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Engine bucks and skips. Code P0302, P0304, P0306, P0863, P0152, P0175, B193. Last event occurred in driveway and ran fine after driving about a half mile. Other events similar.
The contact owns 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while his girlfriend was parking the vehicle stalled, started smoking and then caught fire in the engine compartment. The contact stated that he inspected the engine compartment and noticed that wires, the wire harness and other items in the engine were burnt. The fire department was not contacted however, a bystander extinguished the fire with a water hose. The contact has not notified a local dealer. The vehicle has not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer has not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.
This vehicle has the same problem regarding the wireless ignition module (wim) problems as the 2008 - 2012 of same models. My wife was driving this car with all four of our children while we are here in germany (active duty us air force) 2017 and the engine died with no warning/indicators. I was not in the vehicle so I though maybe she hit the ignition and it cut out. At that point we swapped vehicles and I have been using this car as my primary vehicle for driving back and forth to work 2017 - 2021. I am a aircraft mechanic with over 23 years of maintenance experience on multiple different airframes. I have personally witnessed the engine cutting out while driving no less than 20 times since (4/25/2021). I have been able to put the van in neutral and immediately restart the engine (while I am driving and this happens). This happens at slow speeds (residential area with children playing in streets, high speeds (while on the autobahn), during turns (driving on hilly curved roads luckily I haven't exited the roadway yet!), braking (at stop lights), while parallel parking; power brakes stop operating, power steering stops operating, gas pedal stops responding to input - all due to the engine that stops operating. What I believe now due to the wireless ignition module going from on position to accy a malfunction with in the wim. It's like someone just killed the engine, but all lights, radio, everything else electrical still operates perfectly. Mileage 135,000 miles there are no indicators that the engine has ceased to operate except that the rpms are at 0 (even at idle rpms should be around 1,000 rpms). No other indicator light illuminates. Connected obd2, no codes, I even drive with a blue driver attached and when it has happened there are no codes recorded. These cars are hazards on the roads and it is shameful Dodge will not admit their mistake!
The vehicle has been regularly maintained. There's a huge electrical issue, has been ever sense I've owned it. The transmission is going on it, and I'm just over 100K miles.
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. Additionally, the vehicle failed to shut-off, causing the battery to become drained. There was an abnormal humming noise detected while the vehicle was idling. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 166,160.
- Palatka, FL, USA
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I can be driving at 40- 50 miles an hour and it just shuts down. The power steering goes out and brake light sometimes comes on. I can't steer it. Once I was in a curve on a narrow road when this happened and I almost ran off the road. At times when I'm going about 30 miles an hour and it just stops on me. It will start right back up. It has happened at least 3 times. Sometimes it will start up and immediately die. At other times it will start and run fine.
Pulling onto the freeway the engine shut off and even with the key in the on position the power steering and brakes were not available. I reached about 5000 rpms when the engine shut off and there is no check engine light. The van will try to turn over for about 5 seconds aftee I stop trying to get it to start.
Our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan would start fine and idle fine. Once on the road driving around locally nothing more than 10 -15 miles from the house with average speed of 35-45 mph the engine would just die! no warning lights or sounds it would just die. You would have to pull to the side of the road and restart the engine. You then would continue on with your drive and at the next stop sign or traffic light it would do it again, the engine would just die. You would have to repeat the steps all over again and restart the engine. Another time my wife (luckily none of my 3 children in the van at the time) took a left hand turn and midway through the turn the engine died and lost all control of the van! no steering or brakes! almost sent the van off into the ditch and almost rolled over. Now the engine will just die even when idling in the driveway. Once again no warning. No mil identification light comes on and no codes thrown. Van has in the past 6 months had the battery, fuel pump, injectors and coil packs replace. None of which solved the problem. Dodge has no recalls for this VIN in regards to random engine dying even though hundreds and hundreds of consumers have expressed their concerns of the same issues. This van is very unsafe and does not belong on the roads let alone having a family of 5 travel in it. We feel Dodge is literally dodging the issue and this is unsafe consumer practice.
1st time June 2020: While driving on highway, suddenly warning lights started going on and off and on, van lost electrical power, shutting down all lights, windows, etc. Engine would not switch gears. Luckily, made it off the highway before the engine died. Towed to mechanic, could not find an issue after it was jump started. They tested it for 5 straight days. Could not drive the vehicle at a highway speed once this started happening, it would not accelerate or switch gears, top speed was 35 mph. Not sure of precise date off the top of my head, but it was July 2020. Exact date can be verified from mechanic and aaa towing info.
1st time June 2020: While driving on highway, suddenly warning lights started going on and off and on, van lost electrical power, shutting down all lights, windows, etc. Engine would not switch gears. Luckily, made it off the highway before the engine died. Towed to mechanic, could not find an issue after it was jump started. They tested it for 5 straight days. 2nd time October 2020 pulled van out of garage to driveway, turned it off to load and put grandchildren in car seats. Van would not restart, towed, replaced battery. 3rd time 11/7/2020 while driving on Suburban busy road at night, suddenly various warning lights came on and off and on, wipers turned on by themselves, then all electrical power went out. I guided van into the nearest parking lot as the engine died and would not restart. Aaa came again, jumped the car, and while we discussed what to do, the car shut itself off again. Towed, mechanic replaced alternator. I have been very lucky not to be hit by another vehicle in two of these three instances. Current mileage: 102,201 I can provide repair shop bills and proof of the 3 times vehicle was towed in last 6 months!
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving, with the ABS and traction control warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to westgate Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram (2695 E main St, plainfield, in 46168), to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that due to the fuel relay being integrated into the tipm, the tipm needed to be replaced. The vehicle remained at the dealer unrepaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.
For the last few years the van just turns off while we are driving it. Completely turns off- we could be driving on a side street or going 75 mph on a highway. It's terrifying. We've tried to have it checked and fixed but it doesn't show up in the codes when the mechanic checks it. This is a terrible safety hazard.
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the fuel pump relay failed while driving and the vehicle stalled. The contact restarted the vehicle. The contact stated that the following day the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the fuel pump relay failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. A dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact pulled off of the roadway and restarted the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to apple Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of hanover (200 eisenhower drive hanover, pa, 17331, (717)637-1101), to be diagnosed. The mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure or retrieve a fault code. The contact was concerned that the tipm was defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 79,950.
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while driving various speeds, there was an abnormal sound coming from the engine. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was diagnosed with a cylinder misfire. The contact was also informed that the cylinder head needed to be replaced. The contact referenced the failure to 09-002-14 rev-technical service bulletin for which similar vehicles were covered under the X56 extended warranty. The contact stated an unknown dealer and the manufacturer were contacted and confirmed that the vehicle was not covered under the extended warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 122,000.
Vehicle seized up and stalled during driving. Previous cranks but won't start 1 year many times. Did a relay bypass wire to start vehicle. Transmission problems and not acceleration.
The engine stalls occasionally when I try to go after being stopped at stop sign. No warning lights. The engine just dies. Radio and electrical are still on. I'm afraid this will happen when I am moving and my brakes and steering will be compromised.
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Caravan. While driving at various speeds the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to thomas Dodge of orland park 15941 S 94th ave orland park, il. 60462-5522, (708)403-8801 where the failure was unable to be duplicated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 125,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving 40 mph, there was abnormal grinding noise detected and vehicle failed to accelerate. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 96,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving various speeds, the vehicle vibrated and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the head gasket and valves were faulty. The contact called bob howard Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram (13250 broadway ext, Oklahoma city, ok 73114, (405) 749-1111), but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The failure mileage was 126,900.
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- Plantation, FL, USA