general problems of the 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan - part 1

1 is the tipm stopped working and Dodge says the recall isn't for my vn# doesn't match recall , was lucky it didn't fail in traffic. 2. No recall on failed brake booster which could cause brake failure.

This is the fourth time I am filing a complaint. My 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan completely dies and looses all power going over 50 miles per hour. No warning, no codes appear, nothing. Looses all power, power steering, brakes, etc. Have to get to side of road, wait 20 minutes, then car will start. This has happened now over 25 times. The latest time I was driving on the expressway and the vehicle behind me almost crashed into me. This continues to be a safety issue and it is unclear as to why Dodge is doing nothing about this despite multiple complaints by hundreds of drivers. I have spent $3000 so far trying to fix this to no avail, new battery, fuel pump, fuel filter, tpm relay, new keys, new programming, still happens. Case manager from 2023 told me to take to Dodge dealer, spent additional $800, but they had no root cause. Happened again. Case manager told me to take to a different Dodge dealer for second opinion. No codes, no root cause, but charged $400 diagnostic fee. When is Dodge going to do something about this? how many complaints are needed? does someone have to get injured? just tell me how to fix it, that is what I and thousands of others this happens to need to know before someone gets killed.

Driving down the road and my van cuts off. After leaving about 15 minutes it starts back up. I can go around 500 miles between cut offs. Had to 2 different garages with no solution. Replaced fuel pump, did not help. This is very dangerous especially on major highways.

While driving my van it will randomly shut off, it starts back up right away after I get to a safe location to do so but this is very dangerous. I've taken it to shops and they cannot replicate it and there are no codes on the reader to indicate any issues.

It won’t start right away,takes a lot of attempts to start and worse part is vehicle is running and suddenly turns off totally or die and it scares me and my family. That way it’s really hard what to do because steering is out of balance and just stop wherever you at. This happens many times.

This morning the headrest on the passenger side was deployed the van was parked in driveway overnight. Not sure how this happened. I feel this is a safety issue. If I was driving and someone was sitting in that sit that could have hurt them. This is a default on your vehicle . Please contact me.

This is the third time I am filing a complaint. My 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan completely dies and looses all power going over 50 miles per hour. No warning, no codes appear, nothing. Looses all power, power steering, brakes, etc. Have to get to side of road, wait 20 minutes, then car will start. This has happened now over 16 times. The latest time with my grandchild in the car, the vehicle behind me almost crashed into me. This continues to be a safety issue and it is unclear as to why Dodge is doing nothing about this despite multiple complaints by hundreds of drivers. I have spent over $3000 so far trying to fix this to no avail, new battery, fuel pump, fuel filter, tpm relay, new keys, new programming, still happens. Will never buy another Dodge/Chrysler again, and have told family and friends the same potential hazard of this brand.

Doors make loud buzzing sound every time opened.

Front seat passenger headrest has deployed. Vehicle was not in an accident. Don’t know when it happened. I noticed it when a friend was getting in the car. Who is responsible for this one? and I am afraid the driver headrest will deploy when I am driving.

It is unknown at this time what is wrong with the vehicle. The problem started two weeks ago. Initially after driving sustained highway speeds, the van will hesitate to brake when driving through town. When approaching a stop it would stutter to a stop and then stutter to drive again when pressing the gas, the delay was about 2-3 seconds. In two weeks time with approximately 200 miles driven, it started stalling at stops. Once at a traffic light and also at a stop sign. These incidents happened in the same day and since then, it had not been driven due to it being a major safety concern. It has been taken to an auto shop that has run the full diagnostics on it and the computer system is not catching any issues, there are no lights are on the dash. After the engine stalls, it runs if it is turned off and back on again. The brakes, rotors, and tires were replaced when I started noticing that there was an issue with stopping, I figured the problem was that they needed replaced since I have owned the vehicle 2 years and it hadn’t been done since I purchased the van. March 17 was the date it stalled twice and it was the only time the engine stalled in the past two weeks.

Driver's-side, rear-passenger sliding door in stuck in locked position. It is available for inspection. Without the use of this door passengers can be trapped in the van during an emergency. There are many others with this problem a simple search online can confirm it. . Read more...

Ignition problems the vehicle would not start I had to have roadside come jump my vehicle off. After letting the vehicle run for about 30 minutes I shut it off and waited a minute and it started up fine. After about 3 hours of sitting I went out to the vehicle and it wouldn't start. I had to put it in neutral and it tried starting until it ran out. After turning the wheel and playing with the key it finally cranked over. I know there have been recalls regarding the tpim. It is available for inspection upon request.

The 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan side door locks malfunctioned. While they were unlocked one side would not open causing potential safety concern if in an accident. The other side would not lock even when lock is activated. I took the door panels off and was able to free the stuck lock but now both door actuators make a buzzing sound and I am afraid of failure again. I also sometimes transport my elderly parents who would have difficulty getting out if it malfunctioned. I have not taken to a shop yet but will have to get it fixed. There is a 15 year 150,000 mile warranty extension on the 2015-2017 years but not prior with same actuator. My vehicle only has 140,000 miles and should be covered but is not. There were no signs of the issue before it happened.

A gear part was found within the transmission when the transmission pan was removed. The vehicle did not give any warning signs or any faulty messages of the part that was broken. The car dealer then proceeded to flush the transmission which caused the transmission to fail completely. This is due to the fact that there was not a transmission fault error displayed on the panel to indicate a problem or concern. The dealer also stated that after flushing the transmission, the service technician test drove it and confirmed that it was shifting correctly. When I paid and drove it off the lot, the car buckled, stopped in the middle of traffic, and I was unable to drive it at that moment, and was not able to reverse. This caused a safety issue that was unnecessary not only for me but other drivers on the road. After pushing it to the side of the road, I managed to re-start it several times, and managed to take it to a professional transmission service center called miramar transmission and they determined that there was a problem, and the engine light should have come on indicating that there was a problem. The dealer that did not help but actually helped to exacerbate the problem (pedder in poway, CA) should not have flushed it with the knowledge that a gear was the known culprit or defect. It is a known fact to never flush a transmission with known internal issues.

Engine began having troubles starting & stalled out while we were driving.

The passenger-side sliding back door does not work properly all of the time. It closes and the back of the door is protruding from the side. The door requires several times to close for example: slide door closed, notice the protrusion, pull the handle and the door back toward the back of the van, pull the handle outward, it starts to close and again does not latch. Sometimes it takes one repeat, sometimes several and sometimes it will close immediately. If it doesn't close, I have to look at the door closure indicator on the dashboard. The other day I did not notice and a state patrol officer keep pointing at me with strange gestures until I figured out my front-seat passenger did not get the door to latch. The drive-side door does not have the problem.

In August 2022, my 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan began having a hard time starting; the engine would not turn over. It took 2-4 times of inserting the key fob and trying to start the van. I took it to o'rielly's where they checked the battery. It was bad, so I had it replaced. Sunday, sept. 18, 2022, my van began having the same issue. At lunch today, I tried to start the van. It turned over, but immediately died. I took out the key fob and attempted to start the van again. It turned over. Leaving work this afternoon, I had to try 2 times to get the engine to turn over, but it immediately died. The third time it would not turn over. The fourth time, it turned over, so I pressed the gas pedal to keep it from dieing. This evening after the van had cooled down I went out to see if it would start. I tried 6 times and the engine never would turn over. There have also been multiple occasions where the van will idle low while waiting at a stoplight or for a train. I researched recalls and found that there is a p54 recall for the fuel pump relay for 2013 Dodge Grand Caravans, however my VIN is not part of the recall.

Over the time we have owned this vehicle the sliding side doors have stopped working & then started. Recently both doors lost power completely . I have read that this is a very common problem with these vans but the doors when power is lost can not be opened at all from the inside making the passengers crawl out the windows, front doors, or back hatch. If this were a fire, wreck, or emergency this would be a death trap. When calling dealerships to attempt to find a fix or help we have been told time and time again that this is a common problem in these vans.

Loss of propulsion power while driving. Sounds like the fuel pump is running even after car is turned off. Battery will drain after a couple hours.

As of March 2022, the van has shut down while driving on the interstate. The steering wheel, brakes and vehicle become hard to use. The van will slow quickly and has come close to causing an accident on multiple occasions. When along the side of the road, its then a challenge to get the van to start. It will crank with no fire. This has occured over 10x and is occurring more frequently with time. Along with the shut down I have had issues with the vehicle not starting. It will crank with no fire. Several mechanics have replaced and wormed on the vehicle with no luck to the conclusion. Things changed: tipm, engine computer, fuel pump, starter. I purchased this vehicle Jan 2 2022.

The car completely shuts off and leaves me stranded in the middle of the street.

Every time upon exiting the vehicle there is a loud, annoying buzzing sound that happens. We use the vehicle for deliveries and the noise is driving all of our employees crazy, it's extremely agitating. We looked online and found that it is the door lock actuator that seems to be the problem, but the price to fix it is around $650. We may have decided against buying the vehicle if we knew that this was an issue and was so expensive to fix, it's slowly driving us all crazy.

My vehicles automatic locks are malfunctioing. Passenger back sliding door does not lock at all. Drivers side sliding back door does not open because its stuck in loxked position. Drivers side window geys stuck open.

Vehicle stops running without warning at random times while driving. Power steering and brakes stop working and vehicle is difficult to control, or to pull off the road to a safe location. Have not had it looked at by a mechanic yet. Car is sitting because it’s too dangerous to drive.

While driving on the interstate with cruise control on, the car shut off entirely after hitting a bump. The rpm went down to 0 and the gas pedal did not work. Everything seemed fine as we were driving. We did not have any warning lights or check engine lights. The car simply shut off at 80 mph. Attempts to turn the car back on did not work. This has now happened on two separate occasions. Thankfully we were able to pull to the side of the road safely each time. We aren't sure if this is an electrical problem, since cruise control was on when the car shut off.

The vans engine shuts off when coming to a stop, this has happened over a dozen times. The mechanic can find nothing wrong because no codes or light come on. This is a huge problem.

The vehicle will stop while driving. It cuts off after starting and sometimes takes up to 10 minutes just to start it. The battery is dying daily and has to be jumped or disconnected just to start in the morning. Have read several complaints and all end up having to bypass or change the tipm fuse box. It was defective on 2011 and 2012 models. The issue still exists on the 2013 model.

My van just shut off while driving. There was no warning. It just stopped working. Fortunately, I was in my neighborhood and not going fast. I was able to stop the van and put in park and start it again without difficulty . I have read online that Dodge knows this is a problem. This needs to be a mandatory recall.

The passenger seat headrest deployed, the passenger was adjusting the seat to move back and adjusting the angle of the seat. There was no car accident to activate this action. It was startling to hear this and see this. It is highly defective in it's activision mechanism. The dealer wants to charge to fix this in the $1000. I see no logical reason for the headrest and now I can see if it deployed on the driver's seat, causing an accident.

Bad tipm module, had my fuel pump replaced and the battery and now the repair shop says the module is bad and it keeps turning the new fuel pump on and off and it will ruin both of those new parts if it is not fixed. All the Chrysler and Dodge trucks have had a recall on this, why not the Dodge vans. This is very unsafe.

Both keys stopped working when van was under warranty, one key has stopped working again, key won't unlock van. Are defective keys a common problem?.

2013 caravan just dies while driving. No warning just quits. Pull to the side of road in traffic have to turn off and restart. This is very serious has done several times. Cant find a recall im sure there has been injuries or even deaths from this. No recall really? I have read hundreds of complaints on this.

According to the Dodge dealer that is handling the car there is a defect with the typun <the way it was explained it's the brain that reads the key> I believe that being it's not a problem that's related to wear and tear. Then it should be considered a recall and not a out of pocket expense.

I bought my vehicle in may 2016. The miles on the vehicle were 50,000. My current miles are 93,000. I noticed it was not safe to drive when going downhill after this recent incident . I dont usually go uphill or downhill where I live and commute! one day I had went to oakland to help give a ride thats when I noticed it was unsafe. I was driving downhill when suddenly the van would jolt and stop then go it would repeat this all the way down for 4 min. It was really scary once I got back on even level pavement it stopped after I put the vehicle in park. Vehicle was in motion and in drive in the oakland hills I felt I had no control of my car it was a hill that had some mild turns but the hill was steep. I was not driving fast, I was only going 30 miles per hour. I had no brake problems before or after just during this road. I took the van to two different mechanics saying the transmission is going out. I only had this van technically for 43,000 miles. I even found out that it had a recall before I bought it in 2014 of something else. The dealership that sold me the vehicle didnt make sure that recall was fixed in 2014. I bought this car in 2016!! this vehicle was used!! I wish we had test drived this car on a hill first!! im paying 19,000 for this car I even went a had to fix the heater core that also went out. . I often service it!! I have no photos to take like how? I am working on getting down to a Dodge dealership to have them take a better look at it!! its so much money for something I thought would be reliable.

We had experienced cold air coming from hvac in winter and recently had hot air coming on while using the ac. There was recall for 2014but not 2013. I have requested Dodge pay for the repairs as I have already paid to have it diagnosed. We are unable to adjust the hvac system temps and was advised I need a blend door actuator that should be covered under x64 warranty extension. I would expect Dodge to pay for this. They wanted me to get it diagnosed at a dealership (I paid $75 to have it diagnosed) for 4124 then they would consider paying repairs; made no sens to me. Recall 24-005-16 should be extended to cover my 2013. Please provide Dodge corporate office contact info if you could. I would appreciate whatever can be done to get this fixed. Blend door actuator is in need of repair and I feel as though I should not have to pay for it. Thank you! richard buckholz rbuckholz@snet. Net 203. 988. 8292.