NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026
THE VEHICLE IS HAVING ISSUES WITH TIPM. THE VAN WILL NOT START DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE TIPM RELAY THAT WILL NOT ALLOW THE FUEL PUMP TO FUNCTION. THIS HAS BEEN NOTED ON SEVERAL DODGE AND CHRYSLER VEHICLES. MOST RECENTLY A LAWSUIT WAS SETTLED BUT ONLY HALF OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE COVERED. FROM A COLD START, THE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER BUT NOT START, THE IGNITION SEQUENCE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL YOU TURN IT OFF. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE DRIVEWAY UNTIL I CAN REPLACE THE TIPM,
IT CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND HAD TO BE JUMPSTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START AND WOULD HESITATE IN THE PROCESS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) ON MY DODGE CARAVAN VEHICLE CONTAINS AN INTERNAL FUEL PUMP RELAY THAT OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY AND FAILS WITHOUT WARNING CAUSED AND STILL CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THE FUEL PUMP IS GOING TO FAIL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THE 2012 DODGE CARAVAN, BUT NO RECALL TO DATE.
IGNITION SWITCH TURNING OFF, DISABLING POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AIR BAGS, MY CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, ALL THE LIGHTS AND BELLS COME SO THERE IS POWER FROM THE BATTERY. AFTER A FEW TRIES IT WILL START WITH NO PROBLEMS. I WILL TURN THE FOB AND HEAR 1 CLICK SOUND AT THE START POSTION BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND USUALLY STARTS AFTER 1-4 ATTEMPTS. I HAVE IT STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET MULTIPLE TIME, AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AREAS THIS HAPPENS. IT WILL JUST GO DEAD, NO WARNINGS AT ALL. I DRIVE 25 MILES TO WORK AND HOME EVERY DAY, I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT IN FEAR I WILL GET STUCK SOMEWHERE OR GET HIT!!!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE STARTED WHEN THE IGNITION WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY AND THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED FUEL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V115000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DOGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND/OR OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH TWIN CITY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (650 SAGAMORE PKWY S, LAFAYETTE, IN 47905, (765) 447-3191) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BROUGHT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A REPAIR ESTIMATE OF $800 AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED DUE TO THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
TL* THE CONTACT STATED THEIR DAUGHTER OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED TO THE OFF POSITION WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, STARTER, SENSOR REGULATING SYSTEM, AND BATTERY. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIN MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS STILL PENDING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIRBAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
LOUD CLICKING NOISE IN DASHBOARD AS WELL AS LACK OF FUNCTION INVOLVING THE A/C CONTROL PANEL. REAR DEFROSTER LIGHT BLINKS.
I WAS DRIVING VAN TRYING TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY WHEN CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AND VAN JUST WENT LIMP AS I MERGED WE ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND THANKFULLY WE DIDN'T! THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER AND DODGE 3.6 ENGINES I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2012 DODGE CARAVAN RT I SHOULD HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON IT, ALSO I TRIED TO GET EMISSIONS TO PASS INSPECTION AND I FAILED, THERE IS THIS P06DD CODE THAT IS AFFECTING THE VAN, I BRAND VAN TO MECHANIC AND OVER A WEEK LATER NEW OIL PUMP NEW OIL FILTER HOUSING ADAPTER AND OVER 1K IN PARTS AND LABOR AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST PERTAINING TO THAT P06DD CHECK ENGINE CODE! THAT CODE PUTS ENGINE IN LIMP MODE OR SAFE MODE, IT MAKE VAN VERY SLOW WITH OUT ANY POWER WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS TRYING TO GET ONTO HIGHWAYS WHEN YOU VAN WILL NOT ACCELERATE BECAUSE OF CODE! MECHANIC TRIED EVERYTHING EVEN WITH HELP FROM A CHRYSLER TECHNICIAN, ANDY THEY CAN'T GET RID OF THAT CODE P06DD LIKE I SAID OIL PUMP REPLACED OIL FILTER HOUSING REPLACED OIL PRESSURE SWITCHED REPLACED WIRES HARNESS COMPUTER REFLASHED, I DID RESEARCH AND I SEE PLENTY OF DODGE JEEP AND CHRYSLER WITH 3.6 HAS THIS ISSUE EVEN VEHICLES THAT COME OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP BRAND NEW HAS THIS ISSUE! IN MY CASE I'M 7GRAND INTO THIS USED VEHICLE AND I CAN'T EVEN REGISTER IT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE! I CAN'T EVEN SELL IT TRADE VEHICLE BECAUSE I CAN'T GET IT PASSED INSPECTION NOR DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT'S JUST FLAT OUT DANGEROUS, I DON'T WANNA INVEST IN NEW ENGINE BECAUSE I HEARD OF NIGHTMARES WHERE DODGE REPLACED ENGINE AND EVEN WITH NEW ENGINE THIS CODE P06DD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL EXIST? PLEASE HELP I HAVE A FAMILY OF 5 I CAN'T AFFORD OF JUST LOOSING 7K I PAID 5500 FOR VAN AND ABOUT 1500 IN REPAIRS SO FAR AND VAN IS STILL NOT WORKING PLEASE CAN ANYONE HELP WITH THIS AND INVESTIGATE? THANKS JASON
THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR STOPPED WORKING AND WILL NO LONGER OPEN. NOTHING HAPPENED. OUR VAN WAS SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY. WHEN WE CAME OUT AND TRIED TO OPEN THE DOORS ONE MORNING IT WOULD NOT OPEN. THE LOCK ON THE INSIDE WILL NOT LATCH EITHER LOCKED OR UNLOCKED BUT STAYS IN THE MIDDLE. IT WILL MOVE BUT WILL NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN MANUALLY, BY PUSHING EITHER BUTTON TO OPEN IT IN THE VAN, OR BY THE KEY FOB. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS WITH MY KIDS IN THE BACK SEATS.
DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WON'T UNLOCK ALL OTHER DOOKS WORKING
OVER THE PAST 2 MONTHS OUR 2012 GRAND CARAVAN HAS BEEN HAVING AN UNKNOWN ISSUE. WE WILL BE DRIVING ALONG NORMALLY THEN THE POWER AND ENGINE WILL ALL CUT OUT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN MULTIPLE ENVIRONMENTS FROM CROSSING RAILWAY TRACKS TO RUNNING DOWN A SMOOTH ROAD, THANKFULLY THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED YET ON THE HIGHWAY, WE ARE LEFT COASTING WITH NO POWER STEERING OR ANYTHING UNTIL WE CAN SAFELY STOP PUT THE VAN IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VAN RESTARTS EVERY TIME STRAIGHT AWAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE OTHER DAY BEFORE WE TOOK THE VAN TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE, THE CONSOLE STAYED WITH NO POWER BUT I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE, THE FAN AND RADIO ALSO WORKED AT THIS POINT, AFTER DRIVING 5 TO 10 METERS THE DASH CONSOLE CAME UP WITH ALL THE GAUGES WORKING AGAIN. IT HAS NOW BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE NOW AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE OR KNOW OF A CAUSE. AFTER REVIEWING FORUMS IT SEEMS THAT OTHER VAN'S FROM VARIOUS YEARS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SOMETIMES WHEN IT DOES IT, IT CATCHES ITSELF AT THE LAST SECOND AND THE ENGINE STAYS ON AND THE CONSOLE COMES BACK UP TO NORMAL THOUGH THIS IS MAYBE A 1 IN 5 OCCURRENCE. ONE OF THE TIMES IT HAPPENED WE PUT OUR FIXD IN THE CARE AND THE SCREENSHOT ATTACHED IS WHAT INFORMATION IT SHOWED, THE DEALERSHIP ONLY FOUND 1 OF THESE 4 FAULT CODES.
THE FUEL PUMP STAYS ON AFTER THE VAN IS TURNED OFF AND THE KEYS ARE REMOVED, SOMETIMES IT WILL KICK OFF IF YOU REINSERT THE KEYS AND TURN IT OFF OTHER TIMES WE HAVE TO PULL THE FUSE TO MAKE IT KICK OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OTHER THAN TODAY. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND OUT IT'S A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN DODGE CARAVAN AND ALSO THE TOWN AND COUNTRY.
THE BACK SIDE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS STUCK INTO LOCK POSITION AND WILL NOT UNLOCK AND THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! BESIDES THE FACT I HAVE SEVERAL KIDS AND THESE DOORS ARE THE REASON I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE
MY FUEL PUMP KEPT RUNNING WHEN THE CAR WAS OFF AND THE KEY WAS OUT IT WAS THE TIPM COMPUTER THAT WAS BAD I BYPASSED THE TIPM WHEN THIS WAS FIXED AT DODGE NOW MY BATTERY LIGHT IS COMING ON ITS A BRAND NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR AND IM BEING TOLD ITS THE TIPM. IT ALSO WAS EFFECTING ACCELERATION IT WOULD RAMP UP RPM BUT SPEED WOULD NOT CHANGE THIS ISSUE OCCURED WHILE IN MOTION DRIVING ON A FREEWAY
MY CAR WAS IN FOR A RECALL 2 YEARS AGO WHERE MY CAR WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS WHEN DRIVING. PRIOR I COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG UNTIL I FOUND THE RECALL OR CONCERN ON LINE. MY CAR IS NOW SHOWING THE SAME SIGNS AS BEFORE ALONG WITH STALLING WHEN I HIT THE BREAK AND MAKING A TICKING NOISE. HOW DO I GET THIS RESOLVED SINCE OBVIOUSLY IT IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE WITH THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS ON HIGHWAYS, CITY STREETS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION.
WE JUST BOUGHT A USED 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH ABOUT 99,000 MILES. WHEN I DROVE IT THE NEXT MORNING, I MADE A TURN ONTO THE ROAD WHEN IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. IT ALARMED ME. I TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND THEN BACK ON AND IT STARTED UP AGAIN. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL TODAY (2 DAYS LATER) WHEN MY HUSBAND CALLED ME CONCERNED THAT THE CAR STOPPED ON HIM AS HE WAS TURNING ONTO A DIFFERENT ROAD. HE HAD OUR 2 YR. OLD AND 7 MONTH OLD IN THE CAR, SO THAT REALLY CONCERNED ME FOR THEIR SAFETY.
VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VAN LOOSES ALL POWER AND KILLS THE ENGINE. HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO RESTART. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND I WILL NOT LOOSE MY FAMILY OVER A FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. NUMEROUS TIMES PULLING OUT ONTO THE ROAD FROM A PARKING LOT THE VAN HAS STALLED AS I AM TURNING WITH ONCOMING SEMI TRUCKS NEARLY HITTING ME.
DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR QUIT WORKING AND CANNOT BE MANUALLY OVERRIDDEN. WE CANNOT OPEN IT AT ALL. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IF WE ARE IN A WRECK AND THE PERSON IN THE BACK SEAT CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THESE VANS I HAVE NOTICED. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES AS A RESULT!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT A FAILURE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OR VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY SHUT DOWN, BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CULLMAN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (300 BENCHMARK WAY, CULLMAN, AL, (256) 615-2563) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRELESS IGNITION MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $900; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT DECLINED THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,300.
DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION RENDERING DOOR UNUSABLE. 03/12/2019. CANNOT GET IT TO UNLOCK MANUALLY OR WITH FOB. PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LOCK MANUALLY OR WITH FOB, RENDERING A SECURITY ISSUE. 01/01/2018. I CAN NEVER FULLY LOCK MY VAN. WE JUST RISKED IT UNTIL THIS DOOR WENT ON US. AFTER RESEARCH FOUND MANY PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH THIS ISSUE.
VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WHILING DRIVING. IGNITION SWITCH WOULD CHANGE POSITIONS IF BUMPED OR WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN. THUS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. 2008-2011 MODEL YEARS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. I GUESS SOMEONE HAS TO DIE FOR THE 2012 MODEL YEAR, WHICH USES THE SAME PART, TO BE RECALLED AS WELL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE DOORS WOULD RANDOMLY LOCK. IN ADDITION, THE BACKUP CAMERA MALFUNCTIONED AND THE SCREEN TURNED BLACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
WHILE DRIVING TODAY ON A BUSY STREET AT 40 MPH CAR JUST SHUT OFF. NO WARNING, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NOTHING. NO POWER STEERING, GAS, ETC. JUST STOPPED WORKING. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN KEY OFF. CAR TURNED BACK ON AFTER. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF THIS IS A BAD TIPM. THIS IS OUR FAMILY'S PRIMARY VEHICLE AND I AM LUCKY THAT NOTHING HAPPENED AND MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME TODAY HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH CAR NOT STARTING WHEN KEY TURNED. THIS IS STILL AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER SAID MOST LIKELY THE TIPM, BUT DIDNT WANT TO REPLACE WITHOUT KNOWING FOR SURE BECAUSE PART IS SO EXPENSIVE.
WHILE PARKED, THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS FOUND TO BE STUCK SHUT. IT WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK, EITHER AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY... THE DOOR IS SEIZED SHUT. THEREBY CREATING A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.
VAN SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING - 3X IN A FIFTEEN MINUTE SPAN. LOSS OF STEERING AND ABILITY TO CONTROL THE CAR. ONLY 70K MILES - EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. MUST PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO TURN IT BACK ON. LOCAL MECHANIC CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER IS NOT SENT ANY KIND OF SIGNAL. BATTERY HAS BEEN TESTED 3X AND FOUND TO BE WORKING NORMALLY. MECHANIC DROVE THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES OVER 3 SEPARATE PERIODS TO REPEAT THE ENGINE FAILURE AND COULD NOT. SAYS HE CANNOT 'FIX' A PROBLEM IF IT CANNOT BE DETECTED.
WELL MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VAN ON THE EXPRESSWAY WAY LAST YEAR VAN JUST SHUTS OFF. IT WOULDNT START SO I PUT MY JUMPER CABLES ON IT AND IT FIRED RIGHT UP A FEW DAYS LATER WE WENT TO KMART IN THEIR FOR ONLY A GOOD 20 MINUTES THE DRIVE ALONE WAS ABOUT AN HOUR AND HALF COME OUT AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD ONCE AGING. GO FIGURE THIS WAS WHEN KMART STOPPED SELLING BIGGER BATTERIES. SO I WALKED OVER TO AUTOZONE AND BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY INSTALLED IT AND IT STARTED UP. WHILE WE GOT HOME THEN HAD TO LEAVE AGING TO GO GET THE KIDS FROM SCHOOL THE BATTERY WAS DEAD KNOW WHEN I SAY DEAD THROUGH ALL OF THIS I MEAN THEIR WAS ENOUGH POWER TO HAVE THE VAN DOORS OPEN AND LIGHTS ON BUT NOT ENOUGH POWER TO TURN THE ENGINE OVER TILL IT CLICKS. SO HOOKED UP TO MY TRUCK JUMPED IT.SEEM TO DRIVE FINE SO WE WENT BACK TO AUTOZONE AND THEY CHANGED IT OUT WITH THE WARRANTY AND TESTED IT THEY SAID IT WAS A GOOD BATTERY BUT TO BE ON SAFE SIDE. WELL I STARTED TO DRIVE THE VAN I HAD TO GET JUMPED 4 TIMES BEFORE I STARTED TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY WHEN IT WAS WARM OUT THE BATTERY WOULD LAST BUT ON THE COLD NIGHTS THE BATTERY WOULD STILL DIE. SO ONE DAY I SAID SREW IT I WENT TO DRIVE IT AND IT JUST WOULD START BELIEVE IT OR NOT I ONLY TOOK OFF THE AIR FILTER THINKING MAYBE IT CLOGGED WHILE I DID THAT AND TRIED STARTING IT IT BACK FIRED OUT THROUGH THE INTAKE CAUSING A FIRE ON THE AIR FILTER BOX PUT IT OUT SAID HELL WITH IT IT'S GOING TO THE DODGE DEALER IN WILKESBORO NC I PAID 1,700 TO HAVE THE TIPM REPLACED THEY SAID THAT'S WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT SO I SAID OKAY. HERE IT IS A YEAR LATER AND NOW I AM GETTING A LITTLE UPSET AROUND THE SAME TIME IT WENT OUT LAST YEAR AND MY VAN IS STARTING TO GIVE ME THE SAME ISSUES SO I AM GOING TO HOPE THAT IT ISNT THAT BUT JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE THIS IS FOR LAST YEAR AND IF I HAVE TO PAY THAT PRICE AGING YES I'LL BE MAKING A NEW COMPLAINT TO
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND THE GEAR LEVER WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE PROPER GEAR. WHENEVER THE TRANSMISSION WAS PROPERLY IN GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION MADE AN ABNORMAL TREMBLING SOUND AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT CALLED JEEP DODGE AUTO ONTARIO (1202 AUTO CENTER DR, ONTARIO, CA 91761, (909) 906-7097) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.
DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2012 STALLED IN MOTION WHILE DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY AT THE 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT. THE FOLLOWING MORNING I TOOK IT OUT ON A COUNTRY BACK ROAD AND AGAIN IT STALLED IN MOTION WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH SPEED LIMIT. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING, AND APPLY BRAKES BUT THE SPEDOMETER, GAS, AND ENGINE ALL DIED AS I WAS DRIVING IT AS IF THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. I AM DOUBTFUL THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING AND AM LUCKY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. FROM LOOKING IT UP I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH DODGE JEEPS AND VANS RELATED TO THE TIPM MODULE. IF I WAS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE BUYING THE CAR, I MIGHT HAVE RECONSIDERED, IT IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE COULD EASILY BE KILLED IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE SOMEONE IS DRIVING BEHIND YOU AND THE VAN JUST DIES.
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FROM CARMAX IN APRIL 2108. IT HAS HAD CONTINUED ROUGH TRANSMISSION ISSUES ESPECIALLY IN AND OUT OF 2ND AFTER MULTIPLE ADJUSTMENTS BY CARMAX AND CHRYSTLER/DODGE DEALERSHIP. IT JERKS ROUGHLY AND MAKES LOUD CLUNKING SOUNDS. I AM FEARFUL THIS VEHICLE IS BECOMING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. NOT ONLY THAT BUT WITH LESS THAN 60K MILES THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE GOING OUT. I HAVE FOUND MYSELF WALKING AND TAKING THE BUS IN FEAR OF MY CAR BREAKING DOWN ON ME. THIS IS NOT A REPUTABLE VEHICLE. PLEASE NOBODY BUY THESE VANS!
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR VAN AND TURNING INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR SHUT DOWN LEAVING HER WITH NO POWER BRAKES AND NO POWER STEERING AND NO WAY TO ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AS WELL IN THE SAME VEHICLE. WHEN I TRY TO START THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES THE CAR DOES NOT START AND I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY A FEW TIMES BEFORE IT WILL ACTUALLY MAKE A CONNECTION. I INVESTIGATED ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHEN I CALLED DODGE THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT IT'S SOME KIND OF RELAY INSIDE THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT IS FAULTY SO HE ADMITTED IT HIMSELF I AM ASKING THAT YOU INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT OR KILLED. THIS IS MY FAMILY'S PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION AND MY CHILDREN ARE ALWAYS IN THIS CAR. IT IS MY WORST NIGHTMARE TO LOSE MY FAMILY. AND I WOULD HATE TO LOSE MY FAMILY OVER AN ENGINEERING FLAW THAT DODGE DOES NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE . I FEAR THATSOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED OVER THIS EVENTUALLY. THE TECHNICIAN AT DODGE TOLD ME THAT IT TYPICALLY COST AROUND $800 TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I WOULD NEED TWO NEW KEYS AND A NEW IGNITION SO IT'S NOT LIKE THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS IGNITION SWITCH. IF YOU RESEARCH FORUMS ON THE 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM AND EXTREMELY COMMON. PLEASE HOLD DODGE ACCOUNTABLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.
MY VAN CONTINUOUSLY LOOSES ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS ON REGULAR ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. I LOSE MY POWER STEERING, BREAKS...EVERYTHING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AS WELL AS DURING TURNS. IT DOESN'T MATTER THE TRAVELING SPEED. I HAVE HAD SOME VERY CLOSE ENCOUNTERS THAT COULD HAVE ENDED WITH A TRAGEDY. WHEN THE VAN LOSSES ALL POWER, I WILL HAVE TO ACT FAST AND GET THE VAN IN NEUTRAL. THE DASH WILL GO ON A RANDOM SERIES OF FLASHING AS IF POWER IS BEING RESTORED. I AM UNABLE TO TRY TO RESTART MY VAN UNTIL THE VAN IS READY FOR ME TO DO SO. I HAVE HAD SOME VERY CLOSE ENCOUNTERS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VANS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AT 65MPH AND I CAN NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS RECYCLES ITS GLITCH AND ALWAYS ME TO TRY TO RESTART WHILE IN NEURAL. IN THE MEANTIME SEMI'S AND CARS ARE APPROACHING FAST AND I AM HELPLESS WITH ZERO CONTROL OVER THIS VAN. THIS NEEDS TO RECALLED AN CORRECTED BEFORE MY CHILDREN OR MYSELF ARE KILLED OVER THIS ELECTRICAL GLITCH.
OUR CAR'S BATTERY WENT TOTALLY DEAD BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP DID NOT TURN OFF. UPON RESEARCH, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, WHICH CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY AMONG OTHER HORRIBLE THINGS WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED WHEN PARKED IN FRONT OF OUR HOME BUT NOW I AM SCARED TO TAKE IT OUT ON THE ROAD. WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR CAR MOSTLY FOR DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS. PLEASE HELP!! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE AUTO MAKER'S EXPENSE.
SOLD BY DEALER AS HANDS FREE FOR PHONE, IT ISN'T. WHEN PURCHASED AGREED TO GIVE SECOND KEY FOB AND REPAIR DOOR, OVER $600 LATER I HAVE A KEY FOB AND MY DOORS STAY CLOSED, TRANSMISSION FAILED HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND NOW THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS IS OUT. THERE COULD NOT BE A BIGGER LEMON THAN THIS VEHICLE!
MY FAMILY AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION AFTER SLIDING ON BLACK ICE ON A HIGHWAY. WE WERE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH AND SLID INTO THE GUARD RAIL, IMPACTING THE PASSENGER FRONT QUARTER PANEL, AND BOUNCED OFF. THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE CAME OFF OF THE RIM FORCING US INTO THE GUARD RAIL A SECOND TIME IMPACTING THE REAR PASSENGER QUARTER PANEL OF THE VEHICLE. WE RICOCHETED OFF, CROSSED TRAFFIC AND CAME TO REST IN THE PASSING LANE BERM OF THE ROAD NEAR THE MEDIAN. WE DID NOT ROLL OVER, BUT BECAUSE OF THE FORCE OF IMPACT, SHOULDN'T THE AIR BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED? SOME OF THE PASSENGERS SUFFERED WHIPLASH AND BROKEN NOSES.
SATURDAY 15, 2018 MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING BACK FROM THE MALL, I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS OR SIGNALS ON THE DASH. I MANAGED TO USE THE MOMENTUM AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, IT RESTARTED AFTER 9 TIMES TRY. THANKFULLY WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. A MONTH BEFORE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND IT WOULDN'T START, TOWED IT TO MECHANIC AND REPLACED ALTERNATOR. TILL NOW VEHICLE ALWAYS STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO STOP. THIS VEHICLE ACTS LIKE IT HAVE BEEN TAKEN OVER BY SUPERNATURAL FORCES AND WHAT HAPPENED LAST SATURDAY WAS VERY SCARY TO MY FAMILY. I HAVE READ A LOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS VERY UPSETTING THAT THE MAKER HAVE NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY IN ADDRESSING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO DIE FIRST BEFORE THEY ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE. LET IT BE CLEAR I WILL SUE, GOD FORBID ANY HAPPEN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WILDE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (LOCATED AT SOUTH STREET, 1710 WI-164, WAUKESHA, WI 53186, (262) 544-5400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
ENGINE REQUIRES KEY WIGGLING TO START 9 TIMES OUT OF 10 NO MATTER WHERE OR HOW ITS PARKED, RANDOMLY WON'T START OR STARTS AND SHUTS BACK OFF ALSO WITH NO POSITIONAL CORRELATION, AND RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, USUALLY AT LOWER RATES OF SPEED. BATTERY DRAINS AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT 3 TIMES IN AS MANY YEARS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THOMPSON CHRYSLER DODGE (124 NORTH POINT BLVD, BALTIMORE, MD) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE RELAY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
ON MY 2012 GRAND CARAVAN ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO STARTED AN ISSUE OF INTERMITTENT STARTING OR HAVING TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO GT THE VEHICLE TO START. THEN ABOUT A WEEK AGO THE VAN COMPLETELY STOP STARTING AND WOULD JUST TURN OVER UNLESS IT WAS JUMP STARTED. I HAVE NOT HAD THE VEHICLE INTO A DEALER BUT WITH READING SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS ON THIS ISSUE AND USED A TEXT LIGHT TO VERIFY POWER TO THE M25 20A FUSE. I READ TO USE A FUSE TAP TO LINK AN ACC FUSE TO THIS FUSE SO WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE ON POSITION THE PUMP WILL RUN AND THAT IS MY CURRENT SETUP TO HAVE VEHICLE RUN.
VAN SHIFTS HARD AND LOUD WHEN GOING FROM PARK INTO REVERSE. VAN SHUDDERS IN REVERSE AT TIMES AS WELL. IT'S STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY UNTIL APRIL 2019 AND I HAVE IT SCHEDULED FOR A SERVICE CALL AT FURY MOTORS IN SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN ON DECEMBER 13TH FOR A SOLUTION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PLANET CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (LOCATED AT 400 EAST CENTRAL STREET, FRANKLIN, MA 02038, (508) 520-1550) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
STARTER RELAY IN THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE IS BAD PREVENTING CAR FROM STARTING. CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WENT BAD RESULTING IN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VEHICLE WAS MOVING.
THE TIPM IS JUST SHOT AND I'VE HAD THE ALTNATOR REPLACED THE STARTER AND IT'S DEFINITELY TIPM RELATED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE RECALL ON THIS EXCLUDED MY VAN, IT'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND IT'S MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION. (I HAVE 4 KIDS AND TWO OF THEM HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS AND I NEED MY VEHICLE TO BE SAFE FOR MY KIDS, AND RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST A JOKE AND I'M TELLING YOU THIS VAN IS POSSESSED) IT'S COMPLETELY UNREASONABLE FOR THE MY DODGE TO KEEP BURNING THROUGH EVERYTHING I'VE PUT IT IN IT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS, THE ISSUE ISN'T GONNA GO AWAY AND I CAN'T KEEP BURNING THROUGH PARTS AND FURTHER DESTROYING THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED EXCLUDED MY VAN BUT EVERYTHING FROM THAT RECALL IS HAPPENING TO MY VAN AND HAS BEEN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND DODGE KEEPS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. I'VE BEEN A DODGE OWNER MY WHOLE LIFE. BUT DODGE IS ABOUT TO LOSE A [XXX] GOOD LOYAL CUSTOMER BECAUSE THIS IS BEYOND RIDICULOUS. IVE BEEN GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM DODGE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER OF 2018. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
WE OWN A DODGE CARAVAN THAT HAS SOME MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS THAT SEEM TO BE COMMON FOR THE 2012-2013 V6 PENSTAR ENGINE. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE ENGINE HEAD AND VALVES. OUR VAN HAS COLLAPSED CAM LOBES DUE TO FAILING ROCKER ARMS. THE SYMPTOM THAT REVEALED THIS PROBLEM WAS A MISFIRE IN THE LEFT CYLINDER HEAD. THE SYMPTOMS ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS NOTED IN TSB NO. 09-002-14B INCLUDING A MISFIRE IN THE LEFT CYLINDER HEAD AND A LOUD TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THIS AREA. CHRYSLER HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY KNOWN AS X56 THAT ADDRESSES THE PROBLEM NOTED IN TSB NO. 09-002-14B. UNFORTUNATELY, THEIR WARRANTY ONLY COVERS THE HEAD REPLACEMENT (WHICH INCLUDES THE VALVES AND CAMS) IF THE HEAD IS CRACKED. WHILE INVESTIGATING MULTIPLE DODGE/CHRYSLER FORUMS I HAVE NOTED A LARGE NUMBER OF DODGE OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE. IN FACT, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE PROBLEM IS SO PERVASIVE THAT CHRYSLER HAS AN INTERNAL STAR CASE BULLETIN, S1309000016 RELATED TO THE ROCKER ARMS AND CAM LOBE PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON WHILE WE WERE DRIVING.
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MY VAN DRAWS DOWN THE BATTERY, FOUND THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT SHUTTING OFF. THE TIPM IS BAD AND I CONTINUE TO WRESTLE WITH THE PROBLEM. WHEN I FIRST COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME I HAD A DEAD CELL IN MY BATTERY. THEY SAID TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. I ALLOWED THEM TO REPLACE IT. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER , THE CAR WOULD NOT START. SAME PROBLEM, OVER AND OVER. THE FUEL PUMP WILL CONTINUE TO RUN, NOW I HAVE TO PULL THE FUSE SO AS TO NOT DRAIN MY BATTERY AND HOPE AND PRAY THE VAN WILL START. ONCE IT STARTS, I TEND NOT TO SHUT IT OFF BUT THIS WEEK IT HAS BEEN STALLING ON ME AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY. IT STALLED ON ST RD 74, WHICH IS A 4 LANE HIGH WAY THAT IS HEAVILY TRAVELED THRU MY TOWN. IS THERE ANY CLASS ACTION SUITS GOING ON FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM? I SAW ONE RAN BACK IN 2013, I THINK IT WAS WITH THE CHRYSLER CORP. NEED HELP TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ONCE AND FOR ALL. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AN UNNAMED DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.