general problems of the 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

While pulling into a parking space with my foot slightly on the brake pedal, the engine surged with an audible revving, and the vehicle accelerated resulting in a collision. Idling or near idling in cold weather seems to be a frequent issue, but this is the only time it has not been overridden by applying the brake.

Seat belt warning chime is periodical activated while vehicle is in motion and seat buckle is engaged.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact shifted the vehicle into reverse and without warning independently accelerated while in reverse and crashed into another vehicle. The contact then depressed the brake pedal and shift the gear to drive and the vehicle independently accelerated forward. As a result the vehicle hit another vehicle. . A totaled of 5 vehicles were involved in the crash. The vehicle was then turned off. No air bags deployed. A police report was failed. The contact stated that one of the vehicle was occupied however no injuries were sustained by the vehicle occupant. The contact sustained whiplash which required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot by the insurance company and deemed a total loss. No dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

I have continuous problems out of this vehicle, sensors, and the vehicle down shifts regular on a strait way, and up slight hills, loses speed ,extreme loss of fuel mileage.

While attempting to turn left onto two lane highway, van surged, all dashboard lights came on and then had almost no acceleration. Had to maneuver into center turning lane and then was able to get van into parking lot of store. Engine was revving but van would not go above 10mph. Van was towed to local dealership tonight. This is the third time this has happened since late December of 2015. Main computer (tipm) has been replaced twice already by dealership. Dodge did help cover part of repair cost first time, never heard back from them when it happened again in the end of February and just filed third claim / complaint tonight. Just wondering if they are waiting for someone in my family to be seriously injured or killed when the vehicle does this before acknowledging that there is an inherent issue with this van or the parts they are repairing it with.

While driving my 2012 3. 6l Dodge Grand Caravan with a 160 amp alternator the battery light came on, within 5 miles the transmission control system stopped working. Further all of the system lights on the dash came on and the radio and hvac system stopped functioning. The cause of these system conditions was the denso tn421000-0770 alternator failing. I believe that this is the same alternator that is used on vehicles that are included in NHTSA recall no. : 14v-634. Chrysler claims that the alternator fails only on cars that are equipped with ehps. I believe that my alternator failed in a similar fashion to this recall. The Dodge and Chrysler minivans that are equipped with a 3. 6l engine and the denso 160 amp alternator should be recalled. In the end my car stalled in the middle of the road which could have resulted in a terrible accident had I been on the highway.

I was entering on a busy interstate when my 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan r/t got to about 50+ mph the gas pedal kept accelerating and would not stop the rpm gage hit 6 the only way I got it to stop was to put the vehicle in neutral and pull of the road the rmp's kept going as did the engine I turned the van off in neutral and put it in park. When I started the van back up it instantly started doing the same thing in park. I turned the van back off and waited about 5 minutes and when I restarted the van it seemed normal. Took it to the dealership that day on a Saturday they called me Monday and said it happened with their technicians driving and he removed the floor mat that had been in there for 2 and a half years and it was fine they told me the floor mat got stuck under the pedal! common sense says it would stop the pedal from being pushed down not pull the pedal to the floor. But what do I know right!?!?!?! I am just a female and mother to 2 small children who were with me when it happened. It did this again with my husband driving on a 6 lane road when he pulled out from a stop. This time the floor mat had not been there. Chrysler needs to do something about this matter before a run away vehicle kills someone! they keep telling me they have no idea what the problem is caused from because no codes come up on diagnostics. However if you search the issue online it points to the tipm and the fuel pump not shutting off. The safety issue of this is pretty severe if you ask me. A vehicle that accelerates on its own is pretty serious and dangerous not only for my family but to the general public as well! I do not want to just get rid of the vehicle it is the first brand new vehicle my family has owned and even purchased the extended warranty with the hopes of keeping the vehicle for at least 6 years and now this is not a safe family vehicle! please help with this issue!.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 10 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed and became stuck causing the vehicle to increase in speed. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 59,000. Djr.

Engine runs very rough, idles low almost dies at intersections. Does not have power when gas pedal is pused down, looses power while driving as well. These vans have something majorly wrong with the engines and transmissions. Dodge needs to investigate and recall/repair these vans. They are harzards. I cannot wait to be rid of mine before something happens to me and my four children. Doesn't sound like I'm the only one with the problems either. Maybe Dodge/Chrysler is going to be like gm and let people die before repair a minor part. Very dissappointed in this vehicle. It will be my last Dodge purchase.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge caravan. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the electronic throttle control warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle also began to accelerate without depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was not repaired nor was the failure diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 13,000. The approximate current mileage was 13,100.

Passenger side sliding door rattles as if open dealer replace door panel did not fix said left side taillight was cause replace it did not fix said manufacturer left brake clips off brake pads replace still rattles told know its my imagination also transmission problems mash gas easy to maintain speed have to keep mashing almost to floor before any thing happens then it drops down into passing gear almost making you rear end vehicle ahead of you sometimes on take off will start going then hesitate causing a possible crash situation dealer said transmission needed computer update this made it worst put two more update still not shifting right have made manufacturer aware have open star case with them still can not get problems resolve have parked van at 15685 miles I feel that its unsafe for my wife an grand kids to be in ! I have several mech drive it they say something wrong also.