Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2005)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#10567541March 6, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING SYSTEM FOR THE DOORS FAILED AND CAUSED THE DOORS NOT TO CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO RELEASE THE IGNITION OFF DRAIN FUSE TO RESET THE DOOR LOCK SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163, 00 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566724March 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH MY HEADLAMPS NOT TURNING ON. IF I JIGGLE THE FUSE BOX OR PULL THE RELAY OUT THEY WILL COME ON. THE ISSUE HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE TO MANIPULATE THE FUSE BOX TO GET MY HEADLIGHTS ON AT ALL. ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORK. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN MY VAN SINCE I HAVE TO POP THE HOOD EVERY TIME I NEED HEADLIGHTS AND SOMETIMES IT CAN TAKE SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THEY WORK. AS A WOMAN IT IS NOT SAFE TO BE IN A PUBLIC PLACE WITH MY VAN HOOD UP. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE DODGE CORRECT THIS DEFECT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566725March 2, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. I HAVE HAD MY VAN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR SERVICE AND NO ONE HAS PAID ATTENTION TO THE WARNING LIGHT. WHEN I HAD MY VAN IN THIS LAST WEEKEND DUE TO FAULTY HEADLIGHTS AND HAD THE WARNING LIGHT TESTED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. SO, I HAVE NO WORKING AIRBAGS IN MY VAN CURRENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565971February 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DOORS LOCK THEMSELVES AND DOOR LOCK SWITCH FAILS TO FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564079February 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY VAN HAS HAD FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS. I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED RECENTLY AS WELL AND IT IS STILL DOING IT. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TODAY IT WAS FLICKERING A LOT AND THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING A LOT AS WELL. MAKES IT HARD TO SEE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563631February 10, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN PARKING AND SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF, I GET OUT AND WALK TOWARD REAR OF THE VAN, I CAN SMELL GAS BUT I CAN NOT FIND ANY GAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND AND THE GAS CAP IS ON TIGHT. I HAD A FRIEND TELL ME THAT THEY HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THEIR DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND THEY HAD TO DROP THE GAS TANK AND FOUND A LEAK ON TOP OF THE TANK. IT IS A STRONG ODOR AND I AM AFRAID A SMOKER TOSSING A BUTT NEAR THE VAN MIGHT CAUSE AN EXPLOSION. THIS IS AN E85 FUEL ENGINE BUT THAT IS HARD TO FIND SO I USE UNLEADED REGULAR. I HAVE NOT HAD CHANCE TO GET THIS IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND REPAIRED. JUST CHECKING ON RECALL POSSIBILITIES FIRST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562171January 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY POWER DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER WORK. WE CAN PULL THE FUSE AND PUT IT BACK AND THEY WILL WORK FOR A FEW DAYS. ONE TIME OUR BATTERY DIED AND AFTER CHARGING THE DOOR LOCKS WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS. ALSO THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT WORK AND NOW EVERY TIME I OPEN THE DOOR THE HORN BLOWS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562174January 30, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I ORIGINALLY CALLED DODGE WHEN THIS ISSUE STARTED AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BUT WHEN WE WOULD PUT THE VAN IN REVERSE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND IF YOU WERE NOT LISTENING FOR IT TO "CATCH" YOU WOULD PUT ON THE GAS AND BE GOING FORWARD. AFTER CALLING A FEW TIMES WE JUST GAVE UP AND BEGAN A HABIT OF SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND MAKING SURE THE VEHICLE WAS INDEED IN REVERSE. AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF THIS WE STARTED HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO IF IT WAS UNDER ANY KIND OF STRAIN, UPHILL OR GRADE. AFTER REPLACING EVERYTHING FROM FUEL INJECTOR TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO SPARK PLUGS, WIRES AND SENSORS AND SPENDING CLOSE TO $1000 ON IT WE ENDED UP IN A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP WHICH FOUND OUR PROBLEM TO BE A CRACKED FLEX PLATE. THAT WAS $1500 MORE BUT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THE REVERSE IS NOW WORKING PROPERLY AS WELL SO I FEEL THAT THIS FLEX PLATE MAY HAVE BEEN THE REVERSE ISSUE AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559990January 15, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING. DOES NOT LOCK AT 20MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560081January 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY VANS LOCKS DON'T WORK ANYMORE ON THE REMOTE ON BY PUSHING THE BUTTON BUT IF I CHARGE THE BATTERY EVEN IF ITS NOT DEAD IT'LL WORK FOR A COUPLE DAYS I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE FIXED FOR SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559754January 14, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL PUMP ON OUR 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CRACKS AND LEAKS WHICH LEFT A STRONG FUEL ODOR ALONG WITH THE LOSS OF GASOLINE. THE FUEL PUMP SHOULD HAVE LASTED AT LEAST 100,000 MILES BUT IT DID NOT. WHEN I SEARCHED ONLINE, I FOUND THAT QUITE A FEW OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE SUB PAR PARTS ARE COSTLY TO REPLACE, ESPECIALLY WHEN CONSIDERING IT WAS NO FAULT OF THE OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557481December 27, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN REACHING THE REQUIRED SPEED. EVEN WOULD NOT LOCK WITH THE KEY TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WAS ADVISED THAT WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER, BUT BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY THAT IT WOULD RESET THE COMPUTER, IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION.SECOND PROBLEM WAS THE DOOR MOTOR STOP WORKING HAD THAT REPLACED. THIRD PROBLEM WAS THE FRONT AXLE BROKE WITH NO APPARENT WEAR, HAD THAT REPLACED. NOW IT'S THE GAS TANK, CAR WANTS TO STALL WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT THE GAS TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE VALVE THAT HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED IN THE NEWER MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556754December 19, 2013
ENGINE, STEERING
AFTER FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, OUR VAN HAS BEEN STALLING UPON STOPPING AT A LIGHT WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF LEAVING GAS STATION. MOST RECENTLY VEHICLE CUT OFF LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AFTER REFILLING WHEN DRIVING ON ROAD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, ELECTRIC OF VEHICLE SHUTS OFF ALONG WITH LOSING POWER STEERING. THE PROBLEM OF VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF HAS GONE ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 1-2 YEARS NOW BUT IS GETTING WORSE. UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THIS ALWAYS HAPPENED AT A STOP BUT THE LAST INCIDENT IS CONCERNING CONSIDERING IT HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING MY WIFE USES THIS AS PRIMARY TRANSPORTATION FOR HER AND OUR 3 CHILDREN. WHAT IF THIS CUTS OFF ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN AN INTERSECTION? I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ONLINE TRYING TO FIND POSSIBLE ROOT CAUSES. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN OVERWHELMINGLY LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THE 3.8 LITER V6 ON DODGE/CHRYSLER MINIVAN MODELS IN THE 2003-2007 RANGE. I AM ALSO TOLD THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK DUE TO A FAULTY VALVE/SEPARATOR. I HOPE THAT CHRYSLER IS WILLING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER CONSIDERING THE HIGH LEVEL OF DANGER THAT WE ARE PRESENTED WITH HERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556492December 18, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID A ROAD ANIMAL. THE CONTACT CRASHED FORCEFULLY INTO THE SIDE OF A DITCH, WENT AIRBORNE AND THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, WRIST AND HAND. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,500.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10556503December 18, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
COURTESY LAMP SOCKET MELTED NEEDING REPLACEMENT. MORE RECENTLY, THE RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL FAILED. WHEN I REPLACED THE LAMP, I NOTICED THAT BOTH SIDES THE SOCKET ASSEMBLY HAD MELTED. THE REPLACEMENT BULB IS NOT ABLE TO FUNCTION AS THE CONTACTS ARE NOT ABLE TO CONNECT. THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556542December 18, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STARTED UP THE CAR AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH STAYED ON, FUEL LIGHT, ENG LIGHT, ABS LIGHT ....ALL THE LIGHTED SQUARES AROUND THE GEAR (DL321) STAYED LIT AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN THEY DIDN'T SHUT OFF UNTIL THE AUTOMATIC CUT OFF ..SHUT THEM DOWN. CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND THE FMC AND THE PDC TO CLEAN CONNECTIONS AND DIDN'T CHANGE. DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLES AND THEN RECONNECTED THEM. STILL NOTHING CALLED THE DEALER AND HE SAID THAT THEY COULD CONNECT THE DIAGNOSTIC BUT SOUNDED LIKE THE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A START OF $500. MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN HAVING ON AND OFF PROBLEMS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE ALONG WITH THE DRIVERS WINDOW NOT GOING DOWN THEN IT WORKS FINE FOR A LONG TIME AND THEN STOPS AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553256November 21, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552093November 13, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR ERRONEOUSLY OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551763November 11, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FOR AT LEAST A YEAR NOW (DATES AND MILEAGE ABOVE ARE SOME SORT OF APPROXIMATION) OUR CAR HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE UPON REFUELING. AS I DRIVE AWAY FROM THE FUELING STATION, WITHIN ABOUT THE FIRST MILE THE CAR HESITATES, CHOKES AND EITHER THREATENS TO STALL OR ACTUALLY STALLS. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, OR UPON RESTARTING, THE CAR DOES FINE. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND THEY EXPRESSED NO KNOWLEDGE OF CHRYSLER NOTICES ABOUT IT OR WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING IT. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE EXPENSIVE TO PULL THE GAS TANK, SO I HAVE LEFT IT FOR NOW. BUT HAVING THE CAR DO THIS IS DANGEROUS. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THIS 4TH GENERATION CARAVAN THAT HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. DODGE'S MEDIATOR SUGGESTED THAT IT'S A PROBLEM WITH TOPPING OFF THE TANK, BUT I HAVE FOUND THAT NOT TOPPING IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE, AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ONLINE STRINGS I AM ATTACHING, THERE ARE OTHERS WHO NEVER TOP OFF THEIR TANK AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS WE DO. THIS IS APPARENTLY A DESIGN FLAW THAT CREATES A DANGER. IT IS EXPENSIVE FOR THE CONSUMER TO FIX, AND MY IMPRESSION IS THAT IT WILL STEADILY GET WORSE. WE WERE PART OF THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS TOO. THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE CAR WERE UNSTABLE FROM THE TIME WE BOUGHT THE CAR. AFTER YEARS OF COMPLAINING, OUR DEALER FINALLY SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT WE HAD TO PAY PART OF IT. SINCE THEN WE HAVE RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT CHRYSLER IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. I HOPE THIS GAS TANK PROBLEM WILL NOT TAKE SO MANY YEARS TO CORRECT AS THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551368November 7, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
ELECTRIC OPERATION OF LOCKS QUIT AND HAS NOT RESUMED. NEITHER KEYS REMOTE FEATURE WORKS TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE VAN, ALTHOUGH THEY BOTH CAUSE THE LIGHTS TO FLASH AS USUAL. LOCK SWITCHES ON DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOORS ALSO DO NOT WORK. MANUAL LOCKING VIA THE OLD FASHIONED BUTTONS WORKS OK, AS DO KEY LOCKS ON REAR HATCH AND DRIVER'S DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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