Dodge Grand Caravan Recalls
The Grand Caravan has been recalled 76 times. The 1996 model year has been involved in the most campaigns.
Recalls are free repairs, initiated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or Dodge itself, for a widespread safety problem. They might be a pain, but a recalled problem is better than an ignored one.
Latest Grand Caravan Recall News
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FCA says their transmission pumps “may not conform to specifications” and need to be recalled in the 2015-2016 Journey and Grand Caravan.
They thank the discovery of the problem to an examination of warranty data that caused an internal investigation of the six-speed automatic transmissions.
keep reading article "It's Time to Dump Your Dodge Transmission Pump"The 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country have been recalled because they have nuts on the third-row seatback that weren't torqued properly during assembly.
The loose bolts may not hold the seatback, even more so in a crash.
The nuts were not tightened properly when the vans were built between March 16, 2016, to March 17, 2016.
keep reading article "Small Recall for 3rd Row Seats in the Grand Caravan"Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) used expired primer to install the windshields in the 2015-2016 Chrysler Town and Country and 2014-2015 Dodge Grand Caravan.
And guess what? It's doing a terrible job stopping the windshields from falling out.
The automaker says lab results showed using urethane with a primer that expired in July 2015 always passed the tests. However, using urethane with a primer that expired in January 2015 failed 100 percent of the time.
Shocking.
keep reading article "Dodge Used Expired Primer to Hold Windshields in Place. It’s Not Working."Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) is recalling 112,000 vehicles with defective Continental airbags.
They opened an internal investigation in July 2015 to
find out why a 2009 Dodge Journey airbag deployed for no apparent reason. The automaker later found 13 potential inadvertent airbag deployments with airbags made by Continental Automotive Systems.
Recently, Continental announced they needed to recall 5 million airbags that were susceptible to corrosion. The airbags in question might not deploy in a crash, which really defeats the point.
FCA says they aren't sure when the recall will begin.
keep reading article "Grand Caravan and Journey Mentioned in Continental Airbag Lawsuit"Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) is recalling over 1,600 vans because their hoods keep flying up while on the road.
Listen, I enjoy a good game of peek-a-boo with my toddler, but peek-a-boo with the road? That's not a good time. According to FCA, the bolts that attach the hood striker are coming loose over time.
- The recall is expected to begin on 11/06/2015.
- The affected vans include the 2016 Chrysler Town and Country and 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan that were built between 08/19/2015 and 08/27/2015.
- Dealers will install new hood striker bolts.
Full details about the recall, and contact information for both Chrysler and Dodge, are available on CarComplaints.com.
keep reading article "Grand Caravan Hoods Keep Flying Up"