2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TPIM FUEL PUMP RELAY WENT BAD. LOOKED UP A VIDEO ON REPAIRING IT AND FOUND HOW TO BYPASS IT. THE VAN STARTED RIGHT UP WHEN THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS BYPASSED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILED AND THE TIPM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.

TIPM FAILURE - 2011 DODGE CARAVAN MADE SAME YEAR AS DURANGO AND JEEP THAT WERE RECALLED FOR SAME ISSUE. HAD FUEL PUMP REPLACED ON 1/28/21 BUT CONTINUED TO CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON BUSY HIGHWAY 10 TIMES WITHIN A QUARTER MILE DISTANCE.

TIPM - TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE FAILURE. CAR INTERMITTENTLY WON'T START, KEEPS THE FUEL PUMP ON DRAINING THE BATTERY, RADIO WON'T WORK, AIR CONDITIONING. I REPLACED THE BATTERY THE FIRST TIME IT DRAINED IT THINKING THE BATTERY WENT BAD. COST ME 3 TIMES IN TOWING CHARGES. FELT LIKE IT WAS STALLING WHILE DRIVING A FEW TIMES. CAN ONLY BE REPAIRED AT THE DEALER'S AND THEY SAY IT IS OVER $1,500 TO REPAIR.

THE GAS PUMP STAYS ACTIVATED AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF; AS A CONSEQUENCE IT HAS DRAINED THE CAR BATTERY TWICE.

ABOUT 11/30 I WENT TO START THE CAR IN THE MORNING., THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON WHEN I TURNED THE KEY, AND WOULD NOT CHANGE SPEED OR TURN OFF AS MUCH AS I TRIED THE BACK AND THEY WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE RADIO/ CLOCK DID WORK BUT NO LIGHTED INFORMATION AND SAME WITH THE SPEEDOMETER, THE GAS TANK, TEMPERATURE WARNING AND TACHOMETER LIGHTING. THE CAR STARTED, AND RESTARTED SEVERAL TIME WELL ENOUGH BUT THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND THE WIPERS DID NOT CHANGE. I TRIED TURNING THE KEY ON AND OFF WITHOUT STARTING THE CAR A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH DIFFERENT NUMBER OF TRIES BEFORE RESTARTING AS A POSSIBLE RESETTING WITH NO CHANGE. EVENTHOUGH IT HAD NO WORKING SPEEDOMATER I DROVE THE CAR FIRST AROUND THE BLOCK SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN TO MY LOCAL MECHANEC. I TALKED TO HIM HE DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECT EQUIPMENT FOR TESTING REQUIRED TO FIND THE PROBLEM. HE SUGGESTED I GO TO THE DEALER AND 1) SEE IF THEY HAD ANY RECALL OR UNPUBLISHED ISSUED REPAIR NOTICES ETC 2) GET AN ESTIMATE OF THE POSSIBLE COSTS AND TIMES FOR REPAIR. I THANKED HIM AND WAS IN MY CAR AGAIN WITHIN 15 MINUTES AND THE TOTAL PROBLEMS WENT AWAY, FRONT WIPERS OFF AND ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WORKED. THE CAR WORKED FOR 4 MORE TRIPS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ON DEC 3RD 2020, I STARTED THE CAR JUST FINE WENT ON THE EXPRESS WAY FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR A ABOUT 35 MINUTES TRIP. ABOUT 8 MINUTES INTO THE EXPRESSWAY DRIVE THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE WIPER WENT ON FOR ABOUT 1.5 MINUTES, BUT BEFORE I COULD EXIT THE EXPRESSWAY THEY WENT BACK ON AND I COULD TURN OFF THE WIPERS, A FEW MINUTES THEY WENT OUT AGAIN AND JUST AS SUDDENLY IN 2 MINUTES THEY WERE WORKING AGAIN. THERE WAS A THIRD TIME BEFORE MY EXIT THAT LASTED ONLY ABOUT 1 MINUTE. WHEN I GOT OFF AT THE USUAL EXIT I PARKED & TRIED TO SEE THE PROBLEM AGAIN FOR NEARLY 20 MINUTES WITH NO LUCK, I CONTINUED THE TRIP AND IT WAS UNEVENTFUL AS DRIVE BACK & SINCE NO PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER WAITING FOR 20 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND DRIVEN TO HER DESTINATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GROGAN'S TOWNE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (6100 TELEGRAPH RD, TOLEDO, OH 43612; (419) 476-0761), WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING TIPM MODULE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.

FUEL PUMP RELAY WENT BAD. ALSO FOUND BROKEN OIL FILTER VALVE, BROKEN FLEX PIPE TO EXHAUST AND LEAKY TRANSMISSION LINES.

IT STARTED WITH MY VEHICLE NOT STARTING INTERMITTENTLY. AS THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE AT FIRST THOUGHT IT MAY BE THE FUEL PUMP. HAVING THIS REPLACED. THE VAN HAS COMPLETED WENT DEAD WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND HAD KIDS IN CAR WITH ME. TRIES TO GO DEAD WHILE SITTING IDLE AT REDLIGHTS AND WILL SHAKE DURING ACCELARATION AND TRIES TO QUIT. READING ALOT ON THIS AND OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. OTHER VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SAME ISSUES ALSO. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND ADDRESS ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURIED OR KILLED DUE TO THE VEHICLE GOING DEAD WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. PLEASE HELP ON GETTING THIS RECALL GOING. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL!!!

VEHICLE WILL TURN OVER BUT NOT START AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL FINALLY START BUT THEN WILL DIE RIGHT AWAY. WE HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING UNDER THE STARS TO FIX IT AND ITS GETTING TO THE POINT THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. OUR BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR ARE GOOD EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS JUST FINE. THE VEHICLE IS ALWAYS PARKED ON FLAT SURFACE.