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Engine shuts off while driving down expressway and randomly just shuts off. Very dangerous and someone is going to get killed. Dodge/Chrysler needs to do sometime about this.
Vehicle just shutting off randomly while driving. No light came on, engine just stopped. Total safety issue when in busy traffic. Other years of same models have been recalled, but not 2012 dodge caravan. The problem was wireless control module that was very costly, but it could have been more costly if an accident occurred. Please look into this problem. From what I have seen on line, this has been a problem for many dodge customers.
The TIPM unit is causing issues for my wife and kids there is a recall on other models with the same part that is causing issues why wouldn-??t it be a safety issue for this model as well if it can cause the same safety concern
Vehicle randomly shuts off while driving. No known cause or correlation between incidents. All electrical and power steering good off, without any warning. Happens multiple times daily
While driving 55 MPH on the highway all the lights on the dashboard began flashing and the vehicle lost ALL power - No power steering, no brakes, no engine, nothing. Luckily I was going uphill in the mountains without any traffic and was able to eventually stop. Had there been a vehicle behind me, the results could have been fatal. The vehicle was towed to a nearby trusted shop. They are saying it needs a whole new engine. The problem is, even with a replacement engine, this could happen again with a new/rebuilt Chrysler/Dodge engine. Keep reading please. In researching, I found that this is a known issue with this and other Chrysler/Dodge models. There was a previous Class Action Suit in California settled regarding this issue that required all plaintiffs to file before December 2018. Sadly, I did not purchase the vehicle until 2019 and this issue did not occur until 2021. I'm hoping there is some way to make Chrysler/Dodge accept responsibility for this through a recall or another class action suit as I have read many complaints online regarding this issue. How many people have to die before somebody does something about this?
- West Jefferson, NC, USA
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The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, several times, air bag, ABS, and battery warning lights illuminated before the vehicle stalled. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle operated normally for a while before the failure recurred. This keeps recurring in spite of changing alternator and battery twice in two months. Mechanics including an auto-electric technician from Northern Virginia were not able to pinpoint the exact cause. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage started at 143,000.
It refuses to start. Light comes on the dash for the throttle body and when fuses were tested it was found that the TIPMs power cuts out. Which led to a research and found online that a recall on that exact issue/part was for certain 2011-2012 models. I called my local dodge dealership and was told that my van didn't fall under that recall because it was VIN specific. If my 2012 Dodge grand caravan is having those issues, why is it not under the recall. This car is my main transportation for myself and my family. I have 5 school aged kids that rely on this vehicle for transportation everyday. I NEED this to be taken care of as soon as possible, please.
The car shutoff on me while I was driving home. It shut off on the bridge while I was driving home and wouldn't start for 30minutes. It finally started up and I made it home but the next morning it wouldn't start up at all. I got it jumped and took it to midas and they checked everything and said it is a computer issue. I called dodge d they told me $180 just to look at it. I see all these comments about the same issue and I don't understand why there is not a recall for this problem!!!
I was driving and the vehicle stalled out. Could have been hit if someone was right behind me. At first the car would keep turning over trying to start and it would after awhile, then lead to going out to the car and the battery completely drained. I had to replace a whole battery and alternator and it is still draining the battery (fuel pump rely). I don't see why there hasn't been a recall to fix this with as many complaints as there are online.
My wife and I have a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, my wife drives the car on a daily basis school runs, etc with our 4 kids. While driving the kids to school and stopped at a red light the vehicle suddenly with no warning lost all power and shutdown. My wife said she was able to restart it again right away, then just before she got home the car suddenly and again no warning shut down everything no power whatsoever she was unable to remove the key from the ignition. After attaching a battery pack we were able to get it restarted and drive home Thankfully no one was behind her at the time as it would most definetly have resulted in a crash. Since then this has occured several more times sometimes it will be a day or couple days but it will always just die with no warning, My wife refuses to drive the car now as both she and I are afraid for the kids and her safety. I have checked and fixed various items including a new battery, alternator and ASD relay all of which did not fix the issue. I see dodge has issued recalls for the ignition switch on previous years. I believe Dodge needs to look at the 2012 and fix whatever this issue is as I have saw numerous people experiencing the same issue. I am a father supporting my wife and 4 kids and cannot afford a bottomless pit of maybe its this/that. Dodge needs to step up it could be the difference of saving someones life.
Bought the van and with in 2 Days just driving an it cuts off, No warning Nothing, Can click back on at any time...Engine reeves up sounds like it's gonna blow up.. You have to either put it in Neutral or pull off the road and turn it off and it will crank right back up... It does this at any given time.. This is VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOUR DRIVING AT HIGH RATES OR LOW RATES OF SPEED. IT'S GONNA CUSS A BAD WRECK ONE DAY..
When turning the key over to start the vehicle it will keep turning over but not crank and it will not stop turning over until you switch the key in off position. Also, at times the van will stall while runing and shut off. So far in parked position but I am afraid it could happen while driving. The fuel pump will keep runing after the ignition has been shut off and the key taken out. This runs the battery dead and will leave you sitting.
My doors are unlocking by themselves after I locked them. Seat belt warning going off when seat belt is engaged.vehicle is stationary with door locks and in mmotion for seat belt warning going off.
My 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.6L shuts off randomly while driving. It has happened at highway speed on the interstate in traffic and on local roads. There is no warning. It will restart. There is a recall for this issue for 2008-2010 Caravan, but obviously it needs to be extended. This is a dangerous issue
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
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
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.
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.
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- Rootstown , OH, USA