2015 Dodge Grand Caravan problems: recalls, complaints and whether this is a year to avoid
The 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan has 281 owner complaints on record with NHTSA, which ranks it 3 of 5 Dodge Grand Caravan model years by complaint volume. The worst year is 2010 (1,041); the cleanest is 2024 (0). 4 recall entries cover this year.
Is 2015 a good year for the Dodge Grand Caravan?
Complaint volume is fairly even across this nameplate, so the model year is a weaker signal here than it is on many cars. Read the components below rather than the totals.
| Model year | Owner complaints | Recall entries |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 46 | 4 |
| 2017 | 414 | 3 |
| 2015 ← this page | 281 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1,041 | 6 |
Older years have been on the road longer and collect more complaints for that reason alone, and a year that sold in higher volume collects more while being no worse.
This retrieval holds 5 of the nameplate’s model years. 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 are absent, which means no records came back for them — not that they were clean. The ranking above is among the years shown.
The 2015 accounts for 16% of every complaint filed against the Dodge Grand Caravan in this retrieval, which works out to 25.5 complaints per year on the road across the 11 years since it was sold new — the figure to compare against other years, because it removes the advantage a newer car gets simply from having had less time to accumulate reports.
Complaints fell against the preceding year: the 2015 carries 27% of the 2010’s reports. Some of that is age, but a drop this large between consecutive years often marks a fix.
Which recalls cover the 2015?
Equipment
A list of the affected trailer models is available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17V824-0103.pdf.
Free remedy: Chrysler will notify owners instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began February 14, 2018.
Power Train
Free remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the transmission pump, free of charge. The recall began on August 18, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403.
Visibility
The windshield on the affected vehicles may have been installed using expired urethane primer, allowing the…
Free remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the windshield, free of charge. The recall began March 4, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403.
Take the campaign number to any franchised Dodge dealer. Recall repairs are free with no mileage or ownership limit, and they follow the car rather than the owner, so a used 2015 with an unrepaired campaign is a free repair you can claim. How recalls work.
Recall text is abridged from the NHTSA record. Search the campaign number at nhtsa.gov/recalls for the full notice and affected VIN ranges.
What do owners report on the Dodge Grand Caravan?
Across every Dodge Grand Caravan year, not the 2015 alone — NHTSA does not split component totals by model year.
- Electrical System — 758 reports
- Power Train — 168 reports
- Unknown or Other — 141 reports
- Engine — 111 reports
If your 2015 is doing something now, these are the guides for that system — each opens with whether it is safe to keep driving:
Which other Dodge Grand Caravan years should you compare?
← 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan · 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan → · All Dodge Grand Caravan years
If you are deciding between years, the table above is the short answer and the Dodge Grand Caravan page carries the full run with the component breakdown. Before money changes hands, run the VIN for open recalls and read the inspection checklist — ten minutes in the seller’s driveway finds most of what matters.
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