Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2005)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#10223785April 9, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CLUNKING NOISE FROM UNDER VAN WHEN BREAKING HARD. ONLY HEARD 1 TIME IN EITHER DIRECTION. MISSING BOLTS IN CENTER OF CRADLE (ENGINE MOUNT). BOLTS WERE REPLACED AND TIRE ALIGNMENT WAS ADJUSTED AS IT HAD ALSO CHANGED. CHRYSLER, AS A GOOD WILL GESTURE, REFUNDED THE COST OF THE REPAIR, WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND PARTIAL COST OF THE 4 TIRES WORN ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE SIDE EDGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223544April 7, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE - 6TH OCCURRENCE. VEHICLE DOOR LOCK SWITCHES / REMOTE UNIT FAIL TO OPERATE DOOR LOCKS. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE THIS YEAR. SAFETY ISSUE AS CHRYSLER OUTFITTED VEHICLE WITH ONLY A DRIVERS SIDE KEY-OPERATED DOOR LOCK. ALL OTHER LOCKS ARE CONTROLLED ELECTRONICALLY. SAFETY CONCERN IS AT TIME OF VEHICLE CRASH, DOORS MUST BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED. CHILDREN IN THE BACK MAY NOT KNOW HOW TO UNLOCK THE CAR MANUALLY SINCE CHILDREN ARE USED TO AUTOMATIC CONTROLS. CALLED CHRYSLER ON 4/7/08. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES, OR THAT SAFETY IS SOMEHOW IMPACTED BY THIS FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223442April 5, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
ELECTRIC LOCKS FAIL AND DISABLE THE ELECTRIC DOORS, AUTOMATIC LOCKING, AND KEY FOG LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. THE DOORS FAIL TO LOCK AT 20MPH , THEREFORE YOU THINK YOUR DOORS ARE LOCKED AND THEY ARE NOT. ALSO, PRESSING THE FOB. SOUNDS THE HORN, BLINKS LIGHTS, BUT DOORS ARE NOT LOCKED, ALTHOUGH YOU THINK THEY ARE. THIS IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM IN THE BCM, THEY HAVE A TSB FOR IT, BUT REFUSE TO FIX IT BECAUSE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THIS IS FAULTY SOFTWARE AT MANUF, AND A SAFETY ISSUE, CHRYSLER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR OWN MISTAKES AND SAFETY ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223418April 4, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAGS SENSORS FAILURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222898March 31, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
2005 DODGE CARAVAN AIR BAG SENSOR AND WIRING CORROSION, A KNOW ISSUE INTERNAL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTICE TO DEALER JUNE OF 2007 TO REPAIR NO CHARGE.. MY VEHICLE DID NOT MEET THE "DATE," IT HAS THE SAME ISSUE/DEFECT THEY ARE IGNORING, COVERED PART BUT NOT LABOR. SHOULD RECALL AND INSPECT ALL VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222553March 28, 2008
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
POWER STEERING RACK DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222465March 27, 2008
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ON THE THIRD OCCASION, THE LIGHT REMAIN ILLUMINATED AND THE CHIME CONTINUED TO SOUND. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR THAT CONTROLS THE SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE COULD KEEP THE SEAT BELT FROM OPERATING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT PLANS TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT HIS EXPENSE BECAUSE IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SEAT RETRACTOR (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V047000); HOWEVER, IT WAS FOR THE DRIVER, NOT PASSENGER SIDE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222515March 27, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STOPPED WORKING AT ABOUT 67,000 MILES. I'VE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM IN ONLINE FORUMS AND DECIDED IF THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THEN DODGE OUGHT TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX IT. NO POWER DOOR LOCKS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222014March 22, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
AUTO-LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ON DODGE GRAND CARAVAN XT 2005. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221851March 20, 2008
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
PURCHASE OF USED DODGE GRAND CARAVAN & THEN FOUND OUT 3 WEEKS LATER THAT THE POWER STEERING BOOT FAILS & ENTIRE RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221035March 13, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH REMAINING ON OCCASIONALLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE PROBLEM THEN PROGRESSED TO THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINING ON CONTINUOUSLY AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION AND HORN (BOTH OF WHICH ARE MOUNTED ON THE STEERING WHEEL) NOT WORKING. THESE SYMPTOMS WERE IDENTICAL TO THOSE EXPERIENCED BY EARLIER YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE MODEL THAT RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD THE CLOCK SPRING REPLACED, WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220915March 12, 2008
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
TOLD THAT POWER STEERING RACK HAS FAILED AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT, ALONG WITH PS PUMP. 50,800 MILES ON VEHICLE. $1500 ESTIMATE, NOT COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, AND CAN'T BE DONE ANYWAY DUE TO 10,000 PIECE BACKLOG ON THE PARTS NEEDED! THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I SEE ON THIS SITE FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND IT'S SIBLINGS (CHRYSLER T&C, AND NEIGHBORING MODEL YEARS), AND THE AFORE MENTIONED BACKLOG. WHY IS THIS PROBLEM NOT BEING INVESTIGATED AND WHY IS IT NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL? IT IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE DESIGN, MANY REPORTS ON THIS SITE FOR FAILURES AT RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. THIS VEHICLE PURCHASED AS A CPO IN JAN 2006 WITH 19K MI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220962March 12, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. ELECTRIC LOCKS FAIL. THIS INVOLVES SAFETY, AS THE DOORS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK AUTOMATICALLY AT A PREDETERMINED SPEED. THEY FAIL BOTH MANUALLY, REMOTELY AND FROM OBTAINING THE SPEED REQUIRED. THE DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM, AND THEY HAVE A TSB TO CORRECT IT, BUT IT COSTS $90 I WOULD THINK THAT IF A SOFTWARE UPDATE IS REQUIRED, THAT MEANS THAT THE SOFTWARE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AT MANUFACTURE, AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE FACTORY. THEY SAY THAT BECAUSE THE MILES ARE OVER WARRANTY, IT COSTS. BUT SOFTWARE UPDATES INDICATE THAT IT WASN'T DONE PROPERLY IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND IT DOES AFFECT SAFETY BY NOT LOCKING THE DOORS. SIMPLY REMOVING THE IOD FUSE AND REINSERTING IT RESETS THE COMPUTER AND THE LOCKS PERFORM NORMALLY AND THEN FAIL AGAIN. WHEN I BUY WINDOWS PROGRAM, ALL UPDATES ARE FREE, BECAUSE THEY RE UPDATED TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220968March 12, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHING REPLACED THREE TIMES UNDER WARRANTY BUT FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE CONTINUED, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROAD SECTIONS OR SPEED BUMPS. DEALER INDICATED IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT ONCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED A DIFFERENT SOLUTION WAS FOUND, COST $1,000 PER SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220796March 11, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT WENT ON AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THEY WOULD RUN DIAGNOSTICS ON IT FOR $89.00. AFTER DOING SO, THEY SAID THAT VEHICLE HAS 2 AIRBAG SENSORS THAT HAVE AN INTERNAL SHORT. THEY SAID THE PARTS WOULD BE $223.52 AND IT WOULD TAKE 2-3 DAYS TO ORDER THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220704March 10, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BODY COMPUTER. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH IT, WONT LET A DEALERSHIP INTO IT, THE TRACTION CONTROL DOESN'T WORK ALONG WITH THE ABS, THE LEFT DOOR WONT OPEN WITH THE BOTTOMS AUTOMATIC.. AS FAR AS THE DEARS KNOW AND WE HAVE HAD IT TOP 3 OF THEM THAT ALL THESE THINGS ARE TIED IN 1 THING THIS VEHICLE ISN'T VERY OLD TO HAVE THIS GO OUT!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220484March 9, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
I HAVE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE QUIT WORKING AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A SOFTWARE ISSUE IN THE CPU. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT WHEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE AND BEGIN TO MOVE, THE DOORS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK WHEN YOU GET TO 18MPH OR SO. I HAVE 4 YEAR OLD TWINS THAT RIDE IN CAR SEATS, AND AM NOT COMFORTABLE NOT HAVING THIS FEATURE WORKING PROPERLY. IT IS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PROBLEM IS VERY WIDESPREAD AMONG THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. MY HOPES ARE THAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE ADDRESSED BY DODGE AS I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220507March 9, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
IN MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH OUR TURN SIGNAL EITHER IT WOULD NOT WORK OR YOU SIGNAL LEFT AND THE RIGHT BLINKER CAME ON. IT TOOK 3 VISITS AND 6 PHONE CALLS TO THE DEALER UNTIL FIXED. WE ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS WORKING ONLY WHEN IT WANTS TO AND IT SEEMS TO WORK AT THE DEALER SO THEY SAY SORRY COME AGAIN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220284March 6, 2008
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, THE FRONTAL AIR BAG DEACTIVATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WASN'T INCLUDED THE AIR BAG SENSOR SWITCH RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 03-25-08 *BF UPDATED 03/25/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219982March 3, 2008
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
I BOUGHT A 2005 GRAND CARAVAN IN MAY 2005. THE RACK AND PINION RACK COMPLETELY FAILED IN DECEMBER 2005 AT 9870 MILES. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. MY VAN BEGIN MAKING THE SAME NOISES AND LOSING POWER STEERING FLUID. WHEN I HAD IT CHECKED AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VAN WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID AND THAT THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MILEAGE ON THE VAN IS 42,726. EVEN THE SERVICE ADVISOR REMARKED THAT THE RACK AND PINION SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT 42,726 AND THAT IT WAS UNHEARD OF TO REPLACE IT TWICE IN LESS THAN 2 AND A HALF YEARS AND UNDER 43,000 MILES. FROM RESEARCHING ONLINE I SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE. THIS IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION, BEFORE THE DEFECT RESULTS IN A FATALITY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND SINCE I AM BEYOND 36,000 MILES THE REPLACEMENT WILL COST ABOUT $850. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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