2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

2014 DODGE CARAVAN W/ ABOUT 80,000 MILES HAD A P-0302 CYLINDER MISFIRE-CODE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A BEARING FAILURE ON ROCKER ROCKER ARM ON LEFT SIDE, APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AFTER THE 6 YEAR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY RAN OUT. CYLINDER MISFIRES WERE INTERMITTENT AND CAUSED ROUGH IDLING. THE VAN IS NOT DRIVEN ROUGHLY AND THIS IS VERY EARLY IN THE ENGINE'S LIFE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN. IT SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CAR / ENGINE, INDICATING SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE DESIGN...

AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2014 DODGE CARAVAN AT NIGHT ON A RURAL HIGHWAY ON FEBRUARY 4 2020 , I HEARD A LOUD BANG ,THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD REST ACTIVATED WITHOUT ANY REASON,THE BANG SHOCKED ME,IT WAS SO LOUD, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST RUN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS OIL ON THE GROUND WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED FROM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE OIL LEVEL DECREASED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR SEIZED. SAHARA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (5050 W SAHARA AVE #3400, LAS VEGAS, NV 89146, (800) 506-5050) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DOOR ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS QUOTED A REPAIR COST BETWEEN $1,800-$2,200. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,574.

ON 12-23-2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:49 PM; MY ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING AT 30-MPH DOWN A CITY STREET. INCIDENT NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH..

WHEN YOU ACCELERATE OVER 60 MPH OR IF ITS WINDY, THE WINDSHIELD WHISTLES LIKE IT IS NOT SEALED

SHORT IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, DVD STOPPED WORKING (NO VIDEO) SHORTLY AFTER LIGHTS FLASHED, HORN SOUNDED, WIPERS WOULDNT SHUT OFF, WINDOWS WOULD GO DOWN IN FRONT, AC NOT WORKING, RADIO OUT, LIGHTS ON DASH ILLUMINATED. DISCOVERED WE COULD TOGGLE THESE BY OPEMING AND SHUTTING VIDEO SCREEN. A WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE ON THE ROAD. WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR. LIGHTS ON AC CONTINUE TO FLICKER

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.

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.

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.