Tipm needed to be replaced at my cost even though this is been a problem in other dodge vehicles. The fuel pump relay was not working the horn started going off for no reason and there were starting issues, with car eventually stalling while moving. It was over $1200 to fix. Then, six months later the car is still not starting accurately and was fixed at my cost. A ground wire was put in from the battery to the transmission. I wastold this was not part of the tipm issue but they did not know what was causing it. Dodges problem-solving database showed that this problem was fixed in other dodges with ground wire. This repair was at my cost. Lastly, the valves and gaskets as part of the powertrain system have been replaced twice in less than two years. They are under warranty and the repair was no cost to me, but they've had to be replaced twice.
2013 Dodge Grand Caravan electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. When the engine was started, the entire instrument panel failed to work and the screen was blank. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (henkel chrysler jeep dodge located at 1275 w dickman rd, springfield, mi 49037; (800) 865-6185). The dealer did not know how to repair the vehicle and deemed it unsafe to drive. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. Jasper jeep of jasper, georgia was made aware the failure and it was determined that the tipm module was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The failure mileage was 68,000. The VIN was not available.
Saturday 27 may 2017, I was coming back from a grand junction, iowa cemetery visit northwest of des moines, iowa and driving back on a highway doing 64 in a 65 MPH zone, following an iowa state trooper, and the battery light came on - my mileage at that exact time was 45419. I drove to my sister-in-law's home in urbandale, iowa (I drove approx 11 miles to her home after the light came on) where we were staying over the memorial day weekend. Then I drove to an o'reilley auto parts store. They checked my battery, it was ok, except that it was at about 88%. They then checked the alternator and it was not charging the battery. The technician said that I could drive home to harlan, iowa, a 100 mile trip if the battery were charged up fully. I went back to my sister-in-law's home and called stew hansen dodge, where I bought this vehicle on 29 august 2013, as a new vehicle with 18 miles on the odometer . I told the person who answered the phone that the "alternator" had abruptly stopped working, and asked if I could bring it in. It was saturday 27 may 2017 at about 1 pm. The service person said they were open until 3:30 pm but they only did oil changes on weekends. I explained my situation of living 100 miles out of des moines, iowa and was concerned about getting home with no alternator. She said she was sorry but they couldn't help me until next week tuesday. I went back to my sister-in-law's house, charged the battery up and drove home back to harlan, iowa 100 miles west on monday, 29 may 2017. My mileage now at this time is 45540. I discovered that this same engine with the same alternator in "some dodge chargers" has the very same problem and has been recalled, but no notifications have been sent to owners. I am going to try to call chrysler dodge this morning to inquire if my alternator is recalled.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start on several occasions while the key was in the ignition. The contact also noticed that the all the door locks would make a clicking sound and the lights would flash. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic where the failure was unable to be duplicated. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 48,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that a clicking noise was heard intermittently underneath the dashboard. The failure occurred whether the vehicle was in motion or just idling. The failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 55,000. The VIN was not provided.
While driving on the highway vehicle starting losing power. It started shutting down all systems and finally stopped working. Vehicle is 3 years old with 50k mileage. The alternator failed. There is a recall for other dodge vehicles with similar engines that have faulty alternators. This should be included in that recall. Luckily my kids were not in the vehicle and we could get off to the side safely. Dodge charged me $1000 for a new alternator and a battery in a 3 year old vehicle.
Front brakes are wearing out unusually fast,(not lasting a year), electrical outlets stopped working briefly, driver's side electric window does not work consistently
To whom it may concern; tipm (totally integrated power module) problem, faulty fuel pump related, pumping after turning the vehicle off and draining battery and starting problems related faulty fuel pump and stall vehicle. I found chrysler corp has recall and class action for faulty fuel pump and tipm problem covered by ext warranty ( 5year upto 70,000 mile) only for upto 2012 dodge grand caravan not for 2013 model, I have been contact to the dodge/chrysler dealer in honolulu, hi, said it's not cover. Only up to 36,000 mile basic warranty. So I have to pay $1,200 part plus labor. They recall over 500,000 vehicles jeep, durango and caravan please verify and confirm for that's not cover for 2013 vehicle. I had a problem when 49,600 mile my vehicle mileage is 50,300 now I have been researched internet and now I am using bypass cable (http://www.verticalvisions.com/tipm_solutions.php) now have no problem with using temporary with bypass cable but due to the safety mechanisms I have to fix tipm. Please help this problem with manufacture chrysler/dodge. Thank you.
Lock actuator on rear passenger sliding door is frozen in the unlock position and will not lock. Vehicle was stationary at time of issue. While the door is operational it could be a safety issue if the lock actuator had frozen in the locked position.
The trailer lighting module failed twice. There have also been intermittent lights and alarms that activate in the dash panel. I've been told that the total integrated power module (tipm) causes these actions, including the failure of the towing light module. The lighting failed has caused me to have to tow a trailer with defective lights until I could reach a safe place to drop the trailer.
I called my dealer (ziegler in kalamazoo) when I got the recall about the vent window switch. They said they would contact me when they had the part. I have not heard back from them yet. I tried calling their service department and got no answer - not even voice mail) on may 6.
Our 2013 dodge grand caravan alternator and pcs failed at 68000 miles. The failure occurred while driving with my wife and 4 children in the car. Multiple dashboard lights came on and the the vehicle engine was racing but the transmission would not engage. The only reason there was not a crash was that they were traveling downhill and did not need to accelerate as the vehicle was not able to. Luckily they were able to pull the car over without incident. Dodge has recalled this alternator in over 900,000 vehicles on 4 other models with the 3.6 liter engine but has not in the grand caravan for some reason. I contacted dodge and they were unwilling to help in any way to repair my vehicle to make it operable and safe again. This repair was quoted form my local dodge dealer to cost over $750.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the rear driver side sliding door failed to open. The failure recurred continuously. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the power door lock actuator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 58,600.
Tipm faulty in our 2013 dodge caravan with 54000 miles. Van will not start..the fuel pump relay dangerously allows the fuel pump to continue even after van is shut off. These were recalled on thousands but only until 2012. Bought the van with 2 miles off showroom floor , never again will buy a dodge.. Customer service says we are out of the crappy 36,000 mile warranty and conveniently ..this seems to happen after 45,000 miles in the dodge.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v283000 (air bags, electrical system). The part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was not experiencing a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v234000(electrical system); however, the parts to do the repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Dealer (durocher dodge, plattsburgh, ny) has yet to complete recall 14v‑234 on our family vehicle. I have checked with them numerous times on it and have been told there is no fix. It has now been almost two years since the recall and I have been unable to use my back vent windows. Nobody from the dealership has called me to give me updates and this will eventually lead me to reconnecting the window switch since it is not getting repaired. It is very concerning.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. While driving approximately 72 MPH, there was a warning chime and the vehicle independently decelerated to approximately 40 MPH without warning. The vehicle would not accelerate past 40 MPH as the electronic throttle control and electronic stability control warning indicators illuminated. The contact powered the vehicle off and back on and was able to drive the vehicle home without incident. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 31,000. Updated 02/12/16*lj the consumer stated software update was performed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Update 01/15/16 ma updated 02/04/16.
At just over 36000 my engine light came on, I was told that the car needed to have cylinder heads and another engine part replaced. When I went to pick the van up the check engine light was on- I was told the PCM (power control module) was bad. After approx. 10000 more miles, while driving on a local road, all of my lights appeared on my dash board- the vehicle went into some mode and I couldn't drive over 25 MPH. I stopped at a local auto parts store and was told that my battery now had a bad cell, the alternator was bad- I took it to the dealership and I was again told the PCM was bad. Why is the PCM failing? An alternator and battery being bad at going at 46000 miles, just over 2 years old. I see many of the chrysler products had recalled alternators- what about this PCM? Why is continuing to fail?
2013 dodge grand caravan. Consumer writes in regards to rear quarter vent window switch recall notices. *smd the consumer was informed the parts were not available. Also, the vehicle was leaking transmission fluid.
On september 25, 2015, the battery light came on while travelling from canada to USA at night time with my wife and two young children. Because I carry a vehicle scanner with me, I pulled over at a rest stop and checked the voltage sense pid. It showed 12.5v. Thought that was acceptable and continued driving. Aproximately 400 miles later, vehicle exhibited sudden loss of momentum while in cruise control at 72mph, as I pressed on the accelarator, vehicle downshifted and rpms rose to 4500, however vehicle slowed even more and I had to take evasive action to get to right shoulder. Vehicle went from approx 72mph in cruise control to 40mph in a matter of few seconds while I was trying to accelarate to safely get vehicle from left lane on I-495 s to right shoulder. I again plugged in my scanner and had code p0622 show up. At this time, control module voltage sense was reading 11v. After erasing the code and multiple ignition key cycling attempts, the vehicle started up, and everything seemed fine, battery light went out and voltage was again at 12.5 v, and climbing. We made it to our destination (taunton, ma) and everything seemed normal over the course of the weekend. On september 28, while we were travelling back to canada, within 40 miles of leaving taunton, the battery light came on again, but very shortly after the vehicle lost power again, and had to scramble to get vehicle pulled over to the shoulder of the highway (I-495 n). And is unable to restart. I called fca road side assistance, and they sent a tow truck. The vehicle is currently at dan's dodge chrysler jeep in westboro, ma, USA awaiting diagnostic.
2013 dodge grand caravan. Consumer writes in regards to door lock actuator failed on the passenger side sliding door. *smd the consumer stated the door actuator failure, caused the battery to drain and was damaged to the point, where it had to be replaced.
2013 dodge grand caravan. Consumer writes in regards to rear quarter vent window switch recall notice. *smd the consumer was informed the parts were not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system) was received in august of 2014. After contacting the dealer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v234000(electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.
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