2019 Dodge Grand Caravan problems
The 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan has 322 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (18%) concerns electrical system. Next are drivetrain & axles (15%) and engine (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 322 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 21 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 88 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 | 19 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 23 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 9 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 88 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 50,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 49,000 miles (15 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 21 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2019 ranks 18th most-complained-about out of 31 model years of the Dodge Grand Caravan with enough data (255 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.
The contact leased a rental 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while the vehicle was turned on and the gear shifter was shifted in park (P), she exited the vehicle while her three children remained inside the vehicle. The contact stated that her son went into the driver's seat and moved the gear shifter. The vehicle then rolled away and came to a complete stop in a ditch. The air bags were not deployed upon impact.
While traveling around 30MPH, brakes were applied in a "panic stop" fashion - fast hard depression. The road was straight, clean and dry. Visibility was excellent and the view was clear for about a half mile. When the brakes were applied it felt as though the ABS system interfered with braking, causing no actual force to be applied to the brakes. No deceleration was felt by the driver, or any of the other two passengers.
I was involved on a accident on july 6, 2020 as I was crossing the interstation I was struck by another minivan on the driver side near frontal area. The impact of the accident had totaled my van as well as the other van. But my airbags near deployed I hit my head on the side of the door, I hurt my neck and my back pretty bad. I have a knot on my pelvis bone that hurt very bad, I have bruising on my legs as well as the knot that's on my pelvis bone.
7/21/2020 - driving through a left turn on a main road and lost all electric- steering, brakes, dashboard. Coasted to the left turn lane. Applied pressure to brakes, but was still rolling. Had to throw it into park to stop an accident from happening. Turned van off and restarted van. Drove to the gas station across the street and had it towed. I had five children in my van, this major safety malfunction could have killed all of us.
Drivers seat belt buckle no longer buckles. It's broken and you can't use the seat belt. It locked and the safety feature thinks you are wearing it. Dodge said it's not covered under warranty or extended warranty purchased. $500 to replace seat belt buckle, drivers seat. Not safe to drive. Back heater blower turns on and off by itself.