Model year record
2015 Dodge Caravan recalls & problems
The 2015 Dodge Caravan has no safety recalls on file with NHTSA, and 23 owner complaints. The most-reported problem area is power train (6 complaints).
Safety recalls
No safety recalls have been filed for the 2015 Dodge Caravan.
Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.
What owners report
| Problem area | Complaints | Typical mileage* |
|---|---|---|
| Power trainManual transmission › Shift pattern indicator | 6 | 85,000 mi |
| Electrical system | 4 | 43,000 mi |
| StructureBody | 3 | 25,000 mi |
| Air bags | 3 | 60,000 mi |
| Unknown or other | 3 | 18,000 mi |
| Engine | 3 | 41,772 mi |
| Service brakes | 2 | — |
| Steering | 2 | — |
| Tires | 1 | — |
| Seat belts | 1 | — |
| Visibility/wiper | 1 | — |
*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
Recent owner complaints
- Service brakes
THIS MORNING AT 7:58 AM 7.16.2019, MY CAR JUST STOPPED. LOST ALL POWER, COULD NOT STEER, BREAKS BECAME HARD, NO LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING AN ISSUE. I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO GO OVER A SPEED BUMP AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED. I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND WAITED A MOMENT RESTARTED THE CAR. BEFORE THAT AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR SEEMED TO FEEL LIKE THE ENGINE WAS FLUTTERING (?) OR LOSING POWER THEN GAINING IT BACK. THAT FLUTTER HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OF FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT NO LIGHTS HAVE COME ON INDICATING ANY ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE. I HAVE GONE ONLINE AND SEEN MANY, MANY POSTS WITH PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CAR JUST STOPPING, TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AND DEALER NOT BEING ABOUT TO FIND A CAUSE.…
- Electrical system
AIR CONDTIONER STARTED TO ONLY WORK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. EVERYWHERE ELSE WAS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR.
- Structure › Body
MY DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION. CANT OPEN IT WITH THE FOB OR MANUALLY. NO WARNING JUST STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN THIS IS A HAZARD TO NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THIS DOOR.
- Engine
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED AND STOPPED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PRESSURE FLUID WAS LOW AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH THE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,668.
- Electrical system
BACK PASSENGER DOOR LOCK IS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION. NOTHING WILL UNLOCK IT. DANGEROUS FOR THE PASSENGERS IN THE BACK, THEY CAN'T GET OUT ON THAT SIDE.
- Engine
ENGINE CODE P06DD MAKES THE VEHICLE DERATE AROUND 59K MILES
- Power train
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED AND WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS PROPERLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LEAK FROM THE TRANSMISSION WAS DISCOVERED AT THAT TIME. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
- Air bags
WHILE DRIVING AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WITH INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKING ON/OFF WHILE DRIVING ON EVERY OCCASION FOR LAST 1-2 MONTHS. ALSO WHILE DRIVING WOULD SAY RIGHT REAR SLIDING DOOR WAS OPEN WITH LIGHTS ON WHILE DRIVING. AIR BAG LIGHT HAS SINCE GONE OFF AND CAME BACK ON/OFF BUT INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES REAR SLIDING DOOR SOUNDS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO LATCH. LOCAL GARAGE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG IT. I BELIEVE THERE IS A ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE THAT STARTED WITH AIRBAGS AND FROM READING THERE IS A TAKATA RECALL ON OTHER VEHICLES CAUSING A CIRCUIT SHORTAGE LIKE THIS.
Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.