2005 Dodge Grand Caravan Complaint Log

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING RACK IN 2005 GRAND CARAVAN TWICE NOW. THE FIRST TIME WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT 32,000 MILES. THE LATEST FAILURE IS NOW AT 75,000 MILES. THE 5 STAR DEALER REPLACED THE RACK BOTH TIMES. ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE BY THE DEALER AND ON SCHEDULE. I THINK THAT IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT I AM ON MY 3RD POWER STEERING RACK IN LESS THAN 80,000 MILES. THIS HAS TO BE A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING FLAW AND SHOULD BE PART OF A RECALL. *TR

POWER STEERING RACK / GEARBOX DEFECT. 2ND. TIME NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. ON MANUFACTURERS BACK ORDER. DEALERSHIP SAID 10,000 ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A LEAK IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE REPAIR WILL COST $550. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT HEARS A THUMPING AND KNOCKING SOUND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS PLACED INTO DRIVE. THERE IS ALSO TAPPING IN THE ENGINE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. ON JANUARY 15, 2008, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIFTERS FAILED AND ALL OF THEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED ONE LIFTER AND DECLARED THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, THE NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,128 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,287. UPDATED 02/11/08 *TR

AIR BAG IMPACT SENSOR FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE PNEUMATIC DEVICE USED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS WOULD NOT WORK. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE DOORS MANUALLY, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO PURCHASE SOFTWARE TO INSTALL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,514. UPDATE 05/13/08 *BF

HEADLIGHT SWITCH GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY, YOU HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE IS NO SET CONDITION FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, IT JUST DOES IT WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. I'VE HAD IT HAPPEN AROUND TOWN AND ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK FAILED. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE NOISE HAS GROWN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT SEVERAL VEHICLES WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,500.

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING. HAVE TO MANUALLY PUSH DOWN LOCKS ON ALL 4 DOORS. REMOTE KEYFOB ALSO DOES NOTHING TO LOCK/UNLOCK. HAVE HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TERMINALS TO FORCE A RESET EACH TIME, THEN LOCKS START WORKING. *CN

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES DETAILS: THE AUTO DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO WORK SUDDENLY. PROBLEM CAN BE TEMPORARILY FIXED BY PULLING OUT THE IOD FUSE IN THE FUSE PANEL FOR A MINUTE AND REINSERTING IT. (AS OTHER OWNERS HAVE STATED). I AM SURPRISED TO NOT SEE A 'RECALL' ON THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD THINK THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS. WHY SHOULD WE BE CHARGED FOR SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A FAULT FROM THE MANUFACTURER??? *TR

FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WIT THE DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING. NO WARNING THEY JUST QUIT. I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND RECONNECT TO GET THEM TO START WORKING. LAST WEEK MY WINDOWS STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A DEFINITE ELECTRONICS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF VAN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. ALSO, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (LOCKING SYSTEM) DOES NOT WORK. THE KEY HAS TO BE MANUALLY INSERTED TO UNLOCK OR LOCK THE DOOR. THE SLIDING DOORS ARE NO LONGER WORKING PROPERLY AND OCCASIONALLY BECOME STUCK AND CANNOT BE OPENED AT ALL. WATER IS ENTERING THROUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE AND CREATING PUDDLES OF WATER IN THE VEHICLE. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WAS HIS RESPONSIBILITY. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,424 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,400. UPDATED 02-06-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $421.56 FOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS AND OBTAINED AN ESTIMATE FOR THE SLIDING VAN DOORS AT THE TUNE OF $773.38. UPDATED 02/06/08 *TR

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING SYSTEM FOR THE DOORS FAILED AND CAUSED THE DOORS NOT TO CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO RELEASE THE IGNITION OFF DRAIN FUSE TO RESET THE DOOR LOCK SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163, 00 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000. *TR

KNOCKING SOUND FROM UNDER FRONT-END. MECHANIC SAYS ITS TIE-ROD OR SWAY-BAR AND THAT HE HAS SEEN IN ALMOST EVERY OTHER 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. *TR

I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE RACK IN THE STEERING COMPONENT OF MY VAN FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST WAS 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, NOW A YEAR AND A HALF LATER AND OUT OF WARRANTY. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND SEVERAL DATABASES OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THINKING IT WAS SAFE FOR MY SON AND AM NOW AFRAID OF DRIVING IT. *TR

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. NOTHING PREVIOUSLY NOTED PRIOR TO FAILURE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, COULD NOT RESTORE BRAKING BY PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDDLE. RESORTED TO EMERGENCY BRAKE AND DOWN SHIFT. STOP ACHIEVED WITHOUT ACCIDENT. UNKNOWN CORRECTION AT THIS POINT. *CN

(1) LOSS OF BATTERY POWER. (2) RESULTED IN FAILURE OF POWER DOOR LOCKS TO OPERATE. (3) MANUFACTURE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 08-040-04 CALLS FOR RE-PROGRAMMING OF BODY CONTROL MODULE DUE TO UPDATED SOFTWARE TO CORRECT THE KNOW FAILURE. KNOWN SOFTWARE RELATED ISSUE. *TR

IN 2005 WE PURCHASED A NEW DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND HAD IT MODIFIED FOR MY HUSBAND TO DRIVE FROM HIS WHEELCHAIR, SPENDING $50,000 TOTAL FOR THIS VEHICLE/MODIFICATIONS. IN THE SPAN OF TWO YEARS, WE'VE HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES ' DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING PART OF THE TIME, BATTERY DRAIN THAT CAN'T BE LOCATED, BAD DOOR SENSORS, ETC. WE ALSO REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION UNIT (UNDER WARRANTY). JUST 18 MONTHS LATER THE RACK AND PINION UNIT WAS BAD AGAIN. SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, WE SPENT $1,129 TO FIX IT. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT THIS PART WENT BAD AGAIN SO SOON. DO WE HAVE TO SPEND $1000 EVERY YEAR TO REPLACE THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART? THE DODGE DEALER MY HUSBAND WORKED WITH INFORMED HIM THAT THE RACK AND PINION UNIT NOW COMES WITH A COOLER TO HELP WITH THIS ISSUE, SO OBVIOUSLY DODGE IS AWARE THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS A SHORT LIFESPAN. IF THIS IS THE CASE, WHY WASN'T A RECALL SENT OUT TO ADD THE COOLER TO THIS UNIT. I'M VERY DISSATISFIED WITH OUR DODGE VAN AND WILL PROBABLY NEVER PURCHASE FROM DODGE/CHRYSLER/JEEP AGAIN! SHOULDN'T A RECENTLY INSTALLED PART LAST LONGER THAN 18 MONTHS? ISN'T THAT REASONABLE? WE'VE GONE THROUGH TWO RACK AND PINION UNITS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS FOR A 2005 VEHICLE ' THAT'S RIDICULOUS! SHAME ON DODGE FOR NOT ASSISTING CUSTOMERS WITH THIS KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART! ON TOP OF YOUR AVERAGE DODGE GRAND CARAVAN CUSTOMER, THERE ARE A LOT OF DISABLED CUSTOMERS OUT THERE WHO HAVE SPENT ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IT SHOULD COST TO DRIVE AND TO HAVE THAT VEHICLE BREAK DOWN CONTINUOUSLY SUCKS!! MY HUSBAND CAN'T JUST HITCH A RIDE WITH A NEIGHBOR OR EVEN RENT A CAR FOR THAT MATTER. HE HAD TO MISS WORK WHILE DODGE SPENT AN ENTIRE DAY REPLACING A PART THEY JUST REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO. I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT WILL BREAK NEXT! *TR

STEERING FLUID LEAK AT RACK AND PINION (STEERING);DEALER SAYS THAT UNIT NEEDS REPLACED. FLUID LOSS COULD RESULT IN LACK OF STEERING CONTROL. *TR

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND ALL INSTRUMENT GAUGES WERE INOPERABLE ACCOMPANIED BY A RAPID "CLICKING" NOISE FROM CENTER DASH CONSOLE UPON START-UP IN HEAVY SNOWSTORM. DASH LIGHTS REMAINED LIT AND FLASHING WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY, DRIVER'S SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK, POWER SLIDING DOORS, POWER LIFTGATE AND RADIO WERE ALL INOPERABLE. SERVICING DODGE DEALER FOUND FAULT CODES FOR LOSS OF COMMUNICATION BUT BUS WIRES AND COMM WIRES CHECKED OUT OK. INOPERABLE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM). DEALERSHIPS "ON STAR ONLINE" SYSTEM CONTAINED A REPORT FOR SIMILAR INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH LIGHTS, WIPERS, ETC. RESULTING FROM BCM FAULTS. BCM WAS REPLACED. ALL PARTS RETAINED BY SERVICING DEALER. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH WHEN IT COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH A COW. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER'S LEGS WERE INJURED BY THE COVER OF THE LOWER AIR BAG. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT. *TR

MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN I BELIEVE HAS A DEFECT IN THE CLOCK SPRING. I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THERE HAS BEEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE FRONT AIR-BAG SENSOR CONTROL MODULE. TWO WEEKS AFTER I RECEIVED THIS LETTER THE AIR-BAG LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AFTER THE LIGHT CAME ON THE HORN STOPPED WORKING ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER STEERING WHEEL COMPONENTS (CRUISE CONTROL, RADIO CONTROL). I TOOK MY VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY , THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL HAD CORRODED AND BROKE AND THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING THIS DEFECT. MY VAN'S MILEAGE JUST TURNED 70,000. I USE MY VAN TO TRANSPORT MY 3 KIDS IN AND FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED RIGHT AWAY. NOT ONLY DO THE STEERING WHEEL COMPONENTS NOT WORK BUT THE DRIVER AIRBAG IS DISABLED AS WELL DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. DUE TO THIS DEFECT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS AND THE AIRBAG DOES NOT DEPLOY. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE CLOCK SPRING FOR THE MAKE AND MODEL OF MY VAN FOR YEARS 96-98 AND FEEL THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT IS HAPPENING TO MY 05 VAN. PLEASE HELP BEFORE ANYONE GETS HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE AND A LEAK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE POWER STEERING RACK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO GOING TO THE DEALER, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,432. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB UPDATED 01/15/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. BOTH SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MOTORS FAILED AND THAT BOTH MOTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,940. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE SLIDING DOORS OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. UPDATED

MY POWER DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 GRAND CARAVAN STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR MOST 2005 CARAVAN OWNERS. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK EITHER AUTOMATICALLY OR BY USING THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON. IF IN THE EVENT OF A DANGEROUS SITUATION THE PERSONS IN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE AT RISK. BEING THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT OWNERS HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES INTO THE DEALER FOR A COSTLY UPDATE TO THE SOFTWARE I FEEL THAT NOW IS THE TIME FOR A RECALL. *TR

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

SAFETY CONCERN, POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL ONLY ENGAGE MANUALLY. *TR

ON DODGE 2005 GRAND CARAVANS THERE IS DESIGN FLAW IN THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS THAT CAUSES THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS TO QUIT WORKING. THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE LEFT TO ACCESS THE CAR FROM THE OUTSIDE IS THE DRIVER SIDE KEY OR THE TAILGATE KEY. THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE LEFT FROM THE INSIDE IS TO MANUALLY PUSH OR LIFT THE LOCK STEM ON EACH DOOR. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR CHILDREN AND ELDERLY PASSENGERS AS THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO DO MANAGE THE LOCKS FROM THE INSIDE. FROM THE OUTSIDE A PERSON MUST OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR WITH A KEY, THEN CRAWL TO THE PASSENGER DOOR TO UNLOCK IT,IF YOU CAN GRASP THE STEM AN PULL IT UP. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THIS LIMITED ACCESS COULD RESULT IN DELAYED ENTRANCE WHICH COULD LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW IF THE DOOR LOCKS OR WORKING OR NOT. THE FAILURE IS RANDOM AND CAN ONLY BE TEMPORARILY WORKED AROUND BY RESETTING THE PROGRAMMING BY REMOVING AND RE-INSERTING A FUSE THAT CAN BE ACCESSED ONLY VIA THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES ON MY VEHICLE. A SEARCH OF FORUMS ON EDUMUNDS.COM REVEALS NUMEROUS OTHER AFFECTED OWNERS. DODGES ONLY OFFERED SOLUTION IS TO RESET THE PROGRAMMING WHICH IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. DUE TO THE LIMITED NON-ELECTRIC ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR CHILDREN/ELDERLY TO BE TRAPPED, THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER, DODGE, SHOULD REPAIR AT NO CHARGE. *TR

THE POWER LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE STOPPED OPERATING. WE WERE ON A SHOPPING TRIP OUT OF TOWN. STOPPED IN AUTO SERVICE CENTER, NOT DODGE, AND THEY RESET THE CODES. THE LOCKS WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THEN STOPPED AGAIN. HAPPENED TO BE BACK IN THE SAME TOWN AND STOPPED AT THE SAME AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY RESET THE CODES AGAIN. NOW LESS THAN A MONTH, THE LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. IT IS A PAIN, AS WE TRANSPORT OUR GRANDCHILDREN ALL THE TIME AND SOME ARE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS MANUALLY. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND DECELERATING, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED LOCAL DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V192000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) FOR THE 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF

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

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

STEERING RACK RAPIDLY DEGRADED AND "WAS ABOUT TO FALL OUT OF CAR". SEEMS LIKE DODGE MINI-VANS HAVE LOT SOF PROBLEMS WITH THIS. I HAD THIS HAPPENING MY OLD VAN TWICE BUT IT WAS A SLOWER PROGRESSIVE PROBLEM . MY NEW VAN STARTED TO MAKE SOME NOISES ON OCCASION. SHOPS CHECKED IT OUT BUT COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS.... I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT... OVER COURSE OF ONE WEEK NOISE INCREASED A BIT AND BROUGHT BACK IN... SHOP'S WORDS " STEERING RACK WAS ABOUT TO FALL OUT".. MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT AS ATTUNE TO NOISES AND SENSATIONS AS I AM. I COULD EASILY SEE SOMEONE ELSE DRIVING WITHOUT DETECTING THIS PROBLEM HAVING A SERIOUS STEERING FAILURE. *TR

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

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

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.

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN IM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING IF YOU PULL THE FUSE AND REINSERT IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A DAY OR TWO ALSO WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER UNLESS YOU HAVE THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER ON HIGH. *TR

WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS, I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS SUDDENLY STOP WORKING (UNABLE TO LOCK DOORS WITH SWITCH INSIDE VEHICLE, WITH REMOTE, OR ONCE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND REACHES 20MPH). I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERS IN THE AREA AND THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE ONLY SO-CALLED REMEDY I'VE FOUND FOR THIS ISSUE IS UNPLUGGING THE CAR BATTERY FOR A FEW MINUTES, HOWEVER, THIS ONLY "FIXES" THE PROBLEM FOR THE DAY UP TO A WEEK. *TR

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

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS & WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. PROBLEM OCCURRED AT ABOUT 68000 MILES VEHICLE CURRENTLY 133000 MILES. WOULD TAKE OUT IOD FUSE FOR 15 MINUTES WOULD WORK FOR A COUPLE OF CYCLES THEN WOULD HAVE TO REPEAT THE PROCESS. NOW I'M HAVING TO TAKE OUT THE 40 AMP BCM FUSE. IT STARTS WORKING ONLY FOR A DAY ARE SO. I HAVEN'T FOUND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OR WHY IT ONLY WORKS FOR A COUPLE OF CYCLES THEN GOES DEAD. *TR

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

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

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IN WHICH THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO BE FIXED 3 TIMES. I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

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

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