2013 Dodge Grand Caravan problems
The 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan has 662 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (39%) concerns electrical system. Next are engine (11%) and seats (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 662 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 39% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 32 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 87,000 miles 360 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 | 54 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 14 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 43 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 39 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 73 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 40 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 40 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 27 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 11 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 11 |
| 200k+ miles | 8 |
What the data shows
Of the 360 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 87,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 90,000 miles (92 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 20 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 32 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 31 model years of the Dodge Grand Caravan with enough data (338 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.
I was at a stop sign on the corner of ferry and eighth in niles, mi getting ready to turn northbound; a truck was going southbound and it was blizzard and icy conditions out, he was going to fast and when I turned right, he hit me on the drivers side spun my vehicle around twice and ended up hitting both sides of the vehicle in the front of the van taking the whole front end off. Neither air bags went off and my granddaughter was also in the front passenger seat.
Tl* the contact owned a 2013 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the driver was driving at 45 MPH when the front passenger tire blew out causing her to drive up a dirt hill flying 20 feet in the air that landed the vehicle upside down. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The driver did receive medical attention that required her to be medevac to the hospital, where it was determined that she fractured her t12 bone located within her back.
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the rear driver’s side moving the vehicle approximately 5ft. The air bags failed to deploy. As a result, the contact and his son sustained soreness in the neck. Medical attention was required. A police report was filed. The vehicle was damaged and towed to a tow yard. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer nor the manufacturer was not notified of the failure.
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.