2013 Dodge Grand Caravan Other Problems

Your vehicle's TIPM (Totally Integrated Power Module) stopped working, but Dodge says the recall doesn't apply to your vehicle identification number. Additionally, your brake booster failed, but there's no recall available for this issue—a brake booster failure could potentially lead to brake problems. Both of these are significant issues that required repair.

Your van is stalling unexpectedly while driving, then restarts after sitting for about 15 minutes. This happens roughly every 500 miles, making it unpredictable and dangerous on highways. You've already replaced the fuel pump without solving the problem, so the issue likely lies elsewhere in the engine or electrical system. A full diagnostic scan may be needed to identify whether it's a failing sensor, ignition coil, or other component causing the stalls.

Doors make loud buzzing sound every time opened

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.(this page alone is evidence this is and has been a persistent issue: [XXX] ) No it has not been inspected by manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others. There were no warning signs when this issue appeared. It first appeared November of 2023. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

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.

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 vehicle accelerates starting at 35mp, but usually, at 40 mph, the vehicle will not start: the vehicle starts after several jump starts, and the vehicle cuts off in mid-drive while doing any speed above 30mph. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TRY TO START THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY DAY SINCE 10/06/2022, WHEN I LEASED THIS VEHICLE.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The back passenger sliding door makes a loud buzzing noise when opened and closed.

SLIDING DOOR GET STUCK IN A LOCKED POSITION AND CANNOT OPEN. FOB DOESN'T WORK OR MANUAL LOCK DOESN'T WORK.

WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND COMING TO A STOP THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. ALL LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ON BUT MY POWER STEERING WOULD GO AWAY AND THE RPM'S WOULD DROP TO 0. WHEN I WOULD TRY TO START IT AFTER PULLING OVER (MANUALLY CRANKING THE STEERING WHEEL) THE CAR WOULD TURN OVER, START, AND THEN SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY. THEN RANDOMLY, USUALLY AFTER 15 MINUTES, THE CAR WOULD START UP LIKE NORMAL AND STAY ON WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF EACH INCIDENT.

MY PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR IN A PERMANENT LOCKED POSITION. I AM NOT ABLE TO EVEN MANUALLY OPEN THE DOOR. THIS IS SECURITY ISSUE.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

DRIVER'S SIDE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR WON'T OPEN. LOCK WON'T MOVE. WORKED ONE DAY AND HASN'T SINCE

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! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN: MANY PROBLEMS HAVE TO DO WITH FAILURE OF TWO VERY IMPORTANT SOFTWARE UPDATES NOT BEING COMPLETED THROUGH AN ACTUAL RECALL BY CHRYSLER. NHTSA INVESTIGATED TIPM-7 WHICH RESULTED IN INCONCLUSIVE FINDINGS; NHTSA NEEDS TO REOPEN INVESTIGATION. MY CAR HAS THREE DEFECTS: TWO DEFECTS ARE DUE TO SOFTWARE UPDATES THAT WERE NEVER PERFORMED. NO RECALL BY CHRYSLER EITHER. THE POWER CONTROL MODULE DEFECT WAS OUTLINED IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION M38: JANUARY 2013. VEHICLE HISTORY SHOWS NO UPDATE. THE 'POOR AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE SHIFT QUALITY' IS DUE TO THE SOFTWARE NOT BEING UPDATED. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. THE BATTERY DYING THREE TIMES AND BEING REPLACED TWICE OVER 6-MONTH PERIOD IS DUE TO THE FOLD AND STOW MODULE (FSM). CHRYSLER COMMUNICATED IN A BULLETIN THAT THE FSM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED WITH NEW SOFTWARE OTHERWISE A DEAD BATTERY WOULD RESULT DUE TO THE FSM 'STAY[ING] AWAKE' (DATED APRIL 23, 2014). VEHICLE HISTORY DOES NOT SHOW SOFTWARE HAD BEEN UPDATED. THE 3RD ISSUE: ENGINE STALL HAS OCCURRED IN DODGE GRAND CARAVANS 2008-2014. NHTSA INVESTIGATED THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) FROM SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 TO JULY 24, 2015: 'THE PETITIONER ALLEGES THAT TIPM DEFECTS MAY RESULT IN ENGINE STALL [...]" ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2014, THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) OPENED DP14-004 TO EVALUATE THE PETITION [...].' THE FINDINGS WERE 'THE MOST COMMON EFFECT OF THIS DEFECT CONDITION, RELATED TO THE FUEL PUMP RELAY, WAS A NO-START CONCERN, BUT IT COULD ALSO RESULT IN STALL WHILE DRIVING (76 COMPLAINTS). OVERALL, MY BATTERY DIED THREE TIMES IN A 6 MONTH PERIOD (FSM), THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR (PCM) ON A DAILY BASIS, AND FINALLY, THE CAR STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP (TIPM). THESE CARS NOT ONLY HAVE ONE DEFECT, BUT IN LARGE PART, DEPENDING ON THE YEAR OF YOUR VEHICLE, THEY HAVE THREE DEFECTS!!!

RIDERS SIDE HEADREST HAS POPPED FORWARD WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. DID NOT HIT A BUMP OR ANY OBJECT AS THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN. NO ONE WAS HURT LUCKILY BUT COULD HAVE BEEN ANOTHER NECK INJURY.

2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR FAILURE. SLIDING DOOR WILL NO LONGER OPEN. APPROXIMATE MILEAGE IS 43,000 MILES.

WHILE I AM DRIVING MY CAR IF I HIT A BUMP AND THE KEY MOVES SLIGHTLY THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF AND IF I TOUCH THE KEY ACCIDENTALLY THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF THE MECHANIC SET I NEED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH

FIRST WINTER IN MONTANA FOR US IN THIS VAN. NOW THE WEATHER IS TURNING WARM. THE FIRST TIME WE USED THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR DOES NOT SWITCH TO COLD AIR. THIS HALF BLOWS HOT, HOT AIR AT THE SAME TIME THE DRIVERS SIDE BLOWS COLD AIR. I SEE THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON 2014 AND 2012. DIAGNOSTIC SO FAR WILL COST $75.00.

THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE TIME THAN I CAN COUNT. INITIALLY I WAS TOLD IT MIGHT BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE, SO THEY CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS. THE CAR DIED AGAIN, HAD TO GET TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY SAID IT MIGHT BE THE BATTERIES. I CHANGED THE BATTERIES. THEN IT DIED AGAIN, THEY SAID IT MIGHT BE THE COMPUTERS, MIND YOU THIS IS A 2013 BRAND NEW VEHICLE, I AM CHANGING THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN 2017 EVEN THOUGH IT HAD OVER 115000 AT THIS POINT. I AUTHORIZED THEM TO KEEP THE VEHICLE AND PUT AS MUCH MILES ON IT UNTIL THE PROBLEM REPLICATED ITSELF. THEY HAD IT FOR OVER 2 MONTHS. I GOT IT BACK IN AND IT DIED ON MY WAY TO WORK AGAIN. THIS TIME I WENT TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC WHO IS NOT THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. I CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP, THE VEHICLE WORKED FOR 1 AND A HALF WEEKS BEFORE IT DIED ON ME AGAIN THIS WEEK ON MY WAY TO WORK. I HAVE CHANGED MOST IF NOT ALL PARTS OF MY FRANKENSTEIN VEHICLE, WHICH MIND YOU IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. AT THIS POINT I AM SO FRUSTRATED I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I HAVE SPENT OVER $5000 FIXING MY VEHICLE WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT SHE WILL NOT BREAK DOWN. I HAVE CONTACTED CAPITALONE AUTO FINANCE AND EXPLAINED THAT I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP PAYING FOR A CAR THAT I AM NOT USING. I CALLED DODGE TO REPORT THE ISSUE AND THEY SAID THEY CANNOT HELP ME. AT THIS POINT I AM GETTING READY TO FILE A LEMON LAW COMPLAINT AND USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO VOICE MY CONCERNS UNTIL MY ISSUE IS RESOLVED.

MY FAMILY WAS LEAVING A CELEBRATION OF LIFE HER EIN ELK GROVE. AND WE WERE IN THE PARKING LOT OF PROJECT RIDE WHERE OUR VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF MALFUNCTION. MY HUSBAND HAD LOADED THE STROLLER INTO THE TRUNK AND THE BABY INTO THE VAN. WHEN HE SHUT THE TRUNK, THE LIFT ARM ON THE THE PASSENGER SIDE ON THE VEHICLE POPPED OFF AND CLOSED BETWEEN THE GALAS AND THE VAN, CAUSING A HUGE BANG AND GLASS SHOOTING OUT EVERYWHERE AT MY HUSBAND AND EXPLODING INTO THE CAR WHERE MY BABY WAS REAR FACING AT THE TIME. IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LIFT ARM, SHATTERED MY ENTIRE BACK WINDOW, AND DENTED THE BACK SIDE OF THE BODY. I WAS IN COMPLETE DISBELIEF THIS HAPPENED. LUCKILY TWO WOMEN WHERE WALKING BY AND SAW THE ENTIRE THING HAPPEN. ONE OF THEM WORKS FOR THE BAR AND TOLD ME THAT THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN AND I NEEDED TO REPORT THIS TO YOU GUYS.

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE RECALL FIXED FOR MY CAR FOR 2 YEARS NOW AND TOBIN DODGE WILL NOT FIX IT!

LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. SOUNDS HAS GOTTEN WORSE OR MORE WITHIN THE LAST WEEK. THE CLICKING NOISE COMES ON WHEN I LOCK THE VEHICLE WITH KEY REMOTE AND WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. CLEAN THE BATTERY POST AND HAD THE BATTERY CHECK, BOTH ARE GOOD. I LIKE MY VAN BUT THIS CLICKING NOISE IS ANNOYING AND I'M HOPING THE DEALER SHIP FIGURES OUT WHY THE CLICKING NOISE IS COMING FROM.