2005 Dodge Caravan complaints

FIRST IT WAS THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS WENT ON AND COULDN'T GET THEM TO STOP TOOK IT IN TO FOLSOM LAKE DODGE TO GET IT FIXED IT WAS STILL ON FACTORY WARRANT AND THEY REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING IS WHAT THEY TOLD ME. THEN AFTER THAT AFTER THE WARRANT WAS DONE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE PANEL IN FRONT OF THE STIRRING WHEEL CAME ON AND WOULDN'T STAY OFF IT COMES ON MOST OF THE TIME AND STAYS SO I DON'T KNOW IF MY AIR BAGS OR ON OR OFF. NOW YESTERDAY MY DOOR LOCKS WOULDN'T WORK UNLESS I DO IT MANUALLY BUT I CAN'T GET THE BACK GATE TO LOCK AROUND HERE YOU NEED TO KEEP THE DOORS LOCKED REMOVED THE BATTERY CABLE AND IT WORKING RIGHT NOW BUT READY ABOUT IT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAS THIS TROUBLE. I FEEL THE IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM HERE CAN YOU LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE TO GET THIS FIXED I FELL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I GOT MY VAN WHEN THE 2005 FIRST CAME OUT MARCH 2004. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 18 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FAILED AND WOULD NOT LOCK THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY. THE DOOR FOB ALSO WOULD NOT LOCK THE DOORS WHEN THE LOCK BUTTON WAS ENGAGED; HOWEVER, THE HORN WOULD BLOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER DISCONNECTING THE IOD FUSE AND LATER RECONNECTING IT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FUNCTION WOULD ACTIVATE. AFTER TWO DAYS, THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK WOULD FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 09/27/11 *BF THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THEREFORE, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS HIMSELF. UPDATED 10/31/11 *BF UPDATED 3/30/12 *CN

2005 DODGE CARAVAN HAS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE MULTI- FUNCTIONAL SWITCH. IT CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT FOR NO REASON. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I WAS ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT STAY ON. THEY WOULD GO OUT COMPLETELY AND AT A SPEED OF 60 MHR IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I READ ON THE INTERNET BLOGS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR 20058 DODGE CARAVANS. WHY IS THERE NOT A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS? *TR

I OWN A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN AND STARTING AT THE BEGINNING THIS SUMMER THE DOORS STARTED TO NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH SWITCH INSIDE OR WITH KEY LOCK BUTTON. WE HAVE HAD TO JIGGLE THE FUSES AT LEAST 3 TIMES. JUST FIXED AGAIN TODAY. THERE IS ONLY ONE LOCK ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR THAT USES KEY TO ENTER IT. *KB

POWER DOOR LOCK ON PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OF MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN HAS FAILED IN THE LOCKED POSITION, SO I CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT COMPLETELY FAILED TWO WEEKS AGO. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE MINIVAN, THE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING, THE HEAD LIGHT WON'T TURN ON UNLESS AFTER FEW MINUTES IF TRYING. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR, I FOUND OUT THAT MANY PEOPLE OWN DODGE MINIVAN HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS I HAVE. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE CARS THAT IS ON THE SAME ROAD AT NIGHT. IF SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE SAME KIND OF THE CAR MODEL, THEN WE REALLY SHOULD BE ASK THE MANUFACTURE TO RECALL THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE SINCE MANY COMPLAINERS HAS BRING BACK THEIR CARS TO THE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TT

2005 DODGE CARAVAN INTERIOR DASHLIGHTS FLICKERING, RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF, GAS LIGHT BELL RINGS WHEN LIGHTS FLICKER, NOW TODAY THE VAN IS CUTTING OFF WHILE SLOWING DOWN OR AT A STOP. *TT

THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN QUIT WORKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. DODGE SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL AND THEY CAN REPLACE THE PART FOR $350 - $375. THERE ARE MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME 2005 MODEL CARAVAN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAN REMOVE A 20AMP FUSE FOR 20 SECONDS AND IT WILL REBOOT THE SYSTEM AND IT WORK AGAIN FOR ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HOURS TO A FEW WEEKS. I PAID FOR AN ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK AND IT SHOULD WORK. MY FAMILY TO AVOID SOMEONE JUMPING INTO THE CAR AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT MUST MANUALLY LOCK THE DOORS THAT WE PAID TO HAVE DONE ELECTRONICALLY. THERE IS A MALFUNCTIONING PART AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED. *TR

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN DO NOT WORK. HAVE TRIED RESETTING COMPUTER, ON MANY OCCASIONS, WITH NO HELP FROM DEALER. COMPUTER RESET IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AT BEST. THIS PRESENTS A SERIOUS THEFT ISSUE AND A CHILD SAFETY ISSUE. MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FOUND ON THE INTERNET, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR LOCKS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD ONLY LOCK OR UNLOCK MANUALLY. THE REAR DOOR WOULD SPORADICALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL AND WOULD NEED REPAIRS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 100,000. WHEN THE REAR DOOR UNLOCKS SPORADICALLY, THERE IS NO WAY TO LOCK WITH KEY. NO WAY TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. I WAS QUOTED A REPAIR PRICE OF $ TO REPAIR. SOMETHING COMMON ENOUGH FOR A GENERAL MECHANIC IS SEVERAL OF THESE AND SO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. SHOULD BE A RECALL. UPDATED 10/11/2011 *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE DEFECTIVE. SHE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK OR LOCK THE DOORS WITH THE REMOTE OR THE LOCK BUTTONS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED AND RESET THE COMPUTER. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 08/31/2011 *LN *TR

2005 DODGE CARAVAN. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH FUEL TANK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A LITTLE OVER THREE YEARS AGO DURING THE WINTER SEASON, SHE HAD TROUBLE FILLING THE GAS TANK. IN SOME CASES, IT TOOK OVER FIFTEEN MINUTES TO PUT $3.00 WORTH OF GAS IN A TANK THAT READ ONLY A QUARTER OF A TANK. DURING THE SPRING, THE PROBLEM WITH FILLING THE GAS TANK CEASED. BUT, THE NEXT WINTER, THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PUMP WOULD SHUT OFF AFTER ONLY A PARTIAL GALLON AND IT SPRAYED GAS ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT WAS DETERMINED THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING. *TR

AFTER RAINING AND FREEZING OVERNIGHT, I GOT INTO MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN TO GO TO WORK. I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE DOWN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WITH THE POWER WINDOW DOWN SWITCH. THE WINDOW WAS FROZEN IN PLACE. AFTER TRYING TO GET THE WINDOW DOWN 3 OR 4 MORE TIMES. I GAVE UP AND WENT ONTO WORK. WHEN I CAME OUT FROM WORK TO GO HOME THE WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY DOWN. I TRIED TO USE THE POWER WINDOW UP BUTTON AND IT WOULD NOT RAISE. TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE WINDOW RAISING/LOWERING MECHANISM AT A COST OF OVER $400.00. SENT COMPLAINT TO CHRYSLER AND THEY DID NOT EVEN WRITE ME BACK. DO NOT TRY TO LOWER A WINDOW IN A DODGE CARAVAN AS THE MECHANISH IS WEAK, MIS-DESIGNED AND FLIMSY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE KEY CONTROL BUTTON TO OPEN THE VEHICLE AUTOMATIC DOORS BUT THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS WERE THE AUTOMATIC DOORS THAT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE ACTUATORS AND REPROGRAMMED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE PRIOR REPAIRS HAD REMEDIED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT, ISSUE WITH HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF RANDOMLY OR NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN ON. UNFORTUNATELY, ISSUE CANNOT BE SOLVED BECAUSE IT OCCURS RANDOMLY AND MECHANIC CANNOT ISOLATE ISSUE. VERY FRUSTRATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE. IN ADDITION, SHE MENTIONED THAT SHE TRIED UNLOCKING THE DOORS BOTH WITH THE KEY FOB AND MANUALLY BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DECIDED TO UPDATE THE COMPUTER MODULE AS WELL AS DETACH THE BATTERY CABLES. ALL OF THE REMEDIES FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

DODGE CARAVAN 2005 - HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK AT TIMES AND YOU MUST TURN SWITCH ON AND OFF NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET THEM TO WORK. THEY HAVE ALSO TURNED OFF AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. NOT ONLY VERY DANGEROUS BUT CONTINUES TO DRAIN BATTERY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LOCATED ON THE STEERING WAS PUSHING AGAINST THE PLASTIC AND CAUSED IT TO DETACH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

1. NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE; EVENT APPEARS TO BE RANDOM. 2. HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON AND/OR WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. FAILURE IS RANDOM BUT MOSTLY OCCURS JUST AFTER STARTUP. CONSEQUENCES ARE OBVIOUS; HAVE HAD SEVERAL NIGHTTIME FAILURES WHERE CRASHING WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED. OTHERWISE, JUST AN AGGRAVATION UPON STARTUP. 3. HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE THEN, WITH FAILURES NOW OCCURRING MORE OFTEN. HAVE HEARD ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE FCM CONNECTOR CORROSION APPEARS TO BE THE CULPRIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED ON ALL FOUR DOORS AND WHEN LOCKED FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS FROM THE EXTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPROGRAMMED FOR THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB BUT THE DOORS WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO USE THE KEYS MANUALLY TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB ALSO WOULD NOT LOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED WHENEVER SHE WOULD DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES, THE KEY FOB WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE USING THE REMOTE TO LOCK THE DOORS THE HORN BEEPED INDICATING DOORS WERE LOCKED BUT THE DOORS NEVER LOCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES WITH NO SET PATTERN OR METHOD TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. FOUND THAT REMOVING A FUSE FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND RE-INSTALLING SEEMS TO RESET THE SYSTEM ALLOW PROPER LOCKING OPERATION. PULLING THIS FUSE ALSO RESETS THE RADIO PRESETS BUT SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THIS SEEMS LIKE A LITTLE INCONVENIENCE FOR THE COST TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS RANDOMLY. *TR

DRIVING 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ON HIGHWAY AT POSTED 55 MPH, BANG SOUND UNDER VAN, PULLED OVER WITHIN 10TH OF MILE, SPARE TIRE HAD COME LOOSE, WAS TRAPPED UNDER VAN, SPARE TIRE APPEARS TO NEVER HAVE BEEN USED, RAISED VAN UP WITH A LARGE ROCK PLACED UNDER FRONT WHEEL, DROVE UP ROCK AND WITH THE DECLINE OF HIGHWAY ALLOWED VAN TO COME UP HIGH ENOUGH THEN PULLED SPARE TIRE OUT, WIFE BURNED ARM ON EXHAUST PIPE WHEN PULLING TIRE OUT, HAVE NOT HAD SPARE TIRE PLACED BACK UNDER VAN OR INSPECTED AS OF YET. *TR

2005 DODGE CARAVAN HEADLIGHT LOWBEAMS WILL NOT TURN ON UNTIL SEVERAL TRIES, THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. ALSO THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEE THIS LINK FOR OTHERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/DODGE-CARAVAN/T5IHKIQMTBK2HCUA7. *TR

TRAVELING BETWEEN STATES ON HWY, HEADLIGHTS JUST TURN OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS FOR NO REASON. HAPPENED 3 TIMES GOING 70 MPH AT 2AM AT NIGHT. PRETTY SCARY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE. GOOGLE SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS VERY COMMON. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR A RECALL? SOMEONE TO DIE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR POWER LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ELECTRONICALLY LOCK THE DOOR BY USING THE POWER LOCKING SYSTEM AND HAD TO MANUALLY LOCK EACH DOOR SEPARATELY. THE KEYLESS REMOTE LOCK ALSO DID NOT LOCK THE DOORS. BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF THE FAULTY DOOR LOCKS AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE DOOR LOCKS BEFORE TAKING POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR LOCK MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

I OWN A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THAT HAS THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS ON EACH WHEEL. ON FEBRUARY 28TH I DROVE TO WORK, ABOUT 12 MILES. IT WAS A SNOWY DAY AND I PULLED INTO MY PARKING LOT AND PARKED THE VAN WHERE I ALWAYS DO. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, ABOUT 8:00AM, MY SON CAME TO WORK AND UPON ENTERING OUR STORE SAID THAT I HAD A FLAT TIRE ON MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. HE SAID HE GOT OUT OF HIS CAR AND WATCHED AS THE TIRE WENT FLAT. THE VALVE STEM CAP HAD SNAPPED OFF RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE THREADS. MY DEALER PUT A RUBBER STEM IN IT'S PLACE. THE REPLACEMENT IS ON BACK ORDER ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHERS!!! I HAVE THE BROKEN PART AS I FOUND IT A FEW WEEKS LATER AFTER THE SNOW MELTED AWAY. *TR

DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT SWITCH - WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. PARKING LIGHTS WORK, BUT NEITHER HEADLIGHT. THE LIMP-HOME WORK-AROUND WAS TO HOLD THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH LEVER ON THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING; A SAFETY DISTRACTION IN ITSELF AS THIS IS TIRESOME TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON, NOT TO MENTION THAT OPPOSING TRAFFIC DOES NOT APPRECIATE THE HIGH BEAM. SO IT IS HIGH BEAMS OR NOTHING, SO LONG AS YOU HOLD THE HIGH BEAM LEVER. THIS IS WIDELY MENTIONED BY OTHER DRIVERS ON THE INTERNET. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO LOSE YOUR LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING! IT IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD TO NOT HAVE BOTH HANDS AVAILABLE TO DRIVE WITH. FOR THOSE DRIVERS WHO DID NOT HAVE THE LUXURY OF DISCOVERING THE HIGH BEAM LEVER TRICK, THEY COULD EASILY END UP IN A CRASH BEFORE GETTING STOPPED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING ON ALL OF THE DOORS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE REAR HATCH. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO USE THE KEY TO OPEN AND LOCK THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT HAD TO LOCK AND UNLOCK EACH DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THIS IS 2005 DODGE CARAVAN I BOUGHT NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST 2005. FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS I'VE BEEN HAVING SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS.OFTEN THEY WILL NOT TURN ON AT ALL WHILE VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING AND A FEW MINUTES LATER THEY DO WORK. MORE THEN ONCE HEADLIGHTS HAVE STOPED WORKING WHILE I AM DRIVING AND IT TAKES BETWEEN ONE TO TEN MINUTES FOR THE LIGHTS TO TURN ON BY THEMSELVES. DURING THIS TIME THE PARKING LIGHTS,DASH LIGHTS AND FLASHING HIGH BEAM LIGHT DO WORK. I CONSIDER THIS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND THE PASSINGERS AND MY OPINION IS THAT THIS IS A MANIFACTURER MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT A DECISION WAS NOT MADE TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT HE HAD TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST SINCE THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE SPECIFIED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V192000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) AND RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V008000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I OWN A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. BOUGHT IT NEW AND LATELY THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I SEE MANY POSTS ON THE INTERNET WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB. THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK. IN ORDER TO LOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. UPON RECONNECTING THE BATTERY THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY DODGE 2005 CARAVAN LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING , LIGHTS STAY ON WITH KEY OUT ,INSIDE AND OUT. I SEE THAT THERE IS MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE , WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON A HUGE SAFETY ITEM WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN THIS VEHICLE HAS HEADLIGHT FAILURE, HAVE BEEN TOLD ITS THE MODULE TOO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY PROBLEMS THAT DODGE HAS WITH VEHICLES. FROM TIME TO TIME THE WINDOWS WONT WORK . NOW ONLY THE HIGH BEAMS WORK AND LOW BEAMS ARE COMPLETELY OUT. EVERYTHING ELSE BUT, THE LOCKS AND HEADLAMPS WONT WORK. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE WAS NOTED . I WAS OUT OF TOWN 10 HRS FROM HOME WHEN THIS PROBLEM WITH THE LOW BEAMS OCCURED. SCARED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THIS MUST BE LOOKED AT. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I READ ON THE INTERNET HOW TO FIX IT, MOST SUGGESTIONS WERE TO REPLACE THE FUSE. WE HAVE CLEANED AND REPLACED THE FUSE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE DOOR LOCKS STILL GO OUT ERRATICALLY. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE A VERY BAD BACK AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO REACH/LEAN ACROSS OR TO CRAWL TO THE BACK TO LOCK THE DOOR MANUALLY. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WHY HASN'T DODGE OR THE GOVERNMENT TAKEN CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES THERE HAVE TO BE IN ORDER TO HAVE SOMETHING RECALLED? *TR

HEAD LIGHTS ON VAN RANDOMLY GO OFF. SOMETIMES TOGGLING THE SWITCH IS EFFECTIVE IN GETTING THE LIGHTS BACK ON, SOMETIMES NOT. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. HOWEVER, MECHANIC CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG UNLESS LIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE WHILE IN THE SHOP. THE VAN GOES FOR MONTHS WITHOUT ISSUE, THEN WITHOUT WARNING LIGHTS GO OUT. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN DO NOT WORK UNLESS I PULL A FUSE OUT FOR 10 SECONDS. SUCH AN OPERATION WORKS ONLY FOR 2 DAYS. I HAVE NO WARNING THAT THEY ARE NOT WORKING. I CAN WALK AWAY FROM MY CAR AND 'LOCK' THE DOORS WITH MY KEY FOB. WHEN I RETURN I WILL DISCOVER THAT THE LOCKS WERE NOT WORKING AND MY CAR HAS BEEN OPEN THE ENTIRE TIME. I CAN BE DRIVING WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT WITHOUT KNOWING THAT THE LOCKS WERE NOT LOCKED PROPERLY. THE CHILD PROOF LOCKS COULD ALLOW A CHILD TO FALL FROM THE CAR BECAUSE THE REAR LOCKS DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK. BECAUSE OF THE LATTER, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY THE COMPANY.

HI I ALREADY HAVE A COMPLAINT IN YOUR SYSTEM THE # IS 10332386 . THE PROBLEM IS THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN OR LOCK WHEN I PRESS THE REMOTE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE MAY. IT STOPPED AND CAME BACK AGAIN SINCE THE DATE OF MY FIRST COMPLAINT. IT HAS HAPPEN AT LEAST 5 TIMES INCLUDING TODAY THAT I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PLUGS FROM THE BATTERY HAVE TO BE REMOVED AND PUT ON AGAIN AND THEN IT WORKS. I HAVE NO CLUE HOW LONG THIS PROCESS WILL WORK BEFORE I HAVE TO EITHER INVEST IN A NEW SENSOR TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I WAS HOPING YOU COULD HELP ME FIND OUT IF I AM COVERED FOR THIS EITHER IN A RECALL OR WARRANTY. IT STARTED WITH MY CAR MILEAGE AT 49,000 AND NOW I'M UP TO 52,000 AND IT'S STILL HAPPENING. CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THE DEALER WILL TELL YOU SOME THING DIFFERENT AS YOU ARE THE NHTSA? I'M SURE THEY WILL TELL US THE CUSTOMER ANY THING TO GET US IN TO SPEND OVER $500.00 TO GET IT FIX. WHEN IT MAY REALLY BE A FAULT OF THE DEALER OR MAYBE THE WARRANTY WILL COVER IT. THE DODGE CARAVAN IS A 2005 AND IT RUNS REALLY WELL SO FAR THANK GOD. IT'S JUST THIS ISSUE THAT IS REALLY BECOMING A PAIN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN ADVISE ME ON MY NEXT STEPS TO TAKE. THANK YOU AND HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON FREEWAY, THE VAN CAME TO A TOTAL STALL. IT HAD TO BE TOWED OFF FREEWAY. IT WAS FOUND THE TIMING BELT HAD BEEN BROKEN BEFORE THE USUAL LIFETIME LIMIT OF 100,000 MILES.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: GOOD DAY AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, ESPECIALLY AFTER USING FOG LIGHTS; I..E. VEHICLE IS PARKED; SECURED; KEY OUT OF IGNITION; LIGHTS ARE PLACE IN OFF POSITION - THE LIGHTS WILL SEEM TO BE OFF THEN WITHIN AN HOUR RANDOMLY COME ON - GO OFF - GO ON OFF THUS DRAINING THE BATTERY. I'VE ALSO RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH 2005 DODGE CARAVANS ELECTRICAL ISSUE - LIKE THIS SAME PROBLEM (WHICH I EXPERIENCED MY SELF TODAY) OF THE LIGHTS RANDOMLY GO ON/OFF WHILE DRIVING. I'M GLAD IT WAS DAY TIME - BUT IF AT NIGHT WITH MY PREGNANT WIFE DRIVING - SET A RED FLAG OFF OF A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE SEE THE BELOW LINKS FOR OTHER EXAMPLES OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS - BELIEVE A RECALL IS IN ORDER TO FIX THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN YEARS AGO BY THE LOOKS OF IT. PLEASE HELP ! ! ! HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/2005_DODGE_GRAND_CARAVAN_RANDOM_HEADLAMP_ISSUE HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/DODGE-CARAVAN/T5IHKIQMTBK2HCUA7 THANKS FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. I READ ON THE INTERNET HOW TO FIX IT, MOST SUGGESTIONS WERE TO REPLACE THE FUSE. WE HAVE CLEANED AND REPLACED THE FUSE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE DOOR LOCKS STILL GO OUT ERRATICALLY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS WE BOUGHT THE CARAVAN BECAUSE WE HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ARE CONVENIENT TO GETTING THEM IN AND OUT ALL AT ONE TIME. THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR DODGE NOT TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. WILL SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE OR BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING?

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED. WHEN HE REMOVED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE SWITCH FOR A MOMENT, AND PUT THE SWITCH BACK THE COMPUTER SYSTEM RESETS AND THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD OPERATE PROPERLY FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

I OWN A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN AND I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT WILL I AM DRIVING AND SOMETIMES THEM NOT TURNING ON. I HAVE HAD THE VAN FOR 3 YEARS AND HAD THE PROBLEM FOR THE LAST YEAR. I TRIED REPLACING THE RELAYS IN THE VAN AND IT DOESN'T WORK. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THEY CAN NOT SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DOGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS IT PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A CEMENT POST. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED BUT THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PASSENGER WAS NOT TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,800.

HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO TURN ON MULTIPLE TIMES AND GO OUT WHILE DRIVING CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION.

HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY GO OFF AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE COMPUTER. *TR

DOOR LOCKS ACTUATE UP AND DOWN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DOOR LOCKS UNLOCK WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DOOR LOCKS ACTUATE UP AND DOWN WHILE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING. THESE ISSUES ARE SAFETY CONCERNS AS THE DOORS UNLOCK WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, IT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED HUNDREDS OF TIMES ON LINE. TWO DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED COMPLETELY AND WILL NOT WORK USING POWER DOOR LOCK BUTTON OR KEYLESS REMOTE. THIS IS ALSO A THEFT CONCERN AS AT ANY TIME OF DAY THE DOORS COULD UNLOCK RENDERING THE VEHICLE OPEN. OCCASIONALLY THE POWER DOORS DO NOT WORK. POWER REAR VENT WINDOW PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK ANY LONGER. USING THE POWER WINDOW BUTTONS CAUSE THE LOCKS TO CYCLE UP AND DOWN.

2005 DODGE CARAVAN ELECTRIC LOCKS STOP WORKING. PULL IDO FUSE WAIT 10SEC REINSTALL, LOCKS WORK AGAIN FOR WEEKS OR DAYS THEN YOU HAVE TO REPEAT PROCEDURE. CHRYSLER HAS SOME KIND OF FIX WHERE THEY FLASH AN EPROM WITH SOME UPDATED CODE (NOT A PHYSICAL DEFECT BUT A PROGRAMMING ERROR) THEN THEY CHARGE THE CAR OWNER! CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS DONE NOTHING PROACTIVE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU WILL NOT BE AWARE THAT THE DOORS HAVE NOT LOCKED AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN THIS COULD LEAD TO AN INJURY OR A FATALITY. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM YOU HAVE ONLY TO SEARCH THE INTERNET TO FIND POSSIBLY HUNDREDS OF FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY CARAVAN OWNERS. *TR