Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2005)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#10519659June 13, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519434June 12, 2013
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516053June 10, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516054June 10, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515194June 5, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514132May 29, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS AND EVERY THING SHUTS DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513809May 28, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. PRACTICALLY NOT AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513558May 26, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512808May 20, 2013
STEERING, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510990May 7, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509584April 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509155April 22, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508645April 18, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10506050April 12, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507442April 8, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
POWER DOOR LOCK CONTINUES TO BLOW FUSES. DEALERSHIP FAILED TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE IN 2008. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505255April 1, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504126March 22, 2013
STEERING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502714March 13, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501979March 7, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502000March 7, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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