2011 Dodge Caravan problems
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Common 2011 Dodge Caravan problems
Based on complaints from owners of the Dodge Caravan 2011, several common problems have been reported:
- Misfiring Engines: Engine misfires have been reported around 85,000 miles. These misfires can be caused by various issues like vacuum leaks, worn-out coils, and spark plugs. Repair costs for engine misfires can range from $300 to $1,000.
- Premature Brake Wear: Another common complaint is premature brake wear, where the pads and rotors wear out faster than in other vehicles. Replacing the brake pads can cost around $250, while replacing the rotors can cost approximately $450.
These issues highlight significant concerns with the Dodge Caravan 2011, impacting its reliability and maintenance costs. Owners have faced challenges with critical components like the TIPM, engine performance, and brake system, emphasizing the importance of regular maintenance and potential costly repairs associated with these problems.
What is the most common problem with the Dodge Caravan?
Some of the top Dodge Grand Caravan problems include shifting issues, a faulty Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM), and engine troubles.
How many miles will a 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan last?
How Long Will the 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan Last? A properly cared for Grand Caravan will last about 150,000 miles, much shorter than long-lasting rivals including the Sienna. Repair Pal estimates regular annual maintenance costs to be very expensive at $754 per year.
Is there any recalls on a 2011 Dodge Caravan?
Summary: Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2011-2012 Dodge Grand Caravan vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the driver's frontal air bag may unexpectedly deploy if the air bag wiring harness gets chafed within the steering wheel and short circuits.
What are the best years for the Dodge Caravan?
There are a couple of excellent choices for the Dodge Caravan. We recommend the 2007, 2010, 2019, and 2020 selections. We hope this information is helpful! It might feel overwhelming to select the best year for the Caravan, so our knowledge should make the process much easier.
What is the most common problem with the Dodge Caravan?
Some of the top Dodge Grand Caravan problems include shifting issues, a faulty Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM), and engine troubles.
Is 2011 Dodge Caravan good on gas?
Gas Mileage is good (around 12litres/100 kms or about 19 miles per gallon).
Is there any recalls on a 2011 Dodge Caravan?
Summary: Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2011-2012 Dodge Grand Caravan vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the driver's frontal air bag may unexpectedly deploy if the air bag wiring harness gets chafed within the steering wheel and short circuits.
How many miles does a 2011 Dodge Caravan last?
How Long Will the 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan Last? A properly cared for Grand Caravan will last about 150,000 miles, much shorter than long-lasting rivals including the Sienna. Repair Pal estimates regular annual maintenance costs to be very expensive at $754 per year.
2011 Dodge Caravan car problems categorized by type of issue
After analyzing all complaints sent to the NHTSA and researching popular Dodge Caravan problems, we found that the most common problems with these 2023 model year vehicles are:
- Electrical system problems
- Engine problems
- Fuel/propulsion system problems
- Service brakes problems
- Electronic stability control (esc) problems
The graph below shows statistics for all 2011 Dodge Caravan vehicle components and the number of complaints received.
Latest 25 complaints 2011 Dodge Caravan
The NHTSA has received 78 complaints about various vehicle components related to the 2011 Dodge Caravan. Below are the 25 most recent complaints reported for 2011 Dodge Caravan vehicles.
2021-08-25
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2021-07-09
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- Summary: The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start up without warning. Her father inspected under the hood and discovered that the wiring within the fuse box was melting due to the fuel pump relay. The contact went to an independent mechanic where she purchased jump wire cables and fuses. Her father repaired the vehicle and the vehicle resumed normal driving operation. Recently, while her son was stopped at a stop light, the vehicle began shaking and shut-off without warning. Her son was able to restart the vehicle however, the failure returned soon after start-up. Upon inspection, the contact discovered that the replacement wires had started melting. Despite the failure, the contact's son was able to drive the vehicle home where it remained. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.
2019-03-05
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2019-03-04
- VIN: 2D4JN1AG1BR
- Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Summary: FUEL PUMP RELAY FAULTY RESULTING IN HESITATION STALLING WHILE IN MOTION OR INABILITY IT START WHILE STATIONARY.
2019-02-09
UNKNOWN OR OTHER PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2018-11-14
- VIN: 2D4RN3DGBR6
- Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Summary: NOT STARTING , STALLS, THEY SAID THE TIPM 1500.00 REPAIR. SAFETY ISSUE.
2018-12-14
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2018-06-16
- VIN: 2D4RN5DGXBR
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: SLIDING DOORS WILL OPEN AUTOMATICALLY AS I'M DRIVING. HEATER STAYS STUCK ON ON. WHILE DRIVING THE VAN WILL SHUT OFF. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN I HAVE 4 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VAN WITH ME.
2018-08-08
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2018-08-01
- VIN: 2D4RN5DG3BR
- Components: ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Summary: WHILE COMING TO A RED LIGHT THE ENGINE JUST STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.
2018-07-11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2018-07-01
- VIN: 2D4RN3DG6BR
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: THE TIPN IS BAD. WE HAVE SEVERAL DODGE CARAVANS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.
2018-06-19
SERVICE BRAKES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2018-06-19
- VIN: 2D4RN3DG9BR
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES
- Summary: I BOUGHT THIS MINIVAN IN 2011. I DO NOT DRIVE MUCH SO IT CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 35,000 MILES ON IT. NONETHELESS, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS 4 TIMES (MAYBE 5) SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. I JUST HAD THEM REPLACED AGAIN IN NOVEMBER, AND YET 7 MONTHS LATER, I HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN. I HAVE ONLY PUT SOME 3,000 MILES ON IT SINCE THE LAST REPLACEMENT. SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG. THE BRAKES BEGAN SQUEAKING AND VERY QUICKLY (LIKE A DAY OR TWO WITHOUT MY HARDLY DRIVING IT) TO THE ROTORS BEING GONE AS MY PEDALS ARE VIBRATING. I KNOW OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS HERE AND ALL OVER THE INTERNET. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. NOT TO MENTION, INCREDIBLY COSTLY TO KEEP UP WITH THESE COSTS THAT I CANNOT AFFORD.
2018-06-05
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2018-02-01
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO OPERATING, THE ABS AND BATTERY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COVERT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (8107 RESEARCH BLVD, AUSTIN, TX 78758, (512) 371-6863), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 280,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
2018-05-17
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2018-05-16
- VIN: 2D4RN7DG7BR
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Summary: REAR A/C EVAPORATOR IS BAD, NEEDING REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS 57000 MILES.
2018-01-23
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2018-01-19
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR 2 HOURS, WHEN RETURNING HOME AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE, I HEARD WHIRLING NOISES COMING FROM MY FUEL TANK. UPON MOVING THE VEHICLE, 30 MINUTES LATER, THE VAN EXPERIENCED A ROUGH START. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. AFTER JUMPING OFF THE VEHICLE, IT RAN SMOOTHLY BUT I AM CONCERNED THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.
2017-12-28
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2017-09-13
- VIN: 2D4RN5DG4BR
- Components: POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Summary: THE VAN IS HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING UP IT'S LIKE THE STARTER IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL AND MY THERMOMETER JUST WENT OUT ONE DAY MY VAN WOULD NOT WORK. I GOT HOME FROM WORK WENT IN THE HOUSE CAM E BACK OUT TO GO TO OTHER STORE AND THE REMOTE WOULDN'T WORK THE VEHICLE I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND IT STILL DIDN'T WORK SO MESSED AROUND WITH THE FUSE BOX AND AND AFTER I DONE THAT IT STARTED RIGHT UP I ALSO HAD TO BYPASS THE TIPM SO THAT THE VAN WOULD START PROPERLY AND NOT MAKE MY STARTER STICK
2017-12-09
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2017-11-30
- VIN: 2D4RN5DG4BR
- Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Summary: THE SPEED CONTROL FAILED TO TURN OFF WHEN THE CANCEL BUTTON WAS PRESSED. THE SPEED CONTROL WAS TURNED ON AND THE INDICATOR/LIGHT SHOWED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS WORKING. AS I APPROACHED A STOPLIGHT AT ABOUT 60 MPH, I PRESSED THE CANCEL BUTTON BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. AT THIS TIME I SAW THAT THE CRUISE INDICATOR WAS NOT SHOWING. I PRESSED THE CANCEL SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE CRUISE WAS STILL ENGAGED. I THEN TAPPED THE BRAKE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED. FROM THIS TIME ON WHEN I TRIED THE CRUISE CONTROL IT WOULD SOMETIMES TURN ON AND SOMETIMES NOT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SWITCH. PROBLEM I SEE IS THAT THE CRUISE WAS ENGAGED, WITHOUT ANY INDICATOR LIGHT, AND WOULD NOT CANCEL.
2017-12-08
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2017-04-10
- VIN: 2D4RN5DG4BR
- Components: POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
- Summary: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (GARDEN CITY JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM, 283 N. FRANKLIN STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE WIN MODULE AND POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WERE DETERMINED TO BE THE FAILED COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IT WAS THEN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT UPDATED 8/16/18*JB
2017-10-04
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2017-10-04
- VIN: 2D4RN3DG5BR
- Components: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- Summary: MY VECHILE WAS NOT TURNING WE TRIED TO TURN IT ON SEVERAL TIME AND IT GIVES US A CLICKING SOUND AND THEN A FUEL SENSOR INDICATED . WHICH IT HAS GAS I DON'T KNOW WHAT WRONG WITH IT.
2017-09-19
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2014-10-10
- VIN: 2D4RN5DG7BR
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- Summary: TAKATA RECALL -- I HAVE CHANGED THE ALTERNATOR, STARTER , HAD THE ELECTRICAL BOX WORKED ON BY MY MECHANIC. AT THIS MOMENT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT START AND HASN'T STARTED FOR A WEEK. 3 YEARS AGO THE VEHICLE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. IT WOULD NOT START OR TURN OVER., HAD TO BE PUSHED INTO A PARKING LOT.
2017-09-13
ENGINE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2015-10-13
- VIN: 2D4RN5DGXBR
- Components: ENGINE
- Summary: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD FAIL TO START WITH NO WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AT TIMES HE WOULD HEAR A CLICKING SOUND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARL BURGER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM WORLD: 8355 HERCULES ST, LA MESA, CA 91942 WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED AND NO DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS COMPLETED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD HAVE TO OCCUR AT THE DEALER IN ORDER TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.
2017-07-18
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2017-04-03
- Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES
- Summary: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING RUBBER ODOR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CARMAX DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, TIPM, ALTERNATOR, AND BATTERY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
2017-03-23
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2017-03-21
- VIN: 2D4RN4DG4BR
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: ALL OF SUDDEN THE THE ENGINE FAILS TO RUN AFTER I HIT THE SWITCH TO THE CRANKING POSITION. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS THE ENGINE WILL RUN. THIS HAPPENS A MULTITUDE OF TIMES. I'M AFRAID THE ENGINE WILL STOP ALL TOGETHER AND I CAN GET STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. I'VE HAD THE CAM SENSOR CHANGED, BUT THE PROBLEM KEEPS GOING. NEED HELP ASAP. I USE MY VAN TO COMMUTE BACK AND FORTH TO MY JOB. HELP, PLEASE!
2017-02-28
ENGINE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2017-02-21
- VIN: 2C4RDGBG5CR
- Components: ENGINE
- Summary: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION, THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
2016-12-02
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2016-12-01
- VIN: 2D4RN5DG6BR
- Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Summary: I REPLACED A FUEL PUMP BECAUSE MY VAN WOULD START ONLY AFTER EXCESSIVE CRANKS AND THEN WOULD NOT STAY STARTED. AFTER REPLACING UNIT, THE PROBLEM CAME BACK THE VERY NEXT DAY. MY MECHANIC WAS STUMPED SO HE WENT ON LINE TO FIND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIPM MODULE. THE SAME PROBLEM THAT OTHER DODGES HAVE AND IS COVERED UNDER A RECALL, THIS VAN IS NOT UNDER SUCH A RECALL, YET HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY? THIS IS A DANGER TO MY WIFE AND KIDS. THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WHICH IS THE PROBLEM COULD STOP AT ANY TIME WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. PLEASE, DO SOMETHING SO THAT PEOPLE CAN BE SAFE WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR! *TR
2016-08-10
STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2016-08-06
- Components: STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE
- Summary: VAN HAS SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN MOTION. ONCE WHILE IDLE AT A STOP LIGHT. I SPOKE WITH A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME IT WAS THE KEY FOB. I CHANGED TO MY SPARE KEY TO SEE IF THIS MADE ANY DIFFERENCE BUT THE VAN SHUT OFF TWICE SINCE THEN. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON THE 2010 MODELS BUT NOT 2011. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT ASAP. LUCKILY THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY TRAFFIC BEHIND ME WHEN IT HAS STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE 2 YOUNG CHILDREN AND THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE THE RECALL GETS EXTENDED TO 2011 VEHICLES?
2016-06-13
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2016-06-12
- VIN: 2DR4RN5DG6B
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: WHEN THE ALTERNATOR IS BAD THE CAR WILL GO OFF IN THE MIDST OF DRIVING IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. I WAS UNABLE TO USE THE HAZARD LIGHT OR TELL THE CARS BEHIND ME THAT I WAS IN TROUBLE, THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. YOU ARE JUST STOPPED WHEREVER YOU ARE. MY FAMILY COULD HAVE DIED IT CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.
2016-04-14
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2016-04-13
- VIN: 2D4RN5DG3BR
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: CAR RANDOMLY WILL NOT START, CAN RANDOMLY STALLS AS WELL. BEEN READING THAT IT'S RELATED TO THE TIPM BUT CHRYSLER WON'T ISSUE A RECALL. THEY'VE ISSUED RECALLS FOR THE EXACT SAME YEAR FOR THE DODGE DURANGO, WHY IS THIS ANY DIFFERENT? HIGHLY FRUSTRATED FOR THE CONSUMER AND DANGEROUS FOR WHEN OUR VAN HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. COMPLETE POWER LOSS.
2016-02-03
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2016-02-01
- VIN: 2D4RN5DG8BR
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: I TOWED MY CAR TO MY LOCAL GARAGE & THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID I HAD A FAULTY TIPM. THEY COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE IT HAD TO BE PROGRAMMED AT A DEALERSHIP. I TOOK MY CAR TO SUMMIT DODGE AND THEY SAID THERE WERE "UPDATES" AVAILABLE TO FIX THE TIPM FOR $207. THAT DID NOT WORK AND THE NEXT DAY MY CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THEY THEN REPLACED THE TIPM FOR AN ADDITIONAL $1130. THIS PART WAS RECALLED IN THE DURANGOS AND THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, BUT NOT THE CARAVAN. IT'S THE SAME PART!! THERE IS ALSO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER FOR FAULTY TIPMS AND I FEEL MY PART SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL/LAWSUIT.
2016-01-15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2016-01-08
- VIN: 2D4RN3DG8BR
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE
- Summary: I TOOK THE VAN TO DEALER ( AT THE TINME THAT IT DID TURNED ON) SPOKE TO A DEALER MAN AND HE CHECK THROUGH MY VIN NUMBER IF IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY FIRST (WHICH IS NOT) HE MENTIONED TO ME THAT IF I GET THE CODES AND THE CODES MATCH I WOULDNT BE CHARGED THE DIAGNOSTICCHARGES. I TOOK THE VAN (MIND YOU THEY KNOW AM A WOMAN ALONE AND VAN DOESNT TURN ON) TO AUTO ZONE GOT THE CODES. ONCE I GOT THE CODES PRINT OUT, I GOT STUCK BC THE VAN WOULD NOT TURN ON. WITH MANY ATTEMPS I MANGE TO TURN ON AND WENT STRAIGHT HOME. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALERS AND LEFT IT THERE OVER NIGHT. THE CODES HAPPENS TO MATCH AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD FIX VAN BC THE CYLINDER HEAD AND 3 SPARK PLUGS WHERE UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE VAN TAKES 3 EXTRA SPARK PLUGS AND PRESSURE SENSOR IS MALFUNTION AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR VAN TO WORK PROPERLY. I AGREE! THE NEXT DAY HE CALLS ME BACK TO P/U VAN. I HAD ONE OF THE DEALERS PICK ME UP AT WORK, WHEN I GET THERE HE CHARGES ME $124.34 JUST FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND VAN WASNT FIX TO BRING THE NEXT DAY BC THE PIECES NEEDEDTO BE ORDER. I TOOK VAN IN THE MORNING JAN 12 HE SAID VAN WOULD BE READY JAN 14. JAN 14 HE CALLED ME THAT VAN WAS READY. I GO AND EVEN BEFORE THEY SHOWED ME VAN THAT IT WORKS, I HAD TO PAY $226.63 IN ORDER FOR THEM TO GIVE ME KEYS. WHEN I GO TO GET MY VAN AND TURN ON..... THE VAN DID NOT TURN ON... OFCOURSE I WENT IN VERY UPSET AND TOLD THEM I WASNT LIVING UNTIL VAN WAS FIX. THEY GAVE ME A RENTAL YESTERDAY JAN 14 AND HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM YET. DODGE COMPANY SHOULD REMAKE ALL THIS CARS BC THEY ARE CLEARY A PIECE OF CRAP. NOT ONLY THAT BUT THEY ARE FAST TO CHARGE $$$ INSTEAD OF MAKING SURE THE SAFETY OF THE CUSTOMER SHOULD BE FIRST. I AM VERY DISSAPOINTENT THAT I AM IN THIS SITUATION AND THE VAN IN FROM 2011 YEAR IS NOT OLD AT ALL. WHAT CAN DODGE DO FOR ME? I BET NOTHING
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