Vehicle report

1985 DODGE CARAVAN

Reported problems

49 complaints · median miles
ComponentReports
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE4
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION3
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR3
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING2
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER2
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP2
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY2
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM2
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH1
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL1
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)1
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT1
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR1
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR1
STEERING:RACK AND PINION1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS1
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS1
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD1
SUSPENSION1
SUSPENSION:FRONT1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR1
TIRES1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1
VISIBILITY1
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.

1985 Dodge Caravan Reported Problems: 49 complaints | CarFathom