2016 DODGE CARAVAN Problems & Recalls

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 FO...

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

Mileage: 64,000

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...

LOSE ALL POWER FOR REVERSE, PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND SHIFT INTO BUT NO POWER WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED.

Mileage: 78,846

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 FRO...

Mileage: 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 B...

Mileage: 34,000

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 MONE...

Mileage: 70,000

DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK , WANT OPEN.

Mileage: 77,900

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.

Mileage: 57,578

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.

Mileage: 57,578

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 W...

Mileage: 62,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER DOOR IS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY.

Mileage: 38,200

DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WONT UNLOCK AND WONT OPEN. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *DT CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*JB

Mileage: 65,000

DRIVERS SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR REMAINS LOCKED AND CANNOT BE OPENED MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY.

Mileage: 63,073

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 THA...

Mileage: 67,000

TURN THE KEY OFF AND ENGINE DOESN'T SHUT OFF. NEEDED TO REMOVE FUEL PUMP FUSE TO STOP ENGINE

Mileage: 35,987

TURN THE KEY OFF AND ENGINE DOESN'T SHUT OFF. NEEDED TO REMOVE FUEL PUMP FUSE TO STOP ENGINE

Mileage: 35,987

TAKATA RECALL DODGE CARAVAN SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR WHEN PARKED THE SLIDING DOORS CAN GET STUCK CLOSED OR OPEN ONCE THEY ARE STUCK IF STUCK OPEN THAT DOOR WONT LOCK, AND IF STUCK CLOSED YOU CAN NOT OPEN THE DOOR AND CAN NOT UNLOCK. I CURRENTLY HAVE BOTH ISSUES.

Mileage: 66,772

"TAKATA RECALL" SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE WON'T UNLOCK OR OPEN (NOT AUTOMATIC OPEN DOOR, MANUALLY OPEN) TRIED USING THE DOOR UNLOCK PAD THE KEY FOB AND THE LOCK IN THE DOOR AND IT STILL DOESN'T UNLOCK OR OPEN. MY 1 YEAR OLD SITS ON THAT SIDE AND I AM WORRIED THIS IS A VERY HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. IF I...

Mileage: 32,600

BACK SIDE DOOR IS LOCKED AND CANNOT BE OPENED OR UNLOCKED NEITHER MANUALLY OR WITH FOB OR INTERIOR BUTTON, DOOR IS JAMMED SHUT

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE CARAVAN. AFTER THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, HE BEGAN TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AS IT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, PUSHED IT BACK INTO THE PARKING SPOT, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, PLACED THE GEAR IN PARK, AND TURNED OF...

Mileage: 104,749

THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DONOR'S LOCK WAS STUCK. THE DOOR WOULDN'T OFTEN WITH THE KEY FOB OR MANUALLY UNLOCKING. I PRESSED THE FOB SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. I TRIED MANUALLY UNLOCKING THE DOOR AGAIN AND IT FINALLY UNLOCKED. MY TWO AND THREE YEAR WERE IN THE CAR AND I COULDN'T GET THEM ...

Mileage: 33,000

I OWN A 2016 DODGE CARAVAN AND THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCK IS STUCK BETWEEN THE LOCK AND UNLOCK MAKING THE DOOR UNABLE TO BE OPENED. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THE DOOR LOCK OR LACK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST $900 (AND DUE TO MILEAGE WAS NOT COVERED...

Mileage: 47,000

PASSENGER SIDE BACK SLIDING DOOR, THE LOCK IS STUCK. UNABLE TO UNLOCK EITHER MANUALLY OR WITH POWER LOCKS. *DT *DT *TR *DT CONSUMER STATED VAN WAS NOT REPAIRED AND NO LONGER HAS THE VAN.*JB

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COURTESY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM TAMPA (9207 EAST ADAMO DRIVE, TAMPA,...

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AND WAS STUCK ON LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DOOR WAS JAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MA...

Mileage: 67,297

TRANSITION SHIFTS HARD.

Mileage: 1

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 CHRYSL...

Mileage: 85,000

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...

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE FAILURE WENT AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DODGE OF BURNSVILLE (12101 HW...

Mileage: 10,350

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE FAILURE WENT AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DODGE OF BURNSVILLE (12101 HW...

Mileage: 10,350

PASSENGER REAR SLIDING DOOR IS STUCK IN THE UNLOCK POSITION. THE DOOR LOCK CAN NOT BE MOVED ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY.

Mileage: 48,000

THE SLIDING DOORS LATCHES NEED TO BE REPLACED 2 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THEM THAT THEY SEEM A LOT OF THESE WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THEM

Mileage: 35,000

THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK, CAUSING CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IF IN AN ACCIDENT. THE LOCK WILL NOT MOVE EITHER MANUALLY OR ELECTRICALLY/KEY FOB. IT WORKED JUST FINE AND SUDDENLY STOPPED. I WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY AND USED IT AS NORMAL AND DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES AND STOPPED ...

TRANSMISSION FLUID PUMP FAILED, RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF SLIPPAGE, THEN BECAME INOPERABLE AFTER BEING PARKED. THIS IS MY FOURTH DODGE CARAVAN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. FAILURES OF THE TRANSMISSION PUMP ALL HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING AT AROUND 55,000 - 80,000 MILES....

Mileage: 78,600

TRANSMISSION FLUID PUMP FAILED, RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF SLIPPAGE, THEN BECAME INOPERABLE AFTER BEING PARKED. THIS IS MY FOURTH DODGE CARAVAN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. FAILURES OF THE TRANSMISSION PUMP ALL HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING AT AROUND 55,000 - 80,000 MILES....

Mileage: 78,600

WE BOUGHT A 2016 DODGE CARAVAN AND HAD A "REMOTE" START INSTALLED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. THE VAN WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN THE REMOTE START WAS USED, SOMETIMES. WHEN IT SHUT OFF IN NEUTRAL, BEFORE I COULD EVEN MAKE IT INTO THE VAN, THE ELECTRICAL ACTED LIKE IT WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE BATTERY, (THE CLOC...

Mileage: 24,503

WE BOUGHT A 2016 DODGE CARAVAN AND HAD A "REMOTE" START INSTALLED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. THE VAN WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN THE REMOTE START WAS USED, SOMETIMES. WHEN IT SHUT OFF IN NEUTRAL, BEFORE I COULD EVEN MAKE IT INTO THE VAN, THE ELECTRICAL ACTED LIKE IT WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE BATTERY, (THE CLOC...

Mileage: 24,503

WE BOUGHT A 2016 DODGE CARAVAN AND HAD A "REMOTE" START INSTALLED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. THE VAN WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN THE REMOTE START WAS USED, SOMETIMES. WHEN IT SHUT OFF IN NEUTRAL, BEFORE I COULD EVEN MAKE IT INTO THE VAN, THE ELECTRICAL ACTED LIKE IT WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE BATTERY, (THE CLOC...

Mileage: 24,503

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE CARAVAN EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA AVID S33 TIRES, SIZE: 225/65R17. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRE THREADS BEGAN TO SEPARATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ...

Mileage: 28,100

VEHICLE CONVERTED BY ELDORADO NATIONAL SALINA KANSAS. I HAVE A FLEET OF 530 MINIVANS CONVERTED NOW CALLED AMERIVAN. WE HAVE HAD FUEL LEAK COMPLAINTS THAT GENERATED NHTSA RECALL 16V222. THE VEHICLE ON THIS COMPLAINT BLEW A FUEL LINE OFF THE VEHICLE ABOVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. REPAIRS OUTLINED IN 1...

Mileage: 15,000

2016 DODGE CARAVAN ONLY 14000, MILE. DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. HOOD LATCH BOLTS ( ONLY TWO ) CAME FULLY OUT ,ALLOWING THE HOOD TO OPEN , SMASHING INTO THE WIND SHIELD , MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE AHEAD DUE TO THE HOOD BLOCKING THE VIEW.

Mileage: 14,000