1997 Dodge Grand Caravan fuel system, gasoline problems
30 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel system, gasoline on the 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Car has faulty gas gauge and despite how much gas I put in, will toggle between having gas to empty and sits on empty, has run out of gas as a result, hard to start and now will not start. Also has many electrical quirks, turn headlights on inboard dash light goes off and vice versa. Had someone…”
filed Jun 29, 2014
“Tl* the contact owns a 1997 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, the contact noticed a fuel smell. The contact parked the vehicle and after inspecting it, he noticed fuel leaking from the fuel rail. The vehicle was included in the recall under nhtsa…”
filed Jun 20, 2012
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS BUILT WITH 3.3L AND 3.8L ENGINES HAVE FUEL RAILS WITH…Campaign 00V268000 · Sep 13, 2000
Fuel System, Gasoline problems in other Grand Caravan years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 Grand Caravan | 2 | 1% |
| 2017 Grand Caravan | 2 | 0% |
| 2013 Grand Caravan | 2 | 0% |
| 2012 Grand Caravan | 5 | 1% |
| 2011 Grand Caravan | 10 | 2% |
| 2010 Grand Caravan | 4 | 0% |
| 2009 Grand Caravan | 1 | 0% |
| 2007 Grand Caravan | 8 | 4% |
| 2006 Grand Caravan | 3 | 1% |
| 2005 Grand Caravan | 18 | 2% |
| 2004 Grand Caravan | 11 | 9% |
| 2003 Grand Caravan | 7 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 Dodge Grand 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.