Dodge Grand Caravan adaptive cruise problems

Filed Oct 1, 2025 · Acceleration · TN

Motor problems and transmission problems, so can’t use the cruise control.

Filed Jul 8, 2025 · Brakes, Driver assistance · WV

I had recently decided to rotate my wheels and and I had gotten done I noticed that after a little while after I get down the road my speedometer, cruise control, abs, traction control stopped working and my parking brake light also came on now I do know the only thing that I done differently was kept my hub cap pieces off of the vehicle

Filed Jun 30, 2025 · MI

Driving on expressway with cruise control engaged, approx 76 mph. Cruise control would not disengage by braking, canceling or turning off system. I was able to brake with the cruise fighting to accelerate the vehicle. The brakes were smoking and smelled burning during the incident. Drove approx 1/4 - 1/2 mile braking like this in order to safely get over to the right lane and exit the expressway. I did not try to use neutral because I needed the power to keep speed to safely change lanes in heavy traffice to get out of the middle lane on expressway. Was able to shift to park and turn car off. When restarted to tow vehicle the cruise system was still engaged but it was only put in neutral (not drive) to get vehicle on the tow truck. Towed to dealership. No report back yet from dealership. So terrifying!!!

Filed Dec 28, 2022 · Engine, Transmission · NC

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds, the vehicle was violently shaking. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to drive to her destination. The contact also stated while driving 70 MPH with the cruise control activated, the vehicle started to stall while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to the shoulder of the highway and then had the vehicle towed to a dealer. The vehicle was diagnosed with transmission failure. The transmission was repaired by an independent mechanic. The contact wrote a letter to the manufacturer but had not received a response. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

Filed Dec 23, 2022 · Acceleration, Fuel system · WI

At various speeds from 35mph to 70mph, van will accelerate without manual input to the accelerator pedal. To stop the acceleration, the pedal must be "smashed" several times before the throttle responds. It is as if the cruise control acceleration spontaniously activates even though cruise control is not ON or being used. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!!

Filed Oct 29, 2022 · Brakes, Electrical · KY

I guess started with noticing oil being used at a faster pace then normal then a decent tick began along with AbS light which prevented cruise control from working. At this point We seemed Professional advice from a licensed Mechanic who then preformed a small job of dropping transmission pan to clean metal shavings out! And replacing tires and brake pads assured us routers were fine. He was concerned with the fact that the abs light continued to be on so we the paid to get wiring for abs redone (not sure what was called). After this the cruise control worked abs went off but we noticed the brake pads went quick! Then the insane knock out of nowhere began loud metal on metal had harmonic balancer pulley replaced didn’t do it any good. The. Was told cracked fly wheel was most likely the problem I continued to drive for about a month when the brake fluid light came on. I added fluid but every 3-4 days it came on again and of course brake pads again but this time the extremely loud knock went away and all was left was a quiet tick. That lasted couple months the out of no where wiring started shorting in dash and radio display. This lead to battery issues then out of no where motor is stuck in first gear and will not shift up but will shift between drive neutral and reverse. Idles extremely rough when in drive lights do not dim I had alternator checked. Now my family of six is with out a vehicle thank you for hearing my concerns

Filed Jul 18, 2022 · Acceleration · 62,500 miles · WI

The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH and attempting to accelerate to overtake another vehicle, the vehicle accelerated abruptly. The contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle continued to accelerate independently. The contact stated that the cruise control light fluctuated on and off. There was smoke detected coming from the brakes. The contact shifted into neutral. The contact stated that the tachometer display revved up and the vehicle was idling; then revved up to 4000 RPM and then back to idle. The contact was able to shift the vehicle to drive and the vehicle drove as designed. The contact called the local dealer but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified but no additional assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 62,500.

Filed Nov 22, 2021 · Acceleration, Fuel system · IL

The hazardous roads symbol will light up on dash and then it will not allow me to use cruise control or shift the car out of park. I have to use the release button accessible from the hole in the dash to shift the car out of park when that hazardous road condition light is on. The hazardous road light will come on out of no where on a perfectly fine day and then mysteriously go off.

Filed Jan 10, 2021 · Brakes, Electrical · 52,400 miles · NY · crash

9:45 pm I had just taken the exit for 781 off off I-81 in jefferson county, ny to head to fort drum. I was in the right hand lane. I set the cruise control to 62, the speed limit is 65. It was about a mile or so down from the on ramp when the van shut off by itself at 62mph. There was no electrical or lights, not even the headlights worked. The steering wheel locked, the brake pedal locked and would not work. I had no control. There is no road lighting in that area and no other cars were around so I could not see the road or anything around me. My first instinct was that I needed to try to get out of the middle of the highway because no other cars could see me but the vehicle was still moving. I tried the hazard lights and they worked so I tried as hard as I could to pull the wheel to the right to get to the shoulder. I ended up hitting a guard rail and that's what ultimately stopped the vehicle. I was able to put it in park, and then I called 911. I tried to restart the vehicle and it worked fine. It took about 15 minutes for the police officer to arrive. She asked what happened, looked at the guard rail and the vehicle. I gave her my license, insurance and registration and she did the paperwork. I left the scene in the vehicle at 10:35pm. There is damage to the right side bumper and wheel well as well as damage to the hub cap. This was terrifying to experience. I am very, very lucky that I was alone on a straight, one way piece of highway. Total loss of control of the vehicle at a high rate of speed could have resulted in a catastrophic accident had the circumstances been different. I could have gone into oncoming traffic, I could have been rearended, my children could have been injured. There is an open recall for this model year grand caravan and the powertrain control module, but if I input my VIN it says there's no recalls for that VIN.

Filed Nov 17, 2020 · Airbags, Driver assistance · OR

Well I was driving the airbag light came on and keeps giving me a warning signal. Cruise control won't work