2012 Dodge Grand Caravan: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed Jul 14, 2024 · Electrical, Fuel system · MI

I bought the car 2 weeks ago with 105k miles on it. The car has died approximately 20 times in the last 2 weeks while I am driving it. It is so insanely dangerous, you will be going down a busy street and the car completely dies without warning. There is no dash lights on, no warning. The power steering goes. It's an accident waiting to happen, it’s unacceptable. After spending 2k at the mechanic and still the same problem. They have now told me I need the TIPM replaced at the dealership. Which also affects the lights, which are erratic, they come on or come off when they want, along with the horn. It’s also pushes the motors into limp mode so it runs really hard over 20 miles an hour even while idle. The car will also die while in idle/park or when you shift gears. The car is basically an all day event to start and if you get it to stay on, if you are able to get it, don’t touch the key or it will automatically the car off. The TIPM system will also stay on, even while car is off causing your battery to drain.

Filed Oct 29, 2022 · Brakes, Electrical · KY

I guess started with noticing oil being used at a faster pace then normal then a decent tick began along with AbS light which prevented cruise control from working. At this point We seemed Professional advice from a licensed Mechanic who then preformed a small job of dropping transmission pan to clean metal shavings out! And replacing tires and brake pads assured us routers were fine. He was concerned with the fact that the abs light continued to be on so we the paid to get wiring for abs redone (not sure what was called). After this the cruise control worked abs went off but we noticed the brake pads went quick! Then the insane knock out of nowhere began loud metal on metal had harmonic balancer pulley replaced didn’t do it any good. The. Was told cracked fly wheel was most likely the problem I continued to drive for about a month when the brake fluid light came on. I added fluid but every 3-4 days it came on again and of course brake pads again but this time the extremely loud knock went away and all was left was a quiet tick. That lasted couple months the out of no where wiring started shorting in dash and radio display. This lead to battery issues then out of no where motor is stuck in first gear and will not shift up but will shift between drive neutral and reverse. Idles extremely rough when in drive lights do not dim I had alternator checked. Now my family of six is with out a vehicle thank you for hearing my concerns

Filed Nov 26, 2020 · PR

Hi ever since I purchased this vehicle it has been making this noice. Every time I took it to a dealer it said this was normal. Now after 8 years and over 100000 miles it has become worst. Recently when I accelerate, vehicle does not shift RPM and instead it accelerates RPM but vehicle doesn't. I have to park turn off vehicle and start ignition where it seems to reset and problem goes away but only for a short time. Can you please assist? I reside in pr

Filed Jul 8, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 19,800 miles · NY

I was driving van trying to merge onto highway with my family when check engine came on and van just went limp as I merged we almost got hit from behind thankfully we didn't! This is a known problem with chrysler and dodge 3.6 engines I recently purchased a used 2012 dodge caravan rt I should have done research on it, also I tried to get emissions to pass inspection and I failed, there is this p06dd code that is affecting the van, I brand van to mechanic and over a week later new oil pump new oil filter housing adapter and over 1k in parts and labor and the problem still exist pertaining to that p06dd check engine code! That code puts engine in limp mode or safe mode, it make van very slow with out any power which is very dangerous trying to get onto highways when you van will not accelerate because of code! Mechanic tried everything even with help from a chrysler technician, andy they can't get rid of that code p06dd like I said oil pump replaced oil filter housing replaced oil pressure switched replaced wires harness computer reflashed, I did research and I see plenty of dodge jeep and chrysler with 3.6 has this issue even vehicles that come out of the dealership brand new has this issue! In my case I'm 7grand into this used vehicle and I can't even register it because of this issue! I can't even sell it trade vehicle because I can't get it passed inspection nor drive the vehicle because it's just flat out dangerous, I don't wanna invest in new engine because I heard of nightmares where dodge replaced engine and even with new engine this code p06dd check engine light still exist? Please help I have a family of 5 I can't afford of just loosing 7k I paid 5500 for van and about 1500 in repairs so far and van is still not working please can anyone help with this and investigate? Thanks jason

Filed Feb 15, 2019 · Transmission · 62,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the transmission was faulty and the gear lever would not shift into the proper gear. Whenever the transmission was properly in gear, the transmission made an abnormal trembling sound and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home. The contact called jeep dodge auto ontario (1202 auto center dr, ontario, ca 91761, (909) 906-7097) where it was diagnosed that a new transmission needed to be installed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 62,000. The VIN was invalid.

Filed Feb 10, 2018 · Transmission · 60,000 miles · TX

I had to change the transmission after 60 k miles although I took very good care of the car.the mechanic and other customers were reporting the same issue with same model! Gear doesn't shift from first to second gear. While driving on normal road and normal speed. This car mainly used to commute to school nearby. Never off-road and never missed a maintenance required.no cushion light but there is a code and a replacement or transmission rebuilt is required, my poor family lost thousands of dollars on this job. The mechanic encouraged me to report this vehicle due to many smeller cars from the same type and model with exact same transmission problems. He took care of my car and it shouldn't have any issues. Please investigate and advise.

Filed Apr 19, 2016 · Transmission · 100,000 miles · FL

Over the past 5 months, vehicle disengaging from park and into drive is clunky. Recently on a highway (vehicle in motion with children in the car), transmission would not shift out of 2nd/3rd. Vehicle was parked the rest of the day. Next morning it seemed to drive fine. Later same day shifting issue returned. Took it to a transmission specialist for diagnostic. Took it to the dealer. Vehicle is just over 100k miles (no longer under warranty). The solenoid pack was replaced. Vehicle was purchased new with 14 miles. Pcm was recalled at 24k. Left side cylinder head replaced at 33k.

Filed Nov 20, 2014 · Electrical, Transmission · 11,720 miles · MO

Documented several times since 2013, this van has had problems with the following: speedometer does not read, gauges do not read, windshield wipers turn on, all warning lights read, headlights do not work, A/C does not work; then all turn off randomly and intermittently turn back on and off again. In may 2014, the van had transmission issues where it would not shift out of low gear and driver had to twice shift into neutral and back into drive to shift properly. 6 repair attempts were made on the van beginning in may 2013 and ending in july 2013 with no success on repairs. The van was still under warranty so repair was free of charge. Replacement of the tipm was twice attempted but failed because of the faulty 2012 tipms. This van is used by rsvp, a federally funded nationwide non-profit, to transport senior volunteers to their work sites. This van has the potential to put people into a dangerous crash and needs chrysler to repair the tipms immediately.