general problems of the 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan

Superior protection plan information for 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan service echelon automotive <service@echelon-auto. Com> wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 8:34 am roenika armstrong <roenikapa@gmail. Com> laura erbaugh <laura@daytonrotary. Com>, robert. Erbaugh@hotmail. Com roenika, here are some photos of the rear driver side brake system where it is locking up on you. I want to express my disappointment in whoever sold you this vehicle and not only sold it to you in this condition but if I heard you correctly, they said it was inspected? if it was inspected and this condition got through I would not be trusting the repair facility that “inspected” this vehicle for the “seller” of this car. Can you ask for the inspection report findings? MA’am, we cannot even diagnose further issues until the brakes on this vehicle are brought up to a safe standard so it can be test driven properly. I reviewed your vehicle service contract through superior protection plan and I found the mileage logged on the form dated 10/06/2022 (Thursday) as 87,158 miles when sold to you. Your current reading on your mileage on vehicle is 87,934 miles. That is about a 776 miles added to this vehicle from that purchase day to the date we received your vehicle during the week of October 24 th through the 28 th and it was left on our lot. This being said, I find it very difficult to believe you actually drove 776 miles from the 10/06/2022 purchase to this point with the vehicle in this very unsafe condition. If you did drive that much in this vehicle like it is you are much braver than I. As the pictures show this issue didn’t happen while this vehicle was in your possession, this was years of sitting and rusting on these parts and it was sold to you in this condition. Worries me very much. Your vehicle has been in a local repair facility several times already and another facility further north from here and again this issue was not spotted. So, I’m not sure what you want to do here on this issue. I’ll help as.

The ignition is not responding as it should. I have to turn it more and more often when I should only turn it once. My grave concern is that of my wife and grandkids. When she is driving them to and fro, the car will hesitate to start and the real problem will be when it turns off. If they are all in the car and on the highway it could be a disaster. I had new key pods made and the vendor told me that Jeep uses the same ignition and they have a recall. Please help.

Van has died twice while driving it, everything shuts down. It acts like it wants to crank but it won't have to hard reset it to get it to crank.

The van randomly and with no warning loses power steering and locks the gas pedal so it cannot be pressed while driving around 25-35 mph. Putting the van in park and restarting the car fixes the problem. This has happened at least 8 times in the last 4 months. Mechanic has tried to fix the problem and the problem continues to be an issue. It seems to happen near stoplights while the car is in motion. It also seems to occur within 10-20 minutes of starting the vehicle. On one occasion the brakes locked up with the steering. No engine lights turn on when it happens, and it is impossible to replicate the problem on demand. Through social networking and researching the problem online many other Dodge caravans and Chrysler vans have had this same problem with no solution.

There is not enough room, top to bottom, to safely accept a men's us size 11. 5 shoe. With my heel planted on the floor, I am unable to freely pivot my foot from the the gas pedal to the brake and back again. The top of my shoe gets firmly stuck trying to move between the two pedals. If not completely stuck, my foot motion is impeded and slowed down in many other ways. Only, with a lot of thought and adjustment of my foot and heel position am I able to operate the brake and accelerator at all. This low foot clearance significantly lowers my response time when I need to hit the brake in an emergency. It requires a lot of extra thought under normal driving conditions as well, taking attention away from the road. This has never been an issue (or even a thought) in many years of driving several other makes and models of vehicles. I own a 1999 Grand Caravan that has plenty of foot room in it. Nobody should have to think about how they need to specially positron their foot to operate the brake or accelerator. For safe driving, reaction time is everything. Dodge has designed this vehicle with cramped foot-room that can drastically reduce the time it takes to activate the brake and could cause an accident that a freely available brake pedal may have avoided. I had the identical problems testing a newer Dodge charger and a Chrysler town and country. I am making the assumption that this cramped and unsafe design is a standard that covers many Chrysler makes and models. This issue affects all driving conditions especially starting and stopping the vehicle. See 5 pictures with a size 11. 5 shoe shown. Pics 1-3 show the brake position and how the vehicle does not allow me to pivot back any farther from to brake. The gas position shows a natural pivot position when going from the gas to the brake. The foot is stuck there. This is very dangerous.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 72 mph, there was a warning chime as the vehicle independently decelerated to approximately 40 mph without. The vehicle would not accelerate past 40 mph as the electronic throttle control and electronic stability control warning indicators illuminated. The contact powered the vehicle off and back on and was able to drive the vehicle home without incident. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 31,000. Sw.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer several times because it drastically reduced speed without warning. The rpms increased at a high rate of speed. The dealer replaced the torque converter on the first visit. During the second visit, the dealer replaced the bearing along with the transmission assembly. The contact noticed that a noise progressed shortly after the repair and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The dealer was unable to replicate and diagnose the failure. The contact was waiting for a response from the manufacturer to determine if they could provide a repair solution to the dealer to prevent the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

Bought car 2013 may, took back twice to dealer due to van stuttering, car staying on same speed,( I'm not pressing the pedal) car turning off when I use automatic starter and place the key in the ignition. Dealer found nothing wrong with it and told me it must have been a fluke. A while later we move to California took car for tire rotation explain to dealer radio was shutting off and popping noise coming from it hot to touch, again till dealer about the gear sticking when I'm driving in the van running hard do you have found nothing. Took another two times to the dealer after words with the same issues till finally dealer phone number for uconnect helpline they requested dealer to keep the car for the 4th time of the month of may this year provide a rental car. They continues to be in the dealership now for 2 weeks. They finally found the problem with the radio(2 years it took. Radio over heating) and replacing it and continue trying to figure out what is wrong with the gears,why van run. Van has another frint wheel problem too. My issue has been sent out to the resolution center for Chrysler Dodge. My case manager advised me to trade in my van. I thought that was an acceptable resolution for me. The van continues to be at dealer they are trying to fix it they don't know what's wrong with it. Y the van is unsafe to drive it stays on the same speed no matter what you do after a long drive you push the accelerator you let go of the accelerator and it stays on 55 or hight speed no matter what. Been complaining about this issue for 2 years. Resolution found a manager stated to me that the van is under warranty and they will try to continue to fix it. I stated to known that the vans and lemon and unsafe to drive it they do not see it that way.

After fueling van completely the engine stalls numerous time until the fuel gauge drops down about 1/8th below the full mark. This has actually happened many times in the last six to eight months and it always happens right after fueling to completely full. This happened most recently in a busy intersection with an elderly lady in the back.

When I bought my vehicle it was okay then when I started driving it more and more I decided that I wanted to stop I felt like it was going to accelerate and stop on its own and it fell as if it was driving by itself I took it back to the dealership and they said there's no problem with it that's the way the vehicle was manufactured but it felt as if it was changing gears on its own and it is a minivan with no stick so I was figuring that there is something really wrong with it after readingthe reviews I come to the configuration that I am not the only one dealing with the same problem I've had the vehicle now for over a year and feel the same issue and the vehicle I started to make weird noises underneath the hood and I'm not sure what it is it is still covered under manufacturer warranty but I'm not too sure for how much longer or if I could even pick up the cost if it was to break down I am terribly disappointed in my purchase and will not buya Dodge again totally disappointed.

Tl- the contact owns as 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while driving various speeds the accelerate and decelerate independently. The vehicle was taken multiple times to the dealer. The dealer stated that could not duplicate the failure and that the vehicle was up to standards. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 200. The current mileage was 12,900. Az.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that there was too much space between the accelerator and the brake pedal, causing his foot to continuously become trapped between both pedals when changing from one to the other. The manufacturer was notified who advised the contact that the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal were within specifications and conformed to the NHTSA regulations. The contact stated that he filed a complaint with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 204.