Five problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2000 Dodge Caravan. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Dodge Caravan based on all problems reported for the 2000 Caravan.
Belt under hood keeps falling off and or breaking car seizes up and locks up almost crashed a few times also engine problems smokes a lot wipers don’t work windows won’t go down also transmission jerks when driving.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2000 Dodge Caravan. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 04v480000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was contacted (eastchester Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, 4007 boston road, bronx, NY) and a repair appointment was scheduled. After two hours of waiting at the dealer's, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue, but offered no assistance. Also, whenever the vehicle was started, oil fumes were noticed and the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 11,444. Parts distribution disconnect.
Every time I turn on my heater and drive down the road a engine light will come on. If I leave the heater off for a few days it eventually goes off. My driver side window will act up as the door lock when the engine light is on. Another problem is the gaskets underneath the engine leaks going down the road. I know that it does have miles, but it's a well taken care car and I think you should feel safe going down the road. I have looked up these problems and there are more people with the same problems. I would never buy a Dodge.
While driving, there was a lot of smoke coming from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle continued to run. The consumer was advised by the mechanic not to drive the vehicle, because all the fluids had leaked out. Please provide any further information. The transmission failed in the consumers vehicle. Fluid leaked out a hole blown in the casing but the consumer was still able to drive serveral miles.
While driving a fire started in the front end underneath the vehicle. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.