When driving the vehicle at random times the vehicle will shut off without warning. This becomes very unsafe as you lose all power to everything. Steering, breaks, etc. Took the vehicle to a dealership to have this issue fixed. Parts and labor cost 1500 dollars and did not solve the problem.
2013 Dodge Grand Caravan fuel system complaints
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Loss of propulsion power while driving. Sounds like the fuel pump is running even after car is turned off. Battery will drain after a couple hours.
The fuel pump relay isn’t working. But replaced the fuel pump module.
While driving down the highway the engine shut off. The electrical continued but all power was lost. I had to pull off on the left side of the road to avoid being hit by vehicles who immediately began passing me on the right. After stopping and putting my emergency lights on the vehicle struggled to restart. after a minute it started up and I was able to continue down the road. No check engine light came on. The van simply just shut the engine off while driving.
Van cranks but will not turn over / start. Stationary
Since I bought the vehicle from a previous owner, the car all of a sudden stalls on the highway, a total shut down occurs while driving on highway or local roads. It is really a scary situation. When I looked into product recall on this vehicle, nothing shows up, except several complaints of the same matter. I found out from the web it is a failure of totally integrated fuel system failure and also related to a fuel pump relay failure. So far, no recalls from chrysler/dodge manufacturers.no government actions either.
Fuel pump remains on even when the ignition is off, this has happened 4 times, and is continuing more frequently.
Vehicle started have hesitation with starting. Once started after many attempts, during acceleration the vehicle still can be hesitate in moving. I recently replaced battery whereas the issue is the external fuel pump relay with the vehicle not receiving proper amount of voltage which currently is 1. Your other vehicles such as jeeps were recalled but not the dodge vans especially this particular year which is 201 when it should have. Currently my vehicle had to be towed to a dealership for me to incur cost of the relay package which should have been under safety recall p54. Part #cbp4p541an. Unfortunately, I can not wait due to family needs the van done immediately but reimbursement will be necessary. Many of your vehicles have this same part and all should have been recalled especially with many mothers with their families utilizing your vehicles so heavy.
A few weeks ago my 2013 dodge grand caravan would have a hard time starting up. A few days after this happened the check engine light came on while I was driving and I took it in and had the battery replaced. This past week the same issue started happening. It would crank up, but not turn over. This happened 3 times before the car actually started. I also noticed that the passenger side door would lock and unlock when it felt like it (when the car was on) and the alarm lights would work intermittently (when trying to arm the car). Yesterday it cranked up and it took 3 times to turn over. When I got out of work it would crank, but didn't turn over at all. I had to get a jump and was able to drive it to an auto shop. They kept it overnight, called, and said I had to take it to the dealer because they concluded it was a bad tipm module.
Within 500 miles of owning this brand new, it started having trouble starting. Long story short, we were told it was a defective fuel pump. Fast forward to approximately 105,000 miles it's having the same symptoms but won't start at all now. Chrysler has issued recall v62 for durango's and cherokee's with the same tipm and engine as a grand caravan but didn't include it in the recall. Approximate cost of repair is $1350 and the part is on back order for at least 3 weeks. Leading me to believe there is a serious problem with the part!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled without warning. The contact coasted the vehicle off the roadway. The vehicle was restarted after approximately 15 minutes, and operated as intended. The contact however decided to have the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The mechanic determined that the fuel pump relay failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. Antwerpen dodge ram (5717 baltimore national pike, catonsville, md 21228) was contacted and confirmed that there were no recalls associated with the VIN. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage 106,000.
While driving on the interstate with cruise control on, the car shut off entirely after hitting a bump. The RPM went down to 0 and the gas pedal did not work. Everything seemed fine as we were driving. We did not have any warning lights or check engine lights. The car simply shut off at 80 MPH. Attempts to turn the car back on did not work. This has now happened on two separate occasions. Thankfully we were able to pull to the side of the road safely each time. We aren't sure if this is an electrical problem, since cruise control was on when the car shut off.
Bad tipm module, had my fuel pump replaced and the battery and now the repair shop says the module is bad and it keeps turning the new fuel pump on and off and it will ruin both of those new parts if it is not fixed. All the chrysler and dodge trucks have had a recall on this, why not the dodge vans. This is very unsafe.
I started to have a problem starting my van I called my mechanic and he asked me what happened I told him that I tried to start the van it doesn't start immediately I have to try several times and after a while the battery will be dead in the morning and I started to disconnect my battery terminal he said he seen this problem before it's very common in dodge grand caravan it's the tipm ( the fuse box ) the fuel pump relay is welded into the fuse box and can not be replaced and if it goes bad it will cost 1200 $ to replace that is crazy if this was toyota the cost of fuel pump relay is no more than 20 to 30 dollars it's a bad design and dodge should pay for it
I turned off my 2013 grand caravan and noticed a sound like a fan buzzing coming from the rear tire area. In a few hrs I came back out and tried to start it and the battery was dead. Research tells me it's the fuel pump relay.
Initailly battery light came on unexpectedly. 30 mins later while driving on the street, the car would no longer pull as if it had been shifted into neutral. Constantly shifting the car into neutral and back into drive I was able to pull onto a side street. I could hear a solid click when doing the shifting. Checked transmissin fluid and it was clean and at a good level. Battery light stayed on and eventually car would no longer start.
Fuel pump runs all night drains battery and later vehicle stalls and cranks but doesn't start
The tipm has gone bad in this van. The van will stall while driving and the fuel pump will stay running if you don't pull the fuse. This is a recall on only certain models made by dodge but they are claiming it is not a problem with this van even though they are the same components. I now have to put out $1600 to repair something chrysler will not accept responsibility. This vehicle is unsafe without the repair and chrysler should do better.
This is the 6th time my van has died on me while driving it. I will be driving at any rate of speed and my van will just shut off. If I leave it sit for 45minites it will start back up. Today it died on me in the middle of an intersection with three kids in the car. We have taken it several places and no one seems to be able to help us. We have replaced the tipm. No check engine light is ever on when it happens
As many have stated, I had intermittent stalling. After taking it to an independent repair shop, they diagnosed it with having a faulty fuel relay and are putting in a bypass kit. Why wasn't the recall expanded to included the minivans by chrysler? The recall for this specific device failing was done for durango's and cherokee. $700 repair because the minivans were not included in the recall despite it being the same engine as the durango...
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start after several attempts. The vehicle had to be jumpstarted. The contact purchased a new battery, but the vehicle failed to start. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the fuel pump relay failed and needed replacement. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
The vehicle intermittently experiences interruption to fuel delivery (?) on the street, highway, and freeway at various speeds. This typically happens when accelerating. The van will be accelerating smoothly and then, suddenly, lose power and act like it is going to stall completely. It will cough and lurch and then resume accelerating. On three occasions it has stopped accelerating entirely, forcing my son and I to coast to the side of the road, during rush hour traffic, without power steering or brakes, and wait until it is ready to resume acceleration. The fuel pump was tested and is fully functional, and the transmission was replaced a year ago. Additionally, during the time periods when it is exhibiting this behavior, it also fails to start on the first attempt. The ignition will crank continuously, the battery has power, but the engine will not engage. This has been a temporary/intermittent issue that would 'vanish' on repeated attempts. Today it will not start at all, leaving us stranded once again. The last time it refused to start entirely we were at a rest area in northern arizona in 124 degree heat for hours. This is incredibly dangerous and mechanics have told me that it is known to be the tipm, which is faulty. If this part is known to be faulty, why is it not recalled?
The car engine stopped working while I was driving in the road. Then it would start after I crank the key. I also noted that some days it would not start when cold. Contacted dealer and they said if the engine light is not one they can't diagnose the problem. After searching the internet it looks like my car has a fuel pump relay issue/timp. We don't feel safe driving the car as it was very scary to stop without warning in the road or hwy. This issue happened before about 6 month ago and the dealer changed the transmission torque. The latest happened last week
Vehicle would not start, took to garage they said fuel pump, still would not work, took back they said tipm, had it changed, got van back now the signal lights don't work took back they test it and guess what tipm again, so now after nearly 3000 in repairs and 800 in rentals I am waiting another week for another tipm not impressed at all. After researching this issue it is far to common and should be made a full recall, I know of four failures in the last week in my little area alone. Something needs to be done, this problem can affect any component of the vehicle from brakes to air bags to anything that is run by a fuse which is pretty much everything, someone is going to be seriously injured because of this if there hasn't been already.
The first occurrence was when I was driving on an interstate, about 65 MPH, when the engine abruptly stalled. I changed several lanes onto the shoulder and call a tow truck, but before it arrived, it was able to start again, after ~30 minutes. This same behavior has happened 4 more times (total of 5 times in a year, or about 15k miles), sometimes weeks apart, sometimes months. The other occasions were slower, 25-40 MPH. The dodge dealership was unhelpful diagnosing the problem, as all systems appear fine until the problem appears, which they unsurprisingly could not provoke. On each occasion, when we try to start the car again, it sounds as if it has no fuel, but after ~30 min. Of sitting, it starts again and drives just fine. It is very unnerving to always have to consider that the car may simply stall, this is absolutely a safety concern. Currently I plan to replace the tipm module, as it seems to have been a source of problems on many chrysler models. I will just cross my fingers that it doesn't happen again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge grand caravan. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to dayton andrews chrysler dodge jeep ram (2388 gulf to bay blvd, clearwater, fl 33765, (727) 799-4539) where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump relay failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000.
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.
When accelerator depressed RPM's would go to 4 or 5, but car wasn't getting much power. Pretty quickly RPM's started going to 6 and 7 with even less power. Stopped driving the car and had it towed to the nearest dealership. Was told the powertrain was still under warranty and it sounded like a transmission problem. When dealership called back they stated a part called a tipm needed to be replaced and the part is on back order with no estimated time of arrival. $925 for the part plus labor. What am I supposed to do until the part comes in, they said it could be 3 days or 3 months, no one knows.
After fueling van completely the engine stalls numerous time until the fuel gauge drops down about 1/8th below the full mark. This has actually happened many times in the last six to eight months and it always happens right after fueling to completely full. This happened most recently in a busy intersection with an elderly lady in the back.
On july 20, 2014, we filled up the van and traveled approx 120 miles out of town. Later in the afternoon, when trying to pull forward from a dead stop at red light, the van stalled. After 3 attempts, we were able to get to the side of the road. Turned off the car and waited a few moments. We were able to proceed with no problems. Took the van to the dealership the next week and were told that we probably had water in the fuel. The same thing has happened approximately 6-8 more times in the last 2 months. The most recent was friday, september 5, 2014. I filled up late in the morning. The van stalled twice later in the afternoon when trying to pull out from stop signs.
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