2015 Dodge Grand Caravan Driver assistance Problems

I drove over a pot whole that hit the transmission. The transmission was replaced but 3 different times each one contuines to fail. Before the transmission incident. My car would lose power while driving. There was knocking noise from the engine. The transmission shifted slow before as well. But after the transmission being changed out there's been leakes power lost again and more knocking. The car been through insurance already.

NHTSA ID

11568531

Incident

Jan 5, 2022

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while driving 5 MPH, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

NHTSA ID

11497420

Incident

Dec 10, 2022

Mileage

80,000 mi

While driving the van, the van started making a whining noise. Then it would hesitated to shift gears. Upon accelerating in traffic, the engine would rev up, then the transmission would grab gear sharply. At every stop light the van does not shift forward. It sits there and the engine revs up, but does not shift gears. The van has to be turned off then restarted in order to drive out of first gear. Warning light came on eventually. After scanning at a local auto parts store, the code was P083B. P083B Code: Transmission Fluid Pressure Sensor / Switch “G” Circuit Range / Performance. My family's safety and the safety of others put at risk because we were in traffic at a stop light where we were not able to accelerate and leave the intersection and were in danger of getting rear ended by traffic coming at us once the light was green.

NHTSA ID

11493157

Incident

Nov 8, 2022

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while driving the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle revved up but, failed to shift into gear. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the transmission had failed and needed to be repaired or replaced. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V461000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no further assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 128,000.

NHTSA ID

11445434

Incident

Dec 28, 2021

Mileage

128,000 mi

(AUTOMATIC) HIGHWAY, LOCAL ROADS, UPHILL OR STRAIGHTAWAY. CAR HAS DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING PAST START UP SPEED. WHEN STARTING FROM A RED LIGHT INTO 2ND GEAR THE CAR WILL QUICKLY SLOW THEN GO FROM 1ST GEAR TO 3RD. SPUTTERING, HESITATION. AFTER I'VE ALREADY REACHED SPEED LIMIT. THIS HAS CAUSED MANY ISSUES WITH CLOSE 'REAR ENDING ' ISSUES. PEOPLE REAR ENDING ME OR MY REAR ENDING THEM BECAUSE OF THE QUICK/HARD SHIFTING. CAR HAS BEEN SEEN 2X SINCE FEB. 2020 GOING ON 3X. SAME COMPLAINTS. EXHAUST HAS THICK WHITE SMOKE, SMELLS SLIGHTLY OF GAS. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT DIAGNOSTIC: 2ND CYLINDER MISFIRE. 1ST SERVICE FIX FOCUSED ON THERMOSTAT AND REPAIRED IT. 2ND SERVICE DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED CYLINDER 2MISFIRE AGAIN. REPAIRS FOCUSED ON CHANGING SPARK PLUGS AND FUEL INJECTION DECARBONIZER. LAST SEEN 8/2020 TODAY IS NOV 1ST. I HAVE ANOTHER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH SAME ISSUES. 2ND CYLINDER MISFIRE. I FEEL AS MANY UNSAFE ISSUES THIS CAR HAS I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. SO IT IS SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY. I'VE READ IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION OR IT COULD BE A COIL. I'VE HEARD THE REPAIRS COULD COST UPWARD OF $2500 AND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF ENGINE.

NHTSA ID

11372700

Incident

Feb 5, 2020

THE SLIDING POWER DOOR MAKE LAUD NOISE WHEN CLOSING AND OPENS ITSELF , I CHECK THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND I NOTICED IT IS COMMON PROBLEM , I WONDER IF THERE WAS A RECALL ?

NHTSA ID

11344110

Incident

Jun 5, 2020

Mileage

150,000 mi

I WAS INFORMED THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR A TRANSMISSION (RECALL REFERENCE S44) ON 06/24/2016 AND IT HAS REQUIRED A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, COSTING $4K IN JULY 19, 2019. ON JUNE 20, 2020, WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD REVVING SOUND, RPM INCREASED NEARLY TO MAX, ACCELERATION BECAME INOPERABLE, AND CAUSED ACTIVE TRAFFIC DELAYS - SIMILAR TO WHAT HAD OCCURRED A YEAR BEFORE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

11331682

Incident

Jun 20, 2020

Mileage

175,000 mi

THE ELECTRIC CONTROLS ARE GOING HAYWIRE WHEN VAN IS TURNED ON NOTHING WILL FUNCTION THAN THE REAR DEFROSTER COMES ON NOTHING ELSE WORKS THEN THE AIR COMES ON AND COOL AIR ON DRIVERS SIDE HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE THEN SOME COOL THEN HEAT AND I HAVE A LIGHTING BOLT SIMBLE ON THE DASH AND VAN WAS HIT HEAD ON WHILE PARK AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY

NHTSA ID

11325881

Incident

Apr 22, 2020

Mileage

54,800 mi

I CHANGED MY BATTERY IN MY VAN AND NOW THE AC DOESN'T WORK AND IT SEEMS LIKE I SMELL COOLANT BURNING AND WHEN I'M DRIVING BETWEEN 40 TO 50 IT'S VERY SLUGGISH. AND I HAD TO HAVE AN AUTO SHOP CHECK MY TRANSMISSION FLUID CUZ IT FELT LIKE MY TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. AND WHEN THEY CHECKED IT THEY SAID I WAS REALLY LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID GOING.

NHTSA ID

11318166

Incident

Feb 2, 2020

Mileage

86,000 mi

LEFT SLIDING DOOR IS STUCK. IT WONT UNLOCK FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE TRYED TO DO IT MANUALLY AND STI DOES NOT WORK. HAVE TRYED EVERYTHING. THIS IS A VERY CONCERNING ISSUE CAUSE IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR FIRE WE WILL BE STUCK INSIDE VAN AND WONT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. I HAVE READ ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $1000 FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS A SAFETY AND DANGEROUS ISSUE AND IT SHOULD. E RECALLED CAUSE IS HAPPENING TO EVERYBODY. HOW CAN I GET HELP ??

NHTSA ID

11208574

Incident

May 17, 2019

Mileage

50,000 mi

ON 9-22-2018. MY 2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DRIVERS REAR SLIDING DOOR CLOSED LIKE NORMAL. THEN WHEN I TRYED UNLOCKING AND OPENING THE DOOR WOULD DO ANYTHING THE LOCK MECHANISM ON IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING TRYED MANUALLY UNLOCKING IT WOULDN'T UNLOCK. THE DOOR JUST WILL NOT OPEN...IT WAS STATIONARY IN PARK.

NHTSA ID

11195624

Incident

Apr 11, 2019

Mileage

37,132 mi

WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. IT GRINDS AND GOES FORWARD. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOAED COMES ON AND OFF . ON MORE THAN OFF

NHTSA ID

11163317

Incident

Jun 20, 2017

Mileage

4,000 mi

THIS VAN HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEST 8 TIMES SINCE NEW. THE THROTTLE RESPONSE IS REALLY BAD. FROM STOP LIGHTS AND IN SLOW MOVING AREAS DRIVING LESS THEN 10MPH IT WILL LOSE ALMOST ALL THROTTLE CONTROL. IT WILL EITHER BE FULL THROTTLE OR NONE. WHEN PASSING SOMETIMES NOTHING WILL HAPPEN WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS. I'VE HAD TIMES IN TOWN THAT IT WILL JUST STICK ON FULL THROTTLE AS WELL. ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT ROLLING BACKWARDS OUT OF CONTROL WHEN IN DRIVE WE HAVE TO ALL WAYS HAVE OUR FOOT ON THE BREAKS. THE VAN ONCE ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN IT. MY INSURANCE PAID FOR THE DAMAGE. MY WIFE HAD IT IN DRIVE AND PRESS THE GAS TO GO UP THE HILL AND THE VAN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IT JUST ROLLED BACKWARDS AND DAMAGED THE VAN. SHE HAD THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT DID NOTHING. I GOT THE VAN BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TELL ME IT'S NORMAL AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. IT STILL A PROBLEM AND I'M STUCK WITH IT.

NHTSA ID

11122656

Incident

Aug 16, 2017

Mileage

43,000 mi

WITHIN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF DRIVING THIS LEASED VEHICLE, I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS POPPING OUT OF CRUISE WITHOUT ANY INTERACTION FROM ME. I'VE REPORTED THIS EVERY TIME I WENT IN FOR A OIL CHANGE. I HAVE 55,000 MILES ON THIS VAN. SO, THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED AT LEAST 13 TIMES! THERE WAS A CHANGE IN CRUISE CONTROLS AFTER THE FIRST REPORT. THE SECOND WAS A REPROGRAM. THE THIRD WAS A REPROGRAM. I HAVE A LEMON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS YEAR THEY MADE ME PAY A $90.00 FEE FOR SERVICING THIS. I WAS REIMBURSED BECAUSE I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AND COMPLAINED. BUT HE TOLD ME THAT NO WORK WAS PERFORMED FOR THE PROBLEM. DRIVING HIGHWAY OR SIDE STREETS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS THIS WILL HAPPEN 10+ TIMES A DAY. NOW, MY TRANSMISSION HAS BUCKED AND SLIPPED A FEW TIMES DURING THE EPISODES. THE CRUISE CONTROL DELAYS (AND NOT STOPS) BUT NOW ENOUGH TO FINALLY GO INTO A GEAR THAT IS IN BETWEEN AND THIS CLUNKS INTO A GEAR. NOT GOOD! I INITIALLY WANTED TO BUY THIS VEHICLE AFTER MY LEASE RAN OUT. I EVEN PLACED DECALS ALL OVER THE VAN ADVERTISING HURST FRESH. I NEED THIS DEALER THAT IS REPRESENTING THE DODGE TO STOP GIVING ME THE LOOK THAT I'M WRONG IN WHAT I'M EXPERIENCING. I HEARD THAT OTHER RECALLS FROM THIS MANUFACTURER FOR THIS CRUISE CONTROL IS BEING TAKEN CARE OF. AS FOR THE TRANSMISSION, THIS IS A TRUE EXPERIENCE. PLEASE HELP ME AS I AM GOING TO GET A LAWYER IF THIS DOESN'T GET A RECALL. I'LL NEVER LEASE ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BOTH THE DEALER AND MAKER OF THIS VEHICLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE! *TR

NHTSA ID

11105333

Incident

Sep 14, 2015

Mileage

200 mi

DOOR BLEND ACTUATOR IS BROKEN. PASSENGER SIDE ONLY BLOWS HEATED AIR. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11080402

Incident

Jan 8, 2018

ETM WAS STUCK MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY WHILE ACCELERATING. VEHICLE ACCELERATED ITSELF. HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF TO GET IT TO RESET. VEHICLE WOULD WOULD REDLINE RPM'S WHILE BRAKING. HAPPENED APPROX. NOVEMBER 2015. HASN'T HAPPENED AGAIN. THEN A COUPLE MONTHS LATER THE CLOCKSPRING BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL WENT OUT RENDERING THE HORN AND ALL STEERING CONTROLS (VOLUME, CRUISE CONTROL, ETC.) USELESS. IT ALSO CAUSED THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT TO REMAIN CONSTANTLY ON.

NHTSA ID

10935080

Incident

Sep 19, 2016

Mileage

44,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,500.

NHTSA ID

10808971

Incident

Jun 1, 2015

Mileage

1,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

NHTSA ID

10788887

Incident

Jul 15, 2015

Mileage

8,000 mi