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Thanks for your outstanding demonstration. Has convinced me to put a spare donut or even full spare behind the seats somewhere. That setup is madness!

The genius that designed that should be required to travel around the world with no pay and change every flat on these Vans.

I’ve never needed to access my spare tire. And I DO have AAA. That said, I almost bought a Mitsubishi Outlander in 2020 and backed out because there is no spare. Just a can of fix-a-flat! The stow-and-go seats are priceless!

Thank you, Uncle Mark! I just had a flat after dropping my kid off at the airport in a faraway city. I was using the Geico app for roadside assistance and when it came to the question, "Do you have a working spare?" and I tried to locate it in our 2006 Dodge Caravan, I was stumped! So I turned to KZfaq University, and yours was by far the best video I found. I followed along with you, didn't scratch my radio, and freed my spare from its mysterious stowage. You saved my day, thank you so much!!

Well I have say, loved the show. My wife talked (forced) me into buying a 2013 T&C. It was used which means usually they don't come with owners manual, jack, and floor mats. My requirements were they had to give me these things. Second requirement, where's the spare. I'm paying for road side assistance now. I'm still working on inventing a luggage rack spare tire holder. This is probably one of those things every auto engineer should be forced to do, change a spare in the mud on the side of an interstate. It's worse than pulling a spare from underneath a truck, BTW, just subscribed

Never had to use the spare tire, but after changing my oil on a 2013, I figured I should make sure the spare was still good. Could not figure out how to release the tire from the housing because my tabs that band in were so rusted. The User Guide for the car didn't indicate that there were tabs either. Some PB blaster and a hammer fixed it. Thanks!!

Thank you for demonstrating where it is and what a pain it is to get at even under good conditions. We keep a full size spare behind the rear seats but sometimes have taken it out when the space was needed for other things. Now, I don't think I will ever leave home without it (the regular size spare).

I had to return the spare to where it belonged. This video explained perfectly how to remove spare tire. So I just did it backwards. Didn't take but a couple minutes. Thank you very much.

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It's 1:45 a.m. my wife just called me said she's got a flat tire in her 2007 Dodge Grand caravan I'm headed off there with my 1999 Chevy venture I'm going to pick her up I tried to get the tire down but I couldn't figure out how to do it but now I know how thank you

Thank you so much! I just bought a 2010 & got 4 brand new tires. I asked the mechanic to show me where my spare tire is & if he could check that too. He looked around the back & then told me it looks like these vans don’t have a spare tire.🤷🏽‍♀️ I will never go back to that mechanic shop for anything!

There are some quirks for sure, but the Chrysler minivans, and minivans in general, are good at being able to handle so many different tasks.

Holy moly, thank goodness I stumbled upon your video. Just picked up a 14 T&C, 50k miles and love it. Planning on a 2k+ mile trip next month, essentially the eastern seaboard from Boston to Miami and back. I've owned nothing but pickups and this is probably the most inconvenient process I've ever seen, and you're on a hard and level surface! I wouldn't want to attempt this on a Florida country roadside in soft uneven sand, with fire ants biting me (ask me how I know) You've earned a new subscriber because this is an honest realistic look at what engineers theorize vs real life scenarios. Well done.

Thanks. Your video got us off the side of the road.

Was about to buy a new spare lol- you save me some money 💰

Thanks for this video! I had to use the spare one time with our 2010 Grand Caravan and it was so long ago I could barely remember what to do. Wanted to get the thing all the way out to check it in preparation for a long trip my daughter will be taking. Good thing. Tire was very low pressure and those metal clip things were almost frozen. Got it all sorted out. What a stupid design overall. But it did save me once. Thanks!

Thanks for the video Uncle Mark! I knew you were in Canada when you said "Look up, Look way up" I have a full size tire on the bottom of my van everytime I hit a speed bump it bottems out! There is a lot of speed bumps in Kingston!

Thank you so much for this video! My guy always tells me to make sure I have my AAA card, but I'm an old school girl, and I want to know how to change the tire myself if I'm in a pinch. I have an 05 and I really wanted to know where the spare was! Thanks to your video, I now know how to get it out.

Thanks so much, great video. I have a 2008 and a 2013. I will be doing this just for maintenance now. Make sure I am ready for winter. I have been lucky so far!

Thank you so much many my cable got stuck in the car and then when you said to have someone pull when you crank made me realize maybe it was jammed so you helped me and my 4 siblings with my mom out a lot today man thank you!

Drill a large circular hold in the plastic tub so you can check the tire pressure on the spare.

I just bought that van today. No way I’m getting that spare out. I’m going to buy a spare and put it in the back.

Thanks for this video. This was a life saver! Luckily my tire got flat in the parking lot.

thank you. very informative video. lots of good tips to know ahead of time.

I've owned several Caravans.First thing I do is put my floor jack and 4 way lug wrench in the back.With the 3" ground clearance on my 2005 Grand Caravan with 'stow-n-go' seats it takes both jacks to get the spare from under the frame.My older Caravans I could snatch all the rear seats out in 5 minutes and haul full 4x8 sheets of material.If you've got kids you have to unload the kid seats anyway so hidden seats are no big advantage plus they caused the spare tire storage problem.

9:55 I spray this on and tell my wife "Works like used!" Cracks her up!

This video is what dodge Engineers need to see...!!

I'm around your age so grew up with sears may pop tires and changed plenty over the years, I simply did not want to read the manual, as I had to do when I got a flat in my Tundra, how to get my spare tire out. I actually like tires under like this, Dad had built a retention system similar to this for our PowerWagons, however he just used long bolts and a plate and needed to use a wrench, this is much easier and simply requires some knowledge on how to get get it out, bonus you don't get dirt in your face while taking it out like we did. Those of you who grew up in that era remember how often we had to change tires. Anyhow I appreciate the video but working on cars comes with scratches bumps and bruises, I cannot believe you showed that lol. One tip for people, please carry traffic triangles, maybe a high viz vest, and some gloves to aid in your tire change or whatever. I also carry a two strap, spare water, plastic tire chalks, space blankets, tire pump, tire plugs & handheld CB radio Firearm is optional. Please, whatever you do, get to a safe place to change your tire, if on your drivers side do NOT change in traffic, if you ruin your rim getting to safety then so be it. Find a good pull out or pull far enough off to allow a buffer.

gives new meaning to a "fifth wheel". last time I had to change a flat was on the DC beltway, Friday after work, 95 degrees, wearing a suit. I stripped down to my t shirt. Luckily the spare was in the trunk (where it is supposed to be), it was not raining, I did have an old blanket to put on the ground, and I had a 4 way lug wrench. the first thing I make sure I have is a 4 way lug wrench because the lug wrenches that come with cars are junk. I always carry a blanket, piece of plywood to have a firm surface for the jack, my AAA card paid up, and my cell phone. AAA is the way to go but plan on sitting for an hour or longer.

The tool that you lower the tire with. Take the plastic piece off, put the metal stick in the square on the side. There’s a piece that sticks out on the plastic piece. You use that to pull the tire out. Your arms don’t even need to be under the vehicle.

Thank you so much! This was incredibly helpful. Now I have to figure out how to do this with a console.

Hey Uncle Mark, greetings from Western Canada eh! As I sit on my front porch on a beautiful Sunday evening looking over the porch rail at our 2014 Town & Country Minivan, wondering about my spare tire, I became fixated not so much with your work clothes suggestions, but rather with the open toe design of your left shoe! Without that natural air conditioning "getting er dun" would have been a much more "heated endeavor!" You rocked this task like a champ! Your family should be extremely proud of you! You take care now. ...Next CB radio install, back to the 70's! Cheers, Lamplighter 2020 on the side! 👍😎

Omg Thank u so much for this video🙏 we were wondering where was the spare tire 🤣 now we know!!!

I told my hubby (the genius) lets watch a youtube vid before you go crazy trying to get the tire off... he just now took a dremel to the cable, severed it clean in two...then took a hammer to the rubber parts which hold the spare in place. Did I mention he's a genius??

Thanks for this video. God bless you sir.

Much needed video but man ....WHOS idea was this ?? Lolol

This video is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO helpful

Usually the area under the back cargo area is where the spare goes, however - the spare is where it is because of the Stow and GO seats take up that space when they are stowed. I will take the slight inconvenience of the location of the spare for the INCREDIBLE convenience of the stow and go seat any day (those of you who remember REMOVING entire bench seats from vans years ago will likely agree!)

Thanks uncle Mark

Thank you, your the best and take care

Dont get a flat often on this van but you are right. When you need it none of this will be very convenient... Almost better off calling for a tow or something it takes so long to do this. and its so dirty and the van is so low to the ground it can get dangerous. I got a flat on the way to a job and I wasnt able to find the spare due to frustration and never thinking to check the middle or front of the vehical. This is the first vehical ive had that didnt have the spare at the back. Andwho for me it didnt matter because the area where I got a flat at off the side of the highway, the shoulder was so soft and the car was so close to the ground I would have never been able to get that spare out from under there.

Lol thanks for the info, I'm picking my van up tmr and had no idea where the spare was lol

Thanks for sharing this video such a good and beneficial.

Thanks for the info uncle mark! Man a flat is gonna suck when it happens to me!!

Great video, and no outtakes, LOL; very informative!

Wow. never seen that before, have heard that it was under there! How about a criss/cross mat of duct tape over the inner circle of your carrier. Just to seal up the exposed parts of the hanger unit. Quick tear off and no mess. Although I would guess some road silt will get into the top and fall down inside. Good info. though!

Thanks for making this vid!

thanks for the video. had the 5 years and never knew where it was. glad I never needed it. Not sure if dodge has an insane idea or a great idea. seems to work.

Don’t injure hand! Note: rods and t-top cranking assembly converts to tool for safely grabbing and dragging tire out from under van...use driver side, as tire may not easily clear exhaust system from passenger side. Save on band-aids.

Thank You Good Luck Sr

The tool used to lower the tire is also used to pull the tire out from underneath the car. Once you get the tire back in make sure you turn it so it clicks 3 times.

These guys designed the game changing "Stow and Go" seats, and they really are fantastic in my '18 Caravan BUT this is the best they could come up with for a spare tire solution??

Thank you very much I was wondering because I just got a 2012 Chrysler town and country and I was wondering where the spare was that and what the plug is in between there LOL 😍

Pro tip: Use your T wrench to push the tire out to the side :)

Thanks

Thank You! The hiding tire has been found! lol

All you have to do is push the spare tire from the passenger side with your foot to the driver side. You can easily reach it without hurting yourself.

I wonder how many laughs some engineer got dreaming up this system??

Made it look hard, but good video.

I just bought a caravan and I was wondering where the spare tire was , no Jack or hardware though I guess I have to buy the kit . Thanks !

Thanks.

If you look at other videos you use the plastic T- end there is a hook on it to grab the spare tire from under the car. It's a lot easier.

To pop the cap off in the cabin try the non socket end of the lug wrench.

I had to use the jack handle to pop the spare tire floor plug out

Imagine this. You get a flat. Your clearance is reduced by it. You have to raise the vehicle to pull the spare out.

I would never of guessed were the spare was hidden.

Now I know why some people have a tire just in the back seat.

Thank you!! Great video!!

Thanks for the info. 👍

Hello, can you help me find the number and name of this type of tire for my 2010 dodge caravan. Excellent video

Use the tire & hubcap tool to pry up the plug😮

Try changing the tire it the front one that's flat most times you cant get the spare out. Like you said great design.

super!!!

By the way, do you have a video for 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan, showing how to change km to read in miles?

Hey you forgot - it's pouring rain too!! Worse rain storm in 50 years + 20-40 mph wind! But seriously, I'm trying to do this on a 2004 Caravan - I cranked the release nut and now about 6 feet of cable has come out where the doughnut is but the doughnut hasn't lower at all! Now what?

Use grease for lubing instead of the spray.

thanks. good to know

Great... now that I know all this, I’ll be sure I’ll get a flat in the future...

I looked under mine to check the air psi of the spare and there isn't one... absolutely nothing but a hole where te cable should g through...lol

I bought a used 06 Grand Caravan a few months ago. It had no spare and no tire tools. A friend gave me a great full size spare from a Caravan he used to own. It's the tool that cranks the spare down that I can't find. Contacted a dealer and they gave me no answer.

I notice that there is very little clearance between the body of van and spare. If the is a small hillock, or that side of the van has the puncture, it will make it even harder to remove spare. I have had cars with outside stored spares before, but they have never been this hard to access.

Thank u brother

We have a Grand Caravan and a Town and country . This is the only thing I hate about them. I think the engineer must have been smoking crack when he designed it this why. I keep my spare behind my backseat instead.

The sound is really low. Had to use headphones to hear this!

It's a great video, but you made it harder than it actually is. The tire crank doubles as the tire puller outer.

i can confirm that Volkswagen Routan is the same way...

I think i'm gonna leave mine there. Flat tire, keep another spare in the back. Idea!!! One spare tire each side by expanding the wheel well inside. Just like a 16 wheeler.

That's how you do in on a Dodge Grand Caravan, except when the cranking system doesn't work right, takes immense strength to turn, the metal socket of the supplied tool actual warps from the strain, rendering it useless. Manual says some 33 clicks, to lower. Hahaha. Then I resort to using the lug wrench, still great strength required. Spare tire barely loose, just enough to fool me into thinking it's possible the thing will still lower but not enough to free. Not enough to cut the cable with a bolt cutter, which is a permanent solution, but at this point I'd never put the spare back under there. I'd never get another Dodge. I mean, 1 of 3 automatic doors work right. One not at all. The back Hatch has to be grabbed and forced up or it immediately re-lowers.

Wow I was wondering where it was.

This video is incomplete. While you put the tire back in place, we only see the underside of the maneuver and we do not know how it is above in the car. What allows you to align the spare tire with the hole to mount it in place. It seems to me that it is important to know and which is neither explained nor demonstrated.

What is the Wheel/ Tire Size?

Thanks for this video - I know where the spare is but often wondered how I'd get to it. I have the console model so I have to remove that too. These vehicles designed by sadists.

You're supposed to use the crank to pull the tire out not go under the car and grab it!

After changing the flat tire, I wonder how many people have forgotten to tighten up that lowering cable before driving off?

There has to be space to store it in the van.

Yeah, the spare is under the van, it rusts to the bottom of the vehicle, you have to break it loose and drag it out. Not good. Why not have it in back hidden in a side panel.

I carry a full size spare behind the rear seat. My 2019 came with a inflation kit that should seal the leak. No jack nor spare donut. I had to buy a jack and full size spare tire.

Why am I laughing ? 😂

Thank you for showing how to return the tire back to it's spot as well!! Sorry abt your booboo