Used 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan R/T Minivan Review
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Chrysler's core design quality is slipping...
buddhanature, Rochester, MI, 03/25/2014
2012 Dodge Grand Caravan R/T 4dr Minivan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
35,000 miles, Owned for 2 years from new. Dealer sales-lady lied about UConnect and rebate for multi-vehicle purchase.
Wouldn't reimburse us either. Drove to Florida from Michigan twice.
Cruise control problem - didn't use.
Transmission hard shift when first taking off. Used to own '94 Voyager minivan, '03 Intrepid and '98 Sebring convertible.
This vehicle has more design problems than … the older ones I owned.
Had transmission reprogrammed - still bad (even had 3 Chrysler quality engineers ride with me and they said this is normal operation for this vehicle.),wind shear problem, heater blower motor has only low speeds.
Original tires only lasted 25,000 miles before no traction in snow.
Enormously disappointed in 2012 Dodge Caravan
dogleg1, 11/03/2012
2012 Dodge Grand Caravan R/T 4dr Minivan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
I bought a new caravan about a month ago. Previously I have owned four Dodge Caravans and liked them. This one has power to burn but the overall quality and design features are very poor in my experience.
The accelerator pedal is hard to control and evidently can't be adjusted. The ride is hard and you feel every little bump in the road. The seats are hard too ,I would call them cheap, … cheap. When the front seats are pushed back the support frame sticks out and you hit your legs on it. It doesn't come with fender splash guards and the tires throw dirt on the car. I put them on the first few days I had it.
The motor and road noise is very bad. Poor sound proofing. More to be said later.
Save Your Money Keep Driving when you see the Dodge?Chrysler logo
dsm35, Escondido, CA, 07/12/2014
2012 Dodge Grand Caravan R/T 4dr Minivan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
Wow what can a consumer say about a vehicle that after 7 years of pmts will be close to 40k.
The engine had to be rebuilt at around 22k miles started going out about 10k miles TOO MANY deficiencies to mention. Seriously folks these people DON'T LIKE YOU They want YOUR MONEY.
You get what you get with Dodge/Chrysler B.S.
24/7 Great commercials on T.V. Too Bad they Produce POS … daily.
Mistake Waste of Money
Great Van (especially for the money)
ryan4904, College Park, MD, 04/01/2012
2012 Dodge Grand Caravan R/T 4dr Minivan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
Bought this van 2 months ago and it has been great so far.
I certainly didn't expect to own a van at the age of 29, but with the kids and the dog, it was necessary.
First of all the, the van looks great, inside and out, way better than the other minivans in the class.
We test drove the Dodge, Toyota, and Honda minvans, and didn't notice too much of a difference in ride quality, although … maybe the Toyota was a little smoother.
But then again maybe the only reason I noticed was because I read the reviews ahead of time and expected it.
This van is great, and a comparable Honda or Toyota with all the same features costs about $7K or $8K more (the Toyota salesman acknowledged that).
Edmunds Summary Review of the 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan R/T Minivan
Pros & Cons
- Pro:Versatile rear seating configurations
- Pro:welcoming cabin
- Pro:capable handling.
- Con:Ride not as smooth as rivals', limited driver legroom
- Con:only seven seats
- Con:engine lacks refinement.
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