Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2005)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#10118315April 23, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE (2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN) WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND RAN INTO TREES, DEPLOYING AIRBAGS. GLOVE BOX DOOR DROPPED OPEN AND ALL THE WAY DOWN (PAST THE NORMAL OPEN STATE), SEVERELY INJURING THE LEFT LEG OF FRONT PASSENGER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10117982April 16, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON. 9000 MILES EST. DEALER TOOK THREE WEEKS GETTING PART. WOULD NOT GIVE LOANER CAR BECAUSE THE AIR BAG MAY OR MAY NOT WORK IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON A SECOND TIME.*AK PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (OCT 20, 2005): THE PASSENGER SIDE WEIGHT INDICATOR SENSOR WAS FAULTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114721March 25, 2005
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS FOR THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS ARE NOT LIT MAKING THEM IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AT NIGHT. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH A PASSING CAR IN THE OTHER LANE OR HAVING A CAR CLOSE BEHIND, THEIR HEADLAMPS SHINE INTO THE DRIVERS EYES. THE DRIVER MUST USE HIS/HER LEFT HAND TO BLOCK THE MIRROR OR ADJUST THE MIRROR SO HEADLAMPS REFLECT AT A DIFFERENT ANGLE. SINCE THE MIRROR CONTROLS ARE NOT LIT, NOR IS ANYTHING IN THAT AREA, IT IS DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER TO FUMBLE AROUND FEELING FOR THE CONTROLS. THIS DISTRACTION CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CROSS THE CENTER LINE INTO THE PASSING VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THESE CONTROLS ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE LIT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115160March 15, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT OPERATE IN A VEHICLE CRASH OR THE AIR BAGS MAY DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113339March 3, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL ODOR CONSTANTLY APPEARING TO BE BURNING, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS.*AK PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (OCT 24, 2005): THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH AIR BAG FRONTAL IMPACT SENSORS (PART # 4686957AC) ONE AT A TIME. HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STILL COMES ON DURING WET WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110183February 9, 2005
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CD SYSTEM WOULD NOT EJECT THE CD INSERTED IN IT AND THE WHOLE SYSTEM SHUT OFF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110820February 1, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SENOR OR THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE WAS FAULTY. *BF THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108347February 1, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED (LEAVING TIRE MARKS ON PAVEMENT) CAUSING IT TO JUMP ONTO A SIDEWALK AND THROUGH LANDSCAPING. THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO REST AGAINST A BUILDING. BRAKING WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107809January 24, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STRUCTURE
BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH 321 MILES, 2 MAJOR MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. #1. REAR WINDOW SEAL LEAK . #2 MAJOR INTERNAL ENGINE DEFECT (LIFTERS NEED TO BE REPLACED). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107608January 20, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
ELECTRICAL COMPONENT FAILURE CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD. FRONT BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER BLOCK FAILED IN A 2005 GRAND CARAVAN DRIVEN ONLY 2350 MILES. THIS VEHICLE IS PRONE TO FOGGING IN DAMP CONDITIONS (RAIN/SNOW/FOG, ETC). WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING BLOWER, THE WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS FOG UP ALWAYS. THE DISTANCE FROM DRIVER TO WINDSHIELD IS TOO LONG TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY CLEAR THE FOG CONDITIONS WITH A CLOTH WHILE DRIVING. THE REDUCED VISIBILITY CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD. VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN IN DAMP/WET CONDITIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097721October 26, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
CONSUMER NOTICED HAIRLINE CRACKS ON ALL FOUR SIDES OF THE PILLARS LOCATED ON THE VEHICLE'S ROOF. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095172October 6, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN DRIVE AND ONE OCCASION IN REVERSE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP. DEALER WAS CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096821October 5, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BRIDGESTONE/ FIRESTONE TIRES EXPERIENCED SEAM FAILURE. *BF THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES BE REPLACED AS GOOD FAITH DUE TO THE PRIOR HISTORY OF THE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE SEAM FAILURES. *SC THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A TIRE FAILURE 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094943October 4, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 20 MP APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND ABS LOCKED THE WHEELS, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090316September 2, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS UNEXPECTEDLY OPENED WHILE USING THE REMOTE CONTROL TO OPEN AND CLOSE DOORS OR MANUALLY. PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE INSPECTED WITHIN THE WEEK FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075361June 14, 2004
SEATS
ON 6/13/04 WE TEST DROVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH THE STOW AND GO SEATS. THE BACK SEAT HAS A 60/40 SPLIT AND THE 40 SECTION WAS DOWN WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE ON THE LOT. WE PULLED THE SEAT UP FOR MY FOUR YEAR OLD TO SIT IN WITH HIS BOOSTER. AS MY HUSBAND ACCELERATED TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY THAT SECTION OF THE SEAT FLIPPED BACKWARDS. THE SALES REP. UNBELTED MY SON AND PULLED THE SEAT UPRIGHT AGAIN. HE HAD TO POUND ON THE LEG OF THE SEAT TO GET IT INTO PROPER POSITION. DODGE NEEDS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS OR AT LEAST WARN CUSTOMERS!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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