Table 1 shows twelve common power train related problems of the 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic transmission (six problems). The second most common problem is related to the transmission failure (four problems).
My minivan was in park with the engine running while I delivered a package to a neighbor during a thunder, lightning, rain storm. The van jumped into gear, raced forward and pinned me to the neighbor's door for more than an hour before being rescued. Read details...
In February 2004, while driving my 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan on the interstate in knoxville, TN when the transmission went out with no warning. At that time, we had just over 34,000 miles on the van. These were normal miles with no heavy towing or other abusive driving. Read details...
During normal driving the transmission torque converter failed which tehn resulted in a transmission pump failure. Vehicle became undriveable. Transmission required total build. Vehicle had only 56k miles and was never used to tow anything. Read details...