2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND FOUND THEM TO BE HOT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,800.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.