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Owner complaints · Electrical System

2018 Dodge Grand Caravan electrical problems

92 of the 270 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan name the electrical system (NHTSA’s “Electrical System” heading — wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading). Filed under the same heading: 18 manufacturer bulletins, 1 recall. 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.

92 complaints 34% of this model year’s 1 report a crash typically at 49k miles

What owners filed about the electrical system

Source: NHTSA complaint database
92complaints name the electrical system

1 of the 92 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 1 injury. Self-reported, unverified.

Filed per year: 2019: 4 · 2020: 17 · 2021: 16 · 2022: 13 · 2023: 16 · 2024: 10 · 2025: 10 · 2026: 6

49kmiles, typically

Half of the 31 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the electrical problem between 42,000 and 63,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.

34%of this model year’s complaints

270 complaints in all about the 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan, 6 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 “Electrical System” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.

Across model years: Dodge Grand Caravan electrical problems, every year on file →

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In owners’ own words

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the electrical system. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

Without warning, the drivers side sliding door of my 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan initially began making a very loud buzzing noise when the automatic power locks engage while driving, however, this quickly escalated to not only an extremely loud buzzing noise when locked while driving, to an extremely loud buzzing noise anytime the locks are…
Electrical System at 63,055 miles Sep 11, 2020 NHTSA owner report
I have less than 56,000 miles and have already had to replace the locking mechanisms on both sliding doors. The drivers side was stuck in the lock position and the passengers side was stuck in the unlock position. Both pose a safety concern for children in the backseat and theft of valuables because I could not lock one of the doors.
Electrical System at 55,000 miles Aug 13, 2020 NHTSA owner report
Our Dodge Caravan is 2 years old and the passenger side door locks won't lock or unlock with the fob or the actual door locks on the inside. It just stopped working. It was stuck in the lock position and we couldn't get my daughter out of the car without using the other door.
Electrical System at 40,000 miles Aug 3, 2020 NHTSA owner report
Sliding door locks malfunctioning. At times even trying to manually unlock the door will not unlock. This is extremely unsafe should a situation requiring a quick exit arise and the children are unable to open the door(s). This happens with the vehicle is in park.
Electrical System at 45,000 miles Jul 13, 2020 NHTSA owner report
The driverside door lock does not operate with remote or unlock or lock using the inside door lock button. Must use the key inside the fob remote device to unlock door from outside. I manually have to push knob down to lock and inside handle to unlock door
Electrical System May 14, 2020 NHTSA owner report

What is on file about the electrical system

Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

Recall filed under this heading

18 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading

The 3 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

P0513 C212A

Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2018 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 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan

Source: the same files
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Common questions

Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communications

Are electrical problems common on the 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan?

They are documented: NHTSA holds 92 owner complaints naming the electrical system on this model year (34% of everything owners filed about it), and 18 manufacturer bulletins, 1 recall 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 electrical system on the 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan?

Yes — one campaign is filed under this heading: 18V524000. A recall is matched by VIN; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

When do electrical problems show up on the 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan?

Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 49,000 miles; half of them between 42,000 and 63,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.

What does NHTSA's "Electrical System" heading cover?

Wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.