Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2005)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#10284383September 17, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN; HEADLIGHTS WORK ONLY SPORADICALLY. WILL TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING. WILL ONLY COME ON WITH REPEATED TURNING OF THE SWITCH, AND THEN SOMETIMES ONLY AFTER CAR HAS DRIVEN A FEW FEET. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE AND IS DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284070September 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OCCASIONALLY WHEN I TRY TO TURN ON HEADLIGHTS THEY WILL NOT COME ON - OR THEY WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CONTINUE TO FLICKER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283301September 8, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I OWN A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. NOT EVERY TIME, BUT ON A REGULAR BASIS, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON. AND SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF. VERY SCARY. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNLESS IT HAPPENS WHEN THE MECHANIC HAS IT. THIS IS A VERY ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS FEATURE ON A VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283315September 8, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE OTHER DAY MY AUTOMATIC LOCKS CEASED TO WORK IN THE 2005 GRAND CARAVAN SXT. THE DOOR SWITCH, KEY REMOTE AND WHEN THE CAR GOES OVER 20MPH DID NOT LOCK THE DOORS AT ALL. HAVE LOOKED IN THE MANUAL, NO HELP. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, I WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE VAN IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHANGE THE SOFTWARE IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS, I WILL HAVE TO PAY $150-200 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. SINCE THIS IS SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE, WE WILL TAKE THE VAN IN, BUT AFTER READING THE INTERNET SITES--MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS GOING OFF WITHOUT NOTICE (WHILE I HAVE THEM SWITCHED ON). EVENTUALLY THEY WILL COME BACK ON, BUT THERE ARE TIMES THEY DO NOT COME BACK ON WHILE I AM DRIVING. ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE REPORTED ON THE INTERNET BY OTHER USERS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VAN. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS EXIST WITH THIS VAN AND HAVE SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW. LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF, DOORS NOT WORKING WHEN BUTTONS WERE PUSHED (SHOULD BE AUTOMATIC AFTER BUTTONS PUSHED), WINDOWS NOT WORKING AT ALL WHEN BUTTON IS PUSHED (EVENTUALLY WORK--HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR) AND NOW THE LOCKS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE DOOR CONTROLS WERE EVENTUALLY REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY EVENTUALLY WOULD OPEN SO SLOWLY. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER OVER SIX TIMES IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. REPLACED AND HAVE WORKED FINE SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283016September 6, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
POWER DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING AT LEAST 3 TIMES A YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282885September 4, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK STOPPED WORKING. BOTH POWER SIDE DOORS STOP WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282426August 31, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
REGARDING 2005 DODGE CARAVAN DOOR LOCK PROBLEM THE DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING ON THIS VEHICLE AFTER 44,000 MILES. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, APPARENTLY MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD & THE NHTSA SHOULD IMMEDIATELY REQUIRE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED. APPARENTLY THE NHTSB HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN ADVISED OF THIS PROBLEM & DONE NOTHING TO DEMAND A RECALL. WHY THE DELAY??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281951August 27, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK FOR THE DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGER DOORS. THEY WILL NOT WORK WITH EITHER THE REMOTE OR THE INTERIOR LOCK SWITCH OR AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVER THE RESET LOCK MPH OF 20. THIS ISSUE STARTED APPROXIMATELY JUNE 2009 AND CONTINUES. DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AND RECONNECTED AFTER SEVERAL HOURS WILL GET THE LOCKS TO WORK AGAIN BUT ONLY FOR THE TIME BEING. THE POWER LOCKS MAY STOP WORKING AGAIN WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS OR DAYS . THE DEALER STATED THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE AT APPROXIMATELY $90 BUT MAY NOT BE A PERMANENT FIX. THE SAFETY ISSUE HERE (A KEY HOLE IS ONLY PROVIDED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MEANING PEOPLE NEED TO STAND IN THE STREET OR PARKING LOTS WHILE DRIVER OPENS HIS DOOR AND THEN CLIMBS THROUGH THE INTERIOR TO PULL UP THE BUTTONS FOR OTHERS TO ENTER AS WELL AS LOCK NOT LOCKING WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION) A RECALL IS NEEDED TO BE ISSUED FOR THIS POWER LOCK PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE MANUFACTURER OBVIOUSLY KNOWS ABOUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281411August 22, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. THEY WONT LOCK BY REMOTE OR ON THE DOOR BUTTON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280966August 19, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DODGE CARAVAN POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO OPERATE UNLESS MANUALLY OPERATED CAUSING CONCERN FOR SAFETY OF FAMILY DUE TO UNABLE TO BE ABSOLUTE THAT THE DOORS ARE SECURED AT ANYTIME. THIS SAFETY CONCERN HAS BEEN NOTED BY CHRYSLER AND WILL FIX AT A COST TO CONSUMER. THIS BEING A PROBLEM WITH A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THIS VEHICLE I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED VOLUNTARY, BUT CHRYSLER HAS FAILED TO ACT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280562August 16, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
HELLO, I UNFORTUNATELY OWN A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. ALTHOUGH I LOVE THE WAY THE VEHICLE DRIVES, I CAN'T SAY THAT IT HAS BEEN DEPENDABLE AT ALL. ALL THE FAILURES ARE COMMON AMONGST OTHER OWNERS, BUT ONE NOTEWORTHY ONE IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LOCK THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. AFTER 44K MILES ALL THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON THIS VEHICLE WILL FAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE ONLY DOOR THAT HAS A MANUAL KEY LOCK IS THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE DOORS WILL NOT FUNCTION WITH THEY REMOTE DOOR OPENER OR BY THE SWITCHES WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE IS COMMONPLACE WITH ALL LATE MODEL DODGE CARAVANS. PLEASE SEE THIS WEB LINK AS AN EXAMPLE; HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/POWER_LOCKS_WILL_NOT_LOCK_OR_UNLOCK THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO A SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE ISSUE WITH THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE SEEM TO BE TEMPORARY. I (LIKE MANY OTHERS) FEEL DODGE SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS MATTER. THE MERE FACT THAT THE REAR DOOR IS FULLY ELECTRONIC AND CAN NOT BE OPENED AT ALL UNDER THIS CONDITION SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I FEAR THAT IN AN ACCIDENT, OR CASE OF FIRE, NOT HAVING ALL DOORS AVAILABLE IN A PANIC SITUATION COULD BE FATAL. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280275August 12, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I OWN A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WHICH I BOUGHT USED IN 2005. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY SINCE APROX. 4 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THE DEALERS SHOP SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE ISSUE IS VERY RANDOM WITH PROBLEM NOT OCCURRING FOR 2-3 MONTHS AT A TIME, THEN MULTIPLE TIMES, THEN WON'T OCCUR AGAIN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. IF I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF WHEN I PARK, SOMETIMES THE PARKING LIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF OR WILL RANDOMLY COME ON. TWO NIGHTS AGO, THE LIGHT SWITCH WAS COMPLETELY OFF AND THE HEADLIGHTS BRIEFLY CAME BACK ON BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THERE IS NOTHING THAT SEEMS TO TRIGGER THE PROBLEM. TO RESOLVE IT WHILE DRIVING, I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE I'VE BEEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. I CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DODGE THEY RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT IN WHEN THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING- UNFORTUNATELY, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND I ONLY KNOW OF IT HAPPENING AT NIGHT AND THEY'RE CLOSED. IT'S BECOMING MORE OF AN ISSUE SINCE I HAVE 2 TEENAGED CHILDREN THAT DRIVE IT WITH MY 2 YR OLD IN THE CAR. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280072August 11, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
POWER DOOR LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. YOU CAN ONLY LOCK/UNLOCK THE BACK SLIDING DOORS MANUALLY. FROM DOING SOME INVESTIGATING, IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2005 DODGE CARAVANS, AND ONE THAT I DO NOT THINK SHOULD BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. CHILDREN ARE NORMALLY THE ONES SITTING BY THESE DOORS, AND I THINK THIS IS A LIABILITY. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING, AND THEN A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE PASSENGER ONE STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280092August 11, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. BOUGHT NEW. AROUND 2008, AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING, WHETHER YOU USED THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR OR THE BUTTON ON THE REMOTE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR VAN. IF YOU DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FOR A MINUTE AND RECONNECT IT, THE DOOR LOCKS WILL WORK AGAIN, MAYBE FOR AN HOUR OR FOR A WEEK BEFORE THEY STOP WORKING AGAIN, IT IS ALWAYS RANDOM AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE IT QUITS AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD CHARGE TO ATTEMPT TO FIX IT SINCE IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279532August 5, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN'S POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING TODAY,8/05/09. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR SOME ANSWERS TO THE PROBLEM I SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS ABOUND BUT NOTHING FROM CHRYSLER IS POSTED NOR HAVE I RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE. MY VAN WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 03/06/06 AND HAS ONLY 50,000 MILES ON IT. DEALERS WANT TO CHARGE ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ATTEMPTING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD BE CHARGED. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THE PROBLEM AND FIX THEM NO/CHARGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279054August 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 DODGE CARAVAN - THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. I HAVE INVESTIGATED SEVERAL SOLUTIONS, HAVE TRIED THEM,AND THEY ONLY WORK TEMPORARILY, SUCH AS BATTERY DISCONNECTS, FUSE REPLACEMENT, SOFTWARE UPDATES. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE SMALL AND I AM AFRAID THEY WILL OPEN THE DOORS AND I CANNOT NOT CATCH THEM IN TIME BECAUSE I CANNOT GET TO THE BACK SEAT. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT A RECALL IS NEEDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278020July 23, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT
I WAS BRAKING AS I WAS DESCENDING A HILL ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE FRONT BRAKES GOT SO HOT THAT MY AUTOMOBILE STARTED TO SHIMMY. I STOPPED AND DISCOVERED THAT MY RIGHT FRONT BRAKES WERE ON FIRE. I HAD MY FRONT BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED ABOUT 7,000 MILES AGO WITH MOPAR VALUE LINE BRAKES AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 56,380 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277946July 22, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING IN HER VEHICLE FOUR MONTHS AGO. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC WOULD COST $300. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER IN THE DOOR LOCKS NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE FAILURE HAS RECENTLY RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,950.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277496July 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN EITHER RANDOMLY TURN OFF (BRIEFLY) WHILE DRIVING, OR THEY WON'T TURN ON WHEN SWITCHED ON. AFTER PLAYING WITH THE SWITCH SOME, THEY WILL TURN EVENTUALLY TURN ON. A WEBSITE THAT I USED TO FIND OUT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ISSUE INDICATED THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276853July 15, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
ALL POWER LOCKS ON 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STOP FUNCTIONING PREVENTING OPENING OF DOORS FROM OUTSIDE OF CAR WHEN LOCKS ARE IN THIS CONDITION. ONLY ONE MANUAL KEYED ENTRY (DRIVERS SIDE FRONT). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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