2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Electrical System Problems

COLD START ENGINE RATTLE FOR A FEW SECONDS.WHILE DRIVING VIBRATION IS FELT AT 1200 TO 1500 RPM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT START-UP FAILURES AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME MECHANIC WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY THIS INDEPENDENT MECHANIC A TOTAL OF EIGHT TIMES AND AFTER EACH REPAIR, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO KEY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM - TOBEY AUTO GROUP (2020 N DETROIT ST, XENIA, OH 45385) WHERE THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.*DT*JB

MY VAN WILL COMPLETELY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. THERE ARE NO KNOW REASONS, I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED AND THE MECHANIC CANNOT FIGURE WHAT'S WRONG. THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC FACTORS OF WHEN AND WHY IT CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING.

WIRELESS IGNITION NODE (WIN) MODULE HAS INTERMITTENT FUNCTION IN THE START/RUN POSITION. NOTE: PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, SEE SAFETY RECALL R03 / NHTSA 14V-373 WIRELESS IGNITION NODE MODULE. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR A FEW YEARS AND HAVE WAITED FOR A RECALL BUT HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM NHTSA OR THE MANUFACTURER. NOTE: THIS ISSUE IS A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM ACCORDING TO MANY YOUTUBE CHANNELS; EXAMPLE: HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/N_LBDCLMIQW HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/Q99SSLGSHO0

THE AIR BAG ON THE RIGHT FRONT HAS CAME OUT AND THE FUEL PUMP RELAY IN THE FUSE BOX NEED TO BE UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE DEALER MAKING IT LIKE THAT

WE BOUGHT THIS VAN USED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT DIES SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD REGARDLESS OF ANY CERTAIN FACTORS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS SEVERAL TIMES WITH MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO THIS ONE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR MY FAMILY AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL. I AM A MOTHER OF 3 AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY UPWARDS OF 10,000$ TO REPLACE AN IGNITION IF THIS IS THE ISSUE, I AM NOT IN ANY WAY A MECHANIC BUT I HAVE READ/HEARD THAT IS MOST LIKELY THE PROBLEM. DODGE, PLEASE DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO PUT THEIR FAITH IN YOUR COMPANY EVERY TIME THEY PUT THEIR FAMILIES IN YOUR VEHICLES AND RECALL THIS IMMEDIATELY!

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER P60 REFERENCE # 1228426 SUMMARY CHRYSLER GROUP LLC (CHRYSLER) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2014 CHRYSLER 300, DODGE CHARGER, CHALLENGER, AND DURANGO; AND 2012-2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED APRIL 22, 2010, TO JANUARY 2, 2014, AND EQUIPPED WITH A 3.6L ENGINE AND A 160 AMP ALTERNATOR. IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, THE ALTERNATOR MAY SUDDENLY FAIL. I HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO ME; THIS SHOULD ALSO BE PART OF THIS RECALL. MY BATTERY LIGHT CAM ON AT A STOP AND GO LIGHT, 60 SECONDS LATTER, MY CAR STALLED BECAUSE OF DEAD BATTERY AND NON WORKING ALTERNATOR. FCA STATED GO TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. I WENT TO AUTO ZONE FOR ELIMINATED LIFE TIME WARRANTY AND I INSTALLED IT. 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 4DR WGN SE VIN: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH AN ABNORMAL CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLES AND UPON RECONNECTING THE CABLES, THE VEHICLE OPERATED WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUES. THE CONTACT LEFT A VOICEMAIL WITH WALDORF DODGE RAM (2294 CRAIN HWY, WALDORF, MD 20601 (301) 638-9400) HOWEVER, THE DEALER HAD NOT RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

FAULTY TIMP CAUSING ISSUE WITH FUEL PUMP MODULE/RELAY. FAULTY START AND UNABLE TO TURN ON VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES IN A PARKED POSITION WITHIN A 24 HOUR PERIOD BEFORE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 3 WEEKS PRIOR. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING THE VAN IT RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY

DRIVER REAR DOOR SLIDES OPEN AND CLOSES BY ITSELF. WORRIES THAT A KID MIGHT GET TRAPPED. NO ONE OPENS IT OR CLOSES IT. IT WON'T STOP CLOSING BY PUTTING FORCE TO STOP IT. ALWAYS DOES IT IN PARK WITH KEYS OFF. IN OR OUTSIDE VEHICLE.

YESTERDAY WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT WHICH I WOULD NEED TO TURN OFF. THE ENGINE DIED WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ALL. I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BREAKS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO NAVIGATE THE CORNER AND CAME SAFELY TO A STOP BUT HAD THIS HAPPED ON ONE OF THE WINDY SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY I COULD EASILY HAVE CRASHED. I TURNED THE KEY FULLY OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE VAN AND CAREFULLY DROVE HOME. I NOTICED TODAY THAT IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT ALWAYS SPRING SMOOTHLY BACK TO ITS RUN POSITION WHEN I START THE VEHICLE.

THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. WE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE CARE ON IT JUST CRANKS AND WON'T KICK OVER. THE FUSE FOR THE FUEL PUMP HAS GONE BAD IN THE TIPM. AND THE CAR NOW STARTS INTERMITTENTLY. I NEED TO HAVE A RELY PUT IN.

I WENT TO UNLOCK MY VEHICLE TO GET SOMETHING FROM INSIDE. I NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE VERY DIM AND AFTER PLACING THE KEY FOB INTO THE IGNITION, THE FOB WAS LOCKED IN PLACE. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO RELEASE IT FROM THE IGNITION. I HAVE TRIED RESETTING THE BATTERY AMONG OTHER THINGS AND NOTHING HAS HELPED.

IT STALLS WHILE DRIVING

THE VEHICLE EITHER WILL TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START OR WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN DURING OPERATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WILL ABRUPTLY STALL AND POWER BRAKES AND STEERING FAIL. IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD THE VEHICLE BEHAVES AS IF THE KEY WAS JUST TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, MEANING THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP, AND IT CAN BE PUT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED. NO SPECIFIC ACTIVITY TRIGGERS THE SHUTDOWN. IT CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IN ANY CONDITIONS OR WHILE IDLING.

I GOT AN OIL CHANGE AND AN INSPECTION THE INSPECTION REPORT WAS GOOD, NO MAJOR MECHANICAL ISSUES. ONLY RECOMMENDATION WAS A POWER STEERING FLUSH NEXT TIME I CAME IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I DROVE THE VAN HOME 1/2 MILE AWAY. I PARKED THE VAN. I SAW LIGHT SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT SMELLED LIKE BURNT RUBBER. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE BACK TO SHOP 1/4 MILE AWAY. THE VAN LOST ALL POWER AT A STOP SIGN. I SAW MORE DARKER SMOKE COMING OUT. I GOT OUT OF THE VAN IMMEDIATELY. WITHIN 2 MINUTES THE VANS FRONT END WAS IN FLAMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER COMPLETING A LEFT TURN AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ANOTHER DRIVER ASSISTED HER WITH THE BATTERY AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MULTIPLE UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

1ST PROBLEM ERRATIC IGNITION STALLING WHILE IN PARK. BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND TAKEN TO SHOP, THE AUTO TECHNICIAN ASSUMED BASED ON P0128 P0520 P0441 IT WAS GAS FUEL CAP, SWITCH OIL PRESSURE, HOUSING THERMOSTAT, GASKET INTAKE MANIFOLD THEY REPLACED O2 SENSORS VACUUM LINE READ A SENSOR WITH EVAPO SYSTEM CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A HOST OF OTHER ITEMS CHECKED GAS CAP TOTALED ME $779. CAR REFUSE TO STARTED NEXT MORNINGS FOR PASS TWO WEEKS EVERY MORNING SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START CAR AFTER PARKED OVERNIGHT NO START ONLY STALLING FIRST. THEN WAITED AN HOUR PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL SEE IF CAR STARTS IT DID. AFTER DRIVING THAT DAY WHILE DRIVING CAR ACCELERATION BEGAN TO GO FAST BY ITSELF ON A HIGHWAY THEN JERK RPM DROPPED DOWN WHILE DRIVING MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I THOUGHT MAYBE GEAR WAS OUT OF PLACE SO I LOOKED TO SEE IF IT...

TOOK MY 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN TO THE TEMPE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALLS FIXED. SOON AFTER THEY DID THE RECALLS MY CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE OFF THE LOT THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD AND IT WOULD COST $806 TO FIX IT. SO I TOLD THEM LETS DO IT. I GET A CALL AN THE SAID ITS THE TIPM ! $1400 DOLLARS LATER MY CAR IS STILL RUNNING PRETTY ROUGH AND NOT GETTING POWER AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. SO I CALL THE DEALER AND THEY TOW IT IN TO TELL ME IT IS MY FUEL PUMP. SO $800 THEY SAID ITS FIXED AND I SHOULD HAVE NOTHING GOING WRONG. 3 DAYS LATER MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND A CODE P0456 EVAC LEAK! SO I CALL THE DEALER AND LET THEM KNOW . I THEN PURCHASED A GAS CAP JUST TO MAKE SURE...

I HAVE A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THE SLIDING DOOR HAS BEEN MAKING A BUZZING SOUND EVERY TIME YOU UNLOCK AND LOCK THE DOORS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2016 AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $500 TO FIX IT. I AM NOW HAVING ISSUES WITH TRUNK OPENING AND CLOSING ON IT'S OWN; EVEN WHEN IT IS LOCKED. NOT SAFE AT ALL AND ALREADY GOT STORMED INSIDE OF MY VAN; CAUSE I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS OPENED. THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE FEE TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND THEN PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN AT 74,330 MILES AFTER THEY TOLD ME WHEN I LEFT THE FIRST TIME; THAT IT WAS A COMPUTER RESET THAT NEEDED DONE. THEN, THEY HAD MY VAN FOR 2 WEEKS TRYING TO GET THE TRANSMISSION BUILT. AND MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN. AT...

THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE TO PUT THE GEAR SHIFT IN N AND RESTART. ALSO, THE CAR DOES NOT START EVERY TIME

THE TIPM ON SOME MODEL VEHICLES HAS A RECALL BUT THEY ALL USE THE SAME TIPM. IT WAS SHUTTING DOWN ON THE ROADWAY DUE TO BAD FLUID PUMP RELAY

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....

2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. RATE OF SPEED DOESN'T DETERMINE FREQUENCY. VEHICLE LOSSES POWER WITHOUT WARNING . ONCE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP WILL START BACK UP. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION RECEIVER DOES NOT SUPPORT THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THE KEY. OCCURS ON ALL ROADWAYS CITY ROADS HIGHWAYS ETC... HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

WITHIN THE LAST WEEK (MAY 8, 2020 - MAY 15, 2020) MY VAN HAS SUDDENLY STALLED AND DIED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. INCIDENT 1 - DRIVING ON A 45 MPH STRAIGHT ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE DIED AND LOST POWER TO ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. AFTER PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE AND SHUTTING THE IGNITION COMPLETELY OFF IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND RAN WELL. INCIDENT 2 - DRIVING ON A 30 MPH STRAIGHT ROAD. AFTER JUST HAVING CROSSED A BRIDGE SUDDENLY THE ENGINE DIED AND LOST POWER TO ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. AGAIN, IT STARTED BACK UP JUST FINE AND RAN WELL. INCIDENT 3 - PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK WHEN THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SHUT OFF. *TR

FUEL PUMP KEEPS RUNNING. IT THEN KILLS THE BATTERY. THE FUEL PUMP WILL NOT KICK ON AT ALL. WHEN DRIVING THE VAN WOULD JUST SHUT OFF. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW WEEKS AND NOW WILL NOT START. 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. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO IT FOR US. THE PART TO FIX IT COULD BE UP TO 2000. *TR

THE VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND CALL A TOW SERVICE. I HAD TO HAVE SOME FUSES REPLACED AND THEN REPLACED THE BATTERY. I WAS DRIVING IT FIVE DAYS LATER AND IT DID THE SAME THING. LUCKILY I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY THIS TIME. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND AND EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD. I WAS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP AND GET IT HOME. BOTH TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE HAD MY 3 KIDS AND GIRLFRIEND IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MULTIPLE PERSONS ARE HAVING THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES. BEST I CAN GATHER IS IT IS A IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO BUT I DO NOT WANT TO TRADE IT...

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A CROWDED HIGHWAY WHEN EVERYTHING ON THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. ALL THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND WE LOST POWER STEERING. I HAD TO FIGHT MY WAY OVER THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH NO TURN SIGNALS AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. WHEN THIS HAPPENED WE WERE GOING UPHILL AND AN 18 WHEELER WAS BEHIND US. WE WERE RAPIDLY SLOWING DOWN AND COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. WE CAME TO A STOP AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. A FEW DAYS LATER MY WIFE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO HER WHILE DRIVING ON A DARK ROADWAY. SHE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AROUND HER AT THAT TIME. R03/NHTSA 14V-373. RECALLS GRAND CARAVAN YEARS 2008 TO 2010. MY PROBLEMS SOUND AND LOOK EXACTLY...

WELL MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VAN ON THE EXPRESSWAY WAY LAST YEAR VAN JUST SHUTS OFF. IT WOULDNT START SO I PUT MY JUMPER CABLES ON IT AND IT FIRED RIGHT UP A FEW DAYS LATER WE WENT TO KMART IN THEIR FOR ONLY A GOOD 20 MINUTES THE DRIVE ALONE WAS ABOUT AN HOUR AND HALF COME OUT AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD ONCE AGING. GO FIGURE THIS WAS WHEN KMART STOPPED SELLING BIGGER BATTERIES. SO I WALKED OVER TO AUTOZONE AND BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY INSTALLED IT AND IT STARTED UP. WHILE WE GOT HOME THEN HAD TO LEAVE AGING TO GO GET THE KIDS FROM SCHOOL THE BATTERY WAS DEAD KNOW WHEN I SAY DEAD THROUGH ALL OF THIS I MEAN THEIR WAS ENOUGH POWER TO HAVE THE VAN DOORS OPEN AND LIGHTS ON BUT NOT ENOUGH POWER TO TURN THE ENGINE OVER TILL IT CLICKS....

THE CAR WONT START. IT TURNS OVER BUT WONT START. THE TIPM RELAY NEEDS REPLACING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED AFTER IT WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON OCCASIONS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO BE STARTED WHICH CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. ADDITIONALLY, THE FUEL PUMP REMAINED IN OPERATION EVEN AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER MIKE ANDERSON CHRYSLER (417 S. 3RD ST. LOGANSPORT, IN.) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

CAR JUST TOTALLT STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. NO POWER STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND KEY GOT STUCK IN IGNITION. VAN WOULD NOT START BACK UP. THIS IS SUPER DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE PUT MY FAMILY IN EXTREME DANGER.

THE CAR SHUTS OFF/ STALLS WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST GOT INTO ACCIDENT WITH INFANT IN VAN BECAUSE IT DID IT SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING 20MPH ON RESIDENTIAL ROAD. VAN JUST SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF STEERING AND BRAKES LOCK. BUT ONCE CAR STOPS PUT INTO PARK ITS ABLE TO START RIGHT BACK UP AGAIN...I HAVE READ ONLINE RECALL ON IGNITION SWITCH BUT ONLY ON DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2008-2010.. I THINK IT SHOULD BE EXTENDED BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING WITH MINE WHICH IS A 2012. MECHANIC CAN'T FIND ANY ERROR CODES.

2012 DODGE CARAVAN LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING! NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. NO CODES. SHUTS OFF IN ANY CONDITION. VERY DANGEROUS! HAVE LOOKED UP THE ISSUE IN DODGE FORUMS AND IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TIPM ON MANY DODGE, CHRYSLER, JEEP VEHICLES. IT'S AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE. HAD DROPPED OFF MY KIDS AT SCHOOL AND WENT TO PUT VAN INTO PARK AND VAN DIED BUT ON ITS OWN CAME BACK ON. LOSES POWER INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. CAN EVEN HEAR LOSS OF POWER THROUGH THE HEATER/AC UNIT. PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! ONLY WAY TO PROVE IS TO LET A MECHANIC/ DODGE DRIVE IT AROUND AND LET THEM FIND OUT THE HARD WAY. ISSUE OCCURS WHEN GOING O OR ANY SPEED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNNAMED MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN INTERIM REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR STALLS, BUT SOME ELECTRICAL LIGHTS STAY ON. THE SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO, THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOTHING, THE POWER BRAKES STOP BUT CAN BRAKE WITH A LOT OF FOOT PRESSURE, THE POWER STEERING STOPS BUT CAN TURN THE WHEEL WITH ARM STRENGTH, THE LEFT AND RIGHT BLINKERS WON'T WORK, BUT HAZARD LIGHTS DO WORK. THE HEATER FAN STOPS. BUT THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH STAY ON. THIS IS SCARY BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE IN AN AREA WHERE WE CAN PULL OVER WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT... SO FAR. THIS IGNITION SWITCH ELECTRICAL PROBLEM APPEARS TO HAVE A RECALL ON OTHER DODGE VEHICLES, BUT NOT THE 2012 CARAVAN. MY MECHANIC HAS QUOTED A FIX PRICE OF OVER $600 WHICH IS HITTING US HARD IN THE WALLET. PLEASE ENCOURAGE DODGE TO INCLUDE THE CARAVAN IN THIS RECALL. PEOPLES LIVES ARE AT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUSE PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HILLER COMPANY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT ( 635 MILL STREET, US-6, MARION, MA 02738, (508) 748-0019) AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.

VEHICLE WILL EITHER NOT START OR TAKES 6-12 TIMES TO START, NOT A BATTERY ISSUE. ALSO POWER DOOR WILL RANDOMLY NOT OPEN. TRUNK WILL NO LONGER OPEN WITH THE PRESS OF THE BUTTON ON THE KEY. I'VE SEEN THE NOT STARTING AS AN ISSUE WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE

OVER THE LAST 6 WEEKS, ON OCCASION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE- IT WILL CRANK WITHOUT TURNING OVER AND RUNNING. THIS REQUIRES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN. IT HAS BECOME A MORE FREQUENT EVENT TO INCLUDE BRIEFLY RUNNING THEN SHUTTING DOWN. WTHIN THE LAST WEEK, THE BATTERY HAS DRAINED WITHOUT CASUE- REQUIREING CHARGING. AS OF TODAY, THE FAILURE TO START ISSUE PERSISTS REQUIREING MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THIS HAPPENS ON A COLD START AS WELL AS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING/IS WARMED UP. DDIAGNOSTICS LEAD TO A FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP RELAY IN THE TIPM. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE FOR THIS ENGINE/TIPM HOWEVER THE CARAVAN HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS THE DRUANGO AND JEEP VEHICLES HAVE BEEN. THE FAILURE OF THIS TIPM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED TO INCLUDE SUDDEN ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE IN OPERATION REPRESENTING A SIGNIFICANT DANGER TO THE PUBLIC. BASED ON...

TL* THE CONTACT STATED THEIR DAUGHTER OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED TO THE OFF POSITION WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, STARTER, SENSOR REGULATING SYSTEM, AND BATTERY. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIN MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS STILL PENDING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIRBAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE VEHICLE IS HAVING ISSUES WITH TIPM. THE VAN WILL NOT START DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE TIPM RELAY THAT WILL NOT ALLOW THE FUEL PUMP TO FUNCTION. THIS HAS BEEN NOTED ON SEVERAL DODGE AND CHRYSLER VEHICLES. MOST RECENTLY A LAWSUIT WAS SETTLED BUT ONLY HALF OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE COVERED. FROM A COLD START, THE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER BUT NOT START, THE IGNITION SEQUENCE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL YOU TURN IT OFF. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE DRIVEWAY UNTIL I CAN REPLACE THE TIPM,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AFTER THE LATEST FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY FOB DID NOT COOPERATE WITH THE TRANSMITTER AND FAILED TO OPERATE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 450,000.

I HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AN ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED. THE ISSUE AT HAND IS THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS (25 MPH), MIDDLE SPEEDS (45 MPH) AND HIGH SPEEDS (65-70 MPH). ALL WARNING LIGHTS ARE DISABLED WHEN THE EVENTS OCCUR, SO THERE IS NO WAY TO WARN OTHER VEHICLES OF THE ISSUES AT HAND, INCREASING THE PROBABILITY OF A CRASH. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO CUTTER DODGE IN HONOLULU ONLY TO HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE BATTERY CABLES WERE LOOSE ($150 SERVICE FEE) AND THAT THE PRIMER THAT IS INCLUDED WITH NEW BATTERIES TO APPLY ON THE BATTERY POSTS WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY'D NEVER SEEN BEFORE. THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED. I CURRENTLY HAVE MY VEHICLE AT A REPAIR SHOP WITH A BATTERY THAT WON'T HOLD A CHARGE BECAUSE THE INTERGRATED POWER MODULE IS MALFUNCTIONING. AS SEEN IS...

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS GO DARK LOSE BREAKING STEERING. AFTER TURNING KEY SEVERAL TIMES THE ENGINE WILL RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE THE IGNITION KEY DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK HAVE TO TURN THE KEY MULTIPLE TIMES TO START VEHICLE.

THIS ISSUE HAPPENED JUST THIS MORNING WHEN THE VAN WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VAN. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN IT MANY OTHER TIMES THIS MORNING WHILE PARKED AT MY OFFICE WITH NO SUCCESS. IT WORKED FINE LAST NIGHT. THE PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE EITHER MANUALLY, USING THE AUTOMATIC SWITCH OR THE KEY FOB. IT MAKES A NOISE LIKE IT IS TRYING TO WORK, BUT THEN SHUTS OFF AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF THERE WERE TO BE ANYBODY NEEDING TO GET OUT THAT DOOR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. APPARENTLY (PER THE INTERNET) THIS IS A WELL KNOW ISSUE WITH DODGE.

DRIVING AT 55MPH ON A MAIN CITY RD VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE THEN SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF FUEL . I WAS ABLE TO COST VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BACK UP. IT WOULD CONTINUOUSLY TURN OVER WHEN TRYING TO CRANK BUT WOULD NOT START I BOUGHT A TESTER TO TEST THE VEHICLES FUEL PUMP AS WELL AS THE FUSS AND RELAYS. I HAVE ALSO PAID A SHOP TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AND RESULTS WERE A FAILED TIPM AND FAILED FUEL PMP RELAYS WHICH ARE BUILT IN. DUE TO HIGH COSTS OF THE TIPM AND BACK ORDER WE HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO WERE IT CURRENTLY SITS UNTIL A SOLUTION CAN BE MADE

VEHICLE ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING 30MPH ON THE ROAD. NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE NORMALLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES. BROUGHT TO DEALER BUT NO ENGINE CODES WERE DISCOVERED. HAS RECURRED MORE THAN ONCE IN A 2YR PERIOD. RELATED TO THIS ELECTRICAL (TIPM) PROBLEM, CAR OFTEN REQUIRES 3 OR 4 ATTEMPTS TO START. WILL SOMETIMES START ON ITS OWN SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER KEY STOPPED TURNING.

MY VEHICLE WAS NOT STARTING , IT TOOK 1-12 TRIES TO FINALLY GET IT TO START, I HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT AND IT WAS THE INTAKE SENSOR, I REPLACED TRAY, STILL DIDN'T WORK, THEN THE FUEL PUMP, IN TRUE MEAN TIME MY BATTERY WAS DRAINED BECAUSE THERE WAS A NOISE BY THE BACK TIRE,(NOT AIR COMING OUT OF TIRE) SOUNDED MORE LIKE THE HEATER WAS ON, CAR WAS TOTALLY OFF. THEN THE ACTUATOR, STILL NOT WORKING, ACTUALLY GETTING WORSE. NOW IT TAKES 10-15 TIMES TO EVEN START THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION, HOWEVER NOT FOR MY VIN, BUT OTHER VANS MY SAME YEAR AND MODEL. HOW COULD TEIS BE? NOW THEY SAY I NEED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION MODULAR AND THAT IS OVER $1300.00, THIS SHOULD FALL UNDER WARRANTY. AGAIN SAME YEAR, SAME MODEL, BUT BECAUSE MY VIN...

FUEL RELAY SWITCH CONTINUOUSLY RUNS AFTER THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF WHICH DRAINS THE BATTERY AND PREVENTS IT FROM STARTING. THE VEHICLE THEN NEEDS TO BE JUMP STARTED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ONCE THE ORIGINAL VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND PUT INTO DRIVE TO BE MOVED IT SHUTS ITSELF OFF BECAUSE THE BATTERY IS NOT FULLY CHARGED.