2003 Dodge Grand Caravan: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan. The newest campaign is 04V386000. NHTSA received the report on 5 Aug 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Hydraulic Power Assist / Hose, Piping, and Connections. NHTSA has 179 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 04V386000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the upper power steering cooler hose. This recall began on september 27, 2004. Owners should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 684,674 units in total.
04V386000Received . 681,000 units.
Steering / Hydraulic Power Assist / Hose, Piping, and Connections
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain minivans equipped with 3.3 or 3.8l v-6 engine, the upper power steering cooler hose may split and cause a fluid leak.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Power steering fluid leakage in the presence of an ignition source can result in an under hood fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the upper power steering cooler hose. This recall began on september 27, 2004. Owners should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Report filed by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number D37. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
03V094000Received . 3,674 units.
Structure
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain pickup truck, van, and mini van conversions equipped with southern comfort built running boards that contain certain courtesy lights manufactured by american technology components, INC. These units contain a courtesy light or lights that might overheat when the wire harness is exposed to excessive moisture and road salt.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This overheating condition can cause the running board to melt or cause a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the wiring harness on these running boards. Owner notification began march 7, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact southern comfort at 1-800-745-6096.
Report filed by SOUTHERN COMFORT CONVERSIONS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
179 complaints, 229 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan
- All 2003 vehicles
| Component | 2003 Grand Caravan | All 2003 vehicles | Grand Caravan, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steering | 187.8 | 42.7 | 56.9 | 43 |
| Power Train | 109.2 | 136.5 | 123.2 | 25 |
| Electrical System | 91.7 | 122.3 | 94 | 21 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 78.6 | 83.2 | 100.3 | 18 |
| Exterior Lighting | 69.9 | 33.7 | 31.6 | 16 |
| Structure | 61.1 | 51.6 | 51.2 | 14 |
| Seat Belts | 52.4 | 14.1 | 38.6 | 12 |
| Air Bags | 52.4 | 45.8 | 101.7 | 12 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 43.7 | 16 | 45.6 | 10 |
| Visibility | 39.3 | 56.8 | 46.6 | 9 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 8
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 23
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 25 Oct 2010
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP14002 | Defect petition | Engine Stall After Refueling | Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly | 5 Sep 2014 | 6 Apr 2015 | |
| EA04031 | Engineering analysis | POWER LIFTGATE LATCH | Latches/Locks/Linkages | 22 Nov 2004 | 7 Apr 2005 | 05V134000 |
| PE04054 | Preliminary evaluation | POWER LIFTGATE LATCH | Latches/Locks/Linkages | 30 Jul 2004 | 22 Nov 2004 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 19850
- 19870
- 19880
- 19890
- 19900
- 19916
- 19926
- 19937
- 19944
- 19951
- 19969
- 19975
- 19984
- 19993
- 20005
- 20013
- 20025
- 20032
- 20041
- 20055
- 20063
- 20072
- 20088
- 20097
- 20106
- 20114
- 20126
- 20134
- 20145
- 20154
- 20166
- 20173
- 20184
- 20194
- 20201
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2003 Dodge Grand CaravanThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/dodge/grand-caravan/2003/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan?
- 684,674 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Dodge Grand Caravan have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 67 recall campaigns for the Dodge Grand Caravan, model years 1985 to 2020. 2 of them name the 2003 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan name most often?
- Steering: 43 of 229 component mentions, or 187.8 per 1,000. For all 2003 vehicles the figure is 42.7 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan open?
- No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.