Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2005)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#10689786February 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THE ELECTRIC SLIDING SIDE DOOR, A LARGE SPARK AND SMALL DEBRIS FIRE WAS SEEN IN THE BOTTOM DOOR RAIL. UPON INSPECTION, A BREAK IN THE WIRE HARNESS HAD ALOUD WIRES TO BE SEVERED THAT CONTROLS THE DOOR AND LOCKING SYSTEM. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON BOTH SIDE DOORS NO LONGER WORKED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD NO LONGER OPEN ELECTRICALLY. I REMOVED THE WIRING HARNESS AND WIRES AND DISCARDED THEM TO AVOID ANY MORE PROBLEMS (SPARKING AND/OR FIRES). THIS COULD CAUSE A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD IN THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683925February 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS, ENGINE
WHILE SLOWING DOWN MOTOR WILL TRY AND SHUT OFF. IF YOU COME TO A STOP IT WILL SHUT OFF. SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE. REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL NOT MOVE. PASSENGER SIDE CARGO DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK. SOME SETTINGS FOR HEAT AND AC WILL NOT WORK. LEFT TURN SIGNAL WON'T SHUT OFF AFTER TURNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683549February 15, 2015
ENGINE
THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITHIN FIVE OR SIX MINUTES AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682584February 10, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAD NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE OF MY CAR A WEEK OR SO BEFORE. MY HUSBAND AND I WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP MY TANK. WE PULLED OUT ON TO A MAJOR ROAD WITH TRAFFIC. THE CAR BEGAN JERKING AND TRYING TO STALL. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WAS FINE. YESTERDAY, I GOT GAS AGAIN AND PULLED OUT WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THE CAR STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680714February 2, 2015
ENGINE
CAR STALLS WHEN I FILL THE TANK UP WITH GAS. THE CAR STALL OUT SHORTLY AFTERWARDS WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10673006January 16, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670422January 6, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER REFUELING. ONE INSTANCE OCCURRED JUST AFTER MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY AFTER REFUELING. THE OTHER TWO INSTANCES OCCURRED IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE FUELING STATION AFTER REFUELING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669866January 3, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERY TIME AFTER REFUELING THE CAR WITH A FULL TANK, AFTER ABOUT A MILE OF DRIVING THE ENGINE WILL STUMBLE OR DIE ALTOGETHER. THIS CAUSES LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669584January 2, 2015
ENGINE, STEERING
VEHICLE STALLED TWICE AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. FIRST STALL HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM FILLING STATION, WHILE STILL IN A PARKING LOT. THE SECOND STALL HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 0.5 MILES FROM THE FILLING STATION WHILE TURNING FROM A ROADWAY INTO A BUSINESS. EACH STALL REQUIRED SEVERAL CRANKS OF THE ENGINE TO RE-START. WHEN THE ENGINE QUITS, THE POWER STEERING ALSO GOES AWAY. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCE SINCE EARLY 2013, WITH IT BECOMING A REGULAR OCCURRENCE AFTER EACH GASOLINE FILL UP (LATER IN 2013). THE TANK IS ALWAYS FILLED UNTIL THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. IT IS NEVER PARTIALLY FILLED, SO I CANNOT SAY IF IT ONLY OCCURS WITH A FULL FILL UP. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I DECIDED TO RESEARCH THE SITUATION AND FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669493January 1, 2015
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT RECENTLY CAME ON AND IS STAYING ON. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668970December 30, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FROM 2013 ON, EVERY TIME I FILL MY VAN UP, WHETHER HALF WAY OR ALL THE WAY, IT STALLS AFTER GOING A FEW FEET OR SOMETIMES FURTHER. IT IS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED. I HAVE STALLED IN TRAFFIC, PULLING INTO TRAFFIC OR JUST SITTING AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. LATELY IT TAKES TWO OR THREE TIMES TO START UP AGAIN. I HAVE TRIED EXPENSIVE GAS AND CHEAPER GAS WITH SAME RESULT. I WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC IT WOULD BE A HUGE COST TO FIX SO DID NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS FRUSTRATING AND IS BECOMING DANGEROUS AS IT IS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED. THIS IS ALSO A PROBLEM THAT CAN ONLY BE SHOWN TO A MECHANIC AT FILL UP. MOST OF THE TIME I AM TOLD I AM OVERFILLING WHICH IS NOT THE CASE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668921December 29, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE LEFT REAR HYDRAULIC GOT CAUGHT IN THE PLASTIC TRIM CAUSING THE JOINT TO COME APART AND THE TAIL GATE FALLS ON PERSON STANDING UNDERNEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10668532December 28, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TURN SIGNALS RANDOMLY STOP WORKING AND THEN WORK AGAIN. PROBABLY 50% OF THE TIME. POSES A REAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS. ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WHEN HAND SIGNALS ARE HARD TO SEE. FUSES ARE ALL GOOD, I'M GUESSING A FAULTY SWITCH IS TO BLAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668612December 28, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ROUGHLY 4 BLOCKS AFTER REFUELING AN ALMOST EMPTY TANK, THE ENGINE IN MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, RIGHT BEFORE A 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN. BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS QUITE AT NEARLY IDLE, I DID NOT NOTICE THE ENGINE STOPPED UNTIL I STARTED INTO THE TURN. WITH THE ENGINE STALLED THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. IF I WAS NOT A RELATIVELY STRONG PERSON, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STEER THE CAR AROUND THE CORNER AND TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A SAFE FASHION. I DOUBT THAT ANY OTHER MEMBER OF MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATED THE CORNER SINCE IT ALMOST FELT LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND THE RESULT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT AT THE VERY LEAST WITH THE ON COMING TRAFFIC. I WAS NOT SURE IF I MIGHT HAVE DONE SOMETHING TO CAUSE THE STALL AND IT DID NOT REOCCUR, THAT IS UNTIL THE NEXT FILL UP TODAY. FORTUNATELY IT WAS NOT AS BIG A DEAL TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED (40 MPH) AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION AND ALL THAT HAPPENED WAS BRIEF LOSS OF POWER AND STUMBLING OVER A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 1/4 MILE AND THEN RESOLVED ITSELF, WHICH CAUSED NO THREAT TO SAFETY LIKE LAST TIME. HOWEVER IT PROVED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM THAT CONSISTENT WITH 2 REFUELS IN A ROW. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR THESE SYMPTOMS, IT WOULD SEEM THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH 2004 AND NEWER CHRYSLER MINIVANS AND OTHER MODELS, DUE TO A DEFECTIVE VALVE IN THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM IN THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK THAT CAN ONLY BE FIXED BY REPLACING THE ENTIRE TANK AT A COST OF ABOUT $600. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734177December 14, 2014
VISIBILITY
THE WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING. STOPPED FOR WHILE. STARTED UP THEY STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THEN ONCE .... HAVE HEARD OF THIS BEFORE...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663199December 9, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE AUTOMATIC LOCK SYSTEM ON MY 05 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DOESN'T WORK, WITH THE KEY FOB OR WHEN PUSHING THE AUTOMATED LOCK BUTTONS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CAR BEEPS LIKE IT IS LOCKING WHEN YOU PUSH THE KEY FOB. HOWEVER, IT REALLY ISN'T LOCKING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2005 DODGE CARAVAN MODELS. THAT BEING SAID, I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP & WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL, BECAUSE THIS IS "NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE." HOW IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? DODGE, THEMSELVES, ACTUALLY CALLS PART OF THE AUTOMATED LOCK SYSTEM A "SAFETY FEATURE." THE SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK, ONCE YOU REACH A SPEED OF 15 MPH. WELL, THIS NO LONGER WORKS EITHER. HOW IS IT CALLED A "SAFETY FEATURE" WHEN IT WORKS, BUT THEN IT ISN'T A "SAFETY ISSUE" WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK? I PHYSICALLY CANNOT LOCK THE PASSENGER DOORS MYSELF, WHEN DRIVING. I EITHER HAVE TO REMEMBER TO DO IT BEFORE I LEAVE, MAKE SURE THE PERSON THAT GETS OUT DOES IT BEFORE THEY LEAVE, PULL OVER TO LOCK THEM, OR DRIVE WITH THEM UNLOCKED. THAT'S NOT SAFE! I ATTEND NIGHT SCHOOL & AM NOT COMFORTABLE LEAVING MY CAR UNLOCKED, BUT IT IS NOT AS EASY TO GET INTO MY VEHICLE QUICKLY NOW. I HAVE TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR (ONLY DOOR THAT HAS A MANUAL LOCK), REACH IN, UNLOCK THE SIDE DOOR, THEN OPEN THE SIDE DOOR, PUT MY THINGS IN, LOCK THE SIDE DOOR, CLOSE THE DOOR, AND THEN GET IN THE FRONT. THAT IS A LOT OF EXTRA TIME IN A DARK PARKING LOT! NORMALLY, I WOULD JUST CLICK THE UNLOCK & THE OPEN DOOR BUTTON ON THE WAY TO THE VAN, PUT THE STUFF IN, CLOSE THE DOOR & GO. IN ADDITION, IF YOU ARE A PASSENGER, YOU HAVE TO STAND THERE & WAIT TO BE LET IN. AS MENTIONED, THERE IS NO KEY ENTRY ON THAT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AT ALL. MANY TIMES, I AM LEFT STANDING THERE (WITH MY PURSE), AS MY HUSBAND WALKS AROUND TO THE DRIVER SIDE & LETS HIMSELF & THE KID'S IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662662December 7, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
UPON REFUELING THE VAN STUMBLE AND STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WHEN VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKS. NO LONGER IN CONTROL, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS ARE POWERLESS TO AVOID ROADSIDE OBSTACLES AS WELL AS OTHER AUTOMOBILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652538November 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
ELECTRIC LOCKS FAIL. AFTER R&R A FUSE THE LOCKS WOULD WORK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THEN FAIL AGAIN. REPEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644705October 14, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AT LOW SPEEDS SHORTLY AFTER BEING FUELED TO A FULL TANK OF GAS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AFTER THE MILEAGE HAS GONE OVER 100000 MILE. IT HAS BEEN STARTING BACK UP AFTER IT STALLED BUT HAS TAKEN LONGER TO START WITH EACH PASSING STALL. IF I DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE BATTERY POST WAIT A FEW MOMENTS AND RECONNECT THE VAN WILL GET ME HOME TILL THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE STALLING START AGAIN. AFTER THE GAS TANK IS BELOW 3/4 THE STALLING ISSUE GOES AWAY. IN IT'S CURRENT CONDITION NOT A VERY RELIABLE OR SAFE AUTOMOBILE FOR ANY FAMILY TO BE USING ON THE HIGHWAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641908October 7, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WENT TO THE VAN AND TRIED TO LOCK THE DOORS BUT THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING. I BEEN READING THAT THE SYSTEM NEEDS A UPDATE. WHY DOES THE COMPANY KNOW THAT THE UPDATE IS NEEDED BUT WANT TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF US FOR THEIR ERRORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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