2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

Bought the van and with in 2 Days just driving an it cuts off, No warning Nothing, Can click back on at any time...Engine reeves up sounds like it's gonna blow up.. You have to either put it in Neutral or pull off the road and turn it off and it will crank right back up... It does this at any given time.. This is VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOUR DRIVING AT HIGH RATES OR LOW RATES OF SPEED. IT'S GONNA CUSS A BAD WRECK ONE DAY..

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the air conditioning independently turned off with the check engine warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the vehicle started to lose motive power as he began to pull off to the shoulder of the highway. The contact stated that another unknown warning light illuminated and the vehicle shut-off. The contact pulled over and saw black smoke coming from the engine. After opening the hood, there was more smoke coming from the engine. The contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic who stated that the engine had caught fire due to a defective oil pump. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that an inspector would be sent out to perform an investigation. The vehicle remained in the possession of the mechanic. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000.

Engine shut off while driving down highway. No warning alarms. I managed to pull off highway. Vehicle started back up with no problems. Wife is now afraid to drive it.

WHEN TURNING THE KEY OVER TO START THE VEHICLE IT WILL KEEP TURNING OVER BUT NOT CRANK AND IT WILL NOT STOP TURNING OVER UNTIL YOU SWITCH THE KEY IN OFF POSITION. ALSO, AT TIMES THE VAN WILL STALL WHILE RUNING AND SHUT OFF. SO FAR IN PARKED POSITION BUT I AM AFRAID IT COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE FUEL PUMP WILL KEEP RUNING AFTER THE IGNITION HAS BEEN SHUT OFF AND THE KEY TAKEN OUT. THIS RUNS THE BATTERY DEAD AND WILL LEAVE YOU SITTING.

MY DOORS ARE UNLOCKING BY THEMSELVES AFTER I LOCKED THEM. SEAT BELT WARNING GOING OFF WHEN SEAT BELT IS ENGAGED.VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WITH DOOR LOCKS AND IN MMOTION FOR SEAT BELT WARNING GOING OFF.

MY 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 3.6L SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC AND ON LOCAL ROADS. THERE IS NO WARNING. IT WILL RESTART. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR 2008-2010 CARAVAN, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE

VAN RANDOMLY DOES NOT START/DIES. BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED FIXED ISSUE FOR A DAY OR TWO THEN STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. HAS BEEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ON COMPUTER. TOOK TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP REPLACED KEY FOB AND REPROGRAMMED WCM TESTED OK. BROUGHT IT HOME, NEXT DAY ISSUE HAD RETURNED. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES. USUALLY THE TIPM. SAYS THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THAT HAD BEEN OMITTED. THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS/HAZARDOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AGAIN FOR THE RECALL. OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE IF SO MANY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE NHTSA SHOULD RECONSIDER THIS RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE THE THE VEHICLE STALLING OUT.

STALLS WHILE DRIVING, NO WARNING OR MEDICATION SUCH S A SOUND OR SMELL. CAN SIT WITH ENGINE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND STARTS UP AGAIN. STALLS AT RANDOM TIMES, INCONSISTENTLY. MAY GO WEEKS BEFORE HAPPENS AGAIN HAPPENS IN CITY, ON HIGHWAYS, ETC.

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY. AT THAT TIME WE LOSE POWER BREAKS AND POWER STEERING. MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE ALMOST IN A COLLISION DUE TO THIS. IT HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES NOW AND HAS NO PROBLEM RESTARTING AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND PUTTING THE VEHICLE BACK INTO PARK.

MY VAN CUT OFF IN THE DRIVEWAY, THANKFULLY I WAS PARKED AND WILL NOT TURN OVER OR CRANK BACK UP. WE HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME,, WE COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE!!! THERE IS A RED LIGHT BLINKING LIGHT UNDER THE NEUTRAL. I AM READING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. MY VAN IS A HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE VAN FOR MY DAUGHTER AND THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WE HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME FROM CELEBRATING HER BIRTHDAY AND HAD HER, MY 82 YEAR OLD GRANNY, MY WIFE AND MYSELF. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THIS IS DANGEROUS. I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND IT IS GIVING A CODE U1197 THAT'S A SECURITY CODE. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY!!! THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS