10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
78,155 miles

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problem #35

Oct 102017

Grand Caravan

  • 105 miles
When we fist got the van we experienced some issues with the brakes. The dealership was supposed to take care of it but the problem persisted and we went to a recommended mechanic. Then the following months we had some issues with the motor mounts. Once again we had to replace them and then we had some problems with the electronic computer and we had to re-learn some of the already installed programs. I would like for whoever approves the recalls to go ahead and approve the other issues because for it being a six year old car it definitely has more issues than it should.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

problem #34

Oct 282017

Grand Caravan

  • 98,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving 15 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle, but the failure recurred. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the front driver side cylinder head of the motor was faulty. The vehicle was taken to mike riehl's roseville Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in roseville, Michigan 48066, but the source of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 98,000.

- Clinton Township, MI, USA

problem #33

Oct 032017

Grand Caravan

  • 97,200 miles
I send my vehicle to freehold Dodge dealer after many days the dealer didn't do anything because my vehicle under warranty and the corporate doesn't pay well to the dealer I don't know where I can file complain

- Jackson, NJ, USA

problem #32

May 232017

Grand Caravan

  • 119,910 miles
Three different times, I took my 2012 Dodge gran Caravan to have the engine check because it stalls out. This happens at any speed. Every time all check out ok per the Dodge repair center. Twice the check engine light was on at the time of the engine stalling. Twice no indication. Engine just quit. It happened again last night (08/30/2017) when my wife was coming home on the interstate. She was in traffic and the engine just quit. Big safety issue. Thank god that she was not in an accident. Some thing is wrong with my gran Caravan. This problem started early this year (2017). First time to a Dodge facility was on 05/23/17, next on 06/05/17 and on 07/07/17.

- Manchaug, MA, USA

problem #31

Aug 182017

Grand Caravan

  • 120,000 miles
My engine keeps misfiring all the cylinders and I have changed multiple cylinders. While the vehicle was in motion the lights on the inside illuminated and the vehicle stopped in traffic. The engine light came on and I took it to get the codes read and it said P301, P302, P303, P304. I have got this fixed multiple times because it keeps happening.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #30

Aug 112017

Grand Caravan

  • 112,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at 50 mph that the vehicle misfired and the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated he diagnosed that the cylinder failed. The contact was able to locate the extended warranty online on the cylinder covered up to 150,000 miles. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (adams Jeep of Maryland Inc, 3485 churchville, aberdeen, md, 21001) where it was diagnosed and confirmed that the second cylinder had failed and was included under the extended warranty, also that the cam shaft failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and confirmed the warranty for the second driver cylinder head, however stated that the cam shaft was not covered under warranty, and by coincidence they both failed at the same time, no further assistance was offered. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000. The VIN was unavailable.

- Aberdeen, MD, USA

problem #29

Aug 032017

Grand Caravan

  • 133,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle would restart however; it failed to shift gears. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer (brown-daub Inc, 3903 hecktown rd, easton, pa, 18045) where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure under case number: 32110215 and due to the vehicle being over 100,000 miles it no longer was covered by the warranty as a result no further assistance was offered. The vehicle was not repaired. Additionally, the vehicle was taken to the dealer a total of three times due to the contact experiencing difficulties in shifting gears. The failure was unable to be duplicated. In addition, the contact mentioned in October of 2015 the engine had to be replaced. The failure mileage was approximately 133,000.

- Easton, PA, USA

problem #28

Jul 072017

Grand Caravan

  • 209,000 miles
When the vehicle is in drive but is stationary, everything will turn off. The electrical system goes down and the engine shuts off. After a brief moment (approximately one to two seconds), the electrical system will come back up and all electronic components come back on, but the clock on the radio is reset to 12:00. At this point, we can put the vehicle in park and restart it. This has occurred several times in the past several weeks. The most recent occurrence was 2017.07.07 and it did it twice within fifteen minutes. We do not know for sure what is causing this to occur, but it seems to be connected to the main computer and/or the anti-theft system, as this is a complete system shutdown.

- Hattiesburg, MS, USA

problem #27

Apr 222017

Grand Caravan

  • 111,000 miles
The temperature gauge on my van would fluctuate between normal and hot while driving anywhere and at any speed. The courtesy Dodge dealer in conyers, ga said there was no problem with the cooling system, just some air that needed to be removed. A few days later the same problem occurred. This time the dealer said it was a bad head gasket on the right side of the engine. I had to have both left and right side head gaskets replaced at an independent auto repair shop for $1500!. the mechanic said he sees this trouble all the time with the 3.6L pentastar engine I have. He said there should be a recall on the problem. There are only 111,000 miles on the engine and its only five years old!

- Covington, GA, USA

problem #26

Jan 312017

Grand Caravan 6-cyl

  • miles
Car shuts off while driving everything goes off lights radio engine steering wheel locks it's happened several times very scary.

- Hollywood, FL, USA

problem #25

Mar 112013

Grand Caravan

  • 9,499 miles
High pitch noise from engine and dealer found no issues.the sound periodically returns to during cold weather days currently until the car is warmed. I have had the tension belt adjusted but still the sound returns

- Liverpool, NY, USA

problem #24

Nov 232016

Grand Caravan

  • 67,113 miles
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 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.

- Goose Creek, SC, USA

problem #23

Nov 152016

Grand Caravan

  • 190,000 miles
I have continuous problems out of this vehicle, sensors, and the vehicle down shifts regular on a strait way, and up slight hills, loses speed, extreme loss of fuel mileage

- Silver Lake, IN, USA

problem #22

Dec 072016

Grand Caravan

  • 69,251 miles
The vehicle just stalls while driving. This was the case yesterday and today. I have to put it back on park in order to re-start the engine. The latest instances are not the first time we experienced this problem. My wife reported it at least a couple of times. The dealership once told me that was probably caused by the weight of the key ring and with other things attached to it. Since then, I make sure to drive with only the Dodge key on the ignition, taking down all everything else from the key ring.

- Rodeo, CA, USA

problem #21

Sep 272016

Grand Caravan 6-cyl

  • 82,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving at low speeds the vehicle caught fire. The contact was not injured. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not towed to a local dealer. The contact called 911 when the vehicle burst into flames. The battery was disconnected on the scene. The vehicle was taken to a local body shop the following day, but was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 82,000. Updated 05/10/17 car was taken to a service shop and the mechanic was convinced there was direct correlation between the recall and door fire. Updated 9/5/18

- Hartland, MN, USA

problem #20

Sep 202016

Grand Caravan

  • 131,000 miles
My daughter made an attempt to start the vehicle, one night after community theater rehearsal, to drive home and found the vehicle would not start and she heard random relays chattering throughout the vehicle, had the windshield wipers move, the instrument panel lights flickered on/off along with displaying error codes of: "no fuse" and "no bus". the fuel pump could be heard running, even with the key off and she said the van acted like it was possessed. Based on online information, I replaced the crankshaft position sensor, which was listed as a top culprit in the problem and that solved nothing. Further research indicated the tipm unit is most likely the cause and we found that her make/model of vehicle is part of a lawsuit for this problem.

- Archer, FL, USA

problem #19

Sep 182016

Grand Caravan

  • 119,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving 35 mph, the check engine indicator illuminated and the temperature gauge showed that the vehicle was very hot. In addition, the electronic throttle control indicator illuminated. After pulling the vehicle over to the side of the road and allowing it to cool down, the contact checked the coolant and noticed a sludge like substance instead of coolant. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 119,000.

- Dyer, IN, USA

problem #18

Aug 252016

Grand Caravan

  • 74,045 miles
Very loud ticking noise from engine cylinder heads, causing engine hesitation and misfire. Fortunately I have not gotten stock on the road butbi feel is about to happend.

- Bronx, NY, USA

problem #17

Aug 252016

Grand Caravan

  • 47,249 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving 40 mph, the engine block (connection rod) fractured. The contact was notified by bystanders that smoke was coming from the tailpipe of the vehicle. The contact pulled to the side of the road to immediately check the vehicle. The contact noticed smoke underneath the hood, underneath the vehicle, and from the exhaust pipe. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 47,249.

- Springfield, MA, USA

problem #16

Mar 012016

Grand Caravan

  • 89,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle stalled and restarted properly after the contact started the ignition. The failure only occurred when the vehicle was started for the first time during the day. The vehicle was not taken to a mechanic and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 89,000.

- Toppenish, WA, USA

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