2005 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER WORK USING THE REMOTE OR THE BUTTONS INSIDE THE VAN. NOT SURE WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS 56,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. THE LOCKS DO NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, WHICH IT NORMALLY WOULD DO. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. ONLY TWO OF FIVE DOORS HAVE KEYED LOCKS WHICH CAN BE MANUALLY LOCKED/UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE CHILDREN AND A STROLLER, CRAWLING THROUGH THE VEHICLE WHILE CHILDREN ARE UNATTENDED CREATES ANOTHER SAFETY CONCERN IN MY MIND. I BELIEVE THE REMAINING DODGE DEALERSHIPS SHOULD FIX THIS DEFECT AT NO CHARGE TO DISSATISFIED OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I'M WRITING TO REQUEST THAT AN INVESTIGATION IS CONDUCTED INTO THE FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS OF THE 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE FOR MULTIPLE INCIDENT REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/GRAND_CARAVAN/2005/ELECTRICAL/ELECTRIC_DOOR_LOCK_FAILURE.SHTML I HAVE OWNED A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN FOR 3 YEARS NOW. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS STOP FUNCTIONING COMPLETELY ON THE VEHICLE. THE FACT THAT THERE IS ONLY 1 KEYHOLE ON THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR MAKES FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING CHILDREN FROM THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR NEEDS TO BE UNLOCKED AND THE DRIVER NEEDS TO REACH THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE TO PULL UP THE LOCK KNOBS TO OPEN THE OTHER DOORS. I'M HOPING THAT THE OUTCOME OF THE INVESTIGATION IS THAT DODGE WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITHOUT ANY COST TO THE MANY DODGE CUSTOMERS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS AFFECTED. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ONLY OPENS 6-8", THEN STOPS. MUST BE MANUALLY OPENED/CLOSED. PROBLEM RECURS EVERY TIME AUTOMATIC CONTROL IS ENGAGED, AND DOORS ARE CLEARLY NOT GEARED FOR MANUAL OPENING/CLOSING... THIS IS A CONCERN AS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IF IN ANY SEATS OTHER THAN FRONT. *TR

MY AUTOMATIC LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARVEN HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THEY DO NOT WORK FROM THE AUTOMATIC LOCK SWITCHES INSIDE THE CAR, NOR DOOR THEY WORK FROM MY KEYCHAIN. THE TRUNK DOOR SEEMS TO FUNCTIONALLY WORK WITHOUT PROBLEMS BUT EVERY OTHER DOOR DOESN'T LOCK! THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 3 SMALL CHILDREN! *TR

MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS LOST POWER 2 TIMES NOW. THE FIRST TIME WE REPLACED THE MOTOR TO THE POWER WINDOW, THIS WAS LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AGO. NOW THE WINDOW HAS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN, I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING AND THE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP IT IS STUCK DOWN IN THE DOOR.*TR

I BOUGHT MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AUGUST OF 2006. THE DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING PROBABLY JANUARY OF 2007. NOTHING SEEMED TO CAUSE IT. IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE ONLY SOLUTION TO IT IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND RECONNECT IT AND IT WORKS FOR A FEW DAYS AND STOPS. IT IS UNSAFE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. BEING ABLE TO QUICKLY LOCK AND UNLOCK YOUR DOORS IS IMPORTANT. NOW I HAVE TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER DOOR AND CLIMB IN THE CAR TO UNLOCK ANY OTHER DOORS AND CLIMB BACK TO LOCK IT. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE SITUATION WHERE ALL DOORS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. I LOOKED ON THIS FORUM, HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/POWER_LOCKS_WILL_NOT_LOCK_OR_UNLOCK, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I DID PULL THE IOD FUSE AS STATED IN THE FORUM AND IT WORKED FOR NOW. MANY PEOPLE SAY IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. IS THERE ANY RECALLS OR FIXES THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT. *TR

NO EVENT LEADING UP TO FAILURE. POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING EXCEPT FOR THE BACK. *TR

SLIDING POWER DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. SOUNDS LIKE THE MOTOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WILL OPEN TO CLOSE PARTLY BUT WILL NOT CLOSE TO LOCK. I HAD TO TIE A CORD THROUGH THAT DOOR THEN LOOP IT AROUND THE PASSENGER'S DOOR TO KEEP IT SHUT UNTIL I GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS HAPPENED LATE AT NIGHT SO THE VAN SAT I THE DRIVE UNLOCKED. *TR

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED. THE VAN ONLY HAS A KEY LOCK ON THE DRIVERS DOOR AND WITH KIDS THIS IS NOT ONLY INCONVENIENT, BUT IT'S NOT SAFE. AFTER LOOKING IT UP ON THE INTERNET, PULLING AND REPLACING A FUSING PROVIDED A TEMPORARY FIX, BUT THAT WILL NOT WORK NOW. APPARENTLY THE ONLY FIX IS HAVING THE DEALER RELOAD THE MEMORY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR

I WENT ON LINE TO SEE HOW MANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS THERE IS REGARDING MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THE SAFETY ISSUE IS BY TURN SIGNAL DON'T FUNCTION CORRECTLY. FOR EXAMPLE WHEN I TURN THE SIGNAL FOR LEFT IT GOES RIGHT AND VISE VERSA. SOMETIMES THE SIGNALS DON'T COME ON AT ALL. WELL THERE'S SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALL OR FIX DUE TO THE DEFECT WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO GET LUNCH BEFORE PICKING UP MY SON FROM SCHOOL. I PULLED INTO A BURGERKING PARKING LOT AS I WENT TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I FINALLY STOPPED THE MINI VAN I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A TRAIL OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD EXPLODED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE ELECTRICAL POWER DOOR LOCKS ARE INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT HAS TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN RESET THE SYSTEM AT AN EXPENSE OF $85.00. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND THE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS, ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN HAVE QUIT WORKING. I FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ONBOARD COMPUTER AND AS YET CHRYSLER WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. WE HAVE SMALL GRAND CHILDREN THAT COULD POSSIBLY OPEN THE DOORS WHILE THE VAN IS MOVING, WHICH MAKES IT A DANGER FACTOR. WE HAVE TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY PULLING A FUSE OR DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY CABLE BUT IT ONLY WORKS FOR A SHORT WHILE AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN LAST YEAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. LAST MONTH I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND I WAS PULLED OVER MY A POLICE OFFICER BECAUSE MY HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT. AFTER EXPLAINING THAT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENED THE OFFICER CHECKED MY LIGHTS AND ALL WERE WORKING EXCEPT MY HEADLIGHTS, THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WAS WITH MY BRIGHT LIGHTS WHICH WERE ANNOYING ALOT OF PEOPLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND AFTER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC AND CHECKING IT MANUALLY HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT MY HEADLIGHTS STILL DON'T WORK. I HAVE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH MY BRIGHT LIGHTS. *TR

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS CEASE TO WORK. WHEN THE CAR REACHES 20MPH THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK. THE PROBLEM CAN BE REMEDIED BY PULLING THE FUSE AND THEN REPLACING, BUT THAT IS A HUGE HASSLE. IT HAPPENS EVERY 3 WEEKS OR SO. *TR

I USED THE TURN SIGNAL TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND WHEN I GLANCED AT THE DASHBOARD, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS BLINKING. IT OCCURRED EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK AND THEN LESS FREQUENT. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED FOR TWO WEEKS. I WAS STOPPED WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. OTHER TIMES I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK IT FOR REPAIR AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE THEY HAD THE VAN. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. DIAGNOSED AS DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING IN STEERING COLUMN. MAY CASE AIRBAG TO FAIL TO INFLATE IN ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. I ALMOST CRASHED BECAUSE OF IT. I HAD THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH REPLACED AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM. I DO HAVE THE OLD SWITCH. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN; HEADLIGHTS WORK ONLY SPORADICALLY. WILL TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING. WILL ONLY COME ON WITH REPEATED TURNING OF THE SWITCH, AND THEN SOMETIMES ONLY AFTER CAR HAS DRIVEN A FEW FEET. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE AND IS DANGEROUS. *TR

OCCASIONALLY WHEN I TRY TO TURN ON HEADLIGHTS THEY WILL NOT COME ON - OR THEY WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CONTINUE TO FLICKER. *TR

I OWN A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. NOT EVERY TIME, BUT ON A REGULAR BASIS, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON. AND SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF. VERY SCARY. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNLESS IT HAPPENS WHEN THE MECHANIC HAS IT. THIS IS A VERY ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS FEATURE ON A VEHICLE. *TR

THE OTHER DAY MY AUTOMATIC LOCKS CEASED TO WORK IN THE 2005 GRAND CARAVAN SXT. THE DOOR SWITCH, KEY REMOTE AND WHEN THE CAR GOES OVER 20MPH DID NOT LOCK THE DOORS AT ALL. HAVE LOOKED IN THE MANUAL, NO HELP. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, I WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE VAN IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHANGE THE SOFTWARE IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS, I WILL HAVE TO PAY $150-200 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. SINCE THIS IS SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE, WE WILL TAKE THE VAN IN, BUT AFTER READING THE INTERNET SITES--MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS GOING OFF WITHOUT NOTICE (WHILE I HAVE THEM SWITCHED ON). EVENTUALLY THEY WILL COME BACK ON, BUT THERE ARE TIMES THEY DO NOT COME BACK ON WHILE I AM DRIVING. ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE REPORTED ON THE INTERNET BY OTHER USERS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VAN. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS EXIST WITH THIS VAN AND HAVE SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW. LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF, DOORS NOT WORKING WHEN BUTTONS WERE PUSHED (SHOULD BE AUTOMATIC AFTER BUTTONS PUSHED), WINDOWS NOT WORKING AT ALL WHEN BUTTON IS PUSHED (EVENTUALLY WORK--HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR) AND NOW THE LOCKS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE DOOR CONTROLS WERE EVENTUALLY REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY EVENTUALLY WOULD OPEN SO SLOWLY. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER OVER SIX TIMES IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. REPLACED AND HAVE WORKED FINE SINCE. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING AT LEAST 3 TIMES A YEAR. *TR

DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK STOPPED WORKING. BOTH POWER SIDE DOORS STOP WORKING. *TR

REGARDING 2005 DODGE CARAVAN DOOR LOCK PROBLEM THE DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING ON THIS VEHICLE AFTER 44,000 MILES. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, APPARENTLY MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD & THE NHTSA SHOULD IMMEDIATELY REQUIRE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED. APPARENTLY THE NHTSB HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN ADVISED OF THIS PROBLEM & DONE NOTHING TO DEMAND A RECALL. WHY THE DELAY??? *TR

THE POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK FOR THE DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGER DOORS. THEY WILL NOT WORK WITH EITHER THE REMOTE OR THE INTERIOR LOCK SWITCH OR AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVER THE RESET LOCK MPH OF 20. THIS ISSUE STARTED APPROXIMATELY JUNE 2009 AND CONTINUES. DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AND RECONNECTED AFTER SEVERAL HOURS WILL GET THE LOCKS TO WORK AGAIN BUT ONLY FOR THE TIME BEING. THE POWER LOCKS MAY STOP WORKING AGAIN WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS OR DAYS . THE DEALER STATED THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE AT APPROXIMATELY $90 BUT MAY NOT BE A PERMANENT FIX. THE SAFETY ISSUE HERE (A KEY HOLE IS ONLY PROVIDED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MEANING PEOPLE NEED TO STAND IN THE STREET OR PARKING LOTS WHILE DRIVER OPENS HIS DOOR AND THEN CLIMBS THROUGH THE INTERIOR TO PULL UP THE BUTTONS FOR OTHERS TO ENTER AS WELL AS LOCK NOT LOCKING WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION) A RECALL IS NEEDED TO BE ISSUED FOR THIS POWER LOCK PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE MANUFACTURER OBVIOUSLY KNOWS ABOUT. *TR

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. THEY WONT LOCK BY REMOTE OR ON THE DOOR BUTTON. *TR

DODGE CARAVAN POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO OPERATE UNLESS MANUALLY OPERATED CAUSING CONCERN FOR SAFETY OF FAMILY DUE TO UNABLE TO BE ABSOLUTE THAT THE DOORS ARE SECURED AT ANYTIME. THIS SAFETY CONCERN HAS BEEN NOTED BY CHRYSLER AND WILL FIX AT A COST TO CONSUMER. THIS BEING A PROBLEM WITH A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THIS VEHICLE I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED VOLUNTARY, BUT CHRYSLER HAS FAILED TO ACT. *TR

HELLO, I UNFORTUNATELY OWN A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. ALTHOUGH I LOVE THE WAY THE VEHICLE DRIVES, I CAN'T SAY THAT IT HAS BEEN DEPENDABLE AT ALL. ALL THE FAILURES ARE COMMON AMONGST OTHER OWNERS, BUT ONE NOTEWORTHY ONE IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LOCK THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. AFTER 44K MILES ALL THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON THIS VEHICLE WILL FAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE ONLY DOOR THAT HAS A MANUAL KEY LOCK IS THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE DOORS WILL NOT FUNCTION WITH THEY REMOTE DOOR OPENER OR BY THE SWITCHES WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE IS COMMONPLACE WITH ALL LATE MODEL DODGE CARAVANS. PLEASE SEE THIS WEB LINK AS AN EXAMPLE; HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/POWER_LOCKS_WILL_NOT_LOCK_OR_UNLOCK THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO A SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE ISSUE WITH THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE SEEM TO BE TEMPORARY. I (LIKE MANY OTHERS) FEEL DODGE SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS MATTER. THE MERE FACT THAT THE REAR DOOR IS FULLY ELECTRONIC AND CAN NOT BE OPENED AT ALL UNDER THIS CONDITION SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I FEAR THAT IN AN ACCIDENT, OR CASE OF FIRE, NOT HAVING ALL DOORS AVAILABLE IN A PANIC SITUATION COULD BE FATAL. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WHICH I BOUGHT USED IN 2005. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY SINCE APROX. 4 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THE DEALERS SHOP SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE ISSUE IS VERY RANDOM WITH PROBLEM NOT OCCURRING FOR 2-3 MONTHS AT A TIME, THEN MULTIPLE TIMES, THEN WON'T OCCUR AGAIN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. IF I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF WHEN I PARK, SOMETIMES THE PARKING LIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF OR WILL RANDOMLY COME ON. TWO NIGHTS AGO, THE LIGHT SWITCH WAS COMPLETELY OFF AND THE HEADLIGHTS BRIEFLY CAME BACK ON BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THERE IS NOTHING THAT SEEMS TO TRIGGER THE PROBLEM. TO RESOLVE IT WHILE DRIVING, I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE I'VE BEEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. I CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DODGE THEY RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT IN WHEN THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING- UNFORTUNATELY, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND I ONLY KNOW OF IT HAPPENING AT NIGHT AND THEY'RE CLOSED. IT'S BECOMING MORE OF AN ISSUE SINCE I HAVE 2 TEENAGED CHILDREN THAT DRIVE IT WITH MY 2 YR OLD IN THE CAR. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. YOU CAN ONLY LOCK/UNLOCK THE BACK SLIDING DOORS MANUALLY. FROM DOING SOME INVESTIGATING, IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2005 DODGE CARAVANS, AND ONE THAT I DO NOT THINK SHOULD BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. CHILDREN ARE NORMALLY THE ONES SITTING BY THESE DOORS, AND I THINK THIS IS A LIABILITY. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING, AND THEN A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE PASSENGER ONE STOPPED WORKING. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. BOUGHT NEW. AROUND 2008, AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING, WHETHER YOU USED THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR OR THE BUTTON ON THE REMOTE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR VAN. IF YOU DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FOR A MINUTE AND RECONNECT IT, THE DOOR LOCKS WILL WORK AGAIN, MAYBE FOR AN HOUR OR FOR A WEEK BEFORE THEY STOP WORKING AGAIN, IT IS ALWAYS RANDOM AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE IT QUITS AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD CHARGE TO ATTEMPT TO FIX IT SINCE IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL. *TR

MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN'S POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING TODAY,8/05/09. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR SOME ANSWERS TO THE PROBLEM I SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS ABOUND BUT NOTHING FROM CHRYSLER IS POSTED NOR HAVE I RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE. MY VAN WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 03/06/06 AND HAS ONLY 50,000 MILES ON IT. DEALERS WANT TO CHARGE ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ATTEMPTING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD BE CHARGED. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THE PROBLEM AND FIX THEM NO/CHARGE. *TR

2005 DODGE CARAVAN - THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. I HAVE INVESTIGATED SEVERAL SOLUTIONS, HAVE TRIED THEM,AND THEY ONLY WORK TEMPORARILY, SUCH AS BATTERY DISCONNECTS, FUSE REPLACEMENT, SOFTWARE UPDATES. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE SMALL AND I AM AFRAID THEY WILL OPEN THE DOORS AND I CANNOT NOT CATCH THEM IN TIME BECAUSE I CANNOT GET TO THE BACK SEAT. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT A RECALL IS NEEDED. *TR

I WAS BRAKING AS I WAS DESCENDING A HILL ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE FRONT BRAKES GOT SO HOT THAT MY AUTOMOBILE STARTED TO SHIMMY. I STOPPED AND DISCOVERED THAT MY RIGHT FRONT BRAKES WERE ON FIRE. I HAD MY FRONT BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED ABOUT 7,000 MILES AGO WITH MOPAR VALUE LINE BRAKES AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 56,380 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING IN HER VEHICLE FOUR MONTHS AGO. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC WOULD COST $300. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER IN THE DOOR LOCKS NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE FAILURE HAS RECENTLY RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,950.

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN EITHER RANDOMLY TURN OFF (BRIEFLY) WHILE DRIVING, OR THEY WON'T TURN ON WHEN SWITCHED ON. AFTER PLAYING WITH THE SWITCH SOME, THEY WILL TURN EVENTUALLY TURN ON. A WEBSITE THAT I USED TO FIND OUT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ISSUE INDICATED THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE. *TR

ALL POWER LOCKS ON 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STOP FUNCTIONING PREVENTING OPENING OF DOORS FROM OUTSIDE OF CAR WHEN LOCKS ARE IN THIS CONDITION. ONLY ONE MANUAL KEYED ENTRY (DRIVERS SIDE FRONT). *TR

POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE. POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL WITH OUT ANY WARNING . 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. CHECKED OWNERS MANUAL TO FIGURE OUT WHICH FUSE TO CHECK AND IT DIDN'T LIST THE FUSE FOR POWER DOOR LOCKS. DID AN ONLINE SEARCH FOR MY VEHICLE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR AND FOUND THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAY PULL IOD FUSE FOR FIVE SECONDS AND THEN PUT IT BACK IN. THE FUSE IS NOT EVEN BLOWN, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FOR AT LEAST FIVE SECONDS AND THEN PUT BACK IN AND THE POWER LOCKS WORK AGAIN. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TO ME TWICE IN TWO WEEKS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF YOU ARE IN THE CAR WITH YOUR CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEATS IN THEIR CAR SEATS AND THE DOORS WON'T UNLOCK AND YOU NEED TO GET THEM OUT QUICKLY IN AN EMERGENCY THE ONLY DOORS THAT HAVE A KEY HOLE TO USE THE KEY FROM THE OUTSIDE ARE THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE TRUNK.*TR

DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY, AND THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW OF OUR 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN (63K MILES) JUST FELL OUT AT ~60 MILES PER HOUR. THERE WAS NO WARNING, THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THE WINDOW WAS NOT VENTED, AND NOTHING WAS UP AGAINST THE WINDOW. WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT THIS HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE IN THE RIGHT LANE, AND IT WAS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR, SO THE WINDOW PROBABLY FELL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE ARE ALSO FORTUNATE THAT WE DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING FALL OUT THE WINDOW THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WE REPORTED THE INCIDENT (INFORMALLY) TO THE POLICE SO THAT THEY COULD DRIVE BY THE AREA WHERE IT OCCURRED TO ENSURE THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS. WE HAVE NOTHING TO EXPLAIN WHY THE WINDOW FELL OUT. WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY CONCLUDED IT WAS NOT A DEFECT. I'M NOT SURE HOW THEY CAME TO THAT CONCLUSION, BUT THEY SEEM CONTENT THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION. CHRYSLER PROVIDED NO HELP IN COVERING THE $700 CHARGE TO REPLACE THE WINDOW. ALSO, WHEN I ASKED WHICH GOVERNMENT AGENCY I SHOULD CONTACT TO REPORT THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE, THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME AN ANSWER. THEY ONLY STATED THAT THE INCIDENT WILL BE KEPT IN OUR OWN "PERSONAL" FILE, AND IMPLIED THAT KEEPING THIS INFORMATION IN A PRIVATE FILE IS SUFFICIENT. I DISAGREE, AND FEEL THAT THIS COMPLAINT SHOULD BE KNOWN TO THE NHTSA IN CASE THERE ARE OTHER SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. *TR

MY POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND WITH THE REMOTE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE SOLUTION WAS TO REPROGRAM THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. SEARCHING THIS SITE AND THROUGH GOOGLE SHOWS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A POPULAR PROBLEM. NOW I ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR POWER LOCK ACTUATOR BECAUSE IT ALSO STOPPED WORKING! *TR

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING. *TR

DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2005 HAS FAILURE OF AUTO DOOR LOCKS. THE AUTO DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK FROM WITHIN THE VAN OR FROM THE REMOTE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS NOT SECURE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. SEEM LIKE ALOT OF OTHER ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH. *TR

OUR DRIVERS SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR IS NOW ON IT'S 3RD OR 4TH MOTOR. DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT, THEN MY LAST ONE WAS INSTALLED BY MY INDEPENDENT GARAGE. DODGE KNOWS THEY HAVE A ISSUE WITH THESE. THE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS ALSO HAD THE MOTOR REPLACED, AND I JUST HAD THE HARNESS REPLACED DUE TO A BROKEN WIRE IN IT. ONCE AGAIN, DODGE KNOWS THESE HAVE PROBLEMS, ACCORDING TO MY DEALERSHIP. THESE ITEMS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED FOR FREE. THE VAN ONLY HAS 52K MILES ON IT. *TR

DODGE GRAND CARAVAN '05 ALL DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO OPERATE. NOT AWARE OF CAUSE OR EVENTS LEADING UP TO PROBLEM. LOCATED WEBSITE WITH OVER 100 ENTRIES OF CUSTOMERS STATING SAME PROBLEM. DODGE REFUSES TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM OR SAFETY ISSUE. REMOVED AND RE-INSERTED OID FUSE TO TEMPORARILY CORRECT PROBLEM FOR A FEW HOURS. THEN LOCKS FAIL TO OPERATE AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE & DODGE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT IT. ON THE DISCUSSION FORUM HUNDREDS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND DEALERS DO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION EITHER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THIS FAILURE ALLOWS DOORS TO BE OPENED BY CHILDREN. IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED THERE WILL BE LAW SUITES DUE TO INJURIES TO THOSE FALLING OUT OF VANS. *TR

I USED THE KEY FOB TO UNLOCK MY CAR AND DROVE TO WORK. MY DOORS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK WHEN I REACH 19 MPH. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. MY DOORS WILL NO LONGER LOCK BY ANY MEANS OTHER THAN MANUAL LOCKING. THE POWER LOCKS NO LONGER WORK. THIS IS A MINIVAN AND DRIVE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. WE NEEDED TO PULL THE IOD FUSE AND REPLACE IT. AFTER SEARCHING AROUND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK WITH SWITCH OR REMOTE LIKE ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2005 CARAVANS. WHAT THE OTHERS DON'T INCLUDE IS THAT THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH IS ELECTRONICALLY AND IT IS ALSO DISABLED WHEN THE POWER LOCKS DON'T WORK. IF FOR SOME REASON THIS WAS THE ONLY WAY TO GET A CHILD OUT THERE WOULD BE NO CHANCE TO RESCUE THEM OTHER THAT BREAKING OUT THE GLASS. *TR