2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

THE ENGINE TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. IT CRANKS AFTER THAT, BUT DOESN'T START UNTIL 20 MINUTES OR SO AFTER THE SHUTOFF. IT'S HAPPENED 4 TIMES SO FAR: 4/18/2017 AT 42,770 MILES, 11/15/2017 AT 49,000, 6/25/2018 AT 53,200, AND 8/8/2018 AT 54,650. THE 1ST AND 3RD TIMES THE CAR WAS MAKING, OR HAD JUST COMPLETED, AN EXTENDED HILL CLIMB ON CITY STREETS AND THE GAS TANK LEVEL WAS RELATIVELY LOW. THE 2ND AND 4TH TIMES THE CAR WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON LEVEL TERRAIN WITH A 3/4 TO FULL GAS TANK. AFTER 1ST OCCURRENCE, TOWED TO LOCAL SHOP AND HE COULD FIND NO ERROR CODE IN THE CAR'S COMPUTER. THEN DROVE IT TO DEALER AND HE KEPT IT OVERNIGHT. DEALER AGREED THAT THERE WERE NO CODES BUT SAID THAT RESTART COULD HAVE ERASED THEM. HE SAID THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE IT HAPPEN IN HIS SHOP AND, THEREFORE, COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. FOR SUBSEQUENT SHUTOFFS WE JUST WAITED THE 20 MINUTES, RESTARTED AND DROVE OFF HOPING IT WOULD NOT RECUR. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER WITH NO INCIDENT. WE NOW DRIVE ONLY IN THE RIGHT-HAND LANE AND TRY TO AVOID HIGHWAYS AND LONG-DISTANCE TRIPS. THE CAR IS UNRELIABLE AND DANGEROUS.

HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING 24-005-16 COVERED 2014-2015 GRAND CARAVANS BUT NOT 2013. NEED TO RE-CALIBRATING OR REPLACING THE HEATING, VENTILATIONS, AIR CONDITIONING BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR. COLD AIR ONE SIDE HOT ON THE OTHER ON AND OFFF

VAN JUST REACHED 100K MILES AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED & SERVICED & ALL OF A SUDDEN IT HAS STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS, JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS & APPEARS TO BE EITHER THE IGNITION MODULE OR COMPUTER NEITHER OF WHICH HAVE RECALLS FOR THIS YEAR DESPITE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMPSTARTED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

VAN DIES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HWY. ALL ELECTRICAL SHUTS OFF. VERY DANGEROUS IF IT DIES. I COULD BE KILLED IF I STALL.

2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR FAILURE. SLIDING DOOR WILL NO LONGER OPEN. APPROXIMATE MILEAGE IS 43,000 MILES.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICAL CUTS OFF. THE DEALER SAID ITS THE VEHICALS TIPM IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ORIGINALLY THEY THOUGHT .ORG WAS THE WIN PRIME SILK .NET WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL BUT NOT FOR MY YEAR. 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN .THIS IS NOT JUST AN EXPENSE ITS DANGEROUS, I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE THE CAR BEHIND ME WASNT LOOKING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT'S WIFE SUFFERED A WHIPLASH. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. DUE TO THE SPEED (WHICH WAS UNKNOWN) OF THE COLLISION, THE DOOR PILLARS WERE DENTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A BODY SHOP AND WAS DEEMED OPERABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.*TT THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO A WIRING ISSUE CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT. *JS *DT*JB AUDIO AVAILABLE *TR

THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCES INTERRUPTION TO FUEL DELIVERY (?) ON THE STREET, HIGHWAY, AND FREEWAY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VAN WILL BE ACCELERATING SMOOTHLY AND THEN, SUDDENLY, LOSE POWER AND ACT LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL COMPLETELY. IT WILL COUGH AND LURCH AND THEN RESUME ACCELERATING. ON THREE OCCASIONS IT HAS STOPPED ACCELERATING ENTIRELY, FORCING MY SON AND I TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, AND WAIT UNTIL IT IS READY TO RESUME ACCELERATION. THE FUEL PUMP WAS TESTED AND IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED A YEAR AGO. ADDITIONALLY, DURING THE TIME PERIODS WHEN IT IS EXHIBITING THIS BEHAVIOR, IT ALSO FAILS TO START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE IGNITION WILL CRANK CONTINUOUSLY, THE BATTERY HAS POWER, BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT ENGAGE. THIS HAS BEEN A TEMPORARY/INTERMITTENT ISSUE THAT WOULD 'VANISH' ON REPEATED ATTEMPTS. TODAY IT WILL NOT START AT ALL, LEAVING US STRANDED ONCE AGAIN. THE LAST TIME IT REFUSED TO START ENTIRELY WE WERE AT A REST AREA IN NORTHERN ARIZONA IN 124 DEGREE HEAT FOR HOURS. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT IS KNOWN TO BE THE TIPM, WHICH IS FAULTY. IF THIS PART IS KNOWN TO BE FAULTY, WHY IS IT NOT RECALLED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 25 MPH ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EGOLF FORD OF BREVARD (1235 ASHEVILLE HWY, BREVARD, NC 28712, (828) 884-4151), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER DID NOT TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER IT WAS SERVICED MORE THAN FOUR TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FOUND 10 FAILURE CODES WHICH HAD NOT BEEN REMEDIED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SKYLAND AUTO GROUP (255 SMOKEY PARK HIGHWAY, ASHEVILLE, NC 28806, 828-667-5213) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A FACTORY FAILURE ON SOME VEHICLES IN WHICH THE BOLTS HAD NOT BEEN TORQUED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FOUND TEN FAILURE CODES, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED BULLETIN NUMBER: S1618000050 ON NOVEMBER 15, 2016. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,215. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.