10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
38,828 miles

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problem #93

Jun 212020

Grand Caravan 6-cyl

  • 45,000 miles
Driver side sliding door is stuck in lock position and will not open. Opened fine and after a 20 minute car ride it was then stuck. I have reviewed several forums regarding this similar problem, and have seen countless reports on the name issue. Should there be an emergency of any sorts, the passengers in the back would not be able to get out safely.

- Glen Burnie, MD, USA

problem #92

Jun 212020

Grand Caravan

  • miles
Drivers side manual sliding door remains locked. Can not unlock manually or electrically. Safety issue, egress not easily possible.

- Ballwin, MO, USA

problem #91

Jun 152020

Grand Caravan 6-cyl

  • 35,000 miles
Sliding door makes a buzzing sound when locked.

- Chesterfield, MI, USA

problem #90

May 212020

Grand Caravan 6-cyl

  • 62,000 miles
Passenger sliding door started buzzing then wouldn't open.

- Sale Creek, TN, USA

problem #89

Jun 122020

Grand Caravan 6-cyl

  • 44,900 miles
Drivers side sliding door stuck in a locked position. Incident occurred 6 days after purchase from dealership on 6/6/2020.

- Fort Wayne, IN, USA

problem #88

Jun 012020

Grand Caravan 6-cyl

  • 60,000 miles
Sliding door locks jammed and not working...stuck. Can't open the door manually either. This is dangerous because can't get kids out from the back especially during emergency situation. Dodge should recall all sliding door actuator or whatever is causing this stuck lock on sliding doors to open.

- Baton Rouge, LA, USA

problem #87

May 312020

Grand Caravan 6-cyl

  • 85,000 miles
The driver side, sliding door lock, is making a buzzing sound when it is locked manually or when it automatically locks when driving. I'm not sure if the door is actually locking or if the lock is fully engaged.

- Concord, NC, USA

problem #86

Aug 012019

Grand Caravan 6-cyl

  • 40,000 miles
The drivers passenger door does not open or close manually or electronically. It is a safety hazard when you are not able to exit in an emergency.

- Jamaica Plain, MA, USA

problem #85

Apr 012020

Grand Caravan 6-cyl

  • 75,000 miles
Driver and passenger sliding doors will not lock or unlock with key fob or manually. Sliding doors can open while vehicle is in motion.

- Macomb, MI, USA

problem #84

May 312020

Grand Caravan

  • 93,000 miles
Drivers side door is locked and will not unlock manually or with buttons. The manual lock on door is stuck and will not move. Passenger side door will not lock manually or with button. It is always unlocked. Alarm does not go off when this door is opened. Passenger door lock does not unlock with any button 80% of the time

- Crewe, VA, USA

problem #83

Apr 242020

Grand Caravan 6-cyl

  • 48,000 miles
I loaded all of my children in my van to go do a walmart pick up. All of the doors were working fine. We got home from doing our pick up, and the back driver side door would not open. All of the children had to get out of the other side, and climb over a baby car seat. We tried to get the door open from the inside, and the outside, we tried to disengage the locks, but it seems as though they are permanently stuck. If I get into a wreck, this is a safety hazard. Simultaneously, the door on the passenger side in the back will not lock at all. These are both hazards which should be recalled, and fixed immediately! I believe it has something to do with the electrical system, however I am no mechanic. I am not the only one who has had this problem, I have been researching the problem and there are many. I just want to drive a car that is safe for my children, and my van has less than 50K miles on it, I bought it brand new off of the lot. This should not be a problem I am experiencing.

- Lexington, NC, USA

problem #82

May 052020

Grand Caravan 6-cyl

  • 38,000 miles
Left rear door lock is inoperative. Door will not unlock with remote (power lock) or manually. About a month ago, the power lock started failing intermittently. As of 5/6/2020, the lock is frozen in the locked position. This appears to be a common issue with this vehicle from model years 2010 forward, linked to a failed door lock actuator. This is a safety hazard in that rear passengers will have great difficulty exiting the vehicle in case of an emergency.

- Upper Darby, PA, USA

problem #81

May 042020

Grand Caravan

  • 76,303 miles
The drivers side sliding door will not unlock and therefore will not open.

- Cape Girardeau, MO, USA

problem #80

May 022020

Grand Caravan

  • miles
The drivers side blows cold air with air conditioner on, but all the other vents, blow hot air.

- Almont, MI, USA

problem #79

Apr 302020

Grand Caravan

  • 74,640 miles
Transmission is dead at 74640 miles, luckily it died before me getting on the turnpike. I was at a light and when the light turn red I was going to go and a loud noise happened and it wouldn't go forward.

- Boca Raton, FL, USA

problem #78

Aug 012019

Grand Caravan

  • 121,000 miles
I have a Dodge Caravan 2016 it is knocking up under the hood.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #77

Feb 062018

Grand Caravan 6-cyl

  • 36,100 miles
Every time the electrical door locks on the driver side sliding passenger door is locked while either driving or using the fob there is a very loud buzzing sound. The auto door locks is messed up and should be fixed by the dealership and not cost the owner about 1500$.

- Cameron, NC, USA

problem #76

Apr 042020

Grand Caravan

  • miles
I have had the engine and transmission rebuilt and the car is not quite four years old. The rear ac has been fixed, the T.V. that came with the car has been repaired. The door locks have been fixed. The fuel injected have been repaired and now I am having problems with the Cadillac converter. It car has had so many problems and a lot of the problems were some of you recall. I will never get another Dodge.

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #75

Aug 012018

Grand Caravan

  • 40,000 miles
Locking actuator in the rear sliding door malfunctuoning

- Grayson, KY, USA

problem #74

Mar 062020

Grand Caravan

  • 33,105 miles
Drivers side door will not open. Manually or by remote. It is stuck in lock mode. Serious safety issue! I have an infant in a carseat and 3 other children that this impacts! if we were in an accident someone could die!!

- Florence, KY, USA

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