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2012 Dodge GRAND CARAVAN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	958064
Internal NHTSA #	10491567
Manufacurer	Chrysler Group LLC
Brand	DODGE
Model	GRAND CARAVAN
Model Year	2012
File date	05/01/13
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driving in a small town, my check engine light came on. I was on the lookout for this. I am a medical courier and we have 4, maybe 5, grand caravans operating out of our facility. Two have had to have the heads replaced, both with the pentastar v-6. I have this engine in mine as well . I was told by the drivers of those to watch for the check engine light to come on, and last night it did. So now, it seems i may be number three. I would consider my driving habits in the dodge "easy", probably 90% of the time i am driving rural two lane highways and interstate. The workday is about 380 miles driven. I drive very little stop and go. I can get 90k miles out of original brakes and tires. I do use a variety of brands of gas, but i would consider them all "brand name". We service our vehicles at proper intervals, all caravans are ordered to the same spec, but this can differ slightly with model year. While searching the net, i've read where chrysler is quietly replacing heads with problems. One of my fellow couriers recently had the head work done at 80k+ on his dodge. You can see i am now at a similar mileage. Our fleet man told me there was no invoice and the engine was fixed for free at a chrysler dealer. It should have been- a cylinder head should not need replacement at 80k+ on a properly maintained vehicle. I am submitting this because chrysler is stating this is some sort of rare (less than 1%) occurrence due to an odd combination of factors, including bad fuel. I beg to differ as we have had 2 pentastar caravans fixed at work, and it's likely mine will be number 3. This is quite remarkable, and can't be discounted as some sort of fluke. It's not coincidence, in my view. It's a flawed head design, or poor manufacturing. There should be correction beyond the factory warranty.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	85463
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	VERSAILLES, KY
VIN pattern	2C4RDGBG7CRXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	06/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	35
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Dodge GRAND CARAVAN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Dodge GRAND CARAVAN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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