Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2011 Dodge Grand Caravan Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints: 43about this part
Share: 8%of 530 total for the year
Median mileage: 63,650miles
Trend: FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 43 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan, 8% of the 530 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 63,650 miles.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I had complaints of transmission problems since I bought the van. It has no power going in reverse, and it would hard shift from a stop. I took it in twice before the clutch broke. I had to have the transmission rebuilt because that is what they suggested. You need to look into transmission problems in this van.”

NHTSA complaint #10946460, filed 2017-01, 113,000 miles

“Driving down the road at 55 MPH van started making weird clunking sounds lights began to dim lost accelerator control, brakes pulled to side of road manage to come to a stop vehicle still was making sounds and lights were flashing I put it in park vehicle stalled out I tried to restart and nothing wouldn't even turn over just clicked. Had it towed only came back as low voltage they replaced battery tried to restart engine still made clunking noise van still wouldn't start, oil pan was dropped and had chunks of metal in it. …”

NHTSA complaint #11065452, filed 2018-01, 179,000 miles

“Vehicle does not start easily and at times experiences total power loss I've changed every fuse and relay as well as fuel pump and any other module or relay that can be replaced and much to my dispare the problems are still there to the point I don't feel safe driving with or without my whole family when it finally does decide to start it runs great but then you have to worry about the complete power loss issue which renders my brakes power steering and stability control completely useless! …”

NHTSA complaint #10819259, filed 2016-01, 90,600 miles

“Start engine, put into reverse, the check engine light and ESC light comes on. Only seems to effect vehicle operation when driving down road and slowing down to make turn or stop. Then it sort of jerks or downshifts roughly. Bought this vehicle used on july 13, 2012. This has happened 4 times already. When I took it back for them to check it for codes, they said nothing showed up and just reset it. It happened again before I got home.”

NHTSA complaint #10469053, filed 2012-08, 41,000 miles

“I have had my van now for about 700 miles, we bought it used from a local dealership. I ran the van through an automatic car wash, and when I put the van back into gear and began to move the check engine light came on. So I turned off the van hoping to reset the check engine light and the van did not want to start back up. (at this point I am in a alley with one way traffic) finally I got the van to start but the check engine light was still on when I put it into gear it sputtered and then stopped it gave a red light with a bolt through it and also the oil light came one. …”

NHTSA complaint #11258927, filed 2019-09, 108,338 miles

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10221097Apr 7, 2021Transmission Kit with Torque Converter 1. All Promaster (VF) 3.6L/62TE equipped vehicles. If the transmission bracket to the transmission case fasteners are removed during…
10159927Nov 11, 2015Powertrain System Improvements/Enhancements This bulletin involves selectively erasing and reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with new software. The customer may…
10051775Jan 1, 2013Dodge/chrysler: see document search button for owner letter. Due to software programming causing poor automatic transaxle shift problems, a new pcm software is available to…
10044843Feb 1, 2012Dodge: see document search button for owner letter. The oxygen sensor heater sense circuit may fail, internally, on powertrain control module (pcm), due to software error in…
10037971Feb 15, 2011Chrysler: transmission torque converter plate is loose leading to a knocking or rattling noise from the transmission.

Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

Year	Complaints	Share of year
2020	8	40%
2019	49	20%
2018	23	8%
2017	37	9%
2016	221	22%
2015	77	27%
2014	19	5%
2013	36	8%
2012	48	8%
2011	43	8%
2010	40	5%
2009	20	4%
2008	68	5%
2007	23	13%
2006	12	4%
2005	22	2%
2004	3	3%
2003	28	13%
2002	42	14%
2001	29	10%
2000	95	21%
1999	72	17%
1998	81	14%
1997	81	14%
1996	209	18%
1995	24	22%
1994	56	28%
1993	51	18%
1992	37	15%
1991	17	13%
1990	27	49%
1989	11	46%
1988	2	20%

Other parts of the 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan

Electrical system
332 complaints Fuel system
137 complaints Engine
92 complaints Other or unknown
41 complaints Brakes
27 complaints Electronic stability control
26 complaints Air bags
19 complaints Body and structure
19 complaints Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
16 complaints Steering
15 complaints Vehicle speed control
15 complaints Tires
7 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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