We have a 1998 Grand Caravan purchased new. At around 38K miles the oil pan began leaking....dripping actually... due to external rust. Gasket was fine. Yesterday the dealer replaced the pan at 50K miles as it began to leak badly.
The service manager was noncommittal on whether this was a chronic problem, but it seems strange to me. Other than the oil pan, the rest of the vehicle has no rust at all.
Of course this isn't a warranty item, but I was curious whether anyone else has experienced this with such a relatively low mileage vehicle. And no, there were no dents or crash damage, and the vehicle is hardly ever driven on a gravel road.
Mike