AutoUtility currently tracks 411 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan. Electrical System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 142 complaints (34.5% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 6 filings cite a crash, 3 cite a fire, 4 report one or more injuries.

Key Problem Findings
  • • Total NHTSA Complaints: 411 reports
  • • #1 Reported Problem Area: Electrical System (142 reports • 34.5% of submitted complaints)
  • • Secondary Problem Areas: Body & Structure (119), Engine & Cooling (51)
  • • Crash-Citing Complaints: 6 filings
  • • Fire-Citing Complaints: 3 filings
  • • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 4 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
411
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
6
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
3
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
4
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 34.5% of complaints

Electrical System

142 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 1 crash report 🔥 2 fire reports 🩹 1 injury report entry
#2 Problem Area 29% of complaints

Body & Structure

119 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 2 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 1 crash report 🩹 1 injury report entry
#3 Problem Area 12.4% of complaints

Engine & Cooling

51 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#4 Problem Area 9% of complaints

Powertrain & Transmission

37 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 3 crash reports 🩹 1 injury report entry
#5 Problem Area 5.8% of complaints

Air Bags & Restraints

24 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 3 crash reports 🩹 4 injury report entries
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Body & Structure NHTSA ODI ID: #11754663
Filed: 08/04/2026

"The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the sliding doors failed to open automatically and had to manually open the vehicle by using the interior and exterior door handles simultaneously. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the..."

Incident Date: 08/04/2019 • Raw NHTSA Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA ODI ID: #11742088
Filed: 06/04/2026

"The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled in the middle of the roadway an dfailed to restart. The contact stated that there was smoke coming from the engine bay. There was not warning light illuminated. The vehicle was..."

Incident Date: 09/04/2023 • Raw NHTSA Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Body & Structure NHTSA ODI ID: #11732749
Filed: 04/21/2026

"The rear power slide doors are opening on their own with vehicle in motion. The power switch on the roof is off. We have 5 children. No warming lamps or issues this is a known issues will caravans"

Incident Date: 01/01/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: STRUCTURE
Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11731010
Filed: 04/14/2026

"The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the vehicle was shuddering, producing static electric shock, and the battery was overcharging. The air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V524000..."

Incident Date: 01/01/2020 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA ODI ID: #11729672
Filed: 04/07/2026

"specifics unknown check engine light came on cpl seconds before it started overheating / leaking coolant and or transmission fluid and overheating. and I'm not sure what. started last year but I don't drive very often so the issue just started last year"

Incident Date: 11/30/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

Complaint History for Dodge Grand Caravan

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2020)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Dodge Grand Caravan 279 7 4 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Dodge Grand Caravan 1155 37 6 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Dodge Grand Caravan Current Page 411 6 3 Current
2018 Dodge Grand Caravan 269 8 4 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Dodge Grand Caravan 41 0 4 View 2019 Problems →
2020 Dodge Grand Caravan 19 5 1 View 2020 Problems →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 63 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 75 0 2 0 0
Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE 60 0 0 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 58 0 0 0 0
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 32 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE 22 0 0 1 0
Doors, Latches & Locks NHTSA category: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 21 0 0 0 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 21 2 0 1 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 20 0 0 0 0
Seats & Restraints NHTSA category: SEATS 13 0 0 1 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 11 1 0 4 0
STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 6 0 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 4 0 1 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 3 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 3 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 3 0 0 0 0
Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS 3 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEATS 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES 2 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 2 0 0 0 0
Suspension NHTSA category: SUSPENSION 2 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE 1 1 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
Engine & Cooling NHTSA category: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,WHEELS 1 1 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,SEATS 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 1 0 0 0
Visibility / Glass NHTSA category: VISIBILITY 1 0 0 0 0
Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (411). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.

Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (1)

1 CLOSED

Formal safety defect inquiries and engineering analyses opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Official Federal Inquiries: NHTSA opens a defect investigation when safety screening or consumer defect trends indicate a potential unreasonable safety risk. An open investigation is a formal inquiry and does not by itself confirm a defect or result in a mandatory recall.
CLOSED Preliminary Evaluation (PE) ODI Action #PE19014
Opened: 2019-09-09 • Closed: 2026-02-25

Active Head Rest Inadvertent Deployment

Affected Component: SEATS

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE19014 on September 9, 2019, to investigate 128 consumer complaints alleging that the Active Head Rest (AHR) inadvertently deployed without the occurrence of a crash or other rear impact event in model year (MY) 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango vehicles.When ODI opened the investigation, ODI was aware of thirteen alleged injuries.A small number of Early Warning Reports identified driver...

Closed without associated recall campaign. Official NHTSA File →

Related Official Reports for 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan

Cross-reference safety recalls, crash test safety ratings, and EPA fuel economy for this model year

Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.