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Used 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan Consumer Reviews

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4.13 out of 5 stars

Great value..

robfromde, 07/19/2012
2012 Dodge Grand Caravan American Value Package 4dr Minivan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful

This model GC reminds me of the older Dodge minivans. It is basic, but with many nice features, and a great power train. It drives more "truck-like", but I like that. The vision outwards is excellent all around, and the driver's seat is high, so you look down at the hood, not that deep sinking position as before. For around $22k, you get a real auto with a real engine and lots of room for people and cargo. It is backed by a 100k mile warrantee.

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2 out of 5 stars

I never could get the check engine light off

Daniel Delgado, 03/08/2020
2012 Dodge Grand Caravan Crew 4dr Minivan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful

I bought an used one with 120K miles and since then I kept getting code after code. 1. I changed the gasoline evaporator. The code was cleared but I got a new one afterwards. 2. I got like 7 codes which I cleared after changing bank 2 O2 sensors. 3. I got a oil and coolant leak which after changing the oil coolant filter housing. After all this I got the P219B code which nobody knew how to fix it. Finally I had to sell it. It was a pain in the ass. Good looking interior, sound system and space though

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4 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
Performance
3 out of 5 stars
Interior
4 out of 5 stars
Comfort
5 out of 5 stars
Reliability
3 out of 5 stars
Value
3 out of 5 stars
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2.25 out of 5 stars

I thought we were in the 21st century

jb36, 12/10/2012
2012 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 4dr Minivan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
9 of 16 people found this review helpful

I'm forced to drive this thing quite often due to my work. I think it's despicable. Interior feels cheap, especially the seat fabric, steering feels barely connected at highway speed, there's very small but constant pitch motion in the rear when there's no load in the back. Brake, like steering is over-servoed, and transmission. It's not a very smooth shift to begin with, but it gets worse and worse as you drive on for a long time, like over 4hrs. It's big sure, and pretty useful, but it's not very clever either. People buy this not because it's cheap - it's not THAT cheap. People buy this I think just because they haven't really tried anything else. It's a throw away.

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5 out of 5 stars

Just what our family needs....

mikesr11, 11/14/2011
2012 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 4dr Minivan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
12 of 22 people found this review helpful

We have owned a windstar, and odyssey in the past, this 2012 grand caravan has them beat. This van has everything we need without breaking the bank. The SXT package is well equipped for our daily needs. The van drives more SUV like, and seems a bit wider than our 04 odyssey. The stow away seats are amazing, and are easily labeled: 1,2,3,4 so anyone who is not familiar with the van can follow the steps to put them into the floor. The stereo has excellent sound quality and is voice activated. The black seats look really nice and modern, and I prefer not having the 8 seats, and keeping the traditional captains chairs in the middle- Its much easier for the kids to get around this way.

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5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding family vehicle!

califamily, 12/19/2012
2012 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 4dr Minivan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 9 people found this review helpful

We bought ours as our first minivan, coming SUVs, this was a big change. I've been watching the 3.6l closely and it seems great in all vehicles so far. The engineering in this thing is genius, the top loading oil filter makes my life in the garage SO much easier! The level of attention and brilliance transfers to every part of the vehicle. We have 26k on ours so far and loved every minute. 0 problems. It's drivetrain is super smooth, it took a little getting used to but within the first day of ownership, any doubts that we had made the right decision were banished! This is an absolutely amazing family vehicle. We drive the competitors and this was by far most comfortable and most functional.

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