2010 Dodge Caravan Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 26about this part
- Share
- 15%of 172 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 71,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 26 complaints about the engine of the 2010 Dodge Caravan, 15% of the 172 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 71,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My stx grand Caravan stalls while driving down the road without any warning. No trouble lights come on except the traction light. The light goes off as soon as you restart the van. Usually happens when I let off the gas pedal to slow down. No one knows how to fix it !! Has happened in the city but mostly while driving on the highway when I let off the gas.”
NHTSA complaint #11235233, filed 2019-07, 125,175 miles“My 2010 Dodge grand Caravan stalls 5 to 10 times per week. It stalls at any speed and at any time (warm or cold). Since the Dodge dealership could not find the issue (hats off to their ineptitude), after further research, I learned the issue is due to failure of the totally integrated power module (tipm) and affects other Dodge/chrysler products . See NHTSA action number: dp14004. …”
NHTSA complaint #10836413, filed 2016-02, 130,000 miles“Van engine shut off while driving at 40mph on the highway. This is not the first time the can has shut off. The van has shut off on numerous occasions, most of the time it is within a few hundred yards of the starting point. Thus time the can was warm and just quit leaving my family and I without power bakes our steering. Van was shifted to neutral while coasting at 40 MPH on the highway and restarted.”
NHTSA complaint #11047661, filed 2017-11, 133,000 miles“I was walking back to my running, set in park van, as I walked through the front of my van, and back of another vehicle, I touched my van hood, and my car went forward by itself pinning me between both cars crushing my knees! It went uphill set in park while running in a driveway.”
NHTSA complaint #10917322, filed 2016-10, 102,377 miles“Bought the van from cooks volkswagen on may 7th, 2018. In the first 3 mths of me owning it I had to get 2 motor mounts and a starter put in. Then from that point it was all down hill! It has had 3 transmissions(cooks has done 2 and I took the van to thompson for them to do the third), hub assembly, welded the core support, power steering pulley and baring, struts for the truck hatch, I had to pay for out of pocket for power steering pulley and baring and one day of rental for a rental car! …”
NHTSA complaint #11207268, filed 2019-05, 110,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10180221Aug 19, 2020(Revision A) No Start No Crank ? Starter Will Not Engage And There Are No Related Codes Or Concerns
Engine: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 13% |
| 2014 | 4 | 20% |
| 2013 | 2 | 7% |
| 2012 | 19 | 22% |
| 2011 | 14 | 18% |
| 2010 | 26 | 15% |
| 2009 | 17 | 14% |
| 2008 | 24 | 8% |
| 2007 | 11 | 14% |
| 2006 | 14 | 8% |
| 2005 | 3 | 1% |
| 2004 | 3 | 5% |
| 2003 | 2 | 1% |
| 2002 | 3 | 1% |
| 2001 | 2 | 1% |
| 2000 | 9 | 2% |
| 1999 | 3 | 1% |
| 1998 | 3 | 0% |
| 1997 | 2 | 0% |
| 1996 | 1 | 0% |
| 1994 | 1 | 0% |
| 1992 | 2 | 0% |
| 1991 | 1 | 0% |
Other parts of the 2010 Dodge Caravan
79 complaintsBrakes
23 complaintsOther or unknown
18 complaintsAir bags
17 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
14 complaintsTires
12 complaintsExterior lighting
11 complaintsSteering
11 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsWheels
8 complaintsElectronic stability control
6 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2010 Dodge Caravan
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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