2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

RUBBING NOISE IS COMING FROM BREAKS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IT STARTED WITH REAR BREAKS. WAS TOLD BREAKS ARE GETTING STUCK BY THE DEALER. REAR BREAKS WERE REPLACED AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY. FEW MONTHS LATER FRONT BRAKES STARTED MAKING SIMILAR NOISE. AGAIN TOLD BREAKS ARE GETTING STUCK. REPLACE THE BREAKS. NOISE CAME BACK WITH IN A 3 WEEK. SO FAR THEY REPAIRED THE FRONT BREAKS 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS. AFTER EVERY REPAIR, NOISE GOES AWAY FOR FEW WEEKS AND COMES BACK AGAIN.

MY VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLS WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT HAPPENS AT VARYING TIMES OF THE DAY, VARYING SPEEDS, SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, OTHER TIMES IT IS FINE FOR A MONTH. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED PROPERLY AFTER THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING THE DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR PANEL STARTED MELTING AND SMOKE FILLED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF, AND THE FUSE WAS DISCONNECTED. THE SMOKE DISSIPATED AND THERE WERE NO FLAMES. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERIOR OF THE DRIVER DOOR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

BOUGHT CAR WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTEE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CODES SHOW THAT MIS-FIRES WERE HAPPEN IN RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE. AFTER ENGINE WAS INSPECTED DEBRIS WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE AND MECHANIC THOUGHT IT NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. LOOKED UP RECALLS AND THE PENNSTAR WAS BEING RECALLED FOR CYLINDER PROBLEMS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE. THE ENGINE ONLY HAS LESS THAN 130000 MILES ON IT AND NOW I AM SADDLED WITH PAYING IT OFF AND PUTTING IN A 6000 ENGINE, .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,196.

I HAVE OWNED THIS VAN SINCE 05/24/2012. AT 30,922 MILES AND DATE OF 01/06/2014 THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE CORRODED THROUGH AND THE VAN DIED WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE CABLE UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. ON 04/24/2016 & 62,036 MILES THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE CORRODED THROUGH AGAIN AND THE VAN DIED WHILE DRIVING IT. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN EVERY 2 YEARS. EVENTUALLY IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND SOMEONE WILL GET RUN OVER BY FAST RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC.

OVER THE PAST 5 MONTHS, VEHICLE DISENGAGING FROM PARK AND INTO DRIVE IS CLUNKY. RECENTLY ON A HIGHWAY (VEHICLE IN MOTION WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR), TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND/3RD. VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE REST OF THE DAY. NEXT MORNING IT SEEMED TO DRIVE FINE. LATER SAME DAY SHIFTING ISSUE RETURNED. TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST FOR DIAGNOSTIC. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. VEHICLE IS JUST OVER 100K MILES (NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY). THE SOLENOID PACK WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW WITH 14 MILES. PCM WAS RECALLED AT 24K. LEFT SIDE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACED AT 33K.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEFT CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.