2005 Dodge Caravan complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN A RAIN STORM, THE DRIVER SIDE TAILLIGHT FILLED UP WITH WATER. THE GLUE THE HELD THE TAILLIGHT IN PLACE FAILED AND LIGHT FELL OFF DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE WATER. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/18/2006 - THE FIRST RAIN STORM VEHICLE HAD EVER BEEN IN RESULTED IN WATER ACCUMULATING IN THE TAILLIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 36000 MILES ON IT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL LETTER # 06V067000 REGARDING VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD/WIPER:MOTOR WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE FIXED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ORIGINALLY PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER SERVICE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT REFUSED TO USE A DIFFERENT SERVICE DEALER.

THE ENTIRE LIGHT COVER PANEL FELL OFF OF MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS GLUED ON, AND THE HEAT MELTED THE GLUE. THERE ARE NO SCREWS HOLDING THIS ONTO THE CAR. I HAVE MET TWO OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. *NM

WHILE DRIVING, MY CARAVAN LOOSES ALL ENGINE POWER AND ALMOST STALLS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, BUT SINCE THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR CODE IN THE SYSTEM THEY CANT FIND THE FAULT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER THREE MONTHS. IT'S SPORADIC AND PUTS ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE I LOSE ALL STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL ,I TRAVEL ON MAIN ROADS @55MPH. ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN I START IT UP IT WILL IDLE FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN EITHER SURGE TO A HIGHER RPM OR CHOKE TO THE POINT OF STALLING. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR, THE REAR SLIDING DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT EXPRESS CONCERN THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WITH THE DRIVER UNCONSCIOUS, THE OCCUPANTS INCLUDING CHILDREN WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED TWO RENTAL HANICAPP ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES WERE RECEIVED IN POOR CONDITIONS FROM AN INDEPENDANT RENTAL COMPANY. THE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE RAMP COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN USE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE WERE CALLED ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE OCCUPANTS. THE VEHICLES WERE RETURNED TO THE RENTAL COMPANY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS PROVIDED. THE REPLACEMENT VEHICLE SHOWED SIGNS OF BRAKE PROBLEMS; SQUEAKING WAS HEARD WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO RENTAL COMPANY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, A HANICAPP ACCESSIBLE VEHICLE WAS RENTED FROM THE SAME COMPANY IN ANOTHER STATE WHICH HAD OIL IN THE ENIGINE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE COMPANY DOES NOT MAINTAIN OR INSPECT THE RENTAL VEHICLES PROVIDED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DISCOLORED. BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WERE RESURFACED. VEHICLE HAD AN ALIGNMENT. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DISCOLORED, BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED TRANSMISSION FLUSH. *AK

ON THIS DATE IT WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WHEN MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED THE CAR. BUT I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. I TOOK IT TO THE CAR DEALER SINCE IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME AND I NO LONGER CONSIDERED IT A FLUKE. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND NO SENSOR OR COMPUTER RECORDED ANYTHING. SO THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE ONE OF A THOUSAND REASONS THE COMPUTER TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WAIT UNTIL IT HAPPENED MORE FREQUENTLY SO THE SENSOR WILL REGISTER IT. THEN IF IT HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TRACE IT. HOWEVER, I AM DRIVING A CAR WITH ONLY 10,000 MILES ON IT THAT AT ANY MOMENT COULD SIMPLY STOP RUNNING. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BEING REAR ENDED BY CARS THAT DON'T EXPECT A CAR TO SIMPLY STOP ON THE ROAD. ALSO, I TRAVEL UP AND DOWN A HILL EVERY DAY TO HOME AND BACK. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO STOP IT WITHOUT BRAKES? I CONSIDER THIS TO BE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN A TURN LANE AND NO ONE WAS FOLLOWING RIGHT BEHIND ME THE FIRST TWO TIMES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE MAKES A LOUD WHINING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THE DEALERSHIP IS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN THAT I BOUGHT NEW FROM FOSTER MOTORS, A DODGE DEALER FROM MIDDLEBURY, VT. THIS WINTER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED FRONT AIR BAG SENSORS THAT HAD RUSTED. THEY DID THIS UNDER WARRANTY AND I DID NOT HAVE TO PAY. I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY ODD SEEING HOW THE CAR IS ABOUT A YEAR OLD. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH ANY AIR BAG OF ANY VEHICLE I OWNED BEFORE. PERHAPS SOME PARTS MADE OF BAMBOO FROM OVERSEAS? PERHAPS NOT BECAUSE BAMBOO WILL NOT RUST. AT ANY RATE, I SEE WHERE THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM. YOU CAN ADD MINE TO THE LIST IF YOU WISH. THE DATE OF THE PROBLEM IS AN ESTIMATE. THANK YOU, DENNIS FROM VERMONT. *JB

I NOTICED IN A NEWS ARTICLE THAT THERE MAY BE AN INVESTIGATION OF DODGE CARAVAN'S WITH ISSUES RELATED TO THEIR AIR BAG SENSORS. MY COMPANY LEASES A 2005 CARAVAN FOR ME, AND I HAVE HAD THE AIR BAG SENSOR REPLACED ONCE AND IT HAS NOW FAILED AGAIN. I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU COLLECT THIS INFORMATION, BUT THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE IMPORTANT TO YOU. *JB

CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AS IF ONE OF THE CALIPERS IS HANGING UP HAS BEEN TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR SAME ISSUE NOW THE 3RD DEALER CLAIMS THE TIRES NEED TO BE ROTATED (VEHICLE ONLY HAS 11,000 MILES) AND AN ALIGNMENT OF WHICH THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER AT THIS POINT AS PER REPRESENTATIVE OF DODGE CORPORATE OFFICE THIS IS A "MAINTENANCE ISSUE SUCH AS AN OIL CHANGE" YET THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE FROM DAY ONE! NOT TO MENTION HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE ONE TIRE ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE AND THE TIRE ON THAT SIDE IS WEARING ON THE OUTSIDE AS WELL. VEHICLE WAS ALSO BROUGHT IN FOR THE ABS LIGHT STAYING ON. *JB

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN TO 15 MPH, THE REAR BRAKES WERE RUBBING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR INSPECTION TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THE CALIPERS WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

IN JUNE, 2005 I PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. IN DOING SO, I TRADED IN A 1999 DODGE CARAVAN SE. I DID NOT NOTICE UNTIL ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, THAT THE INSTRUMENTS (LEFT & RIGHT OUTSIDE MIRROR CONTROLS, HEAD LIGHT SWITCH, AND DOME LIGHT SWITCH) ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE VENDOR FROM WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, I WAS TOLD THAT THE 2005 CARAVAN DID NOT ILLUMINATE THE INSTRUMENTS ON THE LEFT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. MY 1999 CARAVAN DID. BY NOT ILLUMINATING THE INSTRUMENTS ON THE LEFT OF THE STEERING, IN MY OPINION, CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE NEED FOR AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS, OR THE DOME LIGHT CONTROL NEEDS ADJUSTING AT NIGHT, THE INSTRUMENTS FOR DOING THIS CAN NOT BE SEEN, WHICH WILL CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT CHRYSLER CORP. RECALL THE 2005 CARAVANS AND INSTALL AN ILLUMINATION LIGHT IN THE DASH BEHIND THE AFOREMENTIONED INSTRUMENTS. YOU ATTENTION TO THIS SAFETY DEFECT WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PADS WORE OUT, HE HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED AT A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 5-35 MPH ALONG WITH A CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING AREA. THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE OUTER TIE ROD BECAUSE IT WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE NO LONGER PULLED TO THE RIGHT BUT THE CLANKING NOISE CONTINUED. *AK (12/08/05) THE COMPONENTS AFFECTED WERE THE RIGHT TIE ROD, SWAY ELIMINATOR LINKS, BUSHINGS AND NUTS. *SC *JB

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. ON 10-11-05 WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A TRIP WHEN THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS PUT ON A MACHINE WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE SENSORS AND THE WIRING HARNESS WERE DEFECTIVE. THIS WAS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE ONE ON THE LEFT SIDE WHICH WAS THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS NOT FIXED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SENSORS AND THE WIRING FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONTACT BECAUSE THEY ALSO WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

FOLDING REAR PASSENGER SEAT SPRANG FORWARD WITH SUCH GREAT FORCE SMASHING INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF MY FACE, BREAKING THE FRAMES OF MY GLASSES WHICH POKED AND CUT MY NOSE. I WAS VERY LUCKILY THAT THE FRAME DID NOT POKE MY EYE! THIS WAS A DODGE CARAVAN PASSENGER VAN WITH REAR FOLDING SEATS INTO THE FLOOR THAT I RENTED FROM ENTERPRISES CAR RENTAL IN WILLOW GROVE, PA 19090. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE 600 MILES BEFORE NOTICING THAT THERE WAS NO HORN. THIS WAS ON 8-9-05. THE VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL. IT WAS RENTED ON AUGUST 7, 2005. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA WHERE SHE WAS ON A TRIP. HE TOLD HER THAT THE WIRE TO THE HORN WAS CLIPPED. ON THE RETURN TRIP SHE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THIS WAS ON 8-15-05. SHE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE RENTAL COMPANY. *AK *NM

DT: 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONSUMER STATES THE SIDE DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE COMES OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN LOOKED AT YET. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A DETERMINATION AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. DODGE TOLD THE CONSUMER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, HE HAS BUNGEE CORDES AND DOOR CANNOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE WERE NO INDICATOR LIGHTS THAT THE DOOR WAS OPEN. *AK

MY WIFE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY PASSING ANOTHER CAR WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OF HER 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. SHE BARELY GOT OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND WAS SURE IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A BUSIER HIGHWAY SHE WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. SHE WAS STRANDED ALONG THE HIGHWAY FOR TWO HOURS WAITING FOR HELP. SHE WAS TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER WHO TOLD HER THE LITTLE PLASTIC RETAINER WHICH SECURES THE THROTTLE CABLE GOING FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE ENGINE HAD BROKE AND THEY CONSEQUENTLY FIXED IT. IT IS PART#4287736 RETAINER. AFTER LOOKING AT THIS LITTLE PLASTIC RETAINER I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE REDESIGNED AND MADE OUT OF STEEL OR SOMETHING THAT WON'T BREAK AS EASILY. I THINK IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS A SAFETY HAZARD. *JB

DT: WHILE PARKING THE BACK WINDSHIELD EXPLODED. THE GLASS CAME INWARDS TOWARDS THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS PARKED, THEN THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION SOUND, AND OWNER LOOKED OUTSIDE TO SEE IF SOMEONE THREW SOMETHING AND SAW NOTHING. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF THE WINDSHIELD BEING HIT WITH AN OBJECT, AND NO OBJECTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CAR HAS NOT DRIVEN OVER ANY BIG BUMPS OR POTHOLE. SDEALERSHIP OR THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE BACK SEAT T COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED BY THE GLASS. THE VEHICLE IWASREGULARY SERVICED. 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. *AK

DT: CONSUMER STATED THAT 2005 DODGE CARAVAN ACCELERATOR STUCK AND SHE COULD NOT STOP. OWNER PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING WELL ENOUGH TO GET THE VAN TO STOP WITH THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. THE VAN WILL STILL NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. CONSUMER CAME TO A RED LIGHT; AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN. CONSUMER HAD TO RUN THE RED LIGHT TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN. CONSUMER PULLED THE VAN INTO A PARKING LOT, TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, AND KEEP IT FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VAN WENT UP ON BOTH LEFT WHEELS WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED INTO THE PARKING LOT AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME BACK ON ALL 4 WHEELS. CONSUMER QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND VEHICLE STOPPED. COMPLETELY. LEFT FRONT SIDE TIRE SUFFERED A BLOW OUT PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. CONSUMER DID NOT RAN OVER ANYTHING FOR THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON GASTONIA, APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES FROM THE ORIGINAL DEALER WHERE THE VAN WAS PURCHASED. THE ORIGINAL WANTED CONSUMER TO BRING THE VAN TO THEM SO THEY COULD INSPECT IT THEMSELVES. THE DEALER OFFERED CONSUMER A RENTAL FOR THREE DAYS WHILE THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. CONSUMER HAD A RENTAL CAR FOR 5 DAYS, BUT SHE REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE RENTAL. *AK

DT: SINCE MARCH WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ABOUT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE RUMBLING SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS DRIVING OVER RUMBLING STRIPS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM IS SPORADIC. NO DASH LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THERE WAS ANY TYPE OF PROBLEM. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH REFERENCES THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SPRINTERS WHICH LATER TURNS INTO A TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN INTO TO THE DEALER YET. THE OWNER HAS NOT CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER. THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED EVER SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER WOULD LIKE TO REFER THE INVESTIGATOR TO [email protected] WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROBLEM. OWNER ALSO WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS FRUSTRATION ABOUT THE SPRINTER NOT BEING AVAILABLE AS ONE OF THE CHOICES IN THE COMPLAINT DATABASE. *NM

2002 DODGE CARAVAN, STEERING PROBLEMS, NOISES, RATLLING, SHAKING. TRIED TO FIX 4 TIMES. FINALLY WE TRADED IT IN FOR 2005. SAME PROBLEMS STARTED UNDER 10,000. IN SHOP NOW 2ND ATTEMPT TO FIX. ALSO VAN LOOSES ALL POWER AND STEERING WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES.

CONSUMER DEVELOPED NAUSEA, SKIN RASH AND RESPIRATORY DISTRESS WITH THE SUSPICIONS THAT THESE SYMPTOMS WERE COMING FROM THE 2005 DODGE CARAVAN.*MR RESPONDED ON 4-29-05 AAE 10117170 THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT A PRODUCT WAS USED INSIDE THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO IT BEING DELIVERED TO THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER HAD AN INDEPENDENT LABORATORY CONDUCT TESTS ON HE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT A HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL CALLED HEXANE WAS PRESENT. *NM

DT: CONTACTS WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER AND THERE WAS A FUEL PUMP REPLACED, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED A CO-PILOT ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE ONE TO PUT ON THE VEHICLE.*AK

I HAVE HAD A MISS FIRE FROM THE ENGINE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND HAD THE PCM REPROGRAMED, TRANS SERVICED AND STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AND THE TROUBLE CODE ARE SAYING BAD PLUG-WIRE OR COIL PACK. LAST TIME IT WENT IN THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD PLUG AND WIRE ON CYL. 4.

DODGE CARAVAN 2005, UNUSUAL CHEMICALS USED DURING THE PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY. *BF THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE NAUSEA, SKIN RASH AND SEVERE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE ENGINE STALL WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS, AND BOTH CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL PUMP MODULE.*AK

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO MOVE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL WAS FROZEN SOLID AND WOULDN'T SPIN. THE NIGHT BEFORE IT RAINED FOLLOWED BY BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, BUT NO SERVICE PERSON PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE, THEREFORE, CONSUMER USED A HEAT LAMP ON THE FROZEN WHEEL BRAKE DRUM, WHICH DEFROSTED THE WHEEL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PROCEED TO HIS DESTINATION. DEALERSHIP DENIED THAT THIS OCCURRED, ALTHOUGH OTHER DODGE CARAVAN OWNER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP OUT OF DRIVE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER'S AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NO AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY. ALSO, ENGINE MAKES NOISE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR DOES NOT WORK.*AK PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (OCT 24, 2005): THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE.

I PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN 3 WEEKS AGO. ON THE FORTH DAY THAT I PURCHASED IT (I HAD DRIVEN IT ABOUT 50 MILES), THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. THIS MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE, ALTHOUGH WE DID MAKE IT HOME. I WAS A HORRIBLE LEAK AND IT SPRAYED THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. (WE WERE LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NOT A FIRE) IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT A CLAMP HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY ATTACHED AT THE FACTORY AND WAS RE-ADJUSTED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE RELATED TO THE CURRENT RECALL OF THE V-6 MODELS (OUR CARAVAN IS A FOUR CYLINDER).

MY MOTHER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, DRIVING AT 23 MPH IN A CHRYSLER MINIVAN. SHE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, ALTHOUGH THEY DID NOT TOUCH MY MOTHER, SHE WAS WEARING HER SEATBELT. WHEN THE KNEE AIRBAG DEPLOYED HOWEVER, THE DOOR COVERING IT WAS WHAT HIT MY MOTHER IN BOTH HER SHINS WITH THE FORCE OF THE AIR BAG BEHIND IT! ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT BREAK ANY BONES, THE IMPACT CAUSED EXTENSIVE BLEEDING AND EDEMA UNDER THE SKIN. SHE SUFFERED A CRACKED RIB AND BREAST BONE IN THE ACCIDENT, WHICH WE ALL UNDERSTAND, BUT THE ADDED AGONY OF HAVING TWO EXTREMELY BRUISED AND SWOLLEN LEGS (PURPLE, GREEN, RED--WITH LIME SIZED CLOTS UNDER THE SKIN) FROM HER KNEES TO HER ANKLES CAUSED BY THIS "SAFETY DEVICE" IS INFURIATING!!! WHERE DO I GO FOR ANSWERS??? *NM

CONSUMER HAD A 2005 CARAVAN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP THE WINDSHIELD CLEAR. THE CONSUMER'S WIFE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS RAINING AND THE WINDSHIELD SHIELD WIPERS WERE WORKING SO SLOW THAT SHE COULD NOT SEE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT WAS THE WAY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MOTOR IS TO SLOW. *TC *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ONLY HAD TWO SPEEDS, WHENEVER IT RAINED HARD WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT REMOVING THE WATER OF THE WINDSHIELD FAST ENOUGH. THIS WAS CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT MET FMVSS. AND NOTHING ELSE WILL BEEN DONE AT THIS TIME. *AK