Overview & Reviews
A complete redesign yields a cavernous interior, best-in-class driveability and new innovations such as the optional driver-side passenger door. And although the all-wheel-drive version is discontinued for now, Caravan dethrones the Ford Windstar and once again reigns as king of the minivans.
User Reviews:
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236,000 miles of reliable usefulness! - 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan
By joejackson - July 17 - 5:16 pmBought this Grand Caravan new in 1996 and have put 236,000 miles on it so far. Fabulous vehicle for hauling people and stuff. Great comfortable highway cruiser too. Averaged 22+ mpg at 75 mph on long trips. Hauled kids to school and events, college kids belongings, 4x8 sheets of plywood, and apartment loads of furniture easily. Many ski trips in the snow. The much maligned transmission has been great. Worked perfectly for 140,000 miles, then had it rebuilt (for $1500) and it has now gone another 100,000 miles and still working fine. If that is a bad transmission design, then I sure hope I get something as good on our next vehicle! No other major repairs.
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Grand Caravan Truly Great - 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan
By L B Room - March 27 - 10:00 amThe 1996 Grand Caravan 3.0 Engine I purchased in August 96 has really been a fun vehicle. Reliable until 250,000 when I put in a lower priced transmission - mistake. At 300k I changed it for the original again and the vehicle is going strongly again even with occasional light towing. Another thing to watch out for is the fuel pump which went at 306K Kms. The Forest Green with tinted glass remained stylish and ahead of the competition in my view. Great job! Still looks and drives as good as new.
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great family mover - 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan
By greyporsche944 - May 14 - 2:00 amthis is our 2nd mini van. 1st one was a 94 grand. anouther great van. this one is tops unless you plan on going with the 2002 or newer. has everything you need and then some. great ride and very comfy. we have the quad seating. much better than the bench, especially with adults in the middle row. ours has been very reliable. the only thing other than routine maintanance was a pully bolt broke. other than that great van
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Great Van, best Ive owned - 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan
By ZakS - April 1 - 2:00 amI have compared and tested a lot of vans and this one by far has the highest quality out of the domestics. Its gas mileage, acceleration, and ergonomics are excellent. I would recommend this over any other vans.
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96 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.0 liter - 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan
By skinnyshizz - January 13 - 1:13 pmNo problems at 135000 miles, only replaced brakes one time and spark plugs at 90000 miles, runs good doesnt consume any oil, shifts nice, good quality and ride.
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DODGE HAS A WINNER - 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan
By VEPARIC - April 13 - 10:10 pmSmooth riding, Excellent performance from 3.8 Litre V-6. Average 19-20 MPG!
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Great Van - 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan
By Jerry - May 12 - 9:30 pmI wouldnt own another American made van. It has served our family well, has taken some abuse and keeps right on going.
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96 Dodge Caravan - 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan
By B. Levine - December 23 - 2:00 amI have had 7 minivans since they came out. This one was the best one realiable,handles like a luxury car. Fun to drive. I would never drive anything else.
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Good for its age - 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan
By OM - November 21 - 10:56 amBought the car in 2005 with 162,000 miles. The van is very powerful, quick, and fuel efficient. The exterior styling is timeless and aggressive, something you dont see in minivans. I have a 3.8 Liter ES. The paint is slowly peeling off on the pillars and the pin striping is coming off. The car rusts very fast everywhere. The stereo buttons are very hard to press, and plastics are coming loose. The ABS stopped working at 169,000, power steering pump leaks a little, and AC has a leak. Year by year there are more leaks and a lot more rust. Gas mileage is excellent for a 3.8 liter engine, average 23 MPG.
