2012 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

THE PROBLEM WITH MY 2012 DODGE CARAVAN IS DRIVING ALONG EASILY ON CITY STREETS BECAUSE WITH THIS PROBLEM IT CANT BE PUT ON THE INTERSTATE, WHEN GETTING READY TO GO UP A HILL AND IT GOES OUT OF GEAR, THE RPM HAND GOES AS FAR AS IT CAN GO, SOMETIMES EASING OF THE GAS THE RPM HAND WILL GO DOWN TO 1 AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL KNOCK, CHECK ENGINE LIKE WILL COME ON AND IT'LL GO BACK INTO GEAR, BUT SOMETIME YOU'LL HAVE TO PULL OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK AND TURN IT OFF AND START ALL OVER AGAIN, JUST FOR IT TO DO THE SAME EXACT THEN, AND REMIND YOU, YOU CAN'T GO OVER 50MPH IF 50. I'VE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR FLASHED AND THAT DIDN'T HELP, I HAD IT PUT ON A MACHINE AND IT READS 6TH GEAR OUT OF RATIO

INSTALLED A CURTIS TOWING HITCH AND WIRING HARNESS FOR TRAILER LIGHTS, TWO WIRING HARNESS MODULES FOR TRAILER LIGHTS HAVE GONE BAD AFTER ONLY A SHORT TIME OF USE, CURTIS MANUF. SAYS THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM ONLY WITH CERTAIN DODGE MODELS AND SEEMS THAT MINE IS ONE OF THEM. THEY SAID THAT A RECALL MAY APPEAR DEALING WITH THE ECM AND SYSTEM UNDER THE HEADING OF "TIPUM". I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE ABOUT THIS BUT THEY DON'T REPLY. THIS HAS BEEN ON -GOING PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR. CURTIS MANUF. HAS REPLACED THE LIGHT MODULE UNIT TWICE. IF THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE CAR REPLACING LIGHT MODULE ISN'T GOING TO DO A THING EXCEPT KEEP GOING BAD. IF THE PROBLEM IS WITH CURTIS MANUF. AND THEY AREN'T OWNING UP TO IT, WHAT WOULD BE MY OPTION TO PROCEED? THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE.ALSO THE VEHICLE HASN'T HAD ANY ISSUES BEFORE OR NOW EVEN AFTER HAVING TWO LIGHT MODULES FOR THE TRAILER LIGHTS HAVE GONE BAD, WITH THE LIGHTS OR ELECTRONICS ON VEHICLE. *TR

2012 DODGE CARAVAN CONTINUALLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING AROUND ON THE HIGHWAY. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN WE COME TO A STOP. OFTEN, THE VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH AND STALLS AFTER IDLING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON REPEATEDLY, NEARLY WEEKLY THEN GOES OFF AFTER THREE SUCCESSFUL STARTS. HAVE TAKEN THE VAN TWICE TO LITHIA IN MEDFORD TO CHECK AND THEY LOCATED A RECALL ON THE HEADER. THE HEADER WAS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE CHECK ENGINE HAS LOGGED MULTIPLE "MIS-FIRE" ERRORS AND NO OTHER ERRORS. THE PROBLEM, TO THIS DAY, HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED AND THUS THEY TELL US THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. MEANWHILE, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE "MIS-FIRE" ERRORS AND STALL OUT IN INTERSECTIONS ALL OVER THE PLACE. ON THE FIRST VISIT, NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO NOW, LITHIA ALSO DISCONNECTED THE REAR WINDOW CONTROLS FOR A RECALL. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS SENT HOME. JUST OVER A YEAR AGO WE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE MIS-FIRE PROBLEM CHECKED AND LITHIA STATED THEY STILL DID NOT HAVE PARTS FOR OUR REAR WINDOW RECALL. THEY TOLD US THEY ADDED US TO THE WAITING LIST. ITS BEEN NEARLY TWO YEARS, I'VE RECEIVED MY SECOND NOTICE ON THIS RECALL AND I STILL DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF MY REAR WINDOWS. I BELIEVE TWO YEARS IS VERY UNREASONABLE TO WAIT FOR A RECALL FIX.

THE VEHICLE TIPM MODULE NEEDS REPLACING REGISTERED MECHANIC STATED THE MODULE MALFUNCTIONING IS THE PROBLEM FOR ME FUEL PUMP GOING OUT AND THE DRAINAGE OF TWO BATTERIES I PURCHASE. AND THE PROBLEM FOR OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED WITH THE VEHICLE. TWO OTHER PROBLEMS; WHICH ONE WAS A RECALL WAS A MOTOR MALFUNCTION WHICH COULD HAVE POSSIBLE CAUSED A FIRE THE OTHER WAS A REPLACENT OF A ENGINE LEFT CYLINDER HEAD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I BOUGHT MY 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IN MARCH OF 2012, AND BY THE END OF THAT SAME YEAR HAD TO HAVE NEW TIRE PUT ON THE FRONT OF THE VAN, (THEY WERE COMPLETELY WORN). I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC DRIVERS SET NOT WORKING IN FACT HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VAN, AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT THEY OF COURSE COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG, TO THIS DATE IT IS STUCK IN THE SAME POSITION AND WILL NOT MOVE. THE SLIDING AUTOMATIC DOORS, AT TIMES DO NOT WORK FOR GREAT PERIODS OF TIME AND SOUND VERY GRINDING WHEN THEY ARE WORKING. THEN WITH IN THOSE SAME FEW MONTHS IN 2012 THE VAN STARTED TO RUST INSIDE THE GAS DOOR. IT HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE ALREADY AT DEALERSHIP AND STILL RUSTS! I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BREAKS AND ROTORS ON THE BACK AND NOW THEY ARE NEEDING TO BE DONE ON THE FRONT. I HAVE APPROX. 30,000 MILES ON MY VAN. THE OTHER COMPLAINT WITH VAN IS THE LACK OF A/C POWER, AND THAT IT SOMETIMES FEELS THAT THE ENGINE IS BOGGED DOWN WITH NO LOAD, OR IS HESITANT JERKY.

I HAVE A DODGE CARAVAN 2012 AND TAKING IT IN FOR SEVERAL ELECTRICAL ISSUES. WHEN IT WAS SENT TO THE DALLAS DODGE IN DALLAS, GA THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH CAR KILLING TWO BRAND NEW BATTERIES. BROUGHT A THIRD ONE AND FINALLY CALL TO HAVE IT PICKED UP SO THEY COULD CHECK IT.HE THEN CALLED ME AND SAID IT WAS THE DRIVER SEAT WIRING SYSTEMS AND TO FIX IT WOULD BY $500.00. I ADVISED HIM IF THAT WAS THE ISSUE AND IT WOULD BE WORKING PROPERLY GO AHEAD.I PICKED UP MY CAR AND GOT IT HOME. THE NEXT MORNING THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. SO I HAD IT SENT BACK TO THEM AND THEY CHECK IT AGAIN AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. I GOT IT BACK THE NEXT DAY WHICH WAS A SATURDAY AFTER SITTING THERE MAKING SURE THEY CHECK EVERYTHING. BASICALLY THEY SAID THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. I TOLD THEM IF I HAD ANY ISSUES I WOULD BRING IT BACK ON MONDAY. I ADVISED I WILL REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLE TO AT LEAST GO TO CHURCH THE NEXT DAY. WHEN I GOT HOME FROM CHURCH I DID NOT TAKE CABLE OFF AND BATTERY DIED AGAIN. SO ON MONDAY 8/17, I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THEY SAID THE PUT IT ON A COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND ONLY NOTICE THAT MY BATTERY WAS HAVE WAY DRAINED. I STILL NO ANSWERS TO WHAT CAUSED IT TO DRAIN. I NOTICE THAT A MOTOR IN THE REAR AREA WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING. THE CAR WOULD COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. NO WE NOTICE THAT WE HAVING DELAYS IN STARTING THE CAR LIKE FUEL IS NOT GET THE ENGINE. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES TRYING TO START, IT WOULD STALL OUT AND THEN FINALLY START. SO AGAIN I HAD TO TAKE BATTERY CABLE OFF UNTIL THE NEXT FOLLOWING MONDAY - 8/24, I THIS TIME THEY ADVISED ME IT WAS THE TIMP MODULE AND IT WILL COST ME $1000 TO FIX IT. ME AND FAMILY DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR, NOW WE ARE EXPERIENCING STALLING WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. THIS IS NOT GOOD SERVICE IF YOU KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DOOR WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, SMOKE FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THIS RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE COMPUTER CHIP WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE, WHERE THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND THE AIR BAG HARNESS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500.