The Lemon Index$1,100 middle bill · most between $935 and $1,200
Lower than the $2,000 middle bill owners of all 112 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 49,000 miles (13 reports).
Dodge Grand Caravan owners reported paying a median of $1,100 for a steering rack replacement, with the middle half of bills between $935 and $1,200. That's from 15 owner reports (15 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,00027%
- $1,000–$2,50073%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 15 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan1too few for a middle
- 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan1too few for a middle
- 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan2too few for a middle
- 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan6$1,000 middle bill
- 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan5$1,200 middle bill
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan26 complaints name it3% of that year's complaints
- 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan23 complaints name it5% of that year's complaints
- 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan11 complaints name it2% of that year's complaints
- 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan10 complaints name it2% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a steering rack / power steering. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Keep going
- Dodge Grand Caravan reliability by year
- Steering rack replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Dodge Grand Caravan owners reported
TIPM replacement (61) · Brake repair (42) · Transmission replacement (14) · Airbag module and clock spring replacement (12) · Fuel pump replacement (12) · BCM replacement (11) · Wiring harness repair (9) · Alternator replacement (6) · Door lock actuator replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 10462106, 10448330, 10442096, 10386136, 10380243, 10336715, 10316612, 10297261, 10251648, 10224299, 10220915, 10215885 and more.
Quick answers
How much does steering rack replacement cost on a Dodge Grand Caravan?
Dodge Grand Caravan owners reported a median of $1,100, and the middle half paid $935 to $1,200, from 15 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Dodge Grand Caravan steering rack replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Dodge Grand Caravan middle bill of $1,100 is lower than the $2,000 owners of all 112 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Dodge Grand Caravan repair costs come from?
From 15 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Dodge Grand Caravan years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2000 (26), 2006 (23), 2002 (11) Dodge Grand Caravan named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.