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Engine heads are brain dead
Rick, 08/27/2016
updated 08/31/2020
2012 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 4dr Minivan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
18 of 18 people found this review helpful
Been waiting for my vehicle to be repaired now for 3 weeks. Dealership says parts are not available. 6 cyl engine needed new heads, rockers, lifters and other stuff. Car has 97,000 miles. This is the second time to have head replaced (first time at 46,000) . Obviously a bad engine design or bad install with the previous head or possibly the head is simply brain dead. It does say something about the supply chain if the dealerships can not get the replacement parts. Obviously many more failures than anticipated. No recall on the engine but the dealership said the warranty has been extended out to 10 years/150,000 miles for the heads which, I assume, is their way of telling me that the head will fail again in 50,000 miles. Figure I'll have it repaired again around 145,000 if history is my guide. I believe they have some serious issues with the 6 cylinder engine but simply won't admit it. 08/28/2017 Update. Car now has 119,000 miles on it. So far the new head appears to be working fine. Proof will be when the car has another 25,000 miles since they seem to fail every 50,000 miles. 08/29/2018 Update. Car now has 134,000 miles on it. No problems yet with the new head. Dealership called several times asking if I wanted to trade it in on something new. Told them no, I normally keep cars at least 10 years since I don't like to carry any debt and it takes time to save up the money for a new one. Update: 8/29/2020 Car now has 156,000 miles. Seems I can sense a mis-fire every now and then but I have not yet taken it into a shop for a diagnosis. Still trying to get another 2 years out of it. We'll see if I'm successful.
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A lot for the money
homerkc, 11/25/2012
2012 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 4dr Minivan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
18 of 18 people found this review helpful
We have 3,500 mi. on our van and it has exceeded many expectations. We took a 2000 mi trip shortly after buying (only 500 break-in miles) and saw 28mpg on the interstate. We can get 20mpg around town (suburban driving) if we watch what we're doing. Very comfortable seats and ride, plenty of power, and the flexibility of the stow n go always amazes. For a very reasonable mid-20s price, it's a lot of car that can do a lot of things (like haul 2 new exterior doors from Home Depot) without any fuss. Once you have had that capability at your disposal, it would be hard to give it up.
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3 years of no trouble
RJX, 10/05/2016
2013 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 4dr Minivan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
22 of 23 people found this review helpful
The most comfortable seats of any vehicle I have driven. I drive the vehicle for work and typically 4-5 drives 1-way. Great comfort for long trips. Passing on a 2 lane highway is never a problem, the engine has plenty of power. Stow and go seats are great when you want to haul things, nice flat and low floor allowing for drywall or plywood for home projects. This 2013 is my third Grand Caravan, and by far the best. I drive 35k miles a year in all kinds of weather and always feel safe even on snow packed roads. It is a shame they are discontinuing the DGC after 2017, now that they have it perfected.
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Experienced Driver of Grand Caravan
nmdude, 06/22/2014
2013 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 4dr Minivan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
29 of 31 people found this review helpful
I enjoy driving the Dodge Caravan so I bought one. There have been concerns about the six speed transmission. I have specifically rented a SXT model to haul film lighting.The rental was quite less than SUVs. The transmission is sensitive and needs understanding. The six speed transmission allows one to save on fuel costs whether driving through hilly country or flat lands at highway speeds. Carrying 1 ton of cargo, it drives well granted, you understand how to shift. There is a reason why the shifter is located next to the speedometer. 10, 500 ft above sea level it performed well on hairpin turns. Height, stow n go, 12V inputs, width, wheel size 5stars.
Maybe Mine Was A Lemon?
Jake, 04/11/2021
2013 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 4dr Minivan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
12 of 12 people found this review helpful
I owned the 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan SE model(flex fuel). Equipped with the 3.6 V6 (Pentastar). I got the van with 122,000 miles and thought it was great when I first got it. About a week into ownership, the check engine light comes on for a thermostat code. I thought to myself, it's a used car so no big deal if I have to stick a few bucks into it right off the bat. Replaced the thermostat and was fine for another 2 months. Then the check engine light pops on again for cam position sensor/crank position sensor correlation. So take it to the shop. They say it needs new cam position sensors. Replaced those and was fine for a month. Then one day I come to a stop sign and the van dies. I go to restart it and starts right up. So I take it to the shop again and has a pending code for cam position/crank position and a random multiple cylinder misfire. So they concluded that it needs either a new timing chain or cam phasers. So I take it to the dealership for a second opinion. In the mix of all of this, the van starts to shutter coming to stops. So dealership looks at it and tells me the transmission has metal shavings in it so it needs to be replaced. And the timing chains are bad. So I thought well I'll take the transmission pan off to see if there really is metal shavings in the transmission. Sure enough there was. So at that point I just ended up selling the van back to where I got it from. Maybe my van was just a lemon? I'll never know, because I would never buy another one. The styling is awesome along with the sto n go seats. But if you want reliability, this isn't your van.
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