Ignition Switch problems of the 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Yesterday was driving on a highway at 55 mph and approaching an intersection at which I would need to turn off. The engine died without any warning at all. I lost power steering and power breaks. Fortunately, I was able to slow down enough to navigate the corner and came safely to a stop but had this happed on one of the windy sections of highway I could easily have crashed. I turned the key fully off and then restarted the van and carefully drove home. I noticed today that ignition switch does not always spring smoothly back to its run position when I start the vehicle.

While driving, the car stalls, but some electrical lights stay on. The speedometer drops to zero, the gas pedal does nothing, the power brakes stop but can brake with a lot of foot pressure, the power steering stops but can turn the wheel with arm strength, the left and right blinkers won't work, but hazard lights do work. The heater fan stops. But the lights in the dash stay on. This is scary because it can happen at any moment. We have been fortunate to be in an area where we can pull over without an accident. . . So far. This ignition switch electrical problem appears to have a recall on other Dodge vehicles, but not the 2012 caravan. My mechanic has quoted a fix price of over $600 which is hitting us hard in the wallet. Please encourage Dodge to include the caravan in this recall. Peoples lives are at stake. This has been happening at least 3-5 times per week, starting in the fall of 2019.

The car shuts off/ stalls while driving. Almost got into accident with infant in van because it did it several times while driving 20mph on residential road. Van just shuts completely off steering and brakes lock. But once car stops put into park its able to start right back up again. . . I have read online recall on ignition switch but only on Dodge Grand Caravan 2008-2010. . I think it should be extended because it is happening with mine which is a 2012. Mechanic can't find any error codes.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the vehicle seized and lost power without warning. The contact managed to veer to the shoulder of the road. Restarted the vehicle which resumed back to normal. The dealer (midway Dodge 4747 s pulaski rd, chicago, IL 60632 (773) 376-8060) was contacted about the failure and was informed that no recall was under the VIN. The contact mention that the dealer stated that the failure is because of the ignition switch. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure recurred intermentinely. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000. Ck.

Ignition switch turning off, disabling power steering, power brakes, air bags, my car stopped in the middle of the street, all the lights and bells come so there is power from the battery. After a few tries it will start with no problems. I will turn the fob and hear 1 click sound at the start postion but nothing happens. It happens randomly and usually starts after 1-4 attempts. I have it stop in the middle of the street multiple time, and in heavy traffic areas this happens. It will just go dead, no warnings at all. I drive 25 miles to work and home every day, I am scared to drive it in fear I will get stuck somewhere or get hit!!!.

Vehicle would randomly shut off whiling driving. Ignition switch would change positions if bumped or while driving over rough terrain. Thus causing the vehicle to shut off unexpectedly. 2008-2011 model years have already been recalled. I guess someone has to die for the 2012 model year, which uses the same part, to be recalled as well.

My wife was driving our van and turning into a busy intersection when suddenly the car shut down leaving her with no power brakes and no power steering and no way to accelerate to get out of harms way. This has happened to me as well in the same vehicle. When I try to start the vehicle sometimes the car does not start and I have to turn the key a few times before it will actually make a connection. I investigated online about this problem and it seems that this is not an uncommon problem with this vehicle. When I called Dodge the technician told me that it's some kind of relay inside the ignition switch that is faulty so he admitted it himself I am asking that you investigate this before somebody gets hurt or killed. This is my family's primary mode of transportation and my children are always in this car. It is my worst nightmare to lose my family. And I would hate to lose my family over an engineering flaw that Dodge does not want to acknowledge . I fear thatsomebody is going to get hurt or killed over this eventually. The technician at Dodge told me that it typically cost around $800 to fix the problem because I would need two new keys and a new ignition so it's not like they don't know about this. There needs to be a recall on this ignition switch. If you research forums on the 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan you will see that this is a huge safety problem and extremely common. Please hold Dodge accountable before someone gets hurt.

With key in ignition switch, jarring or natural movement after starting causes system shutdown at any speed. First incident occurred at 55 mph and was left without power steering, brakes or any other electrically controlled system functional.

Ignition switch the van turn off if you hit a bump an highway.