2009 Dodge Grand Caravan consumer reviews

Lot of road noise. Ran funny and didn't handle good around corners. Only 70k miles and the tranny shifted hard, Rough ride. Buy a Honda or a Toyota and save yourself the headache in the future

We bought ours well taken care of. The engine is powerful for a minivan. The transmission could use some more detail when built. Overall comfortable and adequate for normal drive. The power windows regulators tend to break in extreme weather conditions as well as the door moldings and rubber seals. Great capacity for both passengers and cargo. Make sure you get the rear A/C.

i HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WITH BRAKE ISSUES AND NOW i HAVE LIGHT SHOW IN THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE HAS 120,000 I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE BRAKES, ROTORS TWICE

Eats brakes like a free lunch. And expensive to replace. And they have known about the bcm in all of it's forms being a very expensive and unreliable way to have your dash lights work. Got an estimate this morning to replace ccn $916.47 for part. If you check it on the net you'll see this problem back in the 90's.

My only 2 complaints on this van are the very back seats are uncomfortable and no leg space and I have owned this van since 2010 and am constantly getting the brakes fixed. I have never had a prob with brakes on any other vehicle. I hear many other Dodge grand caravan owners complain of the same thing with the brakes, otherwise I love the stow n go, it is very convenient. Other than the very back I love the space and will never switch back to a car again.

I love the car but it falling apart. I am having a hard time to keep up with expenses to keep it running. I drive for taxi making 2000 miles a month. Cost me about $1.25/mile to run it.

After 5 years and 83K= miles on our van, I would have to say that it is just average. The worst complaint that I have is with the brakes. The front brakes & rotors were replaced @ 21k miles, rear brakes & rotors replaced @ 32k miles. Front rotors resurfaced @ 48k. Paid over $1,500 to get front & rear brakes & rotors replaced @74K miles. Had to bring it back to the dealership @ 80K miles to have the front & rear brakes & rotors replaced again, N/C to us that time. All four tires were replaced @ 56K and we just had the powertrain inspected & fluid replaced for $270. I was driving it last night and turned on the AC - not cold at all. We have one more payment to make this month and I am afraid that the van will slowly nickel & dime us over the next few years. The only bright spot is that it is comfortable on the highway and the 4.0 L engine has been terrific. I don't think we will purchase another Dodge / Chrysler / Jeep vehicle again.

We really liked the van until problems started creeping up. First there was a pin-hole in the air conditioning line that our mechanic had to find. Now we have been having problems with the ignition. I was informed by the dealership it is the WIN module which costs $100 and has $700 in labor. I started doing some research and found that many people have been having this issue but Dodge has not had a recall on it. It doesn't cause a safety issue other than you can't start it after you shut it off. It looks like this issue starts happening around 60-70K mile.

I've owned this car new since 2009. We don't use the vehicle much and keep it local with an annual trip to NC (from Chicago). After four years we only have 25k mi on it. Sadly, it only took 3 years for me to realize how much of a bust this car really is. Between the third and fourth year I've had both sliding doors fail (had to resort to manually operating them), driver side sliding door power lock motor failed, DVD entertainment system failed, as well as the 3rd row power seat fail. Essentially, if I'd of been happy if I'd bought the basic model of the Caravan, but forget about any options because it's obvious Dodge used the cheapest components to could find. Unfortunately, I bought the full loaded one, and for $35k, I'd expect basic features like the sliding door and locks to continue to work after 4 years. At this point, I've been quoted $2k by the dealership to repair all these issues, but for that much money I'd rather put it (along with the car as a trade-in) towards an Odyssey.

The most reliable, family-friendly and realistic minivan on the road. Will last forever, fit anything and everything and most importantly isn't slow at all. Also American! Best Minivan For Your Money 2009-2012