2010 Dodge Grand Caravan Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 46about this part
- Share
- 5%of 870 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 81,153miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 46 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan, 5% of the 870 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 81,153 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While driving in the city or in a highway all lights and engine stops also the steering wheel and the breaks harding you hardly steer it to the side road to stop the vehicle after few yards depends on the vehicle speed. We ere lucky no body was behind us in many occasions, I had this issue a month after I bought it used from a dealer and they told it is fixed, and now it is back, I coinsider it danger to me and to other drivers on the road.”
NHTSA complaint #11398041, filed 2021-02, 130,000 miles“2010 Grand Caravan se, bought 100000 miles the first week of driving headlights would go off while driving worked thew switch and came back on got me home now not working at all. I have read many many complaints of this on going problem both on this website and in other forums. Im stunned that nthsa will recall a vehicle for an emblem comiong loose on an airbag cover but with a serious saftey issue, life or death at night on a dark road there is no recall.”
NHTSA complaint #11396228, filed 2021-02, 100,000 miles“After starting my van, I will turn on my headlights and they will flicker on and then off really quick. This happens randomly. I will wait a few minutes and try again and the same thing will happen. I can flip the high beams on and they will flicker on and then right off. However, the fog lights will come on. I can usually sit and wait about 10 to 15 minutes and the lights will usually come on.”
NHTSA complaint #11011588, filed 2017-07, 89,200 miles“The headlights go out intermittently. It has done it while driving, both on streets and the highway, or parked in the driveway. While investigating this issue, I have found, on your site and others, that this problem is not a new occurrence. This bothers me that just because no major injuries have been attributed to this problem, that this safety issue has not been addressed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10781153, filed 2015-10, 65,000 miles“While operating the vehicle, the interior lights, radio, air conditioner and windows become inoperable. The lights, radio, and air turn off, and the windows will not go up or down. The head lights still work, but the rest do not. Then they come back on out of nowhere. Then off and on and off and on... While sitting still and while driving. This has happened multiple times. And I fear it's going to start an electrical fire while we are in the vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #10864067, filed 2016-05, 117,000 milesExterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 5% |
| 2019 | 3 | 1% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0% |
| 2014 | 3 | 1% |
| 2013 | 5 | 1% |
| 2012 | 7 | 1% |
| 2011 | 6 | 1% |
| 2010 | 46 | 5% |
| 2009 | 3 | 1% |
| 2008 | 48 | 4% |
| 2007 | 11 | 6% |
| 2006 | 28 | 10% |
| 2005 | 150 | 15% |
| 2004 | 4 | 3% |
| 2003 | 15 | 7% |
| 2002 | 21 | 7% |
| 2001 | 48 | 16% |
| 2000 | 11 | 2% |
| 1999 | 13 | 3% |
| 1998 | 12 | 2% |
| 1997 | 20 | 3% |
| 1996 | 24 | 2% |
| 1995 | 1 | 1% |
| 1994 | 1 | 1% |
| 1993 | 2 | 1% |
| 1992 | 1 | 0% |
| 1991 | 5 | 4% |
| 1990 | 1 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan
550 complaintsAir bags
144 complaintsEngine
137 complaintsBrakes
88 complaintsOther or unknown
64 complaintsSteering
64 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
40 complaintsEngine cooling
24 complaintsFuel system
23 complaintsWheels
22 complaintsElectronic stability control
19 complaintsBody and structure
18 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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