2005 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints

THE FUEL PUMP ON OUR 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CRACKS AND LEAKS WHICH LEFT A STRONG FUEL ODOR ALONG WITH THE LOSS OF GASOLINE. THE FUEL PUMP SHOULD HAVE LASTED AT LEAST 100,000 MILES BUT IT DID NOT. WHEN I SEARCHED ONLINE, I FOUND THAT QUITE A FEW OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE SUB PAR PARTS ARE COSTLY TO REPLACE, ESPECIALLY WHEN CONSIDERING IT WAS NO FAULT OF THE OWNERS. *TR

THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN REACHING THE REQUIRED SPEED. EVEN WOULD NOT LOCK WITH THE KEY TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WAS ADVISED THAT WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER, BUT BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY THAT IT WOULD RESET THE COMPUTER, IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION.SECOND PROBLEM WAS THE DOOR MOTOR STOP WORKING HAD THAT REPLACED. THIRD PROBLEM WAS THE FRONT AXLE BROKE WITH NO APPARENT WEAR, HAD THAT REPLACED. NOW IT'S THE GAS TANK, CAR WANTS TO STALL WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT THE GAS TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE VALVE THAT HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED IN THE NEWER MODELS. *TR

AFTER FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, OUR VAN HAS BEEN STALLING UPON STOPPING AT A LIGHT WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF LEAVING GAS STATION. MOST RECENTLY VEHICLE CUT OFF LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AFTER REFILLING WHEN DRIVING ON ROAD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, ELECTRIC OF VEHICLE SHUTS OFF ALONG WITH LOSING POWER STEERING. THE PROBLEM OF VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF HAS GONE ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 1-2 YEARS NOW BUT IS GETTING WORSE. UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THIS ALWAYS HAPPENED AT A STOP BUT THE LAST INCIDENT IS CONCERNING CONSIDERING IT HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING MY WIFE USES THIS AS PRIMARY TRANSPORTATION FOR HER AND OUR 3 CHILDREN. WHAT IF THIS CUTS OFF ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN AN INTERSECTION? I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ONLINE TRYING TO FIND POSSIBLE ROOT CAUSES. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN OVERWHELMINGLY LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THE 3.8 LITER V6 ON DODGE/CHRYSLER MINIVAN MODELS IN THE 2003-2007 RANGE. I AM ALSO TOLD THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK DUE TO A FAULTY VALVE/SEPARATOR. I HOPE THAT CHRYSLER IS WILLING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER CONSIDERING THE HIGH LEVEL OF DANGER THAT WE ARE PRESENTED WITH HERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID A ROAD ANIMAL. THE CONTACT CRASHED FORCEFULLY INTO THE SIDE OF A DITCH, WENT AIRBORNE AND THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, WRIST AND HAND. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,500.

COURTESY LAMP SOCKET MELTED NEEDING REPLACEMENT. MORE RECENTLY, THE RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL FAILED. WHEN I REPLACED THE LAMP, I NOTICED THAT BOTH SIDES THE SOCKET ASSEMBLY HAD MELTED. THE REPLACEMENT BULB IS NOT ABLE TO FUNCTION AS THE CONTACTS ARE NOT ABLE TO CONNECT. THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

STARTED UP THE CAR AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH STAYED ON, FUEL LIGHT, ENG LIGHT, ABS LIGHT ....ALL THE LIGHTED SQUARES AROUND THE GEAR (DL321) STAYED LIT AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN THEY DIDN'T SHUT OFF UNTIL THE AUTOMATIC CUT OFF ..SHUT THEM DOWN. CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND THE FMC AND THE PDC TO CLEAN CONNECTIONS AND DIDN'T CHANGE. DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLES AND THEN RECONNECTED THEM. STILL NOTHING CALLED THE DEALER AND HE SAID THAT THEY COULD CONNECT THE DIAGNOSTIC BUT SOUNDED LIKE THE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A START OF $500. MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN HAVING ON AND OFF PROBLEMS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE ALONG WITH THE DRIVERS WINDOW NOT GOING DOWN THEN IT WORKS FINE FOR A LONG TIME AND THEN STOPS AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR ERRONEOUSLY OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,700.

FOR AT LEAST A YEAR NOW (DATES AND MILEAGE ABOVE ARE SOME SORT OF APPROXIMATION) OUR CAR HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE UPON REFUELING. AS I DRIVE AWAY FROM THE FUELING STATION, WITHIN ABOUT THE FIRST MILE THE CAR HESITATES, CHOKES AND EITHER THREATENS TO STALL OR ACTUALLY STALLS. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, OR UPON RESTARTING, THE CAR DOES FINE. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND THEY EXPRESSED NO KNOWLEDGE OF CHRYSLER NOTICES ABOUT IT OR WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING IT. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE EXPENSIVE TO PULL THE GAS TANK, SO I HAVE LEFT IT FOR NOW. BUT HAVING THE CAR DO THIS IS DANGEROUS. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THIS 4TH GENERATION CARAVAN THAT HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. DODGE'S MEDIATOR SUGGESTED THAT IT'S A PROBLEM WITH TOPPING OFF THE TANK, BUT I HAVE FOUND THAT NOT TOPPING IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE, AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ONLINE STRINGS I AM ATTACHING, THERE ARE OTHERS WHO NEVER TOP OFF THEIR TANK AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS WE DO. THIS IS APPARENTLY A DESIGN FLAW THAT CREATES A DANGER. IT IS EXPENSIVE FOR THE CONSUMER TO FIX, AND MY IMPRESSION IS THAT IT WILL STEADILY GET WORSE. WE WERE PART OF THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS TOO. THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE CAR WERE UNSTABLE FROM THE TIME WE BOUGHT THE CAR. AFTER YEARS OF COMPLAINING, OUR DEALER FINALLY SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT WE HAD TO PAY PART OF IT. SINCE THEN WE HAVE RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT CHRYSLER IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. I HOPE THIS GAS TANK PROBLEM

ELECTRIC OPERATION OF LOCKS QUIT AND HAS NOT RESUMED. NEITHER KEYS REMOTE FEATURE WORKS TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE VAN, ALTHOUGH THEY BOTH CAUSE THE LIGHTS TO FLASH AS USUAL. LOCK SWITCHES ON DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOORS ALSO DO NOT WORK. MANUAL LOCKING VIA THE OLD FASHIONED BUTTONS WORKS OK, AS DO KEY LOCKS ON REAR HATCH AND DRIVER'S DOOR. *TR

THE SAME AS SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS. THE ELECTRIC LOCKING SYSTEM AND POWER SIDE DOORS STOPPED WORKING. CAR DOES NOT LOCK WHEN REACHING SPEED EITHER. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE A CHILD IN THE BACK AND CANNOT BE ASSURED DOORS ARE LOCKED. I DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO LOCK OR UNLOCK IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. REAR DOOR LOCKING IS HIT OR MISS. IF IT'S TRUE THAT THE SYSTEM NEEDS AN UPGRADE WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT? SHOULDN'T THE COMPANY THAT BUILT THE DEFECTIVE PART HAVE TO FIX IT? NOT THE FIRST ELECTRICAL PROBLEM I HAVE HAD. HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING MULTIPLE TIMES. I REPLACED THE SWITCH, WORKS FOR NOW. I ALSO HAD A DEFECTIVE WINDOW MOTOR AND SWITCH WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FOR THE DRIVER, PASSENGER AND TWO SIDE SLIDER DOORS ON MY VAN STOPPED WORKING. THE INSIDE DOOR TOGGLE SWITCH DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THE KEY FOB LOCKING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK TO LOCK THESE 4 DOORS. THE KEY FOB LOCK MECHANISM WILL LOCK THE REAR DOOR HATCH ONLY. I HAVE THE CAR AT THE DEALER TODAY FOR REPAIRS. FROM INTERNET SEARCHES, IT APPEARS THAT THE COMPANY HAS TO DO A FLASH UPDATE ON THE BCM, THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE 05 GRAND CARAVAN THAT I HAVE HAS THE LOCK ISSUE THE BUTTONS INSIDE NOR THE KEY FOB WILL UNLOCK OR LOCK THE VEHICLE. SO IF I WERE IN A EMERGENCY SITUATION AND I NEED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK MY DOORS I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO IN TIME THEREFORE I THINK THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. MY FATHER IN LAW IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH HIS 05 TOWN AND COUNTRY. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, THE DASHBOARD FLICKERED AND THEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN. POWER STEERING WAS DISABLED BUT I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO DRIFT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, IT SEEMS THIS ELECTRICAL SHUT DOWN IS ONGOING AND PROBLEMATIC FOR THIS YEAR AND MAKE. I HAD LITTLE CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR DIES. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AS IT POSES SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS FOR THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND CARS AROUND IT. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPDATE OTHERWISE IT WILL GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DEALER ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING - TAIL LIGHTS BURNING OUT, SLIDING DOORS OPENING/CLOSING, WINDOW NOT GOING DOWN, POWER LOCKS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING) WERE ALSO A PART OF THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE. YET, IT IS NOT A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM APPALLED THAT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE, THAT DODGE AND THE NHTSA HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THAT IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY CONCERN. RECALL THIS MAKE AND MODEL FOR THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. THE CAR DYING IN THE ROAD IS A MAJOR CONCERN. THE DOORS CLOSING WITHOUT NOTICE COULD HAVE KILLED MY FOUR YEAR OLD, INSTEAD I THREW MY BODY IN THE MIDDLE TO PROTECT HER. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE RECALL THIS TO SAVE LIVES. THERE ARE SO MANY OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR ON THE R

DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING, NO ONE FUSE TO CHANGE FOR IT, DIFFERENT FORUMS SAYS TO UNHOOK BATTERY CABLE AND FUSES TO RESTORE POWER TO DOOR LOCKS, THIS WORKED FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS, DOOR LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING AGAIN. OVER IT!!!! *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING. THEY CANNOT BE CONTROLLED BY KEY FOB, DOOR CONTROLS OR AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK OVER 20MPH SETTING. A DRIVER CANNOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK OR UNLOCK DOORS QUICKLY WHEN IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION, AND DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE VAN, SOME LOCKS CANNOT EVEN BE REACHED FROM DRIVER'S SEAT.

THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE VAN WAS GOING 65 MPH DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL OF THE ELECTRIC WENT OFF, INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. IF THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD, PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT IS. I HAVE A FAMILY OF 5 INCLUDING MY HUSBAND AND THIS IS OUR MAIN PORT OF TRANSPORTATION SINCE HE WAS UNEMPLOYED OVER TWO YEARS AGO. WE ARE NOW GETTING BACK ON OUR FEET BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO TRADE THIS VEHICLE IN. BY THE LOOKS OF THE COMPLAINTS, THERE ARE 800 OR SO MORE IN REGARDS TO THE ELECTRIC ISSUE. WHEN IS THIS GOING TO GET TAKEN CARE OF? WHEN SOMEONE GETS KILLED? WE ARE OPERATING TICKING TIME BOMBS AND IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE LOOK AT THIS VAN AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, ONE PERSON DID SAY IT NEEDED AN ADDITIONAL GROUND WIRE ADDED, AND IT HAS HELPED, BUT STILL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS THE ELECTRIC IS GOING IN AND OUT. PLEASE HAVE THIS VEHICLE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCK SYSTEM FAILED. THE TWO SLIDING DOORS, THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN ELECTRONICALLY AND COULD ONLY BE OPENED MANUALLY. THE CONTACT RESET THE DOOR LOCK SYSTEM HIMSELF HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOORS AND THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY TIMES WHEN THE DOOR WILL CLOSE WITHOUT HAVING BEEN TOLD TO. TYPICALLY, THE SENSOR WILL CATCH WHEN THERE IS A HAND OR A CHILD PUSHING IT BACK OPEN, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS, LIKE TODAY THAT IT STARTED TO OPEN, THEN ABOUT 18 INCHES AFTER IT HAD BEGUN OPENING THAT IT REVERSES AND CLOSES AND DOES NOT HAVE THE SENSOR KICK IN. TODAY THE DOOR SLAMMED INTO MY LEFT SHOULDER. I HAD TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO PUSH IT OFF MY SHOULDER AND TO OVERRIDE THE MOTOR TO GET IT TO OPEN. I AM SO GRATEFUL MY 2 YEAR OLD WAS STILL ON THE SHIPPING CART BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE CRUSHED HIS HAND IF HE WASN'T ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. MOST TIMES IT IS THE PASSENGER SIDE SIDING DOOR THAT DOES THIS. LAST WEEK WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DID THE SAME THING, WHICH PINNED MY WRIST BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE FRAME, AND TRIED TO CLOSE ON IT TWICE. I AM PERSONALLY AFRAID THAT ONE OF THESE TIMES THE DOOR IS GOING TO FORCEFULLY CLOSE AND CAUSE SOME SEVERE DAMAGE TO ONE OF MY CHILDREN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL SMELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING WAS FRACTURED AND LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,275. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO GET THE DOOR LOCKS TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE WAS SPORADIC AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR COULD INTERMITTENTLY BE OPENED MANUALLY WITH THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, I SEE 822 PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS (MOST REFER TO THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS) WITH NO SIGN OF ANY INTENT BY THE NHTSA-ODI OR THE MANUFACTURER TO RESPOND AND/OR RECTIFY THIS SITUATION. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS: VEHICLE REPEATEDLY LOSES POWER AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING. POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY FROM BOTH INTERIOR SWITCHES AND THE KEY FOB; WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK ANY OF THE 5 DOORS FROM INTERIOR. MANUALLY ABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS INDIVIDUALLY. UNABLE TO LOCK BACK HATCH WITH KEY FOB OR FROM INSIDE VEHICLE THEREFORE, VEHICLE REMAINS UNLOCKED. BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS AND POWER HATCH STOPPED WORKING. OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS: VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DOWNHILL; NEW BRAKE PADS INSTALLED, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MY NEIGHBORS HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY. BOTTOM LINE: THIS IS A WIDESPREAD SAFETY ISSUE THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ACTION. UNFORTUNATELY, AS YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE BELOW, IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT ANY OF US WILL EVER SEE A RESPONSE BY THE MANUFACTURER, NHTSA-ODI OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NO INTENT TO ADMIT RESPONSIBILITY AND HELP CONSUMERS RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. WITHOUT ACTION BY THE NHTSA-ODI WE AS CONSUMERS DO NOT STAND A CHANCE IN SOLVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER FUNCTION. PASSENGER POWER WINDOW NO LINGER FUNCTIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED AND COULD NOT BE ACTIVATING USING THE KEY FOB. THE DOORS COULD ONLY BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THE POWER LOCKS ALSO DID NOT WORK FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,000. *TR

THE BRAIN OF THE VAN HAS GONE BAD IN UNDER 8 YEARS, CAUSING VAN TO READ BAD O2 SENSOR READING EVEN AFTER CHANGING THEM. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STUTTER AND IDLE ROUGH AND DIE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN MAKING REPEATED STOPS SHUTTING DOWN AND TURNING VEHICLE BACK ON, MAKES THE CONDITIONS WORSE. IT'S BEEN NARROWED DOWN TO BRAIN AS AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. WHETHER FROM KEY FOB OR USING SWITCH INSIDE VEHICLE. THIS WAS FAMILY VEHICLE DRIVEN DAILY, BUT REFUSE TO PUT KIDS IN UNSAFE CAR. *TR

THE VAN HAS HAD A PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS. RIDING ON THE VAN, SUDDENLY THE GAUGES IN THE DASHBOARD START TO FLICKER AND JUMP LIKE CRAZY AND THE ENGINE STALLS AND DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.THIS IS DANGEROUS. I CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE CHANGED THE ALTERNATOR, THE BATTERY, THE PCM, AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FACTORY AND THEY DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE ARE MANY VEHICLES IN THE SAME SITUATION. DOES THE FACTORY HAVE TO ASSUME SOME RESPONSIBILITY? *TR

DOORS WON'T LOCK WITH FOB HAVE TO LOCK THEM EACH BY HAND ALSO AUTOMATIC LOCKING OF ALL DOORS AT APP. 20 MILES AN HOUR DOES NOT WORK EITHER . I READ ABOUT PULLING 20 AMP FUSE OUT THEN PUTTING IT BACK IN IT WORKED . IT LASTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS THEN HAPPENED AGAIN, DID THE SAME THING WITH THE FUSE IT WORKED AGAIN FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS THEN STOPPED WORKING AGAIN, PULLED FUSE AND PUT BACK IN IT WORKED AGAIN FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. *TR

MY DAUGHTER 8 CAN NOT OPEN THE SLIDING DOORS IN THE BACK BECAUSE THE BUTTON IS TO HARD TO PUSH ALSO ON ONE SIDE YOU CAN NOT OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE AND I THINK THIS SHOULD BE CHECKED ON IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK AS DESIGNED. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS, THE CONTACT DETERMINED THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER, THE SAME TIME THEY FLICKER THE DASH LIGHTS FOR THE ODOMETER WILL FLICKER AS WELL. I'VE ALSO NOTICED WHEN THIS STARTED THE SMALL LIGHT NEXT TO MY HAZARD BUTTON ON THE DASH FLICKERS AS WELL, EVEN THOUGH NO ONE IS IN THAT SEAT. THIS PROBLEM IS DISTRACTING AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THIS PROBLEM HAS SEEMED TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE SINCE IT STARTED. I'VE TRIED RUNNING THE VAN WITH AND WITHOUT THE A/C BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. UPON COMPLETING A TURN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY AS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT AXLE WAS FRACTURED AND THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE AXLE WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND WHENEVER DEPRESSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE HAS BROKEN IN THE SAME PLACE AS THE PREVIOUS 2 LINES BROKE. I AM LOOKING AT A FOURTH BRAKE LINE IN TWO YEARS! THESE BRAKE LINES ARE FACTORY PARTS WITH IDENTICAL DEFECTS IN THE WELDED STEEL LINE. *TR

POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK WITH DOOR SWITCHES OR KEY FOB. KEY FOB ONLY UNLOCKS REAR HATCH. ALL OTHER LOCKS MUST BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED MANUALLY. I HAVE TRIED INTERNET SUGGESTIONS ALL ENDING IN THE SAME RESULTS. AFTER HEARING OF OTHER COMPLAINS ON THIS ISSUE, I HOPE I DON'T GET LOCKED IN AND CANT GET OUT!!! *TR

I LOVE OUR VAN AS FAR AS CONVENIENCE AND FEATURES, BUT HAVE HAD PROGRESSIVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE FIRST ISSUE WAS THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS STOPPED WORKING. WE HAD TO SWITCH OFF THE POWER AND USE THEM MANUALLY. THE INTERIOR LIGHT AT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDE SHORTED OUT. EVERY NOW AND THEN IT DECIDES TO WORK. THEN THE DOOR LOCKS ON BOTH OF THE SLIDES STOPPED WORKING. SOME TIMES THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK THE LIFT GATE AND WE HAVE TO OPEN IT WITH THE KEY. THE FRONT MAP LIGHTS WORK SOME OF THE TIME. MY FRONT WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. SOMETIMES THE THINGS HAVE RESET IF I HAD TO GET MY BATTERY JUMPED OFF OR WHEN I REPLACED MY BATTERY. THE MOST CONCERNING THING TO ME IS THAT MY RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS KEEP BLOWING. I HAVE REPLACED THEM NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE LAST TIME IT STILL DID NOT WORK. NOW I JUST DON'T HAVE A LIGHT. NOT SURE HOW EXPENSIVE THIS WILL BE TO FIX. VERY FRUSTRATED AT THE CONTINUOUS AND COMPLEX ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON. SEEMS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE I HAVE HEARD OF VARIOUS OTHERS THAT I KNOW HAVING THESE TYPE OF ISSUES. *TR

THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS AND EVERY THING SHUTS DOWN. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. PRACTICALLY NOT AT ALL. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. BOTH SLIDING DOORS WORK ONLY OCCASIONALLY. MOST OF THE TIME THEY HAVE TO BE OPENED AND CLOSED MANUALLY. NONE OF THE DOOR LOCKS WORK. I HAVE TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR WITH THE KEY THEN REACH OVER TO THE OTHER DOORS AND MANUALLY PULL THE LOCKS UP TO UNLOCK AND DOWN TO LOCK. NEITHER THE REMOTE NOR THE INTERNAL AUTO LOCK WORKS. ONLY THE TRUNK LOCK WORKS WITH THE REMOTE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS COMPLETING STATE INSPECTION WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE RACK PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

OUR POWER LOCKS QUIT WORKING. WE HAVE TRIED GETTING A NEW BATTERY WHICH WORKED FOR A WHOLE DAY THEN THEY STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. WE HAVE TRIED REPLACING THE FUSE AND IT WORKED FOR A DAY AND THEN IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OUT FOR THE LOCKS. THE LOCKS DO NOT WORK ON EITHER THE REMOTE OR IN THE VEHICLE ITSELF. THE ONLY LOCKS THAT WORK IS FOR THE TRUNK BUT BESIDES THAT NONE OF THE DOORS WORK. *TR

POWER LOCKS SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING FOR DRIVER & PASSENGER REAR SLIDING DOORS. UNABLE TO REMOTELY LOCK/UNLOCK THOSE DOORS AND HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK EACH DOOR SEPARATELY. IF BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED/RECONNECTED, STILL DOESN'T WORK. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR WITH ANY OF THE REMOTE BUTTONS. PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED BY REPLACING DEFECTIVE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR. *TR

AUTO LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING FOR DRIVER, PASSENGER AND 2 REAR SLIDING DOORS. UNABLE TO REMOTELY LOCK/UNLOCK THE CAR AND HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK EACH DOOR SEPARATELY. IF BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED, IT WORKS FOR A FEW DAYS AND STOPS WORKING AGAIN. *TR

MY TANK SHOWED I HAD 1/2 TANK OF GAS AND RAN OUT OF GAS THIS HAS HAPPENED ALSO AT 1/4 TANK OF GAS I AM AFRAID I WILL RUN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY STREET OR HIGHWAY ALSO MY GAS PEDAL STICKS SOME TIMES I AM AFRAID IT WILL STICK SOME TIME AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THANKS *TR

POWER DOOR LOCK CONTINUES TO BLOW FUSES. DEALERSHIP FAILED TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE IN 2008. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR COULD NOT BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE DOOR INSPECTED. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE THE INSPECTION REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,950.

THE RACK AND PINION ARE SEVERELY LEAKING AND ALSO GETTING REALLY HOT AND CAUSING THE LEAKING FLUID TO FUME INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR...THIS HAS CAUSED WORRY FOR INABILITY TO STEER AT HIGH SPEEDS AND ALSO LIGHT HEADEDNESS IN CAR FROM COLLECTING FUMES INTO CABIN AT STOPS...SO MANY HAVE REPORTED THIS AND I AM REGRETTABLY NOW ONE OF THEM... *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. I DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND RECONNECT IT AND IT SEEMS TO CORRECT ITSELF FOR A DAY OR TWO, BUT THEN GOES BACK TO BEING DEFECTIVE AGAIN. I'M AWARE OF SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED WHETHER USING THE KEY FOB OR USING THE KEY MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 4/24/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULD OPEN WITH THE KEY. HOWEVER, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND POWER DOORS WOULD REMAIN INOPERATIVE, UNTIL THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS RESET. UPDATED 05/0613

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT THEN USED THE FOG LAMPS TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE CONTACT DID NOT CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER OR A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.