NHTSA Complaint #11331295 — 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

2015-2020 ON APPROXIMATELY 45 OCCASSIONS THE FUEL PUMP CONTINUES RUNNING AFTER IGNITION SHUT-OFF. IT THEN DRAINS THE BATTERY WHICH REQUIRES JUMP STARTING TO KEEP FROM BEING STRANDED. 2015-2020 ON MULTIPLE OCCASSIONS (APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES)THE FUEL PUMP WILL NOT KICK ON AT ALL LEAVING VEHICLE AND DRIVER/FAMILY STRANDED. 2020 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE VAN JUST SHUT OFF. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 6 YEARS AND NOW WILL NOT START AT ALL. RESEARCHED AND HAD IT TESTED. IT IS THE TIPM. TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED IN BOTH DODGE DURANGO AND THE JEEP. MANY DODGE CARAVANS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *REFUSAL TO RECALL DUE TO UNDOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS AND REQUESTS IS A FAILURE TO PUBLIC SAFETY. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH OF ISSUES REGARDING THE TPIM IM DODGE GRAND CARAVANS IS PROOF ENOUGH TO SHOW THAT THE FAULT LIES AS SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THESE VEHICLES AS THE DURANGOS AND JEEPS. *** A NEW INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE CONDUCTED. I HAVE SUSTAINED INJURIES IN MY NECK AND SHOULDERS AS A DISABLED PERSON BY HAVING TO RAISE AND DROP MY HOOD TO DISCONNECT MY BATTERY TERMINAL EVERYWHERE THE VEHICLE SITS ON EVERY OCCASSION POSSIBLE FOR 6 YEARS TO AVOID INTERMITTENT BATTERY DRAIN AND BEING STRANDED WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. *IT IS A GROSS DISSERVICE TO CONSUMERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY THAT THIS MODEL HAS YET TO BE INCLUDED IN THE TPIM RECALL.