2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

WHILE IN MOTION AT LOW SPEED THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING AND COULD NOT BE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED, UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE LANE OR OFF TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF CYCLING THE KEY FOB OFF AND ON THE VAN STARTED AGAIN. IT IS FORTUNATE THAT THIS OCCURRED IN A VERY RURAL AREA WITH NO TRAFFIC. THIS IS A 2012 GRAND CARAVAN WITH APPROX. 90K MILES. MY HUSBAND RESEARCHED SIMILAR FAILURES OTHER DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THE GRAND CARAVAN, HE BELIEVES IT IS LIKELY A FAILING FUEL PUMP RELAY. HE READ THAT MANY OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME RELAY SYSTEM HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT APPARENTLY NOT THE GRAND CARAVAN AS WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING OVER UNLEVELED LAND, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOST OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORTHTOWN CHRYSLER DODGE FIAT (2020 NIAGARA FALLS BLVD, TONAWANDA, NY) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRELESS IGNITION NODE MODULE FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT COASTED MOSTLY OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,090.

RADIO JUST WENT OUT WENT TO AUDIO STORE REPAIRED TWO WEEKS LATER WENT OUT AGAIN. WENT SHOPPING ON MAY25,2018 CAME OUT OF STORE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START CALLED TOW TRUCK JUMPED STARTED VEHICLE I TOOK IT TO TIRE PLUS TOLD ME I NEEDED A BATTERY. REAR DEFROSTER LIGHT STARTED BLINKING COULD NOT SHUT IT OFF AND A/C WOULD NOT GO ON UNTIL THE DEFROSTER LIGHT WENT OFF BY IT SELF. CALLED AND MADE APPOINTMENT WITH CHRYSLER ON JUNE 18TH,2018 WENT TO KEEP APPOINTMENT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CALLED TOW TRUCK, JUMP STARTED VEHICLE TOOK IT TO CRYSTAL CHRYSLER DODGE. VEHICLE DIAGNOSES TIP-N WAS BAD. CHRYSLER HAD VEHICLE FROM JUNE 18 TO JUNE 25, 2018 A RENTAL CAR WAS EXCEPTED ON JUNE 22.

IGNITION WILL TURN OFF WHEN VEHICLE IN MOTION TRAVELING ON ROADWAY AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

BAD INGNITION MODULE. VAN TURNS RANDOMLY OFF BY IT SELF WHILE DRIVING. IF YOU PUSH ON THE FOB IN THE INGNITION IT WILL START TO RUN AGAIN. WHEN VAN TURNS OFF YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO COME TO A SAFE STOP. SAME ISSUES THAT DODGE RECALLED OTHER MODEL YEARS FOR BUT NOT THE GRAND CARAVAN. IT HAS OCCURED NUMEROUS TIMES TO US IN THIS VAN.

THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR IS FAILING. IT HAS NOT WORKED FOR OVER A YEAR. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR VENTS WILL ONLY PRODUCE HOT AIR NO MATTER WHAT TEMPERATURE IT IS ON.THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PART FOR THE 2014 AND 2015 MODELS; I BELIEVE OTHER YEARS SHOULD BE INCLUDED. IF YOU SEARCH ONLINE, THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2012 MODEL. THE RECALL NUMBER FOR 2014 AND 2015 IS TSB NO. R62

MORE THEN A DOZEN TIMES OUR VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION GOING STRAIGHT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND PUTTING US IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS. THE A/C WILL BLOW HOT AIR IN HALF THE VEHICLE AND THE RADIO HAS TURNED UP THE VOLUME TO FULL AND THE CONTROLS ARE INOPERATIVE TO TURN IT DOWN. I FEEL THE DEALER INTENTIONALLY DID NOT TELL US ABOUT THE KNOWN TIPM ISSUE AND TOLD US WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR WHICH WE DID WITH NO HELP IN CORRECTING THE ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A FEW MONTHS. I DONT HAVE THE VEHICLE WITH ME AND AM GUESSING ON THE MILEAGE ALSO THIS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE DATES SO I ENTERED ONE OF THE RANDOM DATED BELOW.

THE VAN CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. EEVERYTIME, I TRIED TO START IT, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SAID "NO FUSE." I HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT MY ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE DEAD. AFTER THEY WERE REPLACED, THE CAR STARTED UP AND I DROVE IT TO WORK. ON THE WAY TO WORK, WHILE THE CAR WAS DRIVING, ALL OF THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR WENT OUT AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL RESET ITSELF (DATE, TIME, AND TRIP COMPUTER) AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS. THIS REPEATED ITSELF EVERY 15 MINUTES OR SO, UNTIL THE CAR CUT OFF. I REFASTENED THE BATTERY CONNECTORS, GOT THE CAR A JUMP, AND IT STARTED TO RUN. I PARKED THE CAR. LATER, I GOT IN AND STARTED IT WITH NO PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY, I WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULDNT START. I GOT A JUMP AND IT STARTED UP AGAIN. DRIVING INTO WORK, THE CAR CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET. I HAD TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GET TO SAFETY. THE WORST THING ABOUT IT ALL, IS THAT WHEN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS, THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, AND YOU CAN NOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IF YOU NEED TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE REVIEWS ABOUT THIS CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BUT IT IS A DANGER TO EVERYONE ON THE ROAD FOR A CAR TO CONSISTENTLY HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY ONES THAT CAUSE IT TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE ANYONE GETS HURT.