There are 3 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2001 Dodge Grand Caravanin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED. THE VEHICLE IMPACTED THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ONLY RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED AND NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE SCENE; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED AND NO REPAIRS MADE.
CRUISE CONTROL AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED WITHOUT ANY ACTION TAKEN BY THE DRIVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS IN THE LAST WEEK. *LA
SPEEDOMETER WAS OPERATING ERRATICALLY. SOMETIMES IT WORKED FINE, SOMETIMES IT RACED FROM 0 TO 120 MPH, MOVING BACK AND FORTH RAPIDLY,AND SOMETIMES IT RESTED ON 0 MPH WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION. WHEN STOPPED AT STOP SIGN AND / OR RED LIGHT AND WHILE VEHICLE IN GEAR, VAN SOMETIMES STALLED. VAN OFTEN STALLED WHEN MOVING IN REVERSE. FEARED THAT VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AT HIGH SPEED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER WORKED ON VAN FOR ONE FULL DAY. RETURNED VAN CLAIMING THAT PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED; REPLACED OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR. WITHIN FIVE MINUTES AFTER LEAVING DEALER, SPEEDOMETER BEGAN MOVING ERRATICALLY AGAIN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WITH DEALER FOR OVER ONE WEEK. DEALER CLAIMED THAT SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT ACT UP FOR THEM LONG ENOUGH TO DETERMINE PROBLEM. DEALER WANTED LONER VEHICLE RETURNED, BUTOWNER REFUSED; NOT UNTIL PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. VEHICLE PURCHASED JUNE 2001 AND HAD LESS THAN 29000 MILES WHEN MALFUNCTION WAS NOTICED -- EARLY OCTOBER 2003.*AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026