Seven problems related to ignition have been reported for the 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
At 48,000 miles vehicle been experiencing ongoing / intermittent problem with engine stalling while driving or at a stop position. Been in dealer shop on five occasions, and dealer was unable to duplicate the problem.
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Intermittent stalling.
Engine stalls on freeway without warning, caused crash, rearended by another vehicle. Dealer has not duplicated problem after seven times, no repairs.
Engine will die suddendly at any speeds and without warning possibly due to bad computer, after waiting 15-20 minutes vehicle will restart. Dealer cannot dtermine cause.
We purchased a used 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan in December of 1997. It has an intermittent failure. During cold weather, occasionally the engine quits running. Sometimes failures occur every few days; sometimes they are more than a month a part. Failures occur following a cold start as the engines gets close to or reaches normal operating temperature. The failure usually happens from 9 to 31 minutes after the vehicle is started. Failures occur when the outdoor temperature is below about 400f. Failures most commonly occur when the minivan has been parked in a garage that is warmer than the ambient outdoor temperature. The engine quits running. This has happened while at a stop, while driving on local streets, and while driving on the interstate. Sometimes it recovers and sometimes it must be manually restarted. It appears that if the throttle is closed, the engine must be restarted manually and if the throttle is open, the engine recovers. When this failure occurs, the speedometer drops rapidly toward zero. It does not reflect the speed of the vehicle. Schaumburg Dodge has made at least seven unsuccessful attempts to diagnose and repair this problem.
Vehicle stalls out while driving with no warning. When this occurs no steering/instrument controls are operative.