general problems of the 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan - part 1

My car shuts down while idling at a stop light. Before that happens, the rpm drops down, the car shakes a bit, and then the engine dies. What could be the problem?.

Hello,my concern is safety and all of the recalls,have never been sent to my mail/honored. There seems to be safety issues with the 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan engines,transmissions,tp sensors,door bend agitator. Theres more but id rather have a safe healthy outcome. Also my vehicle accelerates at a un safe speed of over 80 mp when at 30 mpg without my foot even being on the pedal??? OH my not safe,and police have to help stop vehicle on freeway with 5 lanes of ongoing traffoc very unsafe and scarry. Please help get these issues fixae ASAP . Thank you.

The contact's mother owns a 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that after shifting into drive(d), the vehicle failed to accelerate upon depression of the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the check engine and traction control warning lights were displayed on the instrument panel. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the fuse box in the engine had melted. The vehicle was not repaired and remained in the possession of the mechanic. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The vehicle suddenly shuts down while driving creating a dangerous situation. The dealership diagnosed it as a faulty ignition switch and said it is common and that there was the same issue on previous generation of caravan that was recalled. I have it scheduled for replacement and will ask for the old part back.

First, the back hatch would just open itself even if you were going 30 miles an hour or under. Had it checked out couldn’t afford the diagnostics so I took out the fuse. Second, there is a ticking in my right back corner. It doesn’t happen when you’re going down the road, but it happens while you’re parked or just starting out. Mechanic friend of mine checked into it we would have to trace the electrical from front to back and again, I cannot afford that. So there’s 135,000 miles on my vehicle now and this happened about six months ago. I forgot there was a place to report it. I’m not very car savvy. Also, I had to replace my entire starting my starter, my alternator, a battery actually too and now I’m going to have to replace the switch for the ignition that’s all happened within one year or less. Just thought somebody should report these each time I fixed an ignition issue, the problem was fixed for at least a month or two and then the next one would happen. Very aggravating.

The seals in the oil cooler/filter assembly are leaking and causing oil to run down the motor and along the exhaust system underneath potentially causing a serious fire risk. The leak could also cause the engine to seize and pose a risk while driving at highway speeds or in corners. When searching for recalls on the internet it says there isn’t enough vehicles with the problem to trigger a recall. It don’t take long searching to see this is a wide spread well know issue with most all the 3. 6 and 3. 2l engines. It was a terrible plastic design places in one of the hottest areas of the engine. This issue was so common Dodge eventually changed to design of the cooler to correct the safety issue and it was so prevalent on all these engines. The fix is fine but it has left all these other vehicles on the road with the unsafe design flaw. I really can’t understand why an issue as well known, common and serious has been allowed to remain without a recall, especially given they have an updated replacement part available to correct the issue. I can’t help but wonder if this issue was on an import it would have had a recall years ago but because it’s a us manufacturer is getting swept under the rug. Please do the right thing and look into the issue, especially as common as it is. I can’t even get an inspection sticker on the vehicle because is unsafe and doesn’t meet the standard for a maine inspection, so there is no way one can argue it isn’t a safety issue.

Symptoms and unknown: there are numerous reports of the oil filter housing that is prone to cracking which causes the engines in 3. 6 pentastar v6 engines to leak oil. This engine issue affects the 2011 and newer Grand Caravans with the said engine. My sister has had to replace this part twice now (every other year - she replaced the last one two years ago) in her Grand Caravan se. The symptoms which leads us to know that this is the problem is the vehicle develops a really bad oil leak and the oil level ends up being a quart low. The same symptoms happened when the first part was replaced prior to the part that needs to be replaced now. My sister was informed that the part she put in last time is not a definite fix as the said part could malfunction and crack again. This is a defect of the design of this engine that needs to be recalled and replaced with the new part free of charge that is also an updated part that is different than older parts that will not break. This is a safety hazard as my sister has two small children and they could wind up on the road or interstate broken down. Recall or TSB (technical service bulletin) is needed from Chrysler.

Ignition module failed, causing van to stall while driving. The stall forced the vehicle to lose power steering and it had to coast over to the shoulder to get out of traffic, this could’ve resulted in a crash or blocking traffic. This happened twice, once during a very hot day. The van was able to restart after about 30 minutes and finished the short distance to the destination. The second time was at night when temps had cooled 20 degrees and it stalled at approximately the same distance it had traveled the first time. That time it was not able to be restarted and had to be towed to a repair shop, where they tested and replaced the ignition module. No warning lights or indicators went off either time prior to the engine stall. The check engine light did not come on until the second time when it would not start again.

Like the other hundreds of thousands 3. 6 litre v6 engines with the notorious oil filter housing/oil cooler oil leak, mine just started at 120,000 miles. I'm the only person to ever change the engine oil and oil filter in this vehicle. I have always torqued the oil filter to spec (18 ft. Lbs). There should be a recall on this faulty part.

The contact owned a 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while her daughter was driving approximately 55 mph the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the daughter lost power steering and crashed into a highway barrier on the passenger side. The contact stated that the damage was from the front fender to the rear fender. The contact stated that all the air bags had deployed. The contact stated that the daughter did not notice any warning lights. The contact stated that she had experienced the vehicle stall failure and that failure was intermittent and had occurred while she had been driving on three separate incidents. The contact stated that the police were on scene and issued a report. The contact's daughter was not taken to a hospital emergency room and was only shaken up. The contact advised that the vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The contact was advised by the police that the vehicle was a total loss. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

In October 2022 I was driving down a residential road and slowed to turn into a parking lot and all power was lost. Was able to safely maneuver car and stop in parking lot. Put car in park, turned off the ignition. Restarted car, seemed ok. Mechanic said nothing was wrong. Now it’s happened twice more (April 14th and 17th, 2023). Once when trying to accelerate and merge onto a highway, once when slowing down to turn into a driveway. Both times the van just seemed to shut down and lose power. Steering became very difficult. Both times van restarted and continued driving after the incident. Waiting on word from mechanic to see what may be wrong.

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the engine was making abnormal ticking sounds while driving at various speeds, and while at a complete stop. There was no warning light illuminated. The dealer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the manufacturer. The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle would shake while idling. The vehicle was initially taken to an independent mechanic where both the spark plugs and ignition coils were replaced; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer and the mechanic discovered that there was a misfire in cylinder #2 which had led to engine failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that an investigation into the failure would be forthcoming. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 99,924.

We replace the complete oil cooler and filter housing in December 2020 and now, today may 10, 2022, we are having to replace the oil filter housing assembly due to the plastic cracking. It is being replaced with an aluminum housing that was not available in 2020. Time has proven that this is a materials design flaw from Dodge and they totally ignored their potential failure points during the fmea process on these units. This should be a recall for all affected vehicles and owners that have already had to preform the repairs should be reimbursed and any that were repaired with the plastic units should be replaced at no charge with the new aluminum housings.

The vehicle has shut itself off multiple times. It is seemingly random and happens without warning. It has happened when driving at slow speeds but it has also happened when driving at speeds of up to 60 mph and the vehicle loses power. We need to maneuver through traffic while coasting to the side of the road with no power steering available until the car is restarted. The dash goes blank and the car is rolled to a stop. The key is turned off and back on and the car drives as if nothing is wrong. It has been brought to a mechanic and dealer. No one has successfully duplicated the issue and there is no code issued after it happens.

This vehicle was reported as parked and unoccupied when a fire started in the engine compartment.

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, it was discovered that engine oil had leaked from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the plastic oil filter housing had cracked, causing oil to leak from the vehicle. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 130,000.

Engine oil filter adapter assembly failure of manufacturer oem part numbers: 68105583aa, 68105583ab, 68105583ac, 68105583ad, 68105583af, 68105583ae this failure results in many safety concerns to include engine bay fires. The inferior plastic oem part is prone to failures causing pressurized oil leaks at the top of the engine that contaminate many other parts to include the exhaust manifold, exhaust components inclusive of the catalytic converter which operates at normal temperature exceeding 650 degrees f. Flash fires accrue frequently in this regard and engaging the occupants, others, environment, and may result in fatalities. There are no check engine lights or safety warnings of any kind for this failure unless oil pressure is lost after the fact. The oem parts is not a suitable material for typical engine temps exceeding temps of 200f and will break down on a molecular basis. There is currently an aluminum upgrade manufactured by dorman, part number 926-876 that is not supported nor provided by mopar. I am a retired ase master technician with over 40 years of experience. I have seen over 30 instances of this failure effecting a wide rage of 2014 Chrysler vehicles with the 3. 2 and 3. 6 liter gas engines. Vehicle mileage is not a factor in this regard. Inferior simply put, oem product, plus time, plus normal engine temps will cause the molecular material breakdown and thus component failure. It is aggravated by oil change procedures when even skilled technicians try to change the filter by removing the cover or over torque the cover and fracture the now brittle inferior materials. Internally we have also noticed severe chemical softening of the housing sealing surfaces that remain in constant contact with engine oil. This further proves the inferior product material incompatibilities. Please validate ASAP to begin a recall campaign that will surely prevent future fatalities or catastrophic damage to personal property or the environment.

Check engine light keeps going on. Code reads for a cyclinder 6 misfire. Took vehicle to two car repair shops and both determined cyclinder 6 is unresponsive and stated this is a common issue with the 3. 6 engines. Mechanic replaced spark plug, coil and did pressure testing to rule out injector issues.

Loud audible ticking under the hood. Upon driving there is a jerk, tug feel. Upon smoothing out, it returns if going up a small slanted road. Has the feel of threatening to shut off. Purchased from carmax. Reported to carmax 11/23/21. Told me to schedule an appointment with christian brothers automotive located in montgomery county, alabama. Due to thanksgiving, took van in today on 11/29/21. There are no codes coming up. They asked if they were cleared by another. No one has seen this van other than an oil change. They were unable to help, but verified and documented the ticking. Possible lifter. Stated to see about recalls on this. Nothing. Unfixed.

1. My engine light came on. I plugged in my code reader and it stated that the temperature sensor failed. 2. My engine failing causes risk for my safety on the highways to and from work. 3. Both dealer and independent service center. I brought it into the local mechanic, since the dealership had no appointments for 2 weeks. Since my van has 113,096 miles on it, we had them check the temp sensor, replace the spark plugs and boots, serpentine belt, air filter and battery. Engine light went off for a few hours. Car was idling rough. Came back on again, this time stating cylinder 5 was misfiring, made an appointment with the dealership for 2 weeks out, in the meantime, I had the mechanic replace the fuel injector. Engine light came back on again, car running extremely rough. Brought the van to the dealership, they replaced the rollers and lifters and installed new valve cover gaskets. When I asked the dealership if this was a common problem, he admitted it was with this engine. I know recalls have been made on 2011-2013 caravan engines. I would add 2014 to that as well. 4. I was not inspected by any of the listed agents above. 5. No, they began the end of Nov. No prior problems.

Within in the past month the following issues took place: 1. Vehicle would not start (battery is less than 1 year old) vehicle was jumped 2. While backing out of the drive way, midway into the street, the car shut off completely and would not start. Engine was running fine, wasn't a "stall". All electrical components shut off. While attempting to put car in neutral to push, the vehicle than started. 3. The day prior to this, my wife reported that while driving on the highway the dashboard lights completely shut off, they then started flashing on and off while driving. 4. This same issue happened on 10/30/21 the car has not yet been taken in for service for this problem. After the incident listed in #4 the battery warning light remained on.

Was driving onto a narrow 2 lane elevated bridge when, without warning, the engine just stopped. There were no warning lights or sounds before or after the engine stopped. I was stranded on this bridge on busy route u. S 17 and no other drivers could go around me because of construction barriers. Eventually some other drivers that were stuck behind me helped me push vehicle to crest of bridge and I coasted to the bottom of the bridge and got out of the roadway. Vehicle was towed to Dodge dealer because it would not restart. Dealer diagnosed problem as totally integrated power module (tipm). Cost to repair was $1382. It became quite apparent to me that Chrysler-Dodge has made a fortune replacing these parts on many of their vehicles, to the level that would indicate that there is some defect in the design or manufacturing of these parts. I have since read hundreds of stories about other drivers left stranded in the roadway over this issue. Certainly seems dangerous enough to warrant a safety recall over these numerous part failures.

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the vehicle would not restart and had to be towed back to the residence. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent however, the mechanic stated that there was nothing that needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

Intermittently the vehicle will shut off engine during stop and with have to turn key over again. We've had this van for 3 weeks and it has happened twice. Both times have been when decelerating to a stop. The first time it happened while in reverse and the second time it happened when in drive moving forward to a stop.

At approximately 100,220 the engine began making a tiking/tapping sound. This sound is from faulty bearings in the rocker arms. The bearings in the rocker arms in the 3. 6l v6 engine are indeed faulty and the 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan should be covered for replacement. 2013 models have a 10 year 150,000 warranty. Why are the 2014 model Grand Caravan not covered as well. If you listen to any 2011 and up 3. 6l Dodge engine you can hear this tapping noise. Eventually the rocker arm will cause wear on the camshaft and that will have to also be replaced. Our vehicle is now currently at 104,000 miles and I’m still unable to get Dodge to cover these parts.

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan. After parking the vehicle, it was discovered that engine oil had leaked from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the plastic oil filter holder had cracked causing oil to leak. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was not available.

I would like to report a problem with my 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan 30th anniversary edition: 3. 6l engine . There is a problem with the oil filter housing cooler that has a terrible leak. According to internet this problem has been around from the very beginning that these parts have been installed in various Chrysler models. There is a bulletin on various web sites about this problem, many people have complained about this part failing on their vehicles. I feel that this is definitely a safety problem due to the fact the oil is leaking onto the hot engine and could cause a fire to start. The manufacturer and dealers are aware of this problem but don't want to take responsibllity for the engineering defect of this part. I had a mechanic look at it, and was told they have seen this problem on many other vehicles in their shop. Please look into this issue for me and tell me if you can help me in any way get this repaired by the manufacturer or dealer. I purchased this vehicle new in April 2014, thank you.

Tl-the contact owns a 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact noticed a oil on the floor of the garage. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic, they determined that the oil filter cooler housing , fractured and needed replacement. The vehicle was repaired. The vehjicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000. Bp.

My engine light came on my 2014 grand Dodge caravan. The code came back as p0302- misfire in cylinder two. I changed all my spark plugs. It did not correct the problem. The mechanic said the misfire is still happening. My mechanic determined that there is low compression on cylinder #2. This is a recurring and commonly known problem with the pentastar engine! this van only has 80,000 miles! he said he needs to open the engine and replace the lifters and intake values. He said this is rare and definitely is a manufacture issue! recall and have this fixed already!.

2014 Dodge caravan w/ about 80,000 miles had a p-0302 cylinder misfire-code. This was caused by a bearing failure on rocker rocker arm on left side, approximately 3 months after the 6 year power train warranty ran out. Cylinder misfires were intermittent and caused rough idling. The van is not driven roughly and this is very early in the engine's life for something like that to happen. It seems to be a fairly common issue with this model car / engine, indicating something wrong with the design. . .

Tl- the contact owns a 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan sxt. The contact stated when attempting to put the vehicle into reverse to park he noticed a puddle of oil. The contact stated while driving the oil level decresed unexpectedly. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic for repairs. However the manufacturer was notified of this failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000 tp.

Problems with the rocker arms multiple times. Engine light is on but only picks up on a thermostat problem not the not the rocker arm problem. The van loses power going up hill and of course the warranty ran out 2 weeks before I called dealership.

On 9/19/18, was driving on hwy 394 in minneapolis when first had problem. Engine die on me in the middle if highway. It was doing rush hours and was going low speed, probaby around 10-20 mph. I was able to restart van and drove the rest of that day with no proble. Today had same problem, 9/20/19, it happens 3x. One was when I was pulling into a parking lot, same thing happen on the 2x. The 3x is when I was going 20-30 mph and was following sveral curve of the street when it happen. I could not turn or stop cause engine stop working. Almost went up the curve. Again, I was able to start the van fine and go on my way. I call dealer in brooklyn center, mn for a diagnosis for 9/24. Look up problem on internet and found people with same problem everywhere.

I bought brand new a 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan as a family car. I'm still paying on this vehicle and with 51,000 miles the canister filter housing is spewing oil. And guess what not under warranty. Chrysler won't stand behind it. Apparently this is not unheard of. If you have a 3. 6 liter in any vehicle with this engine this will happen to you. Shame on Chrysler for there greed to not build a decent car and not stand behind it. So be up front with customers and tell the they will have to shell out several hundreds of dollars to fix or recall the part that is a potential fire hazard.