Five problems related to front suspension have been reported for the 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
1999 Dodge Grand Caravan with 96,000 miles is badly rusted at the top of the front strut wells. Excessive water is collecting on top of the strut wells and eating away at the steel. I removed the loose chunks of rusted steel and found holes over both wheels. First notice the rust about 2 years ago. I am concerned about the struts popping through the hood. I am curious to know if this is a common problem with this vehicle.
The front upper driver's side strut mount is bulging up, out of shape, making the vehicle 1/2 inch out of level and has allowed water to undercut the mount. This is in an area that is under the hood and not accessible to water. Our mechanic said that it is a safety issue as the strut which supports the corner of the car could rupture the mount and go through the hood resulting is loss of control of the vehicle and danger to our lives. The mount is part of vehicle body and supports the vehicle. This is a manufacturer's mistake is that they badly engineered this component of the suspension system . The passenger side has no problem Chrysler should fix the problem with the structure of their vehicle (1999 Grand Caravan) at their expense. I was told by the mechanic that he has seen other Grand Caravans with the same problem and that Chrysler fixed them at Chrysler's expense.
Shock towers are just about rusted through on 1999 Dodge caravan. Rusting started 3-4 years ago.
Excessive wear on tires and shaking of front end when car reaches speeds of 50 mph and at speeds of 70-75 mph, even after replacement with new tires,rotated and balanced. Front end aliment serviced at the same time. With all these corrective actions the vehicles still shakes and requires new tires after 10,000 miles wear. More noticable of the right front side. Reported to service center since purchased in oct 1999 (tiresize: 65r15).
Vehicle will pull too severely to the right. Dealer cannot determine the cause, and has deemed it as unfixable, and a normalcharacteristic of vehicle.