Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#10945939January 18, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER, STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITY. AFTER RESEARCH, I FIND THAT DODGE HAS HAD A RECALL FOR WIRELESS IGNITION NODE WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING HOWEVER MY VEHICLE ISN'T IN THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946200January 18, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP, MY BRAKES STARTED TO SCREECH A LITTLE. WITHIN DAYS, IT WAS A NON-STOP GRINDING. ON MY WAY TO TAKE IT TO THE GARAGE FOR BRAKE INSPECTION, SOMETHING FELL OFF OF THE VAN. THE REPAIRMEN TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A CALIPER ISSUE AND THEY COULD NOT EVEN LET ME DRIVE OFF THE LOT WITHOUT GETTING IT REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WOULD BE THAT DANGEROUS. $774.00 LATER, I HAD TO HAVE CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946212January 18, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. CALLED DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE REPAIRS, WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CALL BACK WHEN PARTS CAME IN. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, NO CALL. CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE SAME. IT HAS PROBABLY BEEN CLOSE TO A YEAR AND HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM EITHER DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945466January 16, 2017
ENGINE
OIL FILTER HOUSING HAS A MAJOR OIL LEAK. PART # 68105583AE IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER BECAUSE SO MANY OF THESE HAVE FAILED. I HAVE CALLED DEALERSHIPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND NO ONE WILL SELL ONE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF FAILURES AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE PART REPLACED IS TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACE ONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945044January 13, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SEAT BELT CHIME SOUNDED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON, AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING BEGAN FLASHING. ALSO, NONE OF THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945095January 13, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH DID NOT FUNCTION. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE MASTER SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945155January 13, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH AND SLIDING DOOR CAME OPEN WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND DOORS WERE LOCKED AND CHILD LOCK WAS ENGAGED ON THAT SIDE. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944496January 12, 2017
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT JUST CAME ON.FLASHES INTERMITTINGLY ,SOMETIMES WHEN BRAKING, SOMETIMES WHEN ACCELERATING.FROM MY RESEARCH,IT SEEMS LIKE THE CLOCK SPRING IS DEFECTIVE.MY MILEAGE IS 150,000 MILES. WEATHER HAS BEEN VERY RAINY IN SOUTHERN CALIF. RECENTLY(AFTER YEARS OF DROUGHT-LIKE WEATHER).READING OF OTHER VANS HAVING PROBLEM ON EAST COAST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944543January 12, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
VAN REAR BRAKES WILL INTERMITTENTLY STICK AND NOT RESPOND (RELEASE) TO OPERATOR CONTROL. VEHICLE DOES NOT GIVE WARNING OF MALFUNCTION, AND ONLY INDICATION OF THE MALFUNCTION IS THAT THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE SPEED VERY QUICKLY WHEN NOT UNDER POWER VIA GAS PETAL. WHEN ACCELERATION IS APPLIED, INDICATION OF MALFUNCTION MAY BE OBSERVED IN REDUCED FUEL EFFICIENCY. IF TRAVEL PERSISTS UNDER A MALFUNCTION CONDITION, BRAKE WILL EXCESSIVELY HEAT AND BEGIN SMOKING. MALFUNCTION CONDITION WILL HAPPEN REGARDLESS OF SPEED, OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE, AND ROAD CONDITIONS. OCCURRENCE OF MALFUNCTION IS APPX ONCE OR TWICE A SEASON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944344January 11, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR MOTOR FAILURE. FOR THE THIRD TIME THE ABS MOTOR HAS FAILED. CHRYSLER CLAIMS THE PART IS NO LONGER SERVICED AND WILL NOT HONOR THE LIFETIME WARRANTEE 96V099000. THE PART IS AVAILABLE IN THE AFTERMARKET FOR ABOUT $350.00 AFTER A NUMBER OF CALLS TO FIAT CHRYSLER THEY WOULD ONLY OFFER TO BUY THE VEHICLE FROM ME FOR $300.00 WHICH IS THE LOWEST VALUE TO BE HAD BY KBB.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944357January 11, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A NIGHT LIGHT POST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED AND THE CRASH DAMAGES WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944020January 10, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON JANUARY 7, 2017, I TRIED TO START MY 2010 CARAVAN. IT WOULDN'T START. THE LIGHT WAS ON FOR THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL, AS WAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE MID-DECEMBER. THE OTHER TWO TIMES AFTER WAITING FOR UP TO A WEEK, IT HAS STARTED. AFTER CHECKING AROUND, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING QUITE A BIT TO OTHERS AS WELL. APPARENTLY, DEALERSHIPS HAVE NO CLUE EITHER, AS TO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE. IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE CONTROL, IT COULD BE THE MAIN ELECTRICAL MODULE, NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW FOR SURE. I'M PRETTY MUCH STUCK, AS I DON'T WANT TO BE OUT ON THE ROAD AND HAVE MY VAN STOP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10943892January 9, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL TICKING NOISE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROCKER ARM, CAMSHAFTS, AND HYDRAULIC LIFTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10940406January 8, 2017
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
BEGINNING ON 1/7/2017, 1) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE SOB (135). 2) DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2016 SHAKES (BUCKS) BETWEEN 25 MPH - 30 MPH. TODAY, 1/8/2017 1) I WOKE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON 2) DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2016 SHAKES (BUCKS) BETWEEN 25 MPH - 30 MPH. 3) I CALLED CHRYSLER (1-800-853-1403) AT 11:11 AM 4) CHRYSLER SAYS MY VIN IS NOT PART OF (DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2016) RECALL 5) I TOLD CHRYSLER I WILL RIDE THAT BUCKING DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2016 ALL THE WAY TO CHRYSLER'S DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10943706January 8, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START INTERMEDIATELY AND HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP RELAY EMBEDDED IN THE TIPM THAT CANNOT BE ACCESSED OR REPAIRED BY NORMAL MEANS. THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A GREAT SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS EXPERIENCED BY THE DODGE DURANGO AND OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10940294January 7, 2017
AIR BAGS
SEAT BELT LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS OR BAG DEPLOYMENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10940086January 6, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY VAN JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DOING 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. NO WARNING SIGNS OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. I HAD NO STEERING, GAS, OR BREAKS WHEN IT SHUT OFF. THE A FEW DAYS LATER ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON THEN WENT OFF BUT NEVER SHUT OFF UNTIL A FEW BLOCKS LATER WHEN IT TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET. AND EVERYTIME IT SHUTS OFF I PUT IT IN PARK TAKE THE KEYS OUT AND THEN RESTART THE VAN AND IT ACTS LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10940160January 6, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER NOTICING THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS NOT ALWAYS WORKING, I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. AFTER GIVING THEM MY VIN # THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH UNDER THE RECALL. IF I WANT TO REPLACE THE SWITCH IT WILL BE AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I FILL IF THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE IT SHOULD BE AT THERE EXPENSE!! PLEASE ADVISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10939302January 3, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SHOWED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AT 67,000. I CHECKED THE CODE TO FND OUT P0303 IS A ENGINE MISFIRE. COULD BE IGNITION, PLUG, OR VALVE-CYLINDER COMPRESSION. I HAD THE ENGINE SERVICED AND THE LIGHT GOES OUT. THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. I RETURN THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE TO INVESTIGATE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALS THERE IS A BAD COMPRESSION ON CYLINDER 03. I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DODGE AND THEY COULD HAVE TOLD ME UP FRONT THAT THE RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM CHRYSLER. THEY TAKE MY CAR INTO SERVICE AND FIND A LEAK ON CYLINDER 04 ALSO. THEY GONG TO REPLACE THE LEFT CYLINDER HEAD BUT NOT THE RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD WITH THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM. I AM LOOKING AT $3500.00 IF I CHOOSE TO REPLACE THE RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD. THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD COVER THE DEFECT NO MATTER WHICH CYLINDER HEAD IS DEFECTED. MY WIFE LOVES THE CAR. SHE WANTS ANOTHER ONE. I TOLD HER THAT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE WE WOULD BE RIGHT BACK HERE IN 4 YEARS WITH ANOTHER 3.6L V6 PENTASTAR ENGINE. I AM TORN. DO I TRADE THE ISSUE BACK TO DODGE AND GET A 4.0L V6 PENTSTAR. I HAVE ALMOST PAID IT OFF. THIS SUX GREAT TIMES FLUSHED DOWN THE DRAIN BECAUSE OF A ENGINE DEFECT. I LOVE IT BUT I HAVE LEAVE IT. TOYOTA HERE I COME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938658December 29, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY AND WE LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. WE HAVE TO COAST TO A STOP, PUT IT BACK IN PARK AND RESTART ENGINE AND PROCEED. THIS HAPPENS WITH NO PREDICTABILITY WHICH MAKES THIS DANGEROUS. THE TIMES THAT IT HAS HAPPENED, THE ROADS HAVE BEEN WET OR SNOW COVERED. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON DRY ROADS. TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED MAKES THIS A DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCE. SINCE IT IS UNPREDICTABLE, WE ARE VERY NERVOUS TO TAKE THIS CAR ON A HIGHWAY. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR IN TO SHAPIRO LEON MOTOR SALES SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING THAT COMES UP ON THEIR DIAGNOSTICS.THEY DID REPLACE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THIS DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IT CONTINUED TO SHUT DOWN. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON. THEY HAVE DRIVEN IT BUT IT DID NOT SHUT DOWN FOR THEM. I GOT IT INANE SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING , IT SHUT DOWN. WE KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH THROUGH JUNE 2010 BUT OUR CAR WAS MANUFACTURED SEPT 2010. HOWEVER ALL THE SYMPTOMS THAT ARE LISTED ON THAT RECALL FIT OUR VAN'S PROBLEM PERFECTLY. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT AGREE A PER THEIR TESTING. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN HAVE HAPPEN TO US WHILE TRAVELING 65 DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE ONLY THING THAT SHOWS UP ON THE DASH IS THE TRACTION CONTROL WHEN WE LOSE ENGINE POWER. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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