2017 Dodge Grand Caravan Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 21about this part
- Share
- 5%of 414 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 56,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 21 complaints about the air bags of the 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan, 5% of the 414 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 56,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My problem with my car is that the driver and passenger airbags exploded without having a car or a car that crashed me I was driving my normal car and suddenly the air bags exploded. And the most unbelievable thing is that it is a factory fault because the day the airbags exploded they exploded I had no passenger next to me and the passenger airbag and seat belts all damaged and my passenger window is all broken. …”
NHTSA complaint #11365805, filed 2020-10, 6,000 miles“I was on highway 87 in I was in motion all of a sudden the wheel jerked to the left I tried to keep streering wheel stright and then it jerked to the right, and then it got stuck motor stilln running and then it went into reverse by itself without me touching anything there was a lot of damage dune to my van. Collision location sr-87 & mp-214 report #2018-052783 date 10/24/18 the airbags did note operate at all”
NHTSA complaint #11144203, filed 2018-10, 52,000 miles“While coming to a stop the vehicle will shut down. There is a ding like the a seatbelt isn't buckled, the lights flash and the vehicle just shuts down like someone turned the key off. This has happened both when the vehicle is cold and warm it starts back up but when it does the time on the radio is has to reset it self and the atc unit is all off and has to be manually reset as of now it's only happened while I was applying the brakes scared this could happen on the highway. I've only had the vehicle 2 weeks bought is used with 48000 miles on it.”
NHTSA complaint #11181192, filed 2019-02, 48,000 miles“My wife hit a deer going 70 MPH driving northbound on i65 right after crossing the tenn. State line. The deer hit the front center and passenger front of the van and the airbags never deployed. The airbag lights came on and stayed on but the airbags never deployed. The fender molding was ripped apart, radiator was pushed into the the engine block, passenger light was demolished and pushed in to the engine compartment, all the electric warning lights came on except the engine light and the fender well was pushed back 1/4 inch and in 1 inch into the passenger door. …”
NHTSA complaint #11383435, filed 2020-12, 120,000 miles“The front passenger active head restraint deployed without being involved in an accident and without warning. Upon inspection, we found that the plastic used to hold the metal rod under tension (until released by the crash sensor) broke. No one was hurt but could have been as this happened just as we were getting into the vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #11612055, filed 2024-09Related service bulletins
- 10204361Nov 10, 2021Warranty Bulletin D-21-15 (X98) Driver and Passenger Sliding Door Power Lock Actuators - 2015 - 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan (RT) and 2015 - 2016 Chrysler Town & Country (RT)
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 25% |
| 2019 | 13 | 5% |
| 2018 | 13 | 5% |
| 2017 | 21 | 5% |
| 2016 | 22 | 2% |
| 2015 | 24 | 9% |
| 2014 | 48 | 13% |
| 2013 | 35 | 7% |
| 2012 | 18 | 3% |
| 2011 | 19 | 4% |
| 2010 | 144 | 17% |
| 2009 | 137 | 25% |
| 2008 | 294 | 23% |
| 2007 | 16 | 9% |
| 2006 | 54 | 19% |
| 2005 | 103 | 10% |
| 2004 | 5 | 4% |
| 2003 | 24 | 11% |
| 2002 | 59 | 20% |
| 2001 | 48 | 16% |
| 2000 | 29 | 7% |
| 1999 | 83 | 19% |
| 1998 | 104 | 19% |
| 1997 | 107 | 18% |
| 1996 | 211 | 18% |
| 1995 | 7 | 6% |
| 1994 | 18 | 9% |
| 1993 | 13 | 5% |
| 1992 | 10 | 4% |
| 1991 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan
144 complaintsOther or unknown
98 complaintsBody and structure
95 complaintsEngine
58 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
37 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
28 complaintsSeats
16 complaintsFuel system
14 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsElectronic stability control
5 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2017 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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