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NHTSA recalls, safety ratings, and consumer complaints for the 2016 Dodge Caravan.
NHTSA has not published 5-star crash-test ratings for the 2016 Dodge Caravan. New vehicles are often added to the NCAP rating program after initial release; check nhtsa.gov/ratings for the latest status.
No recalls found for the 2016 Dodge Caravan.
IN TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE LOCK ACTUATORS WHAT BAD ON BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS FOR THE PASSENGERS SIDE AND DRIVERS SIDE. THIS IS A COSTLY PROBLEM TO HAVE AND UNCALLED FOR ON A RELIABLE FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. I HAVE THE UNDERSTANDING BY TALKING TO THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR DODGE MINIVANS. THIS A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR OWNERS DUE TO THE FACT THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET YOUR LOVE ONES OUT ON TIME. AT THE TIME OF THE ACTUATORS GOING BAD THE PASSENGERS HAD TO GET OUT THROUGH THE OTHER DOOR OR THROUGH THE FRONT EXIT. THIS IS INDEED COSTLY PROBLEM.
THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. IT APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE LOCKING MECHANISM. ONE DAY WE PARKED AND LOCKED THE CAR TO GET ICE CREAM AND WHEN WE CAME BACK THE DOOR WOULDN'T UNLOCK. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO MILFORD AUTO GROUP JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (1470 BOSTON POST RD, MILFORD, CT 06460, 203-878-2471) AND RECEIVED A QUOTE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE PARTS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
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LOSE ALL POWER FOR REVERSE, PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND SHIFT INTO BUT NO POWER WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE IN PARK, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO ENGAGE INTO DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND JERKED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SAN ANTONIO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (11910 I-35 FRONTAGE RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78233, (210) 239-1808) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
LOCKS FAIL TO DISENGAGE AND DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY. MY CHILD HAD TO CLIMB OUT THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VAN. THIS POSES A DANGER DURING AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE ADVISE DODGE TO RECALL LOCK ACTUATORS ON CARAVAN MODELS. I RESEARCHED AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PREVALENT COMPLAINT AMONG MANY DODGER OWNERS.
WE HAVE A 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THAT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC TO NEED A REAR AC EVAPORATOR INSTALLED AT A COST OF OVER $1000.00. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS WE WERE TOLD IT IS A KNOWN MOPAR PROBLEM. AS THE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD FOR A FAMILY OF FIVE, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO FIND THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS VAN WAS PURCHASED TO ACCOMMODATE OUR 17 YEAR OLD SON WITH DUCHENNES MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY. HE CANNOT RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE WITH THE AMOUNT OF HEAT SUMMER BRINGS. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO...
DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK , WANT OPEN.
BOUGHT THE CAR USED A YEAR AGO. IT HAS 57,578 MILES ON SPEEDOMETER. DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCKED SHUT, WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE, OUTSIDE OR REMOTELY. JUST DROVE IN DRIVEWAY AND PARKED AND IT WILL NOT OPEN. FIVE MINUTES BEFORE IT OPENED AND CLOSED FINE AS WE HAD BEEN SHOPPING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND SHUT OFF. ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING, WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO GUIDE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO BETTENHAUSEN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (8355 W 159TH ST, TINLEY PARK, IL 60477, (708) 532-2665). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP FRACTURED AND DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION. THE PUMP WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER DOOR IS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY.
DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WONT UNLOCK AND WONT OPEN. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *DT CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*JB
DRIVERS SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR REMAINS LOCKED AND CANNOT BE OPENED MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR'S BUZZING ACTUATOR WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SISK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (270-885-9900, LOCATED AT FORT CAMPBELL BLVD, HOPKINSVILLE, KY 42240) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE DEALER REBUILT THE ENTIRE DOOR AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BUZZING ACTUATOR ALSO FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000.
TURN THE KEY OFF AND ENGINE DOESN'T SHUT OFF. NEEDED TO REMOVE FUEL PUMP FUSE TO STOP ENGINE
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