Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge grand caravan. While the vehicle was stationary, the starter malfunctioned. The contact replaced the starter on three occasions. Precision auto care in madison, tennessee was made aware of the failure and replaced the starter, but the failure recurred. An unknown dealer in ashland city, tennessee replaced the starter as well, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.
2012 Dodge Grand Caravan electrical complaints
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Faulty tipm , causing all electrical devices to quit working or operate intermittently on there own . Door safety locks to not open and trap occupants inside or not lock when vehical reaches speed. Vehicle no start and leave stranded and wrecker charges!
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge grand caravan. While driving 25 MPH, the vehicle would not start when prompted and independently locked all of the doors in the vehicle. The failure prevented the contact from exiting the vehicle. Approximately five minutes later, the contact was able to use the key fobik to open the driver's door. The contact stated that the anti-theft warning indicator illuminated. In addition, while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power completely. The contact coasted the vehicle to a nearby parking lot using manual steering. The contact removed the battery cables and re-attached them to restart the vehicle. Cutter dodge in honolulu, hawaii was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall on the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and requested that the vehicle be brought in under an extended warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge grand caravan. While driving 30 MPH, the vehicle spontaneously downshifted and stalled. Also, the alternator warning indicator illuminated. A towing company jumpstarted the battery and the contact was able to drive the vehicle to an independent mechanic. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified and did not assist. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
I going driving at 70 MPH in I-75 tampa florida and the vehicle turn off. Checking in internet the posible problem is overhead in the tipm. I am in this moment in a highway for 3 hours waiting for towning. The vehicle not start.
Driver rear brakes locked up on me today. Had fuel relay switch go out but had it replaced, fuel pump went out had it replaced. Someone told me the brakes system is under recall.
The vehicle has 92,000 miles and when traveling last month the alternator went out. Was told at the dealership that fixed it there have been some alternators recalled. With parts and labor the bill was $797.77. They said ours was not on recall list. How do I get reimbursed for surprise expense.
It appears that I am one of many dodge owners with tipm issues. At least once a day when going to start the engine, it just cranks and cranks but won't start. After turning off the key and trying one or two or three more times, it will start. The battery is brand new, and the starter is getting plenty of power. Comparing my experience with what I've read online, I firmly believe the issue is the fuel pump relay switch in the tipm. It started months ago, and has gotten worse. My wife drives this vehicle the most, very often with our kids inside. We just have to hope and pray that it will start and not strand them somewhere. So far, we have only had issues while stationary. Thank goodness it hasn't shut off while driving as many other owners have stated. This is why I feel it is an important safety issue. What if it were to shut off in the middle of a freeway or while crossing an intersection? I find it absurd that dodge (or fiat chrysler whatever) would let this issue go while having knowledge of so many tipm issues, even with a class action lawsuit filed against them.
When we fist got the van we experienced some issues with the brakes. The dealership was supposed to take care of it but the problem persisted and we went to a recommended mechanic. Then the following months we had some issues with the motor mounts. Once again we had to replace them and then we had some problems with the electronic computer and we had to re-learn some of the already installed programs. I would like for whoever approves the recalls to go ahead and approve the other issues because for it being a six year old car it definitely has more issues than it should.
The drivers side window switch doesn't make the window go up. You have to play with it for awhile before it does . It does this any time you try to make the window go up
With key in ignition switch, jarring or natural movement after starting causes system shutdown at any speed. First incident occurred at 55 MPH and was left without power steering, brakes or any other electrically controlled system functional.
Ignition switch the van turn off if you hit a bump an highway
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that while making either a right or left turn, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to restart on the first attempt after the vehicle gear shift was shifted into park. The local dealer was not contacted or made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, who informed the contact, that there was no open recall for the failure experienced, no further assistance was offered. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
Three different times, I took my 2012 dodge gran caravan to have the engine check because it stalls out. This happens at any speed. Every time all check out ok per the dodge repair center. Twice the check engine light was on at the time of the engine stalling. Twice no indication. Engine just quit. It happened again last night (08/30/2017) when my wife was coming home on the interstate. She was in traffic and the engine just quit. Big safety issue. Thank god that she was not in an accident. Some thing is wrong with my gran caravan. This problem started early this year (2017). First time to a dodge facility was on 05/23/17, next on 06/05/17 and on 07/07/17.
Multiple attempts to start, perhaps occuring most often in the morning when the vehicle is cold. The problem gets worse over time and eventually won't start at all. Unexplained battery drainage due to a relay that is stuck in the closed/on position. You can likely hear the fuel pump running if listening from the rear of the vehicle after it's turned off. Battery drainage may still occur even after a new battery is installed. The vehicle stalls while driving and you coast to a stop. The vehicle won't start and appears to be out of gas
The battery light illuminated on the instrument panel. Shortly afterwards, the traction control, ABS, and air bag lights illuminated and the rpms fluctuated while driving my kids to summer camp out of town. When I arrived to my destination the car would not restart due to the battery being dead.I got a jump start and was able to make it to a local store to replace the battery at a cost of $163 and make it home. The next day I still have the same issues.many others have had the same problem and it would appear this is a common problem. I will be making an appointment to have the vehicle towed to the dealer. I am sure it is the alternator and I will need to replace as others have done. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle is not even paid for yet and the failure mileage was just over 52,000. I really hope this issue will be investigated soon.
When the vehicle is in drive but is stationary, everything will turn off. The electrical system goes down and the engine shuts off. After a brief moment (approximately one to two seconds), the electrical system will come back up and all electronic components come back on, but the clock on the radio is reset to 12:00. At this point, we can put the vehicle in park and restart it. This has occurred several times in the past several weeks. The most recent occurrence was 2017.07.07 and it did it twice within fifteen minutes. We do not know for sure what is causing this to occur, but it seems to be connected to the main computer and/or the anti-theft system, as this is a complete system shutdown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to coast the vehicle over to the side of the road with difficulty and was able to restart the vehicle. The dealer (northwest hills chrysler jeep dodge ram, 2033 e main st, torrington, ct 06790, (860) 482-0700) and manufacturer indicated that there was no manufacturer recall and service campaign to diagnose and repair the vehicle. The approximate failure mileage was 84,000.
Vehicle has issues starting. At first I thought it was an intermittent electrical problem but then my vehicle stalled on the freeway. I took it in to be serviced in december 2016 and they could not duplicate the problem and concluded that nothing was wrong with the vehicle. Since december the vehicle has stalled while driving on the freeway close to10 times. After much research and reading other people's stories it seems this is an ongoing issue with a defective tipm. There was a recall on dodge caravans made between 2008-2011. This defect is clearly present in other years and models and I find this alarming that dodge/chrysler has done nothing. This is a huge safety concern and as a mom to 3 young children, driving a defective, unreliable and unsafe car is unacceptable.
Wipers not shutting off even with vehicle completely off and key out. Wiper column switch and wiper motor replaced and still doing same thing. Troubleshot to tipm bad and will need to be replaced. Quoted $1200 - $1400 to replace. We have 5 children and this is our only family vehicle and do not have access to that kind of cash.
While driving or stationary I will lose all reception on my radio (am/fm) and just get static. The cd player will continue to work. The antenna connection is solid. While this is happening, I will also get flashing on my dash of the hazards and the motor of the heater will give off a grinding noise. I can turn all the equipment off and the car will continue to run. The radio eventually comes back and no other noises occur. This has been occurring for the last year.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge grand caravan. While driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly shut off and, in some instances, the vehicle would not immediately start when the ignition key was turned. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 134,000.
Rear evaporator leaking first reported some issue with AC @ 1285 miles when I had no AC in 2012 and again in 2015 so they recharged the system and it lasted until 2016. I went on vacation the next week and the evaporated was making loud noises. The dealer assured me I would not end up stranded in florida and the would repair it again upon my return from vacation which the did all told I still had to pay a 100 dollar deductible. Also had to have the weather strip replaced on rear door and side sliding door.
Vehicle shuts off during driving. Dodge did I need a whole new ignition setup. Other 2012 dodge caravans have this as a recall. Vehicle also won't switch gears and rpms go up to 6000 at times.
Starting september 2016 we noticed our lights would go on for no reason and our doors would open on its own. We initially chalked it up to our key being faulty and replaced the batteries, but every so often it kept happening. In october our battery died, we figured the last time we changed it was when we originally got the van so maybe it was just time and replaced it. Then in november our car would not start right away. It started with have to crank about 2 times. Especially in the morning after it sat unused for a couple hours, but then throughout the day it was fine. Soon though it took 5 times before it would start so we took it into to our mechanic to see if there was an issue. Nothing registered on the computer, we figured maybe our fuel lines were clogged and we did a flush. It fixed the starting problem for about a week and then it happened again. We could hear our car cranking, but it would not start and we would have to crank it a couple times. Then while driving our car just stopped. Everything shut down, mind you while driving downhill at about 45 MPH. The wheel locked and luckily my husband was driving, he was able to get to the side. We towed our car to the mechanic who said now the computer is saying the fuel pump is bad. So we changed that. Our van worked perfectly...for one day. The next morning it would crank, but not start. After towing to the dealership they stated the next appointment was in january 2017 and our van would be on standby. We are fortunate we did not have to wait that long to have them look at it, but now they stated we needed to replace the battery...again! The problem was our tipm. It basically fried our brand new battery. Total cost for replacing just the tipm $1200!!!! That is not including $140 for diagnostics and $140 for a new battery. How can this happen to a car that is only 4 years old?
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge grand caravan. While driving 30 MPH, the contact smelled smoke and noticed flames emanating from the vehicle door. The fire department extinguished the fire. There were no injuries and a report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system). The cause of the fire was undetermined. The vehicle was not destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 82,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge grand caravan. While driving at low speeds the vehicle caught fire. The contact was not injured. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not towed to a local dealer. The contact called 911 when the vehicle burst into flames. The battery was disconnected on the scene. The vehicle was taken to a local body shop the following day, but was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 82,000. Updated 05/10/17*lj car was taken to a service shop and the mechanic was convinced there was direct correlation between the recall and door fire. Updated 9/5/18
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge grand caravan. While driving 40 MPH, the driver's side door caught fire. The contact smelled smoke coming from the driver's side door. The fire department extinguished the fire. A fire report was not filed and there were no injuries. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 82,000.
Suspected tipm failure causing multiple electrical issues. 1. 9/1/16 fuel pump died thereby immobilizing vehicle. Very unusual for a car with less than 60k miles and not yet 5 yrs old. Replaced at dealership, no reimbursement from chrysler corp, total out of pocket cost $826. 2. 10/1/16 multiple electrical issues occurred simultaneously a) power door locks no longer function. Therefore over 20mph self locking doors not functional. B) fuel gauge reads completely empty but tank is definitely full. C) parking brake light is constantly illuminated although not applied. D) interior dome lights working intermittently. E) service engine soon indicator light on. For items #1 & #2 vehicle was stationary both times. Currently not being driven until further repair research is done as electrical issues of this nature create an unsafe driving environment.
My daughter made an attempt to start the vehicle, one night after community theater rehearsal, to drive home and found the vehicle would not start and she heard random relays chattering throughout the vehicle, had the windshield wipers move, the instrument panel lights flickered on/off along with displaying error codes of: "no fuse" and "no bus". The fuel pump could be heard running, even with the key off and she said the van acted like it was possessed. Based on online information, I replaced the crankshaft position sensor, which was listed as a top culprit in the problem and that solved nothing. Further research indicated the tipm unit is most likely the cause and we found that her make/model of vehicle is part of a lawsuit for this problem.
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