Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2005)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#10899053August 27, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE VEHICLE WITH GAS, IT STALLS EVERY TIME WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES, LAST WEEK DAUGHTER WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC WHEN IT HAPPENED AND ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A WHILE NOW. LAST WINTER I WASN'T ABLE TO FILL THE VEHICLE, THE PUMP KEPT SHUTTING DOWN BUT THAT WENT AWAY AFTER THE WEATHER WARMED UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895346August 12, 2016
AIR BAGS
THERE IS A DOCUMENTED DEFECT IN THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSORS THAT RESULTED IN A CHRYSLER "SAFETY IMPROVEMENT" CAMPAIGN LIMITED TO MAINLY NORTHERN STATES. MY CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS BEEN IN FLORIDA FOR ITS WHOLE LIFE. CLEARLY THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS PART BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL FOR FLORIDA-BASED CARS. CAN YOU MAKE THEM EXPAND THIS RECALL TO ALL 2005 DODGE CARAVANS SINCE IT IS A CLEAR DANGER THAT THEY ARE NOT FULLY RESPONDING TO.ATTACHED IS WHAT I FOUND ON THE INTERNET. CHRYSLER REFERRED ME TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO WILL CHARGE ME FOR THE REPAIR IF CHRYSLER DOESN'T PAY FOR IT AND THEY HAVE MADE NO COMMITMENT TO PAY IF THE DEFECT TURNS OUT TO BE WHAT THEY HAVE RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL FOR. THE CHRYSLER CASE NUMBER IS 29905594 GIVEN THE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART CAN YOU EXPAND THIS FROM A SAFETY CAMPAIGN TO A FULL RECALL FOR ALL CARS OF THIS MODEL YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875297June 20, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VAN STALLS AFTER FUELING. EVERY TIME YOU FILL UP THE VAN, THE VAN WILL STALL FOR NO REASON. IT WILL RESTART WITHIN A MINUTE OR 2. IT WILL THEN HAVE NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THE NEXT FILL UP. READING REPORTS ON THE WEB, THIS IS HAPPENING ON ALL DODGE AND CHRYSLER VEHICLES EVEN CAUSING SOME TO STALL ON TRAIN TRACKS. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VAN UNTIL I HIT AROUND 100K MILES. ALL OTHER REPORTS ON THE WEB ARE IDENTICAL. CHRYSLER DODGE SHOULD RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870678May 24, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STALLS AFTER REFUELING. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS WHEN THE FUEL TANK GETS LOW AND THEN REFILLED. MOST OF THE TIME THE STALL HAPPENS SHORTLY AFTER REFILLING AND I COME TO A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THERE HAVE BEEN FEW OCCASIONS WHERE THE CARAVAN HAS STALLED WHILE IN MOTION WHILE TRAVEL UNDER 20 MPH. I CAN USUALLY RESTART THE CARAVAN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE STALL. THE ONLY SOLUTION FROM ONLINE FORUMS SEEMS TO BE TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AND PURGE THE VALVE AND CHARCOAL CANISTER OF ANY RAW FUEL. SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM WITHIN SIMILAR MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865724May 19, 2016
AIR BAGS
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE IN MOTION AT 35 MILES PER HOUR IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS ON A DRY, 4 LANE STREET, WHEREAS A TRUCK RAN A STOP ON 5/6/2016. MY VEHICLE FRONTEND TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON A LEVEL SURFACE, 4 LANE STREET & STRUCK THE OTHER VEHICLE CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BE TOTALED. I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT & SUFFERED LOWER BACK, NECK & LEFT PHEMUR INJURIES. I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EMERGENCY CARE. SINCE FEBRUARY 2016 I WROTE LETTERS TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP WHOM DOLD ME THIS VEHICLE & NO RESPONSE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10854139April 7, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR WILL STALL A COUPLE OF TIMES AFTER FILLING UP TANK PROBABLY WILL GO AWAY AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE OF BLOCKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852793March 31, 2016
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND PROCEEDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. TRIED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN USING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WOULD NOT ENGAGE OR PRESS DOWN. CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FASTER. CONTINUED TO TRY TO BREAK THE CAR AND SLOW DOWN. BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. TRIED TO CHANGE THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL OR PARK. CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. PULLED OFF THE ROAD INTO THE CURB AND THROUGH A FENCE. AS THE CAR WAS APPROACHING THE BUILDING AT HIGH SPEED. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT CONTINUED INTO A CONCRETE BLOCK COMMERCIAL BUILDING AND BOUNCED BACK ABOUT 15-20 FEET AND STOPPED AT THAT POINT. FRONT-END DAMAGE TO THE CAR. KNOCKED CONCRETE BLOCK WALL AND DOOR DOWN. BLESSED TO BE ALIVE. CAR WAS TOTALED. ALSO, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. POLICE SAID THAT THE THROTTLE MUST HAVE BEEN STUCK OPEN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851776March 26, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LEFT SIDE RUNNING LIGHTS ARE NOT LIGHTING WHEN THE HEADLIGHT IS TURNED ON. THE RIGHT SIDE WORKS. THE LEFT SIDE BLINKER AND BRAKE LIGHT WORKS WHICH INDICATES THE BULBS ARE GOOD BUT WILL NOT LIGHT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836370February 16, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825737February 11, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
POWER LOCKS MALFUNCTIONING, LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN, DRIVING AT NIGHT DANGEROUS. SOMETHING WRONG WITH ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS. WORK ONE TIME THAN THEY DONT. NOW MY LIGHTS WANT TO STAY ON OR COME ON RANDOMLY N I END UP WITH DEAD BATTERY. LOCKS DANGEROUS WHEN YOU CAN'T UNLOCK REAR DOOR TO GET CHILD OUT. TURN SIGNAL DOESN'T TURN OFF ON ITS OWN. STALLS AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK. POWER DRIVERS SEAT HAS STOOPED WORKING PROPERLY SLSO, I'M SHORT AND WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE TO SIT ON TOP OF SIR BAG BUT NOT ALL OF THE ADJUSTMENT FUNCTIONS ARE WORKING PROPERLY. SO CAN'T TILT SEAT INSTEAD I HAVE TO SIT ON TOP OF AIR BAG, AT A WEIGHT OF 129 N UNDER 5 FEET TALL I SURE HOPE THAT SIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYS ON ME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823067January 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS LIT AND WONT TURN OFF. RESET BATTERY AND LIGHTS STILL STAY ON. THE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE VAN WAS IN THE PARKED POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809788December 12, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK UNLESS YOU RESET THE COMPUTER BY REMOVING THE BATTERY CABLE FOR ONE MIN. AND CONNECTING IT BACK. COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE FLASHED FOR A PERMANENT FIX. THE REMOVING THE CABLE IS JUST A TEMPORARY FIX.I BOUGHT IT BROKEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808142December 3, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERYTIME THE VAN IS REFUELED, IT WILL STALL ON ACCELERATION. THIS OCCURS FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES AFTER REFUEL AND THEN THE VAN RETURNS TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE PROBLEM IS THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURS WHEN PULL OUT ON THE ROAD BECAUSE THAT IS THE FIRST POINT OF ACCELERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807391November 30, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BATTERY ON OUR VAN KEPT GOING DEAD.THE BATTERY WAS NEW.WE TOOK OUR VAN TO 5 DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS,BUYING PARTS& 3 NEW BATTERIES& WE ARE STILL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.OUR VAN WHILE WE ARE DRIVING GOES IN & OUT OF OVER DRIVE.IT IS LIKE YOU ARE PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL & LETTING OFF,PUSHING&LETTING OFF.THE CRUISE WON'T WORK(WELL IT DOES & THEN IT DOESN'T)THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND IN THE DASH THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE DOORS ARE LOCKING YET THEY AREN'T,THE BACK DOOR WHEN YOU USE YOUR REMOTE,THE DOOR OPEN& CLOSES,OPENS & CLOSES TILL YOU HAVE TO CLOSE IT & USE YOUR KEY SO YOU ARE ABLE TO PUT YOUR GROCERIES IN WITHOUT GETTING CRUSHED BY THE DOOR,THE HANDICAPPED LIFT WON'T COME DOWN WE KNOW THERE IS A SHORTAGE SOME WHERE,YET NOBODY IS ABLE TO FIX OUR VAN!WE HAVE ONE WORKING & WE HAVE PAID SO MANY HUNDREDS OUT FOR REPAIRS & WE ARE STILL WHERE WE STARTED.I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WE NEED OUR VAN OUR SON HAS CP & IS IN A POWERED WHEELCHAIR IT ISN'T LIKE WE CAN JUST RUN OUT & TRADE WE HAVE TO HAVE A HANDICAPPED VAN!YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT SPENDING BIG MONEY & WE ONLY HAVE ONE WORKING IN OUR FAMILY CAUSE I HAVE TO STAY HOME & TAKE CARE OF HIM.HE IS 36 & HE CAN'T WALK OR TALK! WE NEED HELP FIXING THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT HURTS MY FAMILY!!!!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807252November 28, 2015
ENGINE
ENGINE SPUTTERS OR STALLS SHORTLY AFTER FILLING THE TANK. IT TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN TAKING OFF AT ONE OF THE FIRST INTERSECTIONS AFTER FILLING THE TANK. IT PUT ME IN DANGER, BECAUSE IT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME IN 2015. THE DATE BELOW IS APPROXIMATE FOR THE TIME THE VAN WAS LAST FILLED UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790194November 13, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE DOORS AND THE LOCKS FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE I.O.D FUSE FROM THE FUSE BOX AND RESET THE COMPUTER IN ORDER FOR THE LOCKS TO ENGAGE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788453November 4, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
LAST NIGHT - FOR THE 4TH TIME NOW - AFTER FILLING THE TANK AT THE GAS STATION, MY CAR JUST DIED. THE FIRST 3 TIMES IT WAS WHEN I STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN LEAVING THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT. LAST NIGHT, IT WAS AFTER I WAS OUT ON THE MAIN ROAD AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT WAS STOP AND GO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, SO I WAS THANKFULLY ONLY GOING APPROX 15-20 MILES AN HOUR. POWER STEERING WAS LOST, BRAKES WERE PRACTICALLY NON EXISTENT. BARELY MANAGED TO PULL OFF INTO A PARKING LOT AND WAS ABLE TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE TO FINISH STOPPING. ONCE STOPPED AND IN PARK, WAS ABLE TO START IT RIGHT BACK UP. EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IT HAS BEEN RIGHT AFTER FUELING UP. I NEVER THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT IT THE OTHER 3 TIMES, BUT THIS TIME WAS DIFFERENT, AND VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE I INSTANTLY LOST POWER, THEN I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR TO MY LEFT BECAUSE OF THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I COULD HARDLY MANAGE TO GET INTO THE PARKING LOT AND ALMOST HIT THE CURB/SIGN/ANOTHER CAR. WAS SCARED TO DRIVE HOME THE REST OF THE WAY. NOW AFTER READING THE OTHER POSTS HERE, I'M AFRAID TO EVER GET GAS AGAIN!!! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE DODGE...YOU OBVIOUSLY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOUR CUSTOMERS. WELL, THIS IS ONE CUSTOMER YOU WILL NEVER HAVE AGAIN. I'M IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW CAR, AND GUESS WHAT WILL NOT BE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY EVER AGAIN?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783078October 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING SIGNAL LIGHTS CAN ONLY BE TURNED OFF MANUALLY BLOWER DEFROST FAN WILL NOT TURN OFF BACK SEAT FAULTY FOLDING INTO THE FLOOR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780943October 8, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE AUTO DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THERE IS ONLY ONE KEY LOCK WHEN THE DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK. IF I HAVE TO GET TO THE PASSENGER IN THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THERE QUICKLY. ALSO WHEN THE DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING I CAN'T LOCK MY TRUNK. DODGE KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A REPAIR RECALL. WITHOUT A WORKING DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM, IT ISN'T SAFE. I HAVE A HARD TIME OPENING THE PASSENGER DOOR. I HAVE TO REACH VERY FAR ACROSS THE CAR. I DON'T FEEL SAFE NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCK MY TRUNK EITHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780419October 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HE'S LIGHTS FLICKER WHILE DRIVING, WHICH MAKES NIGHT DRIVING DANGEROUS TO THE THE ANNOYANCE OF LIGHTS FLICKERING AND DIMMING. THE DASH LIGHTS ARE ALSO FLICKERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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