10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
67,263 miles

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2009 Dodge Grand Caravan miscellaneous problems

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2009 Dodge Grand Caravan Owner Comments (Page 1 of 2)

problem #27

May 232024

Grand Caravan

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I had a flat tire (drivers front). I Parked on a level parking lot. I put bricks behind other tires to prevent movement. Next I loosened lug nuts, I then removed the spare and original equipment jack. I began jacking the car up with the jack in the area indicated for jacking by the instructions. The tire was off the ground. I was beginning to spin off the lug nuts when the car dropped with a brrrrrt sound. The main screw in the scissors jack pulled through the threaded nut on the end. The jack was still upright but the screw threads failed. No one was hurt but the potential is high for the jack to fail suddenly and without warning. Note the van was not occupied or in any way loaded. The second picture attempts to show the screw threads deformed after pulling through the nut.

- Sugar Grove, PA, USA

problem #26

Mar 082023

Grand Caravan

  • miles
Key stuck in the ignition does not turn properly

- Lexington, SC, USA

problem #25

Sep 112019

Grand Caravan

  • 107,000 miles
My vehicle was put in park and about 10 minutes later it jolted backwards and hit a retaining wall in the driveway.

- Norton, OH, USA

problem #24

Aug 312019

Grand Caravan

  • 142,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My van stalls when decelerating from highway speed to off ramp yield. I have taken to mechanics and dealer and spent too much money on not getting the problem fixed. I did some researched and noticed on the forums that this is an existing problem that has not resulting in a vehicle recall. The problem looks like it has to do with the tipm fuel relay. My van only has 142,000 miles on it, this is obviously a safety issue and should be handled by the auto maker, not having customers spend needless money on dealer recommended fixes that do not fix the problem. I just spent over 700 to have dealer recommended repairs of throttle body service and tune up and this did not resolve the issue. Why is it that as a consumer I need to do my own diagnosis when problem happened just this past weekend after dealer recommended solutions did not fix the problem! now my son is leaving in 3 days for school with the vehicle and I need to find a repair shop to try to fix the problem instead of you as the car company taking responsibility for a known issue.

- Reading, MA, USA

problem #23

Feb 142018

Grand Caravan

  • miles
I bought the van used and the drivers side passenger door will not close on its own I have to force it shut or leave the automatic button off and there are time it sticks as I am trying to open it I have small children in this vehicle at all times.

- Silvis, IL, USA

problem #22

Mar 222019

Grand Caravan

  • 150,000 miles
Sliding door will not close at times without having to force it to close. Not sure if the senor has been affected, there is nothing by the door when this happens

- Columbus, GA, USA

problem #21

Feb 222019

Grand Caravan

  • 93,079 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Dmv inspection 2/22/2019 10V-235 K14 safety power sliding door (10/2018) 14V-373 R03 safety wireless ignition node module (2/2019)

- Washington, DC, USA

problem #20

Oct 222018

Grand Caravan

  • miles
The air flow doesn't work properly. No matter what button I push the air flow is stuck on the face and the air on the driver's side blows out hot and the air on the passenger's side blows out cold. Because of this, the defroster doesn't work. This is a safety issue impairing visibility and "very" dangerous during bad weather.

- Freeland, PA, USA

problem #19

Jul 152018

Grand Caravan

  • 60,000 miles
Water leaks from the ac under the passenger dash. Other recalls site the ac drain and possible effect on a airbag sensor. My car has the same problem but appears to have no recall. Is there a recall and if not why? this leak happens whenever the ac is run for more than a few minutes. The dealer once cleaned the drain but said there was no recal. The problem has now returned.

- Hamilton, NJ, USA

problem #18

Jan 182018

Grand Caravan

  • 90,000 miles
It said that my Grand Caravan did not have an open recall for the key & ignition cylinder, and the vehicle keeps telling us that I have a bad key and the vehicle wont start at times can you check into this

- Valrico, FL, USA

problem #17

Apr 072017

Grand Caravan

  • 136,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Transmission gave out while driving gears wit shift lost emissions.

- Dillwyn, VA, USA

problem #16

Oct 212016

Grand Caravan

  • miles
I had been laughing with the people of this school bus company which is close by to me named lorinda bus or logan bus co Inc there at 100 St and atlantic av there about how they extended their parking lot upward there onto an old lirr track there that has not been used and is all rusty with broken cement and like other broken and old things there and they extended the parking lot for their buses there at 100 St and atlantic av there upward to like the top of this lirr track there which I found to be an odd location. I mean some questions were in my mind like could the 14 buses or 18 buses that they put up there on the old lirr track there stay up there with all of the huge buses parked up there on the track there. No, the lirr track there is not used anymore there beginning South from like 99 St and Liberty avenue there and the old lirr track is maintained by nyc dcas or the mayor's office there. Lots of rusty and old and falling apart things there on that railroad track there of the lirr there. But with the old lirr track there at atlantic av and 100 St should they use that area up there, as I saw on a google map there to park 14-18 of their buses. Yes, the google map showed them extending their parking lot to the top of the lirr tracks there and they could park more buses as shown on the google map there. Do you think it is safe of lorinda or logan there to put like those buses parked up there all 14-18 of them up there on the old lirr track up there to be parked or no? the old lirr tracks are really falling apart, talking about the rust and all of that. Use google street view and you can see the rust in some parts of those bridges there.

- Howard Beach, NY, USA

problem #15

Aug 012016

Grand Caravan

  • 149,000 miles
Instrumental panel dash lights come on and stay on while driving. Do not know how fast we are going or how much gas. All lights including ABS as well. Several other families in my area have same van with same problem. Wipers also come on when they are off. The chrylser Town & Country has had instrumental panel problems that were part of a recall as well

- Raleigh, NC, USA

problem #14

Jul 082016

Grand Caravan

  • 81,000 miles
K31 notification. While driving on the interstate to visit family out of state, my ac blower motor stopped working and my floor on the front passenger and driver areas became very saturated. I brought my vehicle to an auto repair shop and they stated that the ac drain tube should be part of the K31 recall notification due to my vehicle being a 2009 Grand Caravan. The drain tube was rubber and the replacement part is supposed to be hard plastic. I contacted Chrysler customer assistance and they stated that they would not do anything because the van was manufactured 2 months after the notification cut off. I stated that a mechanic verified that on www.alldatapro.com and the part was incorrect on my van.. due to the drain tube getting clogged, it caused not only the cabin floors to become saturated but also the blower motor to become inoperable and needing replacement. Chrysler customer assistance then stated that I would have to take my van to a certified dealership (at my own cost) and have the part verified. The Chrysler dealer I contacted told me it will cost $125 for them to simply verify that the part was incorrect. So not only did I pay the auto repair shop $37 but also have accrued at least $125 more and there is no guarantee that anything will be repaired. I feel that a mistake during manufacturing and 2 months should bar my van from the K31 notification repair.

- Onamia, MN, USA

problem #13

Jun 292016

Grand Caravan

  • miles
We received a safety recall notice reguarding the wireless ignition node on our vehicle. As the notice instructed I called the dealership upon receiving the notice. The service department told us they would let us know when they got the part to replace it. It has now been over a year and the dealership still does not have the part they need to fix the problem. They say they are waiting for the car manufacturer to send the part.

- Northglenn, CO, USA

problem #12

Apr 282016

Grand Caravan

  • 190,000 miles
The driver door intermittently locks and will not unlock with the key. My wife has to climb out the passenger door as she cannot open the locked door by pulling the door handle which with a great deal of strength is the only way to open the dfrivers door.

- Tecumseh, MI, USA

problem #11

May 152015

Grand Caravan

  • miles
Manufacturer recall number: R03 the dealer in Hawaii has not secured the replacement part for 6 months and we are still waiting for replacement

- Schofield Barracks, HI, USA

problem #10

Jan 142016

Grand Caravan

  • 107,000 miles
Re: RO3/nhsta 14V-373 wireless ignition module I have been trying to schedule a replacement of the ingition model for monthws since the first recall notice was mailed. Recently I received a second and called the dealer who informed me that Fiat Chrysler is only trickeling parts to them and suggested I call fca directly. I did that and learned that the consumer reps have no idea when parts will be available. My dealer is foster doge in middlebury, Vermont.

- Bristol, VT, USA

problem #9

Dec 082015

Grand Caravan

  • 80,000 miles
Takata recall on tue, Dec 8, I took my van in to correct the recall regarding the wireless ignition node module. Billion of sioux falls sd would not fix it free of charge because they said they would have had to remove my remote start. They stated they could/would not reinstall it or replace it at their expense. The recall on my van was not completed.

- Sioux Falls, SD, USA

problem #8

Jun 262015

Grand Caravan

  • 76,000 miles
I purchased this used handicapped equipped Dodge back on June 26, 2015. The spare key didn't work, so I went to larry miller Dodge in peoria, AZ to see if I could get it fixed. They said there was a recall on the van, and it would be foolish to purchase another key, as the recall would necessitate replacement of both keys anyway. I have called them twice since that time and am still waiting for them to call me back to schedule the recall work. In the meantime I don't have a spare key, so I'm unable to leave the van running without it. My wife is a paraplegic and sometimes has to sit in the van while I run into the store to pick up something. When it's more than 100 degrees outside she gets extremely hot because the air conditioning isn't running. The spare key would allow me to leave the van running and lock it up until I can get back to the van. The last time I spoke with the dealer, they told me they would put a "priority" on the recall service, but that was more than a month ago, and I still haven't heard anything from them. This is really getting frustrating.

- Sun City, AZ, USA

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