Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2005)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#10297261December 28, 2009
STEERING
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 3.8 STEERING NOISY AND RACK & PINION LEAKING. HAD TO REPLACE STEERING RACK AND RESERVOIR. $1000 AND ONLY HAD 50000 MILES. HAD IT TO DEALER 2 TIMES FOR STEERING NOISE UNDER 3-36 WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296982December 26, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING LEAK , RACK AND PINION 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296487December 20, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FILLING VAN UP WITH GAS. ABOUT A MILE AFTER LEAVING THE STATION CAR STALLS. IT NOW OCCURS EACH TIME WE FILL UP WITH GAS. IF WE NEED TO GET ONTO THE INTERSTATE WE DRIVE AROUND FOR ABOUT A MILE FOR THE CAR TO STALL AND DIE BEFORE WE TRY TO GET ONTO THE INTERSTATE. APPARENTLY THIS IS BECOMING A PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. DEALERSHIP SAID WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK. APPROXIMATE COST IS $800. WE ARE HANDLING THE STALLING UNTIL WE CAN AFFORD THE $800 TO FIX A DESIGN PROBLEM. THE FUEL FILTER IS IN THE GAS TANK AND SINCE WE NEVER HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER DODGE THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE THE BEST PLACE FOR IT. BRILLIANT DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296509December 20, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEAD LIGHTS WON'T WORK. PARK LIGHTS WORK OK WHEN SWITCH IS MOVED TO THE HEADLIGHT POSITION. HAVE 100,125 MILES JUST PAID IT OFF NOW THIS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT IS INTERMITTENT RIGHT NOW BUT CAN'T RELY ON IT WORKING ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295844December 15, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILURE, DEALER CAN NOT RESOLVE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295685December 14, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK...DROVE ABOUT A MILE WHEN SOMEONE FLASHED THEIR HEADLIGHTS AT ME. PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND REALIZED THAT ONLY MY PARKING LIGHTS WERE ON. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WERE STILL ON, SO I WAS UNAWARE THAT I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. TOOK ABOUT 4 TIMES TURNING THE VAN ON AND OFF BEFORE THEY CAME BACK ON...VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294781December 7, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I OWN A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. I NOTICED LAST SUMMER THAT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS AND DOORS WOULD STOP WORKING. WE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT IF YOU POPPED ONE OF THE FUSES OUT AND THEN PUT IT BACK IN, THAT IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS WORKED FOR A WHILE. HOWEVER, NOW THE ONLY WAY THAT THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS WORK IS IF EVERY SINGLE TIME BEFORE STARTING THE IGNITION, YOU POP THE HOOD, TAKE OUT THE FUSE AND THEN REPLACE WILL THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS WORK. AND THIS ONLY LASTS AS LONG AS THE VAN HAS BEEN RUNNING; AS SOON AS YOU TURN IT OFF, THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS STOP WORKING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE; IF I AM IN A BAD AREA, I NEED TO HAVE MY LOCKS WORKING. WITH SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR, I NEED TO KNOW THAT MY LOCKS ARE WORKING. EVEN FOR LEAVING SMALL THINGS IN THE VEHICLE, THE LOCKS NEED TO BE WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294127December 1, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, THE LOCKS QUIT WORKING, IT USE TO AUTO LOCK OUNCE YOU HIT 20 MPH AND NOW IT DOESN'T SO THE DOORS CAN BE OPENED AT ANY SPEED ANY TIME, AS WELL AS YOU CAN NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS UNLESS YOU UNLOCK THE ONLY LOCK ON THE EXTERIOR WHICH IS THE ON DRIVERS SIDE SO MY 3 AND 4 YEAR OLD HAVE TO WAIT ON THE CURB WHILE I GO AROUND TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER DOOR THEN CLIMB IN TO UNLOCK THEIR DOORS SO THAT THEY CAN GET IN, THE WHOLE TIME IM PRAYING THEY DON'T GO OUT INTO THE STREET. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT IT IS VERY COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE BUT DODGE WONT FIX THE ISSUE.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294054November 30, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK USING THE KEY FOB OR THE ELECTRIC SWITCH. NOR DOES THE AUTOMATIC OPEN WORK USING THE KEY FOB OR ELECTRIC SWITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293342November 24, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
POWER DOOR LOCKS WON'T WORK WITH THE KEY FOB OR THE DOOR SWITCH. NO POSSIBLE WAY TO SECURE THE REAR HATCH. THERE IS NO MANUAL WAY TO LOCK THE REAR HATCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292701November 18, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN - PWR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291995November 12, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291511November 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING AT NIGHT, WHEN DIMMING LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIME IN LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. BY HOLDING DIMMER SWITCH CONTROL IN "UP" (BRIGHT LIGHTS) LIGHTS STAYED ON. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THE LIGHTS AGAIN WORKED PROPERLY. WHEN TAKEN TO A DEALER, TECHNICIANS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291381November 8, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS 70000 MILES ON IT. LAST WEEK I FOUND OUT THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. BY DOING AN ONLINE SEARCH IT SEAMS LIKE A LARGE NUMBER OF DODGE GRAND CARAVAN OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS NOT EASY TO LOCK/UNLOCK DOORS SPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291404November 8, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SX. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE SINCE ONE MONTH OF BUYING IT. I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. SINCE THEN, I'VE TAKEN IT BACK NUMEROUS TIMES. THEY EVEN KEPT IT FOR A WEEK AND SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I WOULD HAVE TO GET IT BACK TO THEM WHEN IT HAD STOPPED. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN I'M DRIVING ALL THE INSTRUMENT NEEDLES GO TO NULL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, IT STARTS TO LOSE POWER. I ONCE WAS IN THE FAST LANE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN I HAPPENED TO LOOK DOWN AND EVERY NEEDLE HAD GONE DOWN. I GOT IN THE LOW LANE AND PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY FOR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHEN IT WENT DEAD IMMEDIATELY! I CALLED ROADSIDE SERVICE. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY TO CHECK MY MILEAGE IT STARTED UP IMMEDIATELY. THAT WAS SCARY, BECAUSE IF I HADN'T LOOKED DOWN WHEN I DID AND IT LOST POWER BEFORE I COULD GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY, I BELIEVE THE OUTCOME WOULD'VE BEEN TRAGIC. THIS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE A YEAR OR ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS. HOWEVER, ONE NEVER KNEW WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT! THE LAST TIME I DROVE IT FOR SOME DISTANCE I HAD ALMOST GOTTEN HOME (WITHIN TWO MILES) IT DID IT AGAIN, THIS TIME THREE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET HOME. I FEEL BLESSED. TO SAY THE LEASE, I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN IT AND I'M STILL PAYING FOR THIS TRAP. I WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS WHEN I FOUND A DAIMLER CHRYSLER PROBLEM WEBSITE STATING THAT THEY'RE NOT LIABLE FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE INJURED OR KILLED BY THESE VEHICLES AND THEY DON'T EVEN TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I NEED AN INTERVENTION OF SOME SORT. I CAN'T AFFORD THIS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291414November 8, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RE: 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. PARKING LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, ETC. ALL CONTINUE TO FUNCTION. SEEMS LIKE SHORT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291051November 5, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WON'T COME ON SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN THE SWITCH AND ONCE THEY HAVE EVEN GONE OUT ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IF I TURN THE SWITCH BACK TO OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THEY WILL COME ON BUT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MAKES ME WORRY. NOW I'M ON EDGE WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT WONDERING WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. LAST NIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME MY LIGHTS WENT FROM BRIGHT TO DIM ON THEIR OWN. THEY JUST CHANGED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS LOOKED AT YET. THE VAN ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE AND WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO COST A FORTUNE JUST TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291078November 5, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER LOCKS FAIL TO OPERATE. I AM BEING TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2005 GRAND CARAVAN AND THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ECM. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291164November 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DOORS FAIL TO LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WITH POWER LOCKS OR KEY TRANSPONDERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290920November 4, 2009
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHENEVER HE WOULD DRIVE THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD APPEAR ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE SENSOR HOUSING FOR THE AIRBAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102685. UPDATED 3/8/10 *CN UPDATED 05/10/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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