2003 Dodge Caravan — 3.3L V6

The 2003 Dodge Caravan sits near the tail end of a steady improvement arc for this generation. Complaint volumes declined from a peak of 1,647 in 1996 through 260 in 2001, 256 in 2002, and dropped to 195 in 2003—the lowest level since the early 1990s. Investigations fell sharply to just 1 in 2003 (down from 5 the prior year), and TSBs dropped to 70 from 101, suggesting the manufacturer was resolving known issues. Compared to 2004's even lower 64 complaints and 8 recalls, 2003 represents a transitional year where the worst of the generation's problems had largely been addressed but not yet fully stabilized. The top complaint categories—Steering (33), Service Brakes/Hydraulic (24), Electrical System (15), and Power Train (13)—indicate persistent structural concerns rather than isolated defects, though crash-related complaints (13) and fire complaints (5) remained relatively contained. **This is a reasonably good year to buy within this generation:** the worst of the defect history has passed, recall activity is moderating, and the vehicle benefits from the lessons learned during the 1996–2003 refinement period, while remaining older than the markedly cleaner 2004–2007 model years.