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2016 Dodge Grand Caravan Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
221about this part
Share
22%of 1,002 total for the year
Median mileage
88,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 221 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan, 22% of the 1,002 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 88,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

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

“Started the car and it was making a sound like an electrical car would. Thought maybe it was just warming up and I was imagining it. Drove to town and it started shifting hard. By the time I tried to go home it wouldn't shift into higher gears, had really high RPM. I got it into a parking lot and it wouldn't drive at all!”

NHTSA complaint #11414364, filed 2021-04, 88,000 miles

“2016 Dodge Grand Caravan, purchased in 2017. Driving on freeway near ohare airport, vehicle didn't want to shift. Would rev as high as 5k RPM just to reach 45mph. Vehicle doesn't want to go into reverse. There was a recall for some of these vans. There needs to be another recall. My vehicle has 121,000 miles on it. I believe the pump has failed, the code is p0868”

NHTSA complaint #11339425, filed 2020-07, 121,000 miles

“The transmission on my Dodge caravan failed. The pump on it failed. There is a recall for this same problem but Dodge says it's VIN specific and mine is not covered. Since they hold all of the info. How do I know they are not lying. The repair cost me $4,700.00. They refuse to pay. This vehicle should be added to the recall list. Dodge recall is htsa 16v46100. Thanks, david j. Arnold”

NHTSA complaint #11372537, filed 2020-11, 70,336 miles

“Our van started to shutter and would sometimes die when we coming to a stop. It then started not shifting right. We were going up mountains and it would not drive. It would not shift right. The transmission completely went out after a year and a half of use. We have kept its oil changed and always had the fluid checked. There was fluid still in it. There was no reason.”

NHTSA complaint #11281942, filed 2019-11, 110,000 miles

“Car loses all power and steering is lost as well. This has happened three times now, we have taken it to the dealership and they cannot find anything wrong with the car or recreate the issue. We have a family of 6 and are worried about driving our car, this is a safety issue that needs to be fixed.”

NHTSA complaint #11321740, filed 2020-04, 50,000 miles

Related recalls

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2020840%
20194920%
2018238%
2017379%
201622122%
20157727%
2014195%
2013368%
2012488%
2011438%
2010405%
2009204%
2008685%
20072313%
2006124%
2005222%
200433%
20032813%
20024214%
20012910%
20009521%
19997217%
19988114%
19978114%
199620918%
19952422%
19945628%
19935118%
19923715%
19911713%
19902749%
19891146%
1988220%

Other parts of the 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan

Electrical system
314 complaintsOther or unknown
241 complaintsBody and structure
228 complaintsEngine
83 complaintsFuel system
26 complaintsSeats
25 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
24 complaintsAir bags
22 complaintsVehicle speed control
17 complaintsBrakes
13 complaintsElectronic stability control
11 complaintsSteering
11 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology