12 problems related to front suspension strut have been reported for the 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
: the contact stated that the vehicle travels rough at any speed. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer, who determined that the top of the macpherson strut towers were completely rusted and corroded. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of the problem, but replaced the struts.
Vehicle experienced a problem with the struts. The strut towers rusted, causing the struts to push through the frame of the vehicle. The front suspension eventually will drop down.
I have a 1998 Grand Caravan se with 85000 miles on it. I noticed rusting and cracked metal in the area of the upper strut mount. I contacted the local dealer, and was told this was common, but there was nothing they could do. Also contacted Chrysler customer service in detroit, and was also told there was nothing they would as the vehicle was out of the 3 year/36000 miles warranty. I sincerely hope this situation is looked into before someone gets hurt. I can't imagine what would happen if one of the struts goes launching through the hood!.
The strut tower rusted. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for repairs.
The strut tower for my 1998 Grand Caravan is rusting through. After speaking with a mechanic, he stated it is a problem on most of the caravans. We also cautioned me that the strut will cause the wheel assembly to buckle. He said in about a year there will be many crashes caused by this failure.
Although there is no rust anywhere else on this vehicle, the front suspension tower on the driver's side is severely rusted around the strut mount. The rust is coming through from underneath. If it rusts through completely the strut will come up through the hood of the vehicle. There will probably be an accident and someone will probably get hurt. In my investigation of this defect, I have found numerous incidences of the same rust failure in the same location on Chrysler minivans built from 1996 to 1999. This includes the caravan, voyager, and town & country models, as well as the grand version of each. These six models should be considered together when investigating this problem. They each exhibit the same defect in the same location. I refer to it as a defect because Chrysler is aware of the problem and their mechanics refer to it as a design flaw. They have a warranty part#05086513aa for repairing this defect; yet they offer no compensation to owners outside of warranty coverage. If you investigate this defect you will see it clearly warrants recall status.
My 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan failed a state vehicle inspection due to safety risks caused by significant rusting of the driver's side strut support tower. Top of strut support tower was approximately 75% rusted through. Mechanic stated that this problem had been observed in other similarly aged Dodge vans. Mechanic also stated that the level of rusting was highly excessive and not normal since strut tower located in engine compartment and is normally protected from elements. Possible that excessive rusting due to design or structural defect.
We have replaced our struts 2 times already in the 4 years we have owned the vehicle, and they are getting ready to fail again. This is ridiculous.
We have had the strut mount changed 4 times,now somthing is wrong with the left front side.
Strut made popping noise, replaced due to noise. Yh.
The consumer noticed rust around the engine. The vehicle was service and the technician noticed that the strut tower was rusted. The consumer noticed rust around the engine. The vehicle was service and the technician noticed that the strut tower was rusted. The strut towers are rusted through. These support the macpherson struts/suspension/axles and steering. The Dodge dealer I went to see said he is seeing this show on vans. The loss of the strut support.
Driver side front strut is rusted. Vehicle is pulling hard to the left, making turns to the left very difficult. Also, turns to the right are equally tough.