Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2019)

245 consumer complaints on file.

• #11230570July 9, 2019
  SEATS

  TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2019 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS SEATED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE SEAT, THE HEADREST STRUCK THE BACK OF THE CONTACT'S NECK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING HEADACHES DUE TO THE INJURY. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE CONTACT INFORMED AVIS CAR RENTAL SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (780 N MCDONNELL RD, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94128, (650) 877-6780) OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11.

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• #11219567June 12, 2019
  STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL HAS A SUPPORT BRACKET AT THE BOTTOM WHERE IS YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL YOU CAN GET YOUR FINGER STUCK IN THE WHEEL AND YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET IT OUT EASILY. I DID THIS BY ACCIDENT AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING MY FINGER FREE WHILE TRYING TO STEER THE VAN. ALSO THE SPACE AROUND THE HORN BUTTON IS SUCH IF YOU HAVE BUTTONS ON A SPORT'S JACKET THOSE BUTTONS CAN GET CAUGHT UNDER THE HORN BUTTON AND MAKES CONTROLLING THE STEERING WHEEL ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. SO WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL IF ANY OF THESE CONDITIONS HAPPEN YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE THE CONTROL OF THE STEERING THAT ONE WOULD NEED. I JUST LOOKED AT THE DODGE SITE AND THEY STILL ARE USING THE SAME DESIGN ON THE STEERING WHEEL. IT HAS HAPPENED TO BE VERY MUCH BUT WHEN I AM MORE AWARE OF THIS AND I DO NOT WEAR THAT JACKET WHILE DRIVING THIS VAN.

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• #11209552May 23, 2019
  UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE BRAKE PEDAL MORE THAN 2 INCHES CLOSER TO THE DRIVER MAKING IT VERY LIKELY TO GET YOUR FOOT STUCK UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN MOVING YOUR FOOT FROM ACCELLERATOR PEDAL TO BRAKE PEDAL. NOW YOU HAVE TO PULL YOUR LEG BACK AND UP HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE PROCESS. ATTACHED PICTURE IS WITH ACCELLERATOR IN IDLE POSITION.

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• #11207646May 15, 2019
  SEATS

  THE ABOVE VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL VEHICLE BEING DEMONSTRATED TO ME TO SHOW THE AMOUNT OF REAR LUGGAGE SPACE AVAILABLE. WHEN THE RENTAL REPRESENTATIVE WAS DEMONSTRATING THE REAR SEAT STOWAGE SYSTEM HE INADVERTENTLY RELEASED WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN UNNECESSARILY STRONG REAR ROW SEAT BACK RELEASE SPRING WHICH KICKED THE SEAT BACK DOWN HARD AND FAST ENOUGH TO HIT ME IN THE HEAD, SCRAPE AND BRUISE MY FACE AND HEAD, DAMAGE MY GLASSES, KNOCK ME TO THE FLOOR OF THE VAN AND AND CAUSE A CONCUSSION, WHICH I WAS TREATED FOR IN THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN OF MINE IS THAT THE DOCTOR AND A NURSE IN THE HOSPITAL SAID THAT THE APPARENT FORCE WITH WHICH THE SEAT HIT MY HEAD WOULD HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED A POSSIBLY KILLED A SMALL CHILD. FROM MY VANTAGE POINT AS A RETIRED ENGINEER WITH 40+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, THERE IS NO REASON TO DESIGN A SEAT BACK THAT WILL CLOSE WITH THAT LEVEL OF FORCE WITH NO ADDED IMPETUS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW OF WHICH OWNERS AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE MADE SHOULD BE MADE AWARE. I DO HAVE MEDICAL RECORDS, PHOTOGRAPHS OF MY HEAD AND A NOTE FROM THE RENTAL COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE ADMITTING THAT I WAS INJURED. PHOTOGRAPHS OF MY HEAD AND MEDICAL RECORDS CAN BE SUPPLIED IF NEEDED, BUT ARE NOT PRESENTLY ON MY COMPUTER. *DT*JB

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• #11139562October 10, 2018
  POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2019 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR WAS IN PARK. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE CONTACT STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK BY THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR AND DRAGGED BY THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LEG, BACK, ARM, AND SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT IT WAS MISSING THE LOCK BETWEEN THE PARK AND REVERSE GATE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DODGE DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.*DT THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE LOCK BETWEEN THE PARKING AND REVERSE GATE WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE RENTAL COMPANY.

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  Injuries:

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