10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
33,306 miles

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problem #65

Nov 032019

Grand Caravan

  • 65,000 miles
Passenger side sliding door makes loud buzzing noise when locking or unlocking the doors. I have researched the issue and it appears other people have had the same issue with this make and model.

- Wichita, KS, USA

problem #64

Jun 032019

Grand Caravan

  • 50,000 miles
The passenger sliding door is stuck in the locked position and will not open. The lock electronic lock switch will not disengage, the automatic door mechanism will not work, and the door will not function in manual mode. As a van with passengers in the back, this is posing a safety hazard with people having to exit the van on the side facing traffic. If the drivers side sliding door fails in a similar fashion, a greater safety would result if people cant egress the vehicle. The local Dodge dealer indicates this is a common issue and that there is no recall for this issue.

- Spotsylvania, VA, USA

problem #63

May 022019

Grand Caravan

  • 72,000 miles
My 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan makes a loud buzzing noise when pressing the unlock button, on the passenger side.

- Riverview, FL, USA

problem #62

Oct 282019

Grand Caravan

  • miles
The locking mechanism on my side door is making a loud buzzing noise - like it's not working correctly. I did some research and I'm not the only one having this problem. I don't think that I should be responsible for what looks to be a defect.

- Valrico, FL, USA

problem #61

Oct 012019

Grand Caravan

  • 70,000 miles
The liftgate will not open. Somedays it will open by push button or by the fob, but when it stops working it will be weeks before it starts to work again. The liftgate wont open manually which can be a safety hazard if there was a. emergency. The car is parked when this happens.

- Jacksonville, NC, USA

problem #60

Oct 232019

Grand Caravan

  • miles
The lock switch went out on vehicle after having it for 2 years. The ac unit in the back half goes in/out. The transmission is going out on the car after having it for 3years in May.

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #59

Oct 122019

Grand Caravan

  • 57,000 miles
The sliding door makes a buzzing sound upon locking the door. The vehicle was stationary.

- Fleetwood, PA, USA

problem #58

Oct 012019

Grand Caravan

  • 54,000 miles
Passenger rear sliding door makes extremely loud buzzing noise when any doors lock or unlock. There had been no damage done to the vehicle and this came completely random. Very disappointed in Dodge! I walked out hit unlock on the key fob while vehicle was stationary in my driveway. Heard buszzzzzzz super loud got nervous couldn't figure out the noise. I figured it out when I turned the ignition and the doors then locked and the noise happened again. Has now happened everytime since then and it's extremely loud.

- Kirkland, IL, USA

problem #57

Oct 062019

Grand Caravan

  • 37,000 miles
Right passenger sliding door is stuck in locked position. Unable to open or unlock the door, and there is no manual override. This creates a safety issue due to inability to get my young child out. This problem occurred out of nowhere, one day it worked and the next it wasn't. the vehicle was stationary. The van only has 36 thousand miles on it.

- Gilbert, AZ, USA

problem #56

Oct 102019

Grand Caravan

  • 65,000 miles
My 2016 Dodge Caravan just shuts down while driving. After sending the car to the Dodge dealer 5 times, it still has the same issue. Now, it turns back on, so when I take it, they cant find the problem. I hear there are lots of these issues, but not sure what is wrong. 1st time, driving in a parking lot, just shut down. Lost all power steering, breaks, no lights, would not turn back on for two days, so I towed it to Dodge.they found failure in the tipm, 2nd same day I got the car back, I towed it in again driving home, it shut off, no signs, no brakes, no steering, very scarry city street, blocking traffic. Dodge said a wire was loose. 3rd time, could not diagnose as ot it started back up and no codes. 4th, this time it stopped, I smelled gas. The fuel line broke, it started up after a guy pushed the line back on. I drove it to Dodge, hoping it was the issue. It was not. 5th time, I was out of town, it drove the 4 hours, it was the next day it shut down on me twice on a busy freeway in austin tx. If I wait now about 5 to 10 minutes, it starts again. In between that time the the engine will not turn over. I towed it to carmax, they could not find anything wrong after 4 days in shop. Drove it home, and it died on me 4 times on the freeway, busy highway. Im so over this and scared. Drove it to Dodge again, no codes to show why.

- Kemah, TX, USA

problem #55

Aug 152019

Grand Caravan

  • 85,000 miles
When I open or unlock my doors, I get a loud buzzer. I see from on-line posts this is a common problem with 2016 vans like mine and it costs $600 to fix. This should be a recall.

- Wellsville, KS, USA

problem #54

Oct 082019

Grand Caravan

  • 69,000 miles
Driver's side sliding door stuck locked shut. Cant even manually unlock

- Lakewood, CO, USA

problem #53

Oct 052019

Grand Caravan

  • 105,000 miles
First incident was in August 2017.I had service done because the driver's side sliding door stopped working and did not open. Second incident - this August 2019 the same door stopped working and does not open. Third incident - now my passenger side sliding door does not open either. Both sliding doors currently do not open. They are locked with no manual way to unlock or open. These doors are faulty and a serious safety concern. I have to small children that in the event of an emergency, are not able to escape. Dodge service centers aren't able to provide courtesy vehicles during the repair, which according to my experience, would take approximately 3-4 days to repair the faulty sliding door. There are several complaints regarding these sliding doors. If the same issue keeps happening with these doors, then the problem is not with the users. The issue is in the mechanism of these sliding doors.

- Sayreville, NJ, USA

problem #52

Sep 022019

Grand Caravan

  • 13,000 miles
The sliding door on passenger side will not unlock. This is a safety issue as having children in there car seat and can't open the door to get them out. I have read many complaints on the car gurus site with the same problem. Many say Dodge is aware of the problem but has not issued a recall, but will repair it for $$$$. I was in a store parking lot when this happened and could not get the door to unlock to get my grandson out. The door still will not unlock.

- Willowbrook, IL, USA

problem #51

Sep 012019

Grand Caravan

  • 77,000 miles
When hitting the unlock button on either door, the right back sliding door makes a loud buzzing noise. It makes this noise any time we hit unlock.

- Willows, CA, USA

problem #50

Aug 012019

Grand Caravan

  • 52,000 miles
Sliding door on driver side is not opening, will not even unlock. Concerned for kids safety, but have no other vehicle

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

problem #49

Sep 112019

Grand Caravan

  • 76,000 miles
Drivers side sliding door locked and will not unlock manually or with the electronic mechanism. This causes the door to not be able to open. Thank god there was not an emergency that required quick access to my 17 month old daughter as I had to crawl through the other door to get her out. The door opened perfectly fine to put her in the car. After researching this I'm seeing hundreds of others who have experienced the exact same issue and there are still no recalls. This could be a deadly issue. Will someone have to die for this to be taken care of"?"

- Fort Myers, FL, USA

problem #48

Sep 032019

Grand Caravan

  • 61,000 miles
The passenger door is stuck locked. Tried using fob states unlock door.

- Poquoson, VA, USA

problem #47

Aug 252019

Grand Caravan

  • 28,000 miles
2C4rdgcg8gr[xxx] 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan with >28,000 original miles. VIN # 2C4rdgcg8gr[xxx] 1st ' a few weeks ago the original key fob began not always unlocking the doors or starting the car. I had a new battery put in key fob but the problems continued. I had aaa test my car battery and it was good. 2nd - cluster lights began randomly flashing and dinging a few weeks ago after the key fob problems began. This last week or two the digital speedometer also began spinning upward and downward at a high rate of speed, randomly. These problems have progressively worsened becoming more frequent and with more systems flashing. One red light has even appeared under the green letter N, for neutral. No name and no symbol, just a red light. On Wednesday the 21st, I had my battery tested again and the alternator tested at auto zone and O'reilly's, both said they are good. I had the original fob plus another new fob programmed to the car on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 at courtesy Dodge in mesa, AZ. The next day, Thursday, 1 fob started the car and took us to walmart without incident. However, the fob would not open any door nor start the vehicle when we were ready to leave the store. Finally called my son-in-law and he brought the other fob. Neither fob would do anything for quite awhile, then finally 1 worked. I'm quadriplegic so having an unreliable vehicle and being stranded away from home in 114 degree heat is extremely dangerous. On Friday we took the Dodge to auto zone, they again said my car battery was fine. On Saturday the 24th Napa and auto zone checked for codes on the Dodge. Came up with U110A. Today, Sunday, Aug 25, 2019 neither fob worked again. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Mesa, AZ, USA

problem #46

Jul 222019

Grand Caravan

  • 12,291 miles
Vehicle was parked when a fire started in the engine compartment. See uploaded document for full details. Fca document confidential 'parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'

- Washington, DC, USA

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