2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT HEADREST DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND UNOCCUPIED. ATTEMPT TO REPLACE HEADREST RESULTED IN VEHICLE NOT STARTING.

FEBRUARY 2020: VAN TURNED ITSELF OFF WHILE CITY DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH AND RESTARTED AFTER COASTING TO CURB. MARCH 2020 VAN FAILED TO START AT HOME, STARTER MOTOR WORKING BUT ENGINE WOULDN'T START. MECHANIC REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND FUEL PUMP RELAY AFTER MANY DAYS AND GREAT DIFFICULTY OBTAINING PARTS. JUNE 2020 VAN ENGINE WOULDN'T START, AS BEFORE, AND WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE IGNITION COIL NUMBER 6 WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.*DT CONSUMER STATED HE SPOKE TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND ALL STATED IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE THE ENTIRE REAR CYLINDER HEAD HAD TO BE REPLACED. FOR DODGE VANS AND THIS MODEL SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED.*JB

ANYTIME THAT I TRY TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER OR THE HEAT, REGARDLESS OF THE CONTROL SETTING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE ONLY BLOWS COOL AND THE PASSENGER AND REAR ONLY BLOWS HEAT. *TR

TODAY WHILE DRIVING, MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADREST DEPLOYED (EXPLODED) WITHOUT WARNING OR CAUSE, NEARLY INJURING MY PASSENGER, AND NEARLY CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. THE SOUND AND FORCE OF THE DEPLOYMENT WAS SO LOUD AND SIGNIFICANT THAT IT SHOOK THE VEHICLE AND STARTLED ME TO A POINT OF PANIC. WHEN I PULLED OVER I FOUND THE PASSENGER HEADREST HAD SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES AN HOUR, NO BRAKING, NO ACCELERATING, NO ROAD HAZARDS OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD. PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE SEAT, SEATBELT RESTRAINT ON, NOT SHIFTING OR MOVING. HEADREST HAS NOT HAD ANY DAMAGE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2014.

DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR COMPLETELY SHUT. WON'T OPEN REMOTELY NOR MANUALLY. I'VE READ TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS MATTER . MANUFACTURE SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND DO A RECALL FOR FREE REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL ON THE FLOOR OF THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OIL FILTER COOLER HOUSING FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. *BF*JB

THE REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR MAKES A LOUD BUZZING SOUND AND SOMETIMES REFUSES TO CLOSE. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE CARAVANS AND CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVANS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE BUZZING SOUND SOUNDS LIKE AN AIR COMPRESSOR RUNNING. THE DOORS LOOK AS THOUGH IT LATCHES BUT COMES BACK UNMATCHED. I'M READING THAT THIS WOULD BE THE LOCK ACTUATOR. I ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK THAT THE DOOR IS CLOSED BUT I'M AFRAID I WILL BE IN A HURRY AND THE DOOR WILL COME OPEN WHILE MY CHILDREN ARE RIDING IN THE BACK.

THE FRONT PASSENGER HEAD REST CAME APART WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AT MY CHILDREN'S GRANDPARENT'S HOUSE WITH NO ONE AROUND OR IN IT AND IT WILL NOT GO BACK TOGETHER.

MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON MY 2014 GRAND DODGE CARAVAN. THE CODE CAME BACK AS P0302- MISFIRE IN CYLINDER TWO. I CHANGED ALL MY SPARK PLUGS. IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC SAID THE MISFIRE IS STILL HAPPENING. MY MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THERE IS LOW COMPRESSION ON CYLINDER #2. THIS IS A RECURRING AND COMMONLY KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE PENTASTAR ENGINE! THIS VAN ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES! HE SAID HE NEEDS TO OPEN THE ENGINE AND REPLACE THE LIFTERS AND INTAKE VALUES. HE SAID THIS IS RARE AND DEFINITELY IS A MANUFACTURE ISSUE! RECALL AND HAVE THIS FIXED ALREADY!