Faults:

I have replaced the front brakes once a year. Twice I have replaced the rotors, This last time I replaced the calipers on the front and the back cylinders, but the pads were still like new have never replaced the back pads. This last repair cost just under $700.00.

Timing belt went, $190.00 plus tax, to replace it.

The front seat has a mind of its own as driving down the road it will slide all the way back (I am very short).

Just had the clock spring replaced thank goodness for the recall.

Now I am leaking oil.

General Comments:

I still have over 2 years left to pay for this junk.

I am sure by the time I pay this off I will have to replace trans. & motor.

I do like the way it drives, except when going up hill in summer I have to turn the a/c off in order to make it up the hill.

The seats are comfortable (except when I go flying back every once in awhile.)

I have a daycare out of my home and do take children on short trips, I am dreading the day I break down with 5 or 6 kids in it.

Faults:

Other than a couple nails in the tires, nothing has gone wrong with the car. It eats oil like crazy and it sounds like one of the pulleys makes a screeching noise, but a mechanic told me it's nothing serious.

General Comments:

I highly recommend the Dodge Caravan Sport. It's fully functional with seating up to 7 passengers. I have 2 toddlers in car seats and the fold-down seats are great! I am constantly making use of the dual sliding doors.

I have owned my van for 3 months with no problems. It's functional, roomy, looks good with tinted windows and my kids love it. I do wish it had more room in the trunk area. You can only put a few things in there.

My Caravan gets 21 mpg, city and highway. It's always consistent which allows me to budget my gas expenses accurately. I traded in my Honda Accord for this van and I'm very glad I did!

Faults:

Multiple brake jobs required. Brake calipers "froze" twice, requiring the rotors to be replaced.

Just bought a new transmission at 99,000 miles. I never felt it was geared well, it always shifted between gears when climbing hills. Definitely underpowered for climbing hills.

An oil leak at around 40,000 miles turned out to be a crack in the head gasket.

Compared to my old '97 Nissan Quest, the Caravan has a lot less power, yet used just about as much gas. The trade off wasn't worth it.

General Comments:

The interior upholstery has held up very well.

It was inexpensive to purchase used, but has not been a bargain when you factor the constant maintenance required.

It does handle pretty well.

Faults:

Transmission rebuilt at 70,000 miles.

A/C evaporator coil failed at 75,000 miles.

Driver side window failed to open.

Fuel gage failed.

Sliding door needed adjustment.

General Comments:

Everyone I've talked to that had this model Caravan has had to have the transmission rebuilt and A/C evaporator replaced. Its reputation for poor reliability severely affects the resale value.

On the plus side, the 3.8 engine is reliable, and it was easy on tires. Performance was excellent and the ride comfortable. It was actually a good value for the first 70,000 miles, then some expensive repairs started to come every month, so I traded it in.