2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RICK HENDRICK JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM FIAT (8333 RIVERS AVE, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29406, (843) 639-5475) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE PRICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,633.

THE LOCK ON THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS MALFUNCTIONING AND MAKES AN AWFUL NOISE EVERY TIME IT LOCKS OR UNLOCKS. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T LOCK AT ALL OR WON'T UNLOCK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF GOD FORBID THE CAR IS SUBMERGED (STUCK LOCKED) OR IF A CHILD OPENS THE DOOR WHILE MOVING (STUCK UNLOCKED). THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVANS IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET.

DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THERE WAS A LURCH IN THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE CAR CAME TO A HALT ON THE HIGHWAY. THANKFULLY WE HAD TIME TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER BEFORE IT STOPPED COMPLETELY. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER, WHERE WE FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP FAILED. THIS FAILURE, NOT ONLY STOPPED THE CAR COMPLETELY, BUT HAS A REPAIR TICKET OF $5,400. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR FCA, BUT THE PUMP FAILURE ONLY COVERS A LIMITED NUMBER OF VEHICLES. THIS PUMP FAILURE MAY BE EFFECTING MORE VEHICLES THAN INITIALLY THOUGHT.

AT 17,000 PASSENGER REAR SLIDING DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM ACTUATOR FAILED. DOOR SUDDENLY STARTED MAKING A BUZZING NOISE WHEN ACTIVATED BY KEY FOB OR FRONT CONTROL SWITCHES. PAID DEALERSHIP OVER $1,100 TO REPLACE A $17 DOLLAR PART. NOW, AT 26,000 DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM HAS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. DOOR IS LOCKED SHUT AND WILL NOT OPEN OR OPERATE. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AS PASSENGERS MAY BECOME TRAPPED IN VEHICLE IF OPPOSING DOOR HAPPENED TO BE BLOCKED. INTERNET BLOGS SPECIFICALLY SPEAK OF THIS CONDITION AS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. A RECALL SHOULD BE ENFORCED TO REPLACE FAULTY LOCK ACTUATOR MECHANISM, THUS REDUCING DANGER PRIOR TO NEEDLESS HARM OR DEATH.

DRIVER SIDE STRUT FAILED. THE STRUT MAKES A TERRIBLE SQUEAKING SOUND AS YOU DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID "YEP THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT". BOTH FRONT STRUTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WHY ISN'T THIS A WARRANTY OR RECALL ISSUE?

DRIVER SIDE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WILL NOT WORK. THE LOCK ACTUATOR FAILS AND DOES NOT ENGAGE THE LOCK. THIS OCCURS AT 15 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE DOOR IS SUPPOSED TO AUTO LOCK.

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.

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.

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.