Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#11287043December 5, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE ALL HAPPENING WITHIN SEVERAL MONTHS. WE FIRST HAD ISSUES WITH THE TIRE TREAD, THEN A HOLE IN THE WATER HOSE AND RADIATOR, A HOLE IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THEN IT WAS BROKEN PIECES IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. NOW THE CURRENT ISSUE IS EITHER THE BRAKES SEIZED UP OR THE THE CALIBER IS STUCK AND WE ARE CURRENTLY UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287074December 5, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IT WILL JUST SHUT DOWN. WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM I FOUND 2 RECALLS FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES BOTH HAVING TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I ENTERED MY VIN IT SHOWED ONE THAT NEEDED THE IGNITION AND FOBS REPLACED. WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL DEALER TRI-STAR OF INDIANA AND THEY SAY THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED IN JUNE OF 2016. I CAN'T FIND ANY PAPERWORK ON THIS AND IT STILL SHOWS UP. EVEN IF IT WAS DONE, IT'S OBVIOUS IT NEEDS DONE AGAIN BECAUSE THEIR REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE JUST LIKE THE ONES THEY REPLACED. I ALREADY INFORMED THEM IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO MY FAMILY OR ME WHILE DRIVING THIS, THEY WILL BE THE FIRST NAMES ON THE LAW SUIT THE DODGE FOR NOT FIXING THE ISSUE CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME. THIS HAPPENS IN TOWN, ON COUNTRY ROADS, SITTING AT STOP LIGHTS. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED MY DAUGHTER WAS TAKING HER KIDS TO THE DOCTOR ON TUESDAY 12/3/2019.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287075December 5, 2019
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING MY VAN JUST SHUTS OFF I HAVE NO STEERING IT JUST STOPS. IT IS CURRENTLY AT A DEALERSHIP IN INDIANA PENNSYLVANIA CALLED TRI STAR. I SAW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS AND THEY ARE STATING I HAD IT FIXED IN 2016. IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. SHOULD THIS NOT BE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN WITH ME. 18 MONTHS AND 4 MONTHS I WANT PEACE OF MIND THEY WILL BE SAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287094December 5, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A DEER JUMPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD CAUSING A CRASH. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG AND DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG PARTIALLY DEPLOYED DUE TO IT BEING PUNCTURED BY AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FENDER WAS DAMAGED AND THE BRACKET WAS BENT DURING THE IMPACT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. POLICE REPORT NUMBER: 19-2687 WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 217,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287260December 5, 2019
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ISSUE NEEDS REPLACED VEHICLE 4 YEARS OLD AND CYLINDER 2 ENGINE MISFIRE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286881December 4, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISION DOES NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE DONT MOVE. THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286674December 3, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, AN ABNORMAL NOISE SOUNDED FROM THE HOOD OF THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286237December 2, 2019
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
2019 DODGE CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEAD REST FLIPPING DOWN STRIKING WIFE IN HEAD LEAVING A SMALL HEMATOMA. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STOW N GO SEATS WERE INSTALLED IN THE SECOND ROW.THE CONSUMER'S WIFE SAT IN THE SECOND ROW PASSENGER SIDE. SHE PULLED A LEVER ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE SEAT AND THE ENTIRE SEAT JERKED FORWARD WITH A HEAVY IMPACT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11286302December 2, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. ONE DAY IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. THIS CAR WAS NOT EVEN 1 YEAR OLD WHEN THIS HAPPENED ONLY 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG DODGE CARAVAN BUT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. MOST PEOPLE THAT PURCHASE A MINIVAN HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND HAVING A DOOR THAT DOESN'T OPEN POSES A SERIOUS RISK IN AN EMERGENCY. I HAVE READ MANY POST WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL FILE A COMPLAINT AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286474December 2, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN A NEARBY PARKING LOT. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS STARTED, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN FOR AWHILE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING 15 MPH TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BELT WAS LOOSE. THE CONTACT CALLED LITHIA CHRYSLER JEEP OF RENO (LOCATED AT 1050 E PLUMB LN #100, RENO, NV 89502, (775) 501-8593) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283116December 1, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY ONRAMP ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND VEHICLE FOLLOWING HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID COLLISION. BELIEVE ENGINE OUTPUT LESSENED BY CYLINDER 2 MISFIRE ISSUE COMMON WITH DODGE ENGINES CREATING FAILURES AND LOSS OF COMPRESSION AND REDUCED POWER WITH SPORADIC LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHEN NEEDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283002November 30, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE RIGHT REAR SLIDING DOOR MAKES A LOUD BUZZING NOISE ANYTIME THE UNLOCK BUTTON INSIDE THE VEHICLE OR WHEN THE KEY FOB IS PUSHED TO UNLOCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282884November 29, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
10/19/2019, VEHICLE STATIONARY: THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR CALIPER FROZE IN THE FULL-ON POSITION WHEN LIGHTLY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I WAS JUST A MILE FROM HOME AND DROVE IT TO MY GARAGE (LESS THAT 30 MPH). IT WAS DANGEROUSLY HOT AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE AND MAJOR BREAKDOWN HAD I BEEN ON MY 18-HOUR FREEWAY COMMUTE. I JACKED UP THE REAR, REMOVED THE TIRE AND SAW THAT THE E-BRAKE SPRING HAD NOT RETURNED THE CALIPER TO THE BRAKE OFF POSITION. I WAS ABLE TO RETURN IT BY LIGHTLY TAPPING THE E-BRAKE LEVER TO THE OFF POSITION. AT THAT POINT THE BRAKE CALIPER MOSTLY WORKED AS IT SHOULD. HOWEVER, RE-APPLYING THE E-BRAKE WOULD AGAIN REFREEZE THE BRAKE TO FULL ON. I REPLACED WITH A MOPAR OEM CALIPER AND ALL IS WELL AGAIN. I SUSPECT THE E-BRAKE MECHANISM WITHIN THE CALIPER FAILED. ALL MY MILEAGE IS EXTENDED FREEWAY COMMUTING BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT STATE RESIDENCES. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED AND STILL MEASURED 5/16' THICK. THE ORIGINAL REAR PADS HAD AT LEAST HALF THEIR LIFE SPAN AND I DID NOT REPLACE THOSE EITHER. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I FEAR USING THE E-BRAKE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE CALIPER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR CANNOT TAKE THE LIMITED E-BRAKE USE WITHOUT FAILING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282906November 29, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282799November 28, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR HAS NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282631November 27, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE TMPI ON A 20008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. USED CAR LOTS ARE DISCONNECTING THE HORN AND SELLING THE 20008 GRAND CARAVAN FOR UP TO 10,000 DOLLARS TO CUSTOMERS WHO ARE UNAWARE THAT ANY TIME THE CARAVAN WILL BECOME DISABLED WHILE DRIVING ON ANY STREET OR HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE TMPI IS FAULTY AND CARAVAN WIPERS WILL SPRAY CONTINUOUSLY WIPER FLUID ON WINDSHIELD. ( THE HORN WILL BLOW CONTINUOUSLY IF NOT TAMPERED WITH AND DISABLED. AS IN THIS SITUATION WITH THE 20008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. RESOURCE '. CUSTOMER REVIEWS AND COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST DODGE CHRYSLER CORPORATIONS) CARAVAN WILL NOT EXCEL OVER 30 MILES AN HOUR. WHEN CARAVAN IS FINALLY PARKED THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OFF. CARAVAN WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. ENGINE CONTINUOUSLY IDLES WHILE ON THE BACK OF THE WRECKER/FLATBED WITH THE KEYS REMOVED AND THEN FINALLY SHUTS ITS SELF OFF. ANOTHER ISSUE.... THE USED CAR LOT OWNER WILL THEN REPOSSESS SAID VEHICLE AND SELL IT TO ANOTHER UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMER WHO WILL BUY THE CARAVAN THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE THE COST OF SAID VEHICLE REPAIR PART (TMPI) IS $1,080.00 AND $115.00 LABOR COST TO FIX THE REPAIR AN HOUR. BECAUSE BUYER CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR COSTS AND THE CARAVAN PAYMENTS AND FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE ..WHICH DOES NOT PAY TO REPLACE THE ALTERED OR DEFECTIVE TMPI. EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THE SAME IDENTICAL TMPI PART ON TWO OTHER CHRYSLER/DODGE VEHICLES. NOTE... BATTERY HAS TO BE DISCONNECTED WHILE PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282664November 27, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 20-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING ABILITY. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DON MILLER DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (5802 ODANA RD, MADISON, WI 53719-1212, 608-270-5000) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS RECOMMENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A LOCAL AUTOZONE FOR A COMPUTER CHECK. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT SHOW UP BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. CONSUMER SAYS THAT ISSUE IS SIMILAR TO MANUFACTURER RECALL LO2 (WIN MODULE). *DL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282676November 27, 2019
AIR BAGS
THE LIGHT FROM AIR BAG PASSERGER IS ON VERY TIME .FOR 6 TIME REPORT TO DE DEALER ,DONT D/E
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282428November 26, 2019
AIR BAGS
COMPANY EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT WHILE DRIVING OUR COMPANY'S 2014 DODGE CARAVAN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, ON THE DASH. IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VAN TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP THEY DETERMINED, BY COMPUTER CODE, THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SIDE AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS REPLACED. SINCE THIS IS A DEALER PRODUCT IT WILL BE OVER $540 DOLLARS TO FIX THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282502November 26, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60MPH; ENGINE REMAINED ON. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND IT STARTED BACK UP AGAIN AND DROVE FINE FOR ABOUT 2 MILES. 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON' LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN IT LOST POWER AGAIN, I SLOWED AND THEN TRIED TO REACCELERATE, AND IT DROVE FINE FOR ABOUT 5 MILES, ENOUGH TO GET ME OFF THE FREEWAY AND TO A SAFE LOCATION. I CHECKED THE OIL AND TRANSMISSION LEVELS, WHICH WERE OK, AND THERE WAS NOTHING LEAKING UNDER THE CAR. WENT TO AN APPOINTMENT, AND CAME BACK TO THE CAR, WHICH STARTED UP AND DROVE OK FOR ABOUT A HALF MILE, THEN IT SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THIS TIME IT WOULDN'T START BACK UP AGAIN, SO I PUSHED IT ONTO A SIDE STREET, WHERE IT STARTED UP FINE AND DROVE TO THE NEAREST GAS/REPAIR STATION. NOW, THE VAN WON'T START AGAIN. VAN WAS PROCEEDING STRAIGHT IN ALL SITUATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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