Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2005)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#10308799February 11, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I MUST SAY HOW VERY TROUBLING IT IS TO SEE SO MANY OF US WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT FILING HERE ON THIS WEB SITE ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE POWER LOCK ELEMENTS ON THESE MINI VANS!!!! I TOO HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE STARTING WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE A 2005 GRAND CARAVAN BY DODGE. WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN (ONE IN MY ARMS) IN THE RAIN ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK ONE (1) DOOR (DRIVERS) WITH A KEY BECAUSE THE ADDED CONVENIENCE OF A KEY FOB DOOR LOCK AND UNLOCK FUNCTION REFUSES TO STAY WORKING TIME AFTER TIME. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY "QUICK" FIXES ON THE INTERNET BY EVERY OTHER IRRITATED CONSUMER, THEY JUST DON'T WORK PERIOD. DODGE TECHNICIANS DON'T EVEN SEEM TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG, THEY JUST THROUGH FUSES AND PARTS AT IT TO ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. DODGE MUST HAVE AN INKLING OF WHAT IS GOING ON??? YOU PEOPLE HERE AT THE NHTSA AND THE NTSB HAVE GOT TO HELP US. I'M SURE EVEN SOME PEOPLE YOU KNOW OR EVEN YOU YOURSELF HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308618February 10, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON OR WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307819February 9, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM TO WORK IS TO REMOVE THE 20AMP IOD FUSE FOR 10 SEC. DODGE REFUSES TO OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY DON'T MIND TAKING YOUR MONEY FOR A TEMPORARY FIX. BY REMOVING AND INSTALLING THE IOD FUSE THE TEMP FIX LAST FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS IN THE SUMMER AND 1 DAY IN THE WINTER. OUR PROBLEM STARTED IN THE SPRING OF 2008 UNTIL NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307913February 9, 2010
AIR BAGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER. AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO GOES ON AND OFF. READ UP ON THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND NOTICED OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THEIR HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307378February 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ELECTRIC LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHAICLE IS SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AT A CERTAIN SPEED TO INSURE SAFTEY OF CHILDREN INSIDE. I HAVE FOUND THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT ON THIS VEHICLE. WHY HAS DODGE NOT BEEN MADE TO RECALL AND REPAIR THIS--OR AT LEAST COME UP WITHA REASONABLE AND COST EFFICIENT WAY TO CORRECT THIS???
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306601February 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN - DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING AT RANDOM TIMES; ELECTRICAL SURGES. PLEASE CHECK THE ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF INCIDENTS (LIKE MINE) THAT I HAVE COUNTED SO FAR. WE HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND ONLY ONE WAY TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE! WE HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS SO FAR ON FIXES THAT ARE ONLY TEMPORARY. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ AFTER JUST 30 MINUTES OF SEARCHING THE WEB, THERE IS NO WAY CHRYSLER IS NOT AWARE OF THIS HAZARD... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303607February 1, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE. WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH INSIDE POWER LOCK BUTTON OR KEY FOB. HAVE DISCONNECTED BATTERY CABLE AND LOCKS WORK AGAIN FOR ANYWHERE FROM 1 DAY TO 3 WEEKS. HAS HAPPENED APROX 25 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT IN OCT 2009. HAS SOMEWHERE AROUND 55,000 MILES ON IT. HAVING THREE PRESCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AND ONLY ONE EXTERIOR KEY HOLE MAKES THIS A DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS SITUATION IN A CROWDED PARKING LOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303602February 1, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
POWER DOOR LOCKS AND ELECTRIC WINDOWS STOP WORKING....HAPPENS APPROX EVERY TWO WEEKS. HAVE REMOVED THE IOD FUSE AND THEN EVERYTHING WORKS, FOR APPROX. 2 WEEKS, THEN EVERYTHING STOPS WORKING AGAIN. THE PROCEDURE IS REPEATED. MANY COMPLAINTS AND SAME SOLUTION AS ABOVE ON INTERNET. DODGE SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO REPAIR. HAPPENING TO OFTEN TO MANY OF US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303123January 29, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IN WHICH THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO BE FIXED 3 TIMES. I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302258January 25, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300480January 20, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, 54,000 MILES, PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD CLOSE TO WITHIN 6-8 INCHES USING ELECTRONIC BUTTONS OR KEY AND STOP. WAS ABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE MANUALLY FOR A DAY OR TWO, THEN WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN DOOR AT ALL. AFTER TRYING SEVERAL TIMES, WAS FINALLY ABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE. HOW IN THE WORLD COULD ANYONE, MY GRANDCHILDREN FOR INSTANCE, GET THE DOOR OPEN IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299499January 12, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL UNLATCH BUT NOT OPEN WHEN CLOSED, WHEN DOOR IS OPEN IT WILL CLOSE PARTIALLY BUT WILL NOT LATCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299015January 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RECENTLY MY AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON MY VAN HAVE STOPPED WORKING. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE NET ABOUT HOW TO FIX IT, I NOTICED MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME SITUATION! HOW IS THIS NOT MADE A RECALL BY NOW? HOW CAN WE GET THIS TO BECOME A RECALL? THE FIX TO MY PROBLEM WAS EXPLAINED ON THE NET, TO PULL OUT THE FUSE AND AFTER 5 SECONDS TO PLUG IT BACK IN. I DID THAT AND IT WORKED HOWEVER, MANY PEOPLE SAY THIS IS NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION. I NOW HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY INTERIOR AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING, AS IF THEY WERE GOING TO THE SOUND OF MUSIC. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE COULD BE A SHORT SOMEWHERE CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US TO OBTAIN A RECALL IN THIS MATTER? I SINCERELY HOPE YOU CONSIDER! JUST RESEARCH IT ON THE NET YOURSELF AND YOU WILL SEE MANY COMPLAINTS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299047January 11, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DOOR LOCKS ON 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN QUIT WORKING, HAVE SPOKE W/MANY ON INTERNET AND IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. THERE IS A TSB ABOUT THIS BUT DODGE WILL NOT REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGING $100-$250.00 YOUR DOOR LOCKS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM). THE BCM MONITORS THE CURRENT DRAW ON THE LOCK AND UNLOCK CIRCUITS, AND WHEN IT GOES ACROSS A THRESHOLD IT WILL DISABLE THE LOCKS TO PRESERVE ITSELF FROM DAMAGE. IF A CIRCUIT WAS SHORTED TO GROUND AND THE BCM KEPT TRYING TO DRIVE THE LOCKS IT WOULD DAMAGE ITSELF. THE ORIGINAL BCM SOFTWARE ON THE 2005 VANS WAS A LITTLE SENSITIVE TO THIS, AND OVER TIME WHEN THE LOCK SOLENOIDS IN EACH DOOR START TO NATURALLY USE A LITTLE MORE CURRENT, THE BCM CAN SET A FAULT CODE AND DISABLE THE LOCKS A LITTLE PREMATURELY. THE BCM SOFTWARE WAS REVISED TO MAKE IT MORE FAULT TOLERANT TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING PREMATURELY. THE FIX IS TO REPROGRAM THE BCM SOFTWARE. THIS IS DONE WITH A DEALER SCAN TOOL, AND TAKES ABOUT A HALF HOUR OF LABOR TO PERFORM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299048January 11, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DOOR LOCKS ON 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN QUIT WORKING, HAVE SPOKE W/MANY ON INTERNET AND IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. THERE IS A TSB ABOUT THIS BUT DODGE WILL NOT REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGING $100-$250.00 YOUR DOOR LOCKS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM). THE BCM MONITORS THE CURRENT DRAW ON THE LOCK AND UNLOCK CIRCUITS, AND WHEN IT GOES ACROSS A THRESHOLD IT WILL DISABLE THE LOCKS TO PRESERVE ITSELF FROM DAMAGE. IF A CIRCUIT WAS SHORTED TO GROUND AND THE BCM KEPT TRYING TO DRIVE THE LOCKS IT WOULD DAMAGE ITSELF. THE ORIGINAL BCM SOFTWARE ON THE 2005 VANS WAS A LITTLE SENSITIVE TO THIS, AND OVER TIME WHEN THE LOCK SOLENOIDS IN EACH DOOR START TO NATURALLY USE A LITTLE MORE CURRENT, THE BCM CAN SET A FAULT CODE AND DISABLE THE LOCKS A LITTLE PREMATURELY. THE BCM SOFTWARE WAS REVISED TO MAKE IT MORE FAULT TOLERANT TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING PREMATURELY. THE FIX IS TO REPROGRAM THE BCM SOFTWARE. THIS IS DONE WITH A DEALER SCAN TOOL, AND TAKES ABOUT A HALF HOUR OF LABOR TO PERFORM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE DOORS CAN NOT BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED BY EITHER BUTTON IN VEHICLE OR KEY FOB. PROBLEM HAS BEEN TEMPORARY FIXED BY PULLING IOD FUSE AND RE SETTING COMPUTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298701January 8, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH DASH LIGHTS AND DOOR LOCKS DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK, DOOR LOCKS CYCLE UP AND DOWN WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, REAR PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT OPEN WITH REMOTE OR UNLOCK WITH REMOTE OR BUTTONS INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298272January 5, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABOUT ONE WEEK AGO I GOT BACK FROM BUYING GROCERIES, AND WHEN I PARKED, GOT OUT AND WAS GOING CLOSE THE DOOR, I HEARD THE WARNING SOUND. THE SAME SOUND THAT RINGS WHEN YOU LEAVE YOUR KEYS IN THE IGNITION OR THE HEADLIGHTS ON, BUT I HAD THE KEYS IN MY HAND AND THE LIGHTS WERE ALL OFF. FROM THEN ON THE POWER LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK BY EITHER THE REMOTE OR THE DOOR SWITCH. I READ ONLINE THAT REMOVING THE IOD FUSE FOR 5 SECONDS AND REPLACING IT WOULD WORK, AND IT DID, BUT MANY ON THE ONLINE FORUM ALSO SAID THIS WAS TEMPORARY AND THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I'M SURE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED, PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL. :( *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298271January 5, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY; HOWEVER, SINCE DECEMBER 2009, IT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297632December 30, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN POWER LOCKS NOT WORKING. PULLED IOD FUSE AND ARE WORKING AGAIN. FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON WEB. IOD ONLY TEMPORARY FIX. DODGE KNOWS THE PROBLEM AND IS DOING NOTHING. SHAME!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297172December 28, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF ON THEIR OWN. SOMETIMES THEY WON'T COME ON. SOMETIMES THEY WON'T GO OFF. THEY HAVE COME BACK ON AND KILLED THE BATTERY. THEY HAVE EVEN GONE OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT IN A RAINSTORM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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