Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2012)

584 consumer complaints on file.

#11413079April 20, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STALLS WHILE DRIVING, NO WARNING OR MEDICATION SUCH S A SOUND OR SMELL. CAN SIT WITH ENGINE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND STARTS UP AGAIN. STALLS AT RANDOM TIMES, INCONSISTENTLY. MAY GO WEEKS BEFORE HAPPENS AGAIN HAPPENS IN CITY, ON HIGHWAYS, ETC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408428April 16, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY. AT THAT TIME WE LOSE POWER BREAKS AND POWER STEERING. MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE ALMOST IN A COLLISION DUE TO THIS. IT HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES NOW AND HAS NO PROBLEM RESTARTING AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND PUTTING THE VEHICLE BACK INTO PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407313April 9, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY VAN CUT OFF IN THE DRIVEWAY, THANKFULLY I WAS PARKED AND WILL NOT TURN OVER OR CRANK BACK UP. WE HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME,, WE COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE!!! THERE IS A RED LIGHT BLINKING LIGHT UNDER THE NEUTRAL. I AM READING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. MY VAN IS A HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE VAN FOR MY DAUGHTER AND THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WE HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME FROM CELEBRATING HER BIRTHDAY AND HAD HER, MY 82 YEAR OLD GRANNY, MY WIFE AND MYSELF. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THIS IS DANGEROUS. I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND IT IS GIVING A CODE U1197 THAT'S A SECURITY CODE. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY!!! THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405681March 30, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY LEFT DRIVER REAR PASSENGER DOOR QUIT WORKING ONE NIGHT. IT WORK THE NIGHT BEFORE, CAME OUT THE NEXT DAY. NOTHING. NO MANUAL UNLOCK, KEY UNLOCK, FOB UNLOCK. NOTHING UNLOCKS THIS DOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405490March 29, 2021
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SEAT BELT WARNING CHIME IS PERIODICAL ACTIVATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND SEAT BUCKLE IS ENGAGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405002March 26, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING AFTER TAKING A LEFT TURN, IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE RPMS WENT DOWN AND STOPPED DRIVING. THE DASHBOARD WAS STILL LIT NORMALLY. TURNED CAR OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11403945March 19, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING MY VAN, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT ON A CITY STREET, WHEN EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN ON ME. ALL OF MY DASHBOARD LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. I HAD NO STEERING, NO BRAKES, IT WAS FRIGHTENING! I DID HAVE HEADLIGHTS, FLASHERS, I COULDN'T ACCESS THE SIDE DOORS TO GE MY CANE OUT. MY BACK GATE WOULDN'T OPEN EITHER SO I COULD GET MY ROLLERATOR AND WALK TO THE BUSINESS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET TO. I HAD TO HAVE MY VAN TOWED AND WAS TOLD IT'S MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO BRING MY AWARENESS TO THIS ISSUE, FOR IF I WAS ON 95, MY MAIN HIGHWAY AND THIS HAPPENED, I WOULD BE DEAD ALONG WITH MY SON. ATTACHED IS THE DASHBOARD, BUT THE CENTER BOTTOM RED LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF. I'M TOLD IT'S MY SECURITY SYSTEM LIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11402885March 14, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
OUR DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WAS STATIONARY AND EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS OVER A PERIOD OF MONTHS AND SOMETIMES WHEN IT DID START, IT WOULD STALL SHORTLY AFTER STARTING WHILE IN MOTION. FINALLY, IT WOULD NOT START AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, WAITING ARE TRYING AGAIN. WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC WHO TESTED IT AND FOUND THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP RELAY. HE SAID IT WAS COMMON TO MAY DODGE AND JEEP MODELS. THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME CIRCUIT BOARD. HE RECOMMENDED TAKING IT TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH IT HAD NOT YET BEEN RECALLED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAD THE PARTS FOR THE FIX AND FIXED THE FUEL PUMP RELAY PROBLEM. THE REPAIR HAS A 2 YEAR WARRANTY. AN EMPLOYEE OF DEALER EXPRESSED THAT IT MAY BE 3 MONTHS FROM THE OCTOBER 8, 2020 REPAIR, BUT EVENTUALLY CHRYSLER WOULD ISSUE A RECALL SINCE SO MANY MODELS WITH THIS PART HAVE BEEN RECALLED. WE WERE ADVISED TO KEEP THE RECEIPT FOR LATER REIMBURSEMENT. IT IS NOW MARCH 14, 2021 AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE FOR OUR VEHICLE. PLEASE TRY TO EXPEDITE THIS RECALL. THE NHTSA PROBABLY IS NOT GETTING MANY COMPLAINTS BECAUSE EVERYONE WITH THE PROBLEM EXPECTS IT TO BE HANDLED SOON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11402563March 12, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION. MECHANISM HAS FAILED AND MANUAL UNLOCK DOES NOT WORK. DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11402656March 12, 2021
ENGINE
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND LOSE POWER TO BRAKES AND STEERING ITS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SO FAR ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11400211March 10, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A MONTH AGO WE NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEATING/COOLING IS DEFECTIVE FROM FRONT TO BACK OF VAN. THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE WILL ONLY BLOW HOT AIR DESPITE THE SETTINGS. DRIVERS SIDE WILL BLOW AIR COLD OR HOT APPROPRIATELY BASED ON SETTING. UPON RESEARCHING THIS, I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING OCCURRING OVER THE PAST 6 YEARS WITH THE 2011 AND 2012 DODGE CARAVANS. I AM NOT SURE WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399681March 8, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AT ABOUT 93000 MILES THE LEFT REAR SLIDING DOOR STOP UNLOCKING AND LOCKING IT WAS STUCK CLOSED. FROM EVERYTHING I'VE HEARD THIS IS COMMON AND DODGE KNOWS ABOUT IT. THE COST TO REPLACE IS $1200 EACH SLIDING DOOR. IF YOU DO A GOOGLE SEARCH IT'S VERY COMMON AND DODGE DOESN'T WANT TO RECALL THESE CARS..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399827March 8, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KEY FOBS NO LONGER WORK EVEN AFTER BATTERIES HAVE BEEN CHANGED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11396562February 16, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN AND THEN RESTART.THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS GOING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT JUST SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE COST US OUR LIFE. I ALSO AM HAVING ISSUES WITH MY SLIDING DOORS. NEITHER ONE WILL LOCK, NOT WITH DOOR LOCK SWITCH, NOT WITH KEY FOB, NOT MANUALLY. UPON RESEARCHING, I HAVE SEEN AT LEAST 200 COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395657February 10, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BOUGHT THIS 2012 DODGE CARAVAN 1 MONTH AGO. LAST WEEK IT STALLED TWICE MID DRIVING, ONCE WHILE SLOWING DOWN NEARING A STOP LIGHT AND ONCE WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO FIND A LARGE ENOUGH SHOULDER TO PULL OVER ON AND NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE, WONDERING WHAT WE CAN DO TO FIX IT/SHOULD THIS BE RECALLED BEFORE LIVES ARE PUT AT RISK? NOT MUCH CONFIDENCE IN OUR NEW VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394961February 6, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
VAN HAS FAILED TO TURN ON MULTIPLE TIMES, PARK TURN OFF VEHICLE AND IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES LATER IT WOULD NOT START. I REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY APPARENTLY AFTER GOING TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS THAT DIDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM WITH DIAGNOSTICS I FOUND OUT IT WAS NEITHER IT WAS A FAULTY TIPM. 6-8 MONTHS LATER STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR STALLING OUT AND HAVING AN ISSUE TURNING BACK ON. I HAVE STALLED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS ON THE FREEWAY I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AND THE RECALL IS NOT FOR MY YEAR OF VEHICLE. PARTS FOR THIS ARE EXPENSIVE ALONG WITH LABOR. DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY CAR BEHIND ME WAS CLOSE AND MY VAN STALLED COULD OF GOT HURT OR KILLED AND SO COULD THE OTHER DRIVER. BRAKES NEED TO BE CHANGED OFTEN AS WELL MORE THAN I'VE EVER HAD TO CHANGE THEM FOR ANY OTHER VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390043January 26, 2021
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ENGINE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. THIS IS HAPPENING ALMOST DAILY NOW, USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED. WAS ACCELERATING INTO A TURN NEAR ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT 20MPH WHEN THIS MOST RECENT EVENT HAPPENED. THIS IS LIFE ENDANGERMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389550January 23, 2021
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT SLIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE SURGED WITH AN AUDIBLE REVVING, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RESULTING IN A COLLISION. IDLING OR NEAR IDLING IN COLD WEATHER SEEMS TO BE A FREQUENT ISSUE, BUT THIS IS THE ONLY TIME IT HAS NOT BEEN OVERRIDDEN BY APPLYING THE BRAKE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388212January 14, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
VAN WON'T START. NO NOISE AT ALL WHEN I TURN THE KEY. THE SYMPTOM IS JUST LIKE TRYING TO START A CAR WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHILE THE CAR IS IN DRIVE, OR THERE'S NO SOUND AT ALL (THE VAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN Q ININ PARK). EVERYTHING ELSE POWERS UP, RADIO, WIPERS, LIGHTS ETC. THE BATTERY IS NEW AND THE ALTERNATOR IS GOOD. DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A NEW TIPM AND THE CAR STARTED FOR 1 WEEK AND DIED AGAIN. I'LL NEVER BUY AN AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE AGAIN. OWNED THE VAN FOR 1 MONTH AND PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 5 OR 6 TIMES PREVIOUS TO THE LAST TWO TIMES WHEN THE VAN WOULDN'T START AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387804January 13, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
COLD START ENGINE RATTLE FOR A FEW SECONDS.WHILE DRIVING VIBRATION IS FELT AT 1200 TO 1500 RPM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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