Battery Dead problems of the 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

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.

Well my wife was driving the van on the expressway way last year van just shuts off. It wouldnt start so I put my jumper cables on it and it fired right up a few days later we went to kmart in their for only a good 20 minutes the drive alone was about an hour and half come out and the battery was dead once aging. Go figure this was when kmart stopped selling bigger batteries. So I walked over to autozone and bought a new battery installed it and it started up. While we got home then had to leave aging to go get the kids from school the battery was dead know when I say dead through all of this I mean their was enough power to have the van doors open and lights on but not enough power to turn the engine over till it clicks. So hooked up to my truck jumped it. Seem to drive fine so we went back to autozone and they changed it out with the warranty and tested it they said it was a good battery but to be on safe side. Well I started to drive the van I had to get jumped 4 times before I started to disconnect the battery when it was warm out the battery would last but on the cold nights the battery would still die. So one day I said srew it I went to drive it and it just would start believe it or not I only took off the air filter thinking maybe it clogged while I did that and tried starting it it back fired out through the intake causing a fire on the air filter box put it out said hell with it it's going to the Dodge dealer in wilkesboro nc I paid 1,700 to have the tipm replaced they said that's what was wrong with it so I said okay. Here it is a year later and now I am getting a little upset around the same time it went out last year and my van is starting to give me the same issues so I am going to hope that it isnt that but just to be on the safe side this is for last year and if I have to pay that price aging yes I'll be making a new complaint to.

The integrated control model is making the fuel relay run all night and make the battery die. I have looked online for recalls and there is none. This problem is happening on more Grand Caravan. I have had this problem for all most a year. I can't find the tipm or it cost to most. This need to be recalled.

Starting September 2016 we noticed our lights would go on for no reason and our doors would open on its own. We initially chalked it up to our key being faulty and replaced the batteries, but every so often it kept happening. In October our battery died, we figured the last time we changed it was when we originally got the van so maybe it was just time and replaced it. Then in November our car would not start right away. It started with have to crank about 2 times. Especially in the morning after it sat unused for a couple hours, but then throughout the day it was fine. Soon though it took 5 times before it would start so we took it into to our mechanic to see if there was an issue. Nothing registered on the computer, we figured maybe our fuel lines were clogged and we did a flush. It fixed the starting problem for about a week and then it happened again. We could hear our car cranking, but it would not start and we would have to crank it a couple times. Then while driving our car just stopped. Everything shut down, mind you while driving downhill at about 45 mph. The wheel locked and luckily my husband was driving, he was able to get to the side. We towed our car to the mechanic who said now the computer is saying the fuel pump is bad. So we changed that. Our van worked perfectly. . . For one day. The next morning it would crank, but not start. After towing to the dealership they stated the next appointment was in January 2017 and our van would be on standby. We are fortunate we did not have to wait that long to have them look at it, but now they stated we needed to replace the battery. . . Again! the problem was our tipm. It basically fried our brand new battery. Total cost for replacing just the tipm $1200!!!! that is not including $140 for diagnostics and $140 for a new battery. How can this happen to a car that is only 4 years old?.