Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#11277174October 30, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL RELAY BYPASS. WHEN I TRIED TO START MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WHICH WAS PARKED DRIVEWAY IN MY DRIVEWAY IT WOULD NOT START. IT WAS NOT GETTING FUEL. EVENTUALLY IT DID START. WHEN I TRIED TO START MY VAN IN MY DRIVEWAY IT WOULD NOT GET FIEL TO START.THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THIS. I FOUND A YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO BYPASS THE FUEL RELAY. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE CARAVAN. IF I HAD TO REPLACE THE ICBM IT WOULD COST $1200. THIS ITEM IS RECALLED ON OTHER DODGE PRODUCTS AND SHOULD BE ON THE CARAVAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277005October 29, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
ANYBODY OUT THERE WITH A HUMAN SENSE , LISTEN UP I WAS STRANDED ON THE ROAD MILES AWAY FROM ANY SORT OF AID THIS VAN JUST DIE , I TRY TO STARTED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT IT DIDN'T WORK FINALLY I HAD A TOW TRUCK PICK UP THE VEHICLE , WHICH WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. JUST TO TELL ME THAT THERE IS A FACTORY MALFUNCTION IN THE ELECTRICALL SYSTEM EVER SINCE HAS BEEN DYING AND SOMETIMES TURNING ON EVENTUALLY, THIS IS NOT A RELIABLE CAR FOR A FAMILY , THERE HAS TO BE A RECALLL IT'S NOT RIGHTTT THIS BIG MANUFACTURING DO A BAD JOB AND WE PAY FOR IT BIG TIME I HAVE CHILDREN LITTLE BABIES .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271445October 28, 2019
SEATS
DRIVERS SIDE HEADREST POPPED OPEN WITHOUT HAVING ANY COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271716October 28, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON MY SIDE DOOR IS MAKING A LOUD BUZZING NOISE - LIKE IT'S NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK THAT I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT LOOKS TO BE A DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271273October 27, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I WAS IN MOTION ON A COUNTY ROAD WHEN I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN MESSING UP. UPON RESEARCH I FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION IN 2016 DODGE CARAVANS. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN "DRIVE" AND WHILE IT SHIFTED FROM 1ST TO 2ND IT REVVED UP TO 3500 RPM BEFORE SHIFTING. WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT AND REVVED UNTIL ABOUT 8000 RPM BEFORE FINALLY SHIFTING. I STOPPED AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN "REVERSE" AND AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE GEAR WOULD NOT CATCH UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 3000 RPM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271175October 26, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS CURRENTLY IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND CANNOT BE UNLOCKED EITHER USING THE KEY FOB OR MANUALLY MANIPULATING THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM. THE DOOR WAS OPERATING PROPERLY IN THE MORNING AND INOPERATIVE IN THE AFTERNOON. BASED ON INTERNET SEARCHES AND CHECKING WITH MY LOCAL MECHANIC, IT APPEARS THAT THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271200October 26, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2013 CARAVAN JUST DIES WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING JUST QUITS. PULL TO THE SIDE OF ROAD IN TRAFFIC HAVE TO TURN OFF AND RESTART.THIS IS VERY SERIOUS HAS DONE SEVERAL TIMES. CANT FIND A RECALL IM SURE THERE HAS BEEN INJURIES OR EVEN DEATHS FROM THIS. NO RECALL REALLY? I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270979October 25, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK HAS JAMMED. DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. UNKNOWN IF THIS OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. ODOMETER READS ~62,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271049October 25, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VAN STOPPED GOING IN AND OUT OF GEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. VAN WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET AND MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270652October 24, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR MAKES A BUZZING SOUND AND DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270822October 24, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION IS ALL MESSED UP. WHEN YOU GET IN AND START UP THE VAN AND PUT IT IN GEAR IT ACTS LIKE YOU ARE FEATHERING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND IT WILL SLOWLY START TO TAKE OFF. WHEN SIFTING THROUGH THE GEARS IT WILL SOMETIMES SLIP, THE RPMS WILL REV UP AND DOWN THEN JUMP INTO GEAR. SOMETIMES WHEN IT DOWN SHIFTS IT WILL JERK WHEN WE ARE STOPPING, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS CALL A BUMP STOP BY THE TECHS.ALSO IF WE HAVE 3 OR 4 PEOPLE IN THE VAN AND WE TRY AND BACK UP IT JERKS VIOLENTLY, IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE ON A BUCKING BRONCO. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, AUDOBON CHRYSLER IN HENDERSON KY. THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THAT THEIR ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS VAN. IT'S FUNNY THAT I CAN GO ON LINE AND FIND ALL KINDS OF RECALLS ABOUT THE POWER TRAIN AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVANS, BUT THE DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ANY RECALLS??? I CAN'T RECALL THE EXACT DATE WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VAN, I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK IT UP,IT WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND WE ARE STILL FIGHTING WITH THE DEALER AS OF 10/24/2019 BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND GETTING WORSE??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270599October 24, 2019
SEATS
THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADREST DEPLOYED WITHOUT COLLISION. I DID NOT HEAR IT DEPLOY SO I'M ASSUMING IT HAPPENED WHEN THE VAN WAS PARKED AND I WAS NOT IN IT. UNSURE IF VAN WAS RUNNING OR OFF. THE REASON IT DEPLOYED IS PLASTIC PARTS THAT SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO METAL PIN INSIDE BROKE. DANGEROUS DESIGN! I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE'S 2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE $900.REPAIR COST FOR THESE DEFECTIVE HEADRESTS IS RIDICULOUS! ESPECIALLY KNOWING IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270595October 24, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE LIFTGATE WILL NOT OPEN. SOMEDAYS IT WILL OPEN BY PUSH BUTTON OR BY THE FOB, BUT WHEN IT STOPS WORKING IT WILL BE WEEKS BEFORE IT STARTS TO WORK AGAIN. THE LIFTGATE WONT OPEN MANUALLY WHICH CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF THERE WAS A. EMERGENCY. THE CAR IS PARKED WHEN THIS HAPPENS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270386October 23, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE LOCK SWITCH WENT OUT ON VEHICLE AFTER HAVING IT FOR 2 YEARS. THE AC UNIT IN THE BACK HALF GOES IN/OUT. THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT ON THE CAR AFTER HAVING IT FOR 3YEARS IN MAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270415October 23, 2019
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HEAD REST AIR BAG ABPRUPTLY DEPLOYED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270459October 23, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT WOULD NOT START AND THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A BYSTANDER ASSISTED WITH JUMPSTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE AND, WITHIN SECONDS, FLAMES APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED HER INSURANCE COMPANY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT HER INSURANCE COVERAGE HAD EXPIRED. THE HOOD AND DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 132,000.*DT*DT *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270473October 23, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2015 DODGE CARAVAN - PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN LOCKING OR UNLOCKING THE DOORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270261October 22, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY VAN,2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, RANDOMLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET/ROAD WHETHER ON STRAIGHT ROAD OR A CURVE, OR WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS OR LESS,GAS SEEMS TO BE IRRELEVANT . AFTER STALLING WILL NOT RESTART. I HAVE REPLACED ALL MINI-FUSES,BATTERY, STARTER,AND STILL WILL STALL. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 25 MPH WHILE STILL MOVING IT WILL RESTART ON ITS OWN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270283October 22, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DOGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND/OR OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH TWIN CITY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (650 SAGAMORE PKWY S, LAFAYETTE, IN 47905, (765) 447-3191) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BROUGHT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A REPAIR ESTIMATE OF $800 AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED DUE TO THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269845October 21, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
PROBLEM STARTING FROM FAULTY TIPM CAUSING FUEL RELAY TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. FUEL PUMP WORKS BY TESTING. THE PROBLEM IS FAULTY POWER IN TIPM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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