2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

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.

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. 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

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.

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.

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 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.