2011 Dodge Grand Caravan

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FOR 1 MONTH THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START. IT WOULD CRANK JUST FINE, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT 'IGNITE' (ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD.) THE VEHICLE WOULD FINALLY START AFTER 5-10 LONG ATTEMPTS (TURNING THE ENGINE OVER AND OVER AND THEN TURNING THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION BEFORE TRYING AGAIN.) THIS DIFFICULT STARTUP ISSUE LASTED FOR 4 WEEKS. AT THAT POINT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AFTER RUNNING FOR 10 - 20 MINUTES (SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING.) FINALLY, AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE ONE EVENING, THE FUEL PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED. IT WASN'T NOTICED RIGHT AWAY, SO BY MORNING THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. ALL MY RESEARCH INDICATED THE FUEL RELAY IS FAULTY. BUT THE RELAY IS BUILT INTO THE TIPM AND THERE IS NO EASY FIX. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING ON ALL 2011 CHRYSLER/DODGE VEHICLES AND THERE IS EVEN A RECALL ON THE DODGE DURANGO FOR THE ISSUE. THIS FAULTY TIPM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS SUGGESTED THAT I GET THE RELAY 'FIXED" USING THE FIX MENTIONED IN THE DURANGO RECALL. THE SERVICE ADVISER SUGGESTED IT WOULD BE AROUND $400 (NO GUARANTEE) AND THAT IT WOULD BE REIMBURSED IF THE RECALL WAS EXTENDED TO MY MAKE OF VEHICLE AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE. I'M WORRIED THAT THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE IT WORSE AND WRECK THE TIPM, WHICH IS A PART THAT COSTS OVER $1000 (AND HARD TO FIND.) I HOPE TO UPDATE THIS COMPLAINT AFTER THE VEHICLE IS 'FIXED.' *JS

• 12/31/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/29/2019· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE FUEL PUMP RELAY ON THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) ON MY 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IS OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY WHICH IS CAUSING ENGINE STALLS AND HARD STARTS. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL (SAFETY RECALL R09 / NHTSA 15V-115) FOR THE SAME ISSUE FOR OTHER DODGE AND JEEP VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME ENGINE & TIPMS. TROUBLESHOOTING HAS VERIFIED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY IS INDEED THE ISSUE. AN ATTEMPTING TO PURCHASE THE RELAY KIT CBWPR091AA SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL FROM MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER IN CONWAY ARKANSAS FAILED. THEY TELL ME THEY CAN'T SELL ME THE PART BECAUSE THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A $1000+ TIPMS BOARD REPLACEMENT. DODGE IS EXTORTING EXORBITANT AMOUNTS FROM THEIR CUSTOMERS FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIRS THAT COULD BE DONE AT A TINY FRACTION OF THE COST IF CUSTOMERS WERE ALLOWED TO PURCHASE THAT SIMPLE RELAY KIT. MEANWHILE I'M HAVING TO OPERATE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE UNTIL I FIND ANOTHER SOURCE TO OBTAIN THE SPECIFIED PART IN THE RECALL. THIS MODEL VEHICLE SHOULD ALSO BE PART OF THAT SAFETY RECALL AND DODGE/CHRYSLER SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR PUTTING THEIR CUSTOMERS AT RISK AS A RESULT OF THEIR UNETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES.

• 12/29/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR 2 HOURS, WHEN RETURNING HOME AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE, I HEARD WHIRLING NOISES COMING FROM MY FUEL TANK. UPON MOVING THE VEHICLE, 30 MINUTES LATER, THE VAN EXPERIENCED A ROUGH START. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. AFTER JUMPING OFF THE VEHICLE, IT RAN SMOOTHLY BUT I AM CONCERNED THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.

• 12/29/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/29/2014· TIRES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED TO SHUT OFF AFTER REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. AS A RESULT, THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

• 12/28/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. OCCASIONALLY, AFTER INSERTING THE KEY FOB IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO A LOOSE PART INSIDE THE IGNITION SWITCH. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JACKSONVILLE CHRYSLER IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT BOTH SLIDING BACK DOORS RANDOMLY OPENED AND THE FRONT WINDOWS WOULD SOMETIMES FAIL TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

• 12/27/2019· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

• 12/24/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/23/2018· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A ROUNDABOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. TWO OF MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE SECOND ROW SEATS. THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR WAS CRUSHED AND THE GLASS WAS SHATTERED AND PROJECTED THROUGH THE VAN TO THE LEFT SIDE. THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT ON, SO THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A FAULT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

• 12/23/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TIPM FAILING. OUR 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ONLY HAS 78,000 MILES ON IT, YET THE TIPM IS CAUSING ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS. THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS THAT THE VEHICLE WON'T START ON OCCASION, AND IT'S PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. THE ENGINE TURNS OVER, BUT IT DOESN'T START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. OTHER TIMES IT WON'T EVEN TURN OVER. WHEN IT DOESN'T TURN OVER, WE USUALLY PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO PARK, THEN IT USUALLY STARTS. WE'VE ALSO HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON MANY TIMES. ONE SET OF CODES WAS FOR A CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR, SO WE REPLACED THOSE. THEN A COUPLE WEEKS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN, SO WE HAD THEM REPLACED AGAIN. AFTER A FEW MONTHS WE THEN HAD THE LIGHT COME ON AND THE DEALERSHIP EVENTUALLY HAD THE PCV HOSE AND VALVE REPLACED, THEN THE LIFTERS, ROCKERS, TAPPERS, ETC. ON THE RIGHT SIDE (NOT PART OF THE LEFT-SIDE RECALL). WE HAVE HAD DOORS RANDOMLY OPEN, LOCK OR UNLOCK. WINDOWS HAVE OPENED WITHOUT US ACTIVATING THE SWITCH. A FEW TIMES THE ALARM (HORN) HAS SOUNDED AND WE HAVE TO PRESS THE BUTTON ON THE FOB SEVERAL TIMES TO SHUT IT OFF. THE CAR ALSO SHUT OFF ONCE WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD, WHICH IS VERY FRIGHTENING. THE TIPMS IN THESE VEHICLE ARE FAULTY, NO MATTER WHAT DODGE SAYS. CHECK THE COMPLAINTS ON THE CARCOMPLAINTS WEBSITE.

• 12/23/2016· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,TIRES,SERVICE BRAKES

  DRIVING STRAIGHT, APPROX 35 MPH ON 2-LANE STATE HIGHWAY PASSING THROUGH SMALL TOWN WITH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON BOTH LANES AND NO SHOULDER. WITH NO PRIOR WARNING, ALL RED INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON AT ONCE, INCLUDING FUEL PUMP/THROTTLE, BRAKES AND OTHERS. CAR STALLED DEAD AND INSTANTANEOUSLY LOST POWER TO STEERING AND BRAKES, WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. WOULD NOT RESTART. FORTUNATELY DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE PARTLY OFF ROAD INTO A DRIVEWAY OF BUSY STORE, BLOCKING DRIVEWAY TO CUSTOMERS. STATE POLICE WERE UNABLE TO GET CAR IN NEUTRAL TO PUSH TO SAFE LOCATION. POLICE ORDERED CAR TOWED AND IT IS CURRENTLY AWAITING DIAGNOSIS FOR TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE("TIPM") FAILURE AT DODGE DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS A LIFE-THREATENING FAILURE AND IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT NEARLY ANY OTHER LOCATION OR IN ADVERSE WEATHER THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURY OR DEATH TO DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. WE HAVE TOW RECEIPT. WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER STATE POLICE FILED INCIDENT REPORT. MANY SIMILAR TIPM FAILURES OF DODGE AND CHRYSLER VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA AND YOU HAVE RECENTLY REJECTED A CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY PETITION FOR NHTSA INTERVENTION REGARDING THIS DEFECT. CHRYSLER/DODGE IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIPM BECAUSE 80,894 JEEP WRANGLERS AND DODGE NITRO VEHICLES WERE RECALLED IN 2007 FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. IN THAT RECALL, DEFECTIVE TIPMS HAD A SOFTWARE PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL. NHTSA SHOULD REQUIRE DODGE TO RECALL EVERY MODEL THAT HAS THIS SAME TIPM INSTALLED AND TO IMMEDIATELY WARN THE PUBLIC THAT THEIR LIVES ARE IN DANGER EVERY TIME THEY DRIVE THEIR DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLE. IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE THAT THE MANUFACTURER AND NHTSA HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN INFORMED OF THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT AND FAILED TO PROTECT THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.

• 12/23/2013· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED PREMATURELY. THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE PADS BECAME METAL-TO-METAL WITH THE BRAKE ROTOR. THE CONSUMERS MECHANIC STATED THE BRAKE PADS WERE FROZEN ON THE CALIPER SLIDES, AND THE REAR BRAKES WERE THE SAME.

• 12/18/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  OUR 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STARTED HAVING MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES, WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN, BUT THE BLINKERS, THE DASH LIGHTS, HEATER/AC, RADIO, AND BLUETOOTH WOULD ALL NOT WORK AT ONCE. THE WIN MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. AS SOON AS THAT WAS DONE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THEN, SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN OUR ENCLOSED GARAGE WE NOTICED A PHANTOM NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER INVESTIGATION WE WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT TURNED ALL THE WAY OFF, BUT WAS IN FACT STILL RUNNING AND PRODUCING CARBON MONOXIDE. WE TRIED TURNING IT ON AND OFF AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES TO SEE IF IT WOULD TURN ALL OF THE WAY OFF, TO NO AVAIL. LET ME BE CLEAR. OUR VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. IT WAS IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE WITH THE USUAL AMOUNT OF VENTILATION, I.E. VERY LITTLE. LIKE MOST HOMES, WE HAVE BEDROOMS BOTH ABOVE THE GARAGE, AS WELL AS ONE NEXT TO IT. SO, BEING UNABLE TO MAKE OUR CAR SAFE TO PARK IN THE GARAGE, WE HAD BACK IT OUT INTO THE DRIVEWAY, WHERE IT RAN UNTIL THE BATTERY DIED. THEN, MY HUSBAND, DROVE THE CAR TWICE TO THE REPAIR SHOPS AND BOTH TIMES THE ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING, THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON, HE COULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE SECOND TIME IT DIED ON A MAIN ROAD, AND HAD TO BE TOWED. *TR

• 12/16/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  WIRELESS IGNITION NODE (WIN) MODULE POSITION FAILS COMPROMISING THE ABILITY TO START THE ENGINE WITH KEY FOB. THIS WAS REPAIRED ONCE FOR 122 DOLLARS. THREE MONTHS LATER, DEALERSHIP WANTS 1200 TO FIX IT. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND TOW TRUCK WAS REQUIRED.

• 12/14/2022· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle went into LIMP Mode, with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that she was able to maneuver the vehicle off the roadway. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ECM needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that an unknown recall repair was previously performed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 151,000.

• 12/14/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY TPIM IS BAD FOUND OUT AFTER GETTING MY ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, AND STARTER REPLACED. IT IS NOT SENDING SIGNAL TO MY FUEL PUMP.

• 12/14/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  MY GRAND CARAVAN HAS ISSUES STARTING, IT JUST CRANKS AND DOES NOT START. I HAD A DODGE MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT AND HE FOUND IT HAD THE COMMON ISSUE OF A BAD FUEL PUMP RELAY IN THE TIPM. THIS SAME ISSUE EXISTS IN THE DURANGO OF THE SAME YEAR AND IT HAS A RECAL, WHY TFK AREN'T THE CARAVANS INCLUDED. IT'S THE SAME FIX INSTALLING AN EXTERNAL RELAY BYPASSING THE ONE ON THE TIPM.

• 12/14/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  AT FIRST STARTING MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN MAINSTREET WAS A HEADACHE. WE WOULD GO OUT TO START OUR CARAVAN AND IT TOOK ABOUT 20 TO 30 CRANKS BEFORE IT WOULD TURN OVER. IT STOPPED CRANKING ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 5, 2015. WE HAD TO GET IT TOWED HOME. MIND YOU I WORK 2 JOBS AND HAD TO BE AT MY SECOND JOB ON SATURDAY AT 2:30 PM. WE GOT IT TOWED AND HAD A MECHANIC COME OUT TO LOOK AT IT. HE FOUND THAT THE STARTER HAD STOPPED. WE TOOK THE STARTER TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE FOR THEM TO CHECK IT. THE STARTER HAD DIED. WE PURCHASED THE STARTER AND GOT IT INSTALLED AND OUR CAR STILL WOULD NOT STAY CRANKED. THE MECHANIC TESTED ALL OUR FUSES AND OUR FUSE PUMP AND FOUND THAT ONE OF OUR FUSED(M25) THAT GOES TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH POWER TO IT. RESEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND THAT DODGE HAS A CIVIL SUIT AGAINST THEM FOR THE TIPM(TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE). I HAVE HAD TO WALK 2 HOURS TO GET TO MY SECOND JOB. ON SOME DAYS I HAVE TO PAY FOR A TAXI(TOTAL COST AT $46 DOLLARS) THAT IS MORE THAN I MAKE A DAY AT MY SECOND JOB. I GO TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR THE TIPM AND ITS NOT. WHAT DO YOU DO? I NEED TRANSPORTATION. I PAY A CAR NOTE OF $480.00 A MONTH AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET THIS FIXED. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER DODGE. WHEN ALL OF THIS STARTED MY AIRBAG LIGHTS POPPED ON AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS.

• 12/13/2018· POWER TRAIN

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT RESETTING DUE TO P0740 CODE EVEN AFTER CHANGING VALVE BODY AND RELATED SOLENOIDS ON TRANSMISSION. VAN DOES NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES WHILE DRIVING. NO GAS MILEAGE ISSUES. CURRENTLY IT IS ~93K. DEALER IS ALSO NOT SURE. HE SAYS NEED TO OVERHAUL THE TORQUE CONVERTER (COST $1100) THEN HE WILL KNOW IF ANYTHING ELSE IS DAMAGED. IN THAT CASE HE HAS TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION (COST $2800). 2ND OPTION TO PUT A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION (COST $3100). I HAVE READ ONLINE THERE IS A ONGOING ISSUE WITH DODGE TRANSMISSIONS (2011 TO 2014 MODELS) WHICH IS NOT BEING RECALLED. MANY A TIMES CHANGING TRANSMISSION DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC ALSO SAID HE GOT THIS ISSUE IN MANY OF THE DODGE VANS. WOULD REQUEST NHTSA TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THIS INVESTIGATION.

• 12/13/2017· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  MY 2011 CARAVAN STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING , FIRST IT WOULD ACT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO START BUT THEN IT WOULDN'T THINKING IT JUST WASN'T GETTING ENOUGH POWER I WENT AND HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED AND WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. PROBLEM NOT FIXED IT ACTED LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING FUEL FROM THE LINE SO I WENT TO GET THE FUEL FILTER CHANGED NO HELP THERE EITHER. WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE TCIM CHECKED BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE SAID THAT HAS BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. TURNS OUT IT IS THE TCIM AND DODGE IS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM... IT HAS NOW BEGAN TO STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HWY AND HAS MADE IT VERY DANGEROUS TO PULL THE VAN TO A SAFE PLACE OFF THE HWY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES TO DODGE WITH NO LUCK .THERE'S EVAN A 2017 DODGE CARAVAN THAT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM...

• 12/13/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VAN WOULD NOT START DIFFUCULT TO START VAN WOULD CRANK,HAPPENED TO MANY TIMES WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCE THAT REQUIRED AND TOW AS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START.I'M JUST RESEARCH TO INTERNET THE PROBLEM I'M JUST READ SIMILAR COMPLAIN AND PROBLEM ,REGARDS THE VAN SAME MY SITUATION THE TIPM MODULE DEFECT ., I WENT TO LOCAL MECHANIC JUST TAKE A LOOK THE PROBLEM THE MECHANIC SAID BATTERY NEED TO CHANGES THE KEY FOD NEED THE CHANGE AND RESET COMMPUTER,I'M SPENT AROUND $800,00 DOLLAR FOR EVERYTHING AND COUPLES AND MONTHS SMELL THING HAPPENED THE VAN NOT START DIFFUCULT TO START,I CALL A LOCAL DEALERSHIP , I SPEAK TO SERVICE ASSOSIATES I TOLD THAT IF ANY RECALL TIPM MODULE BUT THE GUY SAID NONE , I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VAN STRANDED AGAINT ANYTIME JUST PARK TO MY PARKING LOT COUPLE WEEK I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO FIX AROUND$1200,00 THE WORST THING I'M STILL MONTHLY PAYMENTS TO MY VAN FOR NOTHING

• 12/12/2018· STEERING,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  APPARENTLY THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH DODGE AND RELATED CHRYSLER VEHICLES ACCORDING TO OUR MECHANIC. BASICALLY THE TIPM--TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE IS BAD AND THIS CAUSES AMONG OTHER SYMPTOMS: VEHICLE NOT STARTING, ISSUES WITH ELECTRIC CONTROLS(LIGHTING), ISSUES WITH FUEL SYSTEM(FUEL PUMP OR RELAY) OUR VEHICLE HAD ISSUES STARTING. ESPECIALLY DURING WINTERTIME THIS HAPPENED. AND HAVING REPLACED THE BATTERY NEW AND ALSO HAVING ENSURED SPARKPLUGS ARE NEW, THOSE ISSUES WERE RULED OUT. STARTER ISSUE ALSO WERE RULED OUT BOTH BY OBVSERVATION AND MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE DIFFICULTY AND INTERMITTENT SUCCESSES IN STARTING, UP TO THE POINT THAT IT DIDN'T START ANYMORE ON 12/10/2018. THE STARTER IS TURNING BUT ENGINE DOESN'T START. SO TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND LEARNED THAT THE TIPM IS THE ISSUE. PRIOR TO IT TOTALLY FAILING TO START., IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS, THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED 4 TO 5 TIMES WHILE DRIVING IT ON THE THREAD GOING ABOUT 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR WITH TRAFFIC. I REALIZED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE BASICALLY THE CAR STOPS ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD--WITH TRAFFIC. WHEN THIS FAILURE HAPPENS, APPARENTLY NO FUEL GOES INTO THE ENGINE THAT THE VEHICLE COMES TO A HALT. THERE IS NO POWER STEERING AND RADIO OR OTHER--AS IF THE POWER WAS JUST TOTALLY DISCONNECTED. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OFF THE ROAD, USING ITS MOMENTUM. AND AFTER A COUPLE TIMES TURNING ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. AGAIN THE SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE OCCURRED AROUND 5 TIMES AND I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AFTER A COUPLE OF TRIES. UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER START AT ALL FROM A PARKING LOT. THE REPAIRS COS $1300+ FOR THE TIPM WHICH HAD TO BE DEALER ORDERED AND REPROGRAMMED.

• 12/09/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VAN LOST ALL POWER MULTIPLE LIGHTS COME ON AND DASH HAD TO GET TOWED 200 MILES EVERYTHING IS POINTING TO THE TIPM TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE BEING BEING BAD

• 12/09/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, BUT THE SPECIFICS OF THE FAILURE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

• 12/08/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  ABOUT 11/30 I WENT TO START THE CAR IN THE MORNING., THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON WHEN I TURNED THE KEY, AND WOULD NOT CHANGE SPEED OR TURN OFF AS MUCH AS I TRIED THE BACK AND THEY WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE RADIO/ CLOCK DID WORK BUT NO LIGHTED INFORMATION AND SAME WITH THE SPEEDOMETER, THE GAS TANK, TEMPERATURE WARNING AND TACHOMETER LIGHTING. THE CAR STARTED, AND RESTARTED SEVERAL TIME WELL ENOUGH BUT THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND THE WIPERS DID NOT CHANGE. I TRIED TURNING THE KEY ON AND OFF WITHOUT STARTING THE CAR A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH DIFFERENT NUMBER OF TRIES BEFORE RESTARTING AS A POSSIBLE RESETTING WITH NO CHANGE. EVENTHOUGH IT HAD NO WORKING SPEEDOMATER I DROVE THE CAR FIRST AROUND THE BLOCK SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN TO MY LOCAL MECHANEC. I TALKED TO HIM HE DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECT EQUIPMENT FOR TESTING REQUIRED TO FIND THE PROBLEM. HE SUGGESTED I GO TO THE DEALER AND 1) SEE IF THEY HAD ANY RECALL OR UNPUBLISHED ISSUED REPAIR NOTICES ETC 2) GET AN ESTIMATE OF THE POSSIBLE COSTS AND TIMES FOR REPAIR. I THANKED HIM AND WAS IN MY CAR AGAIN WITHIN 15 MINUTES AND THE TOTAL PROBLEMS WENT AWAY, FRONT WIPERS OFF AND ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WORKED. THE CAR WORKED FOR 4 MORE TRIPS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ON DEC 3RD 2020, I STARTED THE CAR JUST FINE WENT ON THE EXPRESS WAY FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR A ABOUT 35 MINUTES TRIP. ABOUT 8 MINUTES INTO THE EXPRESSWAY DRIVE THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE WIPER WENT ON FOR ABOUT 1.5 MINUTES, BUT BEFORE I COULD EXIT THE EXPRESSWAY THEY WENT BACK ON AND I COULD TURN OFF THE WIPERS, A FEW MINUTES THEY WENT OUT AGAIN AND JUST AS SUDDENLY IN 2 MINUTES THEY WERE WORKING AGAIN. THERE WAS A THIRD TIME BEFORE MY EXIT THAT LASTED ONLY ABOUT 1 MINUTE. WHEN I GOT OFF AT THE USUAL EXIT I PARKED & TRIED TO SEE THE PROBLEM AGAIN FOR NEARLY 20 MINUTES WITH NO LUCK, I CONTINUED THE TRIP AND IT WAS UNEVENTFUL AS DRIVE BACK & SINCE NO PROBLEM.

• 12/07/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER WAITING FOR 20 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND DRIVEN TO HER DESTINATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GROGAN'S TOWNE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (6100 TELEGRAPH RD, TOLEDO, OH 43612; (419) 476-0761), WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING TIPM MODULE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.

• 12/06/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE TIPM MODULE COMPLETELY FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FUEL PUMP. FROM PRELIMINARY RESEARCH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT DODGE HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS WITH THIS MODEL. VEHICLE WILL NOT START. HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROPULSION ISSUE WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE SLUGGISH THUS CAUSING A DANGER TO DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS

• 12/06/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  WE OWNED A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND AT 59,000 MILES, IT NOT ONLY NEED NEW BRAKE PADS (WHICH WOULD BE NORMAL), BUT TO OUR SURPRISE IT NEEDED NEW ROTORS AS THE ORIGINAL ONES WERE SO WARPED THEY COULD NOT BE USED FOR THE NEW BRAKE PADS. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD ADDED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE ROTORS AND WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY. AFTER HAVING OTHER ISSUES WITH THE VAN, THE LIFE LONG DEALER WE WORK WITH TALKED US INTO TRADING FOR A 2011 DODGE CARAVAN, ASSURING THAT THE BRAKE AND ROTOR ISSUE HAD BEEN RESOLVED. IT HAS BEEN ONE YEAR AND THE NEW VAN NEEDED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS AT ONLY 19,900. I WAS INFORMED THAT DODGE/CHRYSLER ADDED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (ONCE AGAIN), BUT THIS TIME I GOT TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE OF $50 (0-24,000 MILES). IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN BEFORE 36,000 MILES MY DEDUCTIBLE GOES UP. WHAT, I GET TO PAY FOR THEIR POOR PARTS PURCHASING? I HAVE INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THIS WILL BE THE LAST DODGE/CHRYSLER PRODUCT I WILL OWN. THEY HAVE TRIED TO TAKE CARE OF US, BUT WITH NO ASSISTANCE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. TOO BAD THAT THEY DO NOT WANT TO PROVIDE A QUALITY PRODUCT FOR CUSTOMERS AS THIS VAN IS A GREAT FAMILY VEHICLE, BUT WOULD HESITATE TO PUT MY GRANDCHILDREN IN IT. *TR

• 12/05/2015· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO START AND OFTEN WOULD NOT START, FAULTY TIPM.

• 12/03/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ON THANKSGIVING MORNING 2014, ME AND MY FAMILY WENT OUT TO GO TO VISIT FAMILY FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT WOULD CRANK AND CRANK, BUT NEVER COME CLOSE TO TURNING OVER. THE GAS TANK WAS FULL, THE BATTERY WAS FINE, BUT CLEARLY IT WASN'T GETTING GAS. WE OBVIOUSLY COULDN'T GO ANYWHERE. AFTER USING OUR OTHER VEHICLE, WE MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO DINNER (THOUGH OBVIOUSLY LATE). THE NEXT DAY, I HAD THE CAR TOWED IN, AND SEVERAL DAYS LATER WHEN THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY HAD THE TIME TO ANALYZE WHAT WAS WRONG, I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE TIPM PROBLEM. SO FAR, IT'S BEEN NEARLY A WEEK AND THERE IS STILL NO FURTHER NEWS ON WHEN WE CAN GET IT FIXED. I'VE BEEN TOLD THERE ARE ONLY 300 TIPM'S IN THE COUNTRY AND THAT THEY ARE UNSURE WHEN THEY CAN GET THE PART. THUS FAR, I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THAT THE PART IS "APPROXIMATELY" $700 AND LABOR WOULD BE "ABOUT" $200, SO I DON'T YET KNOW WHAT IT'LL COST. I DO KNOW THAT IT WILL COST ME $50 FOR THE WARRANTY DEDUCTIBLE. WHILE THAT IS NOT A LARGE AMOUNT, THE MORE TROUBLING ISSUE IS THAT I'M NOW PAYING FOR THE LOAN AND INSURANCE ON A VEHICLE THAT I CANNOT USE FOR REASONS THAT WERE ENTIRELY OUT OF MY CONTROL AND FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THAT IS UNKNOWN. *JS

• 12/03/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE VEHICLE STARTED SPORADICALLY NOT COMING ON. BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THAT WAS NOT THE ISSUE, ALTERNATOR WAS TESTED, THAT WAS NOT THE ISSUE?ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AGO THE PROBLEM GOT MUCH WORSE AND WOULD SOMETIMES TAKE 2-5 ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START. SOMETIMES IT WOULD START THEN IMMEDIATELY STALL. LAST WEEK IT JUST STOPPED RUNNING; WOULD NOT TURN ON AT ALL. TURNS OUT IT IS THE TIPM THAT HAS GONE BAD NOT ALLOWING THE FUEL RELAY TO WORK PROPERLY. THE PART IS AROUND $1200 TO REPLACE, IF YOU CAN EVEN FIND ONE. CHRYSLER/DODGE HAS RECALLED THIS IN VARIOUS OTHER VEHICLES BUT STILL REFUSES TO RECALL IT IN THE 2011-2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WE HAVE FRIENDS WHO ALSO HAVE A 2011 GRAND CARAVAN AND WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS BEFORE US. THEIR DEALER REPLACE ALL SORTS OF OTHER PARTS ON THE CAR BEFORE THEY TOOK IT TO A SHOP THAT TOLD THEM IT WAS THE TIPM; THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DOUBTED THAT WAS THE ISSUE BUT IF IT WAS THEY WOULD REPLACE IT FOR THEM AT NO COST. GUESS WHAT? IT TURNS OUT THAT WAS THE ISSUE AND NOW IT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THEY HAVE NOT HAD AN ISSUE SINCE. I HAVE SINCE, AFTER MUCH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, MADE A BYPASS FOR THE VEHICLE; WHICH WILL WORK TEMPORARILY BUT IT WILL NOT BE A PERMANENT FIX. I WANT THEM TO FIX MY VEHICLE! *JS

• 12/03/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED 10 MINUTES LATER. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

• 12/02/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TIPM BAD. I'VE TAKEN MY VAN TO THE DODGE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR IT CRANKS BUT NOT START. RUNS ROUGH, ACCELERATES BY IT SELF SOMETIMES, WINDOWS WENT DOWN BY THEMSELVES. THEY "DIAGNOSED" IT AND CAME UP WITH DIFFERENT THINGS, I'M SURE NEVER NEEDED SUCH AS HOUSING-THERMOSTAT, CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, O2 OXYGEN SENSOR. STILL RUNNING SAME WAY AND NOT STARTING. THEN THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP. I HAD A DIFFERENT MECHANIC PUT THAT ON BECAUSE HE SAID IT WOULD BE A FEW WEEKS BEFORE HE COULD GET A FUEL PUMP. COUPLE DAYS LATER SAME CRAP. NEXT DAY MY VAN WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, JUMP STARTED IT, TURNED IT OFF AND NEVER WOULD START AGAIN! COULDN'T HEAR THE FUEL PUMP COME ON AT ALL! NOW I'VE SPENT $1,100 AND STILL CAN'T DRIVE IT!! DODGE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR PAYING CUSTOMERS!!!! PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!! I AM ON A FIXED INCOME, I CAN'T AFFORD ALL THIS!!!!

• 12/02/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN AND THE LOCKS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

• 12/02/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

• 12/02/2011· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 30 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE RESULTING IN A SIDE IMPACT. PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT NOTHING OR NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

• 12/01/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  SEVERAL THINGS HAS BEEN HAPPENING. VAN WOULD SPEED UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON, IT HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING, TWO FRONT WINDOWS WENT DOWN BY THEMSELVES, I'VE HAD TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES TO START THE VAN, ITS GOTTEN A LOT WORSE! TOOK IT TO CR DODGE DEALER IN ADRIAN MI HAD TO PAY $60.00 TO DIAGNOSE IT. THEY CAME UP WITH THERMOSTAT AND CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR LABOR $297.05 PARTS $76.20 TOOK IT HOME A COUPLE DAYS SAME CRAP. PUT 02 OXYGEN SENSOR BECAUSE IT WAS ALSO RUNNING REALLY BAD AT TIMES. A COUPLE DAYS LATER SAME CRAP. TOOK IT BACK AGAIN SAID IT NEEDS A NEW FUEL PUMP MODULE. HAD TO TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WOULD TAKE THEM AT LEAST 2 WEEKS TO GET ONE IN.SO AROUND $500.00 FOR THE PUMP. A FEW DAYS LATER AGAIN HARD TO START, IT SEEMS LIKE IF THERE WERE A LOT OF MOISTURE IN THE AIR OR RAIN IT WAS WORSE. SO YESTERDAY WENT OUT AND WAS COMPLETELY DEAD! GOT A JUMP IT FINALLY STARTED. TURNED IT OFF TRIED TO START IT WITH THE AFTERMARKET REMOTE STARTER WOULDN'T START AGAIN AT ALL AFTER THAT JUST CRANKS AND I DON'T HEAR THE FUEL PUMP COMING ON. I TOLD THE "DODGE" SERVICE MAN THAT I READ ABOUT THE TIPM AND I THOUGHT IT WAS THAT. HE SAID NO, HE SAID IT DEPENDS WHEN AND WHERE THE VAN WAS MADE???? DODGE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS!!!! I AM SOOOOOOO AGGRAVATED!!!! *TR

• 12/01/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM FAILED. A BYPASS WAS INSTALLED ON THE TIPM; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

• 11/30/2011· STRUCTURE

  WE PURCHASED A WHITE 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 4/30/11, IT NOW HAS 24,000 MILES. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT BOTH SLIDING SIDE DOORS HAVE CAUSED LIKE EVENLY PLACED BLACK MARKS ON THE REAR WHEEL WELLS WHEN THE DOORS HAVE BEEN IN THE OPEN POSITION. BOTH DOOR INTERIORS HAVE MARKS WHERE THE DOORS HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH THE BODY MAKING THE FORE MENTIONED MARKS. WE HAVE MADE COMPUTER INQUIRY SEARCHING FOR "ANYONE WITH A DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SLIDING DOORS RUBBING?" AND HAVE HAD HITS ON THIS ISSUE. *KB

• 11/30/2011· STRUCTURE

  WE PURCHASED A WHITE 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 4/30/11, IT NOW HAS 24,000 MILES. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT BOTH SLIDING SIDE DOORS HAVE CAUSED LIKE EVENLY PLACED BLACK MARKS ON THE REAR WHEEL WELLS WHEN THE DOORS HAVE BEEN IN THE OPEN POSITION. BOTH DOOR INTERIORS HAVE MARKS WHERE THE DOORS HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH THE BODY MAKING THE FORE MENTIONED MARKS. WE HAVE MADE COMPUTER INQUIRY SEARCHING FOR "ANYONE WITH A DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SLIDING DOORS RUBBING?" AND HAVE HAD HITS ON THIS ISSUE. *KB

• 11/28/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  OUR VEHICLE WAS HARD TO START, AND WOULD SOMETIMES STALL WHILE DRIVING. AFTER DOING A BIT OF RESEARCH ON ALL POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS, IT ONLY WORKED WHEN BYPASSING THE FUEL RELAY. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT AFFECTED THE DURANGO AND GRAND CHEROKEE WITH THEIR TIPM. *TR

• 11/27/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  FUEL PUMP RELAY WENT BAD. ALSO FOUND BROKEN OIL FILTER VALVE, BROKEN FLEX PIPE TO EXHAUST AND LEAKY TRANSMISSION LINES.

• 11/25/2016· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ROLL DOWN AND THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

• 11/22/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  MY TIPM FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY NEAR MY HOUSE. FUEL DELIVERY CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE FORTUNATELY HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO GET BACK HOME, BUT WILL NOT START AT ALL. DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY TIPM MODULE. DOING SOME RESEARCH, NHTSA HAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED A VERY SIMILAR TIPM IN THE GRAND CHEROKEE AND DURANGO, ESSENTIALLY ALLOWING CHRYSLER TO RECALL THE VEHICLES AND INSTALL A NEW RELAY THAT BYPASSES THE TIPM AND ALLOWS FUEL TO FLOW. I ENCOURAGE NHTSA TO EXPAND THIS RECALL TO ALL AFFECTED 2010+ CHRYSLER VEHICLES WITH TIPMS IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT I WASN'T STRANDED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS EXIST ONLINE AND EVEN IN THE NHTSA FORUMS.

• 11/21/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  DIFFICULT TO START. ONCE STARTED DIES. IF POWER IS MAINTAINED AND YOU GET MOVING, WILL DIE WHEN POWER IS REDUCED. IF ON ROAD AND LET OFF POWER TO SLOW DOWN, IT DIES. BAD NEWS IF IN A TRAFFIC SITUATION, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS A WARNING. THEN ONE DAY IT WILL START TO ACT NORMAL..... THEN THE "WILL NOT START ROUTINE" STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. TOOK TO SHOP. NO INDICATORS ON DIAGNOSTICS. PROBLEM WOULD NOT DUPLICATE AT SHOP.

• 11/21/2017· SERVICE BRAKES

  2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, APPROXIMATELY 119K MILES. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY LIGHT (ESC) COMING ON WHILE APPLYING LIGHT PRESSURE TO THE BREAKS. IT CAN HAPPEN DRIVING SLOW (THROUGH TOWN) OR ON THE FREEWAY. ONCE THE LIGHT COMES ON, NO NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IS SEEN WHILE DRIVING OTHER THAN CRUISE CONTROL IS TURNED OFF IF IT WAS ENGAGED BEFORE THE LIGHT COMES ON. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND PUT IN PARK, IT WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK (SUCH AS PUT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE), THE KEY MUST BE CYCLED. ONCE THE KEY IS CYCLED, EVERYTHING RETURNS TO NORMAL (ESC LIGHT IS OFF, AND THE SHIFTER CAN BE ENGAGED TO NEUTRAL, DRIVE, REVERSE ETC. SEVERAL MECHANICS CANNOT EITHER REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, OR FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WHILE THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RANDOM, MY WIFE AND I CAN BOTH REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM EITHER WHILE IN PARK (TAPPING ON THE BREAK) OR WHILE DRIVING.

• 11/20/2022· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  New battery is dead after sitting for a week or more. Has happened several times…

• 11/20/2018· STEERING,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND HAD TO BE JUMPSTARTED TO DRIVE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM SANDY (LOCATED AT 1525 N UNIVERSITY PKWY, PROVO, UT 84604, (801) 734-9791) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE STEERING COLUMN. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

• 11/20/2017· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  I HAVE COMPLAINT REGARDING TIPM BUT NOW MY BATTERY IS DRAINED AND CAR WON'T TURN ON. WHEN IS DODGE GOING TO STEP IN AND HELP THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES BC VAN TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AND FAMILY SUES? WHY IT HAS TO TAKE A TRAGIC ACCIDENT BEFORE DODGE STEPS IN? I'M SURE AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH CHILDREN DRIVING AND STILL PAYING FOR THIS GARBAGE VAN. I WILL NEVER BUY DODGE AGAIN. GETTING A LAWYER.