While driving, my van would suddenly accelerate. It did this multiple times then it wouldn't start. After researching other complaints on this make and model we tried the fuel relay bypass. It fixed the problem for a while be eventually it stopped working. The fuel relay is the problem and needs to be recalled because there isn't a way to permanently fix the problem at this time. Dodge issued recalls for the durango and jeep grand cherokee for the same issue.
2011 Dodge Grand Caravan electrical complaints
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Van was in motion on city street (taking daughter to school) when it started shaking and then there was a burning smell. Auto shop said it's electrical but has referred us to dealership for further auto service because whatever caused burning smell "shorted out the radio / information control unit" the van is not safe to drive with this issue or it could catch fire.
There are two facets of this issue. First issue: it began starting hard back in november it would crank but not turn over and start. It will often leave us stranded myself and young children for 20-45 minutes waiting for it to start.second issue: the fuel pump will remain running when vehicle is shut off and continue to run till battery is dead. Alternator has been replaced in past year and has been tested to be good, battery had to be replaced twice in two years. When diagnosed by a dodge dealership the issue is said to be a power distribution module which costs $1,008.00 not including labor. The part is ordered but on national backorder with no estimated time of arrival.
Vehicle stops stating, battery drains. Problem diagnosis points to fuel pump, however replacing fuel pump does not resolve the issue. The issue is tpn malfunction. The cost to replace this device is astronomical and the bypass is not fuel efficient, or long lasting.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the totally integrated power module (tipm) failed, which caused the vehicle to shut off without warning while driving. The failure also caused the doors to lock on their own. In addition, the contact stated that the tipm drained the vehicle's battery. Every time she attempted to drive, she had to disconnect and reconnect the battery in order for the battery to function properly. The vehicle was taken to apple ford shakopee (1624 weston ct, shakopee, mn 55379) where it was diagnosed that the tipm needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 90,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. When the contact placed the key into the ignition and attempted to start the engine, nothing in the vehicle operated. The contact had to turn the key in the ignition a few times before the vehicle worked. The contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently. Burns motors (1300 us-83 bus, mcallen, tx 78501) was contacted and stated that they were unable to repair the vehicle because it was not included in an unknown recall. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.
Car incidentally does t start !!!! Delay fuel pump tipm doesn't work properly !
Car will be in motion and loses all power without warning. Per forums I have seen this is a well known problem but there is no recall.
Vehicle stalls/dies while driving. My family was on the freeway and the dodge caravan just died. Lights still worked but engine suddenly quit running. Had to coast to the side of the road after almost being run over by other vehicles. A police officer had to push vehicle off of freeway. This has happened intermittently on city streets and 3 times on the freeway. It happens at slow and fast speeds. It is extremely unsafe and scary. We had a fuel pump relay bypass installed as we've read this could be the problem. But vehicle still dies while driving. Someone is going to get hurt or killed. Please help!
The horn honks and the doors lock whenever they feel like it. Scared it will lock my kids in the vehicle. It started on its own last night. We had to unhook battery of fear it would start again. The tipm is causing the vehicle to do random things it wouldnt normally do. Like shut off while operating with no notice or just not start.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. In addition, while attempting to start the vehicle, it failed to start occasionally. The contact mentioned that there was an abnormal noise coming from the fuel pump. The contact stated that the failure was ongoing and the totally integrated power module needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. While driving various speeds, both of the sliding doors on the driver and passenger side opened and the power steering seized. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The dealer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 126,000.
Started with the vehicle not wanting to start all the time. Recently it shut off with no warning while on the highway going 65 MPH with no steering. Now it wont start at all. Was towed to dealership where they found the problem after 2 days. The problem is the tipm (total integrated power module). Finding out I am not the only one with this problem. It isnt safe for other drivers or to the families inside the vehicle.
Wipers on intermittently and will not turn off. No interior lights or dash lights, then all lights on instrument panel/warning lights come on. Loud squealing noise and chattering noise from instrument panel. Van will not start. Sliding door sometimes opens on it's own. Vehicle is usually parked and happens on start up, but has occasionally happened while driving.
Tipm failing. Our 2011 dodge grand caravan only has 78,000 miles on it, yet the tipm is causing all sorts of problems. The biggest issue is that the vehicle won't start on occasion, and it's progressively getting worse. The engine turns over, but it doesn't start after several attempts. This happened again today. Other times it won't even turn over. When it doesn't turn over, we usually put the vehicle into neutral and back into park, then it usually starts. We've also had the check engine light come on many times. One set of codes was for a camshaft positioning sensor, so we replaced those. Then a couple weeks later it did it again, so we had them replaced again. After a few months we then had the light come on and the dealership eventually had the pcv hose and valve replaced, then the lifters, rockers, tappers, etc. On the right side (not part of the left-side recall). We have had doors randomly open, lock or unlock. Windows have opened without us activating the switch. A few times the alarm (horn) has sounded and we have to press the button on the fob several times to shut it off. The car also shut off once while my wife was driving on the road, which is very frightening. The tipms in these vehicle are faulty, no matter what dodge says. Check the complaints on the carcomplaints website.
The tipm module completely failed causing damage to the fuel pump. From preliminary research this is a known issue that dodge has failed to address with this model. Vehicle will not start. Have had intermittent propulsion issue which causes the vehicle to be sluggish thus causing a danger to driver and occupants in traffic situations
Driving down the highway at approximately 55 MPH battery light came on then all lights on the panel lit up. Car rapidly accelerated was able to get car off the road and stopped shut off car due to it randomly accelerating then the key was locked in the ignition. Doors will not work and car will not start now
Fuel pump relay in tipm failing and may cause car not to start or may cause car to turn off while driving. Has failed to start many times and failed to work properly once while in motion.
Van won't start, or shuts off randomly, including while driving. When driving, the engine dies and power steering is lost, making controlled stopping difficult and unsafe. I tested for tipm fuel relay problem using information available online & found it faulty. Had to rig a bypass from aux power terminal to fuel pump fuse to power fuel pump at all. This is a known issue for this and other dodge/chrysler vehicles, some of which the federal safety agency pushed for recall, but not all!!!! This needs recall reconsideration, given how common this problem is across multiple other vehicles that use the exact same tipm. There are literally dozens of videos and hundreds of web posts covering this issue, yet the federal safety agency has done nothing further, nor has any recall been provided for. When will this get addressed?
I bought my 2011 dodge grand caravan crew in feb 2018. In march my tire sensors starting going off, we replaced all of them with no luck, the gauges would still read they were out. In april, the camshaft sensor went out while we were on vacation, and we replaced it, in florida. In may the camshaft sensor went out again, shortly after having it replaced for the second time, but guess what? It happened a 3rd time! Only a week later!!!! So yet again, it was replaced. Our van would start acting possessed. Wipers would go off while driving down the road & while they were in the off position. The locks would lock and unlock by themselves while driving, seemed like every time it rained out windows would roll down by themselves over night or while we were in a store while the van was shut off. In june the van started stalling while we would drive it. It would randomly die while idling. In july/aug I had my oil changed, the following day my van wouldn't start. While in the moment I thought the shop had done something to it, since I had gotten frustrated with them there, (poor fellas) that clearly was not the case. I was under the impression my fuel pump had went out, so I paid to have that replaced. Around sept the van wouldn't start. It would crank but not start. My fuel pump would turn on, after turning the key on and off several times. In oct the fuel pump would run while the van was off, we had to disconnect the positive on the battery so it wouldn't burn up. At this point, my van wouldn't start at all, and the van acted like it was dead. I went and bought a new battery, day after I replaced that, my van needed to be jumped each time I wanted to start it. Today on oct 22- is my last straw. Thanks fca, a mother and her two young children had to find a ride home because it stalled and shut down while sitting in a drive thru.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the battery and brake indicators illuminated. An independent mechanic replaced the alternator assembly, but the failure continued. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic who diagnosed that the powertrain control module needed to be replaced. The dealer (ganley chrysler of aurora, 161 w garfield rd, aurora, oh 44202, (330) 562-2600) indicated that the vehicle would need to be diagnosed to determine the cause of the failure and that the vehicle was not included in any recall campaigns. The manufacturer was notified and also stated that there was no recall. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000. The VIN was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. When the contact attempted to start the vehicle, it made a clicking noise and failed to start. The contact was eventually able to start the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.
Battery light comes on after reaching speeds around 40/50 , than the brake lights come and ABS light , car suddenly turns off no longer runs . You guys should have a recall on all alternators and PCM for this vehicle . My wife is pregenat and she got stranded in the middle of a high way because of your faulty vehicle . This car needs to be on a recall for all of those faulty alternators and PCM . Not reliable tumbs down for this car , dissapointed on dodge .
Severe electrical issue with engine shutdown while driving on highway, stalls at intersections after dash lights "go crazy," no-start, all dash lights on/off, wipers randomly going on, doors and windows inoperable, killing new batteries, brake light sporadically functional, and A/C in rear randomly changes settings. These incidents occur at random periods with no specific causation.
The sliding door on the drivers side locked shut. We arrived home from an outing on the evening of 8-23-2018 and could not open door. Being elderly and disabled I was almost unable to get out of the van. The same thing happened in june, 2017 on the right side door. No one was in the car at the time. We were getting ready to leave and the door would not open. The car was under warranty. The dealer replaced the 'door lock actuator' . I feel this is a safety issue as someone could be trapped in the vehicle. Auto is no longer under warranty. I feel it is the same problem as before on the right back door. I feel there should be a way to open the door manually.
The tipm in our van has failed, it is a known and common issue for chrysler and they refuse to acknowledge the issue or do anything to fix the issue. It causes multiple electrical system failures and ultimately renders the engine useless at random times when the relay fails. My car will no longer start due to the failure of this part, and the known issues with it.
When the key fob is placed in the ignition and turned to accessory no gauges work and the windshield wipers come on and will not shut off. The vehicle will start but the tach, speedometer, gas gauge and temperature gauge does not work. The windshield wipers continue turn run even though the switch is in the off position.
Dodge caravan 2011, a few times out of a week and month once I use the car and then turn it off once I want to turn it on again it won't start. And it will start about 2 hours or more later. I owned it for a year already and I've been dealing with this for a whole year, I am desperate
The eco fuel button is stuck and is making my check engine light go on and off. Also the switch for the air/heat turns on by itself, it's a safety hazard knowing that this happens randomly. Both of these things happen anytime the car is on. Continues to happen driving or not.
Vehicle completely shut down while in motion - tremendous safety issue with wife and 4 kids in this vehicle. This is a highly reported issue and obvious defect in model year for this manufacturer. Vehicle has had escalating electrical issues for more than 4 years.
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