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2013 Dodge Grand Caravan electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 256 complaints for the 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, 39% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
256 39% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
90,000 miles 92 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 3
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 90,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 11 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 14 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 10 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 11 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 10 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 11 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 11 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 4 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 90,000 miles
Based on 92 complaints that include mileage. 33% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles11
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles14
60k to 80k miles10
80k to 100k miles11
100k to 120k miles10
120k to 140k miles11
140k to 160k miles11
160k to 180k miles4
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 92 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the rear window switch overheated and started to smoke. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where the rear window switch was removed. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system); however, the parts needed were unavailable to perform the repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 19,000.

Reported at 19,000 miles, June 2014 Fire

The vehicle has been regularly maintained. There's a huge electrical issue, has been ever sense I've owned it. The transmission is going on it, and I'm just over 100k miles.

Reported at 77,000 miles, January 2018

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