3 people out of 3 found this review helpful

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good design and reliability

By DD (FL) on Tuesday, March 26, 2013

I own this car - My approximate mileage is 152,000

Pros: "Layout, big interior, good mpg, no major troubles"

Cons: "paint peels, ac leaks"

Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10

"We've had this car for 5 years and had no major repairs. It's comfortable and well laid out. We average 20mpg with the 3.3 v6. Little stuff breaks like 2 window motors, a sliding door motor and some sensors. The paint is beginning to peel on the hood even though I wax it regularly. The ac has a few issues but topping it up yearly with freon as kept it going in the Florida heat.I liked it enough to buy another one as the prices are more reasonable then the foreign vans."

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Buyer Beware

By brainygal (WI) on Thursday, March 21, 2013

I own this car - My approximate mileage is 90,000

Pros: "Stow and Go seats AWESOME"

Cons: "Amount of time it may spend in the shop."

Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 2

"I bought this van used 10/2011 wit 74,000 miles on it. In the last 15 months I have replaced the consensor coil (makes the A/C work, just a meer $1000), fixed the driver's side automatic door ($485), master cylinder ($300), and as of right now I'm getting a switched fixed so my rear A/C will work instead of blowing hot air in the summer time (the labor alone is $288). So I'm not impressed with quality of the van itself. I do like the stow and go seating and the power sliding doors. I wish our model had the power lift gate, but it doesn't. Oddly it also does not honk when you lock the doors with the fob, which I found out later was an "optional" feature."

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Average Car that meets my needs for now.

By SuperDad (CO) on Thursday, March 21, 2013

I own this car - My approximate mileage is 110,030

Pros: "Functions well, good options, handles well"

Cons: "multiple maintenance issues continue to plaque it."

Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 4

"I've owned Caravans as well as Town & Countries. This one has had the most options. The side door locks went bad, the rack-n-pinion has been repleaced 3 times. Not sure why they can't make one that lasts much beyond the warranty. Breaks get warped easily. Firestone left a rag in the engine and killed it. New engine runs great. Not the best car so it's probably my last Caravan."

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yuck

By LM (CA) on Tuesday, March 12, 2013

I own this car - My approximate mileage is 68,800

Pros: "comfortable, easy to drive"

Cons: "gas guzzler, constant repairs"

Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 1

"This car is a piece of junk. It has needed repairs constantly. It gets pathetic gas mileage. It is however, comfortable and easy to drive. I would never buy this again."

3 people out of 3 found this review helpful

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