2017 Dodge Grand Caravan engine problems
60 of the 414 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan name the engine (NHTSA’s “Engine” heading — the engine and its cooling system). Filed under the same heading: 23 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 database0 of the 60 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2017: 1 · 2019: 12 · 2020: 5 · 2021: 14 · 2022: 6 · 2023: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2025: 7 · 2026: 3
Half of the 30 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the engine problem between 48,000 and 81,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
414 complaints in all about the 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan, 3 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.
About 1 week ago my check engine light came on. The code reader said it was a p302, misfire in #2. The vehicle idles rough and sometimes stalls while driving. Other 2017 Grand caravans have had a recall for a very similar reason, but my VIN is not included in that. I feel it should be.
Loss of engine power while driving. When it happens, there's also loss of powering steering and brakes. This has happened more than a dozen times on city streets and highways. It's been taken to a Dodge dealership. I'm told they can't find the problem. It's happened twice this week going to work on january 28 & 29, 2020
While entering freeway onramp engine power reduced and vehicle following had to swerve to avoid collision. Believe engine output lessened by cylinder 2 misfire issue common with Dodge engines creating failures and loss of compression and reduced power with sporadic loss of acceleration when needed
The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving approximately 38 MPH, the vehicle started to misfire and hesitate. Also, the check engine warning indicator illuminated.
Vehical has a code for cylander 4 misfire. This causes my remote start to not work and the vehical is running rough. New spark plugs did not fix the problem. For a two year old vehical it should be reliable but I find myself relying on my 88 s10 more than our two year old van.
What is on file about the engine
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications23 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 2017 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 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan
Source: the same files- electrical problems 144 complaints
- body and structure problems 95 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre engine problems common on the 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 60 owner complaints naming the engine on this model year (14% of everything owners filed about it), and 23 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 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 3 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 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 63,111 miles; half of them between 48,000 and 81,000. 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.