Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#11601843July 14, 2024
SEATS
The back seats still rattle .. if it was already repaired ... has apparently broken loose again
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11601844July 14, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
As I was driving home on a city street, the entire car locked. I had no steering control. My brakes didn’t work the Entire vehicle locked. In the middle of the street. I turned the ignition off, put it in park and restarted the car only then did it work properly. This is the second time this vehicle has locked. This is very dangerous as I had a child in the car with me and I was in traffic. My brakes didn’t work, I had to use two feet really hard then I was able to stop the vehicle. The steering wheel didn’t work. Nothing worked. I don’t know What’s the problem. The very first time this happened, while dropping the child off at school, I put the car in park, I was not able to get the shifter out of park. The car locked. I sat in my car, wondering what to do decided to go on the web and check out problems with this particular vehicle, then I noticed there is a little door leading to the shifter to change it manually. But when you are in traffic, there is no time to look for a screwdriver to open the door to do anything manually. This is a safety hazard and I really don’t know why there is not a recall on this vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11602041July 14, 2024
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I bought the car 2 weeks ago with 105k miles on it. The car has died approximately 20 times in the last 2 weeks while I am driving it. It is so insanely dangerous, you will be going down a busy street and the car completely dies without warning. There is no dash lights on, no warning. The power steering goes. It's an accident waiting to happen, it’s unacceptable. After spending 2k at the mechanic and still the same problem. They have now told me I need the TIPM replaced at the dealership. Which also affects the lights, which are erratic, they come on or come off when they want, along with the horn. It’s also pushes the motors into limp mode so it runs really hard over 20 miles an hour even while idle. The car will also die while in idle/park or when you shift gears. The car is basically an all day event to start and if you get it to stay on, if you are able to get it, don’t touch the key or it will automatically the car off. The TIPM system will also stay on, even while car is off causing your battery to drain.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11601823July 13, 2024
AIR BAGS
As I was driving down the road, doing about 40-45 mph, the airbag in my driver's seat headrest deployed. I was jolted forward and suffered neck and back pain, as well as a headache. Due to the neck and back pain, I had to visit the ER and have a CT scan done. There were no lights on the dash at the time of this happening to indicate it was going to malfunction. This has not been investigated yet, as it happened over the weekend but I will be reporting to the manufacturer as soon as they're open as well.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11601159July 11, 2024
STRUCTURE:BODY
The passenger sliding door on the driver's side is stuck in the lock position and cannot unlock the door. Other doors need to be utilized to exit the vehicle and this poses a safety concern. I read many forums where this seems to be an issue with Dodge Caravans and should be a recall as it is known to be faulty. Contacted dealership and they want to charge over $600 to fix but this should be covered by Dodge and should be recalled as this poses a safety concern.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11600493July 9, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The driver's side sliding door will not unlock or open. It was working previously without any problems and now it will no longer open remotely or manually. This is very unsafe for my passengers since they would be trapped inside the vehicle in an emergency or accident situation. I am aware of this being an ongoing problem with the Dodge Caravan Lock Actuator and that a recall was issued for 2015-2017 models. This recall needs to be expanded to include all years from 2018-2020 as it is the same faulty Lock Actuator problem. There is also a class action lawsuit regarding the faulty Lock Actuators. Please put pressure on FCA US, LLC to expand the recall and fix all of their faulty Lock Actuators. Thank you.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11599875July 7, 2024
POWER TRAIN
Transmission went out
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11599231July 5, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Vehicle started on fire while parked. It was a total loss. The auto shop reported that the fire started due to faulty wiring under the driver side seat. Specifically, related to the harness wiring. Thankfully this didn't start while I was driving. I have seen other reports on this website for similar fires on the Dodge Grand Caravan AND an actual recall for the Crysler Town and Country for similar fires related to faulty wiring. That vehicle is almost identical to the dodge grand caravan. Something need to be done before a loss of life incident...I reached out to Dodge to notify them, and an investigator sent me a same day email that Dodge is not responsible. I only had 65,000 miles on this 2014 DGC and took great care of it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11598726July 3, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
While driving, rear driver side sliding door opened and continues to do so.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11598321July 2, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that whenever the passenger’s side sliding door was opened by the fob or from inside the vehicle, there was an abnormally loud clicking sound heard. The contact stated that while inspecting the door, the contact became aware that the door had failed to close securely. The contact released the child safety lock on the door enabling the door to be locked securely; however, the clicking sound remained. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall or Warranty. The failure mileage was 149,992.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11597936July 1, 2024
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the rear driver's and passenger's side sliding doors failed to unlock as needed. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where an unknown assessment was made, and the contact was provided an estimate for the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11598085July 1, 2024
STRUCTURE:BODY
Driver side passenger door is stuck in locked position. Cannot manually open door. This is a huge safety risk as all rear passengers must exist passenger side rear door. I am learning that this is a very common safety issues with these vehicles and Dodge will not do anything about it. Extremely unacceptable that they will not fix it. Simply profits over people.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11597812June 30, 2024
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Tires 225/65R17 Cooper driving on interstate and stared bumping at 55mph.van towed and tires replaced.. no warning lights.. Whitten Brothers in Ashland VA inspected tires and indicated on a video that passenger side tires had come apart.. I had all four tires replaced because I was afraid the other two would come apart.. I think the safety of myself and my sister in the car with me. Also other people on the highway if the tires had blown.. Thanks for your help and thoughtfulness.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11597719June 29, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The driver’s side sliding door is stuck in the locked position. It can not be manually unlocked or unlocked using the fob or unlock button. There was no indication the system was failing.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11597752June 29, 2024
AIR BAGS
Driver side seat. AHR deployed without impact. Plastic piece holding retaining pin snapped
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11597511June 28, 2024
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
V51 recall cause problems with power control module. Poor fuel economy Trouble starting/ restarting Engine not receiving power
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596920June 26, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The lock on the right side sliding door panel does not latch. The door Manually closes but will not lock when pressing the automated lock/unlock buttons from both the driver and passenger sides and the car remote.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11597035June 26, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle suddenly stalled. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. Additionally, the contact stated that the instrumental panel became inoperable. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11595447June 20, 2024
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
We found a warranty extension for Dodge Caravan Driver and Passenger Sliding Door Power Lock Actuators, but when I searched for our VIN, it is not included, but we are having the same problem. All of a sudden, our driver side sliding door was stuck shut, and would not open manually or with the key fob. I found a workaround from an online forum to hold the manual lock to open position, while pressing the unlock button either on the driver door or the key fob. Since then, when the sliding door shuts and wouldn't open, this is what we do. And then shortly after that, we noticed a loud buzzing sound coming from the same door when accelerating and the automatic lock activates.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11595584June 20, 2024
SEATS
I bought this van the previous owner told me that the headrest deployed at an unknown time while the vehicle was parked and no one was in it. Since owning it a few months ago the other headrest deployed. This also happened while the van was parked in my driveway and no one was in it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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