Five problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2003 Dodge Caravan. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Dodge Caravan based on all problems reported for the 2003 Caravan.
The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated while traveling 50 mph the accelerator was depressed, but the vehicle failed to maintain current speed. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic. The manufacturer had not been contacted, and the vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 95,968 and the current mileage was 95,974.
The contact stated when depressing the brake pedal it went all the way to the floor. The vehicle was taken to the dealership, where the master cylinder was replaced, which fixed the vehicle temporarily. The brakes completely failed a second time a month after the master cylinder was replaced. The vehicle was towed to the dealership. The master cylinder was replaced again. The vehicle was driven for two weeks before the brakes failed a third time. The vehicle was returned to the dealer where the master cylinder and the auto transmission were replaced. The contact was not having transmission problems when the brake failure occurred, but the dealer replaced it in an effort to alleviate the braking problems. While driving home from the dealership the brakes failed once again. In four incidents of brake failure speed or road conditions did not appear to play a part.
Transmission problem, when taking off vehicle hesitates shifting into gear. When coming to a stop hard downshift and feels like being hit in rear end. On one occasion recently going up hill van shifted into neutral for no reason. First time fixed at 4493 miles 9/10/04, mileage 2nd time problem appx 5850 mileage today 5950 as of 6/17/05 reported to dealer 6/14/05 5908 miles apt for fixing 6/29/05.
While driving the car, the transmission started to go in neutral and then to drive.
Intermittently when the vehicle was in the reverse with the gear and gas pedal depressed, the vehicle didn't accelerate or when it was in the drive gear and gas pedal was depressed, the vehicle would go into reverse. This problem occurred three times a week when the vehicle was in first gear. The engine revved, but the vehicle didn't move. The consumer's foot was on the gas, and had no idea the vehicle would move. The vehicle had been back to the dealer on three occasions; the first time for warranty, the second time the vehicle was involved in an accident, and the third time the dealer wasn't successful with finding the problem. The consumer discovered Ford had problems with their transmissions.