Dodge Grand Caravan / 2011
2011 Dodge Grand Caravan problems
Owners have filed 821 complaints about the 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 40.4% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of fuel/propulsion system at 15.5%.
Complaints821
Crashes9
Fires22
Injuries21
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 40.4% · 332
Fuel/propulsion system 15.5% · 127
Engine 11.2% · 92
Power train 5.2% · 43
Unknown or other 4.9% · 40
Electronic stability control (ESC) 3.2% · 26
Service brakes 3.0% · 25
Structure 2.6% · 21
Severity
Of those complaints, 9 describe a crash, 22 describe a fire, 21 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Dodge Grand Caravan in this data, 2011 sits 7th by complaint volume. 2008 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 17 in the last three years against 58 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 80,603 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000(electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Ma 10/22/2015 updated 01/25/16. Electrical system
The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Electrical system
The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The vin was unavailable. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
Checking NHTSA for open recalls…