2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

THE TIPM IS JUST SHOT AND I'VE HAD THE ALTNATOR REPLACED THE STARTER AND IT'S DEFINITELY TIPM RELATED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE RECALL ON THIS EXCLUDED MY VAN, IT'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND IT'S MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION. (I HAVE 4 KIDS AND TWO OF THEM HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS AND I NEED MY VEHICLE TO BE SAFE FOR MY KIDS, AND RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST A JOKE AND I'M TELLING YOU THIS VAN IS POSSESSED) IT'S COMPLETELY UNREASONABLE FOR THE MY DODGE TO KEEP BURNING THROUGH EVERYTHING I'VE PUT IT IN IT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS, THE ISSUE ISN'T GONNA GO AWAY AND I CAN'T KEEP BURNING THROUGH PARTS AND FURTHER DESTROYING THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED EXCLUDED MY VAN BUT EVERYTHING FROM THAT RECALL IS HAPPENING TO MY VAN AND HAS BEEN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND DODGE KEEPS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. I'VE BEEN A DODGE OWNER MY WHOLE LIFE. BUT DODGE IS ABOUT TO LOSE A [XXX] GOOD LOYAL CUSTOMER BECAUSE THIS IS BEYOND RIDICULOUS. IVE BEEN GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM DODGE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER OF 2018. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

STARTER RELAY IN THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE IS BAD PREVENTING CAR FROM STARTING. CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WENT BAD RESULTING IN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VEHICLE WAS MOVING.

ON MY 2012 GRAND CARAVAN ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO STARTED AN ISSUE OF INTERMITTENT STARTING OR HAVING TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO GT THE VEHICLE TO START. THEN ABOUT A WEEK AGO THE VAN COMPLETELY STOP STARTING AND WOULD JUST TURN OVER UNLESS IT WAS JUMP STARTED. I HAVE NOT HAD THE VEHICLE INTO A DEALER BUT WITH READING SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS ON THIS ISSUE AND USED A TEXT LIGHT TO VERIFY POWER TO THE M25 20A FUSE. I READ TO USE A FUSE TAP TO LINK AN ACC FUSE TO THIS FUSE SO WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE ON POSITION THE PUMP WILL RUN AND THAT IS MY CURRENT SETUP TO HAVE VEHICLE RUN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE, BUT THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO MOVE ONCE IT WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLINT BOWYER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2815 US-50, EMPORIA, KS 66801, (620) 343-6723) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AND TWO NEW KEY FOBS WERE NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

OUR CAR'S BATTERY WENT TOTALLY DEAD BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP DID NOT TURN OFF. UPON RESEARCH, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, WHICH CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY AMONG OTHER HORRIBLE THINGS WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED WHEN PARKED IN FRONT OF OUR HOME BUT NOW I AM SCARED TO TAKE IT OUT ON THE ROAD. WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR CAR MOSTLY FOR DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS. PLEASE HELP!! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE AUTO MAKER'S EXPENSE.

MY FAMILY AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION AFTER SLIDING ON BLACK ICE ON A HIGHWAY. WE WERE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH AND SLID INTO THE GUARD RAIL, IMPACTING THE PASSENGER FRONT QUARTER PANEL, AND BOUNCED OFF. THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE CAME OFF OF THE RIM FORCING US INTO THE GUARD RAIL A SECOND TIME IMPACTING THE REAR PASSENGER QUARTER PANEL OF THE VEHICLE. WE RICOCHETED OFF, CROSSED TRAFFIC AND CAME TO REST IN THE PASSING LANE BERM OF THE ROAD NEAR THE MEDIAN. WE DID NOT ROLL OVER, BUT BECAUSE OF THE FORCE OF IMPACT, SHOULDN'T THE AIR BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED? SOME OF THE PASSENGERS SUFFERED WHIPLASH AND BROKEN NOSES.

THE INTEGRATED CONTROL MODEL IS MAKING THE FUEL RELAY RUN ALL NIGHT AND MAKE THE BATTERY DIE. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE FOR RECALLS AND THERE IS NONE. THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING ON MORE GRAND CARAVAN. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR ALL MOST A YEAR. I CAN'T FIND THE TIPM OR IT COST TO MOST. THIS NEED TO BE RECALLED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. KINGS DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (4486 KINGS WATER DR, CINCINNATI, OH 45249, (513) 683-3000) WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CONSTANT LOSS OF POWER AND REDUCTION IN SPEED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP14004 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). IN ADDITION, PERTAINING TO THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TIPM, FUEL SYSTEM, AND/OR ENGINE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER WAS NOTICED AND SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE SAME MECHANIC FOR THE SAME FAILURE THREE MONTHS EARLIER. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. *JS

SATURDAY 15, 2018 MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING BACK FROM THE MALL, I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS OR SIGNALS ON THE DASH. I MANAGED TO USE THE MOMENTUM AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, IT RESTARTED AFTER 9 TIMES TRY. THANKFULLY WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. A MONTH BEFORE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND IT WOULDN'T START, TOWED IT TO MECHANIC AND REPLACED ALTERNATOR. TILL NOW VEHICLE ALWAYS STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO STOP. THIS VEHICLE ACTS LIKE IT HAVE BEEN TAKEN OVER BY SUPERNATURAL FORCES AND WHAT HAPPENED LAST SATURDAY WAS VERY SCARY TO MY FAMILY. I HAVE READ A LOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS VERY UPSETTING THAT THE MAKER HAVE NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY IN ADDRESSING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO DIE FIRST BEFORE THEY ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE. LET IT BE CLEAR I WILL SUE, GOD FORBID ANY HAPPEN.