2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

When driving the vehicle at random times the vehicle will shut off without warning. This becomes very unsafe as you lose all power to everything. Steering, breaks, etc. Took the vehicle to a dealership to have this issue fixed. Parts and labor cost 1500 dollars and did not solve the problem.

Every time upon exiting the vehicle there is a loud, annoying buzzing sound that happens. We use the vehicle for deliveries and the noise is driving all of our employees crazy, it's extremely agitating. We looked online and found that it is the door lock actuator that seems to be the problem, but the price to fix it is around $650. We may have decided against buying the vehicle if we knew that this was an issue and was so expensive to fix, it's slowly driving us all crazy.

Loss of propulsion power while driving. Sounds like the fuel pump is running even after car is turned off. Battery will drain after a couple hours.

The driver seat headrest deployed without any notice. The plastic is broken where they pin is supposed to sit. Mileage 123,587

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the lost motive power and stalled. The failure had occurred on several occasions. The contact indicated that during the failure, the RPM’s would suddenly increase as the vehicle lost motive power and decelerated. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not yet notified. The failure mileage was 141,700

The car completely shuts off and leaves me stranded in the middle of the street.

While driving down the highway the engine shut off. The electrical continued but all power was lost. I had to pull off on the left side of the road to avoid being hit by vehicles who immediately began passing me on the right. After stopping and putting my emergency lights on the vehicle struggled to restart. after a minute it started up and I was able to continue down the road. No check engine light came on. The van simply just shut the engine off while driving.

December 21, 2021 - Crank, no start was the first issued. Had the battery tested and was told that it was dead and the battery was replaced. Random lights on the dashboard started coming on - (lightning bolt symbol and check engine light). Crank no start continued - throttle body and gasket needed to be cleaned/replaced. All spark plugs needed to be replaced (full tune-up). The thermostat blew and had to be replaced. The accelerator sensor intermittently failed then the whole gas pedal assembly had to be replaced. Crank, no start still occurred. Every few times could get the car to start but then stalled randomly - while driving even. The battery was drained completely during the day while the car was parked and all lights were off. Freezing temperatures outside with a car that couldn't start, or get jumped (with a battery that was only 2 weeks old). The van was then inspected again by a service center. Was told by the center that the TIPM was bad and causing all of these electrical failures/problems. TIPM is now being replaced. Now without a car in the winter (with 2 kids) for 3 weeks while trying to diagnose and wait for parts/repairs, and down over $2600 in repairs.

Vehicle stops running without warning at random times while driving. Power steering and brakes stop working and vehicle is difficult to control, or to pull off the road to a safe location. Have not had it looked at by a mechanic yet. Car is sitting because it’s too dangerous to drive.

2013 Dodge Grand Caravan SE vehicle shuts of with out any warning this has been an ongoing problem for over a year now and there are a lot of other dodge caravan owners who are also having the same issue Recently the vehicle shut of on Oct 21,2021 after making a right turn and again on Nov 17,2021 while traveling on a highway at highway speed without any warning the vehicle just shut off fortunately my wife was able to get the vehicle to the side of the road This is the first time this has happened while traveling on a highway and this is becoming extremely dangerous and it is time for Dodge to fix this problem they know about and have been sued in the past for the same issue I have had this vehicle into the dodge dealership and they claim they can not determine the problem although it is a continuing problem documented on several vehicle complaint websites I reported this before on another complaint 11322557 nhtsa investigation #DP140-04 Go to carproblemzoo.com and you will find complaints for this issue as well if you type the problem in a search engine you will see other websites reporting this issue as well I am very concerned about this happening and resulting in a serious accident