Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2017)

414 consumer complaints on file.

#11398947March 3, 2021
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE MAKES LOUD WINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398328March 1, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE LITERALLY 1 YEAR 6 MONTHS AGO THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR STOPPED LOCKING/UNLOCKING I SEARCHED FOR ANSWERS ONLINE AND FOUND FORUMS WITH THIS DOOR ACTUATOR ISSUE I SEE IT AS A HAZARD BECAUSE DUE BELOW AVERAGE USE IT WENT OUT WHAT IF THE OTHER 1 GOES OUT THEN I LOSE ACCESS TO THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY OR ANYTHING MOST PEOPLE SAYS IT'S AT LEAST $650 FIX WHICH IS 2 MONTHS WORTH OF CAR PAYMENTS I CAN'T AFFORD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398154February 27, 2021
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT 85000 MILES NOW ON THE DATE OF 02-27-2021 I'M SITTING BROKE DOWN BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 86,858 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398018February 26, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION AND WILL NOT OPEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11396929February 19, 2021
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OIL HOUSING UNIT FAILED AT 72,000 MILES. DODGE STATED IT SHOULD BE A RECALL, THEY CAN'T EVEN KEEP UP WITH THE PARTS TO REPLACE IT WHEN IT FAILS. THEY TOLD ME TO USE AN AFTER MARKET PART THAT WOULD FAIL BUT IT WOULD AT LEAST GET THE CAR BACK IN MY POSSESSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11396520February 16, 2021
ENGINE
VAN ENGINE STOPS PERIODICALLY IF THERE IS AN ABRUPT/PANIC STOP. ON A FAST STOP, THE ENGINE RPM IS ERRATIC, AND SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STOP. PUTTING THE VAN IN PARK OR NEUTRAL, AND YOU CAN START THE ENGINE AGAIN. SO FAR, THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED IN CITY DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395876February 12, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR BECAME STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION. IT WILL NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR ELECTRICALLY WITH THE POWER LOCK BUTTON OR KEY FOB. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395613February 10, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EVERYTIME I UNLOCK THE DOOR OR OPEN THE DOOR (SLIDING LEFT PASSENGER DOOR IN THE BACKSEAT) IT MAKES A LOUD BUZZING NOISE. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER AND IS SO LOUD IT IS A DISTRACTION AND CAN BE HEARD FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395661February 10, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
IN DEC, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WOULD DO LIKE GOING OVER SPEED TACKS, SHAKE, WHEN IT WAS BETWEEN 45 TO 60 MPH. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR READING, THEY COULDN'T GET A GOOD READING, IT STOPPED. THEN I PAID EXTRA FOR THEM TO TAKE TRANSMISSION PAN OFF. TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2017. THIS WAS DEC 2020. HAD TRANSMISSION DONE. ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WHEN I CAME BACK , 180 MILES TO VISIT FAMILY, I HAD IT LOOKED AT AGAIN. SHOWING 6 COIL, MISFIRE. THE CAR HAD 85000 MILES. HAD THE 6 COIL REPLACED, ALL PLUGS AND WIRES. LEFT, DROVE 180 MILES , NEXT DAY LIGHT CAME ON. I WASN'T DRIVING THE CAR MUCH AND WAS COMING BACK , ENGINE LIGHT ON, CAR RAN FIND. NEXT DAY, WAS AT A RED LIGHT, GAVE GAS AND THE CAR SPUTTER LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING GAS AND WANTED TO DIED. I PUSH ON THE GAS PADDLE AND HURRIED TO GET TO MY DAD'S. HAD A READING SAYING IT WAS CATALYTIC CONVERTED. AFTER THE WEEKEND I TOOK IT TO MUFFLER SHOP. SAID IT WASN'T GIVING THEM THAT READING, BUT MISFIRE AND 6 COIL. TOOK TO A MECHANIC, HE REPLACE 6 COIL AND SAID PLUGS WHERE GOOD, THAT THEY WERE NEW. BUT, I DID NEED AN AIR FILTER. GOT CAR. FEW HOURS LATER, ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. READING SHOWED COIL AND MISFIRE. GOING BACK TO MECHANIC, AGAIN. AFTER A RED LIGHT STOP, IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIED AS IF IT WASN'T GETTING GAS. I GAVE IT MORE GAS. THEY CHANGE EVERYTHING AGAIN, EVEN CROSS PARTS TO MAKE SURE. IT IDLES HARD IN PARK OR SITTING IN DRIVE. MORE GAS IT SEEMS TO DO OK. ALSO, ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER BUYING IT, HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY. 2013 WAS IN IT. SO, MUCH FOR WANTING TO RETIRE, THIS CAR HAS PUT ME INTO DEBT. I WISH I HAD STAYED WITH A TOYOTA. OWN 6 AND NEVER , COST ME MORE THAN REGULAR SERVICE. AND AGAIN, MISFIRE READING, COIL 6. WITHIN A MONTH ,TWICE ITS BEEN REPLACED AND PLUGS AND STILL BACK LIKE IT WAS. SINCE END OF DEC, BEEN IN SHOP 4 XS, SAME READING,SAME CRAP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395475February 9, 2021
ENGINE
I GOT THE VEHICLE YESTERDAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON SO THE DEALER DO A OBD 2 SCAN AND IT SHOW A MISS FIRE IN THE NUMBER 2 CINDERS SO WE WAS THINK IT JUST NEED SPARK PLUGS SO I TOOK IT TO DODGE AND HAD NEW SPARK PLUGS PUT ON AND IT DID NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM SO THEY SUGGESTED IT WAS THE FUEL INJECTER FOR THE NUMBER 2 CINDERS SO I HAD THEM REPLACED IT AND THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM SO THEY CAME BACK TO TOLD ME THEY THINK IT IS THE HEADS IN THE VAN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND I ONLY FEEL THE MISS FIRE WHEN I AM IDLING NO OTHER TIME THE GUY AT DODGE SAID THEY RUN INTO THIS ALOT WITH THIS YEAR AND OTHERS I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FIND ALOT OF PEOPLE R HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I AM STARTING TO THINK IS COULD BE A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM TOMORROW I AM TAKING THE VAN SOMEWHERE ELSE TO HAVE A SECOND OPINION DONE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394688February 4, 2021
ENGINE
OIL FILTER HOUSING UNIT FAILS BECAUSE OF OVER TIGHTENING DONE BY PERSON THAT IS DOING THE OIL CHANGE. DODGE PERSONNEL TOLD ME DIRECTLY THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE THE PART IS DEFECTIVE BUT DODGE REFUSES TO DO IT. PART ISN'T EVEN IN STOCK BECAUSE THEY CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND TO REPLACE THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394706February 4, 2021
POWER TRAIN
83000 MILES AND TORQUE CONVERTER IS GOING OUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TRANSMISSION GUY COMMON ISSUE WILL REQUIRE A REBUILD DUE TO PARTICLES INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. THEY ARE REPAIRING 2-3 A WEEK WITH THIS ISSUE , AND I LIVE IN SMALL TOWN,.WITH AS FEW AS 70000 MILES UP TO 120000 MILES ON REPAIRED VANS . THIS HAPPENED ON MY WAY HOME ON MAIN ROAD DRIVING UP HILL ON ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT TO TOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394387February 3, 2021
ENGINE
CYLINDER 2 MISFIRE DUE TO BROKEN CYLINDER HEAD. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FROM CHRYSLER/DODGE AND HAS BEEN FOR YEARS. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED FROM A FAULTY MOLD USED TO CAST THE ENGINE WHEN THEY WERE MANUFACTURED. MY CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD WITH 71K MILES, CLEAN TITLE AND THIS REPAIR IS ESTIMATED TO COST $3200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390970February 1, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2017 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DRIVER SIDE DOOR JUST STOPPED OPERATING. CANNOT OPEN WITH KEY FOB OR MANUALLY INSIDE OR OUT. THIS POSES A SAFETY CONCERN AS YOU CANNOT GET IN OR OUR OF VEHICLE ON THAT SIDE IN THE BACK SEATS. THIS HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN. JUST STOPPED WORKING AS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390596January 29, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON MY CAR'S FRONT SEAT ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES (FAC) STATING THAT MY FRONT SEAT ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS MAY INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY. FAC OFFERED ME AN EXTENDED 10 YEAR WARRANTY. I CONSIDER THEIR OFFER OF A 10 YEAR WARRANTY TO BE NEGLIGENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. I CONSIDER IT SERIOUS THAT I COULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND GET BUMPED IN THE HEAD BY MY ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390463January 28, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FOR NO REASON MY RIGHT SLIDING DOOR STARTED MAKING A BUZZING SOUND WHEN UNLOCKING IT. SO, NOW EVERY TIME I OPEN OR UNLOCK THE DOOR I HEAR THIS VERY LOUD BUZZING SOUND. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH DODGE GRAND CARAVANS. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS NEVER BEEN HIT IN THE SIDE. THIS STARTED IN THE FALL OF 2020 WHILE IN MY DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390464January 28, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2017 DODGE CARAVAN ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT IT MY HAZARD LIGHTS STARTED ACTIVATING WHEN MY MIDDLE SLIDING DOORS WOULD OPEN. I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT SAFETY FEATURE, WHILE BEING CONFUSED WHY IT HAD JUST STARTED HAPPENING 1 DAY. THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER MY LOCKS WOULD AND STILL MAKE A DISTRACTING BUZZING SOUND WHEN THE DOORS GET LOCKED OR UNLOCKED. IS THERE A SAFETY RECALL ON ANY OF THESE ISSUES?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390284January 27, 2021
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2017 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IN NOV 2020. I WENT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED OF A SMALL OIL LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ARE UNABLE TO GET THE PART AT THIS TIME SAID THEY ARE NOT SURE WHEN IT WILL COME IN. MEANWHILE I AM DRIVING IN A VAN THAT IS STILL LEAKING AND TOLD JUST TO CHECK IT WEEKLY AND TO IT OFF IN THE MEANTIME. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU CAN HELP OUT IF I SHOULD DIRECT THIS TO YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE. I SAW THIS INFO ON NHTSA.GOV. ANY GUIDANCE HOW TO REPORT THIS ISSUE WOULD HELP. I HAVE SEEN VIDEOS THAT SAY THIS USUALLY OCCURS IF SOMEONE TORQUES THE FILTER TO TIGHT. THIS IS THE FIRST OIL CHANGE SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND THE LAST PAGE THAT DID THE OIL CHANGE WAS THE DEALERSHIP IN OCT 2020. I'M SO FRUSTRATED RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE WARRANTY THE DEALERSHIP SOLD ME DOESN'T COVER THIS ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL EVEN BE RESOLVED. I DON'T WANT TO RISK THE LEAK GETTING WORSE AND I DON'T CATCH IT OR MY VAN CATCHING ON FIRE. PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389343January 22, 2021
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THE RPM IS INESTABLE, THE TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFT, COOLANT SISTEM OF ENGINE HAVE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389167January 21, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2017 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN GT AND MY REAR SLIDING DRIVER SIDE DOOR JUST STOPPED WORKING FOR NO REASON. IT IS LOCKED IN POSITION AND THE DOOR WON'T OPEN. I GOT IN THE VEHICLE ONE MORNING AND WHILE WARMING IT UP I WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR AND IT JUST WOULD NOT OPEN. SO I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE VAN AT AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND TOLD ME THAT THE LEFT SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR IS BROKEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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