r/DodgeGrandCaravan

I’m having issues with my grand caravan temperature gauge rising slightly above the mid-line when in idle and slow traffic. It moves kind of in an erratic manor. Not crazy erratic.. Just moves a bit up and down. I replaced the cooling fan resistor and checked the coolant level once I waited a few hours. I replaced the resistor because I noticed the fan wasn’t moving fast when in park. That fix seems to help the fan move quicker.
The engine’s warm (still after a few hours but I live in the Deep South and it was 100 today) but I noticed the reservoir has the coolant above the max line a bit. Any ideas what I can do?
I do have a mechanic checking it out on Friday. Seeing if it’s anything I can replace myself.

The other day driving home it acted like trans was going out, reved high to keep up speed. But not bad enough to really slow me down. Was able to go home at about 40 mph. Code reader gave me a p0443 code. So today I replaced the vapor canister solenoid. Didn't fix anything ☹️

Now it won't start unless I jump it. And it would run for a min or so and idle bad and then die. Now it runs for 5 sec maybe then dies and it won't even pretend to turn over. I can't get a new code because it won't stay running long enough.

The entire instrument panel lights up and flashes (randomly?) and I get a solid red light that I guess means it thinks the key is wrong. So. I guess I'm looking at replacing the PCM.But before I do that anything else I should check? I'm not a great mechanic with minimal tools so I am limited on what I can actually do but I'll try! Thanks !!

Ever have your van completely shut down while driving ? Happened other day while rolling to a stop sign everything shut down radio lights then when I stopped put it park started right up and away I went hasn’t happened since any idea? lol if anyone had a clue would be awesome thanks

I took my 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan to the shop to see why my entire radiator was bone dry empty and they said they found “a crack in the middle of the plastic of the radiator”…and of course he is trying to tell me that the entire radiator needs replaced and it’s gonna cost over a grand to replace it.
My question: is this really true or can the crack be patched or filled or fixed somehow? I mean, it’s plastic…

Oh boy, I hate to make this post, but here we go.

2015 Dodge Grand Caravan, 164,000 miles, second owner. It’s throwing a P0868 transmission fluid pressure sensor code. I took it to an independent mechanic, and they claim the transmission is shot.

I haven’t had any rough shifting except for one time. They claim it’s shifting rough between 4th and 5th. My wife drove it for a week after the check engine light came on, and it has not stalled out, gone into limp mode, or done anything else unusual. The light has been on for over two weeks.

There is also a whirring noise coming from the front end that has been going on since the 4th of July when we were driving home from the fireworks.

Just out of curiosity, has anybody ever had this problem and maybe been able to change out the pump or the sensor? I mean, two years ago in August, our Chrysler minivan completely wrecked the transmission going 55 on the highway, and it just doesn’t seem right to me.

I do trust the mechanic—they’re good people—but it’s just one of those things where maybe there’s an oversight.

Any help would be appreciated. We’re a family of six, and as much as I love my Volkswagen Jetta, it can’t carry six people.

The driver side window on my 2015 is not working. I replaced the door arm switched and it still is not working. I also checked the wire harness in-between the door and body. No broken wires. What would be the next steps before opening the door panel? What should I look for first?

I had my 2010 GrandCaravan washed at a full service car wash a couple weeks back. Since then, all three of the passenger window buttons don't work, but all the driver window controls DO work. Obviously I checked the window control lock switch, but that doesn't do anything. The car wash does wipe the dash with some shiny spray, so I'm guessing that maybe some of it got into a switch.

Occam's razor would suggest the window control lock switch is the culprit (as compared to all the other window control's simultaneous breaking at the same time.) Any ideas if this something I might be able to clean off the switch? Are replacing one of these switches easy?

My 2017 (3.8L) GC runs fine most of the time, but going up steep hills seems to challenge it. Either I'm not being aggressive enough with the accelerator to pop it into its top gear, or it's experiencing some sort of power deficiency. Took it in for an oil change last week, and the shop tech said it's in pretty good shape, but the service report did list the spark plugs as being in "Fair" condition. Should I suspect the plugs, am I experiencing normal behavior for this model, or am I just driving this car wrong LOL?