Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints
13,518 consumer complaints on file.
- #11323954May 9, 2020STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
YOU CANNOT OPEN OR CLOSE THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR. THIS CANNOT BE DONE MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11323980May 9, 2020ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
KEEP HAVING ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11323890May 8, 2020FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER EACH AND EVERY VEHICLE FUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLS SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE AS THIS SCENARIO HAPPENED TO ME AT AN INTERSECTION AND AT A TURN NEARLY CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11323932May 8, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PASSENGER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR STOPPED WORKING. SLIDING DOOR REMAINED IN LOCKED POSITION. REPLACED AND REPAIRED ACTUATOR AT BODY SHOP FOR $475. RECENTLY, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR STOPPED WORKING. IT STARTED MAKING A LOUD BUZZING SOUND AND GOT STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11323613May 7, 2020STRUCTURE:BODY
THE REAR RIGHT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR STOPPED WORKING BOTH ELECTRONICALLY AND MANUALLY CAUSING A PARTIAL HAZARD SO AS NO ONE CAN EXIT/ENTER THAT DOOR TO THE VEHICLE. IT WAS FIRST OBSERVED NEARLY 4 WEEKS AGO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11323616May 7, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK IS INOPERATIVE. DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH REMOTE (POWER LOCK) OR MANUALLY. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, THE POWER LOCK STARTED FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. AS OF 5/6/2020, THE LOCK IS FROZEN IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM MODEL YEARS 2010 FORWARD, LINKED TO A FAILED DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT REAR PASSENGERS WILL HAVE GREAT DIFFICULTY EXITING THE VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11323614May 7, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2016 CARAVAN, PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11323641May 7, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. I WAS NOT DRIVING, SIMPLY TRIED TO OPEN MY CAR ONE DAY AND IT STOPPED OPENING AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11323679May 7, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11323518May 6, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LOCK ACTUATOR IS STUCK IN THE UNLOCK POSITION WHICH MEANS MY KIDS COULD OPEN THE DOOR MANUAL WHILE DRIVING. DOOR WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL ON THAT DOOR. ONLY NOTICE IT TODAY WHEN MY SON TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR WHILE THAT CAR WAS LOCKED AND HAD SET OFF THE ALARM. SO I HAVE NO IDEA ON WHEN THIS PROBLEM ORIGINATED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11323588May 6, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP KEEPS RUNNING. IT THEN KILLS THE BATTERY. THE FUEL PUMP WILL NOT KICK ON AT ALL. WHEN DRIVING THE VAN WOULD JUST SHUT OFF. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW WEEKS AND NOW WILL NOT START. RESEARCHED AND HAD IT TESTED. IT IS THE TIPM. TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED IN BOTH DODGE DURANGO AND THE JEEP. MANY DODGE CARAVANS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO IT FOR US. THE PART TO FIX IT COULD BE UP TO 2000. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11323340May 5, 2020ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT WILL WITHOUT WARNING LOSE POWER AND SHUT OFF. IT HAS EVEN HAD A PROBLEM WHERE ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS FLASH AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS START, WHILE THE CONTROL IS OFF. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11323295May 4, 2020UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DRIVERS SIDE BLOWS COLD AIR WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON, BUT ALL THE OTHER VENTS, BLOW HOT AIR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11323296May 4, 2020UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AND THEREFORE WILL NOT OPEN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11323303May 4, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS 44000 MILES. MY DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION. I CAN-NOT UNLOCK IT MANUALLY. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY MY KIDS COULD BE TRAPPED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO INFORM THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM, THEY TOLD ME IT'S NOT COVERED BY WARRANTEE AND IT WILL COST MORE THAN $1000 TO FIX. THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO MANY OF THIS MINIVAN OWNERS. I HOPE THERE IS A RECALL IN REGARDS OF THIS PROBLEM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11323123May 3, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND CALL A TOW SERVICE. I HAD TO HAVE SOME FUSES REPLACED AND THEN REPLACED THE BATTERY. I WAS DRIVING IT FIVE DAYS LATER AND IT DID THE SAME THING. LUCKILY I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY THIS TIME. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND AND EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD. I WAS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP AND GET IT HOME. BOTH TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE HAD MY 3 KIDS AND GIRLFRIEND IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MULTIPLE PERSONS ARE HAVING THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES. BEST I CAN GATHER IS IT IS A IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO BUT I DO NOT WANT TO TRADE IT IN OR SELL IT AND PUT ANOTHER FAMILY IN DANGER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11322935May 1, 2020UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION IS DEAD AT 74640 MILES, LUCKILY IT DIED BEFORE ME GETTING ON THE TURNPIKE. I WAS AT A LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURN RED I WAS GOING TO GO AND A LOUD NOISE HAPPENED AND IT WOULDN'T GO FORWARD.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11322557April 28, 2020ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF OF THE ROADWAY AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO APPLE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF HANOVER (200 EISENHOWER DRIVE HANOVER, PA, 17331, (717)637-1101), TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE TIPM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,950.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11322283April 26, 2020ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE VAN WILL SHUT OFF AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE SITTING AND ABOUT TO TURN. AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN YOU PUT IN REVERSE, VAN SHUTS OFF. TAKES 8-10 TIMES TO GET IT TO STAY CRANKED. WARNING LIGHTS KEPT BLINKING ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO ON LONG TRIP, SO STOPPED IN PADUCAH, KY AND DODGE DEALERSHIP CHANGED CRANK SENSOR. WAS OK FOR ABOUT 200 MILES ON WAY HOME, BUT STILL SHUTS OFF. WITH MECHANIC AS WE SPEAK AND CHANGED EGR VALVE AND DIDN'T WORK, STILL SHUTS OFF. MECHANIC STILL HAS IT AND TRYING OTHER THINGS. DODGE KNOWS IT'S A PROBLEM, SO WHY WON'T THEY FIX IT. IT'S SO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, SO I'M THE ONLY ONE IN THE FAMILY WHO DRIVES IT. WON'T SHUT OFF AT HIGH SPEEDS ON HWY, BUT ON A LONG TRIP, LAST SUMMER, IT DID LOSE POWER AND WENT FROM 70 MPH TO ABOUT 40 MPH...DANGEROUS!!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11322301April 26, 2020STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0