SAFETY ISSUES WITH BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS. THE PASSENGER DOOR STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. IT IS CLOSED AND WILL NOT OPEN USING AUTOMATIC OPENERS OR EVEN BY HAND. THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDEING DOOR NOW MAKES A LOUD BUZZING NOISE ANY TIME YOU UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE DOOR STILL UNLOCKS AND LOCKS NORMALLY AND OPEN AND CLOSES NORMALLY BUT THE BUZZING NOISE JUST STARTED ABOUT A WEEK AGO. IT DOES THIS WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR NOT. ONLY MAKES THE NOISE WHEN UNLOCKING THE DOOR, NOT LOCKING.
2016 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 2016 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND MADE AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, RESTARTED, AND DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED LITHIA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT OF BRYAN COLLEGE STATION AT 979-213-53 (LOCATED AT 301 N EARL RUDDER FWY, BRYAN, TX 77802) WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS ABOUT TO GO OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.
WE HAVE PERFORMED VERY REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON OUR VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASING IT. WE REACHED 95K MILES AND OUT OF NOWHERE, WHILE DRIVING, IT LOST ABILITY TO PULL FORWARD AND STARTED WHINING LOUDLY. I TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND IT MOVED FORWARD INTO THE DRIVE BUT CONTINUED TO MAKE THE LOUD NOISE. RESEARCH POINTS TO POWER TRAIN AND 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAD AN APPARENT RECALL ON THE POWER TRAIN TRANSMISSION PUMP. YOUR REPORT SHOWS 0 UNREPAIRED RECALLS. WHAT DO WE DO?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SLIDING DOORS WERE STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND FAILED TO OPEN WITH THE KEY FOB OR MANUALLY. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BUZZING NOISE DETECTED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE GREASE WAS APPLIED TO THE SLIDING DOOR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN TWO DAYS. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
THE TRANSMISION DOES NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE DONT MOVE. THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, AN ABNORMAL NOISE SOUNDED FROM THE HOOD OF THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. ONE DAY IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. THIS CAR WAS NOT EVEN 1 YEAR OLD WHEN THIS HAPPENED ONLY 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG DODGE CARAVAN BUT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. MOST PEOPLE THAT PURCHASE A MINIVAN HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND HAVING A DOOR THAT DOESN'T OPEN POSES A SERIOUS RISK IN AN EMERGENCY. I HAVE READ MANY POST WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL FILE A COMPLAINT AS WELL.
THE RIGHT REAR SLIDING DOOR MAKES A LOUD BUZZING NOISE ANYTIME THE UNLOCK BUTTON INSIDE THE VEHICLE OR WHEN THE KEY FOB IS PUSHED TO UNLOCK.
THE CAR HAS NOISE.
THE DOOR ACCENTATORS IN BOTH REAR DOORS HAVE STOPPED WORKING . THE DEALERSHIP FIXED ONE WHICH WAS GREAT BUT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER FUNCTION IN EITHER DOOR AS WELL . THE FIRST DOOR WAS GRINDING WHENEVER WE TRIED TO USE THE DOOR LOCKS OR EVEN STOPPED THE CAR AND PUT IT IN PARK . ALSO THE KEY FOB IS DEFECTIVE FOR THIS CAR I HAVE CHANGED THE BATTERY ONCE A MONTH AND IT ONLY UNLOCKS THE DOORS SOMETIMES .
OUR VAN STARTED TO SHUTTER AND WOULD SOMETIMES DIE WHEN WE COMING TO A STOP. IT THEN STARTED NOT SHIFTING RIGHT. WE WERE GOING UP MOUNTAINS AND IT WOULD NOT DRIVE. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT RIGHT. THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF OF USE. WE HAVE KEPT ITS OIL CHANGED AND ALWAYS HAD THE FLUID CHECKED. THERE WAS FLUID STILL IN IT. THERE WAS NO REASON.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUDDER OR ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CRONIC CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2515 N EXPY, GRIFFIN, GA 30223) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AIR IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 64797399. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V461000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,618.
LEFT SIDE SLIDING DOOR STUCK IN SHUT POSITION IN JULY 2019. JUST LOCKED SHUT. THIS IS A MANUAL, NOT ELECTRICAL DOOR. DOES NOT RESPOND TO ANY LOCKS, FOB BUTTONS AND OR HANDLES. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING THAT "CAUSED" IT. IT JUST WILL NOT OPEN.
I HAVE 2 SEPERATE ISSUES. THE FIRST ISSUE IS LIKE MANY OTHER CARAVAN OWNERS, THE REAR SLIDING DOOR LOCKS ARE BOTH MALFUNCTIONING. THE REAR DRIVERS DOOR STARTED WITH THE LOUD BUZZING WHEN IT WOULD LOCK AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. AT AROUND 92,000 MILES THE REAR PASSENGER DOORLOCK BROKE IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK ELECTRICALLY OR MANUALLY. IT IS PERMANENTLY LOCKED. THIS IS A VERY BAD SAFTEY ISSUE! IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY AND THE DRIVERS REAR DOOR GOT DAMAGED, NO ONE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE CAN GET OUT! AS MANY COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN ON THIS ISSUE, THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PART THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED! MY SECOND ISSUE IS THE CABLES THAT MAKE THE MIDDLE PASSENGER SEAT FOLD UP HAVE BROKEN. THIS HAPPENED AT AROUND 80,000 MILES. BOTH FAILURES HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.
THE DRIVER PASSENGER DOOR IS LOCK AND WILL NOT UNLOCK OR OPEN
WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP FROM 1 TO 5 RPMS. TOOK TO DODGE DEALERSHIP THEY HAD TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO BAD TRANSMISSION PUMP.
TRANSMISSION PUMP FALIURE IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING (ON RR. 47), HAD TO PROCEED TO A SPOT TO STOP, MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A GREEN LIGHT NOT KNOWING IF IT WOULD ACTUALLY ACCELERATE,NOW I AM TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT WHENEVER THE PUMP HEATS UP WE WILL LOSE ALL GEARS...
I LIVE IN MAINE AND WHEN IT IS COLD OUT THE AUTOMATIC DOORS FREEZE UP YOU CANNOT OPEN IT BY YOURSELF IT CLICKS AND CLICKS. DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A BIG DEAL BUT MY KIDS HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH THE FRONT TO GET IN AND I HAVE A NEWBORN BABY WHO WE HAVE TO STICK THE CAR SEAT THROUGH THE PASSENGER DOORS THE SCARY THING IS I WONDER IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY AND WE HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR SO THE CAR IS SMOKING OR SOMETHING THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN I WOULD HAVE TO TRY TO PULL THE INFANT SEAT OUT THROUGH THE FRONT AND THE KIDS WOULD ALL HAVE TO JUMP OUT THROUGH THE FRONT I DON'T GET HOW THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED.
PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION. DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WITH KEY, KEY FOB, OR MANUALLY. WHEN I TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR I GET THE MESSAGE TO 'UNLOCK TO OPERATE'. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE! MY SMALL CHILDREN RIDE BACK THERE AND I NEED TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THEM QUICKLY IF SOMETHING HAPPENS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOOR HAD LOCKED AND COULD NO BE RE-OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STRAUB CHRYSLER DODGE (1502 WHEELING AVE, GLENDALE, WV) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCKING MECHANISM WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANISM WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. HOWEVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *DT*JB
BOTH SLIDING DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED
THE FIRST THING TO GO WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE WAS THE TELEVISION STOPPED WORKING AND THEY FIXED IT ONCE AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN BUT I DID NOT TAKE IT BACK BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE COST ME OUT OF POCKET .THE NEXT THING TO GO WRONG WAS THE DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN THEY HAD TO KEEP IT FOR A DAY OR TWO FOR THAT. THE NEXT THING TO GO WRONG WAS THE CYLINDER HEAD THEY TOOK A WEEK TO FIX IT BUT THE CAR STILL HAD WEAK ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND ENGINE MISFIRE SO I TOOK IT BACK FOR THEM TO CHECK IT AGAIN AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SQUIRTER IS ALSO BROKEN. THE NEXT THING TO GO WRONG WAS THE GEAR SHIFTER, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AND WAS STUCK IN DRIVE WITH KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION WE HAD JUST GOTTEN IN THE CAR .I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT CRANK. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED IN TWICE AND RENT A CAR ON MY OWN INSURANCE DOESN'T PROVIDE RENTAL UNLESS YOU HAVE A ACCIDENT. WHEN THAT HAPPENED MY FAMILY OF SIX WAS IN THE CAR. I HAD TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING OUT OF POCKET. THE PROBLEMS STARTED AFTER 2 YEARS AND THE CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD AND FOUR MORE YEARS TO PAY FOR IT .I WAS ADVISE BY AN AGENT AT DODGE JEEP CHRYSLER TALLAHASSEE FL THAT IF I CONTINUED TO PAY MY WARRANTY WOULD BE EXTENDED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PUMP IN THE TRANSMISSION, A FAILED LC PRESSURE SWITCH, AND A GEAR RATIO ERROR IN FIRST, THIRD, AND FOURTH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PAULDING CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1245 OLD GRIFFIN RD, DALLAS, GA 30157, (770) 443-2277) TO BE DIAGNOSED AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS FLASHED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,392.
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.
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A INTERSECTION TURNING RIGHT THE ENGINE SHUTOFF WITHOUT WARNING. ALONG WITH THE ENGINE SHUTOFF, POWER STEERING WAS LOST AND EVERYTHING ON THE DASHBOARD INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER, RPMS, RADIO. WITH THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND POWER STEERING IT MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER TO SAFETY. ONCE STOPPED I WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK I TURNED THE KEY TO OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED BACK UP NORMALLY. ABSOLUTELY NO ENGINE LIGHTS OR WARNING WERE SHOWING BEFORE OR AFTER THIS INCIDENT. I SUSPECT THAT THE ISSUE IS THE TIPM BUT CAN'T BE EXACTLY SURE.
WHILE DRIVING ALONG ON THE HIGHWAY ON A BRIDGE THE VEHICLE STARTED TO BUCK AND JERK COULD NOT SELECT ANY GEARS TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING A LOUD WHINING HIGH PITCH SOUND CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA CHECK ENGINE SYMBOL CAME ON I MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP 41425 MILES ON 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. VEHICLE WAS DEALER SERVICED AND OWNERS MANUAL WAS SIGNED AT REQUIRED SERVICE TIMES. DATE 5 AUGUST 2019. DEALER REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER, TRANSMISSION PUMP, TRANSMISSION FILTER, TRANSMISSION FLUID. MY VIN DID NOT COME UP ON ANY RECALLS. DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 100,000 MILES ON THESE VANS AS A MINIMUM TO PROTECT THE CONSUMERS.
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.
MY 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN MAKES A LOUD BUZZING NOISE WHEN PRESSING THE UNLOCK BUTTON, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.
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.
I WAS IN MOTION ON A COUNTY ROAD WHEN I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN MESSING UP. UPON RESEARCH I FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION IN 2016 DODGE CARAVANS. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN "DRIVE" AND WHILE IT SHIFTED FROM 1ST TO 2ND IT REVVED UP TO 3500 RPM BEFORE SHIFTING. WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT AND REVVED UNTIL ABOUT 8000 RPM BEFORE FINALLY SHIFTING. I STOPPED AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN "REVERSE" AND AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE GEAR WOULD NOT CATCH UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 3000 RPM.
THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS CURRENTLY IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND CANNOT BE UNLOCKED EITHER USING THE KEY FOB OR MANUALLY MANIPULATING THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM. THE DOOR WAS OPERATING PROPERLY IN THE MORNING AND INOPERATIVE IN THE AFTERNOON. BASED ON INTERNET SEARCHES AND CHECKING WITH MY LOCAL MECHANIC, IT APPEARS THAT THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT.
RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK HAS JAMMED. DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. UNKNOWN IF THIS OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. ODOMETER READS ~62,000 MILES.
VAN STOPPED GOING IN AND OUT OF GEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. VAN WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET AND MOVING.
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.
THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR MAKES A BUZZING SOUND AND DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK.
THE TRANSMISSION IS ALL MESSED UP. WHEN YOU GET IN AND START UP THE VAN AND PUT IT IN GEAR IT ACTS LIKE YOU ARE FEATHERING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND IT WILL SLOWLY START TO TAKE OFF. WHEN SIFTING THROUGH THE GEARS IT WILL SOMETIMES SLIP, THE RPMS WILL REV UP AND DOWN THEN JUMP INTO GEAR. SOMETIMES WHEN IT DOWN SHIFTS IT WILL JERK WHEN WE ARE STOPPING, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS CALL A BUMP STOP BY THE TECHS.ALSO IF WE HAVE 3 OR 4 PEOPLE IN THE VAN AND WE TRY AND BACK UP IT JERKS VIOLENTLY, IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE ON A BUCKING BRONCO. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, AUDOBON CHRYSLER IN HENDERSON KY. THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THAT THEIR ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS VAN. IT'S FUNNY THAT I CAN GO ON LINE AND FIND ALL KINDS OF RECALLS ABOUT THE POWER TRAIN AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVANS, BUT THE DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ANY RECALLS??? I CAN'T RECALL THE EXACT DATE WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VAN, I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK IT UP,IT WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND WE ARE STILL FIGHTING WITH THE DEALER AS OF 10/24/2019 BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND GETTING WORSE??
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.
THE SLIDING DOOR MAKES A BUZZING SOUND UPON LOCKING THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.
PASSENGER REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK OR OPEN. I CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR TO GET MY KIDS IN OR OUT. THE DOOR UNLOCKED AND OPENED WITH NO PROBLEMS WHEN PUTTING MY KIDS IN. I DROVE FIVE MILES, STOPPED SHUT THE VAN OFF AND TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND IT WOULDN'T UNLOCK OR OPEN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SHIFTING WHILE THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ORLANDO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (4101 W COLONIAL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32808, (407) 299-1120), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V461000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ON THE WAY BACK TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO DRIVE AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TWICE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,783. *LN*JB
THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVE-ABLE BUT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 40MPH WHEN MOTION IN ON THE HIGHWAY OR STREET. THE VEHICLE HESITATE AND SHIFT GEARS WHEN TRYING TO GO ABOVE 40MPH.I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CERTIFIED DODGE DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS 2016 DODGE CARAVAN.
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.
REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR MAKES BUZZING NOISE WHEN UNLOCKING. THE LOCK AND UNLOCK DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK.
THE POWER LOCK ACTUATORS ON THE SIDE SLIDING DOORS HAVE QUIT WORKING ON BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE MALFUNCTION IS UNSAFE BECAUSE YOU ARE UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS MANUALLY OR OPEN THE DOORS. THE DOORS ARE STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND STUCK CLOSED. IF YOU HAD TO EXIT THE DOOR IN AN EMERGENCY SUCH AS A FIRE OR FLOODING, THE REAR PASSENGERS COULD NOT EXIT THROUGH THE SLIDING DOORS. CURRENTLY, THE PASSENGERS HAVE TO CLIMB OVER THE FRONT SEATS TO EXIT IN THE FRONT.
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.
DRIVERS SLIDE SLIDING DOOR STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION. DOOR COMPLETELY STUCK SHUT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND WOULD NOT EXCEED 40 MPH. AT TIMES, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
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.
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.
THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN ANY KIND OF COLLISION OR HAD ANY DAMAGE TO IT. ONE REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK OR OPEN AND THE OTHER REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LOCK. THIS IS A VERY CONCERNING SAFETY ISSUE. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND THE OCCUPANTS WOULD HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE VERY QUICKLY, THIS COULD BE AFFECTING LIFE OR DEATH. IN ADDITION, THE ONE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT LOCK SO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION IT CAN BE OPENED. THIS IS A CONCERN FOR ME BECAUSE I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN.. IN ADDITION, THIS IS A MAJOR SECURITY ISSUE SINCE THERE IS NO WAY TO SECURE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT A DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE AND NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT. ALL I WAS TOLD WAS IT TAKES $1,200 TO FIX IT FOR EACH DOOR.
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