Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2005)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#10209336November 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE POWER LOCK CONTROLS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH THE KEY PAD AND THE CONTROLS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD PERFORM AN ELECTRICAL UPGRADE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,034. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209184November 16, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WAS SERVICED AT 42,000 MILES BECAUSE OF A MOAN/FOG HORN LIKE SOUND WHILE TURNING. DEALER STATED THIS WAS DUE TO FAILED POWER STEERING SYSTEM, WHICH WAS LEAKING INTERNAL, AS VEHICLE HAS NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED ROUTINELY AT A 5 STAR DEALERSHIP AND WAS JUST IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE 3 WEEKS AGO. POWER STEERING FAILURES ON THIS VEHICLE APPEAR TO BE WIDESPREAD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED & COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS SEVERAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN RELEASED PROVING SYSTEM DESIGN FLAWS, DEFECTS & PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER BY THE NHTSA AS THIS CONTAINS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECTS IN THEIR DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209068November 15, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
IN OCTOBER 2007 POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING, I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE NOW THE LOCKS DON'T AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN REACH CERTAIN SPEED. CHILDREN COULD OPEN BACK DOORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208717November 12, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 GRAND CARAVAN HAVE STOPPED WORKING. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON GOOGLE, IT TURNS OUT THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. YOU CAN TEMPORARILY FIX THIS SITUATION BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AND RECONNECTING IT. THEN THE DOOR LOCKS WILL WORK FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN STOP WORKING AGAIN. I FEEL THAT THE DOOR LOCKS CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND DODGE SHOULD PROVIDE A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS FREE OF CHARGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207854November 4, 2007
AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER
THE KNEE BLOCKER AIRBAG IN MY 05 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN OPENED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THE AIRBAG IS BEHIND A STEEL PLATE HINGED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DASH. ATTACHED TO THIS PLATE IS THE HARD PLASTIC PANEL. THE AIRBAG PROPELLED THIS PLATE AND PANEL INTO MY SHINS, DISABLING ME, AND WHEN I BROUGHT MY LEGS BACK FROM THE PAIN, THE HARD PLASTIC PANEL DROPPED IN FRONT OF MY LEGS AND PREVENTED ME FROM RETURNING MY FEET TO THE BRAKE. HAD I BEEN SUFFERING FROM OSTEOPOROSIS MY LEGS WOULD HAVE BEEN SHATTERED AND I COULD NOT HAVE STOPPED MY VAN, HAD IT CONTINUED TO ROLL AFTER THE INITIAL COLLISION. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10206855October 25, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
1) NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. 2) REAR LIFTGATE ELECTRIC LATCH FAILS TO ACTUATE. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE REAR LIFTGATE AS THERE IS NO MANUAL OVERRIDE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE IN MINIVANS, THE REAR PASSENGERS ARE NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE VIA THE SLIDING SIDE DOORS. IN OUR CASE, CHILDREN IN CHILD-RESTRAINT SAFETY SEATS ARE IN ALL REAR SEATS OF THE VEHICLE (MIDDLE AND REAR, I.E. 4 KIDS). THE ONLY WAY TO ACCESS REAR PASSENGERS IS TO EITHER CRAWL OVER THE MIDDLE SEATS TO THE REAR OR VIA THE LIFTGATE. HOWEVER...THE LATCH FAILS AND THE GATE DOES NOT OPEN. 3) ACTUATOR SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED (APPROX COST $90.00). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206518October 22, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, 71,000 MILES, AIR CONDITIONING STOP PUTTING OUT COLD AIR - NO LEAKS BUT COMPRESSOR STARTED TO MAKE NOISES AND SEIZED, SHUT A/C OFF JUST IN TIME BEFORE THE COMPRESSOR PULLEY BURNED THRU THE ONE BELT THAT DRIVES EVERTHING - THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206234October 18, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
IN FEBRUARY 2007 NOTED HIGH PITCHED NOISE - PARTICULARLY AT IDLE. SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING. FELT LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP. WARRANTY EXPIRED IN AUGUST AND NOTED THE SAME NOISE IN SEPTEMBER. TOOK VAN BACK INTO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR. PARTS AND LABOR NEARLY $600. I FEEL THE REASON THE PUMP FAILED THE FIRST TIME WAS OVERWORK DUE TO THE GEARS AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED I CONTACT CHRYSLER WARRANTY. I AM STILL INVESTIGATING HOW TO REDUCE/ELIMINATE THE CHARGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202251September 8, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE--DODGE GRAND CARAVAN (2005)- WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND RIGHT FRONT FENDER/LIGHT AREA STRUCK CONCRETE BARRIER. IMMEDIATELY UPON IMPACT, SPARKS CAME SHOOTING OUT, TIRE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND CAR BURST INTO UNCONTROLLABLE FLAMES. THE ENTIRE CAR WAS TORCHED AND DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE. AFTER TALKING TO BODY SHOP, FROM ESTIMATION OF STRUCTURE DAMAGE FROM IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY $2000-3000, HOWEVER NOW BECAUSE OF FIRE, THE VAN IS A TOTAL LOSS. I LITERALLY HAVE 3 TIRES AND A LICENSE PLATE REMAINING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201731September 3, 2007
SUSPENSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY
I HAD PURCHASED MY VEHICLE DECEMBER 26, 2004. I AM THE NOT-SO-PROUD OWNER OF A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE. THERE WERE 20 K(GIVE OR TAKE A THOUS MILES) MILES ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED IT, AND IT CURRENTLY HAS JUST SHY OF 79K. ALL OF THE LISTED COMPLAINTS HAVE HAPPENED SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR 3 MONTHS OR LESS... 1---WHEN I PURCHASED THE LEMON, I HEARD A THUDDING SOUND, WHILE DRIVING (COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER WHEEL WELL SIDE). I WAS ASSURED THAT THIS WAS ROAD NOISE. I PERSISTED SOMETHING WAS WRONG, ON THE 3RD ATTEMPT, THEY HAD TIGHTED/REPLACED A "SWAY BUSHING" (FORGIVE ME I THINK THAT IS WHAT IT WAS CALLED). I DIDN'T HEAR THE NOISE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND IT RETURNED. I HAD BROUGHT IT IN ABOUT 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS, FINALLY TELLING ME THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEIR SUGGESTION TO BE WAS TO TURN UP THE RADIO!! OUT OF PURE IT GETS ON MY !@#$ NERVES ATTITUDE, TOOK IT TO ANOTHER PLACE I 6/07, AND REPLACED THE STRUTS AND SHOCKS....STILL HEAR THE THUDDING....2.5 YEARS AFTER INITIAL COMPLAINT! 2----MY HEADLIGHTS MOST OF THE TIME, DO NOT COME ON. OR IF YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THEY GO OFF WITHOUT NOTICE...HOW IS THIS SAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY...AGAIN COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 3----MY WIPERS RUB FUNNY WHILE IN USE, WHICH FINALLY CAUSED MY BACK WIPER TO JUST NOT WORK ON 7/4/2005. I GO THRU AN UNREASONABLE PAIRS OF WINDOW WIPERS---ONCE AGAIN, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. THIS REPAIR IS STILL ON THE BACK BURNER FOR ME TO FIX. 4--HAD TO REPLACE THE EGR VALVE TO PASS INSPECTION/EMISSIONS....WHAT ABOUT 7/70? 5-RUST! I HAVE SEVERAL RUST BUBBLES COATING MY WHITE MINI-VAN LIKE A YOUNG CHILD COMING OF AGE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200703August 24, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN, A PUDDLE OF WATER WOULD APPEAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200636August 23, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
CRACKS IN ROOF UNDER PLASTIC MOLDING IN BODY ASSEMBLY , WHICH WAS NOT COVERED AFTER 36,000 MILES,DENIED BY DODGE BUT SOME ASSISTANCE FROM DEALER AFTER YELLING, CAUSED WATER LEAKAGE INTO RIGHT PILLAR ASSEMBLY , FLOOR COMPARTMENT AND UNKNOWING TO US SUB CARPETING. OUR WORRIES ARE STRUCTURAL SAFETY , MOLD AND ODOR POSSIBLY ELECTRICAL WIRING AND IF THERE ARE MORE IN ROOF THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT ,AND ON ADDED NOTE PREMATURE DISC BRAKE WEAR ROTORS AND PADS DATE IS APPROXIMATE HAVE TO LOOK UP SERVICE RECORD ,DEALER GREENFIELD DODGE LAWRENCEVILLE NJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198177August 1, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO ENGAGE LOCKS. LOCK VERIFICATION SIGNALED LIGHTS AND HORN INDICATING THE LOCKS WERE ENGAGED. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE THE VAN WAS ENTERED ILLEGALLY AND PROPERTY WAS STOLEN. THIS WAS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE ELECTRONIC LOCKING SYSTEM DID NOT DISENGAGE FROM THE CONTROLS IN THE VAN. THIS RESULTED IN THE INABILITY TO REMOVE 3 CHILDREN FROM THE VAN QUICKLY IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) HAS BEEN RESET SEVERAL TIMES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE RESET ONLY LASTS FOR A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE PROBLEM REPEATS ITSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197806July 30, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
SHORTLY AFTER GETTING VEHICLE INSPECTED THERE WERE SEVERE TEMPERATURE CHANGES IN OUR AREA. WITH THE TEMPERATURE BOTH OF OUR FRONT HEADLIGHT LENS CRACKED, THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE WERE IT WILL NOT PASS THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION THIS YEAR. THE LENS THEMSELVES RUN ABOUT 250.00 EACH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197807July 30, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CANNOT OPEN FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE WIRE HARNESS HAS FAILED. THE DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,183 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197416July 25, 2007
AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER
IN THE 05 AND NEWER DODGE/CHRYSLER CARS AND MINIVANS, THERE IS A "KNEE BLOCKER" AIRBAG SYSTEM INSTALLED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BELOW THE STEERING COLUMN, THAT IS DEFECTIVE IN DESIGN AND IN IT'S INTENDED USE. THE LOWER DASH PANEL IS ATTACHED TO A METAL FRAME THAT IS HINGED AT THE BOTTOM AND BEHIND THAT IS THE AIRBAG THAT DEPLOYS AT JUST UNDER 200 MPH. WHEN THE AIRBAG INFLATES IN AN ACCIDENT, THIS HARD PLASTIC REINFORCE PANEL WILL SLAM DOWN ON A DRIVER'S LEGS CAUSING INJURY. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL... WHEN THE DRIVER'S LEGS ARE STRUCK, THE FIRST INSTINCT IS FOR THE DRIVER TO RECOIL AND BRING THEIR LEGS AWAY FROM THE CAUSE OF THE PAIN. WHEN THEY DO THIS, THIS PANEL DROPS IN FRONT OF THE LEGS AND NOW THE DRIVER CANNOT GET THEIR FEET BACK TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IF THEIR VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL, THERE IS A DANGER OF A FURTHER COLLISION WITH THE DRIVER HAVING LITTLE CONTROL. ONE LAST CONSIDERATION, IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT INJURY TO DIABETICS (LOWER LIMBS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LOWER LEG PROBLEMS, AND THOSE WITH OSTEOPOROSIS WHO LIKELY WOULD HAVE BROKEN LOWER LIMBS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10196878July 19, 2007
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
CATHEDRAL CITY DODGE REFUSED TO WORK ON THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED. THE RECALL PROBLEM HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MODIFICATIONS BUT CATHEDRAL CITY DODGE REFUSED TO WORK ON IT.. AFTER SEVERAL HEATED CONVERSATIONS WITH MANAGEMENT CATHEDRAL CITY DODGE RETURNED MY VEHICLE WITH A DEAD BATTERY, AND A LEAK IN MY ENGINE AND DID NOT FIX THE RECALLED ITEM. AFTER I RECEIVED MY VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE NEW PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MODIFICATIONS BUT WERE INDEPENDENT FROM ANY MODIFICATIONS PREVIOUSLY MADE TO MY VEHICLE. AFTER COMPLAINING TO THE DODGE CORPORATION I WAS REFERRED TO THE DODGE SERVICE CENTER IN LAQUINTA. THERE MY CAR WAS EQUIPPED WITH A NEW BATTERY AND THE RECALL ITEM WAS NOT FIXED BECAUSE THE MANAGER REFUSED TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE MODIFICATIONS. I CALLED LAQUINTA DODGE TO COMPLAIN AND MY VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH THE ENGINE LEAK, THE UNSERVICED RECALL ITEM AND NOW IN DOESN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CATHEDRAL CITY SERVICE CENTER AND THE LAQUINTA SERVICE CENTER DIDN'T EVEN CHECK TO SEE IF THE PROBLEMS WERE IN ANYWAY WAY CONNECTED TO THE MODIFICATIONS. THEY JUST REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT IT. NOW THERE IS ANOTHER RECALL ON MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE AIRBAGS AND LAQUINTA IS REFUSING TO WORK ON IT. IN SUMMARY MY VEHICLE ARRIVED IN PALM SPRINGS FULLY OPERATIONAL IN JUNE 2006 AND EVER SINCE THE FIRST CONTACT WITH CATHEDRAL CITY SERVICE CENTER MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN INOPERABLE. BETWEEN THE CATHEDRAL CITY AND LAQUINTA DODGE SERVICE CENTERS MY CAR NOW HAS AN ENGINE LEAK, A BAD HEATING COIL, DEFECTED AIRBAGS PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO GEAR AND DOES NOT START. MY VEHICLE WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL AND HAD 80 MILES ON IT WHEN IT ARRIVED AT CATHEDRAL CITY DODGE IN 2006 AND NOW HAS 87 MILES ON IT AND IS IN OPERABLE. THAT?S 87 MILES NOT 8,700 OR 87,000 MILES. IT HAS ONLY 87 MILES BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN RUNNING SINCE CATHEDRAL CITY AND LAQUINTA DODGE HAVE DAMAGED MY VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196693July 18, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. I HAD RECENT RECALL REPAIRS ON THE AIR BAG SENSORS COMPLETED AND IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM CURRENTLY WILL NOT OPERATE. THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE EXTENSIVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196564July 17, 2007
TIRES
I OWN AN '05 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 1 DOUGLAS TOURING 215/65/R16 ON DRIVER'S FRONT. TIRE BLEW AT APPROX 60 MPH IN CLEAR ROAD CONDITIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196419July 16, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHEN USING THE SWITCH THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON. SOMETIMES EITHER NEED TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART AND THEN TURN SWITCH ON AGAIN OR TURN HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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