Oil Pump Problems of Dodge Grand Caravan

I was driving van trying to merge onto highway with my family when check engine came on and van just went limp as I merged we almost got hit from behind thankfully we didn�t! this is a known problem with Chrysler and Dodge 3. 6 engines I recently purchased a used 2012 Dodge caravan rt I should have done research on it, also I tried to get emissions to pass inspection and I failed, there is this p06dd code that is affecting the van, I brand van to mechanic and over a week later new oil pump new oil filter housing adapter and over 1k in parts and labor and the problem still exist pertaining to that p06dd check engine code! that code puts engine in limp mode or safe mode, it make van very slow with out any power which is very dangerous trying to get onto highways when you van will not accelerate because of code! mechanic tried everything even with help from a Chrysler technician, andy they can't get rid of that code p06dd like I said oil pump replaced oil filter housing replaced oil pressure switched replaced wires harness computer reflashed, I did research and I see plenty of Dodge Jeep and Chrysler with 3. 6 has this issue even vehicles that come out of the dealership brand new has this issue! in my case I'm 7grand into this used vehicle and I can't even register it because of this issue! I can't even sell it trade vehicle because I can't get it passed inspection nor drive the vehicle because it's just flat out dangerous, I don't wanna invest in new engine because I heard of nightmares where Dodge replaced engine and even with new engine this code p06dd check engine light still exist? please help I have a family of 5 I can't afford of just loosing 7k I paid 5500 for van and about 1500 in repairs so far and van is still not working please can anyone help with this and investigate? thanks jason.

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The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the key would not turn over to start the vehicle. In addition, the instrument cluster shorted out and all the gauges and warning indicators randomly flickered. Lastly, the vehicle randomly stalled several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transaxle oil pump needed to be replaced and that they would further diagnose the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.

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While driving down the highway in heavy traffic the engine blows out of no where leaving the van almost inoperable. I have come to find out that this is a very common problem with these 3. 8 liter engines. It was driving fine and then there was extremely loud knocking and a sudden loss in power. Once I was able to get pulled over I checked the oil and it had "disappeared". To correct the issue a new engine is needed and these newer engines from Chrysler have a modified oil pump which tells me they know about this problem and are correcting it but only after you spend thousands of dollars for the new motor.

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About two weeks ago our 97 Grand Caravan se, 3. 3l v6, 45,000 miles died at an intersection and would not restart. We had it towed to a dealer that Sunday evening. On Tuesday I was told that the problem was a blown head gasket ($700) as two adjacent clyinders were low on pressure. Later that week I was told that the head gasket was ok but the camshaft was broken ($1400). On Thursday I was told that the camshaft bearings were damaged and that I would need to either purchase a rebuilt shortblock or longblock ($3,300/$3,800). I went to the dealer to view my engine (now disassembled on a bench) and the camshaft was in two pieces. A clean break with no blue color on either the camshaft nor the camshaft bearings. I was told by the dealer that camshaft bearings were only serviced by using the shortbock (I. E. , they wanted to sell me the whole works. From a hayes manual I purchased I discovered that you could indeed replace the camshaft bearings (seems logical as Chrysler does rebuild engines for resale). However I was told that the dealer did not do this. I asked them to find an automotive machine shop that would do this. After a couple of days with no call backs I found a couple of machine shops that would do the job for $35-$150. When I told the service manager this information he said they could get the camshaft but not the bearings. The service manager asked me if the machine shop could get the bearings. Their book showed camshaft bearings for Mini vans up to 92 only. They probed further and discovered the bearings listed for the 3. 3l cars were indeed the same part needed for the 3. 3l caravan. Next week I hope to be back on the road for a lot less $$$ than the options that were presented to me. . . . Still not satisfied as to the reason for the breakage. It wasn't oil starvation as the oil ports on the camshaft bearings were still in alignment. The oil pump is also still working. It looks like the camshaft had an undetected flaw at the time of manufacture. My first attempt.

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