2009 Dodge Grand Caravan problems
The 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan has 801 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (42%) concerns electrical system. Next are air bags (17%) and brakes (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 801 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 42% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 76,000 miles 482 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 43 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 59 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 63 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 89 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 91 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 50 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 37 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 19 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 15 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 9 |
| 200k+ miles | 7 |
What the data shows
Of the 482 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 76,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 83,000 miles (153 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 20 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 13 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 85% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 31 model years of the Dodge Grand Caravan with enough data (397 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
2009 dodge caravan modified by the braun corporation to include a manual ramp for wheelchair passengers was traveling on a 2 lane icy bridge and was unable to stop for a 1997 chevy truck that had already slid out on the bridge and was left sitting across both lanes. The dodge caravan hit the vehicle head on with such force that the driver had the parts from an artificial hip come out. When looking at the vehicle the airbags didn't deploy but the front end is seriously damaged and the vehicle is a total loss.
I tried to avoid hitting a deer and when swerving I went off the road and hit a telephone pole at 55 miles an hour. My airbags didn't deploy and I am now out of work with herniated discs in my neck. I have 4 young children that don't understand that daddy cannot play with them! I will now forever be worried if I'm going to move wrong and be paralyzed! I'm scared and shouldn't be! This vehicles safety systems should have operated properly!
On multiple occasions while driving, the vehicle decelerated on its own, while also losing all ability to steer or brake. All power control to steering, braking and maneuvering was lost, although the engine did not appear to shut off. The first incident caused my wife to end up in a ditch with the children in the car. Chrysler and their dealerships will not say this is related to the NHTSA campaign # 14v373000/ chrysler l25 recall because the engine did not appear to shut off.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the engine stalled without warning while driving at 45 MPH. The contact was able to restart the engine; however, the contact was unable to shift the gear into drive. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact mentioned that NHTSA campaign number 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system) was received. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.