Major Problems with 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan

2006 Dodge Grand Caravan FRONT Victims: 3 Mileage: 11000 miles

2006 Dodge Grand Caravan BODY Victims: 2 Mileage: 121000 miles

2006 Dodge Grand Caravan ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 2 Mileage: 130000 miles

Browse 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints by category

Problems with STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and AIR BAGS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Dodge Grand Caravan owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
STEERING popping noise in steering column. while traveling at least 50 miles a loud winding noise was heard coming from the	49 ~ 61899 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM multiple electrical problems resulting in many sensor and part replacements. first surge in mileage gauage resulted in replacement of fried...	36 ~ 85764 miles
AIR BAGS while returning from a trip my drivers side air bag light on the gauge cluster on my 2006 dodge grand	35 ~ 65937 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM air conditioning failed around 50 000 miles. had system recharged and started to fail again in a couple of months....	28 ~ 96088 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING occasionally maybe five or six times in the last year i would turn the headlights on in my 2006...	24 ~ 84847 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. the contact pressed the power door button to unlock the sliding doors....	21 ~ 47352 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE my 9 year old son reach back into my 2006 dodge caravan sxt and was hit by the door. it...	19 ~ 63581 miles
ENGINE vehicle quits while driving in the rain and loses ability to steer. *tr...	16 ~ 83335 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS the 2006 dodge grand caravan has 33 000 miles on it and had an airbag light come on. thought the...	15 ~ 46992 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE automatic door locks on rear sliding doors with powered door closures. the cam that allows the door lock/unlock circuit to...	9 ~ 98111 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. while driving 45 mph the steering vibrated and the vehicle felt out...	8 ~ 35644 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER car was parked. i had opened door manually. thought it wasn't fully opened hit power button on door jamb to...	7 ~ 71400 miles
STRUCTURE tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. the contact pressed the power door button to unlock the sliding doors....	7 ~ 46215 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. when shifting from first to second gear it felt as though it...	7 ~ 29487 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER we cant get the windshield washer fluid working. it worked fine when we first bought it at 64k miles. *tr...	6 ~ 57441 miles
RACK AND PINION > STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. contact stated that the vehicle began making a clanging noise when the...	6 ~ 42531 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. the vehicle was modified with hand controlled brakes. while driving 65 mph...	6 ~ 29064 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. when shifting from first to second gear it felt as though it...	5 ~ 248817 miles
SERVICE BRAKES while driving on a public road at 35-40 mph the vehicle began to slow down. it got progressively slower on...	4 ~ 63304 miles
POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan se. the contact was driving 20 mph when the engine stalled...	4 ~ 83526 miles
SUSPENSION i purchased this car used in august after reading reviews i discovered the rack and pinion was an issue on...	3 ~ 65844 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING when driving in wet conditions particularly splashing through water the vehicle serpentine belt begins to chatter and the vehicle experiences...	3 ~ 38696 miles
TIRES traveling on a well-maintained interstate in the rain at a speed between 50-55 my rear driver side tire blew out....	3 ~ 91058 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS vehicle only has 42 000 miles on it and the air bag sensor had to be replaced. air bag light...	3 ~ 49667 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL my sliding door quit working half way thru cycle. my power went dead in doors and locks i took it...	2 ~ 196000 miles
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that all four rear shoulder seat belts would...	2 ~ 94000 miles
WHEELS tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the studs on the wheels were fracturing....	2 ~ 49400 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE van stalls a few minutes after re-fueling tank to full level. tank is not topped off beyond what auto shut-off...	2 ~ 79750 miles
TURN SIGNAL > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the turn signals were defective and would...	2 ~ 52500 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING a/c stopped working while driving. *tr...	2 ~ 86554 miles
VISIBILITY we had a snow storm on 2/6/10. after the snow fall my husband moved our 2006 grand caravan sxt from...	2 ~ 2545 miles
RACK > RACK AND PINION > STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. while the vehicle was at a shop for a routine inspection the...	2 ~ 41173 miles
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY my husband was driving our 2006 dodge grand caravan on the highway when the driver's-side rear window blew into the...	2 ~ 33457 miles
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS our brakes have failed for the second time. i took my van back to the shop that replaced the pads...	2 ~ 28100 miles
MOTOR > WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY at 3851 miles on my 2006 dodge grand caravan the motor on the windshield wipers suddenly stopped working in the...	2 ~ 24426 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY i purchased this vehicle used in 2011 and about three months later i took into the dealer for an oil...	1 ~ 111102 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM on 6/27/11 the air bags deployed in our 2006 dodge grand caravan for no reason while the vehicle was being...	1 ~ 55000 miles
EQUIPMENT i don't know much about cars- but grand caravans 05 and 06 models are all having rear evaporator's that are...	1
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the driver side windows malfunctioned. the switch...	1 ~ 85000 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION back rear window imploded for the second time(first time 2009 second time 2010) nobody seems to have an answer for...	1 ~ 5089 miles
SEATS on the 2006 dodge grand caravan with rear stow n go seating a passenger was sitting in a child booster...	1
PARKING BRAKE my wife released the parking brake on a 2006 dodge caravan getting ready to drive it. the parking brake foot	1 ~ 18891 miles
SWITCH > HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the headlights would not illuminate. in addition...	1 ~ 60000 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL on four separate occasions my 2006 dodge grand caravan se gas peddle got stuck. three times while driving it got...	1 ~ 43900 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES traveling on a well-maintained interstate in the rain at a speed between 50-55 my rear driver side tire blew out....	1 ~ 27800 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. the contact noticed that the passenger side sliding door was making abnormal...	1 ~ 3200 miles
SWITCH > TURN SIGNAL > EXTERIOR LIGHTING the turn signal switch on this vehicle does not work properly. many times when it is switched on the opposite...	1 ~ 38500 miles
CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS our brakes have failed for the second time. i took my van back to the shop that replaced the pads...	1 ~ 35200 miles
FRONT > SEAT BELTS i was involved in an traffic accident when another car turned left in front of my car at a light....	1 ~ 11000 miles
HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING vehicle power steering makes loud resonating hum when turning. dealership cannot find the location of the noise. rack & pinion	1 ~ 22000 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. the vehicle was modified with hand controlled brakes. while driving 65 mph...	1 ~ 4500 miles
PUMP > HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST > STEERING loud whining noise coming from engine when cold. had power steering pump replaced on 1st visit. one month later same...	1 ~ 25456 miles
FILLER PIPE AND CAP > TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE when the gas tank is filling up the gas nozzle continues to shoot gas out of the tank. this has...	1 ~ 20000 miles
PADS > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. while driving between 5 -20 mph the contact heard a loud noise...	1 ~ 21000 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the air conditioner became inoperative and had to...	1 ~ 4300 miles
RADIATOR ASSEMBLY > COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the air conditioner became inoperative and had to...	1 ~ 4300 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION noise similar to "bottoming out" can be heard coming from drivers side rear of vehicle when passenger compartment is fully	1 ~ 11500 miles
HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE dt*: the contact stated the while pulling the lift gate down manually the contact's husband pushed the button that automatically...	1 ~ 400 miles
KNEE BOLSTER > AIR BAGS during a recent accident in my 2006 dodge grand caravan the deployment of the knee airbag caused substantial bruising and...	1 ~ 1000 miles
ARM > SPINDLE > KNUCKLE on january 12 2006 my van starting making a clunking sound from the front right passenger side and then would...	1 ~ 5089 miles

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