2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR STOPPED WORKING IN MY WIFE'S 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. THE LOCK WILL NOT ACTUATE TO EITHER LOCK OR UNLOCK AND SO THE DOOR IS STUCK EFFECTIVELY LOCKED AND WILL NOT OPEN. THIS IS THE ONLY DOOR THAT HAS THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE BUT A FEW TIMES I HAVE RIDDEN WITH MY WIFE I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE OTHER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGER AND AUTO-LOCK AS THEY SHOULD WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INITIALLY PUT INTO DRIVE FOR ABOUT 10MIN AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN MOTION. THE LOCKED SLIDING DOOR CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD IN MY OPINION SINCE THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE DELAYED ACTIVATION OF THE AUTO-LOCK COULD ALSO INDICATE A LARGER ISSUE WITH EITHER THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISMS IN GENERAL OR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THEM. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS AN ABUNDANCE OF ISSUES LIKE THESE CONCERNING VARIOUS YEARS AND MODELS OF DODGE MINIVANS. ENOUGH TO POSSIBLY CONSTITUTE A RECALL.

THE LIGHT FROM AIR BAG PASSERGER IS ON VERY TIME .FOR 6 TIME REPORT TO DE DEALER ,DONT D/E

I TURNED OFF MY 2013 GRAND CARAVAN AND NOTICED A SOUND LIKE A FAN BUZZING COMING FROM THE REAR TIRE AREA. IN A FEW HRS I CAME BACK OUT AND TRIED TO START IT AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. RESEARCH TELLS ME IT'S THE FUEL PUMP RELAY.

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK. IS CLOSED AND WILL NOT OPEN USING ANY MEANS. IT IS LOCKED SHUT. POWER LOCK, KEY FOB, AND INTERIOR LOCK MECHANISM WILL NOT OPEN DOOR. THIS IS DANGEROUS IN THE EVENT REAR PASSENGERS NEED TO EXIT VEHICLE. WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH ENGINE RUNNING OR OFF, PARKED, MOVING OR AT ANY TIME. THE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK. NO CRASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE VENTS. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

BOTH KEYS STOPPED WORKING WHEN VAN WAS UNDER WARRANTY, ONE KEY HAS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN, KEY WON'T UNLOCK VAN. ARE DEFECTIVE KEYS A COMMON PROBLEM?

2013 CARAVAN JUST DIES WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING JUST QUITS. PULL TO THE SIDE OF ROAD IN TRAFFIC HAVE TO TURN OFF AND RESTART.THIS IS VERY SERIOUS HAS DONE SEVERAL TIMES. CANT FIND A RECALL IM SURE THERE HAS BEEN INJURIES OR EVEN DEATHS FROM THIS. NO RECALL REALLY? I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET AND VALVES WERE FAULTY. THE CONTACT CALLED BOB HOWARD CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (13250 BROADWAY EXT, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73114, (405) 749-1111), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD A SCANNER THAT DIAGNOSED THAT ENGINE CYLINDER NUMBER TWO HAD RUST PARTICLES AND THE NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER MISFIRED. THE NUMBER SIX CYLINDER HAD NO ISSUES. THE ENGINE WAS A PINTASTAR 3.6 LITER, WHICH FAILED IN PAST VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL. THE MANUFACTURER EXTENDED THE WARRANTY UP TO 100,000 MILES. NEESEN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2151 N US, US-77, KINGSVILLE, TX 78363, (361) 516-001) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 60 MPH, MY HEADREST DEPLOYED. I DID NOT USE THE BRAKES, AND WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY SORT OF ACCIDENT, INCLUDING A REAR END ACCIDENT, WHICH IS WHEN THIS IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT SMACKED INTO THE BACK OF MY HEAD. THE SURPRISE AND PAIN OF THIS HITTING THE BACK OF ME HEAD RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TRAVELING AROUND OTHER VEHICLES. THE PLASTIC TABS INSIDE ARE SNAPPED AND THERE IS NO WAY TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER WITHOUT A REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. THE PART OBVIOUSLY FAILED. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF THIS HAPPENING TO CHRYSLER MINIVANS AND SUVS. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADREST DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH I BELIEVE IS FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT IT DID NOT FUNCTION AS INTENDED. IF I HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT, THEY BOTH SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, AS MY HUSBAND WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART AS IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND IS VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR. I'M INCLUDING PICTURES OF THE DEPLOYED HEADREST, THE PASSENGER ONE THAT IS STILL TOGETHER, AND THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE TO SHOW THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THANK YOU.