2005 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints

CRACKS IN ROOF UNDER PLASTIC MOLDING IN BODY ASSEMBLY , WHICH WAS NOT COVERED AFTER 36,000 MILES,DENIED BY DODGE BUT SOME ASSISTANCE FROM DEALER AFTER YELLING, CAUSED WATER LEAKAGE INTO RIGHT PILLAR ASSEMBLY , FLOOR COMPARTMENT AND UNKNOWING TO US SUB CARPETING. OUR WORRIES ARE STRUCTURAL SAFETY , MOLD AND ODOR POSSIBLY ELECTRICAL WIRING AND IF THERE ARE MORE IN ROOF THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT ,AND ON ADDED NOTE PREMATURE DISC BRAKE WEAR ROTORS AND PADS DATE IS APPROXIMATE HAVE TO LOOK UP SERVICE RECORD ,DEALER GREENFIELD DODGE LAWRENCEVILLE NJ *TR

ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO ENGAGE LOCKS. LOCK VERIFICATION SIGNALED LIGHTS AND HORN INDICATING THE LOCKS WERE ENGAGED. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE THE VAN WAS ENTERED ILLEGALLY AND PROPERTY WAS STOLEN. THIS WAS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE ELECTRONIC LOCKING SYSTEM DID NOT DISENGAGE FROM THE CONTROLS IN THE VAN. THIS RESULTED IN THE INABILITY TO REMOVE 3 CHILDREN FROM THE VAN QUICKLY IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) HAS BEEN RESET SEVERAL TIMES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE RESET ONLY LASTS FOR A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE PROBLEM REPEATS ITSELF. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER GETTING VEHICLE INSPECTED THERE WERE SEVERE TEMPERATURE CHANGES IN OUR AREA. WITH THE TEMPERATURE BOTH OF OUR FRONT HEADLIGHT LENS CRACKED, THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE WERE IT WILL NOT PASS THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION THIS YEAR. THE LENS THEMSELVES RUN ABOUT 250.00 EACH. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CANNOT OPEN FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE WIRE HARNESS HAS FAILED. THE DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,183 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

IN THE 05 AND NEWER DODGE/CHRYSLER CARS AND MINIVANS, THERE IS A "KNEE BLOCKER" AIRBAG SYSTEM INSTALLED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BELOW THE STEERING COLUMN, THAT IS DEFECTIVE IN DESIGN AND IN IT'S INTENDED USE. THE LOWER DASH PANEL IS ATTACHED TO A METAL FRAME THAT IS HINGED AT THE BOTTOM AND BEHIND THAT IS THE AIRBAG THAT DEPLOYS AT JUST UNDER 200 MPH. WHEN THE AIRBAG INFLATES IN AN ACCIDENT, THIS HARD PLASTIC REINFORCE PANEL WILL SLAM DOWN ON A DRIVER'S LEGS CAUSING INJURY. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL... WHEN THE DRIVER'S LEGS ARE STRUCK, THE FIRST INSTINCT IS FOR THE DRIVER TO RECOIL AND BRING THEIR LEGS AWAY FROM THE CAUSE OF THE PAIN. WHEN THEY DO THIS, THIS PANEL DROPS IN FRONT OF THE LEGS AND NOW THE DRIVER CANNOT GET THEIR FEET BACK TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IF THEIR VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL, THERE IS A DANGER OF A FURTHER COLLISION WITH THE DRIVER HAVING LITTLE CONTROL. ONE LAST CONSIDERATION, IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT INJURY TO DIABETICS (LOWER LIMBS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LOWER LEG PROBLEMS, AND THOSE WITH OSTEOPOROSIS WHO LIKELY WOULD HAVE BROKEN LOWER LIMBS. *TR

CATHEDRAL CITY DODGE REFUSED TO WORK ON THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED. THE RECALL PROBLEM HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MODIFICATIONS BUT CATHEDRAL CITY DODGE REFUSED TO WORK ON IT.. AFTER SEVERAL HEATED CONVERSATIONS WITH MANAGEMENT CATHEDRAL CITY DODGE RETURNED MY VEHICLE WITH A DEAD BATTERY, AND A LEAK IN MY ENGINE AND DID NOT FIX THE RECALLED ITEM. AFTER I RECEIVED MY VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE NEW PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MODIFICATIONS BUT WERE INDEPENDENT FROM ANY MODIFICATIONS PREVIOUSLY MADE TO MY VEHICLE. AFTER COMPLAINING TO THE DODGE CORPORATION I WAS REFERRED TO THE DODGE SERVICE CENTER IN LAQUINTA. THERE MY CAR WAS EQUIPPED WITH A NEW BATTERY AND THE RECALL ITEM WAS NOT FIXED BECAUSE THE MANAGER REFUSED TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE MODIFICATIONS. I CALLED LAQUINTA DODGE TO COMPLAIN AND MY VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH THE ENGINE LEAK, THE UNSERVICED RECALL ITEM AND NOW IN DOESN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CATHEDRAL CITY SERVICE CENTER AND THE LAQUINTA SERVICE CENTER DIDN'T EVEN CHECK TO SEE IF THE PROBLEMS WERE IN ANYWAY WAY CONNECTED TO THE MODIFICATIONS. THEY JUST REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT IT. NOW THERE IS ANOTHER RECALL ON MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE AIRBAGS AND LAQUINTA IS REFUSING TO WORK ON IT. IN SUMMARY MY VEHICLE ARRIVED IN PALM SPRINGS FULLY OPERATIONAL IN JUNE 2006 AND EVER SINCE THE FIRST CONTACT WITH CATHEDRAL CITY SERVICE CENTER MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN INOPERABLE. BETWEEN THE CATHEDRAL CITY AN

THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. I HAD RECENT RECALL REPAIRS ON THE AIR BAG SENSORS COMPLETED AND IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM CURRENTLY WILL NOT OPERATE. THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE EXTENSIVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

I OWN AN '05 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 1 DOUGLAS TOURING 215/65/R16 ON DRIVER'S FRONT. TIRE BLEW AT APPROX 60 MPH IN CLEAR ROAD CONDITIONS. *AK

WHEN USING THE SWITCH THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON. SOMETIMES EITHER NEED TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART AND THEN TURN SWITCH ON AGAIN OR TURN HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME ON. *TR

ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ENTIRE LOCKING SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. I COULD NOT LOCK ANY OF THE DOORS WHETHER BY REMOTE, OR THE BUTTON INSIDE THE CAR OR WHEN THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. THIS POSED A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE MY CHILDREN CANNOT REACH THEIR LOCKS TO MANUALLY LOCK THEM. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SEARCH THE INTERNET AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY GAVE ADVICE ON HOW TO FIX IT. *TR

I RECENTLY HAD MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, 28000 MILES, SERVICED ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT MY FRONT BRAKES ARE 100% GONE, MY THROTTLE BODY IS PLUGGED UP, AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING FLUID. OF COURSE, AS THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME, THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER ANY OF THESE REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE DONE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 10,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

THE POWER LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE DID NOT OPERATE. THIS WAS A GREAT INCONVENIENCE AND COULD LEAD TO DRIVER'S NOT LOCKING THE DOORS AND CAUSING INJURIES IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE A COUSIN WHO WAS VISITING FROM OUT OF STATE AND HE NOTICED THE PROBLEM WITH THE LOCKS. HE HAD THE SAME YEAR OF DODGE CARAVAN AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ,AND HAD TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WAS FIXED. I BELIEVE THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BECAUSE I DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE DOORS WILL BE LOCKED MANUALLY AND UNLOCKED MANUALLY BY USERS OF THESE CARS.*AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFED FROM FOURTH GEAR TO SECOND GEAR AT 60 MPH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. DEALER REPLACED TRANS MISSION CONTROL MODULE. NINE DAYS LATER TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION SOLENOID.*AK

2005 DODGE CARAVAN THAT WHEN IT RAINS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT MAKING THE VEHICLE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, TARPON DODGE AND CLEARWATER AUTOWAY DODGE TO HAVE THEM FIGURE OUT A REPAIR. BOTH DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL CHYRSLER CAME UP WITH A FIX. THE SERVICE MANAGER FROM TARPON DODGE TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN AND AVOID PUDDLES IF I DID DRIVE IN THE RAIN AND TO SLOW DOWN. I THEN SENT LETTERS TO CHYRSLER CUSTOMER CARE REQUESTING A FIX OR REPLACEMENT VEHICLE WITHOUT PENALTY FROM THE LEASE COMPANY. CUSTOMER CARE SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. DRIVE SLOWER AND AVOID PUDDLES. I LIVE IN FLORIDA, WHEN IT RAINS, IT RAINS. ALL OF OUR STREET TURN INTO GIANT PUDDLES AND IF I WERE TO DRIVE MUCH SLOWER, I WOULD BE GOING BACKWARDS. THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT IS FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS. IT COMES BACK THEN YOU ARE OVER REACTING TO COMPENSATE FOR NO STEERING. AT ONE POINT I COULD NOT NEGOTIATE A TURN AFTER ALREADY MOVING INTO IT AND THEN THE STEERING CAME BACK ON AND I NEARLY WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND FIELD. I HAVE AN ILLNESS THAT REDUCES MY STRENGTH AND MAKES HANDLING THIS VAN WITHOUT POWER STEERING EVEN FOR 30 SECONDS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR OVER A YEAR. FOUR TIMES IN THE SHOP AFTER A RAIN STORM AND THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT.

SLIDING DOORS OPENING ON OWN, NOT UNLOCKING WITH REMOTE OR BY INSIDE BUTTONS, CONSTANT LOUD NOISE. DOORS NOT OPENING WITH REMOTE OR BY INSIDE BUTTONS, MUSTY SMELL. *AK

ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS GOING OVER 45 MILES PER HOUR. DURING THE LAST OIL CHANGE I HAD THE DEALER REVIEW THE ISSUE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT AIR BAG IMPACT SENSORS WERE CORRODED DUE TO WATER GETTING TO THE SENSOR. I DID A QUICK SEARCH FOR A RECALL AND FOUND THAT THE 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WAS ON RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE (07V192000) HOWEVER I WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS AN ISSUE ON THE CARAVANS MY VIN DID NOT MATCH SO I WASN'T COVERED BY THE RECALL. SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NHTAS WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHICH I ALSO REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER.

I TOOK MY VEHICLE, A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN, TO KEMPTHORN DODGE IN CANTON OHIO BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FOB KEYS WERE MAKING THE LEFT FRONT AND REAR LIGHTS FLASH AND LOCKS CLICK WHEN YOU GOT THE KEYS CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION. KEMTHORNS TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, THE KEY TRANSMITTERS WERE BAD AND THAT THE FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS AND BUSHING WERE WORN OUT. THE VEHICLE HAD 42,392 MILES ON IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT TO FIX THE SHORT IN THE AIR BAG, THE DASH BOARD HAD TO BE PULLED AND THE TOTAL COST TO FIX EVERYTHING WOULD BE 1,000.00. I WAS CHARGED 150.00 JUST TO FIND THE PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE VERIFIED THE SHORT IN THE AIR BAG BUT FOUND THAT THE SWAY BAR LINKS AND BUSHINGS WERE IN GOOD SHAPE. THE PROBLEM WAS THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT AT THE TOP. HE ALSO HAD THE TWO KEYS REPLACED AT A FRACTION OF THE DEALER'S COST. SINCE THEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT OUT.

IT STARTED PRIOR TO 29 NOV 06 THAT MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR POWER DOOR WHEN YOU WOULD SHUT THE DOOR IT WOULD POP BACK OPEN AND SOMETIMES NOT SHUT AT ALL. IT HAS BEEN TO TWO GARAGES DATING 29 NOV 06,11 DEC 06,12 JAN 07, 18 JAN 07, AND HAS ANOTHER APPOINTMENT FOR 15 JUN 07. ALL OF THE TIMES IT WAS SEEN THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR THEY HAD CHANGED OUT A WIRING HARNESS. DODGELAND OF COLUMBIA SC IDENTIFIED THE PROBLE OF AN INCOMPLETE DOOR CLOSING VOLTAGE. THEY HAVE BEEN THE MOST HELPFUL. SUMTER DODGE OF SUMTER SC WAS UNABLE TO FIX OR IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. IF YOU NOTICE THE DATES DODGELAND WAS ABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AND IT IS NOW REACURRING

2005 GRAND CARAVAN SXT WAS PURCHASED ON JANUARY 12, 2005. THIS IS MY SECOND DODGE CARAVAN. MY FIRST WAS A 1999. ON DECEMBER 21, 2005, AFTER LESS THAN ONE YEAR, WITH 17248 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I BROUGHT IT IN BECAUSE I WAS HEARING A WHINING SOUND WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THERE WERE OIL SPOTS ON MY GARAGE FLOOR, UNDER THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND, SINCE IT WAS SITLL UNDER WARRANTY, I WASN'T TO WORRIED AS LONG AS IT WOULD BE FIXED. ON MAY 22, 2007, AFTER LESS THAN ONE AND A HALF YEARS AFTER THE FIRST RACK AND PINION REPLACEMENT AND WITH 41558 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT IN BECAUSE THIS TIME I WAS HEARING A LOUD RUBBING/WHINING SOUND WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND THERE WERE OIL SPOTS ON THE SAME SPOT ON MY GARAGE FLOOR, UNDER THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW I NEED TO PUT A THIRD RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IN MY VAN AFTER ONLY LESS THAN TWO AND A HALF YEARS OF OWNERSHIP AND ONLY 41558 MILES ON THE VEHICLE! I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ME AROUND $800-$900 FOR THE REPAIR, PARTS AND LABOR! I HAVE TO PAY THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY EVERY YEAR, OR YEAR AND A HALF, FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM?

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE WORN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND PERFORMED THE REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP. HE HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 55,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY - "CONFUSED". THIS PROBLEM HAS JUST BEGUN IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS WITH OUR 2005 GRAND CARAVAN. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, WHEN YOU SIGNAL TO TURN RIGHT, THE LEFT TURN SIGNALS COMES ON. THEN, IF YOU SIGNAL TO THE LEFT, NO TURN SIGNALS WILL LIGHT. THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER MOVEMENT FEELS NORMAL WHEN THIS OCCURS (DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE CATCHING OR HANGING UP ON ANY THING). IF YOU JIGGLETHE LEVER BACK AND FORTH THE SIGNALS WILL WORK NORMALLY AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME WE NOTICED IT WAS WHILE DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM, BUT NOW IT HAPPENS A COUPLE OF TIME A WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT IS BECOMING MORE PREVALENT AND MAYBE THE NEXT TIME THEY CAN OBSERVE THE ACTUAL FAILURE. *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF ELECTRIC LOCK SYSTEM, INCLUDING REMOTE. SYSTEM CAN BE RESTORED BY DISCONNECTING STARTING BATTERY FOR 3+ MINUTES. GAUGES FAILED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION, LOSS OF SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, ODOMETER, FAILURE LIGHTS AND ELECTRIC LOCKS. GAUGES WERE RESTORED BY AFOREMENTIONED BATTERY DISCONNECT METHOD. HOWEVER, ELECTRIC LOCKS FAILED TO RESTORE TO REMOTE OPERATION. BATTERY REMOTE OPERATED NORMALLY. *AK

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN CUSTOMER STATES THAT AFTER 60 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STARTS TO STICK**CC THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW AIR FILTER WAS NEEDED. ALSO, THE CAUSE WAS THAT THE THROTTLE HOUSING WHERE THE BUTTERFLY IS WAS DIRTY AND THAT AT HIGH SPEED THE METAL HEATED UP AND EXPANDED AND THE CARBON AROUND THE BUTTERFLY WOULD CAUSE IT TO STICK. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT CARBON WAS IN THE ENGINE AND IT NEEDED TO BE CLEANED ALONG WITH THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO EXPECT THE PROBLEM TO HAPPEN AGAIN. *JB

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER MY WARRENTY EXPIRED THE LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED CAME ON, BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED YET BECAUSE HEARD ON THE NEWS THAT DODGE WAS CONCIDERING A RECALL, BUT HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ELSE. *AK.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS REAR ENDED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO REAR END THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED BOTH THE REAR AND FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO BE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S CHILD WAS INJURED AND PROPERTY DAMAGE INCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24,930.

OVER TIME THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A WHINE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A PIECE OF DEBRIS STUCK IN THE COOLING FAN. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO DEBRIS. THE WHINE CONTINUED TO WORSEN OVER SEVERAL WEEKS. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKED, LEADING TO DAMAGE TO THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM. THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE WE HAD TO WAIT 3 WEEKS FOR PARTS, AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN WINTER WITH THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL AT ANY TIME. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A 3 WEEK WAIT BECAUSE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO SO MANY RACK AND PINION FAILURES AROUND THE COUNTRY. IF THERE WERE THAT MANY FAILURES THIS DESERVED A RECALL. THIS HAPPENED AT 38,000 MILES, AND SO WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $1300.00. *AK

WE MAY BE HAVING TWO SEPARATE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2005 GRAND CARAVAN. THE ISSUE OF PRIMARY CONCERN WAS THAT THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY, AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON , DIED WHILE BEING DRIVEN. SINCE WE OWNED THE VEHICLE THIS HAPPENED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE DIED WE LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER OR STOP. ON ALL OCCASIONS WE HAVE BEEN GOING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 35 MPH. ON THE LAST OCCASION WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE DIED 1/4 OF THE WAY INTO THE TURN. HAD THE STEERING WHEEL NOT BEEN TURNED PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STALLING WE WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING STRAIGHT INTO THE CROSSING TRAFFIC WITH NO WAY OF STOPPING OR TURNING AWAY. I AM A MOTHER OF 4 CHILDREN AND WAS IN THE VEHICLE ALONE AT THE TIME. LUCKILY NONE OF MY CHILDREN WERE WITH ME, AND THE VEHICLES AROUND ME WERE PAYING ATTENTION. I STARTED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT HAVING THE PROBLEM AGAIN. ON THE OTHER OCCASIONS THE PROBLEM PERSISTED UNTIL MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GET UP TO SPEEDS GREATER THAN 35 MPH. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM EITHER TIME. NO REPAIRS WERE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE IN THIS REGARD. THE ABOVE SOUNDED VERY SIMILAR TO THE NHTSA ACTION # PE05027. OUR SECOND ISSUE MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO THE ABOVE AND WE CONSIDERED IT A NUISANCE. WE INCLUDED THIS INFORMATION WITH THE THOUGHT THAT IT COULD BE A SYMPTOM OF ABOVE THAT OTHERS WERE EXPERIENCING. THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WILL

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON DUE TO A CORRODED SENSOR. THE LEFT SENSOR FAILED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS REPLACED BY CHRYSLER. THE RIGHT SENSOR WENT OUT AT 40K AND IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. IT SEEMS LIKE THESE SENSORS ARE PRONE TO FAILURE, AND I HAVE MUCH CONCERN THAT THAT THE AIRBAGS MIGHT NOT BE DEPLOYED WHEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH (36000 FAILURE MILEAGE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD TURNED ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ON THE AIR BAGS FOR THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,200.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING RECALL # 06V067000. THE CONTACT STATED DISSATISFACTION WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND LENGTH OF TIME OF THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT LEFT THE DEALER WITHOUT THE RECALL WORK BEING PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 31,500.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM 1/12/06 WENT TO DEALER 5 TIMES PROBLEM STILL NOT FIX NOW I AM PASSED THE WARRANTY AND SHORT 500$ *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN XLT. THE VEHICLE'S SLIDING AND HATCH DOORS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE ELECTRONIC REMOTE USED TO OPEN THE DOORS FAILED. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS STILL ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE POWER LIFT GATE MOTOR AND GEAR, THE HARNESS CABLE AND MOTORS, AND THE SLIDING DOOR TRACT WIRING WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR FAILURE HAD BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS ASSIGNED TO CASE # 15984563. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ELECTRONIC DOOR FAILURE WAS AN ONGOING CONCERN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,021. *AK UPDATE 05/04/07*TR

MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT WITH 50100 MILES ON IT HAD THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LAMP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAIN ON DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS OCCASIONALLY DRIVEN IN HEAVY RAIN AND SEASONALLY WAS EXPOSED TO MID-ATLANTIC WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY IMPACT OR DISTURBANCE TO FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, AND THE TECHNICIAN FOUND NO COMMUNICATION FROM LF IMPACT SENSOR. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED CORROSION ON THE PIN CONNECTORS , LOCATED INSIDE A SUPPOSEDLY WATERPROOF WEATHERPAC RUBBER CONNECTOR, WHERE THE WIRING HARNESS PLUGGED INTO THE SENSOR. *AK THE LF SENSOR AND ABOUT 3" OF THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $240. AFTER READING THE NUMBER OF INSTANCES OF THIS OCCURING ON OTHER VEHICLES I ASSUME THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THE RF SENSOR FAILS AS WELL. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS FAILURE IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND THE COST TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM (PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE) SHOULD NOT BE BOURNE BY THE CONSUMER. ADDITIONALLY, THE METHOD WATERPROOFING THE SPLICING OF THE NEW SENSOR WIRING CONSISTED ONLY OF HAND WRAPPED ELECTRICAL TAPE AROUND THE WIRES. IF THAT METHOD IS STANDARD REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE FOR A COMPONENT THAT IS DIRECTLY EXPOSED TO WHEEL SPRAY, THEN IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT THERE WILL BE A SECOND WAVE OF FAILURES WHEN THE WIRING SPLICES SHORT OUT IN VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN SERVICED. I DO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE SENSOR AND MATING HARNESS AND WOULD BE H

55,000 MILES OM MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT AND THE AIR BAG SENSORS ALREADY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. $99.95 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC, AN ADDITIONAL $205 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. 2 YEARS AND THESE THINGS GO BAD! *AK

AIRBAG SENSOR STARTED COMING ON ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO. I TOOK VEHIC LE TO DEALER TWO DAYS AGO, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSORS WERE BAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, HAVE APPROX. 39,000 MILES , AND WILL IT WILL COST AROUND $300. AT THE SAME TIME, THE RIGHT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING , SO THEY CHECKED THAT ONE AS WELL. THE TRACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT WAS CONSIDERED ELECTRICAL. WHY WERE THE AIRBAG SENSORS NOT CONSIDERED ELECTRICAL? THE AIRBAG SENSORS WERE ON BACKORDER, AND COULD TAKE 1 - 2 WEEKS. I WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR UNTIL THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED. MY CAR WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. IN MARCH 2006 I HAD TO HAVE TO FUEL GUAGE/SENSOR REPLACED AS THE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON WHEN I WAS LOW ON GAS. I RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE.AK

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF/ STALLS AND POWER CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING, PARKING, STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. WE'VE BEEN EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE PROBLEM CAN OCCUR WHILE DOING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY OR 30 MPH ON LOCAL STREETS. *AK WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM SINCE A MONTH INTO OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURED 9 TIMES IN THE LAST 2.5 YEARS. WE'VE BROUGHT THE VAN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, YET THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT (LAST MONTH, FEB 2007) WHERE WE EXPERIENCED STALLING AND LOSS OF POWER IN THE VAN, THE DEALER HAD A CO-PILOT DIAGNOSTICS DEVICE SETUP IN THE VAN AND IT DIDN'T GET ANY READINGS WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURED BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN (WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS). THE DEALER HAS SINCE ASKED US TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VAN WITH THE CO-PILOT IN IT AND "PRESS THE BUTTON" IF WE THINK THE PROBLEM IS GOING TO OCCUR. SINCE WE SEEM TO KNOW ABOUT AS MUCH AS THE DEALER REGARDING WHAT CAUSES THIS ISSUE TO OCCUR.... WE'RE BASICALLY PUTTING OURSELVES AT RISK ANYTIME WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE.

AIRBAG LIGHT MALFUNCTION. AT DEALERSHIP, TOLD LIKELY BAD WIRE, AND THIS HAS BEEN A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL

DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2005 - AIRBAG SENSORS FAILURE VERY DISAPPOINTED, ONLY 2 YEARS OLD VAN STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM - TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY BECAUSE I HAVE 39000 MILES. *JB

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY. RAN OUT OF GAS ON INTERSTATE AND GAUGE SAID IT WAS HALF FULL. *JB

TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A COUPLE OF CONTINUOUS HOURS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT A CONSTANT SPEED AND MILD HILLS. WHEN I WENT TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ON A LEVEL AREA OF FREEWAY THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WANT TO DISENGAGE. AFTER APPLYING VERY STRONG FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR A SECOND OR TWO (AND BEING IN SHOCK BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SLOWING AND I WAS FAST APPROACHING A LARGE TRUCK IN MY LANE) I FINALLY DISENGAGED IT BY PUNCHING THE OFF BUTTON ON THE STEERING COLUMN. IF THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD NOT DISENGAGED OR IF TRAFFIC WOULD HAVE BEEN HEAVIER AN ACCIDENT MAY HAVE HAPPENED AT THE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT OF 75 MPH IN A REMOTE AREA WITH ALL OF MY FAMILY ABOARD HEADING ON VACATION. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 38,000 MILES. VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY, ALTHOUGH THIS WAS CLEARLY A FAILURE THAT STARTED BEFORE THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. TRANSMISSIONS LIGHT CAME ON, AND UPON INSPECTION AT 2 CERTIFIED MECHANICS, I WAS SHOWN BLACK TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND SCANNER SHOWED MAJOR TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. *NM

I HAVE OWNED A USED 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SINCE AUG. 2005. IN DEC. 05 THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IN JAN. 06 A FRONT SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. YESTERDAY, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, AND I AM ASSUMING A FRONT SENSOR WILL AGAIN BE AT FAULT. I AM REPORTING SIMPLY TO ADD ANOTHER NAME TO THE FILE FOR YOUR INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM (EA06003). *NM

THIS IS AN ABBREVIATED COPY OF THE SECOND LETTER I HAVE SENT TO DODGE THE FIRST LETTER WAS SENT IN SEPT, 2006. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IT RAINS. UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. FEB 20, 2007 DODGE CUSTOMER ASSIST CTR POWER STEERING FAILURE DUE TO RAIN 2005 DODGE CARAVAN VIN: [XXX] THIS IS THE 2ND ATTEMPT TO GET DODGE OR CHRYSLER TO CARE ABOUT THE VEHICLE BUILT THAT HAS A POWER STEERING FLAW. IT IS APPARENT FROM YOUR LACK OF CORRESPONDENCE OR COMMUNICATION THAT YOUR COMPANY DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ITS CUSTOMER??S SAFETY. UPON YOUR ADVICE, I HAVE TAKEN THE VAN TO A DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTER, AUTOWAY IN CLEARWATER, FL. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL CHRYSLER COMES UP WITH A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. AS I HAVE STATED IN PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE, MY WIFE DRIVES THE ABOVE MENTIONED VEHICLE 99% OF THE TIME. SHE LOVES THE CONVENIENCE, PERFORMANCE AND MOST OF THE TIME THE HANDLING OF THE VAN. HOWEVER, WHEN IT RAINS, WHICH IS OFTEN IN FLORIDA, THE POWER STEERING CEASES TO FUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING AS SHE IS DRIVING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. MY WIFE IS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A MAJOR ACCIDENT OCCURS. WE HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO TARPON DODGE FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITHIN THE LAST NINE MONTHS. THE LAST TIME, JAN 2007, I WAS TOLD EACH TIME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO EXCEPT AVOID THE RAIN. NOT ACCEPTABLE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS GOING TO

I AM CONCERNED WITH OVERALL QUALITY CONTROL ON THIS VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW TO PROVIDE SAFETY AND COMFORT FOR MY GROWING FAMILY. I WAS DISAPPOINTED IN THE VEHICLES PERFORMANCE AND GAS MILEAGE DURING THE FIRST SEVERAL WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR UNITS THAT THEY SAID WHERE DEFECTIVE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER WENT OUT. NEXT WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. NOW WITH LESS THAN 28.000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WAS SOAKED, THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING UNUSUAL SOUNDS WHEN TURNING AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. AT THE DEALERSHIP I FOUND OUT THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING UNIT HAD FAILED ALONG WITH THE THE CABLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. ON INVESTIGATION OF THE WATER LEAK THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE PILLAR HAD NOT BEEN SEALED PROPERLY TO THE ROOF CAUSING WATER TO RUN INTO THE VAN AND ROT THE CARPET. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN FOR REPAIRS THE DEALERSHIP IS ALSO REPLACING THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER WHICH IS MAKING GRINDING SOUNDS AGAIN. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN A VEHICLE HIT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING AT A RAILROAD STOP WAITING FOR A TRAIN TO PASS WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HER WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACTS VEHICLE TO HIT THE VEHICLE THAT WAS SITTING AT THE RAILROAD CROSSING IN FRONT OF HER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HIT THE VEHICLE WITH A HARD FORCE THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CRASH RESULTED IN ALL PASSENGERS HAVING BOTH BACK AND NECK INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHE AND HER 3 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES WHICH SENT THEM TO THE HOSPITAL. THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN THE PASSENGERS . THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE FELT THAT THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO PROTECT THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER OR DRIVER . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34618.*AK

MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON DECEMBER 7, 2006 WHEREIN HER 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WAS REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK WHILE SHE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. THE IMPACT WAS GREAT ENOUGH TO PUSH HER VEHICLE INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. DESPITE THE DEGREE OF IMPACT, WHICH WAS ENOUGH TO TOTAL HER MINI VAN, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS RELEASED. I AM CONCERNED AS TO WHY THIS WAS THE CASE. *JB

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED OUR 2005 GRAND CARAVAN NEW TWO YEARS AGO. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO I FOUND A LARGE PUDDLE OF FLUID UNDER IT. IT HAD 28,000 MILES ON IT. WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WERE INFORMED THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. JUST LAST WEEKEND I CAME HOME AND FOUND ANOTHER PUDDLE UNDER OUR VAN. WE TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND WERE TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW RADIATOR THIS TIME. AFTER THE WORK WAS FINISHED I TALKED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THE POWER STEERING RACK AND HE STATED THEY HAD REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 100 OF THEM THIS WINTER. HE SAID HE COULD NOT BELIEVE DODGE WAS NOT LOOKING INTO THIS MORE THOROUGHLY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I DID NOT TAKE THIS INFORMATION AS VERY CONVERTING KNOWING MY WARRANTY WILL EXPIRE IN ABOUT 4,000 MILES. *NM

ON NOVEMBER 20TH, A MODULE (PART NUMBER 5144579-AC) WAS REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHTS. JANUARY 8TH, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE DURING OPERATION. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. TODAY, JANUARY 29TH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED THREE TIMES DURING VEHICLE OPERATION AND TWICE THE HIGH-BEAM HEADLIGHT SWITCHED TO LOW-BEAM WITHOUT ANY PROMPTING FROM THE VEHICLE OPERATOR. *NM SEE ALSO 10175309. **DSY

2005 GRAND CARAVAN AIR BAG SENSORS IN FRONT BUMPER CORRODED. DEALER STATES THAT IT IS MY PROBLEM. AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. THEY WANT $450 TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY DEFECT. NHTSA #EA06003 DESCRIBES THIS PROBLEM. *NM