Eight problems related to engine have been reported for the 1998 Dodge Caravan. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
We smelled coolant, and brought our van to a mechanic. He told us we had a blown head gasket. He said our engine was faulty. We had 48,300 miles on the engine. The head gasket was repaired, don't know if our mechanic kept the old gasket.
I purchased my vehicle in 2000. Two months later my transmission went. 16 months after that my motor went. I had to let my vehicle sit for nine months not being able to drive it and yet still making payments on it before I could afford to replace to the motor. So 3 weeks ago I had the motor replaced and now my transmission has gone again. Supposedly it was replaced with a factory rebuilt transmission the first time around. This seriously upsets me that the transmission has gone again. I still owe 2 and 1/2 years of payments on this vehicle and I am back to I cannot drive it again because I cannot afford to get it fixed. I was told of some factory problem with the transmissions and I wondered if this could be the reason that my vehicle is out of commission again. For the amount of money this used vehicle is costing me I would have been better off to buy a new one. The vehicle is a 1998 Dodge Caravan.
When sitting in park or reverse can hear metal knocking. When turning on air conditioning noise is really loud. Mechanic stated it was flywheel that causing the noise. Please provide any further information.
Defective engine head gasket caused engine leak.
Six different cases of mechanical problems the vehicle experienced. Problems with head gasket, the transmission twice and three times on the flywheel. The mechanic found that the bolts on the flywheel and the torque converter were loose. The consumer was informed that the vehicle was known to have problems with the crankshaft, which causes the flywheel to break off, the consumer was told the crankshaft was out of round, which caused the problem.
Engine mounts weak.
While driving camshaft bearing broke, causing vehicle to completely shutdown, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
While driving camshaft bearing broke, causing the vehicle to completely shut down. Please give any further details.