2015 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints

The front head rests contain a safety device that extends the head rest to support the head during a crash. We were unaware of this feature until the passenger head rest burst over a year ago. That was reported in a seperate incident report. We are still waiting for Dodge to repair the passenger head rest. Within the past couple weeks, the driver head rest burst open, while we were not in the vehicle. We did not notice the head rest was burst until my wife saw it from the side when I was driving it. She normally drives the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while his wife was driving 40 mph, the vehicle started to hesitate. The contact stated that the powertrain control P0470 code was displayed. The driver was able to continue driving to her residence. The contact made the local dealer aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V461000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 88,289.

Passenger head rest safety mechanism deployed for unknown reason.

Sliding doors have stopped working. Doors are stuck in locked position. Cannot open even manually. Happened first on passenger side now on drivers side.

Got results back from the dealer on my grand caravan transmission pump. He said pump failed and burned up transmission. Now I need to replace the whole transmission thanks to dodge not covering all these vehicles with bad transmission pumps! This recall S44 should of been expanded to cover all vehicles from 2015 to2017 since I see a lot of people on the internet have the same problem and complaints. Dodge should be held liable for all these vehicles that need a new transmission due to the faulty pump!! Not just a select few that they deemed worthy of the recall! They cheated the people by not covering all these bad pumps!! Let’s hold them accountable for it!!

The passenger driver-side slide door is permanently lock and will not unlock. Door will not slide open at all. I believe the manufacture door lock actuator is the problem. The vehicle's ODM only have 36,000 miles on the it. Since the door can't be open, it is a safety issue for any passengers riding in the car. Safety issues that will put my two kids at risk since the passenger door can't be open when there is an emergency to exit the car. My two kids are the passengers in the van. As of now, I don't have the money necessary to take it to a mechanic to fix it. However, I search on the internet and found out a lot of other car owners with the same model Dodge Caravan are having the same issues with door being lock permanently. The problem just occurred without any warning. It happen about 2 months ago without any warning and the slide door will not slide open again. Please help us get the manufacturer to fix this problem. I saw today that NHTSA might be looking into this issue so that why I finally file this complain. You can email me with any questions at [XXX]. Thank you. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the rear passenger’s side sliding door would not unlock when the contact attempted to unlock and open the door. The vehicle also made an abnormal sound while the contact attempted to lock or unlock the doors. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 126,447.

Transmission pump failed while driving the vehicle causing me and my handicapped daughter to be stuck on highway. Was able to get vehicle off the road. Vehicle started to make a whining sound then when I had to stop for road construction it started to jerk forward while I was stopped with my foot in the brake. Then when I went to accelerate I had no power to move forward. Rpms would go to 4000 but vehicle would barely move. Once I was able to safely get off highway I had to call for a ride home. I hate to think if this would of happened while I was actually driving the vehicle on the busy highway and not stopped for road construction what might of happened to me and my daughter if someone would of rear ended us while my vehicle stopped moving in fast traffic! Got home and I searched for any recalls for my type of vehicle and I seen there was a recall for this problem and the recall number was s44. But when I put my vin number in it says my vehicle wasn’t covered for this recall. Well obviously it should be covered because of the faulty transmission pump stranding me on the highway. This recall should be extended to more vehicles like mine. I have called Chrysler and I am awaiting any info from them wether they are going to pay for this. The vehicle is a 2015 but only has 56000 miles on it! No way this part should fail with that amount of low miles on it. It should be covered under the recall s44! Please let me know what I can do about this if they fail to cover me under this

Light came on (not flashing) took to Auto Zone for a diagnostic which the ASE Certified Technician said the error code was PO301 cylinder 1 misfire was detected and it was the #1 spark plug and it needed new one. However the spark plugs are not scheduled for maintenance until 100 k miles and my van is just over 60 k and I had my dealership do the 60k maintenance in March but didn’t include the spark plugs. We had a mechanic from out of town look at it per our dealership as we were out of town. He reset the code on 6-1-2021and it came back on after 7 days for two weeks it went off and came back on again on 6-11 and went off on the 14th. Today is the 15th of June, 2021.

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the back over prevention camera flickered on and off. Additionally, the check engine warning light remained illuminated. The contact stated that after shifting the vehicle into park and turning the ignition to the off position, the engine and electrical functions remained in operation. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer to be diagnosed however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who was able diagnosed the failure as TIPM had dropped the signal causing the electrical failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximate mileage 99,000.

Rear passenger sliding door actuator failed. This is a COMMON problem with these vehicles and poses an extremely dangerous safety risk when an owner is unable to open/close the door and when the door opens on its own due to failed lock actuator. This poses a risk for fire safety, wreckage safety to exit vehicle and poses significant risk to person's riding in the seat while the door can open spontaneously. There is also a risk factor because the door cannot LOCK or UNLOCK (depending on which position the door gets stuck in when the part fails). Thousands of owners of these specific vehicles are asking for a recall for safety reasons.

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was a loud abnormal sound coming from the engine compartment. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed however, nothing needed to be replaced. The contact wanted a second opinion so she took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with the transmission pump6V461 needing to be replaced. The contact then took the vehicle back to the dealer where they also confirmed that the transmission pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was relating the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 1000 (Power Train). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 60,942.

While driving and stopped at a stop light the vehicle starting shaking and would no longer engage in drive. No previous warning signs or issues with vehicle slipping gears. Stuck in the middle of street with 4 children. Diagnosed with faulty hydraulic pressure pump and transmission current recall s44 on same issue for same make, model, year and manufacturing date.

WAS EXITING SCHOOL PARKING LOT AND THE HEADREST LIKE EXPLODED!

I JUST MADE THIS SAME REPORT BUT WITH MY SON'S DODGE 06 VIN NUMBER. IGNORE THAT REPORT!! FOR MY DODGE 2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HERE IS MY REPORT: PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED. LUCKILY NO INJURY. VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT COULD DO THAT! I'D LIKE THIS FIXED. ALSO, TWO LEAKS IN ENGINE. OIL LEAK/TRANSMISSION LEAK. IS THIS NORMAL? LEAKS ARE ONGOING. ANOTHER THING: NOTICING HEADLIGHTS GETTING SLIGHTLY DIMMER, THEN BRIGHTER, AT NIGHT AS IF SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM? THIS HAPPENS DURING DRIVING AND NOT DRIVING.

DRIVERS SIDE HEADREST POPPED OUT. SEPARATELY, VAN STARTED SHAKING AT 1500 RPMS. NEEDED $550 WORTH OF REPAIRS TO THE #3 FUEL INJECTOR

I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL ON A BRIDGE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOSS POWER TO MY WHEELS OF THE VAN. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY 3 DIFFERENT CARS BECAUSE I COULD NOT DRIVE ANY FURTHER. I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BRIDGE. I GOT THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT. I WAS TOLD THAT MY EXACT YEAR AND VEHICLE FIT A TRANSMISSION PUMP RECALL FOR THE EXACT ISSUE. AFTER CALLING CHRYSLER'S RECALL HOTLINE, THEY DID A SEARCH OF MY VIN AND SAD THAT MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT MATCH FOR A TRANSMISSION RECALL. AND THEY TOLD ME THERE'S NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THAT THE 2015 DODGE CARAVAN DID HAVE RECALLS FOR THE TRANSMISSION PUMP IN 2016.THE RECALL CENTRE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS VIN NUMBER SPECIFIC ON THE RECALL AND THAT MINE WAS NOT GOING TO BE COVERED.

FRONT PASSENGER ACTIVE HEADREST SYSTEM DEPLOYED WITH NO EXPLANATION. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN NORMALLY IN A PARKING LOT AND THE HEADREST JUST WENT OFF.

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT STARTED REVING THE RPMS, MAKING A HUMMING NOISE , AND WOULDN'T MOVE.. TRANSMISSION LIGHT ON

FAULTY ACTUATOR, DOORS MAKE A SOUND WHEN UNLOCKING AND NOW RESULTING IN ONE DOOR NOT OPENING. THE NOISE HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME (PARK OR GOING) JUST THE UNLOCK BUTTON HAS TO BE PRESSED.

WHILE DRIVING MY VAN, THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE, BUT THERE WAS NO POWER COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I PULLED OVER, TRIED TO PUT THE VAN IN PARK, THE ENGINE SHIFTED EXTREMELY ROUGH BEFORE GOING INTO PARK. THE AUTO BODY SHOP IS QUOTING ME FOR OVER $5,000.00 TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADREST EXPLODED INADVERTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THERE WAS NO INJURY SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,788.

THE TRANSMISSION OF THE DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2015. I CHECKED THE RECALL AND THE MANUFACTURER ONLY RECALLS THE ONES PRODUCED FROM 08/2015 TO 2016. MY CAR WAS PRODUCED IN 02/0215 SO IT WAS NOT RECALLED. THE TRANSMISSION KEPT GETTING PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR AND SHIFT. IT ALSO GAVE A CODE FOR P0740 TCC WHILE IT IS JUST 80,000+ MILES. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR 4 MONTHS AND THE CAR HEATED UP PRETTY BAD WITH BAD SMELL AND SHAKING WHEN SPEEDING UP. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID DODGE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION PUMP THAT FEEDS THE TORQUE CONVERTER, AND ALSO CAUSE FAIL HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. THIS COULD BE THE REASON FOR THE DAMAGE OF MY TORQUE CONVERTER. I DON'T KNOW WHERE AND HOW I SHOULD REPORT THIS TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE IT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME WITH W VEHICLE JUST TURNED 80,000 MILES AND HAS A FAILED TRANSMISSION AND CAUSES SHAKING MOVEMENT WHEN SPEEDING UP WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS WHEN I DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY. PLEASE CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER TO DISCUSS FOR RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES AS WELL ON TRANSMISSION. THEY ONLY DO THE ONES PRODUCED AFTER AUGUST, 2015 WHICH DOES NOT COVER ENOUGH VEHICLES. MY CAR HAS THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM (BUILT ON 02/2015). I ALSO NOTICE A LOT OF OTHER 2015 GRAND CARAVANS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WAS CEASED IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.*DT*JB

DOORS MAKE A LOUD BUZZING SOUND WHEN LOCKING OR UNLOCKING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. WAS ADVISED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT.

I WAS SITTING IN MY PARKED CAR, ENGINE OFF, WAITING FOR SOMEONE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADREST POPPED OPEN SUDDENLY. I CANNOT PUT IT BACK IN POSITION BECAUSE THE PLASTIC TABS INSIDE ARE BROKEN. I AM THANKFUL I WAS LEANING FORWARD READING A BOOK AND THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING AS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PAINFUL AND/OR DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED OIL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE FLOOR OF THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SCREW ON OIL FILTER ADAPTER HAD FAILED CAUSING OIL TO LEAK FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER JAMES DODGE LOCATED AT 13007 WICKER AVE, CEDAR LAKE, IN 46303 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE TRANSMISSION JUST DIED COMING DOWN A HILL AT A SLOW SPEED NEAR MY HOME ON A CITY STREET. NO PREVIOUS NOISE OR WARNING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I HAVE 140,000 MILES. VAN IS WELL MAINTAINED. TOOK TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. FOUND METAL IN THE PAN.

CAR PURCHASED BRAND NEW MARCH 2015. FEBRUARY 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 93,000 MILES EXTENSIVE OIL LEAKING DAMAGE. CAR IS LEAKING OIL FROM THE OIL FILTER HOUSING UNIT INCLUDING THE GASKETS AROUND. AT THIS POINT, THE CORRECT PART IS ON BACK ORDER FROM CHRYSLER, PER THE DEALER WHERE PURCHASED THE CAR, I AM NUMBER 28,000 PLUS IN THE LINE TO RECEIVE THIS PART. THERE IS NO ETA FOR WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE VAN LEAKS WHEN PARKED AND IN DRIVE. I GOT AN OIL CHANGE END OF DECEMBER 2020 AND WAS DOWN TO TWO QUARTS OF OIL IN A MONTH TIME AND 1000 MILES SINCE OIL CHANGE. THE CAR IS NOW UN DRIVEABLE AND CHRYSLER IS DOING NOTHING TO ASSIST WITH GETTING A LOANER VEHICLE.

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT HEADREST IS POPPED OUT. NOT EXACTLY SURE WHEN IT HAPPENED, BECAUSE I DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL SOMEONE SAT IN THE SEAT AND COMPLAINED HOW UNCOMFORTABLE IT WAS FOR THEIR HEAD. IT HAD TO HAVE HAPPENED SOMETIME BETWEEN 12/1/20 AND 12/4/20.

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHEN SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT ON AN INCLINE AND ALMOST ROLLED BACK INTO THE CAR BEHIND. THE TRANSMISSION PUMP FAILED AND RUINED TRANSMISSION AT 5 YEARS AND 2 MONTHS AND ONLY 81970 MILES.

FRONT SEAT ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH NOBODY INSIDE WHEN IT HAPPENED. I DID RECEIVE A LETTER IN MAIL THAT IT IS AN ISSUE AND LETTER HAD BEEN SUBMITTED WITH THIS.

THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR IS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION OUT OF NOWHERE. IT CANNOT BE UNLOCKED WITH THE BUTTONS ON THE DOOR, MANUALLY, OR WITH THE KEY FOB. IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT, THE NEXT MORNING I WENT TO LOAD UP MY KIDS, AND IT WOULDN'T WORK.

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF BY THEM SELVES MECHANIC SWITCHED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND STILL HAVE ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THEIR WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WENT THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION STARTED CATCHING DESPITE THE DRIVER'S FOOT BEING ON THE BRAKES. THE DRIVER HAD TO PULL OFF TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LEFT THE VEHICLE PARKED FOR A FEW DAYS BEFORE DRIVING IT TO A NEARBY DEALER (CUMBERLAND CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 1550 INTERSTATE DR, COOKEVILLE, TN 38501; (931) 263-0321) WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP AND TRANSMISSION GEARS 4, 4, AND 6, AS WELL AS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO FIND A GEAR AFTER FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION AND COOLANT PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND CONFIRMED THAT THEIR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V461000 (POWER TRAIN) AND REFERRED THEM TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

WHILE DRIVING TO HIGHWAY THE RPM WAS GOING TO HIRE AN ENGINE START MAKING WHINING SOUND AND IN THE CITY WHILE REACHING TO MECHANIC AT THE INTERSECTION IT WAS GIVING HUGE JERK AND SOMETIMES GET DOESN'T SHIFT AT ALL THE CARS STAND STILL AT INTERSECTIONS I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON IN ORDER TO MOVE WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUSAFTER CONSULT TO A MECHANIC HE SAYS OIL PUMP IS GONE FOR THE TRANSMISSION DODGE CARAVAN IS A FAMILY CAR I GOT FOUR KIDS AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF FORMS IN WHICH PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE KINDLY ASSIST IN THIS REGARDS

WHILE DRIVING MY FRONT DRIVER SEAT HEADREST DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE OF VIRGINIA BEACH LOCATED AT 3152 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23452 AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND ENGINE VALVE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

(AUTOMATIC) HIGHWAY, LOCAL ROADS, UPHILL OR STRAIGHTAWAY. CAR HAS DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING PAST START UP SPEED. WHEN STARTING FROM A RED LIGHT INTO 2ND GEAR THE CAR WILL QUICKLY SLOW THEN GO FROM 1ST GEAR TO 3RD. SPUTTERING, HESITATION. AFTER I'VE ALREADY REACHED SPEED LIMIT. THIS HAS CAUSED MANY ISSUES WITH CLOSE 'REAR ENDING ' ISSUES. PEOPLE REAR ENDING ME OR MY REAR ENDING THEM BECAUSE OF THE QUICK/HARD SHIFTING. CAR HAS BEEN SEEN 2X SINCE FEB. 2020 GOING ON 3X. SAME COMPLAINTS. EXHAUST HAS THICK WHITE SMOKE, SMELLS SLIGHTLY OF GAS. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT DIAGNOSTIC: 2ND CYLINDER MISFIRE. 1ST SERVICE FIX FOCUSED ON THERMOSTAT AND REPAIRED IT. 2ND SERVICE DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED CYLINDER 2MISFIRE AGAIN. REPAIRS FOCUSED ON CHANGING SPARK PLUGS AND FUEL INJECTION DECARBONIZER. LAST SEEN 8/2020 TODAY IS NOV 1ST. I HAVE ANOTHER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH SAME ISSUES. 2ND CYLINDER MISFIRE. I FEEL AS MANY UNSAFE ISSUES THIS CAR HAS I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. SO IT IS SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY. I'VE READ IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION OR IT COULD BE A COIL. I'VE HEARD THE REPAIRS COULD COST UPWARD OF $2500 AND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF ENGINE.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH NO WARNING THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED TO BLINK THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK AND IT WAS LOOSING POWER AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 ON THE CITY STREET.

CAME OUT TO MY CAR AND THE DRIVER SIDE HEADREST WAS DEPLOYED. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN NO VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. MY MINIVAN WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL ON THE OUTSIDE OF HIS DRIVEWAY, WHEN APPROACHING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD REST WAS DETACHED FROM THE SEAT. OPELIKA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 801 COLUMBUS PKWY, OPELIKA, AL 36801, (334) 749-8113, WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,677.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT HEADREST DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. THE CONTACT WAS SLAMMED IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD DUE TO THE FAILURE AND SUFFERED A MINOR HEADACHE. THE CONTACT CALLED JAMES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF CEDAR LAKE(13007 WICKER AVE, CEDAR LAKE, IN 46303) BY PHONE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE; HE WAS THEN GIVEN AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

THE HEADREST DEPLOYED AND WILL NOT GO BACK IN. THIS IS A FEATURE TO PREVENT WHIPLASH IN A CRASH, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE HEADREST DEPLOYED. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NOW I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY DRIVING IF IT HAPPENS TO THE OTHER ONE UNEXPECTEDLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE, SHE BECAME AWARE THAT THE DRIVER'S HEADREST WAS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER SON INFORMED HER THAT A PIECE IN THE HEADREST WAS DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED QUIGLEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (565 ROUTE 100 NORTH, BOYERTOWN, PA 19512) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V461000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

TOOK CAR TO DEALER THIS IS WHAT WAS FOUND. REPLACE INTAKE CAM EXHAUST CAMSHAFT 24 ROCKERS AND 24 LIFTERS (FOUND CYLINDER 3 ROCKER INTAKE AND EXHAUST COMING APART DAMAGING INTAKE AND EXHAUST CAMSHAFT) I WAS TOLD THIS IS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. THE CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD $2,700.00 DOLLAR REPAIR.

REAR BRAKE CONDITION, 2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE (DUAL FRONT PISTON BRAKE VERSION): A TIRE CHANGE AT 85752 MILES AND SLIGHTLY MORE THAN FOUR YEARS OF ROAD USE REVEALED NORMAL FRONT ROTORS WITH 8MM OF BRAKE PAD MATERIAL REMAINING ON THE FRONT PADS BUT AS LITTLE AS LESS THAN 1MM ON THE REARS WITH BOTH REAR ROTORS HEAVILY CORRODED ON THEIR FACE AS WELL AS HAVING SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF MISSING MATERIAL ON THE FACE DUE TO CORROSION AS LARGE AS 1.5' X 1' AND AS DEEP AS 1MM. (THIS CONDITION IS ADDITIONALLY UNUSUAL AS IT IS COMMON FOR THE FRONT BRAKES TO WEAR BEFORE THE REAR BRAKES DUE TO WEIGHT SHIFT UNDER BRAKING REQUIRING THAT THE FRONT BRAKES ENDURE THE BULK OF THE BURDEN OF SLOWING ANY VEHICLE, AS WELL AS BY DESIGN WHERE BRAKE BIAS IS SHIFTED TO THE FRONT TO PREVENT THE REARS FROM LOCKING UNDER BRAKING VIA THE USE OF A PROPORTIONING VALVE; THE CORROSION ON THE ROTOR FACE SEEMS TO BE INDICATIVE OF A LACK OF ADEQUATE REAR PAD CONTACT.) THE LARGE AREA OF MISSING ROTOR MATERIAL CORRESPONDED WITH THE MOST-WORN PAD, PROBABLY DUE TO THE SHARP EDGES OF THE DEPRESSION ACTING TO SLICE, RATHER THAN ABRADE, THE ASSOCIATED PAD. ANECDOTALLY, MECHANICS SPOKEN WITH INDICATED THEY HAVE FREQUENTLY SEEN THIS GENERATION OF DODGE GRAND CARAVANS WITH SIMILAR REAR ROTORS AND PADS. THIS CONDITION IS UNSAFE DUE TO THE APPARENT LACK OF APPLICATION OF THE REAR BRAKES DURING THE BRAKING PROCESS, AS WELL AS BEING POSSIBLY INDICATIVE OF A DEFECT DUE TO PREMATURE AND ABNORMAL WEAR OF A BRAKE COMPONENT, ALONG W

WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADREST DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON! I HAPPENED TO BE SITTING IN THE SEAT AT THE TIME AND THANKFULLY IT DIDN'T HURT ME BUT IT SCARED THE CRUD OUT OF ME!! WE WERE ACTUALLY ONLY GOING ABOUT 5MPH AS WE WERE COMING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OF A CHIC-FIL-A.

EVERY TIME THE DOORS ARE UNLOCKED THE VAN MAKES A WEIRD LOUD BUZZING NOISE.