2.3

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
67,409 miles

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problem #51

Feb 182023

Grand Caravan

  • miles
Transmission failed without warning on a highway causing the vehicle to lose acceleration. 70,000 miles on the vehicle. Up to date on all maintenance. One owner.

- Gillett, WI, USA

problem #50

Dec 222022

Grand Caravan

  • miles
When approaching a stop van start vibrating and stop will start after 3 try and does same thing over again

- Griffin , GA, USA

problem #49

Oct 012022

Grand Caravan

  • miles
I was driving on the highway and the car just turned off. this happened a few times.

- Commerce City, CO, USA

problem #48

Nov 082022

Grand Caravan

  • miles
While driving the van, the van started making a whining noise. Then it would hesitated to shift gears. Upon accelerating in traffic, the engine would rev up, then the transmission would grab gear sharply. At every stop light the van does not shift forward. It sits there and the engine revs up, but does not shift gears. The van has to be turned off then restarted in order to drive out of first gear. Warning light came on eventually. After scanning at a local auto parts store, the code was P083B. P083B Code: Transmission Fluid Pressure Sensor / Switch -€œG-€ Circuit Range / Performance. My family's safety and the safety of others put at risk because we were in traffic at a stop light where we were not able to accelerate and leave the intersection and were in danger of getting rear ended by traffic coming at us once the light was green.

- Blue Island, IL, USA

problem #47

Oct 022022

Grand Caravan

  • 178,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that upon shifting from park(P) to drive(D) and depressing the accelerator pedal, the transmission remained in first gear. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the transmission was replaced; however, the failure persisted. The independent mechanic replaced the transmission for a second time; however, the failure reoccurred. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V461000 (Power Train) due to the vehicle manufacture date. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 178,000.

- Columbus, OH, USA

problem #46

Oct 042022

Grand Caravan

  • 34,137 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, she heard a screeching sound near the front passenger-€™s side tire before the vehicle hesitated and then stalled. The contact stated that she placed her foot on the accelerator pedal but the engine failed to engage. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure and confirmed there were no recalls affiliated with the VIN and no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 34,137.

- Mount Vernon, NY, USA

problem #45

Jan 042022

Grand Caravan

  • miles
THE Transmission Loses Hydraulic Pressure, THE Vehicle MAY Lose Motive Power, Increasing THE Risk OF A Crash.

- Odenton, MD, USA

problem #44

Jul 222022

Grand Caravan

  • miles
My 2015 Dodge Dodge Grand Caravan was traveling home to St. Louis from Michigan. The car began to make a whining noise. My wife, who was driving, pulled off the interstate in Indianapolis. As she started driving on the local surface streets, the van began to lurch and behave erratically. She stopped completely and found an auto service center nearby to take it to. As she tried to get there, the engine would spin and the rpms would rise but the van would barely move. The service center did not work on transmissions so we had it towed to a transmission specialist. They determined that the transmission pump failed causing a loss of hydraulic pressure. The loss of pressure burned out the clutches which deteriorated and are present in the transmission fluid. Those issues created a number of waterfall issues with the gears in the transmission including gear ratio errors, skipping over 2nd gear, flare shifting into 3rd gear, and the transmission losing all engagement when it reaches operating temperature. In contacting Dodge/Chrysler, they informed me that there isn't an open recall for them to cover the $4,500 repair under despite the fact that this completely aligns with a prior recall on the 2015/2016 year Grand Caravans. Recall No. 16V461000, Automatic Transmission, where the transmission pump seizes, causing a lack of hydraulic pressure, and the vehicle loses motive power.

- Saint Louis, MO, USA

problem #43

Oct 242019

Grand Caravan

  • miles
transmission went totally out, sliding door makes loud buzzing noise when unlocking and locking air bag light on dash wont go off

- Milwaukee, WI, USA

problem #42

Jan 012022

Grand Caravan

  • miles
Our check engine light came on when we were coming down from the mountains. We took it to a mechanic who diagnosed it as a issue with the transmission pump. Now we are afraid to drive it and it is our only vehicle for our family of four. The mechanic quoted us nearly $5000 out of pocket to fix this issue since our vehicle is not included in the list of vins for another recall of this model.

- Granite Falls, NC, USA

problem #41

Dec 282021

Grand Caravan

  • 128,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while driving the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle revved up but, failed to shift into gear. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the transmission had failed and needed to be repaired or replaced. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V461000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no further assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 128,000.

- Smyrna, SC, USA

problem #40

Dec 072021

Grand Caravan

  • 158,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, there was a whining noise coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V461000 (Power Train). The approximate failure mileage was 158,000.

- Lunenburg, MA, USA

problem #39

Oct 172021

Grand Caravan

  • 100,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the transmission failed, and the vehicle would not properly accelerate almost causing a crash to occur with a semi-truck. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the transmission had failed due to a faulty transmission pump. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who replaced the transmission and the failure was remedied. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V461000 (Power Train). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 100,000.

- Thornton, CO, USA

problem #38

Oct 012021

Grand Caravan

  • miles
trans axle oil pump failure. transmission failed while in traffic. van would not move in forward or reverse. the problem was diagnosed by a dealer and found to be failure of the trans axle oil pump. transmission was replaced

- Greenfield , WI, USA

problem #37

Sep 132021

Grand Caravan

  • 80,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000. The VIN was not available.

- Ponchatoula, LA, USA

problem #36

Aug 092021

Grand Caravan

  • 88,289 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while his wife was driving 40 mph, the vehicle started to hesitate. The contact stated that the powertrain control P0470 code was displayed. The driver was able to continue driving to her residence. The contact made the local dealer aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V461000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 88,289.

- Cold Spring, NY, USA

problem #35

Jul 142021

Grand Caravan

  • miles
Got results back from the dealer on my grand caravan transmission pump. He said pump failed and burned up transmission. Now I need to replace the whole transmission thanks to dodge not covering all these vehicles with bad transmission pumps! This recall S44 should of been expanded to cover all vehicles from 2015 to2017 since I see a lot of people on the internet have the same problem and complaints. Dodge should be held liable for all these vehicles that need a new transmission due to the faulty pump!! Not just a select few that they deemed worthy of the recall! They cheated the people by not covering all these bad pumps!! Let-€™s hold them accountable for it!!

- Frackville, PA, USA

problem #34

Jul 092021

Grand Caravan

  • miles
Transmission pump failed while driving the vehicle causing me and my handicapped daughter to be stuck on highway. Was able to get vehicle off the road. Vehicle started to make a whining sound then when I had to stop for road construction it started to jerk forward while I was stopped with my foot in the brake. Then when I went to accelerate I had no power to move forward. Rpms would go to 4000 but vehicle would barely move. Once I was able to safely get off highway I had to call for a ride home. I hate to think if this would of happened while I was actually driving the vehicle on the busy highway and not stopped for road construction what might of happened to me and my daughter if someone would of rear ended us while my vehicle stopped moving in fast traffic! Got home and I searched for any recalls for my type of vehicle and I seen there was a recall for this problem and the recall number was s44. But when I put my vin number in it says my vehicle wasn-€™t covered for this recall. Well obviously it should be covered because of the faulty transmission pump stranding me on the highway. This recall should be extended to more vehicles like mine. I have called Chrysler and I am awaiting any info from them wether they are going to pay for this. The vehicle is a 2015 but only has 56000 miles on it! No way this part should fail with that amount of low miles on it. It should be covered under the recall s44! Please let me know what I can do about this if they fail to cover me under this recall. While I-€™m only assuming this is the problem with the vehicle due to recalls being issued for it I will be taking it to a garage to be fixed but would like to be reimbursed if this is the problem with my vehicle! Obviously the recall should of been extended to cover more vehicles than what it did. Once I have proper confirmation for the problem I will be refilling a complaint with all paper work to prove my claim if Chrysler doesn-€™t pay to fix this!

- Frackville, PA, USA

problem #33

Apr 122021

Grand Caravan

  • 60,942 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was a loud abnormal sound coming from the engine compartment. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed however, nothing needed to be replaced. The contact wanted a second opinion so she took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with the transmission pump6V461 needing to be replaced. The contact then took the vehicle back to the dealer where they also confirmed that the transmission pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was relating the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 1000 (Power Train). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 60,942.

- Brunswick, GA, USA

problem #32

May 102021

Grand Caravan

  • miles
While driving and stopped at a stop light the vehicle starting shaking and would no longer engage in drive. No previous warning signs or issues with vehicle slipping gears. Stuck in the middle of street with 4 children. Diagnosed with faulty hydraulic pressure pump and transmission current recall s44 on same issue for same make, model, year and manufacturing date.

- Lake Elsinore, CA, USA

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