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Used 2004 Dodge Caravan Consumer Reviews

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4.13 out of 5 stars

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clarkfrtz, 11/12/2002
2003 Dodge Caravan Sport Fwd 4dr Minivan (3.3L 6cyl 4A)
10 of 11 people found this review helpful

overall vehicle is reliable, and very dependable, is very child friendly and has good set up inside for children to ride in the back or for adults toenter the rear seat.

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2.38 out of 5 stars

Never again

bmorecopper, 08/19/2009
2003 Dodge Caravan SE Fwd 4dr Minivan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful

This is absolutely the worst vehicle I ever owned. We bought it with 46k miles on it. At 115k the transmission completely seized up. The vehicle was routinely maintained. After talking to several transmission shops we found that Dodge Caravans are noted for their bad transmissions. $2800 fix. Dodge knows/doesn't care. Yesterday the engine started banging loudly. 3 separate mechanics said the engine would need to be replaced. Avg estimate $2200. One mechanic commented we should feel lucky to have got 154k miles out of it. Do you research before buying. Call some transmission shops and ask about this vehicle.

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5 out of 5 stars

Bought for temporary/ kept love it

Jackie lee, 11/01/2016
2003 Dodge Caravan SE Fwd 4dr Minivan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
13 of 15 people found this review helpful

Bought 6 yes ago with 105000. Miles now has 230800. Very dependable regular maintenance ..replaced air co dition compressor for $700 2 yrs ago. Luv this van taught gkids to drive in it..like style can't find anything I like better even like old body style. Go to mountains every yr in it..4cyl no problem climbing those mountains in north Carolina.. Would recommend to anyone

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Interior
4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
Reliability
4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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3.63 out of 5 stars

Nice family car for most parts

Halldor Geirsson, 03/03/2015
2004 Dodge Caravan SXT 4dr Minivan (3.3L 6cyl 4A)
12 of 14 people found this review helpful

I had this car (model 2004) for 5 years and drove 64k miles on it (56-110k). The car probably had some prior frontal damage before I bought it, which may have propagated into some of the maintenance issues I ran into. We had to replace a number of things (radiator, alternator/battery, window motor, rotors, tail light, etc) and had the check-engine light on for most of the time, due to some emission codes which could never be figured despite a few tries by the local dealer and another garage. But the great thing about owning a Dodge in the US is that spare parts are easy and quick to get and we probably only lost a couple of days when we would have needed to use the car. Overall likable car.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Comfort Ride

Dodge Caravan SE, 06/19/2006
2003 Dodge Caravan SE Fwd 4dr Minivan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
12 of 14 people found this review helpful

We love the comfort of our Dodge Caravan. The van's seats were extremely comfortable on a 2500 mile trip we took out west. This is our second Dodge Caravan SE.

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