2016 Dodge Grand Caravan: transmission slipping

Filed Aug 29, 2025 · Transmission · NJ

Transmission slipping in first gear. Codes from dealership. P0944 LOSS PRIME P0868 LOW PRESSURE

Filed Jul 25, 2025 · Transmission · WV

I purchased a used 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan SE in April of 2025 with only 52,973 miles on it, and a one owner. On June 26, 2025, the van lost pull power, wouldn't accelerate, check engine light came on and I was stranded. Towed to dealer, had metal in the transmission fluid and a new transmission was ordered and installed under the extended warranty I had purchased when I bought the van. Within an hour or so after picking up my repaired van, after business hours and on the weekend, I broke down again. It was determined this time that two sensors on the new transmission were bad. Picked up my van and drove it for four days, and again after business hours and on the weekend, my van did the same thing, slipping transmission, wouldn't accelerate, only this time I was almost in a car wreck. I pulled onto a four lane interstate under construction (now one lane) from a dead stop and was almost ran over by a truck. Trying to get the van to a safe spot I had to pull over and let it sit, like to cool off maybe. This time there was no check engine light or codes the dealership reported. They apparently drove it some, said they couldn't find anything, couldn't do anything because there were not codes or check engine lights, that I could come and get it. I not only could have been in an accident, but could have been killed, and they want me to come and get it! After those remarks to them, they said they would keep it a couple days and drive it more. I have an extended warranty, but this warranty which also covers towing or rental is not covered because it now goes under the actual bought transmission warranty. I have been without my work vehicle for about a month now and know I can't trust this van any longer when I get it back. My only hope is with the extended warranty someday it will be repaired or van replaced. The Carfax report from where I bought it had "no recalls reported". Really!? Five so far.

Filed Jul 1, 2021 · Transmission · FL

I was stopped at a stoplight about to turn on to the Florida Turnpike when my car started idling loudly. When I stepped on the gas, I was shifted into neutral. I had to quickly shut down my vehicle, make a u-turn, and pray I would make it home. The car is no longer drivable as it slips into neutral and will not go over 10 miles per hour. The check engine light is on. Upon inspection by the independent mechanic, 6 diagnostic errors came up indicating an issue with the transmission. The mechanic confirmed that the transmission will need to be rebuilt or replaced. The van only has 57,139 miles! It's been maintained with semi-synthetic oil changes. The powertrain warranty expired just 3.5 months ago! Customer service refuses to extend good will even though the car was not driven for several months due to COVID quarantine and is under the 60k mile threshold. There is no reason a car with 57k miles and regular maintenance should have a failed transmission!

Filed Oct 27, 2020 · Transmission · 65,000 miles · NM

Transmission is slipping and continuing to get worse!

Filed Aug 4, 2020 · Transmission · 107,194 miles · MS

Tl* the contact called on behalf of a customer who owns a 2016 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the transmission pump failed and causing the transmission to slip without warning. The contact also stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate as designed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called crown dodge chrysler jeep ram fiat (2707 shortcut rd, pascagoula, ms 39567, and informed the dealer of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v461000 (power train). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 107,194.

Filed Nov 2, 2019 · Transmission · 41,425 miles · PA

While driving along on the highway on a bridge the vehicle started to buck and jerk could not select any gears transmission was slipping a loud whining high pitch sound came from the transmission area check engine symbol came on I managed to get vehicle off the road. I had vehicle towed to dealership 41425 miles on 2016 dodge grand caravan sxt. Vehicle was dealer serviced and owners manual was signed at required service times. Date 5 august 2019. Dealer replaced torque converter, transmission pump, transmission filter, transmission fluid. My VIN did not come up on any recalls. Drive train warranty should be extended to 100,000 miles on these vans as a minimum to protect the consumers.

Filed Oct 24, 2019 · Electrical, Transmission · 35,000 miles · IN

The transmission is all messed up. When you get in and start up the van and put it in gear it acts like you are feathering a manual transmission and it will slowly start to take off. When sifting through the gears it will sometimes slip, the rpms will rev up and down then jump into gear. Sometimes when it down shifts it will jerk when we are stopping, I have learned that this is call a bump stop by the techs.also if we have 3 or 4 people in the van and we try and back up it jerks violently, it feels like you are on a bucking bronco. I have taken it to the dealer, audobon chrysler in henderson ky. They keep telling me that they can't duplicate the problem, and that their are no recalls on this van. It's funny that I can go on line and find all kinds of recalls about the power train and many other problems with the 2016 dodge grand caravans, but the dealer can't seem to find any recalls??? I can't recall the exact date when we purchased the van, I would have to look it up,it was about a year ago and we are still fighting with the dealer as of 10/24/2019 because the problem is ongoing and getting worse??

Filed Apr 6, 2019 · Electrical, Transmission · 74,000 miles · MO

I've been having electrical problems since I got the van at some point while I'm driving all the gages would start flashing acting like it was trying to die some cases it did some cases it did not but when I stopped the dashboard had lost all power to it no ignition whatsoever I still had working radio headlights and everything else whenever I would park the car it could take up to an hour or more to get in the vehicle because it would not respond to the key fobs you would be sitting down minding your own business and then all the sudden it would work left me stranded trying to get to work my child to school and then last night while I was driving down the highway I started hearing a noise and then all a sudden the transmission started slipping revving up to 6000 RPM while I'm crossing over a bridge on a major highway barely was able to get across the bridge leaving me stranded in an unsafe part of town I ran a code scanner on the vehicle it shows code u0141 that was stored and p083b which is the transmission fluid pump and it never turn on a check engine light until I was less than a mile from the dealer after I had to drive to the dealer because the roadside assistance number I had I could not contact them. I do know that some of the vehicles were under recall I'm not sure if this one was and it was fixed or not but is not showing an active recall but it is not safe the images I shared I was actually driving forward and as you can see the lights came on and at 1 point it actually showed me as being in reverse it beeps and goes crazy

Filed Mar 29, 2019 · Electrical, Transmission · 37,700 miles · AZ

About 3700 miles the A/C stopped blowing cold air. Vehicle equipped with r134a. Put my gauges on vehicle way low add some stop leak w/leak detector. Found that the valve in rear A/C leaking. Around same time driver rear sliding door stopped unlocking and opening, the child lock lever moved by itself. So I moved it back to disable and that worked for about a weak. Then it started to make a noise like gears were jammed or rubbing together and then it just stopped. Dorr remains unlocked now w/no sound from actuator. Transmission seems to slip and lose power.

Filed Jan 8, 2019 · Transmission · 5,370 miles · CA

Yesterday, I was driving straight ahead at 25mph on level city street with the vehicle in "drive." suddenly the engine roared and revved up but the car did not accelerate - it was as if the transmission had somehow slipped into neutral. I took my foot off the gas, let the engine settle back, and cautiously applied power. The car behaved normally. However, after parking and running some errands, the same thing happened on my return trip home. I have not used the car since.

Filed Jul 12, 2018 · Transmission · FL

Transmission pump at about 20-30 MPH the transmission does not shift smoothly or at 40mph it slips into neutral and revs to 4000 rpms but the speed does not increase.

Filed Dec 17, 2016 · Driver assistance, Wheels · 12,000 miles · NY

Vehicle has poor traction and is prone to slipping in winter snow conditions. While driving as well as when picking up speed at intersections the vehicle is prone to sliding and has poor traction when accelerating.