2011 Dodge Grand Caravan problems
The 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan has 821 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (40%) concerns electrical system. Next are fuel system (17%) and engine (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 821 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 40% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 22
- Injuries and deaths
- 21 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 81,000 miles 608 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 | 45 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 45 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 78 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 122 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 133 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 79 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 39 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 24 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 21 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 12 |
| 200k+ miles | 10 |
What the data shows
Of the 608 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 81,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 84,000 miles (220 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 22 complaints mention a fire; 21 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2011 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 31 model years of the Dodge Grand Caravan with enough data (413 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the driver lost consciousness due to a medical issue. The vehicle veered off the roadway and crashed into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy with the impact. The driver sustained bruises to the body from the seat belt webbing. The front seat passenger was killed on impact. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a collision center.
Fuel pump wouldn't disengage causing me to keep taking out fuse which burned my thumbs. Won't start at all now. Shut off two times while driving on street almost causing accidents both times
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The specifics of the failure were not available. The failure mileage was 93,400. Updated 03/17/15 updated 6/18/2015
Tipm failing. We began having issues with what was thought to be fuel pump and have had the car in the shop to replace the fuel pump without resolution. I was recently driving and had the car shut off on a 55MPH zone of a highway with 3 kids plus myself and husband in the car for 45 minutes blocking a lane of traffic while waiting to be towed. We have had the car strand us in various locations 5 times since we bought the car 08/17.