Battery Dead problems of the 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan

Ten problems related to battery dead have been reported for the 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan based on all problems reported for the 2011 Grand Caravan.

1 Battery Dead problem

Failure Date: 09/22/2019

For several months now I have dealt with a problem with the fuel pump not turning off after the vehicle has been shut off. It has drain the battery dead. Now it has evolved into a problem where the car is stalling and shutting car systems down without notice. Thank goodness I was not moving when it stalled. It appears it is a problem with the fuel pump module relay. Dodge needs to fix this problem. This is a major safety hazard.

2 Battery Dead problem

Failure Date: 12/28/2017

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.

3 Battery Dead problem

Failure Date: 07/31/2015

The 2011 Grand Caravan had trouble starting one morning but soon started. Soon after, the problem appeared to happen more frequently. One morning the battery was dead even though it was a fairly new battery. I exchanged for a new battery and it was dead again on another morning soon after for no valid reason. From the start of the problems till now-it's increasingly difficult to start at the beginning of the day and the vehicle stalls occasionally after starting in the middle of the day. The repair shop says they think it is the tipm, but says there is no way to sure. After much research since then, it appears to be a problem that known but no recall has been issued yet for this vehicle. Twice my wife and two small children have been stranded--I consider this a safety issue. I'm told it's $700+ to replace. I have found doors unlocked or completely open for no apparent reason. I've read online that the dead battery that has happened has happened to other owners and was linked to the fuel pump running continuously. I see that a problem was identified in the Jeep grand cherokee and the durango and that there was a class action lawsuit from November 2013.

4 Battery Dead problem

Failure Date: 07/17/2015

The 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan was throwing a code for cylinder 2. After work one night, the vehicle's battery was dead. After replacing the coil pack and plug on cylinder 2 and replacing the battery, the battery was dead again when I picked it up from my local mechanic. The next day, the mechanic looked at the vehicle and discovered that the fuel pump was continually running. The tipm was defected. The cost for the part is $600 without labor. While researching further on the internet, it was discovered that this is a common problem on this vehicle, as well as, other Chrysler vehicles. I spoke to Chrysler, the warranty on the electrical expired in 2014. After repairing the problem, temporarily, the check engine like came on with a misfire on the left cylinder head, again. I have an appointment in a month (earliest appointment for a warranty, since the dealership only has 1 technician, currently, that can repair warranties) to get the cylinder head replaced. At the same time, they will also fix the recall on the rear window wing motors (which was recalled last spring but Chrysler didn't send the parts to the dealership at least 3 months after the recall - which I then forgot about). All in all, it has been one big mess. Not to mention that the exterior molding has been peeling off. My biggest safety concern is the tipm. In researching this problem, it was noted that this can leave you stranded (which it did) and ,in some cases, deploy the airbags for no reason. Safety wise, this is very concerning to me. Once I can get the money to replace the module, I will be fixing it. But, in the meantime(since I have spent several hundred dollars in the other "repairs"), I will keep my fingers crossed that it does not do myself or others physical harm.

5 Battery Dead problem

Failure Date: 07/15/2015

What isn't wrong with my 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan. Slowly everything is wrong and I'm finding out it's all related. First I just thought it was possessed when the windows rolled themselves down. Then it wouldn't want to turn over. I replaced the battery. I thought the problem was solved for about two weeks till it started acting up again. Now it never wants to start and will shut off on me while driving down the highway. I loose all power including steering. I know when the power goes out on the lift gate that the van is not going to start. Most recently the fuel pump kept running with the van shut off causing the battery to go dead. If it doesn't short out or what ever it does to act completely dead. I have read that I need to replace my tipm (total integrated power module) but that chrystler hasn't fixed the problem. So I will basically be paying about $1200 for a new defective part or drive down the highway with my kids in the van and hope I don't loose all power in the middle of traffic!!.

6 Battery Dead problem

Failure Date: 01/02/2015

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.

7 Battery Dead problem

Failure Date: 10/30/2014

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.

8 Battery Dead problem

Failure Date: 10/24/2014

Bases on what I found with my local mechanic and online my van a a faulty tipm. Dodge currently has a recall out for other vehicle with a bad tipm but claims my van in not affected by it. My van has hard starts or it will start the stall. It takes about 8-10 times before it will start and stay running. Also my fuel pump will stay running even after I take the key out. If I do not remove the fuel pump fuse the pump will until the battery dies.

9 Battery Dead problem

Failure Date: 04/02/2014

The vehicle stall in the middle of the highway, and the water pump won't shut off and it is is causing the battery to die and other issues with the car. After spending hundreds of dollars to look into the vehicle, it was determined it was the tipm. After research there are thousands of cases regarding faulty tipm's on 2007-2012 Chrysler vehicles, included multiple deaths. Chrysler should be responsible to issues a recall immediately to the customers affected.

10 Battery Dead problem

Failure Date: 04/01/2013

The tipm (totally integrated power control module) has caused fuel pump problems so dealer overlayed the fuel pump costing 400 dollars. It has caused my blinker to interment stop working. It has caused battery failure so we have to replace the battery 150 dollars. Now the driver seat will not move it's a power seat and unless we replace the tipm we will have to spend money to overlay the seat. And sometimes it don't want to start we have no way of paying for the tipm and we were told it's not a part that has been updated to replace it with a faulty part is ludacris. This is a safety issue and needs to be recalled before someone is hurt.



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