Check Engine Light On Problems of Dodge Grand Caravan - part 1

While driving the check engine light came on. The engine idle was rough. I checked the code and it was a misfire in cylinder #2. I had the spark plugs changed and the van still idled rough and check engine light came back on. It loses power on acceleration. I had a mechanic look at it and they found a defective valve guide in the cylinder. They stated this is a common problem with this engine. He said it is a compression issue.

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My 2016 having the same issue as many others and it seems to be a bad cylinder head. We have changed the coil and plug, but that didnt help. Apparently the #2 cylinder head is prone to this problem. Chrysler tells me that it is my problem, and they will not help with the $2700 repair (68,000 miles). I am searching to speak with someone further up the chain of command at Chrysler. Hopefully this helps. . . . . . . Cylinder #2 misfire on my 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan; problems in the valve seats/ cylinder head; I had the spark plugs changed and still idled rough and check engine light came back on. I had a mechanic look at it and found defective valve guide in cylinder. He stated this is a common problem with this engine he said compression issue! how is there no recall on this issue? what needs to happen for Chrysler to address this major issue.

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The engine in the van stalled (simply shut off - did not sputter) while driving at a steady speed in traffic. Consequently the power assist for the steering and brakes failed. In that situation my physically challanged wife was completely unable to control the van. Thankfully the van rolled to a stop without hitting anyone or anything, or getting hit from behind. After putting the gear selector into "park" it restarted normally. This happened twice within 15 minutes during the same short trip home. There was no warning signs whatsover before this happened. (no check engine light, etc. ) an internet search of abundant identical Dodge Grand Caravan stalling issues indicates a very serious safety issue that the manufacturer is currently trying to evade - for far too many years, to the detriment of public safety.

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The engine stops for no reason and does not show a check engine light. The engine can be re-started, but can then stop again for no reason. We have had the transmission worked on, but there are still issues.

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I got the vehicle yesterday and the check engine light was on so the dealer do a obd 2 scan and it show a miss fire in the number 2 cinders so we was think it just need spark plugs so I took it to Dodge and had new spark plugs put on and it did nothing to fix the problem so they suggested it was the fuel injecter for the number 2 cinders so I had them replaced it and that didn't fix the problem so they came back to told me they think it is the heads in the van the check engine light stays on and I only feel the miss fire when I am idling no other time the guy at Dodge said they run into this alot with this year and others I have done some research and find alot of people r having the same problem I am starting to think is could be a manufacturing problem tomorrow I am taking the van somewhere else to have a second opinion done.

Our 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan stalls while driving. There is no indication when it will happen. When it does happen, the dash indicators light up briefly and the engine loses all power. This has happened numerous times while driving in traffic on the road. I have seen hundreds of similar complaints online for this vehicle. We are able to restart the vehicle after coming to a complete stop, but the check engine light is not on and there are no engine codes when we restart. Many of the complaints I have read state that the mechanics can't figure out what is wrong because there is no code and can't immediately recreate the issue. We have had the same experience. Yet it continues to happen. Over and over. My vehicle is in the 5th generation of this model (2008 - 2020). According to wikipedia, well over 1 million have been sold in the us alone. If hundreds (maybe thousands) of people have complained on the internet about the same exact problem with the same exact vehicle, then you know there are multiples more who have experienced this issue. Losing power while driving is a massive safety issue, not just for the vehicle that loses power, but for all vehicles around it. I am dating this as of 12/19/2020 because it happened to me again last night, but please note that it has happened repeatedly over the past few years. This issue should prompt a recall so that nobody is killed.

Pulling onto the freeway the engine shut off and even with the key in the on position the power steering and brakes were not available. I reached about 5000 rpms when the engine shut off and there is no check engine light. The van will try to turn over for about 5 seconds aftee I stop trying to get it to start.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to Chrysler Jeep Dodge of virginia beach located at 3152 virginia beach blvd, virginia beach, va 23452 and was diagnosed that the torque converter and engine valve was faulty and needed to be replaced. No further information was available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,000.

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Blew head gasket in motion - check engine light code po302 faulty valve cylinder #2.

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.

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These vehicles have an ongoing issue of having the cylinder 4 misfire. You can have the spark plug, spark plug wire, the coil pack, cylinder head valve, fuel injector, vacuum, shafts and everything else replaced and the check engine light will still come on saying that this cylinder is misfiring. I have heard and read many articles that say this is a common issue with these vehicles and everyone is surprised that there has not been a recall to repair this issue. At this point, your only option to to have a re-manufactured engine installed which can end up costing more than you owe on the car which many people cannot afford. How can you allow a vehicle to have this issue and not have a solution to fix it? this code appeared on March 2019 after a week of purchasing this vehicle. I have replaced every part that would cause this error code and the only option it to replace the engine. This is just not feasible as this is a common issue with this car and should be replaced.

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Tl the contact owns a 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle started to hesitate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the ignition coil number 6 was replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 127,000.

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(automatic) highway, local roads, uphill or straightaway. Car has difficulty accelerating past start up speed. When starting from a red light into 2nd gear the car will quickly slow then go from 1st gear to 3rd. Sputtering, hesitation. After I've already reached speed limit. This has caused many issues with close �rear ending � issues. People rear ending me or my rear ending them because of the quick/hard shifting. Car has been seen 2x since Feb. 2020 going on 3x. Same complaints. Exhaust has thick white smoke, smells slightly of gas. Engine check light diagnostic: 2nd cylinder misfire. 1st service fix focused on thermostat and repaired it. 2nd service diagnostic showed cylinder 2misfire again. Repairs focused on changing spark plugs and fuel injection decarbonizer. Last seen 8/2020 today is Nov 1st. I have another check engine light with same issues. 2nd cylinder misfire. I feel as many unsafe issues this car has I'm afraid to drive it. So it is sitting in my drive way. I've read it could be the transmission or it could be a coil. I've heard the repairs could cost upward of $2500 and that this is a common issue with this type of engine.

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.

About 1 week ago my check engine light came on. The code reader said it was a p302, misfire in #2. The vehicle idles rough and sometimes stalls while driving. Other 2017 Grand Caravans have had a recall for a very similar reason, but my VIN is not included in that. I feel it should be. Also the company has extend its engine warranty on cylinder heads to 10 years or 150,000 miles on 2012 caravans with same engine with the same problem. Now the want $3,600 to fix what seems to be a inherent problem with that engine. Not fair! 1 affected product.

Was sitting at gas station with the van at an idle. The check engine light came on. After running diagnostics it was determined it had a cylinder 4 misfire. I had the spark plug and ignition coil replaced and still have the cylinder 4 misfire. Has been determined that the cylinder head has gone bad and needs to be replaced. I was also told mopar has had problems like this in the past. ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly #vpic#.

Engine light has been on for quite some time. Dealers unable to locate problem. Thought it was camshaft sensor, replaced and same issues. Check engine light is not always on, seems to come on after extended driving. On highway, with engine light on traction light will come on and the I will not be able to accelerate past about 60 mph even when pressing gas to floor. On highway this is very scary and dangerous. I see similar complaints and I am frustrated that no one can figure out the problem with my vehicle. Been dealing with this for almost two years.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Dodge grand carvan. The contact stated that the engine failed, the engine emitted smoke from under while driving and the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local unknow repair shop, a diagnostic was perfored that located the failure code p0302 that indicated that the engine sylenoid head needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contact and advised that the vehicle was not included in the warranty extension for the engine replacement and the repair only covered 150 miles and 10 years. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The failure mileage was 153,000. Li.

Driving on highway about 75 mph with cruise set. It was almost as if the vehicle shut off, I lost all connection and my computer went whack. All the check engine lights came on etc . It slowed my car down, and reset my radio etc . But than all of a sudden it all came back on and I proceeded . But scared me and this could have caused a serious wreck. It's scheduled to go into the shop and be checked over this week.

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the vehicle will shut off after the abs , the esp lights, the check engine lights, basically the whole dash board would light up. The lights will initially flutter and flicker and all the gauges zero out and as a result when the vehicle stops at a light or sign it shuts off completely. The contact would have to wait a few minutes before the vehicle would restart. The vehicle would have ths same issue reocur unexpectantly off and on. The dealer southland Chrysler incorporated 1096 us-280, cordele, GA 31015 (229) 273-3473 stated that the issue was probably the pcm but referred the contact to the manufacturer to order a new pcm since they did not have the mechanics at that time at the dealer. The contact recieved and installed the new pcm but the same issues continued to happen. . The contact researched and thinks the issue may also have to do with the key fob. The manufacturer had not yet been contacted yet and the vehicle still remains unfixed. The contact had also changed the battery and altinator in trying to fix the issue. The failure mileage was 70,000. Tf.

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I have had my van now for about 700 miles, we bought it used from a local dealership. I ran the van through an automatic car wash, and when I put the van back into gear and began to move the check engine light came on. So I turned off the van hoping to reset the check engine light and the van did not want to start back up. (at this point I am in a alley with one way traffic) finally I got the van to start but the check engine light was still on when I put it into gear it sputtered and then stopped it gave a red light with a bolt through it and also the oil light came one. Again I tried several times to start the vehicle and finally got it to go again. Then while driving down the road it began shifting on its own, it is an automatic but the 1, 2, 4, 3 , 2 , 1 gears began showing an finally it stalled, lucky I was able to coast into a parking lot. This vehicle is not trust worthy. Please investigate this issue. I do have some video of these things happening.

This is a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan r/t with mileage reading 99570. The engine is the 3. 6l flex dohc. The check engine light came on. Had it checked it coded for a misfire in number 2 cylinder. Paid for a full tune up. Light came back on next day took the van back to be checked again. They did another full tune up in case of a possible faulty part. Check engine light remained on. The certified mechanic there said that it's a common in these engines and we may could check to see if there is a recall. After looking around on the internet seen where there has been thousands of complaints to Dodge and Chrysler dealerships all across the country for the same thing and it's about a $3000 fix.

Tl the contact owns 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the check engine light has illuminated therefore the vehicle was taken to kearny mesa Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram 8010 balboa Ave, san diego, CA 92111 (858) 560-7100 were the vehicle was diagnosed with a damaged cylinder head. The vehicle is not under warrantee and the manufacturer was has not been contacted. The manufacturers contact was provided to the contact 800-334-9200 ep.

Check engine light comes on, checked #2 cylinder missfire, had the coil changed, the fuel injector changed, light came back on. 73000 miles, Dodge recalled the 2016 Grand Caravan just not my VIN number,I called and they will not do the repair for free even though same model year has the same defect, #2 cylinder.

While driving the check engine light came on when I came to a red light I noticed the engine idle was rough. I checked the code when I got home p0305 misfire in cylinder no. 5 I had the spark plug and coil pack replaced cleared the code engine still idled rough and check engine light came back on. I had a mechanic look at it and found defective valve guide in cylinder no. 5 he stated this is a common problem with this engine. Lesson learned don't buy Dodge.

Vehicle check engine light came on. Took vehicle to licensed garage for analysis. The code 2 indicated a replacement of the coil and sparkplugs need to be done. After mechanic changed items, the check engine light came on again. Took vehicle back to mechanic and after research and spending $604. 71 in repair charges, my mechanic, after conferring with dealership personnel was advised there was a problem with the #2 cylinder. Took vehicle to orchard dealership and after additional expense found that they did warranty work on the cylinder. My mechanic advised that the initial repairs were unnecessary as the plugs and coil were fine. I contacted Chrysler for reimbursement. They denied same stating that I did not have the vehicle serviced at a dealership initially. Prior to the repair the vehicle would hesitate and balk when driving. This is my daughters vehicle [xxx] along with our 2 grandchildren. Chrysler did not admit to a vehicle problem with this engine until my mechanic went to the dealership. Warranty repairs were then made. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

About 6 months ago my check engine light came on. The code reader said it was a misfire in #2. The vehicle idles rough and sometimes stalls while driving. While driving on the highway we got stuck in traffic, the vehicle stalled. Thankfully it started right back up. Another instance, I was backing out of my driveway, I stopped because a car was coming, when I proceeding to back out the car stalled. Spark plugs and engine coal were changed. Did not fix the problem. Other 2017 Grand Caravans has a recall for a very similar reason, but my VIN is not included in that. I feel it should be.

Catalytic converter went out less than a month after I brought this vehicle at only 98k miles. Check engine light on couldn't get van inspected. Now the flywheel is cracked and that's going to cost me another $530. 00. I can't find any recalls but seems like a lot is wrong with this van and everything is so damn expensive.

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.

My van has a 3. 6l pentastar v6 engine. Check engine light came on as I was driving. Car started to shake and lose power at stop light. An obd test indicated that cylinder #2 was misfiring. My mechanic determined that there is low compression on cylinder #2. This is a recurring and commonly known problem with the pentastar engine attributable to a cracked cylinder head on the left side. Chrysler has promised to replace for affected engines at no cost to owners as long as the vehicle is within 10 years or 150,000 miles. I had a similar issue two years ago which was fixed at no cost to me when the vehicle was at 78,000 miles plus. . I am filing this complaint because this time Chrysler has refused to pick up the cost of $1,800 plus estimated by the Chrysler dealership to replace the cylinder head on my vehicle. I have contacted the Chrysler number set up to resolve this issue several times but the official response is that my vehicle has a high mileage of 130,084 and therefore not within the 5 years 100,000 miles warranty window. But instead of issuing a mass recall to address this problem Chrysler has issued a public bulletin stating that the company will pay for the replacement of cylinder heads as this problem occurs on the pentatstar engine up to 10 years 150,000. (not 5 years 100,000 miles) I have pointed out this fact and referenced the Chrysler but to no avail. In short Chrysler has refused to honor its publicly stated commitment in this case. I am writing to request for arbitration or else show me what recourse to take in this david versus goliath case. I feel very much wronged and would very much like to escalate.

2011 Dodge Grand Caravan r/t 79900 miles intermittent failure to start. Intermittent stalling after starting. Stalled on street after leaving driveway. No check engine light indicated on dash. Just bought the car used from a dealer.

I was driving on a busy main city road at night, traveling around 35 mph when my van shut off and the wipers and horn went crazy. I lost all power steering and brakes. Headlights also cut out. I struggled to get to the side of the road and into a parking lot. The front wipers stopped when I turned the key off, but the back wiper and horn continued for about 10 min. I did not have tools to disconnect the battery. Suddenly there was a flash of all the lights in the car and everything seemed to be back to normal with the exception of the check engine light appearing on the dash. I was able to restart the vehicle and drive another half mile to my home. This is the first time this has happened while driving, that I have lost all engine power and steering, it is not the first time the van has acted out. Wipers will suddenly start moving when I am driving or the horn with suddenly sound and radio will cut out. I have also had it go crazy with windshield wipers moving, horn honking, locks malfunctioning and fluid sprayed all over the car when I unlocked it. My wife once had my kids trapped inside of the care for 10 mins until I could I drive over and disconnected the battery. I have been told it is the tipm acting up. It has happened more than 10 times. I do not trust the vehicle. I have read about many more instances online. This could cause an accident if it was in rush hour or on a busier road.

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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.