DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH THE AUTOMATIC SIDE DOOR ON MY DODGE CARAVAN OPENED UP AUTOMATICALLY. PERSONAL ITEMS FELL OUT OF THE CAR AND WERE DESTROYED. MY SON WAS SEATED NEXT TO THE DOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AT SLOWER SPEEDS AND WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. *TR
2007 Dodge Caravan
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2007 Dodge Caravan do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 182.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
70 reports with mileage · 11 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
Latches/locks/linkages complaints
4 reportsTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS CONSTANTLY FAILED TO LOCK. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND PAID $400 TO HAVE THE ISSUE REPAIRED. HE THEN HEARD A STRANGE NOISE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY OFFERED TO REPAIR THE ABS FOR …
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS CONSTANTLY FAILED TO LOCK. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND PAID $400 TO HAVE THE ISSUE REPAIRED. HE THEN HEARD A STRANGE NOISE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY OFFERED TO REPAIR THE ABS FOR $1,500. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000. UPDATED 12/11/08 *BF UPDATED 12/11/08. *JB
AUTO SLIDING DOORS OPEN WITHOUT INTENT. REMOTE AT TIMES NOT EFFECTIVE. *JB UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT BLOW COOL AIR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. SHE WAITED TWO WEEKS TO RETURN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING NEW. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW COMPRESSOR. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, THE AIR CONDITIONE…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT BLOW COOL AIR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. SHE WAITED TWO WEEKS TO RETURN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING NEW. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW COMPRESSOR. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, THE AIR CONDITIONER WORKED PROPERLY IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, BUT NOT IN THE REAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADJUSTED THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND STATED THAT IT SHOULD BE WORKING PROPERLY NOW. ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE DEALER AND THE AIR CONDITIONING IS CURRENTLY WORKING PROPERLY. HOWEVER, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING LAMP REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK WAS NOT WORKING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, THE LOCKS FOR THE SLIDING DOORS ARE NOT OPERATING WITH THE REMOTE OR FROM INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL AND CAN ONLY BE OPERATED MANUALLY. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,171 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1DP14002 · Engine Stall After Refueling
Opened Sep 5, 2014 · Closed Apr 6, 2015
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly
This defect petition evaluates July 7, 2014 allegations from an owner of a model year (MY) 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan minivan that engine stall occurs in these vehicles without warning after refueling.The petitioner's vehicle is a Chrysler RS platform minivan.The RS platform includes MY 2003 through 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan, Dodge Caravan, Chrysler Town and Country and Chrysler Voyager minivans.NHTSA evaluated the petition by analyzing consumer complaints submitted to the Agency, analyzing field data, reviewing technical information provided in Chrysler's response to an Agency information request and testing an RS minivan identified by its owner as experiencing post-refuel engine stalls.After completing this evaluation, NHTSA has concluded that further investigation is unlikely to result in a finding that a defect related to motor vehicle safety exists.The stalls occurring in these vehicles only occur immediately after filling up the fuel tank and happen at low engine speeds. The failure rate is low, even after 8 to 13 years of the vehicles being in service, and there are no reports of crashes or injuries resulting from the stall condition.In the Agency's view, additional investigation is unlikely to result in finding the existence of a safety-related defect in the subject vehicles.Given the need to allocate and prioritize NHTSA's limited resources to best accomplish the Agency's safety mission, the petition is denied.This action does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist. The Agency will take further action if warranted by future circumstances. More details concerning our review can be found in the Federal Register Notice for this action.The following 161 VOQs are included in the petition evaluation: 10209242, 10229468, 10240708, 10260923, 10275939, 10276532, 10296487, 10298175, 10328669, 10330144, 10346517, 10349789, 10354758, 10363689, 10372112, 10372368, 10372514, 10378031, 10379764, 10382938, 10387448, 10394063, 10398877, 10413918, 10418652, 10420924, 10427063, 10437525, 10445392, 10446902, 10470028, 10471249, 10473733, 10502231, 10503114, 10504260, 10509862, 10511988, 10512120, 10512385, 10512650, 10513147, 10538154, 10549841, 10551763, 10555188, 10555418, 10556754, 10565367, 10574012, 10574398, 10586555, 10587212, 10587559, 10593433, 10607841, 10607913, 10608922, 10615810, 10622468, 10628141, 10632112, 10632128, 10632172, 10632175, 10632231, 10632262, 10632266, 10632270, 10632305, 10632316, 10632326, 10632370, 10632385, 10632399, 10632492, 10632542, 10632765, 10632833, 10632928, 10633197, 10633281, 10633409, 10633421, 10633483, 10633507, 10637752, 10637804, 10637950, 10637975, 10638032, 10638289, 10638290, 10638401, 10638968, 10639218, 10639623, 10641157, 10641603, 10641614, 10641836, 10644339, 10644705, 10649713, 10649895, 10649932, 10650313, 10652590, 10653147, 10653783, 10654533, 10655226, 10658900, 10659679, 10660320, 10662588, 10662645, 10662662, 10663473, 10667056, 10667437, 10668081, 10668094, 10668131, 10668612, 10668969, 10668970, 10669584, 10669678, 10669729, 10669775, 10669866, 10669895, 10669992, 10670422, 10670506, 10676348, 10676732, 10677120, 10679795, 10679934, 10680057, 10680290, 10680342, 10680714, 10681512, 10682584, 10682906, 10683022, 10683114, 10683549, 10683620, 10683697, 10683743, 10689898, 10690761, 10691284, 10691556, 10691751, 10693061, 10694300
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