7.2

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
$310
Average Mileage:
67,100 miles
Total Complaints:
25 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (19 reports)
  2. replace regulator (3 reports)
  3. replace motor (2 reports)
  4. replace power window motor and switch (1 reports)
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problem #25

Jul 152016

Grand Caravan XT V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 116,500 miles

The window quit working on the passenger side. If that wasn't bad enough, the air has been out for over 3 years and this summer is REALLY hot!

I never got told of the recall on the air and wasn't allowed to get it fixed. Figured, "I have windows that roll down, not that big of a deal"

Well, now it is because now I'm suffocating any time I have to drive in this heat!

- Brandy S., Knoxville, IA, US

problem #24

Feb 092016

Grand Caravan 3.3L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 202,105 miles

Dodge is really starting to un impress me the only good thing about the van so far is the STOW N GO! Really getting fed up with Dodge, Should of Bought a Ford if i wanted all the problems

- C W., Owosso, MI, US

problem #23

Mar 222007

Grand Caravan

  • Automatic transmission
  • 60,000 miles

The driver side electric window quit working within two years of purchase. Then it worked. Then it quit. Then it worked. Then it quit. I finally got fed up with the part time window and paid to have the switch replaced. It worked for a week. Then it quit. Has not started working again. Today, all the door locks quit working which is definitely a safety issue not to mention a major PITA. The blinkers no longer shut off automatically. After some research, I realize that paying money to fix this electronic system stuff is pointless. I now own a rolling garbage can. Thanks, Dodge. Never again.

- mudfish, Moncks Corner, SC, US

problem #22

Apr 242015

Grand Caravan SXT 3.8L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 98,850 miles

April 24, 2015 is the latest in a series of instances. Previous times it fixed itself twice, and at least two other times rapid toggling of the switch freed it. May be a dead spot in the motor or something with the switch. Don't know that I am going to have it repaired or even checked. The last time I had a window motor fixed it was about $200 as I recall, and that was done because we were going to sell it.

Update from Jun 11, 2015: Don't recall this window working since then. Got another window switch from Pull-A-Part and installed it. The other windows work, and I think I hear the driver window trying, but still doesn't move. So not likely the switch. Will probably have to have somebody check the motor; I'm hesitant to try that myself.

- Raymond L., Columbia, SC, US

problem #21

Feb 072014

Grand Caravan

  • Automatic transmission
  • 98,000 miles

Just one more issue with this vehicle along with frequent brake problems, dead power locks, faulty O2 sensors...

It's just one thing after another and too much for a widow on a fixed income to deal with.

- Tricia S., Lewisville, TX, US

problem #20

May 282014

Grand Caravan LS 3.3L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 125,000 miles

The van windows have been a constant and recurring problem. Passenger side window motor changed 3 x. Electrical shorts of the wires on that side cited as additional problem that can't seem to get fixed right. Window regulators on both sides gone bad. This time it is the driver's side and window won't go back up, motor "crunches" when activated. Fed up.

This was the third Grand Caravan we bought, because we needed the largest van available, but the consistent electrical problems w/ Dodge are too infuriating and expensive in the long run. We will not buy Dodge again!!!

- eggb, Bonita Springs, FL, US

problem #19

Aug 182011

Grand Caravan

  • Automatic transmission
  • 80,000 miles

I have been a Dodge fan since 1989 and I bought this van in Feb. and have had problems with the sliding door locks and now my drivers side power window will not work it is half way down and cannot get it to roll back up. I am very unhappy with this Dodge product.

- hillbillycm, Anderson, MO, US

problem #18

Jul 072009

Grand Caravan 3.3L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 93,206 miles

Power windows didn't work for approximately 1 month, but then they (magically?) started working again.

- Frank P., Inverary, Ontario, Canada

problem #17

Jun 012010

Grand Caravan SXT 3.6L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 69,500 miles

Power locks stopped working recently, almost 70,000 miles. I'll be trying the solutions everyone else has tried but very disappointed that Dodge hasen't stepped up and offered a solution to this problem. Very annoying that you can't get in the passenger side with a key. Hopefully something will happen soon or its by by Dodge.

- ericmn, Coon Rapids, MN, US

problem #16

Nov 192009

Grand Caravan SXT 3.6L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 82,000 miles

Both windows go up and down so slow I feel like putting a hammer through them so I dont have to watch them move an inch per hour or like last week get stuck down at 8 degrees moving fifity MPH and not wanting to move for half an hour. I would like to take the CEO of Chrysler and stick his head out the window going 50 plus at 8 degrees a and see if he can write me an apology letter for ALL the sh*t that has gone wrong with this van since purchase date! Around $3K and going. Have more issues now and cant afford a new car....Screw Dodge

- suttonjohn03, Round Lake Beach, IL, US

problem #15

Feb 192010

Grand Caravan ES

  • Automatic transmission
  • 50,000 miles

Both the passenger and the Driver side windows will not work. Checked fuse and that seems OK, swapped fuse still not working. Back windows work fine. Any ideas would be great to have. Just do not have the time or money to get it fixed now. Pain int the you-know-what to money out of the Drive-thru ATM or pick up food at the Drive-thru....

- cmbarber, Gilbert, AZ, US

problem #14

Jan 152010

Grand Caravan 3.0L Litre

  • Automatic transmission
  • 53,000 miles

My wife said the windows quit working and I didn't know anything about this until I looked it up online and found this site!! I unplugged the fuse but it happened again about 2-3 weeks later.. real annoying!!

- Mark S., Everson, Wash, US

problem #13

Dec 182009

Grand Caravan 3.8L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 60,000 miles

Drivers door window failed to raise completely today, December 18, 2009 at 5 degrees. This van is the worst vehicle I have ever owned and I am 51. It just keeps coming with this Dodge Grand Crapavan. 1) Intake manifold gasket 2) Steering rack replacement 3) Leaking roof seals (moldy smell in van) 4) Cracked plastic molding where windshield meets hood. 5) And yes the driver's window that I managed to raise with manual assistance... Yes if I didn't need a van I would definitely trash this beast, but with a child in college I an stuck with this Crapavan until he graduates or I hit the lottery. I would love to make a woodshed out of this thing, take the tires off and put it on a foundation. It's sad that NHTSA will not establish a recall because you know Chrysler won't...BIG moneymaker these vans! If you have one I am praying for you.

- Roger A., Rochester, NH, US

problem #12

May 122009

Grand Caravan LX 3.8L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 46,000 miles

Some times the passenger window will not go down when I use the buttons on the door. I have tried both sides. Then maybe the next day it will go down. My husband really gets mad about this.

- gmnelson, Clayton, LA, US

problem #11

Jun 062009

Grand Caravan LE 3.8L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 53,000 miles

Like others, my power windows have been flaky. For a very long time, the passenger side window would rarely work. Now, the passenger side works fine, but the driver's side doesn't. I've tried to find correlations with weather (temperature, humidity, etc.), but can't find any consistent pattern.

- Don H., Columbus, OH, US

problem #10

Oct 012008

Grand Caravan SXT 3.3L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 66,000 miles

Just purchased the mini van. Windows worked fine until rain storm. Mechanic told me to lightly hit the inside of the door panel towards the bottom of the door. Corrosion had set up and window works great!

Too bad it did not fix the automatic door locks!

A Real Pain!

- mewart, Dayton, TX, US

problem #9

Aug 182008

Grand Caravan

  • Automatic transmission
  • 50,000 miles

For almost two years now, the power windows work when they want to. Sometimes the drivers side will work, sometimes the passenger side, sometimes both, sometimes neither.

- sarahnichole975, Marrero, LA, US

problem #8

May 152007

Grand Caravan V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 30,000 miles

Barely had the car and the power window on the driver's side is somehow dislodged and would not roll all the way up. We did not do anything out of the ordinary; but one day, the window decided not to close all the way. If we kept the button pressed, we feared that the window might shatter from force (this happened to an older Honda Civic once before). From experience, you never force the window. We figured out a way around this problem without having to get it fixed (more money down the drain just after a few months of ownership!). We roll it down once it starts to harden mid way up the window frame. It would make a loud noise because it is jammed somewhere. Then it would go back all the way up. We've dealt with it and so far it hasn't gotten worse, but it is annoying.

- Monica K., Alameda, CA, US

problem #7

Mar 012008

Grand Caravan SXT V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 25,000 miles

Well, first off, The thing started to work every once and a while, but now it just quit working all together.

no matter the weather, it just doesn't work, at all. This problem has been on going, and this really makes me mad, because my van is rarely driven.

Dodge really needs to make a recall!!

- avengingtn, Clarksville, TN, US

problem #6

May 142007

(reported on)

Grand Caravan SXT 3.8

  • Automatic transmission
  • 40,000 miles

One sunny warm day and about 8 months pregnant, a wave of terrible nausea came over me. As we were going about 70 on the highway and with two children under two in the back of the van, I thought rolling my window down for some fresh air just might do the trick.... only it would NOT go down!!! Not only did I have to do all I could to keep my insides in, but we had to quickly exit the busy highway so I could get some fresh air. And this was just a few months after purchasing the vehicle!!! How does anyone break or ruin the window motors or whatever else makes it go down without the part being junk??? It's wonderful now that gas is above an arm and a leg to ALWAYS have to turn on the air conditioner because the passenger side window won't roll down and air doesn't quite circulate to the back where the really sweaty children are... I love to support our Americans and their products but can they produce anything worth two cents? Cheers!

- missfitz6, Columbus, OH, US

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