2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

I RECENTLY HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING BATTERY DRAINAGE TO THE POINT OF NEEDING 2 BATTERY REPLACEMENTS. I THEN REALIZED THAT AFTER I TURN OFF MY VEHICLE THE FUEL PUMP IS STILL ON. I REPLACED THE FUSE AND RELAY ONLY TO STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. THIS VEHICLE STALLED ON MY THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING TO EITHER WORK OR ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILDREN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE RAN OUT OF OPTION TO FIX IT. DODGE NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE AND FIX IT.

BOTH REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN. THEY ARE UNLOCKED (USING BOTH THE FOB AND THE INTERIOR MANUAL LOCK/UNLOCK). THE VAN IS ALWAYS IN AN OFF/NOT RUNNING OR PARKED STATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN DOORS. WHETHER USING THE FOB OR MANUAL DOOR HANDLE, THE DOORS MAKE A CLICKING SOUND AND ATTEMPT TO OPEN (JERKS AND MOVES A NEGLIGIBLE AMOUNT) BUT DOES NOT OPEN. THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED MANUALLY. I CARRY 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND ONLY 1 HAS THE ABILITY TO RELEASE HIMSELF FROM HIS CAR SEAT AND FIND A FRONT DOOR TO EXIT OUT OF. IN AN EMERGENCY THE 2 CHILDREN WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO EXTRICATE WITHOUT CLIMBING THROUGH AN OPEN BACK HATCH (IF ACCESSIBLE) OR OVER THE FRONT SEATS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T41910_DS866499 HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T41909_DS650359

WHILE ON SHORT 125 MI TRIP, STARTED VIBRATING BADLY, GOT SLOWED TO ABOUT 40, LF WHEEL CAME OFF. DEALER REPLACED HUB & WHEEL.

UNABLE TO UNLOCK DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WITH KEY FOB OR PUSH BUTTON ON CONSOLE OR MANUALLY. LATCH SEEMS SEIZED IN LOCK POSITION. I HAVE EVEN TRIED BY KICKING AND SHOULDERING BACK OF DOOR TO GET IT TO BUDGE, NO LUCK. LIMITS ESCAPE IN AN EMERGENCY!

THE CAR IS SLOW TO START AFTER 2ND TIME , THE CHRYSLER I HAVE TO CHANGE THE TIMP ALL THE FUSE BOX ONLY FOR A PROBLEM OF START , WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THE YEAR 2012.

MY DODGE CARAVAN WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE MOST COMMON ISSUE I HAVE HAD IS THAT IT WILL NOT START PROPERLY, BUT I AM TERRIFIED THAT I WILL BE ON THE FREEWAY AND HAVE IT DIE ON ME. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, THE ISSUE IS A BAD TIPM.

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.

FUEL RELAY BYPASS. WHEN I TRIED TO START MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WHICH WAS PARKED DRIVEWAY IN MY DRIVEWAY IT WOULD NOT START. IT WAS NOT GETTING FUEL. EVENTUALLY IT DID START. WHEN I TRIED TO START MY VAN IN MY DRIVEWAY IT WOULD NOT GET FIEL TO START.THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THIS. I FOUND A YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO BYPASS THE FUEL RELAY. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE CARAVAN. IF I HAD TO REPLACE THE ICBM IT WOULD COST $1200. THIS ITEM IS RECALLED ON OTHER DODGE PRODUCTS AND SHOULD BE ON THE CARAVAN.

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.

PROBLEM STARTING FROM FAULTY TIPM CAUSING FUEL RELAY TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. FUEL PUMP WORKS BY TESTING. THE PROBLEM IS FAULTY POWER IN TIPM.