2016 Dodge Grand Caravan — Known Issues & Recalls

Vehicle only has 93,000 miles and has been well maintained. I was was working and the transmission pump failed. It kicked out of gear going 55mph down a road.

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal, and the vehicle stalled. The check engine warning light was illuminated.

The transmission failed- according to the NTSB there was a recall for 2016 Dodge Caravans for auto transmission pump failures. I was told my VIN # didn't match the recalled VIN numbers yet that's what failed on my vehicle costing about 4 thousand for repair work.

Driving down Hwy 95 South without warning my transmission went out going at about 65 MPH 5 hours from home.

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that on several occasions, while inserting the key into the ignition, the vehicle failed to start. Additionally, on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled.

The slider doors and back/trunk hatch have many electrical malfunctions. -Driver-side sliding door: After we press the button to open the door, the door often begins closing on our kids as soon as it has fully opened. When I press the button to open it again, it will start closing again immediately.

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after purchasing the vehicle.

We had an issue with an error message in the middle of driving that stopped the acceleration of the vehicle, this seems to be common, looking at forums online. The inspection request is acceptable. The message we receive is "Shift to P before changing gears".

The front door panel that sits between the front window and back sliding door flew off the vehicle while driving down the road. This happened on both the driver and passenger side at different times/days. The drivers side was fixed by the dealer (eide) under warranty prior to the passenger side flying off.

Your driver's side sliding door won't open manually, which means passengers in the back or middle seats would only have one way out in an emergency. The door stopped working about a week ago without any warning signs or accident involvement. Fixing this will likely require a mechanic to inspect and repair the door latch mechanism or slide track system.

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the front driver's side headrest stem fractured. The contact stated that the vehicle was not occupied when the failure occurred.

Your rear sliding doors have opened unexpectedly while your van was parked and idling or while driving at various speeds. When this happened, you had to pull over and manually close the door. Dodge confirmed your vehicle is not covered under any recall or extended warranty for this issue. The door latch mechanism may need adjustment or replacement to prevent unintended opening.

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that there was an unusually loud buzzing sound coming from the front driver's side door. The contact stated that the failure occurred while the key was in the ignition switch.

Your van has experienced multiple serious issues over time: both sliding doors' stow-and-go seats have malfunctioned repeatedly, your engine was replaced due to a manufacturing defect around 97,000 miles, and your transmission has shown signs of trouble including jerking shifts and stalling starting around 116,000 miles. Most critically, at 142,000 miles your transmission overheated, limited your speed to 45-50 mph with erratic RPM behavior, and required towing to a transmission shop for service. The owner believes the transmission has underlying defects that should have triggered a safety recall. Transmission repair or replacement may be necessary, along with evaluation of the stow-and-go seat mechanisms.

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the contact's husband smelled an abnormal burning odor coming from the front of the vehicle. Upon inspection, both the contact and her husband noticed that there was an oil leak.

My 2016 dodge grand caravan has all of a sudden lost power on half the fuse box making it so the key (fob) says iuyts A bad key a total of 3 times so far as well as this time will not turn over at all, also the last time I went to put fuel in it half the gas was on the ground due to a faulty gas line on the fuel neck. It also has a fluctuateing RPM at stop lights.

See Attached Documents: 1.) NHTSA- Questions Answered 2.) Service 2016 Dodge Grand caravan Note: The Dodge Dealership is not compliying with the mandated repairs. The diagnostic summary provided by [XXX] on December 17, 2025, significantly mischaracterizes my complaints and omits the relevant factory campaigns.

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that soon after purchasing the vehicle, it was discovered that the second-row passenger’s side seat belt failed to latch as needed. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle.

Transmission started shifting hard at 98K miles. It died at red lights on occasion. Took to shop and they replaced the transmission solenoid.

while driving the engine light came on within 10 minutes the car started jumping in place and then within 5 minutes completely would not go in any direction forward reverse or neutral and just revved the torque locked up the transmission quit completely did not even give me time to pull over and access the issue was 7 min from home when completely quit