2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD INTERMITTENTLY UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION OR JUST IDLING. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES LEAKING AT CRIMP BETWEEN HARD AND SOFT HOSE ON THE PRESSURE LINE. 55,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. LOW GRADE LEAK THAT WAS COATING TRANSMISSION AND LEAVING OIL BEHIND ON THE GROUND. LEAK OCCURRED ANYTIME THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A MECHANICAL ISSUE UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY PROVISIONS.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STARTING LOSING POWER. IT STARTED SHUTTING DOWN ALL SYSTEMS AND FINALLY STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE IS 3 YEARS OLD WITH 50K MILEAGE. THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR OTHER DODGE VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR ENGINES THAT HAVE FAULTY ALTERNATORS. THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. LUCKILY MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE AND WE COULD GET OFF TO THE SIDE SAFELY. DODGE CHARGED ME $1000 FOR A NEW ALTERNATOR AND A BATTERY IN A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, ONE OF THE BRAKE PADS FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TO LOCK UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE WHEEL IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE TIRE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PAD WAS COMPLETELY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE YEAR LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND PROTECTED BY A CALIPER ADAPTER TO AVOID UNEVEN WEARING OF THE PADS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000. ...UPDATED 01/23/17 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE IT DRASTICALLY REDUCED SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. THE RPMS INCREASED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON THE FIRST VISIT. DURING THE SECOND VISIT, THE DEALER REPLACED THE BEARING ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A NOISE PROGRESSED SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THEY COULD PROVIDE A REPAIR SOLUTION TO THE DEALER TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

FRONT BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT UNUSUALLY FAST,(NOT LASTING A YEAR), ELECTRICAL OUTLETS STOPPED WORKING BRIEFLY, DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW DOES NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) PROBLEM, FAULTY FUEL PUMP RELATED, PUMPING AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND DRAINING BATTERY AND STARTING PROBLEMS RELATED FAULTY FUEL PUMP AND STALL VEHICLE. I FOUND CHRYSLER CORP HAS RECALL AND CLASS ACTION FOR FAULTY FUEL PUMP AND TIPM PROBLEM COVERED BY EXT WARRANTY ( 5YEAR UPTO 70,000 MILE) ONLY FOR UPTO 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN NOT FOR 2013 MODEL, I HAVE BEEN CONTACT TO THE DODGE/CHRYSLER DEALER IN HONOLULU, HI, SAID IT'S NOT COVER. ONLY UP TO 36,000 MILE BASIC WARRANTY. SO I HAVE TO PAY $1,200 PART PLUS LABOR. THEY RECALL OVER 500,000 VEHICLES JEEP, DURANGO AND CARAVAN PLEASE VERIFY AND CONFIRM FOR THAT'S NOT COVER FOR 2013 VEHICLE. I HAD A PROBLEM WHEN 49,600 MILE MY VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 50,300 NOW I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHED INTERNET AND NOW I AM USING BYPASS CABLE (HTTP://WWW.VERTICALVISIONS.COM/TIPM_SOLUTIONS.PHP) NOW HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH USING TEMPORARY WITH BYPASS CABLE BUT DUE TO THE SAFETY MECHANISMS I HAVE TO FIX TIPM. PLEASE HELP THIS PROBLEM WITH MANUFACTURE CHRYSLER/DODGE. THANK YOU. *TR

LOCK ACTUATOR ON REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR IS FROZEN IN THE UNLOCK POSITION AND WILL NOT LOCK. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT TIME OF ISSUE. WHILE THE DOOR IS OPERATIONAL IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE LOCK ACTUATOR HAD FROZEN IN THE LOCKED POSITION.

ON 7/31/2016 MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY. I ENTERED THE VEHICLE, STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE DRIVER SIDE ACTIVE HEADREST DEPLOYED. ATTEMPTS TO RESET HEADREST PER THE OPERATORS MANUAL FAILED. ON 8/4/2016 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT RESET HEADREST AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED (COST APPROX $900). I CONTACTED DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO HAS ASSIGNED AN INVESTIGATOR TO LOOK INTO THE ISSUE. CASE # 29846962 AS OF THIS DATE, 8/5, THE REPLACEMENT HEADREST IS ON ORDER AND I AM WAITING TO BE CONTACTED BY THE INVESTIGATOR TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN IN EXCESS OF 500 MILES (NORTHERN VA TO TN) AND HAD BEEN PARKED AND SECURED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR APPROX. 1 HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT, AND HAS NEVER BEEN, IN AN ACCIDENT.

I HAD MY BRAKES CHANGED IN JANUARY WITH 49,000 MILES AND BY JUNE I HAD TO TAKE MY VAN BACK IN AND PADS WERE COMPLETELY GONE. SO IN 10,000 MILES I WENT THROUGH BRAKE PADS THAT SHOULD OF LASTED 50,000+ MILES. I HAD ALL ROTORS AND FRONT PADS CHANGED SINCE THE BACK WERE STILL GOOD FROM JANUARY AND ITS BEEN 2 WEEKS NOW AND MY BRAKES ARE SQUEALING ALMOST CONSTANTLY WHEN I AM BRAKING...NOT GRINDING YET BUT I AM SURE THATS COMING SOON!