NHTSA Complaint #11196947 — 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

THE 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT GETS STUCK IN A LOW GEAR REVVING THE RPMS TO 4,000-5,000 RPMS WHILE GOING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAS OCCURRED EVERY WEEK SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, ANYWHERE FROM1-3 TIMES A DAY; IT IS RARE TO GO A DAY WITHOUT THE CAR GETTING STUCK IN LOW GEAR. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND AS I PULL OUT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE CAR HAS STALLED TWICE. WITHIN THE TWO YEARS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN IN TO BE REPAIRED 10 TIMES. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2017 AND OWN IT TO CURRENT DATE IN 2019. I HAVE HAD THREE DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND NONE OF THEM CAN. THE CAR STILL GETS STUCK IN LOW GEAR AND THE RPMS REV TO 4,000-5,000. THIS CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND MORE THAN LIKELY IS PART OF THE DEFECTIVE ISSUES WITH THE TIPM, TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. (NHTSA ACTION #DP14004)