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2004 Dodge Grand Caravan engine and engine cooling problems

14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2004 Dodge Grand Caravan12% of all complaints for this model year.

14
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
12%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge grand caravan. While driving 45 mph, the temperature gauge on the instrument panel started going to the red side; indicating that the vehicle was having trouble regulating the engine cooling system. The contact also stated that there was a strong odor of fuel…

    filed Jun 30, 2015

  • Periodically, the engine of our 2004 grand caravan sputters and dies without warning. Typically this happens right after filling the gas tank. Upon leaving the gas station, the van runs normally for a minute or two, then cuts out all together. Usually this happens just as we are pulling out of the…

    filed Mar 4, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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.