Problems with 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start on numerous occasions. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the fuel pump was replaced; however, the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed, but the technician could not find a failure code. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 95,000.

Van would crank but would not start. after several attempts it started but ran erratic. after driving van for ~20 minutes van began to hesitate while driving at 55 mph on a state highway. i researched problem on internet and noticed other with a similar problem. i also noticed chrysler announced a recall on 2011 dodge durango and jeep grand cherokee suvs for a very similar problem but not for the grand caravan. the root cause of the problem appears to be the fuel pump relay in the tipm. i discussed the problem with my local chrysler dealership and the service adviser indicated that he was aware of the recall and had also seen the similar issue on vans. the dealership bypassed the relay using mopar part cbwpr091aa wiring - fuel pump relay. part was $18.88 and total bill with labor was $176.00. the van appears to be operating normally at this time.

Faulty tipm vehicle do not start

The total integrated power module needed to be replaced, my windows weren't working, the tire pressure light would not turn off. my car stalls each morning 4x's before it can be turned on. i work with dogs, and when i have parked with a car full of dogs, i have waited up to 45 minutes to until my car had been able to finally start and drive off which is dangerous for the livelihood of the animals! i took my car to the dealer, and have to pay almost 2,000 dollars to get this fixed. this is not a ware and tear issue, this is a faulty dodge part!!!

*the fuel pump does not turn off *trouble starting car and some days just will not start at all *the engine stalls while driving; twice on the freeway luckily no accident. *the horn randomly will go off. * said the key was in the ignition when it wasn't

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Vehicle had difficulty starting beginning in august 2015. now it takes several attempts to start and will often not stay running once put into drive. vehicle stalled out in traffic yesterday, luckily it was on a residential street and i was able to get to the side of the road quickly. afraid to drive this vehicle at all now as i've read that additional problems occur with this problem (airbags not deploying or randomly deploying)

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. the vehicle was jumpstarted, but the failure recurred. an independent mechanic informed the contact that when the key was removed from the vehicle, the fuel pump continued to operate. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 72,945. updated 10/06/15*lj *cn

Totally integrated power module (tipm) would malfunction and cause vehicle not to start.

Car will not start (nothing happening when turning key). have to wait or play with accessories (not sure if it helps) but then car will start? also had problems with ventilation system -> air would be warm on passenger side even if it is on cold and vice-versa. it seems to go away after a few days. can also hear ventilation traps moving sometime even if car is turned off and not running.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system); however, the recall part was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. while in park, the vehicle failed to start. in addition, while driving at 40 mph, the vehicle stalled. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the dealer diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken back to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who was unable to diagnose or repair the failure. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 150,000.

The 2011 grand caravan had trouble starting one morning but soon started. soon after, the problem appeared to happen more frequently. one morning the battery was dead even though it was a fairly new battery. i exchanged for a new battery and it was dead again on another morning soon after for no valid reason. from the start of the problems till now-it's increasingly difficult to start at the beginning of the day and the vehicle stalls occasionally after starting in the middle of the day. the repair shop says they think it is the tipm, but says there is no way to sure. after much research since then, it appears to be a problem that known but no recall has been issued yet for this vehicle. twice my wife and two small children have been stranded--i consider this a safety issue. i'm told it's $700+ to replace. i have found doors unlocked or completely open for no apparent reason. i've read online that the dead battery that has happened has happened to other owners and was linked to the fuel pump running continuously. i see that a problem was identified in the jeep grand cherokee and the durango and that there was a class action lawsuit from november 2013.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the rear liftgate closed independently without warning. the contact sustained a neck injury that did not require medical attention. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 60,000. the vin was unavailable.

My vehicle has died! it needs a tipm. my car has stalled nurmerous times on the highway and takes me over 30 attempts to start!..it is now in the shop

The 2011 dodge grand caravan was throwing a code for cylinder 2. after work one night, the vehicle's battery was dead. after replacing the coil pack and plug on cylinder 2 and replacing the battery, the battery was dead again when i picked it up from my local mechanic. the next day, the mechanic looked at the vehicle and discovered that the fuel pump was continually running. the tipm was defected. the cost for the part is $600 without labor. while researching further on the internet, it was discovered that this is a common problem on this vehicle, as well as, other chrysler vehicles. i spoke to chrysler, the warranty on the electrical expired in 2014. after repairing the problem, temporarily, the check engine like came on with a misfire on the left cylinder head, again. i have an appointment in a month (earliest appointment for a warranty, since the dealership only has 1 technician, currently, that can repair warranties) to get the cylinder head replaced. at the same time, they will also fix the recall on the rear window wing motors (which was recalled last spring but chrysler didn't send the parts to the dealership at least 3 months after the recall - which i then forgot about). all in all, it has been one big mess. not to mention that the exterior molding has been peeling off. my biggest safety concern is the tipm. in researching this problem, it was noted that this can leave you stranded (which it did) and ,in some cases, deploy the airbags for no reason. safety wise, this is very concerning to me. once i can get the money to replace the module, i will be fixing it. but, in the meantime(since i have spent several hundred dollars in the other "repairs"), i will keep my fingers crossed that it does not do myself or others physical harm.

What isn't wrong with my 2011 dodge grand caravan. slowly everything is wrong and i'm finding out it's all related. first i just thought it was possessed when the windows rolled themselves down. then it wouldn't want to turn over. i replaced the battery. i thought the problem was solved for about two weeks till it started acting up again. now it never wants to start and will shut off on me while driving down the highway. i loose all power including steering. i know when the power goes out on the lift gate that the van is not going to start. most recently the fuel pump kept running with the van shut off causing the battery to go dead. if it doesn't short out or what ever it does to act completely dead. i have read that i need to replace my tipm (total integrated power module) but that chrystler hasn't fixed the problem. so i will basically be paying about $1200 for a new defective part or drive down the highway with my kids in the van and hope i don't loose all power in the middle of traffic!!

My grand caravan has issues starting, it just cranks and does not start. i had a dodge mechanic check it out and he found it had the common issue of a bad fuel pump relay in the tipm. this same issue exists in the durango of the same year and it has a recal, why tfk aren't the caravans included. it's the same fix installing an external relay bypassing the one on the tipm.

On 7/03/2015 my 2011 dodge grand caravan with 46000 miles was having starting, stalling and idle issues. throttle body was repaired by shop and refunded money because car still had same issues. the mechanic said take it to the dealership because it was not kicking out any codes i contacted the dealership and had to wait for an appt until aug 4th. the car was acting up so i went in without an appointment on 07/21/15 they said because the issue was so intermittent that i would have to leave the car for a few days. on 07/22/15 the dealership called and said they found two issues with the van 1st it needed the left cylinder head replaced and 2nd the tipm unit was bad. the good news was the cylinder head which would have cost $2000 was covered under warranty. the bad news was the tipm ( totally integrated power module) was going to cost $1100 to fix. the whole point of buying a newer car was to not have these huge repair bills. but in one shot this van just cost $3600 in repairs that is just insane, who has this kind of money laying around. the second this tipm unit is a safety issue after doing some research a lot of other cars manufactured by chrysler are having this same issue. i could not imagine being stranded somewhere with my five children or god forbid stalling out while driving it could have caused an accident. this tipm should be recalled not happy with our choice in this vehicle on top of everything else wrong with this car i have a head and tail light that are getting water into them. i say once again this car is 4 years old and has a whole heck of a lot of problems. updated 09/09/15*lj updated 12/05/2017*cn

We have had our 2011 dodge grand caravan for 2 years and approximately 30,000 miles. we had to have the tipm replaced in july 2015. we have had several instances that required a tow as the vehicle would not start or stay running. the tipm burned the fuel pump out and that was the last straw. the tipm was replaced under the after market warranty that we paid for but what other damage could this part have caused to our vehicle? it controls everything the car does for the most part. will there be an investigation of the dodge tipm? there needs to be a recall for all vehicles affected which seems to be quite a lot.

Our 2011 dodge grand caravan would not start and locked the key in the ignition. we had the vehicle towed to the nearest dealership. was told the problem was ignition module and it was replaced at a cost of over $700.00 dollars. the vehicle was driven home and when we tried to go somewhere the next day, the battery was dead and the key locked up in the ignition again. the vehicle was jump started and we took it back to the dealership where it sat for almost 2 weeks. we were told that they were able to crank the vehicle everyday with no problem. we went and picked the vehicle up and drove home.(we live almost 3 hours away). next day same thing happened and now we are having to take the vehicle back for a 3rd time.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Having continuing problems with the vehicle failing to start. i have been told it is the tipm. there are no recalls regarding this. i have been told it will cost upwards of 1500.00 to fix it. please make then issue a recall.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system) and stated that the part needed for the repair were not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experience a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled on several occasions. the contact received a recall letter for nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system) was received in may of 2015. after contacting the dealer, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. the vin was not available. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000(electrical system) however, the recall part needed was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced the failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system). the vehicle was taken to a dealer. the technician disconnected the rear window switch as a temporary remedy due to the part not being available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

I was driving approximately 30 mph and the vehicle just shut down, the powering steering went out and the engine stalled which we later found out was due to the faulty tipm. we had also been having a few issues with the fuel pump.....the fuel pump was not shutting off and all lead to problems with being able to start the vehicle sometimes it took several attempts to even get vehicle started.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repair. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the contacts vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact was not experiencing a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14234000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

2011 dodge grand caravan. consumer writes in regards to parts to complete recall not available and rear windows switch disconnected by dealership. *smd recall # 14v234000. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 5/5/15*cn the recall repair was completed. updated 05/12/15*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 4/21/15*cn the consumer stated it had been over a year and the parts to repair the vehicle had not become available. updated 6/26/2015 *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was unavailable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. while driving at 35 mph, the front driver side window switch caught fire. the contact was able to extinguish the fire. a police report was not filed. the vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the front driver side door needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and sent a fire inspector to inspect the vehicle. the failure mileage was 107,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Driving home on the highway my 2011 dodge grand caravan crew died. traveling 60 mph on a slight incline. all power shut down without warning. dash lights/accel./power steering all died. i struggled to pull to the shoulder and tried to restart 10 times. it would try to crank and sound like it was starting, but then never would stay running. called a relative for a ride home, thinking i would need to have the van towed to the shop. after waiting about 15 min. for my ride i decided one last time to try to start it. it fired right up. i kept it running; my ride followed me home the 5 miles to ensure no more shut downs. took it to our dodge dealer and had to leave it. 2 days later finally got someone to report the problem. they had trouble getting the van to duplicate the failure to start. according to the technician, it needed a new totally integrated power module, at a cost of $900. i purchased this van as the third owner may 2015 with just 40,900 miles. shortly after purchasing the van my windshield wipers started on their own and wouldn't stop no matter what setting you turned the wiper control to. that was the only other time we've had this van in the shop other than oil changes. we paid $179.00 to fix the 'wiper mechanism'. looking back, i see that problem was surely related to the failing "tipm" the technician even stated that this was certainly a related issue. the van has sat in the garage unable to start the last 40 days. now that i've researched dodge and their history of faulty tipm's, i am hesitant to even have it repaired-but i need my van. i can't sell it to anyone in this condition. it's my daily driver, and has way too low mileage to get rid of it. we have been stuck sharing a vehicle. i'm reading about numerous others having this same problem. dodge, please do the right thing and recall the tipm. *tr

Vehicle would not start all the time. a few times it the engine stopped running while driving-no warning. diagnosed as faulty tipm. cost over $1000 to fix. chrysler has recalled some vehicles but not the 2011 dodge grand caravan. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system). the contact stated that the part needed to remedy the vehicle was unavailable. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Don't buy dodge grand caravan 2011 to 2015 they have major problem with engine and transmission engine 3.6l making ticking sound fix it on warranty and after 40,000 miles i have same problem ticking from engine and the transmission in trafic jerking engine had recall on heads still has problems

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was unavailable.

Vehicle stalled 6 times while traveling on expressway 70-75 mph ,lights going on and off...loss of power steering and brakes when stalled. took vehicle to dealership who could not duplicate. they had been conferring with dodge representative who after 1 week stated to give vehicle back to customer. after extensive research i feel it is a faulty tipm, however dodge apparently does not think so. so i have a vehicle that can stall at any time...dodge knows there is a problem and they just don't care. i will say the dealership was great, free loaner car, no charge for diagnostic and they genuinely felt bad to hand the car back over...i did not buy my vehicle from this dealership, however they treated me as if i was a customer of theirs. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v530000 (electrical system). however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number 14v234000 (electrical system) was received in january of 2015. after contacting the dealer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be provided. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system) was received in january of 2015. after contacting the dealer and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be provided. the contact had not experienced a failure.