2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STOKES AUTOMOTIVE LOCATED AT 86 PEACH TOWER RD, CLANTON, AL 35045 (205) 351-4382 TO BE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V376000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO A THE SERVICE MANGER WHOM INFORMED HIM THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FAILURE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ...UPDATED 10/23/17 *BF UPDATED 10/27/17*JS

MY ENGINE KEEPS MISFIRING ALL THE CYLINDERS AND I HAVE CHANGED MULTIPLE CYLINDERS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION THE LIGHTS ON THE INSIDE ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO GET THE CODES READ AND IT SAID P301, P302, P303, P304. I HAVE GOT THIS FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE IT KEEPS HAPPENING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL WITHOUT HIS FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE RPMS INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. AS SOON AS HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ACCELERATION RECURRED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND TURNED IT OFF FOR TEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL BEING OPERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THAT THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED HE DIAGNOSED THAT THE CYLINDER FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLINE ON THE CYLINDER COVERED UP TO 150,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (ADAMS JEEP OF MARYLAND INC, 3485 CHURCHVILLE, ABERDEEN, MD, 21001) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE SECOND CYLINDER HAD FAILED AND WAS INCLUDED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, ALSO THAT THE CAM SHAFT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND CONFIRMED THE WARRANTY FOR THE SECOND DRIVER CYLINDER HEAD, HOWEVER STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND BY COINCIDENCE THEY BOTH FAILED AT THE SAME TIME, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART HOWEVER; IT FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (BROWN-DAUB INC, 3903 HECKTOWN RD, EASTON, PA, 18045) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE UNDER CASE NUMBER: 32110215 AND DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OVER 100,000 MILES IT NO LONGER WAS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AS A RESULT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES DUE TO THE CONTACT EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN SHIFTING GEARS. THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED IN OCTOBER OF 2015 THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 133,000.

VAN SHUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING. IGNITION CHIP BAD VERY DANGEROUS AND PART WAS RECALLED ON CARAVANS UP TO 2010. SHOULD IT BE EXTENDED TO 2012 VEHICLES

MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START, PERHAPS OCCURING MOST OFTEN IN THE MORNING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD. THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE OVER TIME AND EVENTUALLY WON'T START AT ALL. UNEXPLAINED BATTERY DRAINAGE DUE TO A RELAY THAT IS STUCK IN THE CLOSED/ON POSITION. YOU CAN LIKELY HEAR THE FUEL PUMP RUNNING IF LISTENING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AFTER IT'S TURNED OFF. BATTERY DRAINAGE MAY STILL OCCUR EVEN AFTER A NEW BATTERY IS INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND YOU COAST TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WON'T START AND APPEARS TO BE OUT OF GAS

THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, AND AIR BAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE RPMS FLUCTUATED WHILE DRIVING MY KIDS TO SUMMER CAMP OUT OF TOWN. WHEN I ARRIVED TO MY DESTINATION THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART DUE TO THE BATTERY BEING DEAD.I GOT A JUMP START AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A LOCAL STORE TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AT A COST OF $163 AND MAKE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY I STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUES.MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT WOULD APPEAR THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I WILL BE MAKING AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. I AM SURE IT IS THE ALTERNATOR AND I WILL NEED TO REPLACE AS OTHERS HAVE DONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN PAID FOR YET AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS JUST OVER 52,000. I REALLY HOPE THIS ISSUE WILL BE INVESTIGATED SOON.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE BUT IS STATIONARY, EVERYTHING WILL TURN OFF. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOES DOWN AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. AFTER A BRIEF MOMENT (APPROXIMATELY ONE TO TWO SECONDS), THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL COME BACK UP AND ALL ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS COME BACK ON, BUT THE CLOCK ON THE RADIO IS RESET TO 12:00. AT THIS POINT, WE CAN PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART IT. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS 2017.07.07 AND IT DID IT TWICE WITHIN FIFTEEN MINUTES. WE DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS TO OCCUR, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE CONNECTED TO THE MAIN COMPUTER AND/OR THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM, AS THIS IS A COMPLETE SYSTEM SHUTDOWN.

BOTH BACK SLIDING DOORS WANT TO CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY AFTER OPENING ALL THE WAY. THEY WON'T ALWAYS STAY OPEN WHEN A PERSON TRIES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. I HAVE A HANDICAPPED DAUGHTER AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR HER. HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. HAPPENS ABOUT EVERYTIME YOU OPEN DOOR