Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan has 21 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
21
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The van started to make a loud whining sound while going down the highway around 60 miles an hour. W... |
| Mar 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | My report is to hopefully get a recall started on the transmission of my vehicle. I do not yet have ... |
| Oct 25, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The vehicle began to shake and sputter on the highway. We were lucky enough to be able to pull over ... |
| Jul 15, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | Keep getting cylinder 2 missfire code I have changed everything it saids, I see this is a on going... |
| May 27, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission failure |
| Oct 18, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | I had bought my van in August 2022 used from a dealership and was never offered an extended warranty... |
| Aug 11, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission spontaneously went out and vehicle stopped accelerating on the highway. There were ... |
| Jul 4, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicle requires repair for Transmission part failure at 69,000 miles. Multiple mechanics and online... |
| Jun 6, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | My POWERTRAIN/TRANSMISSION failed. I have 91,000 miles on this vehicle. the vehicle began to accel... |
| Feb 24, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Check engine light came on. Vehicle would shake and have trouble accelerating when I put my foot on ... |
| Nov 24, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission leak leading to transmission needing to be rebuilt |
| Feb 19, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Transmission just stopped on the freeway... No warning or lights came on. |
| Nov 1, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | Stalls out randomly rear caliper keeps failing and leaking break fluid transmission will not shift p... |
| Jul 30, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I have a 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan I bought used from a CDJR dealer. I went on a 2,500-mile road trip... |
| Jun 1, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | We have a 2018 dodge caravan with 69,000 miles on it - the check engine light showed a misfire on cy... |
| Mar 17, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I WAS DRIVING UP A BUSY INTERSECTION AND MY 2018 DODGE CARAVAN STOPPED RANDOMLY IN ON GOING AND ON C... |
| Jan 21, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE CAUSES CAR TO IDLE ROUGH AND ALMOST STALL. PROBLEM HAPPENS IN PARK AND DR... |
| Nov 14, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | MOTOR KNOCKING, LIFTER FAILED CAUSING MAJOR MOTOR DAMAGE. NO WARNING LIGHTS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES O... |
| May 25, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | BOUGHT THE VAN IN DECEMBER OF 2019. A FEW MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THAT THE VAN WASN'T ACCELERATING/SHIF... |
| Mar 11, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | ON THE FILLER NECK, WHEN I PUT THE FUEL NOZZLE IN TO FILL UP MY VAN THE FILLER NECK IS LOOSE. I HAV... |