2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

AT ABOUT 47,000 MILES, I BEGAN TO HEAR A GROWLING, GRINDING, SHAKING SOUND WHILE STOPPING ON HIGHWAY DURING HIGH SPEED. I BEGAN TO NOTICE IT AT REGULAR STOPPING SPEED. I THOUGHT IT WAS BRAKE PADS. HOWEVER, GOING TO THREE SHOPS. IT WAS DETERMINED BRAKES WERE NOT THE PROBLEM. I T WAS THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING. AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND REGULAR WEAR, I BELIEVE IT TO BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. PLEASE ADVISE.

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR DIED WHILE IN MOTION; THE ENGINE STOP WORKING, THE LIGHTS WENT VERY DIM AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IT AT THAT MOMENT, I ALMOST GOT HIT FROM THE CAR BEHIND ME AND I WAS CLOSE TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I DIDN'T GET ANY WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE ENGINE OR THE BATTERY. I TRIED TO TURN IT ON AGAIN AND IT CRANKED BUT DIDN'T START. A LITTLE LATTER I TRIED AGAIN AND THE CAR STARTED. WHILE DRIVING BACK HOME I NOTICE THAT THE LIGHTS WERE DIM, BUT I DIDN'T GET ANY WARNING LIGHTS FROM THE ENGINE OR THE BATTERY AGAIN. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE STEREO RESET ALL THE STATIONS AND THE CLOCK. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE THAT'S THE CAR MY KIDS RIDE EVERYDAY.

REAR PASSENGER RIGHT SLIDING DOOR NON-FUNCTIONAL. DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED OR CLOSED. G-D FORBID THIS VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, MY GRANDCHILDREN WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. CHRYSLER DOES NOT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILGATE SPOILER DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE SPOILER STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,800.

FUEL LINE FAILURE WHILE MERGING ONTO MAJOR HIGHWAY. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND POWER STEERING ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE COASTED / ROLLED TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE HIGHWAY EXIT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, I OBSERVED BOILING LIQUID; VEHICLE WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. ODB SCANNER REPORTED IT AS A #2 CYLINDER FAILURE. PRIOR TO HIGHWAY FAILURE, VAN HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RESULTING FROM A #2 CYLINDER MISFIRE. TOOK THE VAN TO DEALER AND THEY DID NOT FIND THE CORRECT PROBLEM, SO PAID TWICE FOR SERVICE. THE FIRST PAYMENT TO FIX RESULTED FROM THE CHARGE FOR INSPECTION FROM THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. SECOND CHARGE RESULTED AFTER NEEDING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND AFTER THE DEALER FIXED THE FUEL LINE ISSUE.

THE REAR BACK SEAT FOLDED IN ON OUR 11 YEAR OLD SON WHEN I CAME TO A QUICK STOP (TRAVELING <20MPH). HE WAS OK, AND WE WILL NOT BE USING THAT SEAT AS WE DISCOVERED THAT IT WILL NOT ACTUALLY LOCK INTO AN UPRIGHT POSITION. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED IN AN ACCIDENT AT GREATER SPEEDS I'M CERTAIN THAT THIS DEFECT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT INJURY AND/OR DEATH.

WE PURCHASED A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IN FEBRUARY 2015 WITH 18K MILES ON IT. OUR DUAL AC/HEAT CONTROLS WORKED FINE UNTIL APRIL 2016. AT THAT TIME, THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROLS ONLY PROVIDED HEAT NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU FLIP THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL BACK AND FORTH. WHEN YOU RUN THE AC, THE DRIVERS SIDE WORKS FINE BUT MUST SHUT THE VENTS OFF ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BECAUSE OF THE HOT AIR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE DODGE FORUMS AND OTHER SITES AND AND IT APPEARS THAT DODGE HAS BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE SINCE THE 2011 MODELS CAME OUT. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SO THE PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED. SINCE THIS HAS JUST OCCURRED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I HAVE NOT BEEN TO GET TO A DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT IT WOULD COST BUT THE ESTIMATES I HAVE SEEN OR OUTRAGEOUS. MANY PEOPLE HAVE INDICATED IT IS THE ACTUATOR DOOR, UPDATE TO FIRMWARE AND EVEN REPLACEMENT OF AN HVAC UNIT (?). THIS IS NOT A ONE-TIME ISSUE WITH ONE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM IS GROWING AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE AT A CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY HAVE NO INFO IF THERE IS A RECALL ON DODGE VANS REGARDING AIRBAG LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF, I SEARCHED FOR A RECALL ON THIS BUT ONLY FOUND IT ON OTHER DODGE VEHICLES. IT HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS NOW, ON OCCASION STAYS ON FOR A DAY OR TWO OR COMES ON AND OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND SOME DAYS DOES NOT COME ON AT ALL. IT COMES ON WHEN FIRST START VEHICLE OR WHILE IN MOTION.

ACCELERATOR STICKS WHEN FULL THROTTLE IS APPLIED. I TRADED A 2010 CHRYSLER LX VAN I HAD FOR 5 YEARS IN ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CHRYSLER ACCELERATOR WAS REPLACED TWICE, ONCE AT MY EXPENSE AND ONCE ON A RECALL AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. TODAY WAS THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE VAN I BOUGHT IN JANUARY 2016. FROM PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE I KNEW WHAT TO DO OR I COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I WAS ON A 4-LANE CITY STREET AND CHANGING LANES AT THE TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE EDGE OF MY SHOE UNDER THE ACCELERATOR AND PULL IT UP OFF THE FLOOR. IS THERE A RECALL ON THE DODGE AND IF NOT WHAT CAN I DO TO PREVENT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN? I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF ME AND MY FAMILY WHEN MY WIFE DRIVES THE VAN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND TOOK MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,320.