2005 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints

I PURCHASED THE VAN USED (1 OWNER) AROUND 74,500 MILES. I NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED FOR A GOOD 30 SECS. AFTER USING ANYTHING ELSE ELECTRICAL. AFTER A FEW WEEKS, THE POWER DOOR LOOKS STOPPED WORKING. THE REAR HATCH STILL WOULD LOCK/UNLOCK. I RESET THE SYSTEM BY UNPLUGGING THE BATTERY. THIS FIXED THE LIGHT FLICKERING PROBLEM, BUT ONLY WORKED TEMPORARILY FOR THE LOCKS. I EVENTUALLY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO "FLASH" THE COMPUTER, AND UPDATE SOFTWARE ON THE BCM. THIS WORKED ALSO FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT NOW AGAIN THE LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING. NOW THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT THE BCM MUST BE FAULTY, AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED/REPLACED. THIS IS GOING TO COST $500-$600! I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I HAVE A SMALL CHILD. I NEED TO COUNT ON BEING ABLE TO LOCK/UNLOCK MY VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER BECAUSE I DON'T WORK IN THE NICEST NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAVE NOW MADE MY FIRST PAYMENT OF THE VAN, WHICH WAS LESS THEN WHAT I HAVE ALREADY PUT INTO IT FOR REPAIRS. CHRYSLER SHOULD OFFER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR AT LEAST OFFER SOME SORT OF COMPENSATION, ESPECIALLY WITH SO MANY CUSTOMERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) DRIVING IN SNOW TO WORK ONE MORNING, THERE CAME A SQUEAL (ALTERNATOR) THEN LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD ON. AFTER I MADE IT TO THE HIGHWAY WHICH IS PLOWED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT NEVER CAME OFF. TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR AND IT WAS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THIS YEAR THE SAME THING HAPPENED, THE SQUEAL AND AFTER A TRIP TO REPAIR A EVG SENSOR THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT I NOW HAVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSORS ARE CORRODED. I DO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH DOES NOT COVER THIS "ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE" AND A COMPLAINT TO DODGE'S 800# [XXX] DECLARED IT ALSO AN "ENVIRONMENTAL" ISSUE NOT COVERED! [XXX] SAID THAT I SHOULD CONTACT THE ROAD COMMISSION AS THEY ARE THE ONES THAT PUT THE SALT ON THE ROAD. I HAVE NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEMS AS I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS AN EXPENSE THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR. I BOUGHT THE VAN IN 2005 WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS TO COVER ALL. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON CHRYSLER'S PAST RECALLS ON AIRBAG SENSOR AND BELIEVE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THEIR PRODUCTS AND THE WAY THEY ARE INSTALLED. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS NOT FUNCTIONING. NOT WITH THE SWITCH ON DOOR OR WITH REMOTE. *TR

2005 DODGE CARAVAN POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE. HAVE TO REMOVE 20AMP FUSE ON IOD TO WORK. THEN IT DOESN'T WORK AGAIN IN AN HOUR. *TR

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING POWER SURGES WHILE DRIVING FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS OR SO. THE OTHER ISSUE I AM HAVING IS MY HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF RANDOMLY WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT SOME TIMES TAKES UP TO 5 MINUTES TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AUGUST OF 2009. SO FAR I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT I HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER IN BECAUSE IT IS DARK AND I DON'T HAVE ANY LIGHTS. RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN HAVING MORE FREQUENT POWER SURGES WHERE MY LIGHTS FLICKER, MY GAUGES GO HAYWIRE AND MY RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF. I RECENTLY BROUGHT IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND MY MECHANIC CONTACTED CHRYSLER BECAUSE HE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. CHRYSLER TOLD THEM THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS OF THIS AND SOME OF THEM HAVE RESULTED IN FIRE. THEY WOULD NOT RELEASE A WAY TO FIX IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW HOW YET. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY, I HAVE 2 YOUNG KIDS THAT ARE FREQUENTLY RIDING IN THIS VEHICLE. I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL START ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING IT AND MY FAMILY COULD BE INJURED. I WOULD LIKE A RESOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM ASAP. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD MAKE THIS A TOP PRIORITY BECAUSE THERE ARE LIVES AT STAKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE DOOR LOCKS SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING ON 02/17/2010. HE NOTICED THE PROBLEM EARLIER IN 2009 BUT REPLACED A FUSE WHICH SEEMED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. HE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,200. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT WILL STOP WORKING WITH NO NOTICE. I HAVE FOUND BY SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET THAT PULLING THE FUSE AND REPLACING IT WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT IT HAPPENS AGAIN WITHIN DAYS. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM FOR MY WIFE AS THIS IS HER CAR AND SHE TRAVELS WITH OUR 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. SINCE THE VEHICLE IS ONLY ABLE TO BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ONLY, IT WOULD MAKE IT VERY HARD FOR HER TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE QUICKLY IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF OUR KIDS. IT SEEMS DODGE HAS NO SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK WILL JUST STOP WORKING. I HAVE BEEN TO DEALER TWICE AND THEY HAVE CHARGED ME $49.95 FOR "REPAIR". THE LATEST EPISODE HAPPENED APX. 6 MONTHS AFTER LAST "REPAIR". I WENT ONLINE TO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND FOUND A HOST OF OTHER OWNERS WITH SAME REPEATED PROBLEM. I THEN REMOVED FUSE AND PUT IT BACK IN AND IT HAS TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY ARE "UNAWARE OF ANYONE ELSE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM". THEY WILL BE GLAD TO LOOK INTO WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING MY PROBLEM FOR A MINIMUM CHARGE OF $50. OF COURSE "THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR PARTS AND LABOR." I HAVE ALREADY PAID ALMOST $100 FOR DEALER TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE SAME FUSE PLUS ON ONE OF MY VISITS THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF OVER $3,000 IN OTHER REPAIRS THEY JUST HAPPENED TO FIND. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO 2 OTHER REPAIR SHOPS FOR ESTIMATES, I WAS INFORMED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND SAW NO SIGNS OF "PROBLEM" DEALER SUPPOSEDLY DIAGNOSED. IT WAS AN ATTEMPT TO RIP OFF A CONSUMER. *TR

TURN SIGNALS - SOMETIMES THEY DON'T WORK, AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU USE INDICATOR TO TURN LEFT THE RIGHT SIGNAL WILL OPERATE, AND VISA VERSA. IT WONT DO THIS WHEN YOU TAKE VEHICLE TO DODGE AND THEY DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH NHTSA AND ON INTERNET. *TR

I MUST SAY HOW VERY TROUBLING IT IS TO SEE SO MANY OF US WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT FILING HERE ON THIS WEB SITE ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE POWER LOCK ELEMENTS ON THESE MINI VANS!!!! I TOO HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE STARTING WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE A 2005 GRAND CARAVAN BY DODGE. WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN (ONE IN MY ARMS) IN THE RAIN ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK ONE (1) DOOR (DRIVERS) WITH A KEY BECAUSE THE ADDED CONVENIENCE OF A KEY FOB DOOR LOCK AND UNLOCK FUNCTION REFUSES TO STAY WORKING TIME AFTER TIME. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY "QUICK" FIXES ON THE INTERNET BY EVERY OTHER IRRITATED CONSUMER, THEY JUST DON'T WORK PERIOD. DODGE TECHNICIANS DON'T EVEN SEEM TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG, THEY JUST THROUGH FUSES AND PARTS AT IT TO ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. DODGE MUST HAVE AN INKLING OF WHAT IS GOING ON??? YOU PEOPLE HERE AT THE NHTSA AND THE NTSB HAVE GOT TO HELP US. I'M SURE EVEN SOME PEOPLE YOU KNOW OR EVEN YOU YOURSELF HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON OR WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM TO WORK IS TO REMOVE THE 20AMP IOD FUSE FOR 10 SEC. DODGE REFUSES TO OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY DON'T MIND TAKING YOUR MONEY FOR A TEMPORARY FIX. BY REMOVING AND INSTALLING THE IOD FUSE THE TEMP FIX LAST FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS IN THE SUMMER AND 1 DAY IN THE WINTER. OUR PROBLEM STARTED IN THE SPRING OF 2008 UNTIL NOW. *TR

HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER. AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO GOES ON AND OFF. READ UP ON THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND NOTICED OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THEIR HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK!!!! *TR

ELECTRIC LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHAICLE IS SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AT A CERTAIN SPEED TO INSURE SAFTEY OF CHILDREN INSIDE. I HAVE FOUND THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT ON THIS VEHICLE. WHY HAS DODGE NOT BEEN MADE TO RECALL AND REPAIR THIS--OR AT LEAST COME UP WITHA REASONABLE AND COST EFFICIENT WAY TO CORRECT THIS???

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN - DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING AT RANDOM TIMES; ELECTRICAL SURGES. PLEASE CHECK THE ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF INCIDENTS (LIKE MINE) THAT I HAVE COUNTED SO FAR. WE HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND ONLY ONE WAY TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE! WE HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS SO FAR ON FIXES THAT ARE ONLY TEMPORARY. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ AFTER JUST 30 MINUTES OF SEARCHING THE WEB, THERE IS NO WAY CHRYSLER IS NOT AWARE OF THIS HAZARD... *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE. WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH INSIDE POWER LOCK BUTTON OR KEY FOB. HAVE DISCONNECTED BATTERY CABLE AND LOCKS WORK AGAIN FOR ANYWHERE FROM 1 DAY TO 3 WEEKS. HAS HAPPENED APROX 25 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT IN OCT 2009. HAS SOMEWHERE AROUND 55,000 MILES ON IT. HAVING THREE PRESCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AND ONLY ONE EXTERIOR KEY HOLE MAKES THIS A DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS SITUATION IN A CROWDED PARKING LOT. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS AND ELECTRIC WINDOWS STOP WORKING....HAPPENS APPROX EVERY TWO WEEKS. HAVE REMOVED THE IOD FUSE AND THEN EVERYTHING WORKS, FOR APPROX. 2 WEEKS, THEN EVERYTHING STOPS WORKING AGAIN. THE PROCEDURE IS REPEATED. MANY COMPLAINTS AND SAME SOLUTION AS ABOVE ON INTERNET. DODGE SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO REPAIR. HAPPENING TO OFTEN TO MANY OF US. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IN WHICH THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO BE FIXED 3 TIMES. I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, 54,000 MILES, PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD CLOSE TO WITHIN 6-8 INCHES USING ELECTRONIC BUTTONS OR KEY AND STOP. WAS ABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE MANUALLY FOR A DAY OR TWO, THEN WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN DOOR AT ALL. AFTER TRYING SEVERAL TIMES, WAS FINALLY ABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE. HOW IN THE WORLD COULD ANYONE, MY GRANDCHILDREN FOR INSTANCE, GET THE DOOR OPEN IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR

PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL UNLATCH BUT NOT OPEN WHEN CLOSED, WHEN DOOR IS OPEN IT WILL CLOSE PARTIALLY BUT WILL NOT LATCH. *TR

RECENTLY MY AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON MY VAN HAVE STOPPED WORKING. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE NET ABOUT HOW TO FIX IT, I NOTICED MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME SITUATION! HOW IS THIS NOT MADE A RECALL BY NOW? HOW CAN WE GET THIS TO BECOME A RECALL? THE FIX TO MY PROBLEM WAS EXPLAINED ON THE NET, TO PULL OUT THE FUSE AND AFTER 5 SECONDS TO PLUG IT BACK IN. I DID THAT AND IT WORKED HOWEVER, MANY PEOPLE SAY THIS IS NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION. I NOW HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY INTERIOR AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING, AS IF THEY WERE GOING TO THE SOUND OF MUSIC. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE COULD BE A SHORT SOMEWHERE CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US TO OBTAIN A RECALL IN THIS MATTER? I SINCERELY HOPE YOU CONSIDER! JUST RESEARCH IT ON THE NET YOURSELF AND YOU WILL SEE MANY COMPLAINTS! *TR

DOOR LOCKS ON 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN QUIT WORKING, HAVE SPOKE W/MANY ON INTERNET AND IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. THERE IS A TSB ABOUT THIS BUT DODGE WILL NOT REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGING $100-$250.00 YOUR DOOR LOCKS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM). THE BCM MONITORS THE CURRENT DRAW ON THE LOCK AND UNLOCK CIRCUITS, AND WHEN IT GOES ACROSS A THRESHOLD IT WILL DISABLE THE LOCKS TO PRESERVE ITSELF FROM DAMAGE. IF A CIRCUIT WAS SHORTED TO GROUND AND THE BCM KEPT TRYING TO DRIVE THE LOCKS IT WOULD DAMAGE ITSELF. THE ORIGINAL BCM SOFTWARE ON THE 2005 VANS WAS A LITTLE SENSITIVE TO THIS, AND OVER TIME WHEN THE LOCK SOLENOIDS IN EACH DOOR START TO NATURALLY USE A LITTLE MORE CURRENT, THE BCM CAN SET A FAULT CODE AND DISABLE THE LOCKS A LITTLE PREMATURELY. THE BCM SOFTWARE WAS REVISED TO MAKE IT MORE FAULT TOLERANT TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING PREMATURELY. THE FIX IS TO REPROGRAM THE BCM SOFTWARE. THIS IS DONE WITH A DEALER SCAN TOOL, AND TAKES ABOUT A HALF HOUR OF LABOR TO PERFORM. *TR

DOOR LOCKS ON 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN QUIT WORKING, HAVE SPOKE W/MANY ON INTERNET AND IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. THERE IS A TSB ABOUT THIS BUT DODGE WILL NOT REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGING $100-$250.00 YOUR DOOR LOCKS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM). THE BCM MONITORS THE CURRENT DRAW ON THE LOCK AND UNLOCK CIRCUITS, AND WHEN IT GOES ACROSS A THRESHOLD IT WILL DISABLE THE LOCKS TO PRESERVE ITSELF FROM DAMAGE. IF A CIRCUIT WAS SHORTED TO GROUND AND THE BCM KEPT TRYING TO DRIVE THE LOCKS IT WOULD DAMAGE ITSELF. THE ORIGINAL BCM SOFTWARE ON THE 2005 VANS WAS A LITTLE SENSITIVE TO THIS, AND OVER TIME WHEN THE LOCK SOLENOIDS IN EACH DOOR START TO NATURALLY USE A LITTLE MORE CURRENT, THE BCM CAN SET A FAULT CODE AND DISABLE THE LOCKS A LITTLE PREMATURELY. THE BCM SOFTWARE WAS REVISED TO MAKE IT MORE FAULT TOLERANT TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING PREMATURELY. THE FIX IS TO REPROGRAM THE BCM SOFTWARE. THIS IS DONE WITH A DEALER SCAN TOOL, AND TAKES ABOUT A HALF HOUR OF LABOR TO PERFORM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE DOORS CAN NOT BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED BY EITHER BUTTON IN VEHICLE OR KEY FOB. PROBLEM HAS BEEN TEMPORARY FIXED BY PULLING IOD FUSE AND RE SETTING COMPUTER. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH DASH LIGHTS AND DOOR LOCKS DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK, DOOR LOCKS CYCLE UP AND DOWN WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, REAR PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT OPEN WITH REMOTE OR UNLOCK WITH REMOTE OR BUTTONS INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR

ABOUT ONE WEEK AGO I GOT BACK FROM BUYING GROCERIES, AND WHEN I PARKED, GOT OUT AND WAS GOING CLOSE THE DOOR, I HEARD THE WARNING SOUND. THE SAME SOUND THAT RINGS WHEN YOU LEAVE YOUR KEYS IN THE IGNITION OR THE HEADLIGHTS ON, BUT I HAD THE KEYS IN MY HAND AND THE LIGHTS WERE ALL OFF. FROM THEN ON THE POWER LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK BY EITHER THE REMOTE OR THE DOOR SWITCH. I READ ONLINE THAT REMOVING THE IOD FUSE FOR 5 SECONDS AND REPLACING IT WOULD WORK, AND IT DID, BUT MANY ON THE ONLINE FORUM ALSO SAID THIS WAS TEMPORARY AND THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I'M SURE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED, PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL. :( *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY; HOWEVER, SINCE DECEMBER 2009, IT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,500.

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN POWER LOCKS NOT WORKING. PULLED IOD FUSE AND ARE WORKING AGAIN. FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON WEB. IOD ONLY TEMPORARY FIX. DODGE KNOWS THE PROBLEM AND IS DOING NOTHING. SHAME!!!! *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF ON THEIR OWN. SOMETIMES THEY WON'T COME ON. SOMETIMES THEY WON'T GO OFF. THEY HAVE COME BACK ON AND KILLED THE BATTERY. THEY HAVE EVEN GONE OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT IN A RAINSTORM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 3.8 STEERING NOISY AND RACK & PINION LEAKING. HAD TO REPLACE STEERING RACK AND RESERVOIR. $1000 AND ONLY HAD 50000 MILES. HAD IT TO DEALER 2 TIMES FOR STEERING NOISE UNDER 3-36 WARRANTY. *TR

POWER STEERING LEAK , RACK AND PINION 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. *TR

FILLING VAN UP WITH GAS. ABOUT A MILE AFTER LEAVING THE STATION CAR STALLS. IT NOW OCCURS EACH TIME WE FILL UP WITH GAS. IF WE NEED TO GET ONTO THE INTERSTATE WE DRIVE AROUND FOR ABOUT A MILE FOR THE CAR TO STALL AND DIE BEFORE WE TRY TO GET ONTO THE INTERSTATE. APPARENTLY THIS IS BECOMING A PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. DEALERSHIP SAID WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK. APPROXIMATE COST IS $800. WE ARE HANDLING THE STALLING UNTIL WE CAN AFFORD THE $800 TO FIX A DESIGN PROBLEM. THE FUEL FILTER IS IN THE GAS TANK AND SINCE WE NEVER HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER DODGE THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE THE BEST PLACE FOR IT. BRILLIANT DESIGN. *TR

HEAD LIGHTS WON'T WORK. PARK LIGHTS WORK OK WHEN SWITCH IS MOVED TO THE HEADLIGHT POSITION. HAVE 100,125 MILES JUST PAID IT OFF NOW THIS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT IS INTERMITTENT RIGHT NOW BUT CAN'T RELY ON IT WORKING ALL THE TIME. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILURE, DEALER CAN NOT RESOLVE ISSUE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK...DROVE ABOUT A MILE WHEN SOMEONE FLASHED THEIR HEADLIGHTS AT ME. PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND REALIZED THAT ONLY MY PARKING LIGHTS WERE ON. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WERE STILL ON, SO I WAS UNAWARE THAT I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. TOOK ABOUT 4 TIMES TURNING THE VAN ON AND OFF BEFORE THEY CAME BACK ON...VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! *TR

I OWN A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. I NOTICED LAST SUMMER THAT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS AND DOORS WOULD STOP WORKING. WE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT IF YOU POPPED ONE OF THE FUSES OUT AND THEN PUT IT BACK IN, THAT IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS WORKED FOR A WHILE. HOWEVER, NOW THE ONLY WAY THAT THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS WORK IS IF EVERY SINGLE TIME BEFORE STARTING THE IGNITION, YOU POP THE HOOD, TAKE OUT THE FUSE AND THEN REPLACE WILL THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS WORK. AND THIS ONLY LASTS AS LONG AS THE VAN HAS BEEN RUNNING; AS SOON AS YOU TURN IT OFF, THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS STOP WORKING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE; IF I AM IN A BAD AREA, I NEED TO HAVE MY LOCKS WORKING. WITH SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR, I NEED TO KNOW THAT MY LOCKS ARE WORKING. EVEN FOR LEAVING SMALL THINGS IN THE VEHICLE, THE LOCKS NEED TO BE WORKING. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, THE LOCKS QUIT WORKING, IT USE TO AUTO LOCK OUNCE YOU HIT 20 MPH AND NOW IT DOESN'T SO THE DOORS CAN BE OPENED AT ANY SPEED ANY TIME, AS WELL AS YOU CAN NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS UNLESS YOU UNLOCK THE ONLY LOCK ON THE EXTERIOR WHICH IS THE ON DRIVERS SIDE SO MY 3 AND 4 YEAR OLD HAVE TO WAIT ON THE CURB WHILE I GO AROUND TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER DOOR THEN CLIMB IN TO UNLOCK THEIR DOORS SO THAT THEY CAN GET IN, THE WHOLE TIME IM PRAYING THEY DON'T GO OUT INTO THE STREET. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT IT IS VERY COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE BUT DODGE WONT FIX THE ISSUE.*TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK USING THE KEY FOB OR THE ELECTRIC SWITCH. NOR DOES THE AUTOMATIC OPEN WORK USING THE KEY FOB OR ELECTRIC SWITCH. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS WON'T WORK WITH THE KEY FOB OR THE DOOR SWITCH. NO POSSIBLE WAY TO SECURE THE REAR HATCH. THERE IS NO MANUAL WAY TO LOCK THE REAR HATCH. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN - PWR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. *TR

DRIVING AT NIGHT, WHEN DIMMING LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIME IN LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. BY HOLDING DIMMER SWITCH CONTROL IN "UP" (BRIGHT LIGHTS) LIGHTS STAYED ON. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THE LIGHTS AGAIN WORKED PROPERLY. WHEN TAKEN TO A DEALER, TECHNICIANS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS 70000 MILES ON IT. LAST WEEK I FOUND OUT THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. BY DOING AN ONLINE SEARCH IT SEAMS LIKE A LARGE NUMBER OF DODGE GRAND CARAVAN OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS NOT EASY TO LOCK/UNLOCK DOORS SPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SX. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE SINCE ONE MONTH OF BUYING IT. I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. SINCE THEN, I'VE TAKEN IT BACK NUMEROUS TIMES. THEY EVEN KEPT IT FOR A WEEK AND SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I WOULD HAVE TO GET IT BACK TO THEM WHEN IT HAD STOPPED. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN I'M DRIVING ALL THE INSTRUMENT NEEDLES GO TO NULL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, IT STARTS TO LOSE POWER. I ONCE WAS IN THE FAST LANE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN I HAPPENED TO LOOK DOWN AND EVERY NEEDLE HAD GONE DOWN. I GOT IN THE LOW LANE AND PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY FOR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHEN IT WENT DEAD IMMEDIATELY! I CALLED ROADSIDE SERVICE. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY TO CHECK MY MILEAGE IT STARTED UP IMMEDIATELY. THAT WAS SCARY, BECAUSE IF I HADN'T LOOKED DOWN WHEN I DID AND IT LOST POWER BEFORE I COULD GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY, I BELIEVE THE OUTCOME WOULD'VE BEEN TRAGIC. THIS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE A YEAR OR ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS. HOWEVER, ONE NEVER KNEW WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT! THE LAST TIME I DROVE IT FOR SOME DISTANCE I HAD ALMOST GOTTEN HOME (WITHIN TWO MILES) IT DID IT AGAIN, THIS TIME THREE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET HOME. I FEEL BLESSED. TO SAY THE LEASE, I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN IT AND I'M STILL PAYING FOR THIS TRAP. I WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS WHEN I FOUND A DAIMLER CHRYSLER PROBLEM WEBSITE STATING THAT THEY'RE NOT LIABLE FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE INJURED OR KILLED BY THESE VEHICLES AND THEY DON'T E

RE: 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. PARKING LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, ETC. ALL CONTINUE TO FUNCTION. SEEMS LIKE SHORT. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WON'T COME ON SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN THE SWITCH AND ONCE THEY HAVE EVEN GONE OUT ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IF I TURN THE SWITCH BACK TO OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THEY WILL COME ON BUT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MAKES ME WORRY. NOW I'M ON EDGE WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT WONDERING WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. LAST NIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME MY LIGHTS WENT FROM BRIGHT TO DIM ON THEIR OWN. THEY JUST CHANGED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS LOOKED AT YET. THE VAN ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE AND WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO COST A FORTUNE JUST TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. *TR

POWER LOCKS FAIL TO OPERATE. I AM BEING TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2005 GRAND CARAVAN AND THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ECM. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED? *TR

DOORS FAIL TO LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WITH POWER LOCKS OR KEY TRANSPONDERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHENEVER HE WOULD DRIVE THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD APPEAR ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE SENSOR HOUSING FOR THE AIRBAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102685. UPDATED 3/8/10 *CN UPDATED 05/10/10*JB

POWER DOOR LOCKS SPONTANEOUSLY QUIT WORKING ON 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. GOOGLED TO GET INFO AND THIS SITE SHOWED THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/CARAVAN/2005/ELECTRICAL/POWER_DOOR_LOCKS_QUIT_WORKING.SHTML. I AM GOING TO TRY SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS SUCH AS PULLING A CERTAIN FUSE...THIS SHOULD BE A CONSUMER REPLACEMENT BY DODGE. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR