2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

VEHICLE HAS EXTREME VIBRATION PROBLEM OCCURRING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 AND 80MPH THIS EVENTUALLY CAUSED IT TO STOP RUNNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER WHERE NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. HOWEVER, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ADDED AND TRANSAXLE OIL FILTER WAS CHANGED. PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. EIGHT MONTHS LATER ENGINE MOUNTS NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO SHIFT IN ENGINE/TRANSMISSION BY 6 IN. PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. TWO WEEKS LATER TRANSMISSION FILTER CHANGED, FLUID AND DR TRANNY ADDED. PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. VIBRATION STOPS WHEN GAS IS NO LONGER APPLIED HOWEVER RETURNS AT APPROXIMATELY 30-45MPH. PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTICEABLE FOR OVER 2 YEARS.

CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING EVERYTHING GOES OFF LIGHTS RADIO ENGINE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS IT'S HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES VERY SCARY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND, IN SOME INSTANCES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

REAR EVAPORATOR LEAKING FIRST REPORTED SOME ISSUE WITH AC @ 1285 MILES WHEN I HAD NO AC IN 2012 AND AGAIN IN 2015 SO THEY RECHARGED THE SYSTEM AND IT LASTED UNTIL 2016. I WENT ON VACATION THE NEXT WEEK AND THE EVAPORATED WAS MAKING LOUD NOISES. THE DEALER ASSURED ME I WOULD NOT END UP STRANDED IN FLORIDA AND THE WOULD REPAIR IT AGAIN UPON MY RETURN FROM VACATION WHICH THE DID ALL TOLD I STILL HAD TO PAY A 100 DOLLAR DEDUCTIBLE. ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE WEATHER STRIP REPLACED ON REAR DOOR AND SIDE SLIDING DOOR.

THE REAR BRAKES BURNING CAUSE BY THE CALIPERS HANGING UP. DEALER REPLACED LEFT REAR DISC BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLED 2 NEW CALIPERS AND ADAPTERS AND PADS ONLY BECAUSE I WAS ON VACATION OUT OF STATE WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED PRIOR TO 17000 MILES . CHARGED 100 DOLLAR DEDUCTABLE

GAP BETWEEN DOORS LARGER THAN THEY SHOULD BE. THE DEALER WOULD NOT EXCHANGE THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THE RT AND LT FRONT DRIVER AND SIDE DOORS. GAP STILL A BIT LARGER THAN OTHER VEHICLE ON THE LOT RETURN MULTIPLE TIMES TO TRY AND GET THIS FIXED OR VEHICLE REPLACED MILES 934, 1285 AND 1457

HIGH PITCH NOISE FROM ENGINE AND DEALER FOUND NO ISSUES .THE SOUND PERIODICALLY RETURNS TO DURING COLD WEATHER DAYS CURRENTLY UNTIL THE CAR IS WARMED. I HAVE HAD THE TENSION BELT ADJUSTED BUT STILL THE SOUND RETURNS

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF DURING DRIVING. DODGE DID I NEED A WHOLE NEW IGNITION SETUP. OTHER 2012 DODGE CARAVANS HAVE THIS AS A RECALL. VEHICLE ALSO WON'T SWITCH GEARS AND RPMS GO UP TO 6000 AT TIMES. *TR

AFTER ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP, MY BRAKES STARTED TO SCREECH A LITTLE. WITHIN DAYS, IT WAS A NON-STOP GRINDING. ON MY WAY TO TAKE IT TO THE GARAGE FOR BRAKE INSPECTION, SOMETHING FELL OFF OF THE VAN. THE REPAIRMEN TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A CALIPER ISSUE AND THEY COULD NOT EVEN LET ME DRIVE OFF THE LOT WITHOUT GETTING IT REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WOULD BE THAT DANGEROUS. $774.00 LATER, I HAD TO HAVE CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED.

MY 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SHOWED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AT 67,000. I CHECKED THE CODE TO FND OUT P0303 IS A ENGINE MISFIRE. COULD BE IGNITION, PLUG, OR VALVE-CYLINDER COMPRESSION. I HAD THE ENGINE SERVICED AND THE LIGHT GOES OUT. THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. I RETURN THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE TO INVESTIGATE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALS THERE IS A BAD COMPRESSION ON CYLINDER 03. I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DODGE AND THEY COULD HAVE TOLD ME UP FRONT THAT THE RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM CHRYSLER. THEY TAKE MY CAR INTO SERVICE AND FIND A LEAK ON CYLINDER 04 ALSO. THEY GONG TO REPLACE THE LEFT CYLINDER HEAD BUT NOT THE RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD WITH THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM. I AM LOOKING AT $3500.00 IF I CHOOSE TO REPLACE THE RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD. THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD COVER THE DEFECT NO MATTER WHICH CYLINDER HEAD IS DEFECTED. MY WIFE LOVES THE CAR. SHE WANTS ANOTHER ONE. I TOLD HER THAT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE WE WOULD BE RIGHT BACK HERE IN 4 YEARS WITH ANOTHER 3.6L V6 PENTASTAR ENGINE. I AM TORN. DO I TRADE THE ISSUE BACK TO DODGE AND GET A 4.0L V6 PENTSTAR. I HAVE ALMOST PAID IT OFF. THIS SUX GREAT TIMES FLUSHED DOWN THE DRAIN BECAUSE OF A ENGINE DEFECT. I LOVE IT BUT I HAVE LEAVE IT. TOYOTA HERE I COME.