Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2005)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#10607841July 2, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THEN STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE CONTACT FILLED UP THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607037June 30, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS GOING THROUGH A DRIVE-THRU WHEN MY KNEE ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND BUMPED IT AGAIN TO TEST IT, AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TRIED IT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AS WELL AS IN DRIVE AND REVERSE AND IT HAPPENED EACH TIME. I RECENTLY READ ABOUT THE GM / DODGE /CHRYSLER IGNITION AND AIRBAG ISSUES, BUT MY VEHICLE YEAR IS NOT BEING INVESTIGATED OR RECALLED. I DEMAND THAT THE INVESTIGATION AND RECALLS ARE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MODELS GOING BACK TO AT LEAST 2005, INCLUDING ANY VEHICLES WITH THIS ENGINEERING OR PART DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607120June 30, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE POWER FUNCTION TO BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS FAILED WITHIN THE PAST 18 MONTHS, THE RIGHT REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN MANUALLY NOW. IT WILL MOVE APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES, THEN STOP AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH PHYSICAL FORCE YOU APPLY, THE DOOR REMAINS IN THAT POSITION. SHOULD SOMEONE NEED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY EGRESS FROM THE VEHICLE THEY COULD NOT USING THIS DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605806June 25, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THEY DO NOT LOCK AT 18MPH, THEY DO NOT OPEN OR CLOSE BY BUTTON OR KEY FOB. HAVE DISCOVERED HUNDRED OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. DEALER DATA SUGGESTS FLASHING THE BCM HOWEVER NOT A PERMANENT CURE, DEALERS REPLACING OTHER PARTS IE MOTORS, ACTUATORS WIRING, FRAUDULENTLY TO ALLEGEDLY REPAIR A KNOWN DEFECT IN SOFTWARE OR THE BCM THEMSELVES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES AND A EXTREME INCONVENIENCE TO DISABLED PERSONS TRYING TO REACH DOOR LOCKS INSIDE OF VEHICLES AS THERE ARE NO KEY OPTIONS EXCEPT DRIVERS DOOR AND HATCH. HATCH CANNOT BE LOCKED WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595596June 2, 2014
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING OVER A PERIOD OF NINE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT AND IDLER PULLEY HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592354May 19, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON BUT RUNNING LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS WOULD ONLY WORK IF I HELD THE LEVER PULLED TOWARD ME. ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORKED, INCLUDING TURNING AND BRAKING LIGHTS. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT WERE IDENTICAL TO MY SITUATION. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587549May 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS LIGHT CAME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587185May 8, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE GONE OUT TO MY CAR ONLY TO FIND THAT THE INTERIOR CABIN LIGHTS ARE ON. THE VAN WAS IN MY GARAGE AT THE TIME SO I KNOW NO ONE COULD HAVE ENTERED THE VEHICLE. I SEE THAT DODGE HAD A RECALL FOR THERE DURANGO, BUT NOT THERE VAN IN THE YEAR 2005. I PURCHASED THE VAN FROM COON RAPIDS DODGE IN MPLS. MN. ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. I SEE BY THE DODGE RECALL ON THE DURANGO THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE. WAS THERE A RECALL ON THIS VAN FOR THIS CONDITION, AND SHOULD IT HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584583April 24, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHT SWITCH SHUT OFF LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING. NOW WILL LEAVE LIGHTS ON WHILE IN THE OFF POSITION AND THEY WILL TURN OFF BUT SOUND WILL BEEP AS IF THEY ARE ON. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584116April 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
POWER DOOR LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING. UNABLE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK DOORS WITH EITHER KEY REMOTE OR BUTTON LOCATED ON THE DOOR. THIS IS A CONCERN BECAUSE THE LOCKS DO NOT ENGAGE WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MODE OF TRAVEL. THIS FIRST STARTED IN AUGUST OF 2012 WITH THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR AND NOW BOTH SLIDING DOOR LOCKS ARE INOPERABLE AS WELL AS THE TRUNK HATCH. HAVE TRIED CHANGING FUSES WITHOUT SUCCESS. I RESEARCHED INFORMATION ONLINE AND FOUND A SITE THAT INDICATED THAT A BCM SOFTWARE UPDATE COULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT DEALERSHIPS CHARGE FOR THE UPDATE. SHOULD THERE BE A FEE INVOLVED WHEN THIS MECHANISM IS SECONDARY TO A SOFTWARE ISSUE THAT CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD? BECAUSE SAFETY ISSUES ARE AT HAND SHOULD THIS BE LISTED AS SAFETY RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584075April 21, 2014
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
ON APRIL 18, 2014, CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT LITHIA DODGE IN KENNEWICK WASHINGTON WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON THEIR 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN BEING ON CONSTANTLY WAS COVERED UNDER THE NHTSA RECALL 10V008000 "FRONT AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR FAILURE". WHEN CONSUMER ARRIVED FOR THE APPOINTMENT ON APRIL 21, 2014, THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE OR CHECKING THE VIN THAT THE VAN MAY OR MAY NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THEY JUST DIDN'T KNOW. THEY COULD DO A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE, THOUGH: IF THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL, THE VISIT WOULD BE FREE. IF THE VEHICLE WASN'T UNDER RECALL, THEY WOULD CHARGE A $125 "DIAGNOSTIC FEE" TO TELL THE CONSUMER THAT IT WASN'T UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579537April 14, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB AND THE POWER SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579481April 13, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS OF MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ARE NOT ABLE TO BE OPENED USING THE DOOR SWITCH OR THE KEYFOB. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOORS IS BY MANUALLY PULLING THE LOCK. ALSO, ONCE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING THE LOCKS DO NOT CLOSE AT THE 18 MPH MARK AS STATED IN THE OPERATING MANUAL. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN AND WOULD HOE THAT DODGE VALUES ITS CUSTOMERS ENOUGH TO SEE IT AS THAT TOO. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE FOR A POSSIBLE CAUSE OR CURE I STUMBLED UPON A TSB (08-040-04) ISSUES REGARDING THIS ISSUE. A SIMPLE TSB IS NOT ENOUGH TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED TO REPAIR A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH A DODGE VEHICLE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579367April 12, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY WHILE I AM DRIVING. THEY ALSO FLASH OFF AND ON WHILE I AM DRIVING. THEY FLASH AT OTHER DRIVERS AS IF I AM SIGNALING THEM TO PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ME, ONE TIME ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF MY DAUGHTERS SCHOOL. I ALSO HAVE INCIDENTS WHERE I CANT TURN THEM ON AT ALL, OR CAN'T TURN THEM OFF WHEN I PARK AND SHUT OFF MY CAR. I WILL PARK MY CAR AND SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS AND WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR, THE DOOR CHIME WILL RING AS IF I HAVE LEFT THEM ON. THEY TURN THEMSELVES ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY WHILE I AM DRIVING EVEN THOUGH THE SWITCH IN IN THE OFF POSITION. MY PARKING LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS FLASH BY THEMSELVES (AT RANDOM) AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY AND NIGHT. WE HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577984April 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK. TAILGATE IS STUCK IN UNLOCKED POSITION. ALL OTHER LOCKS HAVE TO BE OPERATED MANUALLY, THERE IS NO WAY TO LOCK THE TAILGATE MANUALLY. REMOVING AND REINSERTING THE FUSE FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AT A TIME. EVENTUALLY REMOVING THE FUSE STOPPED WORKING. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS THAT THE REPAIR WAS TO FLASH THE BODY CONTROLLER. THIS ISSUE ALSO IS CAUSING A P0135 CODE WHICH IS FOR AN O2 SENSOR HEATER. THIS CODE COMES UP EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE O2 SENSOR. THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE TAILGATE NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCK WHICH IS AN EASY WAY FOR SOMEONE TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE AND EITHER CARJACK IT OR STEAL IT, OR BELONGINGS. AS FOR THE P0135 CODE IT HAS CAUSED ME TO CHASE MONEY AFTER AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM THAT REALLY DOES NOT EXIST. THE CONTROLLER CAN ONLY BE FLASHED BY A DODGE SERVICE CENTER AND THEY FIRST WANT TO CHARGE TO DIAGNOSE AN ISSUE THAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN ABOUT, AND THEN PAY FOR THE FIX. I NEED TO GET THE P0135 CODE CLEARED IN ORDER TO PASS THE EMISSIONS TEST AND GET THE LICENSE STICKER, OTHERWISE I CANNOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575231March 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BCM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/19/14*CN UPDATED 06/04/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573941March 21, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM OF HAVING TO TOGGLE THE LIGHTS TO GO ON AND OFF SINCE I PURCHASED THE VAN USED IN 2009. FROM THAT POINT THE LIGHTS WOULD WORK WITH TOGGLING THEM OFF. BUT THEN THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED AND THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVER SO OFTEN. I THOUGHT I COULD TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS TO BE ABLE TO SEE, HOWEVER THE HIGH BEAMS WON'T STAY ON EITHER. TOGGLING THEM BACK AND FORTH DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. I NEED A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THIS VAN FOR A REASON. I HAVE CHILDREN....... I SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM.....AND THAT THIS HAS PUT FAMILIES IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS.....AND TO A DIVORCED WOMAN WITH 2 CHILDREN THIS WOULD BE COSTLY TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS...... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572535March 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, NO HORN OR CRUISE CONTROL. INDICATIVE OF A FAILED CLOCKSPRING AS IN EARLIER MODELS. THIS CONDITION EXISTED AT PURCHASE SO EXACT DATE MILEAGE OF INITIAL FAILURE UNKNOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568307March 10, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO OPERATE EITHER WITH SWITCHES OR KEY FOB ON SOME OF THE DOORS. CAN'T GET INTO THE VEHICLE ON DOORS THAT DON'T HAVE KEY HOLES. DOORS DON'T LOCK WHEN LEAVING VEHICLE PARKED CAUSING POTENTIAL THEFT OPPORTUNITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568304March 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. HAD TO FIDDLE WITH THE ON OFF SWITCH REPEATEDLY TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. COULD NOT GET ISSUE TO REPLICATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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