Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2005)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#10214412January 10, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
(1) LOSS OF BATTERY POWER. (2) RESULTED IN FAILURE OF POWER DOOR LOCKS TO OPERATE. (3) MANUFACTURE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 08-040-04 CALLS FOR RE-PROGRAMMING OF BODY CONTROL MODULE DUE TO UPDATED SOFTWARE TO CORRECT THE KNOW FAILURE. KNOWN SOFTWARE RELATED ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214195January 8, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. ALSO, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (LOCKING SYSTEM) DOES NOT WORK. THE KEY HAS TO BE MANUALLY INSERTED TO UNLOCK OR LOCK THE DOOR. THE SLIDING DOORS ARE NO LONGER WORKING PROPERLY AND OCCASIONALLY BECOME STUCK AND CANNOT BE OPENED AT ALL. WATER IS ENTERING THROUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE AND CREATING PUDDLES OF WATER IN THE VEHICLE. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WAS HIS RESPONSIBILITY. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,424 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,400. UPDATED 02-06-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $421.56 FOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS AND OBTAINED AN ESTIMATE FOR THE SLIDING VAN DOORS AT THE TUNE OF $773.38. UPDATED 02/06/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213838January 6, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
KNOCKING SOUND FROM UNDER FRONT-END. MECHANIC SAYS ITS TIE-ROD OR SWAY-BAR AND THAT HE HAS SEEN IN ALMOST EVERY OTHER 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213819January 5, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING. HAVE TO MANUALLY PUSH DOWN LOCKS ON ALL 4 DOORS. REMOTE KEYFOB ALSO DOES NOTHING TO LOCK/UNLOCK. HAVE HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TERMINALS TO FORCE A RESET EACH TIME, THEN LOCKS START WORKING. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213588January 3, 2008
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE POWER STEERING HOSE CAME LOOSE THEN THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE HOWEVER; THEY REATTACHED THE POWER STEERING HOSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213461January 2, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE A 2005 CARAVAN AND RECENTLY, WE'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTER. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS HAVE QUIT WORKING, EITHER WITH THE REMOTE OR MANUALLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TO REPROGRAM IT AND IT ONLY RESOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR A REPAIR THAT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213496January 2, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. BOTH SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MOTORS FAILED AND THAT BOTH MOTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,940. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE SLIDING DOORS OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. UPDATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213351January 1, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. NOTHING PREVIOUSLY NOTED PRIOR TO FAILURE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, COULD NOT RESTORE BRAKING BY PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDDLE. RESORTED TO EMERGENCY BRAKE AND DOWN SHIFT. STOP ACHIEVED WITHOUT ACCIDENT. UNKNOWN CORRECTION AT THIS POINT. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213108December 28, 2007
AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER
THE VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH WHEN IT COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH A COW. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER'S LEGS WERE INJURED BY THE COVER OF THE LOWER AIR BAG. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10213123December 28, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE RACK IN THE STEERING COMPONENT OF MY VAN FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST WAS 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, NOW A YEAR AND A HALF LATER AND OUT OF WARRANTY. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND SEVERAL DATABASES OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THINKING IT WAS SAFE FOR MY SON AND AM NOW AFRAID OF DRIVING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212221December 18, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE POWER LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE STOPPED OPERATING. WE WERE ON A SHOPPING TRIP OUT OF TOWN. STOPPED IN AUTO SERVICE CENTER, NOT DODGE, AND THEY RESET THE CODES. THE LOCKS WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THEN STOPPED AGAIN. HAPPENED TO BE BACK IN THE SAME TOWN AND STOPPED AT THE SAME AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY RESET THE CODES AGAIN. NOW LESS THAN A MONTH, THE LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. IT IS A PAIN, AS WE TRANSPORT OUR GRANDCHILDREN ALL THE TIME AND SOME ARE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS MANUALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211343December 10, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND DECELERATING, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED LOCAL DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211153December 7, 2007
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE AND A LEAK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE POWER STEERING RACK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO GOING TO THE DEALER, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,432. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB UPDATED 01/15/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210939December 5, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
POWER DOOR LOCKS ON DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ENGAGE/DISENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. HAS LOCKED DOORS WHEN CHILDREN WERE IN CAR WITH KEYS IN IGNITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210443December 1, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
SAFETY CONCERN, POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL ONLY ENGAGE MANUALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210143November 27, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I BOUGHT NEW 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WITHIN 30,000 MILES DOOR LOCKS WORKED ERRATIC, DOORS WOULD LOCK ON THEIR OWN WITH NO ONE IN VEHICLE...LOCKED KEYS IN SEVERAL TIMES..ALL CHECKED GOOD AT DEALER...EVENTUALLY GOT WHERE DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL...BY 37,000 MILES DEALER SAID VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND REPAIR WAS ABOUT $900.00. I HAVE BEEN RESETTING BODY CONTROL MODULE BY PULLING FUSE. LOCKS WILL WORK FOR A FEW DAYS BEFORE FAILING...HAVE ALSO HAD SIDE DOORS OPEN ON THEIR OWN WHILE GOING DOWN ROAD...THIS WHOLE THING IS FRUSTRATING.....HAVE FRIENDS WITH 2005 MODELS WITH SAME SYMPTOMS WHO HAVE PAID THE BIG BUCKS FOR REPAIRS AND STILL HAVE SAME ISSUES...I SEE ON INTERNET FORUMS THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE 2005 MODELS...MOST SAY IT IS A SOFTWARE UPDATE ON THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WHICH THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF BUT STILL WANTS TO CHARGE FOR....I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE...I DOORS LOCKING, UNLOCKING, OPENING WHILE GOING DOWN ROAD IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN ON A 7 PASSENGER VEHICLE....CAN YOU PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209963November 26, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
ON DODGE 2005 GRAND CARAVANS THERE IS DESIGN FLAW IN THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS THAT CAUSES THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS TO QUIT WORKING. THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE LEFT TO ACCESS THE CAR FROM THE OUTSIDE IS THE DRIVER SIDE KEY OR THE TAILGATE KEY. THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE LEFT FROM THE INSIDE IS TO MANUALLY PUSH OR LIFT THE LOCK STEM ON EACH DOOR. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR CHILDREN AND ELDERLY PASSENGERS AS THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO DO MANAGE THE LOCKS FROM THE INSIDE. FROM THE OUTSIDE A PERSON MUST OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR WITH A KEY, THEN CRAWL TO THE PASSENGER DOOR TO UNLOCK IT,IF YOU CAN GRASP THE STEM AN PULL IT UP. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THIS LIMITED ACCESS COULD RESULT IN DELAYED ENTRANCE WHICH COULD LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW IF THE DOOR LOCKS OR WORKING OR NOT. THE FAILURE IS RANDOM AND CAN ONLY BE TEMPORARILY WORKED AROUND BY RESETTING THE PROGRAMMING BY REMOVING AND RE-INSERTING A FUSE THAT CAN BE ACCESSED ONLY VIA THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES ON MY VEHICLE. A SEARCH OF FORUMS ON EDUMUNDS.COM REVEALS NUMEROUS OTHER AFFECTED OWNERS. DODGES ONLY OFFERED SOLUTION IS TO RESET THE PROGRAMMING WHICH IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. DUE TO THE LIMITED NON-ELECTRIC ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR CHILDREN/ELDERLY TO BE TRAPPED, THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER, DODGE, SHOULD REPAIR AT NO CHARGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209608November 21, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MY POWER DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 GRAND CARAVAN STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR MOST 2005 CARAVAN OWNERS. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK EITHER AUTOMATICALLY OR BY USING THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON. IF IN THE EVENT OF A DANGEROUS SITUATION THE PERSONS IN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE AT RISK. BEING THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT OWNERS HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES INTO THE DEALER FOR A COSTLY UPDATE TO THE SOFTWARE I FEEL THAT NOW IS THE TIME FOR A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209332November 19, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS, I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS SUDDENLY STOP WORKING (UNABLE TO LOCK DOORS WITH SWITCH INSIDE VEHICLE, WITH REMOTE, OR ONCE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND REACHES 20MPH). I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERS IN THE AREA AND THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE ONLY SO-CALLED REMEDY I'VE FOUND FOR THIS ISSUE IS UNPLUGGING THE CAR BATTERY FOR A FEW MINUTES, HOWEVER, THIS ONLY "FIXES" THE PROBLEM FOR THE DAY UP TO A WEEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209344November 19, 2007
STEERING
STEERING RACK RAPIDLY DEGRADED AND "WAS ABOUT TO FALL OUT OF CAR". SEEMS LIKE DODGE MINI-VANS HAVE LOT SOF PROBLEMS WITH THIS. I HAD THIS HAPPENING MY OLD VAN TWICE BUT IT WAS A SLOWER PROGRESSIVE PROBLEM . MY NEW VAN STARTED TO MAKE SOME NOISES ON OCCASION. SHOPS CHECKED IT OUT BUT COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS.... I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT... OVER COURSE OF ONE WEEK NOISE INCREASED A BIT AND BROUGHT BACK IN... SHOP'S WORDS " STEERING RACK WAS ABOUT TO FALL OUT".. MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT AS ATTUNE TO NOISES AND SENSATIONS AS I AM. I COULD EASILY SEE SOMEONE ELSE DRIVING WITHOUT DETECTING THIS PROBLEM HAVING A SERIOUS STEERING FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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