May 16, 2019Transmission & drivetrain
FOOT GAS PEDAL IS LOCKED IN ONE SPEED.AT ENGINE RPM OF 1200. RPM DROPS TO 500 WHEN STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL. I .HAD TO PULL OVER AND HAVE IT TOWED.. NO RESPONSE USING GAS PEDAL.
NHTSA ODI 11207977
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What 30 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Dodge Caravan
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
All (30)Crash / fire / injury (2)Electrical system (15)Airbags (2)Body & structure (2)Engine (2)Speed control (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)Fuel system (1)Lights (1)Visibility & wipers (1)
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Sep 17, 2017Transmission & drivetrain
WHILE IN MOTION THE TRANSMISSION GIVES A GRINDING NOISE. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DID A $1600 REPAIR, WHEN THE TRANS SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY, AND A $500 REPAIR, NOW IT IS DOING IT AGAIN.
NHTSA ODI 11023835
Working with the data? Download all 30 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 25, 2026
How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2013 Dodge Caravan verdict →