Dodge Grand Caravan / 2012
2012 Dodge Grand Caravan problems
Owners have filed 816 complaints about the 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 41.2% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of engine at 14.5%.
Complaints816
Crashes8
Fires17
Injuries14
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 41.2% · 336
Engine 14.5% · 118
Fuel/propulsion system 8.3% · 68
Unknown or other 7.4% · 60
Power train 5.9% · 48
Service brakes 4.7% · 38
Vehicle speed control 2.9% · 24
Structure 2.3% · 19
Severity
Of those complaints, 8 describe a crash, 17 describe a fire and 14 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Dodge Grand Caravan in this data, 2012 sits 8th by complaint volume. 2008 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 34 in the last three years against 130 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 97,200 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system); however, the parts needed were unavailable to perform the repairs. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 09/21/15 Electrical system
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system) was received in 2014. After contacting the dealer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. The contact had not experienced a failure. Electrical system
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to provide the part needed to do the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
Checking NHTSA for open recalls…