2016 Dodge Grand Caravan engine problems
85 of the 1,001 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan name the engine (NHTSA’s “Engine” heading — the engine and its cooling system). Filed under the same heading: 25 manufacturer bulletins. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the engine
Source: NHTSA complaint database1 of the 85 reports a crash · 2 a fire · 0 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2016: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2019: 14 · 2020: 14 · 2021: 14 · 2022: 5 · 2023: 12 · 2024: 7 · 2025: 8 · 2026: 2
Half of the 44 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the engine problem between 66,000 and 100,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
1,001 complaints in all about the 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan, 2 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Engine” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Dodge Grand Caravan engine problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the engine. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
This is a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan r/t with mileage reading 99570. The engine is the 3.6l flex dohc. The check engine light came on. Had it checked it coded for a misfire in number 2 cylinder. Paid for a full tune up. Light came back on next day took the van back to be checked again.
Check engine light comes on, checked #2 cylinder missfire, had the coil changed, the fuel injector changed, light came back on. 73000 miles, Dodge recalled the 2016 Grand Caravan just not my VIN number,i called and they will not do the repair for free even though same model year has the same defect, #2 cylinder
The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the check engine warning indicator suddenly illuminated and the vehicle would no longer accelerate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 73,000
Bought the car used with 35,982 miles. A year after I purchased the van my check engine light came on. Changed the oil and spark plugs. The light stayed on and continued to run rough. We contacted Dodge multiple times to be told my car wasn't under warranty. We took my car to be put on the computer and found a few small issues.
The engine won't shut down after being driven. When the vehicle has been parked, and put into park, then turn the key off, the vehicle is still running. It'll run for several minutes, then cut off. I've tried to put the key back in and turn it on and then off, van still runs. I've unhooked the battery to see if it would reset itself.
What is on file about the engine
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications25 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
- S2307000002 Service bulletinAug 31, 2023
- Suspected engine coolant leak.
The 1 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan
Source: the same files- electrical problems 314 complaints
- body and structure problems 230 complaints
- transmission and drivetrain problems 220 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre engine problems common on the 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 85 owner complaints naming the engine on this model year (8% of everything owners filed about it), and 25 manufacturer bulletins are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the engine on the 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 6 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do engine problems show up on the 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 80,000 miles; half of them between 66,000 and 100,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Engine" heading cover?
The engine and its cooling system. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.