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2017 Dodge Grand Caravan transmission problems

The 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan has 37 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

37

Transmission complaints

7%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Grand Caravan transmission complaints by model year236 complaints1988: 2 complaints1989: 11 complaints1990: 27 complaints1991: 17 complaints1992: 39 complaints1993: 52 complaints1994: 59 complaints1995: 25 complaints1996: 236 complaints1997: 85 complaints1998: 85 complaints1999: 78 complaints2000: 102 complaints2001: 29 complaints2002: 44 complaints2003: 29 complaints2004: 3 complaints2005: 24 complaints2006: 12 complaints2007: 23 complaints2008: 68 complaints2009: 22 complaints2010: 40 complaints2011: 43 complaints2012: 48 complaints2013: 36 complaints2014: 18 complaints2015: 77 complaints2016: 210 complaints2017: 37 complaints2018: 22 complaints2019: 48 complaints2020: 8 complaints
Grand Caravan transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“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…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · October 18, 2018 · crash

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan have?

NHTSA has 37 complaints about the 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan transmission — 7% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.