2005 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints

KEY OPERATED ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS CEASED TO FUNCTION. CAN RESET BY REMOVING IOD FUSE, BUT PROBLEM SEEMS TO COME BACK IN A FEW DAYS OR FEW WEEKS TIME..IS A HUGE CONVIENCE PROBLEM MANUALLY UNLOCKING PASSENGER DOORS BY REACHING TO BACK SEAT AND WHEN YOU WANT TO LOAD SOME GROCERIES INTO REAR HATCH.. ALSO COULD BE SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY FOR SOMEONE WITH DISABILITIES....BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I SEE, IF THIS CAN BE SOLVED WITH THE DEALER REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER, THIS SHOULD BE A DEFINITE SAFETY DEFECT AND DONE AT NO COST TO THE OWNER.. *TR

DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING? SPEAKERS GOING OUT ONE BY ONE. *TR

FOR NO REASON THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF REGARDLESS OF THE LIGHT SWITCH POSITION, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, VERY SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS, PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!! *TT I HAVE VISITED MANY FORUMS AND MOST SAY ITS IS THE SWITCH BUT SOME SAY ITS THE MAIN GROUNDING POST LOCATED UNDER THE BATTERY BOX. AND IT IS ALWAYS AN 05 TOWN AND COUNTRY OR GRAND CARAVAN. THANKS.

FOLLOWING THE ADVISE OF MANY WHOM HAVE POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE; HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/2005_DODGE_GRAND_CARAVAN_RANDOM_HEADLAMP_ISSUE?PG=3. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS; THEY SHUT DOWN BY THEMSELVES WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES LIGHTS, POWER WINDOWS AND THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS. I CANNOT USE THE SLIDING DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE. IT HAD BEEN PERMANENTLY SHUT FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS, SINCE THE LAST VISIT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN MIAMI, FLORIDA. THEY DID A DREADFUL JOB. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS NOT PROPERLY SEALED. THE GROUNDS WERE ALL CORRODED AND LETTING MOISTURE OR SALT INTO COMPONENTS. FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THEN ALL WENT OUT. COULDN'T SEE SPEED OR GEARS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BASIC CONTROL MODULE AND HAVING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE CHECKED OUT TODAY. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD IS CORRODING AT A FAST PACE. YOU CAN SEE EVEN THE METAL ON THE ENGINE. I HOPING MY WIRING HARNESS IS OK. BUT THE TECH HASN'T GOTTEN THAT FAR YET. *TR

I HAVE AN SXT VERSION OF THIS MINIVAN. WHILE REPLACING THE DISC PADS I FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE IS WORN ALMOST IN TWO. I CHECKED SEVERAL OF MY NEIGHBORS VEHICLES AND FOUND ONLY THE SXT VERSIONS WITH THE REAR SWAY BAR SEEM TO BE AFFECTED. THE SE VERSION DID NOT HAVE A REAR SWAY BAR. THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE IS ROUTED BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE SWAY BAR AND IT RUBS ON THE SWAY BAR WITH ANY MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WILL CAUSE TWO PROBLEMS; 1) THE PARKING BRAKE WILL FAIL OR ONLY BE APPLIED TO ONE SIDE. IF THE VEHICLE IS RAISED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED AND THE WHEELS ARE NOT BLOCKED, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL OFF OF THE JACK. 2) THE SEVERED PART OF THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE COULD DAMAGE THE WHEEL BRAKE LINE AND CAUSE IT TO RUPTURE RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF ALL BRAKES. *TR

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN ROTARY SWITCH IS PLACED IN ON POSITION. MULTIPLE ROTATION OF THE SWITCH FROM OFF TO ON POSITION IS REQUIRED TO GET HEADLIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. IN SOME CASES, 20+ TRIES WERE REQUIRED. I AM AFRAID THAT COMPLETE FAILURE MAY HAPPEN AND MAKE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE IF IT OCCURS AT NIGHT. ONLINE FORUMS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

NO INTERIOR LIGHTS OR DASHBOARD LIGHT OR BACK WIPERS OR HEATING CONTROL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT HARNESS SNAPPED OPEN ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BUCKLES WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER BACK AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,915. UPDATED 04/19/12*LJ THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ENTIRE SEAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 04/25/12

POWER DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING. THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED ON THE INTERNET QUITE A BIT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB OR DOOR SWITCH. THE ALSO DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN THE CAR STARTS MOVING THUS CREATING A SAFETY CONCERN FOR KIDS RIDING IN THE BACK. REMOVING THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL RESETS IT SO THAT IT WORKS AGAIN BRIEFLY. THE PROBLEM RECURS AGAIN AFTER A BRIEF TIME. *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR COLLINS ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT, RE THE FRAME OF HER 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRAME ON THE VEHICLE HAS EXTENSIVE RUST, WELL BEYOND WHAT SHOULD BE EXPECTED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, BECAUSE THE OF THE EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE SUPPORT FRAME. *JB

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON NOW AND THE HORN DOES NOT WORK WHEN PRESSED, BUT WILL WORK WHEN THE PANIC BUTTON IS PRESSED. *TR

INVOLVED IN A NEAR HEAD ON COLLISION. BACK THIRD SEAT, SEAT BELT (LAP AND SHOULDER) FAILED TO TIGHTEN ON IMPACT. VICTIM THEN PROCEEDED TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DVD OPTION CASE THEN WHIPLASHED FRONT X2 AND BACK X2. LATER IT WAS DISCOVERED MOST OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THIS VEHICLE DO NOT PROPERLY SECURE ANYONE IN POSITION DUE TO NOT TIGHTENING UP WHEN LATCHING OR ON IMPACT. THE SEAT BELT LATCH BUT DOES NOT PULL BACK TO TIGHTEN AND ON IMPACT IT DID NOT TIGHTEN TO SECURE THE PERSON ON IMPACT. THIS PERSON IS NO DIAGNOSED WITH POST CONCUSSION SYNDROME OR MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. HAD THE CAR VEERED IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION AND ROLLED, HIS DIAGNOSIS COULD OF BEEN MORE SEVERE OR DEATH. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WOULD NOT TURN ON. ONLY MY PARKING LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. AFTER SEVERAL DOZEN ATTEMPTS AT TURNING ON THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS THEY WOULD FINALLY TURN ON. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAVE ALSO FAILED AT NIGHT WHILE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ONLY A COUPLE MILES FROM HOME. THE LIGHTING SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE IS NOT RELIABLE AND I WOULD HOPE THE GOVERNMENT WOULD EXAMINE THIS MATTER CLOSELY. *TR

THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE THE FOG LIGHTS HAVE RANDOMLY CYCLED ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON. HOWEVER LAST SUMMER THE MAIN HEADLIGHTS STARTED RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN ADDITION TO THE FOG LIGHTS CYCLING ON AND OFF DESPITE THE SWITCH FOR THE FOGLIGHTS BEING OFF. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. USUALLY TOGGLING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF CAN GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN BACK ON. RECENTLY I WAS UNABLE TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE. I WAS IN A WELL LIT AREA AT THE TIME, BUT THIS IS STILL A SAFETY ISSUE. SOMETIMES AFTER I TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE THEY CYCLE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES, BUT I HAVE BEEN LUCKY THEY HAVE NO STAYED ON AND DRAINED MY BATTERY. I SEARCHED FOR THE ISSUE ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RESOLUTION AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS SITES FOR THIS SAME ISSUE IN THE 2005 GRAND CARAVAN AS WELL AS THE ISSUE I HAVE WITH THE POWER DOOR LOCKS THAT IS RESOLVED BY REMOVING THE IOD FUSE AND PUTTING IT BACK IN. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS GONE UNADDRESSED. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. POWER ON SIDE DOORS DOES NOT OPEN DOORS. *TR

IMMEDIATELY AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE LOWER SPEED AND ADEQUATE SHOULDER ON THE ROAD ARE THE ONLY THINGS THAT KEPT ME FROM GOING INTO THE DITCH. IT ENDED UP BEING A STEERING GEAR THAT WAS REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT HAS WENT BAD 3 MORE TIMES SINCE. *TR

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, MY HEADLIGHTS WON'T TURN ON WHEN I START MY VAN. IF I TURN THEM OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES, THEY WILL EVENTUALLY TURN ON. A COUPLE OF TIMES, MY LIGHTS HAVE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE VAN. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON BROUGHT THEM BACK ON, SO I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, A COUPLE OF TIMES ALL OF MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND GAUGES HAVE GONE CRAZY ALL AT ONCE. AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS, THEY WOULD BE FINE AGAIN. *TR

DASH BOARD LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT CAME ON AGAIN FOR FIVE MINUTES AND WENT BACK OUT. *TR

DASH LIGHT WILL FLICKER THEN GO OUT THEN COME BACK ON, SO WILL THE RADIO AT THE SAME TIME. ALSO ENGINE WILL CUT OUT BUT NOT ALWAYS AT THE SAME TIME. ALSO SENSOR LIGHT WILL COME ON. *TR

MY HEAD LIGHTS TURNED OFF ON ME AFTER NIGHT FALL. I HAD TO CONTINUALLY TURN THEM ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. THEN AS I HEADED HOME, THEY FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE BRIGHTS WILL NOT STAY ON EITHER. IF I NEED TO RUN WITH THE BRIGHTS ON WHEN THE REGULAR HEAD LIGHTS DON??T WORK, I HAVE TO CONTINUALLY HOLD THE BRIGHTS IN THE FORWARD ON POSITION. IF THEY HEADLIGHT WORK PROPERLY, THEN THE BRIGHT WORK PROPERLY AS WELL. MY FOG LAMP GO ON AND OFF ALL BY THEMSELVES AND I FLICKER AND FLASH ALL DOWN THE ROAD. THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP HERE SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IN THEIR EXPERIENCE IT IS THE SWITCH AT $100 JUST FOR THE PART. LABOR IS MORE. IF IT IS SO COMMON, THEN WHERE IS THE RECALL? I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VAN SINCE I PURCHASED IT. STICKING GAS PEDAL, SHUTTERING BREAKS, AND THE ABS LIGHT. ALL THESE WERE HUGE REPAIR COST OUT OF MY POCKET. I RECENTLY PUT OVER $4000 IN REPAIR TO THIS VAN. RIGHT NOW I CANNOT AFFORD A $100 PART PLUS LABOR. RECALL PLEASE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN AND CLOSE WITH THE AUTOMATIC SYSTEM. THE DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED AND CLOSED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE DOORS BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

OUR HEAD LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES THEY WOULD COME ON. NOW WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THEY WILL START GOING ON AND OFF THEN COMPLETELY GO OFF. I HAVE TO TRAVEL A LOT AT NIGHT FOR MY WORK. IF YOU PULL THE DIMMER/WIPER SWITCH TOWARD YOU AND HOLD IT THE HIGH BEAM WILL COME ON BUT WILL NOT STAY ON. NOW I AM AFRAID TO GO ANY WHERE AFTER DARK. HAVE CALLED SEVERAL DODGE GARAGES SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND WHEN ASK IF THEY THINK REPLACING THE SWITCH COULD FIX THE PROBLEM THEY TELL YOU, WELL YOU CAN BRING IT IN AND WE CAN TRY THAT BUT CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT WILL FIX YOUR PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD WE PAY TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WE BELIEVE THAT DODGE SHOULD HAVE RECALL SINCE THERE IS SO MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER OWNERS EVIDENTLY THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE SWITCHING OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE REAR AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BEGAN TO SLIDE OPEN. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR NO LONGER FUNCTIONED AUTOMATICALLY AND HE HAD TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB BUT THE ELECTRONIC KEY FEATURE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT THE FUSE FOR THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK TO FUNCTION TEMPORARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY LOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

WE ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILING WHICH IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND THEM BEING ABLE TO PULL ON THE DOOR HANDLE AND HAVE A DOOR OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. WE ARE ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DASH LIGHTS NOT WORKING THEREFORE YOU CANNOT SEE ANYTHING AT NIGHT . . . NOT THE SPEEDOMETER, NOT THE FUEL GAUGE, NOT THE HEAT CONTROLS, NOTHING!!! *TR

HEADLIGHTS ONLY WORK SPORADICALLY. AT TIMES, THEY WON'T TURN ON AT ALL (RUNNING LIGHTS AND REAR LIGHTS STILL WORK) AND IT OFTEN TAKES SEVERAL TRIES TO GET THEM TURNED ON. HOLDING THE LEVER ACTIVATES THE HIGH BEAMS, WHICH STILL WORK. EARLY THIS MORNING, THEY SIMPLY FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD IN THE DARK. EXTREMELY UNSAFE. RESEARCH INDICATES A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCH AS MY EXACT ISSUE HAS BEEN DETAILED BY MANY, MANY INDIVIDUALS. AS BIG AS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS IS, IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE HOW THIS HASN'T SPAWNED A RECALL.

DOOR LOCK FUNCTION FAILURE. CAN'T FIND A FIX. HAVE TO RESET PCM TO GET LOCKS TO FUNCTION, AND CAN WORK TEMPORARILY FOR 1 TO SEVERAL TIMES, AND ALWAYS FAILS AGAIN. *TR

THE POWER LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DO NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY. JUST LIKE THE MANY OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, I HAVE TO TAKE THE IOD FUSE OUT FOR 10 SECONDS, AND PUT IT BACK IN TO GET THE POWER LOCKS TO WORK. EVEN THEN, THE POWER LOCKS WILL WORK FOR MAYBE A FEW HOURS, AND THEN THEY STOP WORKING. VERY FRUSTRATING. THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN. DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THIS ELECTRONIC/COMPUTER PROBLEM. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB COULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ONLY ONE OF THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD UNLOCK THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD CAUSE THE ALARM TO SOUND. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS FAILURE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,700. UPDATED 01/24/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED, THE KEY FOB WOULD NO LONGER WORK AND THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS WON'T WORK. SO, THE VAN REMAINS LOCKED OR UNLOCKED. UPDATED 01/25/12

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ARE FAILING REGULARLY. PULLING THE IOD FUSE AND REINSERTING RESOLVES THE ISSUE FOR A FEW HOURS TO A FEW DAYS, AT WHICH TIME THE DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING AGAIN. FAILURE PREVENTS KEY PHOB, INSIDE LOCK SWITCH AND AUTO LOCK FEATURES FROM WORKING. *TR

RIGHT SIDE VAN DOOR STOPPED CLOSING AND OPENING CORRECTLY. IT GETS STUCK PART-WAY. NOW IT DOESN'T CLOSE PROPERLY OR LOCK, YOU HAVE TO WORK HARD TO CLOSE IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT SENSORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V008000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AFFECTED ALL OF THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,637. ..UPDATED 08-30-12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOORS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK AT 18MPH, THEY DO NOT. THE LOCKS DO NOT WORK MANUALLY FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE BATTERY TERMINALS AND FUSES WORKS BETWEEN 3 DAYS AND 3 MONTHS. UPDATED 08/31/2012 *JS

I WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FRONT END HEAD ON COLLISION AND MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. MY HUSBAND WAS A PASSENGER AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS TOLD BY THE GARAGE WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO THAT IF MY AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED THEY WOULD HAVE TOTALED MY VAN OUT DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. I AM VERY ANGRY AT DODGE! WHY HAVE AIRBAGS IF THEY DON'T WORK AND FAIL TO GO OFF. THANKFULLY MY HUSBAND WASN'T KILLED. HE IS INJURED PRETTY BAD THOUGH. BAD JOB DODGE! YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO PUT YOUR CUSTOMERS LIVES AT RISK!!!!! *TR

TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO WORK AT ALL. WORSE, LEFT SIGNAL WILL BE SELECTED, BUT RIGHT SIGNAL WILL BE DELIVERED. SOMETIMES, SIGNAL WORKS CORRECTLY. DANGEROUS. WIPERS WORK VERY UNPREDICATABLY, OR NOT AT ALL. WILL NOT COME ON, THEN WILL NOT GO OFF. WILL RUN VERY FAST OR VERY SLOW, AND WON'T ADJUST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V008000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,588.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR DOOR LOCKS WOULD FUNCTION. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER. THE CONTACT THEN REPLACED THE FUSES FOR ALL OF THE LOCKS. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR A FEW WEEKS LATER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC REAR SLIDING DOORS NO LONGER FUNCTIONED AND WOULD ONLY OPEN AND CLOSE WHEN OPERATED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE BCM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER AND DIM ALMOST TO WHERE THE LIGHT WOULD COMPLETELY GO OUT. *TR

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS REPEATEDLY FAIL - I UNDERSTAND THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE - MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO GET ACCESS TO VEHICLE FROM THE OUTSIDE, ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC WITH CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEATS WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY UNLOCKING THE DOORS MANUALLY. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS NOT BEEN OPERATIONAL FOR SOME TIME. WE HAVE ALSO RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A, AS YET STILL UNDIAGNOSED, COMPLETE POWER FAILURE IN THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - THIS OCCURRED SUDDENLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED (IT HAD BEEN ENGAGED FOR SEVERAL MILES). THESE ISSUES RANGE FROM VERY INCONVENIENT TO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY, ONLY MANUALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISABLE THE BATTERY TO RESET THE AUTOMATIC LOCK SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

SOMETIME WHEN I WAS DRIVING, MY HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF MYSTERIOUSLY. NOW I CANNOT GET MY LOWBEAMS TO TURN ON. HIGH BEAMS, PARKING LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS ALL WORK. MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE SWITCH. I BELIEVE THERE IS CURRENTLY AN OPEN INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR

ELECTRIC LOCKS: AFTER 36000 MILES AND NO MORE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE THE POWER LOCKS QUIT WORKING. I FOUND THAT PULLING THE BATTERY WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE FOR A SHORT WHILE BUT IT WOULD COME BACK AGAIN AND THAT DOING THIS COULD CAUSE ISSUES WITH HOW THE ENGINE RAN FOR A WHILE AND OF COURSE THE RADIO AND CLOCK WOULD HAVE TO BE RESET. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE I FOUND THAT THIS IS KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT IT WOULD REQUIRE A FIRMWARE UPGRADE ON THE VEHICLE ON BOARD COMPUTER. THE MANUFACTERER NOR DEALER WOULD DO THIS AT NO COST. IT COST ME $85.00 TO GET THE UPDATE. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS RIGHT AND ONLY HOPE THAT OTHERS WILL FILE COMPLAINTS TO GET DODGE TO CORRECT THIS AND RE-IMBURSE THEIR CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE HAD TO DO THIS. AS FOR ME, THIS IS MY THIRD DODGE AND WILL NO LONGER BUY ANOTHER. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT SHE COULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE KEY TO MANUALLY ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS ON EACH DOOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE IOD FUSE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BUT THE REPAIR ONLY WORKED TEMPORARILY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RE-FLASHED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE COMPUTER RE-FLASHED.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING 2 DAYS AGO. THE KEY FOB AND SWITCH ON THE FRONT DOORS DO NOT CONTROL THE LOCKS ANYMORE; THEY HAVE TO BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED MANUALLY. *TR