2013 Dodge Grand Caravan: engine failure

Filed Sep 14, 2021 · Transmission · 74,000 miles · NC

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the transmission would not go into gear and the engine would continue to rev. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. After replacing the transmission, the failure recurred approximately 60 thousand miles later. The transmission was replaced a second time and approximately 500 miles later the transmission seized in 1st gear. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced a third time. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 74,000

Filed Apr 25, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · 110,000 miles · AE

This vehicle has the same problem regarding the wireless ignition module (wim) problems as the 2008 - 2012 of same models. My wife was driving this car with all four of our children while we are here in germany (active duty us air force) 2017 and the engine died with no warning/indicators. I was not in the vehicle so I though maybe she hit the ignition and it cut out. At that point we swapped vehicles and I have been using this car as my primary vehicle for driving back and forth to work 2017 - 2021. I am a aircraft mechanic with over 23 years of maintenance experience on multiple different airframes. I have personally witnessed the engine cutting out while driving no less than 20 times since (4/25/2021). I have been able to put the van in neutral and immediately restart the engine (while I am driving and this happens). This happens at slow speeds (residential area with children playing in streets, high speeds (while on the autobahn), during turns (driving on hilly curved roads luckily I haven't exited the roadway yet!), braking (at stop lights), while parallel parking; power brakes stop operating, power steering stops operating, gas pedal stops responding to input - all due to the engine that stops operating. What I believe now due to the wireless ignition module going from on position to accy a malfunction with in the wim. It's like someone just killed the engine, but all lights, radio, everything else electrical still operates perfectly. Mileage 135,000 miles there are no indicators that the engine has ceased to operate except that the rpms are at 0 (even at idle rpms should be around 1,000 rpms). No other indicator light illuminates. Connected obd2, no codes, I even drive with a blue driver attached and when it has happened there are no codes recorded. These cars are hazards on the roads and it is shameful dodge will not admit their mistake!

Filed Nov 30, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 113,000 miles · OH

Our 2013 dodge grand caravan would start fine and idle fine. Once on the road driving around locally nothing more than 10 -15 miles from the house with average speed of 35-45 MPH the engine would just die! No warning lights or sounds it would just die. You would have to pull to the side of the road and restart the engine. You then would continue on with your drive and at the next stop sign or traffic light it would do it again, the engine would just die. You would have to repeat the steps all over again and restart the engine. Another time my wife (luckily none of my 3 children in the van at the time) took a left hand turn and midway through the turn the engine died and lost all control of the van! No steering or brakes! Almost sent the van off into the ditch and almost rolled over. Now the engine will just die even when idling in the driveway. Once again no warning. No mil identification light comes on and no codes thrown. Van has in the past 6 months had the battery, fuel pump, injectors and coil packs replace. None of which solved the problem. Dodge has no recalls for this VIN in regards to random engine dying even though hundreds and hundreds of consumers have expressed their concerns of the same issues. This van is very unsafe and does not belong on the roads let alone having a family of 5 travel in it. We feel dodge is literally dodging the issue and this is unsafe consumer practice.

Filed Nov 13, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 102,201 miles · OH

1st time june 2020: while driving on highway, suddenly warning lights started going on and off and on, van lost electrical power, shutting down all lights, windows, etc. Engine would not switch gears. Luckily, made it off the highway before the engine died. Towed to mechanic, could not find an issue after it was jump started. They tested it for 5 straight days. 2nd time october 2020 pulled van out of garage to driveway, turned it off to load and put grandchildren in car seats. Van would not restart, towed, replaced battery. 3rd time 11/7/2020 while driving on suburban busy road at night, suddenly various warning lights came on and off and on, wipers turned on by themselves, then all electrical power went out. I guided van into the nearest parking lot as the engine died and would not restart. Aaa came again, jumped the car, and while we discussed what to do, the car shut itself off again. Towed, mechanic replaced alternator. I have been very lucky not to be hit by another vehicle in two of these three instances. Current mileage: 102,201 I can provide repair shop bills and proof of the 3 times vehicle was towed in last 6 months!

Filed Nov 13, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 98,000 miles · OH

1st time june 2020: while driving on highway, suddenly warning lights started going on and off and on, van lost electrical power, shutting down all lights, windows, etc. Engine would not switch gears. Luckily, made it off the highway before the engine died. Towed to mechanic, could not find an issue after it was jump started. They tested it for 5 straight days. Could not drive the vehicle at a highway speed once this started happening, it would not accelerate or switch gears, top speed was 35 MPH. Not sure of precise date off the top of my head, but it was july 2020. Exact date can be verified from mechanic and aaa towing info.

Filed Mar 21, 2020 · Driver assistance, Engine · 181,500 miles · TX

Vehicle seized up and stalled during driving. Previous cranks but won't start 1 year many times. Did a relay bypass wire to start vehicle. Transmission problems and not acceleration.

Filed Oct 8, 2019 · Engine · 85,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. While accelerating, the engine seized. The contact had a scanner that diagnosed that engine cylinder number two had rust particles and the number four cylinder misfired. The number six cylinder had no issues. The engine was a pintastar 3.6 liter, which failed in past vehicles of the same model. The manufacturer extended the warranty up to 100,000 miles. Neesen chrysler dodge jeep ram (2151 n us, us-77, kingsville, tx 78363, (361) 516-001) was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was included in the extended warranty. The failure mileage was 85,000.

Filed Mar 20, 2019 · Locks · 151,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the passenger side sliding door was unable to be locked either manually or by using the fob. Additionally, the driver's side sliding door seized in the lock position and was unable to be unlocked. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 151,000.

Filed Sep 14, 2017 · Engine, Steering · 80,500 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel seized and the engine stalled. All the warning lights illuminated for a second before the failure. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle. The vehicle was back to normal. The vehicle was taken to the nielsen dodge chrysler jeep ram dealer located at 175 nj-10, east hanover, nj 07936; (973) 884-2100 where the dealer could not diagnose the failure. The vehicle was driven back to the contact's residence. The contact stated that when the vehicle was in the drive gear at the contact's drive way the engine stalled. All the warning lights illuminated for a second prior to the failure. The manufacturer was contacted at 800‑992‑1997 and was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer asked the contact to take the vehicle to another dealer. A case number 32337129 was provided. The vehicle was towed to the dealer precision chrysler jeep dodge ram located at 1341 nj-23, butler, nj 07405; (973) 838-6808 where the vehicle was tested and the failure did not recur. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 80,500.

Filed Jul 2, 2016 · Brakes · 34,000 miles · WI

Left year brake caliper seized, causing the wheel to overheat. Occurred at 34,000 miles. Repair costs were $600. Within two weeks it happened again, same wheel. Normal driving conditions.

Filed Aug 19, 2015 · Brakes · 9,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle vibrated and the brakes seized. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that the rotors were deteriorating and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 9,000. The VIN was not available.