Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2005)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#10778010September 28, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE ROTOR FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE ROTOR, STRUTS, AND HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ROTOR, STRUTS, AND HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10776524September 25, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FILLED UP WITH GAS, DROVE ABOUT 2 MINS, SLOWED TO TURN LEFT AT INTERSECTION WITH STOP LIGHT. MY MINIVAN THEN STALLED WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE CAR HAS DIED AFTER FUELING. I REPLACED MY BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR UPON RECOMMENDATION BY LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. DODGE DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAYS "IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM AND BEING INVESTIGATED" AND SAID I NEED A NEW GAS TANK DUE TO A BAD VALVE AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER WHILE DOING THE MAINTENANCE, OVER $1000. I DREAD GETTING GAS AND WON'T LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE KIDS IN THE VAN ANYMORE. IT'S A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764205September 16, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SIGNIFICANT RUSTING HAS SPREAD ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL CORNER PANEL AND BENEATH THE SLIDING DOOR ROCKER PANEL, LEAVING LARGE AREAS OF VISIBLE RUST AND MISSING PAINT, AS WELL AS REVEALING ERODED/CHIPPED CHUNKS OF METAL OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE. MULTIPLE BODY SHOP EXAMS HAVE SHOWN THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS ORIGINATED FROM THE INSIDE OUT, LEAVING LITTLE TO NO EASY FIX. THERE IS ALSO MINOR RUSTING OF THE SAME SORT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VAN AS WELL. EXPERT CONSULTANTS HAVE DETERMINED THAT THIS DAMAGE MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS HAZARD IF/WHEN THE ROCKER OR PANEL PORTIONS OF THE AFFECTED AREAS DROP FROM THE VEHICLE AND DAMAGE EITHER OF THE REAR TIRES. THIS ALSO POSES A RISK TO ANY TRAFFIC THAT MAY BE TRAILING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME PARTS SEPARATING DUE TO RUST. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT CHRYSLER HAS REMOVED CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS, SUCH AS GALVANIZATION, AS DESIGN-TO-COST MEASURES THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCREASE IN THESE PROBLEMS IN THE FIELD. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL, AND IF NOT, THEN A CLASS ACTION SUIT SHOULD BE PURSUED TO HOLD CHRYSLER RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE WELL KNOWN DESIGN DEFICIENCIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759686August 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE RADIO ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF WITH A LOUD POP AT THE SAME TIME THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER IE: FUEL, SPEEDOMETER AND TEMP GAUGE SUDDENLY DROPPED AND THEN CAME BACK UP TO THERE PREVIOUS LEVEL. THE ODOMETER WENT BLANK AS WELL AND CAME ON AGAIN. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING BUT IT WAS QUITE DISCONCERTING TO LOOK AT THE DASHBOARD AND SEE ALL THE GAUGES IN THE SAME POSITION AS IF THE CAR WAS OFF. Y WIFE HAS TOLD ME THAT IT HAD HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY BUT SHE COULD NOT RECALL THE DATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759297August 25, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL THE LIGHTS IN CAR LIGHTS FLICKERS, RADIO SHUT OFF AND ON, GAGES GO COMPLETELY AROUND AND CAR DIES OUT INSTANTLY. I HAD CAR REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BACK IN 2012. I HAD TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE REPAIRED IN MARCH 2015 AND NOW ITS AUG 2015 IT IS OCCURRING AGAIN...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746872August 6, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TURNED VEHICLE ON, VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OVER AT FIRST, LIKE IT WASN'T CATCHING. UPON SECOND TRY TO TURN OVER ENGINE IT DID FINALLY TURNED OVER AND VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS ON THE DRIVER'S BACK PASSENGER SIDE. INSPECTED UNDERCARRIAGE AND NOTICED WHAT APPEARED TO BE FUEL HAD RUN DOWN TANK AND WAS SLOWLY DRIBBLING. THERE WAS A SMALL PUDDLE OF FUEL ON GROUND DIRECTLY WHERE DRIBBLE WAS. THE FAMILY WAS ON THE WAY HOME FROM BEING OUT OF TOWN AND WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD DRIVE IT HOME BEFORE DEALING WITH ISSUE. ONCE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT HOME I PULLED FUEL PUMP OUT OF GAS TANK AND NOTICED SMALL HAIR LINE CRACKS. THEY APPEARED TO LOOK LIKE DIRT OR DUST HAD JUST SETTLED INTO A "SEAM" OF WHERE THE TWO PARTS OF THE PLASTIC/MATERIAL MET, BUT WAS IN FACT A HAIR LINE CRACK. THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING. THE NEW FUEL PUMP HAS CURRENTLY BEEN ORDERED AND I WILL REPLACE IT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. THE MILEAGE ON THE VAN IS AT AROUND 137,000 MILES. THIS JUST SEEMS TO BE PRETTY IMPORTANT AS IT'S LEAKING FUEL WHICH IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746569August 5, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK UP, THE VEHICLE STALLS, STUTTERS, OR SHUTS DOWN AFTER ENTERING INTO TRAFFIC. AFTER IT DOES SHUT DOWN, IT IS TYPICALLY DIFFICULT TO RESTART. THE TYPE OF DRIVING ENVIRONMENT DOES NOT MATTER - CITY/COMMUNITY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. AFTER THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED, WE DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REFUELED. THE GAS TANK, FUEL FILTER, AND FUEL PUMP WERE ALL REPLACED BY THE DEALER PRIOR TO 100,000 MILES TO ELIMINATED A HIGH PITCHED WHINE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA EVERY TIME THE FUEL LEVEL DIPPED BELOW HALF A TANK. MOST OF THE TIME, THE VEHICLE DECIDES TO STALL OR SHUT OFF AS WE ARE ACCELERATING TO JOIN TRAFFIC - LEAVING FROM THE GAS STATION. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE THE VEHICLE JUST STOPS. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM O2 SENSORS HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED WITH OEM/MANUFACTURER STANDARD PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745867August 3, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, THEY SUDDENLY BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE WIPERS TOUCHED AND WOULD SEIZE TOGETHER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER COVER HAD NEARLY DETACHED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V067000 (VISIBILITY). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,049.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744249July 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. NEITHER THE REMOTE NOR THE ACTUAL INTERIOR LOCK WOULD WORK TO LOCK ALL THE DOORS AT ONCE. WE NOW NEED TO INDIVIDUALLY LOCK EACH DOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733061July 9, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, THE ENGINE ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, IT WAS WITHIN A MILE AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. ON ONE OCCASION, IT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC; I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO COAST OUT OF THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT BEING BROAD-SIDED. SINCE THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, ALL POWER ASSIST ALSO STOPPED, SO THE CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I HAVE SINCE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A RELATIVELY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH DODGE CARAVANS, PARTICULARLY WITH OLDER CARS. AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, THE ENGINE MAY SUDDENLY STOP RUNNING WITHIN A SHORT DISTANCE OF THE GAS STATION. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE GAS TANK VENTING, AND THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION; IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THERE SHOULD BE AN ALERT AND A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. UPDATED 9/25/15 *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725218June 15, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS A DEMAND. IT STARTED WITH POWER SLIDING DOOR NOT OPENING THEN THE LOCKS WOULD NOT UNLOCK IF I DID NOT SLAM THE SIDE DOOR SHUT THE FLASHERS WOULD COME ON AND I COULD NOT SHUT THEM OFF THE REAR WINDOW WIPER STARTED MOVING I COULD NOT SHUT IF OFF ALL THE DASH LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND INDICATED I HAD NO GAS. THIS IS A HANDICAPPED MODIFIED VAN AND I USE A WHEELCHAIR TO AMBULATE. I HAVE TAKEN OFF WORK FOR FULL DAYS AND PARTIAL DAYS TO GET THIS PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND FIXED. AFTER A $2,488 DOLLAR BILL TO EXCISE THE DEMAND THE DOOR STILL WILL NOT OPEN AND THE WHEELCHAIR RAMP WILL NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE TO WORK AND I AM ALMOST OUT OF LEAVE. DODGE SHOULD COME TO THE RESCUE AND ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMPUTER PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES TO HAVE THE COMPUTER PROGRAM PATCH TO ALL OWNERS. MY PROBLEMS STARTED AT 38,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722989June 2, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A HAIRLINE FRACTURE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721698May 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY HAVE A KNOWN SOFTWARE BUG FOR THE BODY CONTROL MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE POWER LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE. ONCE THIS OCCURS ON YOUR VEHICLE, THE OWNER IS UNABLE TO LOCK THE VEHICLE REMOTELY OR FROM THE POWER LOCK SWITCH OR WHEN THE VEHICLE EXCEEDS 10 MPH AUTO LOCK FEATURE. KNOWN SERVICE BULLETINS ARE: 08-028-05 AND 08-040-04 TO PERMANENTLY FIX THIS ISSUE WITH THE LOCKS THE OWNER CAN TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM BY PULLING THE POWER TO THE VEHICLE AND LETTING TEH BODY CONTROL MODULE RESET. THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AS THE PROBLEM HAS RE-OCCURRED 3 TIMES SINCE THE ORIGINAL ISSUE CAME UP. THE PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS KNOWN SOFTWARE ISSUE RESULTS IN THE CONSUMER/OWNER OF THE VEHICLE TO TAKE INTO A DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR A MINIMUM OF $130+TAX. I BELIEVE THIS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE (THE AUTO LOCK AT SPEED DOESN'T WORK), AND IT IS ALSO A THEFT ISSUE IN THAT THE OWNER CAN NOT PROPERLY LOCK THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716844May 16, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DASH IS CRACKING. IT WILL BE A MATTER OF TIME THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER WILL START TO MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715524May 10, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE STALL IMMEDIATELY AFTER 1ST STARTUP FILL UP OF THE GAS TANK. THE STEERING LOCKS AND CAR ENGINE HESITATES AND DIES. AFTER WAITING COUPLE OF MINUTES, THE CAR WILL START UP AND NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM UNTIL NEXT REFILL OF THE GAS TANK. I NEVER OVERFILL THE GAS TANK. THE PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO AN EXISTING RECALL ON 19 GALLON GAS TANKS ON DODGE CHARGERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714647May 5, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR LATCHING SYSTEM FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL EMITTED A LOUD WHINING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE DOOR LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND THE POWER STEERING FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. UPDATED 6/24/15*CN UPDATED 10/12/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713934April 30, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
AFTER I FILL UP THE GAS TANK THE VAN STALLS WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712667April 24, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLED OUT AT THE STOPLIGHT AFTER I HAD FILLED UP THE GAS TANK. I TOOK THE VAN INTO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE GAS TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703099April 1, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE EITHER BY THE KEY FOB OR THE INTERIOR DOOR LOCK SWITCHES. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 10/07/2014 FOR REPAIR. IN THAT I HAD EXTENDED COVERAGE I HAD TO PAY THE $100.00 CO-PAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700796March 21, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER REFUELING VAN, STARTED VEHICLE AND PULLED AWAY FROM PUMP DRIVING ONTO THE ROAD APPLIED THROTTLE AND ENGINE DIED WITHOUT NOTICE JUST SHUT OFF. I AM A TECHNICIAN HAVE BEEN FOR A LONG TIME AND HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON MANY DIFFERENT MAKES AND MODELS THE ISSUE IS THE VENT VALVE ON MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ITS BUILT INTO THE FUEL TANK. UNLIKE MY DODGE OTHER BRANDS LIKE NISSAN HONDA ETC.. ACTUALLY TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMER. HAD TRAFFIC BEEN BUSY WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IF NOT KILLED.I'VE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE ALL BLAMING VENT VALVE AND I AGREE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AND THE MANUFACTURER HELD LIABLE. DODGE ALREADY HAD THIS SAME ISSUE ON CHRYSLER 300 AND A FEW OTHER CARS AND THEY MADE A LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR THOSE FUEL TANKS ITS TIME THEY DO THE SAME FOR THE VANS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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