Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2005)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#10265958April 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING. TROUBLE WITH CAR COMPUTER AFTER BATTERY CHANGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265903April 17, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
PURCHASED 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN USED IN OCT, 2005. VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 9000 MILES ON ODOMETER. FOUR MONTHS LATER THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. MILEAGE WAS APPROX 13,500 MILES. DEALER REPLACED DASHBOARD SWITCH UNDER WARRANTY. APPROX. ONE YEAR LATER HEADLIGHT PROBLEM RETURNED...VERY INTERMITTENT..SO CONTINUED DRIVING. ANOTHER YEAR LATER, DRIVING AT NIGHT, ON VACATION, 2000 MILES FROM HOME, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. SWITCHING LIGHT SWITCH ON-OFF NUMEROUS TIMES FIXED LIGHTS TEMPORARILY. LOST LIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES THAT NIGHT. TEXAS DEALER DIAGNOSED BAD SWITCH. REPLACED AT APPROX 52800 MILES. PAID FOR THIS REPAIR. ONE YEAR LATER SWITCH AGAIN INOP. MILEAGE APPROX 67700 MILES. LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. CANNOT DRIVE CAR AT NIGHT. THIS MAKES THREE TIMES IN THREE AND A HALF YEARS OF OWNERSHIP THAT HEADLIGHTS BECOME INOPERATIVE. INTERNET SEARCH BRINGS UP HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. DEALER SAYS NO REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH CARAVAN HEADLIGHTS AND CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. OWNER RESPONSIBILITY. THIS CAR HAS DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS. SOMETHING NOT RIGHT HERE. *TR UPDATED 09/11/12*LJ THE CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE ON JUNE 30, 2012. UPDATED 09/12/12. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265423April 15, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
POWER DOORS AND LOCKS DON'T WORK, DESPITE FLASH OF HEADLIGHTS AND HORN BEEP INDICATING THAT THEY DO WORK. FOUND ON THE WEB THAT YOU CAN PULL ONE OF THE 20 AMP FUSES FOR A TEMPORARY FIX BUT THIS KEEPS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265155April 13, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING MAKES GRINDING NOISE. THE NOISE DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME USUALLY WHEN DRIVEN ALOT. TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. I LOOKED ONLINE AND READ THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264927April 10, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DOOR LOCKS OPEN OR CLOSE FROM THE SWITCHES OR THE SMART KEY BUTTONS. THEY ALSO DO NOT LOCK AT TWENTY MPH AS DESIGNED. THIS DUE TO A KNOWN FAILURE OF THE BODY CONTROLLER IN THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE DEALERS I HAVE SPOKEN TO SAY 'YES', THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT CONSISTENTLY COMES UP AFTER WARRANTY PERIODS. THIS FAILURE PUTS THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE (MINI VAN) AT RISK WHEN LOCKS DON'T WORK AS DESIGNED, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT THE VAN ONLY CAN UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY AT THE DRIVER'S DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264830April 9, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY CORROSION IN THE WIRE CONNECTOR AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE IMPACT SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V192000 (AIRBAGS,FRONTAL,SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,800. UPDATED 05/05/09 *BF THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN MANUALLY AND THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR DID NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY. UPDATED 05/07/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263728March 31, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN RACK WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. THE DEALER ESTIMATED THAT IT WOULD COST $1,000 TO REPLACE THE RACK. THERE WERE NO RECALLS LISTED FOR THE FAILURE. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ONE MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY, THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED BY THE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 17,274.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263627March 30, 2009
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE COVERED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V480000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA04013. BUT MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED AFTER THE END OF THE RECALL.THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL ISSUE IS. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE ON NEWER MODELS AS I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON OTHER WEBSITES ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE BY OTHER DODGE & CHRYSLER OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263021March 25, 2009
STEERING
WE HAVE TAKEN OUR 2005 DODGE SXT GRAND CARAVAN IN NUMEROUS TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH MOST OF THE TIME THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE. THEN ON MONDAY MARCH 23 AFTER LEAVING THE CITY AND BRINGING MY CHILDREN HOME FROM SCHOOL I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND MY STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT COMPLETE THE TURN. WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND TRAFFIC BEHIND I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GUN THE ENGINE AND GO INTO THE FIELD. I STOPPED THE CAR WITH BRAKES THAT WORKED, AT LEAST, AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. I THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS COMPLETE FREE PLAY IN THE WHEEL. I TURNED THE WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AND THERE WAS A CLUNK AND THEN I AGAIN HAD REGULAR MOVEMENT OF TIRES WITH THE WHEEL. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND THAT I WAS BRINGING IT IN WITH MY DAD FOLLOWING BEHIND. TOMKINSON DODGE HAS HAD IT FOR 2 DAYS AND TOLD ME THAT THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT SINCE IT IS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY CAN'T PINPOINT THE PROBLEM, WARRANTY WON'T PAY UNTIL THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT IS TOO EXPENSE TO LET A TECH GET INSIDE AND TAKE THINGS APART TO FIND THE ACTUALLY PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME I NEED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN AND IT WILL BE FINE, BUT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO LET THEM COME AND TOW IT AND DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING. IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN! IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN MY CHILDREN AND I COULD BE DEAD. I WAS JUST LUCKY TO NOT BE IN TOO BUSY OF A PLACE UNLIKE I HAD BEEN A HALF HOUR BEFORE. SO THERE WAS A FAILURE BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT MAY BE TO EXPENSIVE FOR THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260923March 6, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS BEEN STALLING AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE MID DEC. 2008. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG (NO CODES IN THE CAR COMPUTER). THEY INCREASED THE IDLE. IT ONLY HESITATED AFTER I FILLED IT UP AFTER THEY INCREASED THE IDLE, BUT IT HAS STALLED THE LAST 2 FILL UPS SINCE THEN. IT HAS STALLED WHILE TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND WHILE STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260945March 6, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AUTO LOCKS STOP WORKING. SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE ONLY DRIVER DOOR WORKS. WITH CHILDREN THIS IS A HAZARD. NOT SAFE IN PARKING LOTS AND CAN ONLY ENTER ON ONE SIDE OF VEHICLE. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260835March 5, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK FOR THE DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGER DOORS. THEY WILL NOT WORK WITH EITHER THE REMOTE OR THE INTERIOR LOCK SWITCH OR AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVER THE RESET LOCK MPH OF 20. ONLY THE REAR TAIL GATE LOCK IS FUNCTIONAL. THIS ISSUE STARTED APPROXIMATELY OCTOBER OF 2008 AND CONTINUES. DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AND RECONNECTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES WILL GET THE LOCKS TO WORK AGAIN BUT ONLY FOR THE TIME BEING. THE POWER LOCKS MAY STOP WORKING AGAIN WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS OR COUPLE OF WEEKS. MY MECHANIC STATED THAT A REFLASH MAY WORK BUT THE PROBLEM HAS A HISTORY OF COMING BACK AFTER THE $175 REFLASH. A NEW BCM COSTS $500 AND THAT MAY NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM EITHER. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH RATE OF LOCK FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THE SAFETY ISSUE HERE (A KEY HOLE IS ONLY PROVIDED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MEANING PEOPLE NEED TO STAND IN BUSY STREETS OR PARKING LOTS WHILE DRIVER OPENS HIS DOOR AND THEN CLIMBS THROUGH THE INTERIOR TO PULL UP THE BUTTONS FOR OTHERS TO ENTER AS WELL AS LOCK NOT LOCKING WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION) I FEEL A RECALL IS NEEDED TO BE ISSUED FOR THIS POWER LOCK PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260575March 3, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE ON HER VEHICLE HAS RUPTURED AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITHIN THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC WITH PARTS PURCHASED FROM THE DODGE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE AND THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURES OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260233February 27, 2009
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE COVERED BY RECALL CAMPAIGN 07V192000 NHTSA ACTION EA06003 BUT MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 4 MONTHS PASSED THE END OF THE RECALL.THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL ISSUE IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259910February 25, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER INDICATING THAT THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSORS MAY CRACK AND THEY WILL BE COVERED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY. HOWEVER WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER THEY SAID THE CLOCKSPRING MECHANISM WAS BAD AND NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND IT WOULD COST $250 DOLLARS TO REPLACE. IN ADDITION I HAD TO PAY $85.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS WHICH WAS RECOMMENDED BY CHRYSLER. I AM CONVINCED THAT MY SENSORS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259835February 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEAD LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS AND RADIO LIGHTS KEEP FLICKERING. I HAVE TOOK MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN BACK TO A CHRYSLER/DODGE DEALERSHIP 7 OR 8 TIMES SO FAR IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. BODY CONTROL MODULE, ALTERNATOR AND SEVERAL OTHER ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES IT IS SO SEVERE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS COMPLETELY GO OUT AND COME BACK ON. I DRIVE A LOT OF HIGHWAY MILES 1/3 OF IT IN THE DARK. IT IS VERY UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE WITHOUT LIGHTS, BUT I HAVE NO OTHER OPTION IF I WANT TO REMAIN EMPLOYED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259255February 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN THAT HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WE CANNOT GET THE POWER DOOR LOCKS TO WORK AND THE TURN SIGNALS BEHAVE POORLY. WE HAVE TRIED REPLACING THE FUSE, TO HAVE IT WORK FOR A FEW HOURS OR DAYS. WE HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE BATTERY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258755February 16, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DOOR LOCKS, FUSE REPLACED, IOD FUSE PULLED TO RESET SYSTEM BUT IS SHORT LIVED ONLY WORKED FOR A DAY. THIS VEHICLE HAS 55,000 MILES. MOST OF THE VEHICLES HAVE THIS PROBLEM AFTER 40,000 MILES.THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WITH NO REAL FIX. IT WAS SAID THAT I MIGHT NEED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE -IF THAT'S THE CASE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL DO TO A MALFUNCTION NOT WARE AND TEAR. THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK, REGARDLESS OF KEY LESS ENTRY OR THE SWITCH ON THE DOOR PANELS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM WHEN ALL THE FUSE HAVE BEEN CHECK AND REPLACED OR ARE GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257742February 6, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE DOOR LOCKS STOPED WORKING WITH THE REMOTE OR INSIDE BUTTON. HAPPENED TWICE IN TWO WEEKS AND I UNDERSTAND IT WILL BE RECURRING. RE-BOOTED COMPUTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257383February 4, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2005 SXT DODGE CARAVAN POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE, AFTER 1 MINUTE ON THE WEB I HAVE FOUND PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS I, TO THE TEE! THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURE AND SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE. DODGE HAS A FIX. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET? SUCH A SIMPLE FIX OF A FIRMWARE UPGRADE WOULD SAVE MANY HOURS OF FRUSTRATION. I AM VERY UPSET THAT THIS PROBLEM IS SO WELL KNOW AND HAS HAPPENED EXACTLY THE SAME WAY TO OTHERS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RIGHT THE PROBLEM. MY POWER DOORS LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING YET THE LIGHTS STILL BLINK WHEN USING THE REMOTE AND THE REAR TAILGATE WILL WORK. AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY THEY WORKED AGAIN THEN QUIT AFTER A FEW DAYS. I COULD HAVE JUST COPIED THIS STRAIGHT OFF THE FORUMS I HAVE BEEN READING...ITS IS THE EXACT SAME THING GOING ON THAT EVERYONE ELSE IS EXPERIENCING ALSO. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE AND HAVE DODGE TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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