Hello im new to this forum and in need of some wisdom.. Sunday i was headed to work at 5am I made it about 5 miles before what seemed ignition was cut. There was no warning no check engine light nothing. I got it to the side of the road disconnect the battery checked the fuses.. Nothing made any difference. After the car cut ignition the anti theft light has been on indefinitely. Also it popped a check engine light high transmission temp light and electric throttle body light as well. Since ive got it towed home ive checked over all the fuses also tried hard resetting again with no change. I had a local mechanic run his OBD on it and it had 15 random codes. Ranging from transmission to sliding doors.. Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

Hi Brandon429, I do apologize for the trouble you are experiencing with your Grand Caravan. We understand you are reaching out to fellow forum members, however if you are not able to remedy this concern with the advice provided here, I kindly recommend connecting with your local Dodge dealer.
Rob
DodgeCares

 

Im sorry to say but im over it. I have payed so much for this car. And the lease company wont help me at all. Just tells me to have it towed to a garage to have them look at it. I dont have the time or money. I return to work tomorrow and need to have a vehicle that is reliable so i can get back and forth. This was my second attempt at having a dodge product. And my last.

 

What do you have? Year, engine and so on. You mentioned the lease company, is it still under warranty? With the anti-theft light lit, I'm thinking it's been tripped. Without knowig what you have, I really can't say.

 

Its a 2011 dodge grand caravan. 3.6l vvt. I was driving it when it cut ignition. And the anti theft light wasnt on before it stalled.

 

Forgot to mention the lease company wont do anything. I got a service plan but it doesnt cover electrical of course.

 

Codes aren’t random - whether they make sense or not, there’s a reason they’re set. Have your mechanic clear ALL the codes using the scan tool and see which ones reset.

Don’t get overwhelmed by all the warning lights either - sudden problems like this are often the result of one central issue affecting several systems.

If you didn’t have an anti-theft light before the problem and now you do, start there - diagnose the code(s) that return after clearing them and that may lead to a solution for the rest.

Also check every ground you can find and clean/repair as necessary. Most systems utilize separate power supplies but the grounds are shared.

 

Alright sounds like a great idea ill give him a call and get him up here this week so we can try that out. Ive chexked the grounds in the engine bay. They all seem perfect. I havent been able to get up under it since this happened but i would imagine there are ground wires underneath as well.

 

You might want to have the WIN module checked out especially with the anti theft light staying on meaning the module is not reading the key chip to allow your engine to run. I've read where a bad WIN module can cause a lot weird codes to come up.