2002 Dodge Caravan steering problems
36 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2002 Dodge Caravan — 15% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Something wrong with my gas tank, it always stops me even if it's halfway. The driver seat belt doesn't stay well. The holes where the engine always comes off and there's a lot of smoke coming out. The headliner is coming off and there's like a sand falling to my kids. The break is not that strong”
filed Apr 28, 2018
“Backed out of garage on cold morning and couldn't turn steering wheel (especially to the left) until several minutes of idling and forcing to extreme right and then to left, several times, problem is getting worse and even after driving several miles, it has hung up on left turns requiring a slight…”
filed Jan 7, 2013
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH 3.3 OR 3.8L V-6 ENGINE, THE UPPER POWER STEERING COOLER…Campaign 04V386000 · Aug 5, 2004
Steering problems in other Caravan years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 Caravan | 2 | 9% |
| 2012 Caravan | 1 | 1% |
| 2011 Caravan | 3 | 4% |
| 2010 Caravan | 11 | 6% |
| 2009 Caravan | 8 | 7% |
| 2008 Caravan | 4 | 1% |
| 2007 Caravan | 8 | 10% |
| 2006 Caravan | 27 | 16% |
| 2005 Caravan | 28 | 5% |
| 2004 Caravan | 6 | 9% |
| 2003 Caravan | 41 | 21% |
| 2001 Caravan | 32 | 12% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Dodge Caravan
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.