2005 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints

THE ELECTRONIC LOCKS ON MY VAN SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I RESEARCHED, FOUND MANY SIMILAR CASES - ONE SUGGESTED WE DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND RECONNECT - LOCKS WORKED FOR 1 DAY THEN STOPPED AGAIN. I AM TAKING IT DO THE DEALER TOMORROW BUT WILL BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT THE REPAIRS THEY SUGGEST. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND THE POWER DOORS/POWER LOCKS HAVE FAILED. THE TAILGATE STILL WORKS, HOWEVER, WITHOUT THE POWER LOCKS THERE IS NO WAY TO LOCK IT. DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS IN THIS SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE NUMBER OR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE/ENGINEERING DEFECT THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. I CALLED DODGE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THE TOLD ME THAT I'D HAVE TO PAY A $69 DIAGNOSTIC FEE BEFORE THEY COULD TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG AND HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST. I REALLY DO NOT WANT TO GIVE DODGE OF MY HARD EARNED MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT I, AND COUNTLESS OTHERS, BELIEVE THAT DODGE SHOULD CORRECT WITHOUT HESITATION AND WITHOUT CHARGE. PLEASE TAKE THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY AND DO THE RIGHT THING BY RECOMMENDING A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERATIVE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE BCM SOFTWARE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $130. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS COMPONENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 34,417.

AT ABOUT 12,000 OUR 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DEVELOPED A THUMPING/BINDING IN THE STEERING/FRONT AXLE. WE HAD IT IN SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR THE SAME PROBLEM; BOTH AXLES WERE REPLACED AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED ALSO, YET THE THUMPING/BINDING NEVER TRULY WENT AWAY. SHORTLY OUTSIDE THE COMPREHENSIVE WARRANTY PERIOD, THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE BROKE. FORTUNATELY IT WAS IN A PARKING LOT, NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE RIGHT AXLE WAS REPLACED, BUT NOW THE THUMPING/BINDING IS BACK JUST LIKE IT WAS WHEN WE FIRST STARTED PURSUING GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED. THE VAN ONLY HAS 30,300 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR LOCK MODULE WOULD NOT OPERATE. THIS MALFUNCTION AFFECTED ALL OF THE OTHER DOORS AS WELL. IN ADDITION, THE AUTOMATIC INSTANT KEY LOCK DEVICE THAT ACTIVATES WHILE DRIVING HAS NOT BEEN OPERATING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 07/10/08. *LJ

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STUCK TOGETHER DURING RAIN CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. I HAD TO PULL OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND MANUALLY SEPARATE THE WIPERS. HAD THIS HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH HEAVY RAIN, I WOULD HAVE BEEN BLINDED. *TR

MY MINIVAN'S AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING SO I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER. THIS CAR ALREADY WAS IN FOR A RECALL ON THE REAR AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING LINES WHICH WERE REPLACED IN NOVEMBER OF 2006. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT THE RECALL LINES THAT WERE LEAKING BUT THE REAR EXTENSION LINES WHICH ARE AFTER THE RECALL LINES. THE PARTS ARE ALSO ON BACKORDER FOR WELL OVER ONE MONTH OR MORE. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE HAVING A LOT OF REPAIRS ON THIS PART. I CANNOT HELP BUT BELIEVE THAT THE ORIGINAL RECALL FOR REAR AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING LINES SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED THE REAR AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING EXTENSION LINES ALSO. BEAR IN MIND THAT MY VAN IS AROUND 3 1/2 YEARS OLD WITH 42,112 MILES ON IT. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING. I READ THAT THERE IS A SOFTWARE FIX FOR THIS, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO DO THIS. I HAVE READ LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DO TO SAFETY MATTER. *TR

OUR 2005 DODGE MINIVAN HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, NOT CORRODED, AND ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. DAMAGED TIRE. I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND HAD PARKED. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC POWER DOOR LOCKS SUDDENLY FAIL TO WORK. THE DOORS CAN NOT BE LOCKED/UNLOCKED WITH THE DOOR SWITCH OR THE REMOTE KEY. THE DOORS FAIL TO LOCK AFTER APPROACHING A 18MPH SPEED ALSO. IT IS STATED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE ON THE VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND FROM SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM, THAT THERE IS A SOFTWARE UPDATE, BUT DODGE IS NOT CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT A SIGNIFICANT CHARGE. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT IS FAILING TO OPERATE, THEREFORE I BELIEVE, ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED TO CORRECT TO PROBLEM. *TR

THE POWER LOCKS ON MY 2005 GRAND CARAVAN STOPPED WORKING. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM! I'M TOLD I CAN HAVE NEW SOFTWARE PUT IN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS I FOUND...SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL??? *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW. HAVE ALWAYS TOPPED GAS PAST INITIAL CLICK. SOMETIME FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, AFTER TOPPING OFF THE GAS TANK, VEHICLE STARTED BUCKING AND ENGINE QUIT. FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES, COULDN'T FIGURE OUT PROBLEM. THEN REMEMBERED IT ALWAYS HAPPENED AFTER FILL UP. STARTED VARYING TOPPING OFF, AND WAS ABLE TO NOTICE LENGTH OF PROBLEM RELATED TO AMOUNT OF TOP OFF. LAST COUPLE OF FILL UPS, WENT TO FIRST CLICK AND STOPPED. DID NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM, BUT KEPT SEQUENCE OF VEHICLE BUCKING AND ENGINE QUITTING. ENGINE HAD ALSO DIED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ON LAST FILL UP, WAS PREPARING TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK OF PROBLEM. AFTER FILLING TANK (TO FIRST CLICK), WAS AT SIGNAL LIGHT, WAITING TO MAKE A TURN. VEHICLE STARTED BUCKING, ENGINE DIED. PUT TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, STARTED MOTOR, THEN A SOUND LIKE CARBURETOR BACKFIRE OCCURRED. ENGINE WENT TO HIGH IDLE, SIGNAL LIGHT CHANGED, SO PROCEEDED TO DRIVE. HAD SOUND LIKE A/C COOLANT LOW. SPEED WAS BARELY CONTROLLABLE. HAD TO USE BRAKES. GAS PEDAL CONTROL WAS ERRATIC. SEEMED TO STAY AT LEVEL APPLIED. TOOK TO DEALER NEXT MORNING. HAD FAILURE CODE (#PO507), AND EVENTUALLY THEY SAID "PVC VALVE HOSE TO UPPER PELIUNM" HAD CAME OFF. NEVER HAD A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. HAVE NOT HAD FILL UP SINCE, BUT WILL SOMETIME THIS WEEK. HAVE BEEN LOOKING IN HAYNES REPAIR MANUAL, AND NOTICED THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF CHECK VALVE TO KEEP FUEL FROM ENTERING AIR INTAKE. DEALER DID NOT BRING UP THIS IDEA, BUT DID MENTION ANOTHER CUSTOMER

HEADLIGHTS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. SOMETIMES WILL NOT TURN ON, OR IF ON WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 45,000 MILES. NEEDS EVAPORATOR, REAR EXPANSION VALVE AND REAR LINES FOR AC. TOLD THAT MOST CHRYSLER MINIVANS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AFTER JUST 3 YEARS. WITH THIS MANY PROBLEMS, WHY NO RECALL? TOTAL COST FOR REPAIRS IS $1,250.00. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT. *TR

MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ARE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE HAS APX 45,000 MILES. I'VE NOTICED PER INTERNET PROVIDED VEHICLE COMPLAINT SITES THAT THIS IS A HIGH VOLUME PROBLEM , AND SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT SHATTERED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 1.5 YEARS THAT THE SIDE DOOR GLASS SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS DECEMBER 20, 2006 AND THE PASSENGER DOOR GLASS SHATTERED. BOTH TIMES WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I CALLED CHRYSLER WHO SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND OFFERED 2 REASONS, 1) SUDDEN CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE (NEITHER TIME WAS THERE A DRASTIC CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE) AND THE SECOND REASON GIVEN WAS POSSIBLY A SCRATCH ON THE GLASS IF I HAD SCRAPPED THEM FOR SOME REASON. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT MY VAN WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I KNEW THAT AND GLASS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ANY WAY. IT SEEMS MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE THAT 2 SEPARATE PIECES OF ORIGINAL FACTORY GLASS ON SEPARATE DOORS WOULD SHATTER IN THIS WAY. I ALWAYS USE THE AUTOMATIC OPENER AND CLOSER AND VERY RARELY IS THE DOOR MANUALLY OPENED OR CLOSED (EITHER DOORS). IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THIS VEHICLE IS PURCHASED BY MANY PEOPLE WITH MEDIUM TO LARGE FAMILIES AND CARRY CHILDREN. WHEN THE GLASS SHATTERS AND YOU NEED TO CONTINUE DRIVING UNTIL YOU CAN GET THE GLASS SECURED PEOPLE OR CHILDREN THAT MAY BE INSIDE WILL HAVE GLASS ALL OVER THEM. IN SHORT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO PAY FOR ANY REPLACEMENT GLASS OR ACKNOWLEDGE IT COULD BE AN ISSUE AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE IS NOT BEING INVESTIGATED BY CHRYSLER/DODGE FOR A POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW EITHER OR DEFECT IN GLASS. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN MFG 6-05 THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE FRONT RIGHT SENSOR. I REPLACED THE PART AND FOUND THE PIN ON THE SENSOR WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED OFF ON THE PURPLE WIRE. I BOUGHT THE CONNECTOR KIT TO REPLACE THE PLUG TO THE SENSOR. WHEN I STRIPPED THE WHITE WIRE THE WIRE IS ALSO CORRODED. IT IS BLACK AND TARNISHED. I CHECKED BACK TO 8 INCHES AND COULD NOT FIND CLEAN COPPER. I KNOW THAT THE SENOR WAS IN A RECALL UP TO FEB. 08, BUT I THINK THERE MAY BE OTHER ISSUES INVOLVED IN THE FAILURES. I STILL HAVE THE SENOR AND CONNECTOR. *TR

DOOR ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED COMPLETED. IT STARTED WITH DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR - SYSTEM COULD ONLY OPEN DOOR A FEW INCHES, AND THEN THE DOOR COULD NOT BE LATCHED CLOSED. EVENTUALLY IT WOULD NOT OPEN AT ALL ELECTRONICALLY, BUT MANUALLY STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. IDENTICAL PROBLEM THEN AROSE WITH PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR. HAD IT LOOKED AT BY DEALERSHIP, CLAIMED THE TRACK WAS GONE. DOOR THEN COULD NOT BE OPENED AT ALL. TRACK COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AND THE DOOR WILL NOW OPEN MANUALLY, BUT CANNOT BE LOCKED WITHOUT CLIMBING THROUGH VEHICLE. *TR

BRAKES FAIL COMPLETELY EVERY 20K MILES, REQUIRE FULL ROTOR / PAD REPLACEMENT. OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW, IF THEY FAIL THAT QUICKLY THEN CERTAINLY SOMETHING MORE DANGEROUS COULD OCCUR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE POWER LOCKS IN THE VEHICLE ARE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THE KEYLESS REMOTE ALSO WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, IT CAN ONLY BE MANUALLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO NOT LOCK WHEN IT IS PLACED INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,721. UPDATED 06/25/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR IS USING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THE UNLOCKING IT FROM THE INSIDE MANUALLY. UPDATED.

FROM THE DAY I DROVE THIS BRAND NEW VEHICLE OFF OF THE DEALERS LOT I BEGAN COMPLAINING ABOUT A NOISE WHEN I TURNED RIGHT. I BROUGHT IT IN SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE NOISE SO ALL WAS FINE. EVENTUALLY IT GOT SO BAD THAT THE FRONT END WAS BOUNCING. THEY FINALLY DETERMINED AFTER 22 MONTHS THAT IT WAS A BAD SWAY BAR BUSHING THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED WHEN THEY WERE ACTIVATED. A FEW DAYS LATER, HE ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THEM AGAIN TO INDICATE A LEFT TURN, BUT THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED INSTEAD. THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31,000. UPDATED 06/17/08. *LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH

DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2005, DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I HAVE 15,000 MILES AND HAVE READ THAT YOU PULL THE FUSE AND PUT IT BACK IN. THIS WORKS FOR A SHORT TIME. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT IN OCTOBER OF 2007 WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE NEXT WEEK THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AT RANDOM WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS (< 20) AND THEN WOULD GO OUT. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE IT BECAUSE IT WAS OCCURRING ON A RANDOM BASIS. THE LIGHT STOPPED COMING ON A FEW WEEKS LATER AND DID NOT COME ON AGAIN UNTIL LAST WEEK. NOW IT IS COMING ON FREQUENTLY AND STAYING ON AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. COINCIDENTALLY, THE WEATHER WARMED FROM THE 40'S TO THE UPPER 70'S JUST BEFORE THE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AGAIN. I CHECKED THE DODGE WEBSITE FOR RECALLS BUT IT SHOWED NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS FOR MY VIN. *TR

PURCHASE OF USED DODGE GRAND CARAVAN & THEN FOUND OUT 1 WEEK LATER THAT THE RACK AND PINION AREA LEAKS & THE ENTIRE RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TOOK MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL AND FILTER REPLACEMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A LEAK RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING, AND NO LEAKS ON MY GARAGE FLOOR, BUT THE DEALER REP INSISTED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT COULD GET WORSE. PART IS BACK-ORDERED, WHICH MAKES ME WONDER IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

CRACKS IN ROOF UNDER PLASTIC MOLDING. DEALER REFUSED TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS, OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. IT HAS POWER DOOR LOCKS. THE LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE OR FROM THE KEYCHAIN. NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THIS VEHICLE MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. THE SAFETY FEATURE THAT LOCKS THE DOORS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS GOING OVER 18 MPH IS ALSO NOT WORKING. THE ONLY DOORS THAT HAS KEY UNLOCK ARE THE DRIVER DOOR AND THE REAR DOOR. I HAVE FOUND A WEBSITE THAT HAS MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. PLEASE LOOK AT THIS WEBSITE, AND HELP US GET THIS FIXED. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/CARAVAN/2005/ELECTRICAL/POWER_DOOR_LOCKS_QUIT_WORKING.SHTML. *TR

CLUNKING NOISE FROM UNDER VAN WHEN BREAKING HARD. ONLY HEARD 1 TIME IN EITHER DIRECTION. MISSING BOLTS IN CENTER OF CRADLE (ENGINE MOUNT). BOLTS WERE REPLACED AND TIRE ALIGNMENT WAS ADJUSTED AS IT HAD ALSO CHANGED. CHRYSLER, AS A GOOD WILL GESTURE, REFUNDED THE COST OF THE REPAIR, WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND PARTIAL COST OF THE 4 TIRES WORN ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE SIDE EDGE. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE - 6TH OCCURRENCE. VEHICLE DOOR LOCK SWITCHES / REMOTE UNIT FAIL TO OPERATE DOOR LOCKS. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE THIS YEAR. SAFETY ISSUE AS CHRYSLER OUTFITTED VEHICLE WITH ONLY A DRIVERS SIDE KEY-OPERATED DOOR LOCK. ALL OTHER LOCKS ARE CONTROLLED ELECTRONICALLY. SAFETY CONCERN IS AT TIME OF VEHICLE CRASH, DOORS MUST BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED. CHILDREN IN THE BACK MAY NOT KNOW HOW TO UNLOCK THE CAR MANUALLY SINCE CHILDREN ARE USED TO AUTOMATIC CONTROLS. CALLED CHRYSLER ON 4/7/08. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES, OR THAT SAFETY IS SOMEHOW IMPACTED BY THIS FAILURE. *TR

ELECTRIC LOCKS FAIL AND DISABLE THE ELECTRIC DOORS, AUTOMATIC LOCKING, AND KEY FOG LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. THE DOORS FAIL TO LOCK AT 20MPH , THEREFORE YOU THINK YOUR DOORS ARE LOCKED AND THEY ARE NOT. ALSO, PRESSING THE FOB. SOUNDS THE HORN, BLINKS LIGHTS, BUT DOORS ARE NOT LOCKED, ALTHOUGH YOU THINK THEY ARE. THIS IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM IN THE BCM, THEY HAVE A TSB FOR IT, BUT REFUSE TO FIX IT BECAUSE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THIS IS FAULTY SOFTWARE AT MANUF, AND A SAFETY ISSUE, CHRYSLER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR OWN MISTAKES AND SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

AIR BAGS SENSORS FAILURES. *TR

2005 DODGE CARAVAN AIR BAG SENSOR AND WIRING CORROSION, A KNOW ISSUE INTERNAL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTICE TO DEALER JUNE OF 2007 TO REPAIR NO CHARGE.. MY VEHICLE DID NOT MEET THE "DATE," IT HAS THE SAME ISSUE/DEFECT THEY ARE IGNORING, COVERED PART BUT NOT LABOR. SHOULD RECALL AND INSPECT ALL VEHICLES. *TR

POWER STEERING RACK DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ON THE THIRD OCCASION, THE LIGHT REMAIN ILLUMINATED AND THE CHIME CONTINUED TO SOUND. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR THAT CONTROLS THE SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE COULD KEEP THE SEAT BELT FROM OPERATING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT PLANS TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT HIS EXPENSE BECAUSE IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SEAT RETRACTOR (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V047000); HOWEVER, IT WAS FOR THE DRIVER, NOT PASSENGER SIDE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STOPPED WORKING AT ABOUT 67,000 MILES. I'VE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM IN ONLINE FORUMS AND DECIDED IF THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THEN DODGE OUGHT TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX IT. NO POWER DOOR LOCKS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

AUTO-LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ON DODGE GRAND CARAVAN XT 2005. *TR

PURCHASE OF USED DODGE GRAND CARAVAN & THEN FOUND OUT 3 WEEKS LATER THAT THE POWER STEERING BOOT FAILS & ENTIRE RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH REMAINING ON OCCASIONALLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE PROBLEM THEN PROGRESSED TO THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINING ON CONTINUOUSLY AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION AND HORN (BOTH OF WHICH ARE MOUNTED ON THE STEERING WHEEL) NOT WORKING. THESE SYMPTOMS WERE IDENTICAL TO THOSE EXPERIENCED BY EARLIER YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE MODEL THAT RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD THE CLOCK SPRING REPLACED, WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEMS. *TR

TOLD THAT POWER STEERING RACK HAS FAILED AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT, ALONG WITH PS PUMP. 50,800 MILES ON VEHICLE. $1500 ESTIMATE, NOT COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, AND CAN'T BE DONE ANYWAY DUE TO 10,000 PIECE BACKLOG ON THE PARTS NEEDED! THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I SEE ON THIS SITE FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND IT'S SIBLINGS (CHRYSLER T&C, AND NEIGHBORING MODEL YEARS), AND THE AFORE MENTIONED BACKLOG. WHY IS THIS PROBLEM NOT BEING INVESTIGATED AND WHY IS IT NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL? IT IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE DESIGN, MANY REPORTS ON THIS SITE FOR FAILURES AT RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. THIS VEHICLE PURCHASED AS A CPO IN JAN 2006 WITH 19K MI. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. ELECTRIC LOCKS FAIL. THIS INVOLVES SAFETY, AS THE DOORS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK AUTOMATICALLY AT A PREDETERMINED SPEED. THEY FAIL BOTH MANUALLY, REMOTELY AND FROM OBTAINING THE SPEED REQUIRED. THE DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM, AND THEY HAVE A TSB TO CORRECT IT, BUT IT COSTS $90 I WOULD THINK THAT IF A SOFTWARE UPDATE IS REQUIRED, THAT MEANS THAT THE SOFTWARE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AT MANUFACTURE, AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE FACTORY. THEY SAY THAT BECAUSE THE MILES ARE OVER WARRANTY, IT COSTS. BUT SOFTWARE UPDATES INDICATE THAT IT WASN'T DONE PROPERLY IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND IT DOES AFFECT SAFETY BY NOT LOCKING THE DOORS. SIMPLY REMOVING THE IOD FUSE AND REINSERTING IT RESETS THE COMPUTER AND THE LOCKS PERFORM NORMALLY AND THEN FAIL AGAIN. WHEN I BUY WINDOWS PROGRAM, ALL UPDATES ARE FREE, BECAUSE THEY RE UPDATED TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. *TR

FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHING REPLACED THREE TIMES UNDER WARRANTY BUT FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE CONTINUED, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROAD SECTIONS OR SPEED BUMPS. DEALER INDICATED IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT ONCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED A DIFFERENT SOLUTION WAS FOUND, COST $1,000 PER SIDE. *TR

THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT WENT ON AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THEY WOULD RUN DIAGNOSTICS ON IT FOR $89.00. AFTER DOING SO, THEY SAID THAT VEHICLE HAS 2 AIRBAG SENSORS THAT HAVE AN INTERNAL SHORT. THEY SAID THE PARTS WOULD BE $223.52 AND IT WOULD TAKE 2-3 DAYS TO ORDER THEM. *TR

THE BODY COMPUTER. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH IT, WONT LET A DEALERSHIP INTO IT, THE TRACTION CONTROL DOESN'T WORK ALONG WITH THE ABS, THE LEFT DOOR WONT OPEN WITH THE BOTTOMS AUTOMATIC.. AS FAR AS THE DEARS KNOW AND WE HAVE HAD IT TOP 3 OF THEM THAT ALL THESE THINGS ARE TIED IN 1 THING THIS VEHICLE ISN'T VERY OLD TO HAVE THIS GO OUT!! *TR

I HAVE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE QUIT WORKING AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A SOFTWARE ISSUE IN THE CPU. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT WHEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE AND BEGIN TO MOVE, THE DOORS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK WHEN YOU GET TO 18MPH OR SO. I HAVE 4 YEAR OLD TWINS THAT RIDE IN CAR SEATS, AND AM NOT COMFORTABLE NOT HAVING THIS FEATURE WORKING PROPERLY. IT IS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PROBLEM IS VERY WIDESPREAD AMONG THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. MY HOPES ARE THAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE ADDRESSED BY DODGE AS I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THANK YOU. *TR

IN MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH OUR TURN SIGNAL EITHER IT WOULD NOT WORK OR YOU SIGNAL LEFT AND THE RIGHT BLINKER CAME ON. IT TOOK 3 VISITS AND 6 PHONE CALLS TO THE DEALER UNTIL FIXED. WE ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS WORKING ONLY WHEN IT WANTS TO AND IT SEEMS TO WORK AT THE DEALER SO THEY SAY SORRY COME AGAIN! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, THE FRONTAL AIR BAG DEACTIVATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WASN'T INCLUDED THE AIR BAG SENSOR SWITCH RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 03-25-08 *BF UPDATED 03/25/08 *TR

I BOUGHT A 2005 GRAND CARAVAN IN MAY 2005. THE RACK AND PINION RACK COMPLETELY FAILED IN DECEMBER 2005 AT 9870 MILES. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. MY VAN BEGIN MAKING THE SAME NOISES AND LOSING POWER STEERING FLUID. WHEN I HAD IT CHECKED AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VAN WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID AND THAT THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MILEAGE ON THE VAN IS 42,726. EVEN THE SERVICE ADVISOR REMARKED THAT THE RACK AND PINION SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT 42,726 AND THAT IT WAS UNHEARD OF TO REPLACE IT TWICE IN LESS THAN 2 AND A HALF YEARS AND UNDER 43,000 MILES. FROM RESEARCHING ONLINE I SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE. THIS IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION, BEFORE THE DEFECT RESULTS IN A FATALITY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND SINCE I AM BEYOND 36,000 MILES THE REPLACEMENT WILL COST ABOUT $850. *TR

ON OR AROUND FEB 26 I DISCOVERED THAT THE AUTO DOOR LOCKS WERE NOT WORKING NOR WAS I ABLE TO UNLOCK OR LOCK MY DOORS FROM THE INSIDE WITH THE INSIDE LOCK SWITCH. IF MY WIFE WAS TRYING TO OUTRUN AN ASSAILANT SHE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO UNLOCK OR LOCK THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY WHEN SECONDS COULD BE CRUCIAL. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT THE LIGHTS FLASH WITH USING THE REMOTE ERRANTLY INDICATING THAT THE DOORS WERE LOCKED. AT THIS POINT I HAVE'NT FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT DODGE HAS AN UPDATE FIX. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR