2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE TAKING OFF AFTER, STOPPING AT A DRIVE THRU RESTAURANT. THE CONTACT WOULD TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

MY DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. IT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH SEVERAL OF THESE VANS WHEN I LOOKED UP A CORRECTION TO IT. IT SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION AND WONT OPEN MANUALLY OR WITH THE FOB. MY 11 MONTH OLD WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE TO CLIMB THROUGH THE CAR TO GET TO HIM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 19 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE RPMS RAPIDLY INCREASED FROM 2 TO 6 RPMS INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR AND RETURNED TO THE DRIVE POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. ROSEVILLE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (2805 LONGLAKE ROAD, ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA 55113, (651) 383-1433) DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR IS PERMANENTLY LOCKED SHUT. EITHER FAULT ACTUATOR OR LOCKING MECHANISM. WILL NOT OPEN MANUALLY NOR WITH KEY FOB. PRESENTS DANGER ENTERING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE WITH KIDS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. MANY CONSUMERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES PER GOOGLE SEARCH OF SAME PROBLEM. APPEARS TO HAPPEN FREQUENTLY WHEN VEHICLES ARE JUST PAST MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. CAR WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT AND COULDN'T OPEN TO GET CHILD OUT. HAD TO CLIMB IN THROUGH THE BACK. I WILL BE FORCED TO HAVE DEALERSHIP FIX/REPLACE AS CAR IS TOO NEW FOR SECONDARY MARKET PART REPLACEMENT OR MECHANICS, AT A COST OF OVER $1100.

WITHOUT WARNING, THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR LOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN. THE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK ELECTRICALLY OR MANUALLY. IF THERE HAD BEEN AN ACCIDENT THE PASSENGERS COULD POTENTIALLY BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VAN WAS NOT MOVING WHEN THE DOOR FAILED. IT COST $1250 TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE MECHANISMS.

DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK OR OPEN IN ANY WAY. IT CANNOT BE UNLOCKED WITH KEYFOB, ELECTRICAL UNLOCK BUTTON, OR MANUALLY PUSHING THE LOCK. THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED BY PULLING ON THE HANDLE (INSIDE OR OUTSIDE), PUSHING ON THE DOOR OPEN BUTTON NEXT TO INTERIOR HANDLE, OR PUSHING THE DOOR OPEN BUTTON ON CEILING CONTROL PANEL. DOOR IS ENTIRELY UNUSABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT OR INTERACTION TAKING PLACE. THE DOOR WORKED THE EVENING BEFORE, THEN DID NOT WORK IN THE MORNING.

WHEN I GOT HOME FROM WORK ON 09.30.18 AND PARKED WE NOTICED OIL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VAN. WHEN WE TOOK THE VAN TO OUR MECHANIC, BECAUSE IT WAS OVER 36,000 MILES, 36,208 MILES TO BE EXACT, HE DISCOVERED A CRACKED OIL FILTER HOUSING. HE LET US KNOW THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM HE HAD REPAIRED ON SEVERAL OTHER VANS JUST LIKE OURS. WHEN HE CALLED A DEALERSHIP TO GET A REPLACEMENT PART HE WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS BACK-ORDERED BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WAS OUT OF STOCK. THEY HAD ALSO HAD TO REPLACE MULTIPLE OIL FILTER HOUSINGS AND COULDN'T KEEP THE PART IN STOCK. OUR MECHANIC CALLED ALL OVER WASHINGTON STATE AND GOT THE SAME ANSWER FROM EVERY DEALERSHIP. HE FINALLY WENT ONLINE AND FOUND A REPLACEMENT PART. MY VAN WENT INTO THE SHOP ON 10.01.18 AND IS STILL THERE. THE PART WON'T BE DELIVERED UNTIL 10.09.18 SO I WILL HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR OVER A WEEK. PLEASE START A CAMPAIGN/RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. OUR MECHANIC ALSO SAID THAT UNFORTUNATELY THE REPLACEMENT PART IS EXACTLY THE SAME PART AS WHAT IS ALREADY ON THE VEHICLE, A PLASTIC PLASTIC HOUSING, AND THAT WHEN HE REPLACES IT THERE IS A CHANCE THAT IT WILL CRACK AGAIN. WE NEED A REPLACEMENT FOR THIS PART THAT WILL NOT CRACK AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THIS IS A DIFFICULT PART TO REPLACE AS IT REQUIRE REMOVING THE MANIFOLD TO GET TO IT, CONSEQUENTLY IT WILL COST ME OVER $600.00 TO GET IT FIXED!!

DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS STUCK IN THE CLOSED AND LOCKED POSITION. WILL NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR BY POWER UNLOCK SWITCH. NO CAUSE OR SYMPTOMS OBSERVED BEFORE THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO MISTREATMENT OF THE DOOR. WE ALWAYS USE THE AUTOMATIC POWER CLOSURE AND LATCHING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. PASSENGERS CAN BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE VAN IN AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FENDER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KAMA'AINA MOTORS (400 E KAWILLI ST, HILO, HI 96720, 888-808-5270), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WENT TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. *DT*JB

I PUT THE VAN IN PARK. GOT OUT TO WALK AROUND AND GET A CAR SEAT & THE VAN STARTED MOVING IN REVERSE (BACK UP CAMERA WAS NOT ON) SO I KNOW I PUT IT IN PARK. THE VAN HIT ANOTHER CAR BESIDE ME AND IF I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IT IN TIME IT WOULD'VE HIT MY APARTMENT COMPLEX BECAUSE IT WAS MOVING FAST ENOUGH TO GO OVER THE CURB BY ITSELF! I WATCH MULTIPLE KIDS ON A DAILY BASIS INCLUDING MY OWN AND THIS IS NOT SAFE! THIS SITUATION COULD'VE ENDED WAY WORSE!