What 1,153 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, WHEN SHE STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING INSIDE OF THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED SERVICE VEHICLE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THE FUSE BOX WAS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL DEALER LIVONIA CHRYSLER JEEP LOCATED AT 30777 PLYMOUTH RD, LIVONIA, MI 48150, (734) 525-5000 AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,727. *LN *JS

NHTSA ODI 11355138

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RIDE ROUGHLY AND THE ENGINE HESITATED. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS INSPECTING UNDER THE HOOD, A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A WIRE HARNESS HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO STEVE WHITE DODGE(3470 HWY 70 SE, NEWTON, NC) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS, BATTERY, AND ALTERNATOR WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A REPRESENTATIVE WAS SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

NHTSA ODI 11195345

WHILE REVERSING TO HOOK BOAT TRAILER UP TO VEHICLE, VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IN REVERS. HITTING THE BRAKES DID NOT HELP. THE VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO THE TRAILER WITH BOAT SITTING ON IT AND PUSHED INTO A TREE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. FURTHERMORE, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER'S 5 TIMES FOR HEADLINER ISSUES WHICH INCLUDED INTERIOR LIGHTS NOT WORKING, REAR AC VENTS NOT WORKING, PINCHED WIRES IN THE WIRING HARNESS AND AIRBAG LIGHTS ON.

NHTSA ODI 11010515

THE 2016 DURANGO RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE REPEATEDLY, INCREASINGLY BUT INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT, CHANGED GEAR, REVVED AND INDICATED ON THE SCREEN THAT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH "KEY FOB NOT IN VEHICLE AND "TIRES PRESSURE". AT FIRST THEIR WERE THREE VERY BRIEF INCIDENTS LASTING LESS THAN THREE SECONDS OVER A WEEK, OCCURRING AT IDLE AND WHEN ACCELERATING. LATER THE OCCURRENCES LASTED SOMETIMES OVER 20 SECONDS EACH AND HAPPENED SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES PER HOUR, INCREASINGLY WORSE. WHILE THERE WAS CLEARLY AN ISSUE WITH THE SHIFTER, THERE APPEARED TO BE ADDITIONAL OR RELATED ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRONIC BRAIN. RESETTING THE OPTIONS, LIKE SHUTTING OFF THE HILL CLIMB OPTION WHICH IT WAS SET ON BEFORE WE RENTED IT SEEMED TO HELP AT FIRST BUT DID NOT. THIS WAS DANGEROUS AND DISTURBING. FINALLY, THE CAR LURCHED OUT OF PARK AND HIT A WALL ON ITS OWN FROM A FEW FEET AWAY. I HAVE PHOTOS AND WILL GIVE MORE INFORMATION. THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS TIMES, AND SEEMINGLY MORE IN THE RAIN AND FOG, THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY. THEY OCCURRED ONCE WHEN LEAVING A STOPLIGHT AT A LOW SPEED TURNING LEFT, ON THE FREEWAY, ON STREETS AROUND 30/35 MPH AND AT IDLE AT FULL STOP. MOST OCCURRENCES WERE WHILE DRIVING ON REGULAR CITY STREETS WHERE WE DID MOST OF THE DRIVING ON THAT TRIP IN SAN JOSE, MONTEREY AND CARMEL. THE WORST WAS RIGHT BEFORE THE PEBBLE BEACH CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE, AFTER I HAD DRIVEN NORTH FROM SAN DIEGO ON A CONTINUOUS FREEWAY DRIVE IN THE RAIN. IT MAY JUST BE A COINCIDENCE, BUT ALL THREE OF THE FIRST INSTANCES IN THE FIRST WEEK OF RENTAL OCCURRED AFTER AT LEAST AN HOUR DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY. IN SAN JOSE, I IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT CAR BUT THEY HAD NONE.THE SECOND DRIVER IMMEDIATELY NOTICED ISSUES WITH THE CAR, BUT WE WERE TOLD THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AVAILABLE. I THINK EITHER THE COMPUTER CIRCUITS WERE CORRODED AND/OR DAMAGED OR DAMP. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10936829

"TAKATA RECALL THE TIPM IN MY BRAND NEW DODGE GRAND CARVAN GAVE OUT AND CAUSED A FIRE IN MY STARTER WHICH CAUSED SMOKE TO COME OUT OF CARS ENGINE. BOUGHT CAR ON 4/20 ON 4/22 WITH 71 MILES ON IT WHILE TURNING A CORNER THE TIPM GAVE OUT CAUSING THE STARTER TO KEEP TURNING OVER AND MADE A HORRIBLE SCREECHING NOISE THEN WE TURNED CAR OFF AND CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND SHIMMY WHEN WE TRIED TO TURN CAR BACK ON IT WAS DEAD NOTHING WOULD TURN OVER. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME FOR TOWING.

NHTSA ODI 10861295