Check Engine Light On problems of the 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Took my 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan to the tempe dealership to have the recalls fixed. Soon after they did the recalls my car would not drive off the lot they told me that the fuel pump was bad and it would cost $806 to fix it. So I told them lets do it. I get a call an the said its the tipm ! $1400 dollars later my car is still running pretty rough and not getting power and completely shut down while driving. So I call the dealer and they tow it in to tell me it is my fuel pump. So $800 they said its fixed and I should have nothing going wrong. 3 days later my check engine light comes on and a code p0456 evac leak! so I call the dealer and let them know . I then purchased a gas cap just to make sure that was not the problem. Light stayed on. So I get the van to the dealer and they had my van allday to say its my gas cap . Let me remind you I just purchased one. So they get the check engine light to go off and now everytime I fill the tank up gas fumes are soo strong in the vehicle and is running very poorly. Honestly im scared to have them look at it . I just want my van safe I have kids . Its my only vehicle.

2012 Dodge caravan loses power while driving without warning! no check engine light. No codes. Shuts off in any condition. Very dangerous! have looked up the issue in Dodge forums and it's a known issue that could possibly have something to do with the tipm on many Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep vehicles. It's an intermittent issue. Had dropped off my kids at school and went to put van into park and van died but on its own came back on. Loses power intermittently while driving on freeway. Can even hear loss of power through the heater/ac unit. Please fix this issue before someone is killed! only way to prove is to let a mechanic/ Dodge drive it around and let them find out the hard way. Issue occurs when going o or any speed.

Engine requires key wiggling to start 9 times out of 10 no matter where or how its parked, randomly won't start or starts and shuts back off also with no positional correlation, and randomly shuts off while driving without warning or check engine lights, usually at lower rates of speed. Battery drains and have had to replace it 3 times in as many years.

While in motion at low speed the engine suddenly stops running. The power steering seizes up & I have to manually steer to the side of the road. The check engine light comes on, when I restart the car. Each time it has happened, fortunately no one has been behind me. The dealership that we purchased it from said that it was a cam shaft problem. After paying $1000+ in repairs to fix this problem, it still continues to happen. We have contacted the dealership and they told me that I needed an oil change. I brought it in for an oil change & it continues to shut down while driving. The dealer then told me that it is another cam shaft & they have no way of knowing which one. The check engine light no longer goes on & it does not store codes when this happens. Several times we have contacted "Chrysler customer cares" & they just take down our contact info, register our problem & do not follow up. This is a 2012 Grand Caravan with approx. 92k+ miles. We have not received a recall notice regarding this problem.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to dch Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram fiat of temecula at (951) 225-4541 located at 26845 ynez rd, temecula, CA 92591 where it was diagnosed that the passenger side cylinder head of the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure where it was confirmed that no warranty was on the right side cylinder head but did not offer any further assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Po302 cyl2 misfire code. Cylinder head previously replaced under same code. This time camshaft intake and exhaust , 16 arm- value and 24 tappet valve lash had to be replaced. Car only has 82,000 miles on it and has had two major engine repairs required. Condition caused by the roller bearings in the rockers coming apart. Check engine light came on while driving. This repair was $2180. 94. My mechanic and I think it is all one related engine problem and should have been covered under the extended warranty.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at 50 mph that the vehicle misfired and the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated he diagnosed that the cylinder failed. The contact was able to locate the extended warranty online on the cylinder covered up to 150,000 miles. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (adams Jeep of maryland inc, 3485 churchville, aberdeen, MD, 21001) where it was diagnosed and confirmed that the second cylinder had failed and was included under the extended warranty, also that the cam shaft failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and confirmed the warranty for the second driver cylinder head, however stated that the cam shaft was not covered under warranty, and by coincidence they both failed at the same time, no further assistance was offered. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Three different times, I took my 2012 Dodge gran caravan to have the engine check because it stalls out. This happens at any speed. Every time all check out ok per the Dodge repair center. Twice the check engine light was on at the time of the engine stalling. Twice no indication. Engine just quit. It happened again last night (08/30/2017) when my wife was coming home on the interstate. She was in traffic and the engine just quit. Big safety issue. Thank god that she was not in an accident. Some thing is wrong with my gran caravan. This problem started early this year (2017). First time to a Dodge facility was on 05/23/17, next on 06/05/17 and on 07/07/17.

My 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan showed a check engine light at 67,000. I checked the code to fnd out p0303 is a engine misfire. Could be ignition, plug, or valve-cylinder compression. I had the engine serviced and the light goes out. The next day the light comes back on. I return the vehicle for service to investigate the check engine light. Further investigation reveals there is a bad compression on cylinder 03. I take the vehicle to Dodge and they could have told me up front that the right cylinder head is not covered under the extended warranty from Chrysler. They take my car into service and find a leak on cylinder 04 also. They gong to replace the left cylinder head but not the right cylinder head with the same identical problem. I am looking at $3500. 00 if I choose to replace the right cylinder head. This extended warranty should cover the defect no matter which cylinder head is defected. My wife loves the car. She wants another one. I told her that because of this issue we would be right back here in 4 years with another 3. 6l v6 pentastar engine. I am torn. Do I trade the issue back to Dodge and get a 4. 0l v6 pentstar. I have almost paid it off. This sux great times flushed down the drain because of a engine defect. I love it but I have leave it. Toyota here I come.

Bought car with an extended warrantee. Check engine light came on and codes show that mis-fires were happen in right side of engine. After engine was inspected debris was found in the engine and mechanic thought it necessary to replace the engine. Looked up recalls and the pennstar was being recalled for cylinder problems on the right side of engine. The engine only has less than 130000 miles on it and now I am saddled with paying it off and putting in a 6000 engine, .

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan. While at a stop sign, the vehicle failed to accelerate. In addition, the headlights flickered and the check engine warning light illuminated. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver side cylinder head needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 36,022.

Driving in a small town, my check engine light came on. I was on the lookout for this. I am a medical courier and we have 4, maybe 5, Grand Caravans operating out of our facility. Two have had to have the heads replaced, both with the pentastar v-6. I have this engine in mine as well . I was told by the drivers of those to watch for the check engine light to come on, and last night it did. So now, it seems I may be number three. I would consider my driving habits in the Dodge "easy", probably 90% of the time I am driving rural two lane highways and interstate. The workday is about 380 miles driven. I drive very little stop and go. I can get 90k miles out of original brakes and tires. I do use a variety of brands of gas, but I would consider them all "brand name". We service our vehicles at proper intervals, all caravans are ordered to the same spec, but this can differ slightly with model year. While searching the net, I've read where Chrysler is quietly replacing heads with problems. One of my fellow couriers recently had the head work done at 80k+ on his Dodge. You can see I am now at a similar mileage. Our fleet man told me there was no invoice and the engine was fixed for free at a Chrysler dealer. It should have been- a cylinder head should not need replacement at 80k+ on a properly maintained vehicle. I am submitting this because Chrysler is stating this is some sort of rare (less than 1%) occurrence due to an odd combination of factors, including bad fuel. I beg to differ as we have had 2 pentastar caravans fixed at work, and it's likely mine will be number 3. This is quite remarkable, and can't be discounted as some sort of fluke. It's not coincidence, in my view. It's a flawed head design, or poor manufacturing. There should be correction beyond the factory warranty.