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2014 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2014 record →

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 29, 201940,000 milesMN

10/19/2019, VEHICLE STATIONARY: THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR CALIPER FROZE IN THE FULL-ON POSITION WHEN LIGHTLY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I WAS JUST A MILE FROM HOME AND DROVE IT TO MY GARAGE (LESS THAT 30 MPH). IT WAS DANGEROUSLY HOT AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE AND MAJOR BREAKDOWN HAD I BEEN ON MY 18-HOUR FREEWAY COMMUTE. I JACKED UP THE REAR, REMOVED THE TIRE AND SAW THAT THE E-BRAKE SPRING HAD NOT RETURNED THE CALIPER TO THE BRAKE OFF POSITION. I WAS ABLE TO RETURN IT BY LIGHTLY TAPPING THE E-BRAKE LEVER TO THE OFF POSITION. AT THAT POINT THE BRAKE CALIPER MOSTLY WORKED AS IT SHOULD. HOWEVER, RE-APPLYING THE E-BRAKE WOULD AGAIN REFREEZE THE BRAKE TO FULL ON. I REPLACED WITH A MOPAR OEM CALIPER AND ALL IS WELL AGAIN. I SUSPECT THE E-BRAKE MECHANISM WITHIN THE CALIPER FAILED. ALL MY MILEAGE IS EXTENDED FREEWAY COMMUTING BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT STATE RESIDENCES. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED AND STILL MEASURED 5/16' THICK. THE ORIGINAL REAR PADS HAD AT LEAST HALF THEIR LIFE SPAN AND I DID NOT REPLACE THOSE EITHER. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I FEAR USING THE E-BRAKE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE CALIPER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR CANNOT TAKE THE LIMITED E-BRAKE USE WITHOUT FAILING.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 26, 201979,870 milesOH

COMPANY EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT WHILE DRIVING OUR COMPANY'S 2014 DODGE CARAVAN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, ON THE DASH. IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VAN TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP THEY DETERMINED, BY COMPUTER CODE, THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SIDE AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS REPLACED. SINCE THIS IS A DEALER PRODUCT IT WILL BE OVER $540 DOLLARS TO FIX THE ISSUE.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 26, 2019MI

MY SIGNATURE GOT FORGED

Engine
Filed Nov 19, 201959,000 milesIA

OIL FILTER HOUSING IS FAULTY, STARTED LEAKING OIL OUTTA NO WHERE AND MANY OTHERS I'VE RESEARCHED ONLINE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS CAUSE OF OVER TIGHTENING OIL FILTER STARTED LEAKING RIGHT BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO DO AN OIL CHANGE SO I DOUBT IT WAS OVER TIGHTENED.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 12, 201914,000 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 8, 2019160,000 milesKS

ANYTIME THE CAR IS MOVING OR IN PARK AND YOU UNLOCK OR LOCK THE BACK REAR RIGHT DOOR MAKES A BUZZING NOISE I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ONLINE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT IT NEEDS A RECALL

Air Bags
Filed Nov 6, 201955,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD REST SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO READJUST THE HEAD REST. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. BANK CROSSING DODGE (2377 HOMER RD, COMMERCE, GA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 3, 2019120,000 milesNC

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR AND SHATTERED WHEN RAISING THE WINDOW.

Seats
Filed Oct 28, 201975,000 milesGA

DRIVERS SIDE HEADREST POPPED OPEN WITHOUT HAVING ANY COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF.

Seats › Front Assembly › Head Restraint
Filed Oct 23, 2019205,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HEAD REST AIR BAG ABPRUPTLY DEPLOYED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 18, 2019FL

THE AC WAS NOT WORKING. HAD IT CHARGED. STILL NO AC. TOOK THE VAN TO A SHOP AND FOUND VIA DIAGNOSTICS SOMETHING WITH THE TIPPIN MODULE WAS WRONG AS WELL AS A WARNING ON THE TRANSMISSION THAT MAY BE FROM THE TIPPIN MODULE BEING BAD WAS EXPLAINED. TWO MONTHS LEFT ON PAYMENTS. VERY PRICEY REPAIR. MY WIFE MYSELF AND OUR 5 KIDS WILL BE WALKING FOR A BIT. I RECOMMEND FOLKS THINK TWICE ON PURCHASING A CARAVAN.

Power Train
Filed Oct 16, 2019142,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 10-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000.

Engine
Filed Oct 16, 2019134,000 milesWV

PROBLEMS WITH THE ROCKER ARMS MULTIPLE TIMES. ENGINE LIGHT IS ON BUT ONLY PICKS UP ON A THERMOSTAT PROBLEM NOT THE NOT THE ROCKER ARM PROBLEM. THE VAN LOSES POWER GOING UP HILL AND OF COURSE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE I CALLED DEALERSHIP.

Power Train
Filed Oct 10, 2019122,000 milesKY

PUMP IN TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET

Air Bags
Filed Oct 9, 2019105,000 milesTX

MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHILE I'M DRIVING .IT COMES ON AT ALL DIFFERENT TIMES . HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS.

Seats
Filed Oct 6, 201992,000 milesMO

PASSENGER SIDE HEADREST EXPLODED FORWARD WHILE WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. PASSENGER WAS HIT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. THIS "SAFETY" DEVICE DEPLOYED IN ERROR.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 24, 201996 milesIN

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH JUST CAME ON FOR NO REASON. THE VAN IS AT 96K MILES. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED.

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 24, 201975,927 milesRI

THIS HAS HAPPENED A DOZEN TIMES PREVIOUSLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP THE ENGINE STALLS. SO FAR IT'S ONLY HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET. I DID BRING IT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING.

Engine
Filed Sep 20, 201950,000 milesMN

ON 9/19/18, WAS DRIVING ON HWY 394 IN MINNEAPOLIS WHEN FIRST HAD PROBLEM. ENGINE DIE ON ME IN THE MIDDLE IF HIGHWAY. IT WAS DOING RUSH HOURS AND WAS GOING LOW SPEED, PROBABY AROUND 10-20 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART VAN AND DROVE THE REST OF THAT DAY WITH NO PROBLE. TODAY HAD SAME PROBLEM, 9/20/19, IT HAPPENS 3X. ONE WAS WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, SAME THING HAPPEN ON THE 2X. THE 3X IS WHEN I WAS GOING 20-30 MPH AND WAS FOLLOWING SVERAL CURVE OF THE STREET WHEN IT HAPPEN. I COULD NOT TURN OR STOP CAUSE ENGINE STOP WORKING. ALMOST WENT UP THE CURVE. AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO START THE VAN FINE AND GO ON MY WAY. I CALL DEALER IN BROOKLYN CENTER, MN FOR A DIAGNOSIS FOR 9/24. LOOK UP PROBLEM ON INTERNET AND FOUND PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM EVERYWHERE.

Seats
Filed Sep 16, 201991,500 milesTX

AT THE OF MY TRIP, AS I PARK THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER HEAD REST EXPLODED.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 14, 201946,600 milesCT

AT APPROXIMATELY 46,600 MILES THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT/ALERT CAME ON WHJILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT NOW RANDOMLY COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT STAYS LIT DURING THE WHOLE TRIP, SOMETIMES IT TURNS ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES DURING ONE TRIP. SPEED DOES NOT MATTER AS IT COMES ON AT RANDOM. ALSO, IT COMES ON WHETHER THERE ARE 6 PASSENGERS OR JUST THE DRIVER.

Seats
Filed Sep 11, 201996,000 milesIL

THE DRIVE SIDE HEAD REST DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS STATIONARY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, S PLASTIC BRACKET INSIDE HEADREST FAILED, RELEASING A METAL PIN FROM THE CLOSED LATCH. HAD I BEEN DRIVING, THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS NOT AND HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IN THIS VEHICLE.

Structure › Body
Filed Aug 28, 201958,111 milesIL

REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR LOCK STUCK IN ENGAGED POSITION. DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL. LOCK WILL NOT DISENGAGE. VEHICLE OFF/STATIONARY, UPON RETURN FROM DRIVE. CHILD IN CAR SEAT RESTRAINT INACCESSIBLE.

Structure › Body
Filed Aug 17, 201976,583 milesPA

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS STUCK CLOSED. WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 16, 2019170,000 milesMO

BREAK BOOSTER IS BAD! I ALMOST COULDN'T STOP YESTERDAY AT A STOP LIGHT. CALLING AROUND FOR REPLACEMENT PART AND FINDING THAT THIS PART IS OUT OF STOCK OR ON BACKORDER!

Seats › Front Assembly › Head Restraint1 injured
Filed Aug 15, 201965,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SPRING DEVICE IN THE PASSENGER HEADREST FAILED AND STRUCK THE CONTACT'S WIFE IN THE BACK OF HER HEAD. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT, THE CONTACT'S WIFE DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT OTHER THAN NECK PAIN AND A HEADACHE. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN OVER THE COUNTER MEDICINE AND INFORMED TO RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL IF THE PAIN PERSISTED. THE DEALER (MARION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 44 WORLEY RD, MARION, NC 28752 828-652-2858) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. *DT *DT*JB*DT*JB

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 5, 2019154,000 milesGA

MY BRAKES BEGIN FAILING ON SATURDAY 8/3/2019. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BOOSTER ARE BAD ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN TO ME

Steering
Filed Jul 15, 201966,700 milesNV

DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD SNAPPED AT THREAD AREA OF THE TIE ROD

Unknown or OtherCrash2 injured
Filed Jul 13, 2019155,000 milesCA

MY SONS AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A HIT & RUN INJURY CAR ACCIDENT. WE WERE REAR-ENDED ON THE FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS GOING ABOUT 5 MPH AND DRIVER BEHIND ME PLOWED INTO US AT ABOUT 30 MPH! INSTANTLY ME AND MY YOUNGER SON BOTH SAID WE HIT OUR HEADS. OUR HEADS HURT BESIDES BEING THRUST BY THE IMPACT. MY SON KEPT POINTING AT SOMETHING ASKING ME TO LOOK WHEN I WAS TRYING TO CALL 9-1-1 FOR HELP AND THE OTHER DRIVER WAS TRYING TO TALK TO ME UNSAFELY IN THE HIGHWAY! MY SON TOLD ME TO LOOK AT OUR HEADRESTS. BOTH FRONT SEAT HEADRESTS HAD DEPLOYED AND STRUCK US IN THE BACK OF OUR HEADS ON IMPACT! WE COULD NOT BELIEVE IT. AS MY YOUNGER SON SAID, WE SUFFERED ENOUGH WITH NECK, SHOULDER, BACK AND STOMACH PAINS FROM BEING THRUST IN THIS CAR ACCIDENT BUT TO BE PUNCHED IN THE BACK OF OUR HEADS ON TOP OF THAT?? IT REALLY HURT US AND WE WERE MOVING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. FORTUNATELY WE WERE CHECKED ON SCENE MEDICALLY BY THE PARAMEDICS. EVEN THE HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THE HEADRESTS DISLODGED, NEITHER HAD THE PARAMEDICS. I LOOKED ON LINE AND FOUND A LITIGATION AGAINST A MAJOR CAR MANUFACTURER AND FOUND OUT THIS MAY BE AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE DEFECT ON OUR 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WE CAN'T EVEN PUT BACK THE HEADRESTS IN PLACE ON EITHER FRONT SEAT HEADREST. THIS WAS VERY SCARY FOR BOTH OF US, HAVING OUR HEADS HURT SO MUCH UPON IMPACT. YET WE DIDN'T GO FORWARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL OR DASHBOARD, RATHER WE GOT CLOCKED, PUNCHED IN THE BACK OF OUR HEADS BY THE HEADREST S

Engine
Filed Jul 11, 2019126,000 milesMI

VAN STALLED A FEW TIMES, OUT OF THE BLUE, WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. NEVER HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEM. STALLED IN ROAD WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO GAS STATION. GOT VAN RUNNING AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN, MOTOR DIED DOWN TO BARELY A CRAWL AND WAS ABOUT TO STALL AS A SEMI TRUCK APPROACHED US. GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, TIRES SQUEALING BARELY GOT OUT OF THE TRUCKS WAY. ENGINE STALLED AGAIN, COASTED INTO STATION BUT BLOCKING DRIVE. COULD NOT START AGAIN, HAD TO PUSH OUT OF THE WAY. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE #2 CYLINDER WHICH IS THE SAME ISSUES THE 2011-2013'S GRAND CARAVANS HAD A SAFETY BULLETIN 09-002-14 PUT OUT FOR IN 2014. I HAVE ATTACHED A COPY OF MY REPAIR BILL.

Structure › Body
Filed Jun 22, 20192 milesPA

DROVE VAN FROM 9AM TILL 11AM ALL DOORS FUNCTIONED WELL. PARKED AT HOME. LOCKED CAR. AT 1PM WENT TO STORE IN VAN SHOPPED AND FOUND THAT DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE AFTER UNLOCKED.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 3, 201965,000 milesGA

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN INSIDE DOOR AND SHATTERED.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 3, 201992,000 milesFL

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW/LOCK CONTROL NOT WORKING. A/C FAN GOING ON AND OFF

Unknown or Other
Filed May 27, 201973,000 milesIN

THE A/C AND HEAT WORKS ONLY OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE HEAT ONLY WORKS OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDES. THIS IS A WIDELY COMMON PROBLEM.

Electrical System
Filed May 16, 2019117,297 milesVA

MY 2 FRONT WINDOWS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. THE OTHER WINDOWS STILL ROLL UP AND DOWN. I HEAR A CLICKING SOUND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LIKE THE WINDOW WANTS TO WORK THE DRIVER SIDE IN HEAR NOTHING AT ALL.

Engine
Filed May 12, 201976,000 milesCA

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HOME FROM THE STORE IN MAY 2019 WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND SHUT OFF IN AN INTERSECTION. THANKFULLY SOMEONE STOPPED TO HELP PUSH THE VAN OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VAN TOWED TO OUR LOCAL DEALER/SERVICE. DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED AN ENGINE MISFIRE AND SERVICE TECHNICIAN FOUND LOW COMPRESSION IN CYLINDER #3. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS A VALVE FAILURE AND THE DEALER REPAIRS COST US OVER $2,700. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR 5YR/50,000MI LIMITED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED IN APRIL...EIGHT DAYS BEFORE THE ENGINE FAILURE! WE PREVIOUSLY ENJOYED OWNING A CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY AND HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH THE PERFORMANCE AND UTILITY OF THE GRAND CARAVAN, BUT THE ENGINE FAILURE SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE AS OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED ON PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS. APPARENTLY THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR 2011-2013 MODEL YEARS, BUT NOT 2014. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY FCA US BEFORE IT BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE.

Engine
Filed May 2, 201951,000 milesAZ

I BOUGHT BRAND NEW A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AS A FAMILY CAR. I'M STILL PAYING ON THIS VEHICLE AND WITH 51,000 MILES THE CANISTER FILTER HOUSING IS SPEWING OIL. AND GUESS WHAT NOT UNDER WARRANTY. CHRYSLER WON'T STAND BEHIND IT. APPARENTLY THIS IS NOT UNHEARD OF. IF YOU HAVE A 3.6 LITER IN ANY VEHICLE WITH THIS ENGINE THIS WILL HAPPEN TO YOU. SHAME ON CHRYSLER FOR THERE GREED TO NOT BUILD A DECENT CAR AND NOT STAND BEHIND IT. SO BE UP FRONT WITH CUSTOMERS AND TELL THE THEY WILL HAVE TO SHELL OUT SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX OR RECALL THE PART THAT IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 24, 201938,500 milesMO

THE "CLOCK SPRING" BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCATED ELECTRICAL BUTTONS TO STOP FUNCTIONING FOR MAKING UCONNECT PHONE CALLS, ADJUSTING THE RADIO VOLUME, SWITCHING FROM ONE MEDIA (FM,AM,CD, AUDIO STREAMING AND SATELLITE RADIO) TO ANOTHER, ACCESSING THE DASH PANEL ODOMETER, OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE, DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER READING, AVG MPG, MILES TO GO BEFORE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AND THE RESET FUNCTION. THIS HAPPENED WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING OR TURNING OR STATIONARY.

Engine
Filed Apr 10, 2019120,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A TICKING NOISE EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES WITHIN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GARBER CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP (5330 BAY ROAD, SAGINAW, MI 48664) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROLLER ROCKER ON THE CAMSHAFT WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THAT TYPE OF ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 29, 201968,000 milesWI

MONDAY 3/25/19 10:55AM CAR INDICATOR LIGHTS BRIEFLY FLASHED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION DURING A TURN AND THEN SUDDENLY DIED. NO BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WORKED. WAS ABLE TO TURN CAR BACK ON AND GET TO PARKING LOT. SAME DAY AFTER LEAVING(2:30PM) SITTING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION WAITING ON RED LIGHT. CAR DASH LIGHTS AGAIN BRIEFLY FLASH AND CAR TURNS OFF. TOOK ABOUT 10 MIN BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN. WHILE SITTING IN A BUSY TURN LANE AND NOT EVEN HAVING HAZARD LIGHTS WORK WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. TOOK CAR TO GET BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTER CHECKED. ALL CHECKED OUT GOOD. FRIDAY 3/29/19 WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH(8:30 AM) CAR DASH LIGHTS BRIEFLY FLASH AND CAR TURNS OFF. AGAIN NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES ECT. WAA ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF RODE. COULDN'T EVEN TAKE THE KEY OUT. ALSO TOOK ABOUT 1.5 HRS BEFORE IT WOULD START AGAIN. EACH OCCURANCE HAS ALSO SET CLOCKS BACK TO THE 12:00 TIME. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN ME THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT IT IS THE FUEL PUMP RELAY. THIS PART WAS RECALLED ON DURANGOS AND JEEPS BUT CARAVAN DID NOT MAKE THE LIST. ALTHOUGH PER WHAT I HAVE READ ON THIS SITE AND VARIOUS OTHERS IT IS AN OBVIOUS COMMON PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS AT 68,000 AND IS BEING TAKEN IN ON SUNDAY 3/31/19. WHERE I HAVE ALREADY INDICATED TO MECHANIC WHAT I WANT REPLACED DUE TO THE FACT IT IS NOT AN EASILY REPLICATED PROBLEM ON COMMAND AND THERE IS NO CODE TO CHECK. IT SEEMS LIKE THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION TO TELL THEM TO JUST REPLACE IT. THIS S

Engine
Filed Mar 19, 2019119,000 milesTN

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I CAME TO A RED LIGHT I NOTICED THE ENGINE IDLE WAS ROUGH. I CHECKED THE CODE WHEN I GOT HOME P0305 MISFIRE IN CYLINDER NO. 5 I HAD THE SPARK PLUG AND COIL PACK REPLACED CLEARED THE CODE ENGINE STILL IDLED ROUGH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND FOUND DEFECTIVE VALVE GUIDE IN CYLINDER NO.5 HE STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE.LESSON LEARNED DON'T BUY DODGE.

Engine
Filed Mar 10, 201960,000 milesIN

AT 4 YEARS OLD AND ABOUT 60000 MILES, MY CARAVAN STARTED TO SEVERELY LEAK OIL. IT WOULD GO THROUGH A QUART A WEEK. FROM MY INTERNET RESEARCH IT SEEMS LIKE THE OIL FILTER HOUSING IS THE MAIN CULPRIT. I HOPE THEY RECALL THE DEFECTIVE PARTS.

Power Train
Filed Mar 7, 2019143,000 milesNJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS BEGAN TO FLASH. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD IT TOWED HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Seat Belts
Filed Feb 27, 201953,000 milesOH

SEAT BELT DOES NOT CLICK IN AND DOES NOT STAY. IT POPS OUT AT TIMES. WITH SEATBELT CLICKED IN THE VAN SOMETIMES THINK THAT THE DRIVE IS NOT BUCKLED IN SO THE WORSENING LIGHT FLASHES AND MAKES SOUNDS

Air Bags
Filed Feb 12, 201978,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FRONTIER DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (5801 SPUR 327, LUBBOCK, TX) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE FRAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Engine
Filed Feb 3, 2019MI

WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE REPLACED CAMS AND ROCKERS, COIL PACKS AND SPARK PLUGS, STARTER,BATTERY,PCM AND STILL GET AP304 CODE. WE HAVE TAKEN IT BACK WHERE WE BOUGHT OUR VEHICLE AND THEY CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT! WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS....ONE SAYS WE NEED AN ENGINE AND ONE SAYS THE PISTONS AND HEAD. WHAT IS WRONG WITH CHRYSLER? THEY KNOW THEY HAVE MORE THAN 7500 PENTASTAR ENGINES THAT ARE FAULTY....STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT & REPUTATION!!!! ENGINE RUNS FINE RUNNING BUT SHUDDERS AT IDLE.....FIX THIS ISSUE!

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 7, 201956,000 milesWI

BAD LIFT GATE SENSOR. HARD TO BELIEVE THIS WILL BE THE SECOND SENSOR THAT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE. 1ST WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY

Wheels
Filed Dec 31, 201890,000 milesMO

MY TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS KEEP SAYING MY TIRES ARE LOW BUT THERE NOT WHEN I CHECK EM THE SENSORS GO ON AND OFF AND I NEVER KNOW IF THERE RIGHT JUST BOUGHT IT FOR USED DEALER IN MAY 2018 AND HAVE BEEN GOING ON AND OFF I HAVE EVEN REPLACED THE TIRES THINKING SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THEM THEN I SEEN THAT THEY MAY HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT DEALER DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT

Engine
Filed Dec 26, 2018105,680 milesMA

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL WHEN SLOWING DOWN/STOPPED, CAR SHUDDERS, GAS MILEAGE IS DOWN, HAS A P0305 CODE FOR MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 5, REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, STILL MISFIRING, COMPRESSION TEST IS FINE, HAS A LOUD TICKING/TAPPING NOISE WHEN STOPPED/IDLING.

Structure › Body
Filed Dec 13, 201845,000 milesCA

MY 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN LEFT SIDE SLIDING DOOR HAS SUDDENLY BECOME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS JUST SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I CAME OUT ONE MORNING AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN. I CANT UNLOCK IT MANUALLY OR WITH THE FOB. WHEN I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM I SEE THERE IS A SLEW OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, WITH MANY DIFFERENT YEARS OF GRAND CARAVAN'S. DODGE HAS NOT DONE A RECALL BECAUSE, I UNDERSTAND FROM OTHERS, THAT DODGE IS CHARGING $1100 PER VEHICLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CAN YOU PRESS THEM TO DO A RECALL? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IN AN EMERGENCY TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, PASSENGERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THROUGH THE LEFT SIDE DOOR.

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