2014 Dodge GRAND CARAVAN problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
357 owner complaints analyzed
5 distinct recall campaigns
61,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2014 model year. Data snapshot: . 224 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 125 of 357 complaints (35.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical and battery issues | 63 | 17.6% |
| Braking behavior | 22 | 6.2% |
| Steering behavior | 22 | 6.2% |
| Engine operation | 21 | 5.9% |
| Transmission and shifting | 19 | 5.3% |
| Fuel system concerns | 6 | 1.7% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 125 |
| Engine | 80 |
| Seats | 53 |
| Air Bags | 47 |
| Unknown Or Other | 34 |
| Power Train | 18 |
| Structure:Body | 14 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 11 |
Electrical System: 125; Engine: 80; Seats: 53; Air Bags: 47; Unknown Or Other: 34; Power Train: 18; Structure:Body: 14; Fuel/Propulsion System: 11
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 57 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 33 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 43 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 42 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 37 |
| 150,000 and above | 12 |
Under 25,000: 57; 25,000 to 49,999: 33; 50,000 to 74,999: 43; 75,000 to 99,999: 42; 100,000 to 149,999: 37; 150,000 and above: 12
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (57). 133 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 25 |
| 2015 | 67 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 34 |
| 2019 | 51 |
| 2020 | 42 |
| 2021 | 32 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2026 | 5 |
2014: 25; 2015: 67; 2016: 21; 2017: 15; 2018: 34; 2019: 51; 2020: 42; 2021: 32; 2022: 23; 2023: 15; 2024: 15; 2025: 12; 2026: 5
Pattern summary
Electrical System leads the component reports. Electrical and battery issues appears in 63 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 22 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 22 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10608471 · 2014-07-06 (July 6, 2014)
VEHICLE WILL NOT START. GOOD BATTERY ALL ELECTRONIC AND DOORS WORK. NO CODE. CLICK SOUND AT THE IGNITION SWITCH. ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER. OWNED VEHICLE 6 DAYS. *JS
Owner-reported narrative. 289 miles reported. Look up ODI 10608471 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10639248 · 2014-09-26 (September 26, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10639248 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10577876 · 2014-04-07 (April 7, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER, THE CONTACT COULD NOT RECALL WHAT THE REPAIR WAS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A CLUCKING NOISE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPRO…
Owner-reported narrative. 639 miles reported. Look up ODI 10577876 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10605493 · 2014-06-24 (June 24, 2014)
WE WERE DRIVING 55MPH ON ROUTE 100 IN MARYLAND WHEN THE DRIVER'S KNEE BUMPED THE KEY AND THE IGNITION MOVED INTO THE OFF POSITION. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. WE TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR WHILE IT WAS STILL IN MOTION BUT IT DID NOT RESTORE THE POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. WE PULLED OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE SUCCESSFULLY. WE THEN REPRODUCED THE EVENT BY BUMPING THE DRIVER'S KNEE INTO THE KEY AGAIN WHILE PARKED, WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THIS WAS A RENTAL VAN FR…
Owner-reported narrative. 17,488 miles reported. Look up ODI 10605493 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10579055 · 2014-04-10 (April 10, 2014)
I WAS DRIVING THIS BRAND NEW RENTAL VAN ON A 4-LANE STATE HIGHWAY. I'D BEEN ON THE ROAD LESS THAN AN HOUR WHEN I ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VAN WAS IN CRUISE MODE FOR AT MOST A COUPLE OF MINUTES WHEN I SENSED THE VAN SLOWING. I LOOKED DOWN TO SEE THE TACHOMETER AT ZERO; I REALIZED ITS ENGINE HAD TURNED OFF. VERY FORTUNATELY FOR ME, THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES CLOSE BY ME. I WAS ABLE TO CRUISE TO THE SHOULDER AND COME TO A STOP. I'M NOT 100% SURE, BUT I BELIEVE ALL OF THE VEHICLE'S POWER WAS OFF (FOR EXAMPLE, I DON'T THINK I HAD POWER …
Owner-reported narrative. 225 miles reported. Look up ODI 10579055 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10604369 · 2014-06-18 (June 18, 2014)
WE RENTED THIS VEHICLE IN MICHIGAN TO TAKE ON A FAMILY VACATION TO FLORIDA. ON THE WAY HOME, SOUTH OF ATLANTA ON I-75 IN FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH THE VEHICLE SET ON CRUISE CONTROL AT 75 MPH, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR AHEAD OF ME WAS GETTING MORE DISTANCE BETWEEN US, WHEN I LOOKED DOWN AT MY SPEED I REALIZED THAT ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE DASH WERE AT ZERO OR IN THE OFF POSITION, AT THE SAME TIME I NOTICED NO THROTTLE. CALMLY, I PUT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND MADE MY COST ACROSS THE FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER...... WITH WHAT SEEMED TO B…
Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10604369 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10584444 · 2014-04-23 (April 23, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 16,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10584444 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10627228 · 2014-08-21 (August 21, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE PROBLEM RECURRED ON SEVEN OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,972.
Owner-reported narrative. 8,972 miles reported. Look up ODI 10627228 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10633135 · 2014-09-15 (September 15, 2014)
VERY ROUGH SHIFTING AND LONG DELAY TO GET INTO THE PASSING GEAR. DELAY WHEN USING HORN. YOU PRESS ON IT AND 1-2 SECONDS LATER YOU HEAR IT.
Owner-reported narrative. 150 miles reported. Look up ODI 10633135 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10749215 · 2015-08-17 (August 17, 2015)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION OF UNSPECIFIED WIRING THAT BURNED OUT THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 57,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10749215 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11192530 · 2019-03-29 (March 29, 2019)
MONDAY 3/25/19 10:55AM CAR INDICATOR LIGHTS BRIEFLY FLASHED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION DURING A TURN AND THEN SUDDENLY DIED. NO BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WORKED. WAS ABLE TO TURN CAR BACK ON AND GET TO PARKING LOT. SAME DAY AFTER LEAVING(2:30PM) SITTING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION WAITING ON RED LIGHT. CAR DASH LIGHTS AGAIN BRIEFLY FLASH AND CAR TURNS OFF. TOOK ABOUT 10 MIN BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN. WHILE SITTING IN A BUSY TURN LANE AND NOT EVEN HAVING HAZARD LIGHTS WORK WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. TOOK CAR TO GET BATTERY,…
Owner-reported narrative. 68,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11192530 at NHTSA ↗