2005 DODGE CARAVAN Problems & Recalls
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CURT MFG IS RECALLING CERTAIN CLASS 3 RECEIVER HITCHES, P/N 13347, SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON 1997-2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS, 1996-2007 DODGE CARAVANS, AND 1996-2004 PLYMOUTH V...
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 DODGE CARAVAN, GRAND CARAVAN AND CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ...
Air bag Light stays On, even with seat belt attached, so this means air bag is not working, not sure driver side, or passenger. went to Dodge dealer, they would NOT fix it!!
The door locks do not work for the sliding doors or the passenger side of the vehicle. We tried to fix this issue by checking the door lock fuse out to make sure it was okay, and it was. The driver's side is the only one that locks. The passenger door lock will not push down and lock when pressed do...
The door locks do not work for the sliding doors or the passenger side of the vehicle. We tried to fix this issue by checking the door lock fuse out to make sure it was okay, and it was. The driver's side is the only one that locks. The passenger door lock will not push down and lock when pressed do...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE'S FAILURE BEGAN TO OCCUR WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES OF STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (MOUNTAIN ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE'S FAILURE BEGAN TO OCCUR WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES OF STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (MOUNTAIN ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SMOG TEST DETECTED A FUEL LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE SMOG TEST BEING PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TA...
Mileage: 148,936
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED...
Mileage: 22,000
REMOTE RANDOMLY WILL NOT LOCK/ UNLOCK DOORS. PULL THE BATTERY CABLE AND REMOTE WORKS. CHRYSLER SENT OUT TSB 08-040-04 ON SUBJECT. THEY HAVE A GLITCH IN ORIGINAL SOFTWARE AND SEEMS UNFAIR THAT CONSUMER MUST PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. SLIDING DOORS DO NOT HAVE KEYS TO LOCK SO ONE MUST CRAWL THROUGH THE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A GUARDRAIL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRS BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY AN INDEPENDENT TOWING COMPANY TO A SALVAGE LOT WHERE...
Mileage: 136,000
WHEN PUMPING GASOLINE INTO THE TANK, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE GASOLINE BACKLOWS AND TURNS OFF THE PUMP. IN ORDER TO GET 5 GALLONS INTO THE TANK IT MAY TAKE 20 STOPS, WAIT & STARTS WHICH MAY TAKE 5 MINUTES. THE CHARCOAL VAPOR TRAP IS WORKING FINE SINCE THE HOSE TO IT FROM THE GASOLINE TANK WAS DISCON...
Mileage: 89,929
HAD A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG SENSOR AND HAD IT FIXED 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO. ON 12-2-2018 THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, DOING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT AS YET FOUND IF THE SENSOR WAS FIXED WITH ANOTHER BAD ONE. THIS NEEDS LOOKED INTO. TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE THIS REACURRING SAFTY PROBLEM. COMES ON 10 MINUTES ...
Mileage: 220,808
TIRE CRACKING AND TREAD SEPARATION ON TOURMAX GFT SOLD BY ELDORADO. ITS NOT IN YOUR LIST. POOR WEAR CHARACTERISTICS. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO AN ALIGNMENT SHOP BECAUSE IT WAS PULLING TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE ROAD. I WAS INFORMED THAT A NEAR NEW TIRE HAD STRESS CRACKS AND TREAD SEPARATION AND THE ALIGNMEN...
Mileage: 261,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN MINI VAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH VEHICLE. *LD *JS
2005 DODGE CARAVAN MINI VAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH VEHICLE. *LD *JS
2005 DODGE CARAVAN MINI VAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH VEHICLE. *LD *JS
2005 DODGE CARAVAN MINI VAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH VEHICLE. *LD *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN OVER IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIM...
Mileage: 101,000
WHEN FILLING WITH GAS THE ENGINE TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING, THIS HAPPENED ON A LEFT TURN WITH VEHICLES APPROACHING, CARS HAD TO STOP AND HELP PUSH VAN OUT OF STREET. LUCKILY IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, HAD TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN VEHICLE , VERY FORTUNATE FOR THE QUICK RESPONSE OF OTHER DRIVERS. FUEL...
Mileage: 20
WHEN FILLING WITH GAS THE ENGINE TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING, THIS HAPPENED ON A LEFT TURN WITH VEHICLES APPROACHING, CARS HAD TO STOP AND HELP PUSH VAN OUT OF STREET. LUCKILY IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, HAD TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN VEHICLE , VERY FORTUNATE FOR THE QUICK RESPONSE OF OTHER DRIVERS. FUEL...
Mileage: 20
WHEN FILLING WITH GAS THE ENGINE TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING, THIS HAPPENED ON A LEFT TURN WITH VEHICLES APPROACHING, CARS HAD TO STOP AND HELP PUSH VAN OUT OF STREET. LUCKILY IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, HAD TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN VEHICLE , VERY FORTUNATE FOR THE QUICK RESPONSE OF OTHER DRIVERS. FUEL...
Mileage: 20
MY VAN STALLS EVERYTIME I FILL UP THE TANK. I DO NOT TAP OFF THE TANK I FILL IT TILL THE HANDLE CLICKS ONCE AND THATS IT. I HAVE DONE A TON OF RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT ITS THE FUEL VAPOR SEPARATOR. THEN ONLY WAY TO FIX SAID PROBLEM WHICH IS TOTALLY COMMON ON ALL CHYSLER VANS THE WAY I AM READING IT I...
Mileage: 94,000
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOSES POWER. BEFORE COMING TO A STOP, POWER RETURNS. THIS HAS HAPPENED DURING CITY DRIVING, AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS.
Mileage: 135,000
MYSELF AND TWO OTHERS JUST RECENTLY GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT AND MY AIRBAGS DIDNT GO OFF . THANK GOD THAT WE HAD OUR SEATBELTS ON. A CAR CUT A BUS OFF ON HWY44 WWST IN INVERNESS FL, WE ALL HAD TO HIT OUR BRAKES AND ENDING UP HITTING ANOTHER CAR AT 30-40 MPH. WHEN MADE INPACK WITH THE OTHER CAR THE AI...
Mileage: 1,346,000
MYSELF AND TWO OTHERS JUST RECENTLY GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT AND MY AIRBAGS DIDNT GO OFF . THANK GOD THAT WE HAD OUR SEATBELTS ON. A CAR CUT A BUS OFF ON HWY44 WWST IN INVERNESS FL, WE ALL HAD TO HIT OUR BRAKES AND ENDING UP HITTING ANOTHER CAR AT 30-40 MPH. WHEN MADE INPACK WITH THE OTHER CAR THE AI...
Mileage: 1,346,000
MYSELF AND TWO OTHERS JUST RECENTLY GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT AND MY AIRBAGS DIDNT GO OFF . THANK GOD THAT WE HAD OUR SEATBELTS ON. A CAR CUT A BUS OFF ON HWY44 WWST IN INVERNESS FL, WE ALL HAD TO HIT OUR BRAKES AND ENDING UP HITTING ANOTHER CAR AT 30-40 MPH. WHEN MADE INPACK WITH THE OTHER CAR THE AI...
Mileage: 1,346,000
TURN SIGNAL SWITCH PROBLEM OF THE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY - VIN # [XXX] WHEN YOU SIGNAL TO TURN RIGHT, THE LEFT TURN SIGNALS COMES ON. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JB *TR
TURN SIGNAL SWITCH PROBLEM OF THE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY - VIN # [XXX] WHEN YOU SIGNAL TO TURN RIGHT, THE LEFT TURN SIGNALS COMES ON. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JB *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Mileage: 72,000
TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND WAS FOUND CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. INTERNET SEARCH YIELDED MANY OTHER EXAMPLES WITH PHOTOS SHOWING CRACKS IN EXACTLY THE SAME PLACE. RESULT OF THESE CRACKS IS A FUEL LEAK AS WELL AS STRONG GAS FUMES IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN AN OBVIOUS FIRE HA...
Mileage: 139,000
STRONG GAS SMELL WHILE DRIVING AND AT STOP. LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF AT WILL.
Mileage: 135,000
STRONG GAS SMELL WHILE DRIVING AND AT STOP. LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF AT WILL.
Mileage: 135,000
FUEL LEAK CAUSED BY CRACKS IN FUEL PUMP FITTINGS
Mileage: 260,000
DURING A LEFT SIDE IMPACT COLLISION WITH A SEMI TRUCK THE LEFT SEATBELT OF THE MIDDLE ROW SEAT FAILED TO LOCK. IT CAUSED MY BACKSEAT PASSENGER TO BE THROWN FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN THE VAN BECAUSE OF THE SEATBELT RELEASING TOO MUCH SLACK UPON COLLISION. SHE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES AND WAS UNABLE TO ...
Mileage: 148,000
PURCHASED USED 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 100000 MILES AND IT WAS LEAKING FUEL AROUND THE FUEL PUMP, TOOK IT TO MERLINS TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF FUEL PUMP MODEULE DUE TO THE FACT IT WAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR COULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE CORRECTLY. THERE WAS ALSO RUST ON THE SIDE PANEL THAT PREVENTED THE DOOR FROM CLOSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTU...
Mileage: 67,453
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT LIT. LOOKED UP ON NHTSA WEBSITE, CHRYSLER ISSUED A"SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN" COPY ENCLOSED. I TOOK MY VAN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED PLUS A NEW KEY AND A RECALL NOTICE FOR A FUEL/STALLING PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIRBAG PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE OF THE VIN N...
Mileage: 150,000
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT LIT. LOOKED UP ON NHTSA WEBSITE, CHRYSLER ISSUED A"SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN" COPY ENCLOSED. I TOOK MY VAN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED PLUS A NEW KEY AND A RECALL NOTICE FOR A FUEL/STALLING PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIRBAG PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE OF THE VIN N...
Mileage: 150,000
MY VAN WHEN I FILL IT UP WOULD RUNN SO RUFF AND THEN WOULD DIE TRYING TO CROSS THE STREET. THEN IT STARTED SMELLING LIKE GAS WHEN I FILLED IT UP.. THEN IT STARTED SMELLING LIKE GAS AND TRYING TO DIE WHEN I FILLED IT UP. SO AS LONG AS I DONT FILL IT MORE THAN HALF WAY I WAS OK. MY SON FINDS OUT ABOUT...
Mileage: 122,000
FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS OR SO, IN THE WINTER TIME, MY HEAD LIGHTS WOULD JUST RANDOMLY COME ON WHEN IT STARTED TO GET COLD OUTSIDE. THEY WOULD GO OUT LATER BUT THEY WOULD DO THIS ALL NIGHT AND DAY. THIS YEAR, THEY NOW DO THIS ALL YEAR LONG AND NOW THEY ARE DOING WHILE I AM DRIVING. MY LIGHTS WILL F...
FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS OR SO, IN THE WINTER TIME, MY HEAD LIGHTS WOULD JUST RANDOMLY COME ON WHEN IT STARTED TO GET COLD OUTSIDE. THEY WOULD GO OUT LATER BUT THEY WOULD DO THIS ALL NIGHT AND DAY. THIS YEAR, THEY NOW DO THIS ALL YEAR LONG AND NOW THEY ARE DOING WHILE I AM DRIVING. MY LIGHTS WILL F...
TAKATA RECALL MY HEATER RESISTER HAS BLOWN FOR THE 4TH TIME WITH IN THE 3 MONTHS TIME AND IT SHOULDN'T OF BLOWN THIS MANY TIMES WAS WONDERING IF ITS A RECALL MY E-MAIL IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
I WAS DRIVING AND OUT OF NO WHERE MY HAZARD SWITCH CAME ON. CONFUSED I PUSHED IT AND IT CONTINUED TO STAY ON, AND MY BLINKERS FLASHED LIKE THEY SHOULD. SO I TURNED THEM OFF AND THE SWITCH LIGHT STAYED ON. ALSO, EVERY LIGHT AVAILABLE LIGHTS UP ON MY DASH PANEL WHEN I START THE VAN. BUT ONLY EVERY NOW...
Mileage: 271,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND ILLUMINATED AGAIN AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW WEEKS LATER AND THE LIGHTS REMAINED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEA...
Mileage: 172,000
THE VEHICLE HAS THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. WHEN PARKED AND BEING DRIVEN THE GAS FUMES ARE STRONG. I CHANGED THE FUEL TANK, THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IF THE WINDOWS ARE OPENED THE FUMES ENTER THE CAB. WHEN OPEN THE DOOR, I HAVE TO STAND BACK AND LET THE FUMES DISSIPATE BEFORE GETTING IN. I ...
Mileage: 66,092
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF TH...
Mileage: 136,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED IN A FIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TAKEN TO THE DEA...
Mileage: 165,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER AFTER THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT W...
Mileage: 146,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER AFTER THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT W...
Mileage: 146,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER AFTER THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT W...
Mileage: 146,000
AS I WAS DRIVING, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE MINIVAN FAILED COMPLETELY, SHUTTING DOWN MY POWER BRAKES, POWER STEERING, ALL DASHBOARD INDICATORS, AND ALL VEHICLE LIGHTS (INCLUDING THE FOUR-WAY FLASHERS). FORTUNATELY, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, SO I WAS ABLE...
Mileage: 75,010
AS I WAS DRIVING, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE MINIVAN FAILED COMPLETELY, SHUTTING DOWN MY POWER BRAKES, POWER STEERING, ALL DASHBOARD INDICATORS, AND ALL VEHICLE LIGHTS (INCLUDING THE FOUR-WAY FLASHERS). FORTUNATELY, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, SO I WAS ABLE...
Mileage: 75,010
AS I WAS DRIVING, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE MINIVAN FAILED COMPLETELY, SHUTTING DOWN MY POWER BRAKES, POWER STEERING, ALL DASHBOARD INDICATORS, AND ALL VEHICLE LIGHTS (INCLUDING THE FOUR-WAY FLASHERS). FORTUNATELY, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, SO I WAS ABLE...
Mileage: 75,010
GASOLINE LEAK FROM FUEL PUMP SEAL ON TOP OF GAS TANK OR FUEL LINE TO FUEL PUMP CONNECTION. GAS COULD BE SMELLED FROM SIDE AND BACK OF VEHICLE. IT COULD EASILY CAUSE FIRE. A RECALL SEEMS TO SAFE LIVES.
Mileage: 95,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS N...
Mileage: 86,000
I HAD THIS VAN 2005 CARAVAN FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS AND PAST YEAR I HAD 3 ISSUES, ONE OF THEM IS THAT MY LIGHTS TURNED OFF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY AND IT WAS VERY SCARY , I FIXED IT BY REPLACING THE LIGHT SWITCH AND NOW IS OK BUT IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BECAUSE THERE IS MORE INCIDENTS OF THAT TYPE...
Mileage: 160,500
I HAD THIS VAN 2005 CARAVAN FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS AND PAST YEAR I HAD 3 ISSUES, ONE OF THEM IS THAT MY LIGHTS TURNED OFF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY AND IT WAS VERY SCARY , I FIXED IT BY REPLACING THE LIGHT SWITCH AND NOW IS OK BUT IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BECAUSE THERE IS MORE INCIDENTS OF THAT TYPE...
Mileage: 160,500
I HAD THIS VAN 2005 CARAVAN FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS AND PAST YEAR I HAD 3 ISSUES, ONE OF THEM IS THAT MY LIGHTS TURNED OFF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY AND IT WAS VERY SCARY , I FIXED IT BY REPLACING THE LIGHT SWITCH AND NOW IS OK BUT IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BECAUSE THERE IS MORE INCIDENTS OF THAT TYPE...
Mileage: 160,500
MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A DODGE CARAVAN FROM A DEALER AND SINCE PURCHASING IT, WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. OUR DOOR LOCK SYSTEM HAS STOPPED WORKING IN WHICH MY MOTHER WHO IS DISABLED AND CAN ONLY BE PUT ON ONE SIDE OF THE VAN RELATED TO HER STROKE, WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE LOCKI...
Mileage: 95,400
MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A DODGE CARAVAN FROM A DEALER AND SINCE PURCHASING IT, WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. OUR DOOR LOCK SYSTEM HAS STOPPED WORKING IN WHICH MY MOTHER WHO IS DISABLED AND CAN ONLY BE PUT ON ONE SIDE OF THE VAN RELATED TO HER STROKE, WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE LOCKI...
Mileage: 95,400
MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A DODGE CARAVAN FROM A DEALER AND SINCE PURCHASING IT, WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. OUR DOOR LOCK SYSTEM HAS STOPPED WORKING IN WHICH MY MOTHER WHO IS DISABLED AND CAN ONLY BE PUT ON ONE SIDE OF THE VAN RELATED TO HER STROKE, WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE LOCKI...
Mileage: 95,400
CRACKED FUEL PUMP HOUSING LEAKING FUEL BY EXHAUST SYSTEM.
Mileage: 52,000
JUST FILLED UP WITH FUEL, STARTED TO PULL IN TO TRAFFIC, ENGINE STALLED. ALMOST BROADSIDED BY A SEMI. NOW EVERY TIME I FILL UP, THE ENGINE STALLS UPON ACCELERATION. UPON DOING SOME CHECKING I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY VALVE IN THE FUEL ...
Mileage: 137,456
ENGINE CAN STALL OUT AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. *TR
Mileage: 56,000
ENGINE CAN STALL OUT AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. *TR
Mileage: 56,000
DRIVING AT NIGHT RECENTLY , LIGHTS TURNED OFF, WORKED SWITCH BACK AND FORTH UNTIL CAME BACK ON DID NOT CRASH BUT WAS VERY ALARMED, RETURNED SAFELY HOME.PLEASE CHECK IF THERE IS RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM,ALSO KNOCK FROM SUSPENSION OCCURS. *TR
Mileage: 133,000
DRIVING AT NIGHT RECENTLY , LIGHTS TURNED OFF, WORKED SWITCH BACK AND FORTH UNTIL CAME BACK ON DID NOT CRASH BUT WAS VERY ALARMED, RETURNED SAFELY HOME.PLEASE CHECK IF THERE IS RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM,ALSO KNOCK FROM SUSPENSION OCCURS. *TR
Mileage: 133,000
MY DAUGHTERS AND I WERE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN AND I JUST PRESSED ON THE GAS WHEN THE BACK BENCH SEAT THAT HAS THE STOW AND GO SEATING UNLATCHED FROM THE FLOOR AND FLUNG HER BACKWARDS. THOUGH SHE DIDN'T GET TO HURT. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH. IS THIS A PROBLEM THAT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE? I AM N...
Mileage: 118,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ...
Mileage: 118,531
WHY ARE NOT ALL THE 2005 DODGE CARAVANS NOT COVERED ON THE RECALL FOR THE SENSORS THAT CAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON. IT SHOULD NOT JUST COVER THE STATES THAT THEY FIGURE THAT SALT IS USED. IT IS USED HERE IN ABUNDANCE BECAUSE OF COST AND CLOSE VICINITY OF SALT LAKE. IF YOUR VIN NUMBER DOESN'T...
Mileage: 116,000
I WAS DRIVING MY DODGE CARAVAN 2005 ON THE FREEWAY AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS KEPT TURNING OFF AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER IS WOULD TOO. I WAS SCARY AND DANGEROUS HAD MY THREE CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WIFE WITH ME AT THE TIME. WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. *JS
Mileage: 103,258
I WAS DRIVING MY DODGE CARAVAN 2005 ON THE FREEWAY AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS KEPT TURNING OFF AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER IS WOULD TOO. I WAS SCARY AND DANGEROUS HAD MY THREE CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WIFE WITH ME AT THE TIME. WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. *JS
Mileage: 103,258
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
BEGAN SMELLING GAS FUMES, GOT STRONGER AND STRONGER AND BEGAN LEAKING FUEL. CRACK IN FUEL PUMP. I BEGAN TO HEAR THAT THIS IS A TREND WITH THIS 2005 MODEL. *TR
Mileage: 68,800
AFTER REFUELING THE CAR WILL STALL OUT, USUALLY THIS HAPPENS AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. CAR TYPICALLY RESTARTS AND THERE IS NO OTHER INCIDENT UNTIL REFUELING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES. *TR
Mileage: 141,000
STARTING IN SEPT THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY VAN WOULD TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES PERIODICALLY. I LOOKED UP INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE COMPLAINTS THAT THIS HAPPENS BUT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. THIS ISSUE IS GETTING TO BE MUCH MORE FREQUENT AND FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. TONIG...
Mileage: 138,000
AFTER REFUELING THE VAN WOULD STALL THEN RESTART THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE KNOW. AFTER AN INTERNET SEARCH I SEE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND DESIGN FLAW. THE SEARCH PUTS THE BLAME ON THE "VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE" REQUIRING A COMPLETE FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT. *TR
Mileage: 97,350
SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED HIS VEHICLE, I HAD THE FRONT END REALIGNED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE INNER TIE ROD BOOT WAS DAMAGE AND THE TIEROD END WAS DEFECTIVE. I HAD THE INNER TIEROD REPLACE BUT WE COULD NOT FIND A REPLACEMENT. BOTH BOOTS,LEFT AND RIGHT,. WERE DAMAGED AND THE GREASE WAS LEAKING OU...
Mileage: 115,000
DOOR LOCK SYSTEM HAS FAILED DUE TO COMPUTER GLITCH. FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND ON-LINE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUE WITH MY HEAD LIGHTS NOT WANTING TO CUT OFF WHEN PARKING. SOMETIME THEY WOULD ALSO JUST COME ON WHILE PARKED. THE HEAD LIGHTS HAVE NOW, ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE TO REACH DOWN AND TURN THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON FOR THEM...
Mileage: 172,000
I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUE WITH MY HEAD LIGHTS NOT WANTING TO CUT OFF WHEN PARKING. SOMETIME THEY WOULD ALSO JUST COME ON WHILE PARKED. THE HEAD LIGHTS HAVE NOW, ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE TO REACH DOWN AND TURN THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON FOR THEM...
Mileage: 172,000
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE DASH LIGHTS WILL FLICKER, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL FLASH ON AND OFF, THE DOOR CHIME WILL GO OFF AND THE RADIO WILL SHUT OFF AND TURN BACK ON. IN THE EVENING TIME WHILE THE DASH LIGHTS FLICKER, IT CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO FLICKER ALSO. ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN IT FLICKERS, IT ...
Mileage: 79,000
AS I WAS DRIVING FROM THE AIRPORT, BEFORE I JUST WAS ABOUT TO GET ON THE EXPRESSWAY, MY SPEEDOMETER WAS INDICATING THAT I WAS DRIVING 90 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT I WAS MAINTAINING A SPEED OF 35 MILES PER HOUR (KEEPING WITH THE FLOW OF OTHER VEHICLES). MY DASHBOARD WAS A MASS ARRAY...
Mileage: 29,782
AS I WAS DRIVING FROM THE AIRPORT, BEFORE I JUST WAS ABOUT TO GET ON THE EXPRESSWAY, MY SPEEDOMETER WAS INDICATING THAT I WAS DRIVING 90 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT I WAS MAINTAINING A SPEED OF 35 MILES PER HOUR (KEEPING WITH THE FLOW OF OTHER VEHICLES). MY DASHBOARD WAS A MASS ARRAY...
Mileage: 29,782
IF THE VAN IS REALLY LOW ON GAS AND I FILL IT UP COMPLETELY, WHEN I LEAVE THE STATION, BY THE FIRST OR SECOND TIME I STOP OR REALLY SLOW DOWN THE VAN WILL DIE. IT MUST BE FILLED COMPLETELY THOUGH. I HAVE BEEN A COUPLE PLACES TO GET IT CHECKED OUT BUT CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. I TRY AND MAKE IT DIE ON ME...
Mileage: 125,000
IF THE VAN IS REALLY LOW ON GAS AND I FILL IT UP COMPLETELY, WHEN I LEAVE THE STATION, BY THE FIRST OR SECOND TIME I STOP OR REALLY SLOW DOWN THE VAN WILL DIE. IT MUST BE FILLED COMPLETELY THOUGH. I HAVE BEEN A COUPLE PLACES TO GET IT CHECKED OUT BUT CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. I TRY AND MAKE IT DIE ON ME...
Mileage: 125,000
IF THE VAN IS REALLY LOW ON GAS AND I FILL IT UP COMPLETELY, WHEN I LEAVE THE STATION, BY THE FIRST OR SECOND TIME I STOP OR REALLY SLOW DOWN THE VAN WILL DIE. IT MUST BE FILLED COMPLETELY THOUGH. I HAVE BEEN A COUPLE PLACES TO GET IT CHECKED OUT BUT CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. I TRY AND MAKE IT DIE ON ME...
Mileage: 125,000
I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM A FRIENDS AND SUDDENLY MY DASH BOARD STARTED TO FLASH. I COULD STILL DRIVE AND THE RADIO WAS UNAFFECTED HOWEVER THEN THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS TURNED OFF COMPLETELY WHICH REALLY SCARED ME. I HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS DRIVING EITHER. THE DASH BOARD WAS BLACK BUT THEN AFTER A BIT ...
THE DODGE CARAVAN HAS A LOUD GASOLINE SMELL. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE DODGE DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A PIECE OF BROCCOLI FOUND UNDER THE SEAT. NOW THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IS UNBEARABLE AND EVERY TIME I ENTER THE VEHICLE IT MAKES MY SKIN BREAK OUT IN HIVES ASSOCIATED WITH ANXIETY BECAUSE I THINK...
Mileage: 75,552
THE POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED ON THE STEEL TUBING WHERE A RUBBER AND METAL CLAMP HOLD THE HOSE TO THE FRAME BEHIND THE ENGINE. WATER, SALT AND DIRT CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE AS IT WAS CAUGHT IN THE CLAMP ASSEMBLY. RESULT WAS A FAILURE IN THE POWER ASSISTED STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MAN OVE...
Mileage: 200,000
I HAVE BEEN SMELLING GASOLINE FUMES WHICH ARE BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I WILL HAVE IT CHECKED OUT TOMORROW BUT MY FRIEND WHO IS ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR 35 YEARS SAID THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE A FUEL PUMP AND HOUSING UNIT PROBLEM. THE SMELL IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE AND BECOMES OVERWHELMING WHEN...
Mileage: 132,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE ...
Mileage: 143,000
LEAKING GAS CAUSED BY HAIR LINE CRACK IN FUEL PUMP. *TR
Mileage: 171,457
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR POWER LOCKING SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE DOORS ONLY LOCKED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC BODY CONTROL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE ...
Mileage: 55,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR POWER LOCKING SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE DOORS ONLY LOCKED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC BODY CONTROL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE ...
Mileage: 55,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CORPORATION AND DEALERSHIP VIOLATION OF ADA CIVIL RIGHTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC, IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SOFTWARE, WITH HIS YEAR AND MODEL. THE CONSUMER STATED, T...
THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AT 15MPH AS A SAFETY FEATURE AND THEN DO NOT. IT ALSO MEANS I HAVE TO ENTER THE CAR ONLY FROM DRIVER SIDE AND MANUALLY LOCK OR UNLOCK ALL MY DOORS AND MY TRUNK DOOR DOES NOT LOCK AT ALL. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I ...
Mileage: 163,000
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BLEW UP AND STARTED MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. AFTER PICKING IT UP FROM THE SHOP, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER VEHICLE OF MY SAME MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOLE ON THE NECK OF THE UNIT. *TR
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BLEW UP AND STARTED MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. AFTER PICKING IT UP FROM THE SHOP, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER VEHICLE OF MY SAME MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOLE ON THE NECK OF THE UNIT. *TR
LOCKS NO LONGER WORK WITH THE FOB OR THE AUTOMATIC LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON IN THE CAR. THE LOCKS NO LONGER LOCK WHEN THE CAR REACHES 10 OR 15 MPH. IF IT STOPS WORKING WHILE YOUR CAR IS UNLOCKED, YOU CAN NOT SECURE YOUR VEHICLE BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT MANUALLY LOCK THE TRUNK. *TR
Mileage: 156,901
LOCKS NO LONGER WORK WITH THE FOB OR THE AUTOMATIC LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON IN THE CAR. THE LOCKS NO LONGER LOCK WHEN THE CAR REACHES 10 OR 15 MPH. IF IT STOPS WORKING WHILE YOUR CAR IS UNLOCKED, YOU CAN NOT SECURE YOUR VEHICLE BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT MANUALLY LOCK THE TRUNK. *TR
Mileage: 156,901
THE KEY FOB WORKS ONLY ON THE TWO FRONT DOORS. IT DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE SLIDING DOORS OR REAR HATCH. VERY FRUSTRATING. *TR
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. THE ONLY WAY TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE CAR IS WITH THE KEY, AND THERE'S NO KEYHOLE EXCEPT ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR. DEALER FIXED IT ONCE: $89. SECOND TIME, HE CHARGED $400 FOR A NEW BODY MODULE. EACH TIME IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN AFTER ABOUT THREE MONTHS. HE FIXED IT ON...
Mileage: 25,000
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. THE ONLY WAY TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE CAR IS WITH THE KEY, AND THERE'S NO KEYHOLE EXCEPT ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR. DEALER FIXED IT ONCE: $89. SECOND TIME, HE CHARGED $400 FOR A NEW BODY MODULE. EACH TIME IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN AFTER ABOUT THREE MONTHS. HE FIXED IT ON...
Mileage: 25,000
HEADLIGHT GO OFF AND ON GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED ON 65 WITH NO STREET LIGHT MY FAMILY ON FOUR WAS IN THE VAN SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED JUST LIKE GM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR
Mileage: 164,000
HEADLIGHT GO OFF AND ON GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED ON 65 WITH NO STREET LIGHT MY FAMILY ON FOUR WAS IN THE VAN SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED JUST LIKE GM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR
Mileage: 164,000
THE LIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WILL NOT TURN ON HAVE TO KEEP ON TURNING THE KNOB BACK AND FORTH SO MANY TIMES FOR THE LIGHTS TO COME ON THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK THE BRIGHT WORKS BUT THE DIM IS THE ONE THAT WILL STAY ON.THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN THE KNOB IS TURNED TO OFF AND EATS UP T...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FA...
Mileage: 131,000
MY POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. THE KEY FOB BEEPED, BUT DID NOTHING, AND USING THE BUTTONS WITHIN THE CAR DID NOTHING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO FIXED LOOSE WIRES, AND THEY WORKED AGAIN... FOR JUST A COUPLE MONTHS. NOW THEY TOLD ME I NEED TO HAVE DODGE "FLASH" THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, (FOR OVER $100!)...
Mileage: 85,000
MY POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. THE KEY FOB BEEPED, BUT DID NOTHING, AND USING THE BUTTONS WITHIN THE CAR DID NOTHING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO FIXED LOOSE WIRES, AND THEY WORKED AGAIN... FOR JUST A COUPLE MONTHS. NOW THEY TOLD ME I NEED TO HAVE DODGE "FLASH" THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, (FOR OVER $100!)...
Mileage: 85,000
AFTER USING CRUISE CONTROL COULD NOT PUSH GAS PEDAL DOWN, SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, VAN HAS 89,000 MILES, STARTED AT 49,000 MILES, CLEANED THROTTLE BODY MANY TIMES DOES NOT HELP, I THINK FAULTY CRUISE. *TR CONTROL FROM FACTORY. PURCHASED 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT IN 2008. *TR
Mileage: 49,000
POWER DOOR LOCKS CEASE TO FUNCTION FROM INTERNAL SWITCH OR KEY FOB. KEY FOB STILL ACTIVATES ANTI-THEFT ALARM AND WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK THE REAR LIFTGATE BUT NOT THE FRONT DOORS OR SLIDING DOORS. REMOVING AND RESETTING THE IOD FUSE/RELAY WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUE FOR A SHORT TIME BUT IT FAILS AGAIN WITHI...
Mileage: 50,000
HEADLIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON AND/OR GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 114,234
HEADLIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON AND/OR GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 114,234
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE DOOR LOCKS COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE. THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC REMOVED THE IOD FUSE FOR A BRIEF MOMENT AND WHEN THE FUSE WAS REPLACED, THE DOORS UNLOCKED WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE B...
Mileage: 36,500
MY POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. DOSE NOT WORK WITH WIRELESS REMOTE OR WITH THE POWER LOCKS IN THE VEHICLE. WENT TO DODGE DEALER IN QUEENS STATED I NEEDED A BODY CONTROLE MODULE FOR $900.00 PLUS. DEALER WHRER I BROUGHT VEHICLE 1 WEEK BEFORE SAID THIS IS NOT COVERED BY LEMON LAW WARRANTY OR AFTER MARK...
Mileage: 70,000
ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING. THERE IS ONLY 2 DOORS THAT CAN BE UNLOCKED BY THE KEY FROM THE OUTSIDE. GETTING CHILDREN OUT FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDER REQUIRES CLIMBING THROUGH THE VEHICLE TO REACH THE DOOR LOCK. ALSO THERE IS NO WAY TO LOCK THE DOORS FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT TO PREVENT CHILD...
Mileage: 122,881
ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING. THERE IS ONLY 2 DOORS THAT CAN BE UNLOCKED BY THE KEY FROM THE OUTSIDE. GETTING CHILDREN OUT FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDER REQUIRES CLIMBING THROUGH THE VEHICLE TO REACH THE DOOR LOCK. ALSO THERE IS NO WAY TO LOCK THE DOORS FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT TO PREVENT CHILD...
Mileage: 122,881
I NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL WHENEVER I APPROACHED THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT WAS WRONG AND SAID HE HAD ALREADY REPAIRED 3 OR 4 DODGES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE HOUSING WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK. I FOUND NO RECAL...
Mileage: 171,813
LOCKING SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK, DOORS NEED TO BE LOCKED AND LOCKED MANUALLY. FUSE REMOVED AND REPLACED BUT ONLY SOLVES THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY DODGE. SO MANY REPORTED FAILURES. *TR
Mileage: 71,000
LOCKING SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK, DOORS NEED TO BE LOCKED AND LOCKED MANUALLY. FUSE REMOVED AND REPLACED BUT ONLY SOLVES THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY DODGE. SO MANY REPORTED FAILURES. *TR
Mileage: 71,000
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP BECAUSE THE HOUSING CRACKS AND CAUSES A FUEL LEAK. THE PLASTIC TUBE FROM THE GAS TANK TO THE FUEL PUMP CRACKS AND IT IS CONTINUALLY LOOSE. THE PART CANNOT BE FIXED WITHOUT REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE GAS FUMES ARE SO CLOSE T...
Mileage: 140,000
POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO WORK OUT OF THE BLUE, THE ONLY WAY TO LOCK THE VEHICLE NOW IS TO MANUALLY LOCK EACH DOOR. THE BATTERY ON THE KEY FOB WAS JUST REPLACED, NON OF THE SWITCHES WORK. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE DOORS TO LOCK OR UNLOCK IS BY MANUALLY PULLING UP PR PUSHING DOWN ON THE LOCK PIECE, OR...
Mileage: 136,000
POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO WORK OUT OF THE BLUE, THE ONLY WAY TO LOCK THE VEHICLE NOW IS TO MANUALLY LOCK EACH DOOR. THE BATTERY ON THE KEY FOB WAS JUST REPLACED, NON OF THE SWITCHES WORK. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE DOORS TO LOCK OR UNLOCK IS BY MANUALLY PULLING UP PR PUSHING DOWN ON THE LOCK PIECE, OR...
Mileage: 136,000
TWICE NOW I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP NOT DUE TO THE PUMP ITSELF BUT THE HOUSING CRACKS AND CAUSES A LEAK. AT 54,000 AND 130,000. SAME PROBLEM CAUSED A FUEL LEAK. THE SECOND TIME THE SEAL GAVE OUT COMPLETELY IN FRONT OF MY CHILDREN'S' SCHOOL. THE FUEL TANK EMPTIED IN THE PARKING LOT, HAD TO...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS COULD ONLY BE OPENED AND CLOSED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Mileage: 68,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED TO UNLOCK AND LOCK THE DOORS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE DOORS HAD TO BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEH...
Mileage: 55,000
I PURCHASED MONROE ECONO-MATIC STRUT ASSEMBLIES IN FEB 2013 FROM ROCK AUTO. I INSTALLED THEM IN MARCH ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE RIGHT ONE STARTED MAKING A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER. I FOUND OUT THE WARRANTY IS ONLY 30 DAYS THROUGH ROCK AUTO. WHEN I CHECKED MONROE'S SIG...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING THE LOCK THE DOORS WITH THE KEY ALARM OR MANUALLY, THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE REFUELED TO CAPACITY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VAPOR LOCK MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE F...
Mileage: 136,000
AT FIRST MY CARAVAN STARTED EATING BRAKE PADS, CHANGING THEM APPROX EVERY 6-8 MONTHS...THEN, IT STARTED SHIMMYING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED OR GOING DOWN A STEEP GRADE...I HAVE CHANGED ROTORS 3 TIMES AND ALSO HAVE CHANGED CALIPERS & BRAKE LINES....IT HAS BEEN 6 MONTHS SINCE AN...
Mileage: 35,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WITH THE KEY MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMI...
Mileage: 120,000
MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN HAS A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. THE CAR HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WHILE DRIVING TWICE NOW. UPON EXTENSIVE ONLINE RESEARCH THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE CARAVAN FROM 1998 THROUGH 2004 WITH RECALLS. WHEN LOOKING ONLINE I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE STILL HAVING TH...
Mileage: 54,000
POWER LOCK FAILED ON ALL LOCKS. THE REAR GATE CAN NOT BE LOCKED. *TR
Mileage: 76,834
POWER LOCK FAILED ON ALL LOCKS. THE REAR GATE CAN NOT BE LOCKED. *TR
Mileage: 76,834
POWER DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER WORK. NEITHER THE BUTTONS ON THE KEY FOB NOR THE SWITCHES ON THE INSIDE DOOR PANELS WILL LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. IF I DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RE-CONNECT IT, THE LOCKS WILL WORK PROPERLY, BUT ONLY FOR SHORT TIME PERIODS. *TR
Mileage: 36,000
POWER DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER WORK. NEITHER THE BUTTONS ON THE KEY FOB NOR THE SWITCHES ON THE INSIDE DOOR PANELS WILL LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. IF I DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RE-CONNECT IT, THE LOCKS WILL WORK PROPERLY, BUT ONLY FOR SHORT TIME PERIODS. *TR
Mileage: 36,000
HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. UNABLE TO TURN ON. *TR
Mileage: 43,000
THE POWER DOORS LOCKS DO NOT WORK ANYMORE. WE USE THIS VAN AS AN ADA WHEELCHAIR ACCESS. WE CANNOT LOCK THE REAR HATCH WITH A KEY. WE ARE VULNERABLE TO LEAVING THE REAR HATCH UNLOCKED. THE DRIVERS DOOR IS THE ONLY DOOR WITH A KEY ACCESS. THE OTHER DOORS DO NOT HAVE KEY ACCESS TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. ...
Mileage: 49,000
THE POWER DOORS LOCKS DO NOT WORK ANYMORE. WE USE THIS VAN AS AN ADA WHEELCHAIR ACCESS. WE CANNOT LOCK THE REAR HATCH WITH A KEY. WE ARE VULNERABLE TO LEAVING THE REAR HATCH UNLOCKED. THE DRIVERS DOOR IS THE ONLY DOOR WITH A KEY ACCESS. THE OTHER DOORS DO NOT HAVE KEY ACCESS TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. ...
Mileage: 49,000
POWER DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING PROPERLY,YOU LOCK THE DOORS WITH REMOTE LIGHTS FLASH BUT DOORS DON'T LOCK ,CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN WITH SMALL CHILDREN INSIDE THE VEHICLE AS THEIR SUPPOSE TO LOCK WHEN SPEED REACHES 18 MPH ,I HAVE NOTICED LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING MY ISSUE. THANKS. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
POWER DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING PROPERLY,YOU LOCK THE DOORS WITH REMOTE LIGHTS FLASH BUT DOORS DON'T LOCK ,CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN WITH SMALL CHILDREN INSIDE THE VEHICLE AS THEIR SUPPOSE TO LOCK WHEN SPEED REACHES 18 MPH ,I HAVE NOTICED LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING MY ISSUE. THANKS. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT LOCK AND UNLOCK. *TR
Mileage: 70,502
POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT LOCK AND UNLOCK. *TR
Mileage: 70,502
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE DOORS COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED WITH THE REMOTE KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Mileage: 88,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED AND THE DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS THE ONLY DOOR THAT COULD BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY BY USING THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACT...
Mileage: 78,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ONLY DOOR THAT WOULD LOCK WAS THE REAR LIFTGATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE FUSE WAS REMOVED IT CORRECTED THE PRO...
POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT PURCHASE NEW ON DECEMBER 21, 2004. DOORS WILL WORK MANUALLY, BUT WILL NOT OPERATE WITH THE REMOTE OR POWER LOCK BUTTONS. THE BACK DOOR GATE WILL NOT LOCK WITHOUT THE POWER LOCKS WORKING. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ARE DESIGNED TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN RE...
Mileage: 23,800
POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT PURCHASE NEW ON DECEMBER 21, 2004. DOORS WILL WORK MANUALLY, BUT WILL NOT OPERATE WITH THE REMOTE OR POWER LOCK BUTTONS. THE BACK DOOR GATE WILL NOT LOCK WITHOUT THE POWER LOCKS WORKING. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ARE DESIGNED TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN RE...
Mileage: 23,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCK RELAY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE CONTINUED...
Mileage: 53,210
POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED OPERATING. THEY CANNOT BE UNLOCKED WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY, NOR CAN THE BE UNLOCKED BY THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S POWER BUTTONS. AS TIME HAS GONE BY, WE HAVE BEEN MANUALLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOORS, BUT NOW THOSE ARE EVEN GETTING HARDER TO UNLOCK MANUALLY....IT I...
POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED OPERATING. THEY CANNOT BE UNLOCKED WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY, NOR CAN THE BE UNLOCKED BY THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S POWER BUTTONS. AS TIME HAS GONE BY, WE HAVE BEEN MANUALLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOORS, BUT NOW THOSE ARE EVEN GETTING HARDER TO UNLOCK MANUALLY....IT I...
CAR DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT WORK ON KEY CHAIN OR BUTTONS ON DOOR WILL NOT LOCK DOORS HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS PULL IOD FUSE AND THEY WILL START BACK WORKING FOR TWO DAYS UP TO A WEEK THEN THEY QUIT WORKING AGAIN CALLED MAIN DODGE CORP THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINT ON IT BUT THE...
Mileage: 90,000
CAR DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT WORK ON KEY CHAIN OR BUTTONS ON DOOR WILL NOT LOCK DOORS HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS PULL IOD FUSE AND THEY WILL START BACK WORKING FOR TWO DAYS UP TO A WEEK THEN THEY QUIT WORKING AGAIN CALLED MAIN DODGE CORP THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINT ON IT BUT THE...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE ...
Mileage: 87,000
IMMEDIATELY AFTER FUELING MY VAN WILL STALL AS I AM DRIVING. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND THIS PROBLEM IS RAMPANT WITH NUMEROUS DODGE VEHICLES OF THE SAME AND VARYING TYPES AND CONCURRENT YEARS. I AM WONDERING WHY THEY ARE NOT RECALLING THEM AS THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD? *TR
Mileage: 30,000
DOOR LOCKS DO NOT RESPOND TO THE DOOR LOCK SWITCH. DOOR LOCKS DO NOT RESPOND TO THE ELECTRONIC SIGNAL FROM THE KEY FOB. THIS IS DANGEROUS SINCE THE IS ONLY ONE EXTERNAL KEY LOCK. CAR CANNOT BE UNLOCKED IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR
Mileage: 84,699
THE DOOR LOCKS, HORN, HEADLIGHTS, A/C, WINDOWS AND MIRRORS STOP WORKING. WE HAVE TO REMOVE THE FUSE OR DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND THEN IT WORKS AGAIN FOR A WHILE. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE WHEN WE GET IN THE CAR AT NIGHT AND CANT GO BECAUSE THE LIGHTS WONT GO ON. WE LIVE IN ARIZONA AND THAT IS UNSAFE WHEN...
Mileage: 80,000
I JUST PURCHASED THIS VAN (USED) YESTERDAY AND THIS MORNING THE POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. THEY RESPONDED NEITHER TO THE KEY NOR TO THE SWITCH ON THE DOOR. THEY ONLY WORK MANUALLY. COME TO FIND OUT, THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I GUESS THIS IS AN SERIOUS ISSUE WIT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR ...
Mileage: 81,000
POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Mileage: 73,000
POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Mileage: 73,000
HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. AFTER TRACKING DOWN THE CULPRIT IT'S THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. IT CAN CAUSE THE HEADLAMPS TO GO OUT ENTIRELY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE REPAIRED IT MYSELF BUT THIS DESIGN FLAW CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER CAN PANIC AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. OUT OF ALL THE AMER...
Mileage: 76,900
HEADLIGHT SWITCH/LIGHTS WOULDN'T WORK AT RANDOM TIMES, THEN START WORKING AGAIN. *JS
Mileage: 85,000
HEADLIGHT SWITCH/LIGHTS WOULDN'T WORK AT RANDOM TIMES, THEN START WORKING AGAIN. *JS
Mileage: 85,000
I AM DELIVERY DRIVER FOR DOMINO'S PIZZA. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND I WAS LEAVING ON A DELIVERY. TURNED HEADLIGHT SWITCH PAST PARKING LIGHT INDICATOR TO HEADLIGHT INDICATOR. NOTHING. JUST PARKING LIGHTS. TRIED TO ENGAGE HIGH BEAMS, BUT THEY WOULDN'T STAY ON. COULD ONLY KEEP HEADLIGHTS LIT BY HOLDING HI...
Mileage: 131,240
THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN STOP WORKING . IT CAN BE RESET BY PULLING THE IOD 20AMP FUSE IN THE MAIN FUSE PANEL FOR 5 SECONDS AND REINSTALLING IT WHICH RESETS THE SYSTEM. IT WILL THEN WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THE PROBLEM REOCURRS. I HAVE HAD TO RESET TH...
Mileage: 67,000
THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN STOP WORKING . IT CAN BE RESET BY PULLING THE IOD 20AMP FUSE IN THE MAIN FUSE PANEL FOR 5 SECONDS AND REINSTALLING IT WHICH RESETS THE SYSTEM. IT WILL THEN WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THE PROBLEM REOCURRS. I HAVE HAD TO RESET TH...
Mileage: 67,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILAB...
Mileage: 98,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS ONLY FUNCTIONED MANUALLY AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THEM USING THE KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAG...
Mileage: 131,000
THE POWER LOCK WILL NOT WORK. VAN WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER 2 TIMES. LAST TIME WAS A YEAR AGO . *TR
DURING THE NIGHT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF, THEN BLINKED ON, THEN OFF AGAIN. AFTER FIDDLING WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. IT RESULTS IN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION: ONE IS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND ...
Mileage: 65,000
MY DOOR STOPPED OPENING AND HASN'T OPENED SINCE APRIL FIRST. CHECKED THE BATTERY AND FUSES, AND IT STILL DOES NOT OPEN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A ...
Mileage: 100,000
LIGHTS GO OUT BY THEMSELVES , PARKING LIGHTS & DASH LIGHTS WONT TURN OFF. SUSPECT IT TO BE A DEFECTIVE LIGHT SWITCH. *JS
LIGHTS GO OUT BY THEMSELVES , PARKING LIGHTS & DASH LIGHTS WONT TURN OFF. SUSPECT IT TO BE A DEFECTIVE LIGHT SWITCH. *JS
FRONT WHEEL ROTOR AND BRAKE PADS BOTH NEEDED REPAIRED / REPLACED. THEY HAVE CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHT TO COME ON PERIODICALLY AND NOISEY. AGAIN THEY ARE CAUSING ME CONCERN. *TR
Mileage: 20,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 25 MPH AROUND A CURVE WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE CONTACT CRASH INTO A WALL IN A PARKING LOT. A TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS CALLED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BALL JOINT FAILED. THE DEALE...
Mileage: 36,000
HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN DRIVING IN THE DARK. I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN. THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OBVIOUSLY HAVE A FLAW AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOME ONE GETS KILLED. *TR
HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN DRIVING IN THE DARK. I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN. THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OBVIOUSLY HAVE A FLAW AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOME ONE GETS KILLED. *TR
MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SMELLED STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN AND OUT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG BECAUSE HE SERVICED 3 VANS LIKE MINE WITH SIMILAR ISSUE. WHEN HE LIFTED MY VAN AND STARTED THE GAS STARTED TO POUR. THE FORTUNATE PART WAS THAT I AM LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T EXPLO...
MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SMELLED STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN AND OUT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG BECAUSE HE SERVICED 3 VANS LIKE MINE WITH SIMILAR ISSUE. WHEN HE LIFTED MY VAN AND STARTED THE GAS STARTED TO POUR. THE FORTUNATE PART WAS THAT I AM LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T EXPLO...
MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SMELLED STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN AND OUT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG BECAUSE HE SERVICED 3 VANS LIKE MINE WITH SIMILAR ISSUE. WHEN HE LIFTED MY VAN AND STARTED THE GAS STARTED TO POUR. THE FORTUNATE PART WAS THAT I AM LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T EXPLO...
MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SMELLED STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN AND OUT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG BECAUSE HE SERVICED 3 VANS LIKE MINE WITH SIMILAR ISSUE. WHEN HE LIFTED MY VAN AND STARTED THE GAS STARTED TO POUR. THE FORTUNATE PART WAS THAT I AM LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T EXPLO...
MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SMELLED STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN AND OUT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG BECAUSE HE SERVICED 3 VANS LIKE MINE WITH SIMILAR ISSUE. WHEN HE LIFTED MY VAN AND STARTED THE GAS STARTED TO POUR. THE FORTUNATE PART WAS THAT I AM LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T EXPLO...
MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SMELLED STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN AND OUT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG BECAUSE HE SERVICED 3 VANS LIKE MINE WITH SIMILAR ISSUE. WHEN HE LIFTED MY VAN AND STARTED THE GAS STARTED TO POUR. THE FORTUNATE PART WAS THAT I AM LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T EXPLO...
MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SMELLED STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN AND OUT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG BECAUSE HE SERVICED 3 VANS LIKE MINE WITH SIMILAR ISSUE. WHEN HE LIFTED MY VAN AND STARTED THE GAS STARTED TO POUR. THE FORTUNATE PART WAS THAT I AM LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T EXPLO...
WHILE DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT GOING DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD DOING 50 MPH, MY LOW BEAMS WENT COMPLETE OUT AND I ALMOST WRECKED MY VAN. ONCE I GOT STOPPED AND MY HEART RETURNED TO BEATING NORMAL I FOUND THAT ONLY THE HIGH BEAMS WORKED. I HAVE SINCE CHANGED THE RELAYS AROUND IN THE PMS/FUSE BOX UNDER THE H...
Mileage: 149,205
WHILE DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT GOING DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD DOING 50 MPH, MY LOW BEAMS WENT COMPLETE OUT AND I ALMOST WRECKED MY VAN. ONCE I GOT STOPPED AND MY HEART RETURNED TO BEATING NORMAL I FOUND THAT ONLY THE HIGH BEAMS WORKED. I HAVE SINCE CHANGED THE RELAYS AROUND IN THE PMS/FUSE BOX UNDER THE H...
Mileage: 149,205
REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA11010. THIS IS THE EXACT PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY 05 CARAVAN. HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING ON OCCASION, DON'T COME ON AT ALL ON OTHER OCCASIONS. HIGHBEAMS WORK WHEN THE LEVER IS PULLED BUT DO NOT STAY ON. DEALER WANTS $88 JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, BUT ...
Mileage: 150,000
REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA11010. THIS IS THE EXACT PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY 05 CARAVAN. HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING ON OCCASION, DON'T COME ON AT ALL ON OTHER OCCASIONS. HIGHBEAMS WORK WHEN THE LEVER IS PULLED BUT DO NOT STAY ON. DEALER WANTS $88 JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, BUT ...
Mileage: 150,000
RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED. DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEAD LIGHTS FLICKERED THEN TURNED OFF. I MANUALLY TURNED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE LIGHTS FINALLY CAME ON. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL ON THE INTERSTATE OR FOUL WEATHER CONDITIONS. I COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM INT...
Mileage: 105,000
THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK USING THE KEY OR THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER DOOR'S ELECTRIC UNLOCK BUTTON. THE MANUAL BUTTON ON THE DOOR ALSO WILL NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR. I HAVE NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR OVER A MONTH. I HAVE SEEN SUGGESTIONS ON THE WEB OF TAKING OUT AND THEN PUT ...
Mileage: 71,000
THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK USING THE KEY OR THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER DOOR'S ELECTRIC UNLOCK BUTTON. THE MANUAL BUTTON ON THE DOOR ALSO WILL NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR. I HAVE NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR OVER A MONTH. I HAVE SEEN SUGGESTIONS ON THE WEB OF TAKING OUT AND THEN PUT ...
Mileage: 71,000
THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK USING THE KEY OR THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER DOOR'S ELECTRIC UNLOCK BUTTON. THE MANUAL BUTTON ON THE DOOR ALSO WILL NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR. I HAVE NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR OVER A MONTH. I HAVE SEEN SUGGESTIONS ON THE WEB OF TAKING OUT AND THEN PUT ...
Mileage: 71,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V192000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONT...
Mileage: 83,000
THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK WITH THE KEY AUTOMATICALLY NOR WILL THE DOORS LOCK WHEN DRIVING AS THEY NORMALLY DO. THE CAR "BEEPS" SO YOU THINK THE DOORS ARE LOCKED BUT THEY ARE NOT. THE FIRST FEW TIMES IT OCCURRED, WE REMOVED THE FUSE AND REINSERTED. EVENTUALLY THIS "FIX" WORKED ONLY BRIEFLY....
Mileage: 150,000
THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK WITH THE KEY AUTOMATICALLY NOR WILL THE DOORS LOCK WHEN DRIVING AS THEY NORMALLY DO. THE CAR "BEEPS" SO YOU THINK THE DOORS ARE LOCKED BUT THEY ARE NOT. THE FIRST FEW TIMES IT OCCURRED, WE REMOVED THE FUSE AND REINSERTED. EVENTUALLY THIS "FIX" WORKED ONLY BRIEFLY....
Mileage: 150,000
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ON A COOL FALL DAY ON A SMOOTH PAVED INTERSTATE, WITH NOONE AROUND. I HEARD A NOISE LIKE SOMETHING FLYING OFF MY CAR. NOT BEING TOO CONCERNED AS MY CAR WAS DRIVING FINE, I CONTINUED DRIVING AND ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION. AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE VAN, I NOTICED THE ENT...
Mileage: 125,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS BUT MOST RECENTLY, REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V008000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MO...
Mileage: 65,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS COULD NOT BE LOCKED AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE DOOR BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE DOOR BODY CONTROL MODULE TWICE BUT T...
Mileage: 42,900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS COULD NOT BE LOCKED AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE DOOR BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE DOOR BODY CONTROL MODULE TWICE BUT T...
Mileage: 42,900
HEAD LIGHTS WHEN TURNED ON DID NOT LIGHT AFTER THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH TURNED TO ON POSITION. SWITCHING BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW BEAM DID NOT TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS. HOLDING THE TURN SIGNAL/ DIMMER LEVEL IN THE "FLASH" POSITION" KEPT THE HIGH BEAMS ON. TURNING THE CAR OFF...
Mileage: 89,450
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED ALL OF THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO OPEN. THE IOD FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD SHUT ON AND OFF IF REMOVED AND REINSTALLED IN THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING NOR WAS THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 160,000
MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE OR DOOR SWITCH. THE MANUAL DOOR LOCK IS THE ONLY WAY TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. WITH THERE ONLY BEING ONE KEY HOLE, THIS IS A HUGE INCONVENIENCE AND SAFETY FACTOR. WHAT IF YOU HAVE SEVERAL CHILDREN AND ARE TRYING...
Mileage: 39,000
MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE OR DOOR SWITCH. THE MANUAL DOOR LOCK IS THE ONLY WAY TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. WITH THERE ONLY BEING ONE KEY HOLE, THIS IS A HUGE INCONVENIENCE AND SAFETY FACTOR. WHAT IF YOU HAVE SEVERAL CHILDREN AND ARE TRYING...
Mileage: 39,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE KEYLESS ENTRY DID NOT WORK ON THE VEHICLE AND THE LOCKS WOULD NOT ENGAGE AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT REPLACED A 20 AMP FUSE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURREN...
Mileage: 104,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE KEYLESS REMOTE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. NEIT...
Mileage: 153,122
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE KEYLESS REMOTE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. NEIT...
Mileage: 153,122
2005 DODGE CARAVAN. CONSUMER STATES ONGOING PROBLEM WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS *TGW THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB
2005 DODGE CARAVAN. CONSUMER STATES ONGOING PROBLEM WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS *TGW THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB
MY POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THEY WILL WORK MANUALLY BUT WILL NOT OPERATE WITH THE REMOTE OR THE POWER LOCK BUTTON. TRIED DISCONNECTING BATTERY AND THEN RE-CONNECTING, TRIED REMEDY IN HANDBOOK (TURNING KEY IN IGNITION 4 TIMES ON AND OFF , WITHOUT ACTUALLY STARTING IT, AND THEN D...
Mileage: 131,000
MY POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THEY WILL WORK MANUALLY BUT WILL NOT OPERATE WITH THE REMOTE OR THE POWER LOCK BUTTON. TRIED DISCONNECTING BATTERY AND THEN RE-CONNECTING, TRIED REMEDY IN HANDBOOK (TURNING KEY IN IGNITION 4 TIMES ON AND OFF , WITHOUT ACTUALLY STARTING IT, AND THEN D...
Mileage: 131,000
HAVE TO STOMP ON GAS PEDAL TO UNSTICK IT AFTER USING CRUISE CONTROL THE 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY AT MY CHURCH HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *KB
Mileage: 49,000
HAVE TO STOMP ON GAS PEDAL TO UNSTICK IT AFTER USING CRUISE CONTROL THE 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY AT MY CHURCH HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *KB
Mileage: 49,000
HAVE TO STOMP ON GAS PEDAL TO UNSTICK IT AFTER USING CRUISE CONTROL THE 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY AT MY CHURCH HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *KB
Mileage: 49,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED. WHEN SIGNALING LEFT, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WOULD FLASH AND WHEN SIGNALING RIGHT, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD FLASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILUR...
Mileage: 70,000
DOOR/SLIDERS LOCK WOULD NOT OPERATE BY REMOTE. HAD TO MANUALLY ENTER THRU THE BACK LIFT GATE AND UNLOCK FROM INSIDE. *TR
DOOR/SLIDERS LOCK WOULD NOT OPERATE BY REMOTE. HAD TO MANUALLY ENTER THRU THE BACK LIFT GATE AND UNLOCK FROM INSIDE. *TR
I WAS DRIVING HOME AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, I WAS ABLE TO GET THEM ON BY MANUALLY USING THE HIGH BEAMS, BUT IF I LET GO OF THE HIGH BEAM SHIFT, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES IN 20 MILES. IT DID IT AGAIN YESTERDAY ON SEPTEMBER 28, DRIVING HOME AND I AM TOO S...
Mileage: 89,686
I WAS DRIVING HOME AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, I WAS ABLE TO GET THEM ON BY MANUALLY USING THE HIGH BEAMS, BUT IF I LET GO OF THE HIGH BEAM SHIFT, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES IN 20 MILES. IT DID IT AGAIN YESTERDAY ON SEPTEMBER 28, DRIVING HOME AND I AM TOO S...
Mileage: 89,686
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 99,000
FIRST IT WAS THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS WENT ON AND COULDN'T GET THEM TO STOP TOOK IT IN TO FOLSOM LAKE DODGE TO GET IT FIXED IT WAS STILL ON FACTORY WARRANT AND THEY REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING IS WHAT THEY TOLD ME. THEN AFTER THAT AFTER THE WARRANT WAS DONE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE PANEL IN FRONT OF TH...
Mileage: 61,992
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 18 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FAILED AND WOULD NOT LOCK THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY. THE DOOR FOB ALSO WOULD NOT LOCK THE DOORS WHEN THE LOCK BUTTON WAS ENGAGED; HOWEVER, THE HORN WOULD BLOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...
Mileage: 85,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 18 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FAILED AND WOULD NOT LOCK THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY. THE DOOR FOB ALSO WOULD NOT LOCK THE DOORS WHEN THE LOCK BUTTON WAS ENGAGED; HOWEVER, THE HORN WOULD BLOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...
Mileage: 85,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN HAS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE MULTI- FUNCTIONAL SWITCH. IT CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT FOR NO REASON. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I WAS ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT STAY ON. THEY WOULD GO OUT COMPLETELY AND AT A SPEED OF 60 MHR IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I R...
Mileage: 139,602
I OWN A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN AND STARTING AT THE BEGINNING THIS SUMMER THE DOORS STARTED TO NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH SWITCH INSIDE OR WITH KEY LOCK BUTTON. WE HAVE HAD TO JIGGLE THE FUSES AT LEAST 3 TIMES. JUST FIXED AGAIN TODAY. THERE IS ONLY ONE LOCK ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR THAT USES KEY TO ENTER IT. *K...
Mileage: 75,000
POWER DOOR LOCK ON PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OF MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN HAS FAILED IN THE LOCKED POSITION, SO I CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT COMPLETELY FAILED TWO WEEKS AGO. *TR
Mileage: 195,000
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE MINIVAN, THE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING, THE HEAD LIGHT WON'T TURN ON UNLESS AFTER FEW MINUTES IF TRYING. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR, I FOUND OUT THAT MANY PEOPLE OWN DODGE MINIVAN HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS I HAVE. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR BOTH THE...
2005 DODGE CARAVAN INTERIOR DASHLIGHTS FLICKERING, RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF, GAS LIGHT BELL RINGS WHEN LIGHTS FLICKER, NOW TODAY THE VAN IS CUTTING OFF WHILE SLOWING DOWN OR AT A STOP. *TT
Mileage: 77,489
THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN QUIT WORKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. DODGE SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL AND THEY CAN REPLACE THE PART FOR $350 - $375. THERE ARE MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME 2005 MODEL CARAVAN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAN REMOVE A 20AMP FUSE FOR 20 SECONDS AND IT WILL REBOO...
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN DO NOT WORK. HAVE TRIED RESETTING COMPUTER, ON MANY OCCASIONS, WITH NO HELP FROM DEALER. COMPUTER RESET IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AT BEST. THIS PRESENTS A SERIOUS THEFT ISSUE AND A CHILD SAFETY ISSUE. MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FOUND ON THE INTERNE...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR LOCKS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD ONLY LOCK OR UNLOCK MANUALLY. THE REAR DOOR WOULD SPORADICALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL AND WOULD NEED REPAIRS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE DEFECTIVE. SHE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK OR LOCK THE DOORS WITH THE REMOTE OR THE LOCK BUTTONS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED AND RESET THE COMPUTER. THE REMEDY FAILED...
Mileage: 80,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH FUEL TANK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A LITTLE OVER THREE YEARS AGO DURING THE WINTER SEASON, SHE HAD TROUBLE FILLING THE GAS TANK. IN SOME CASES, IT TOOK OVER FIFTEEN MINUTES TO PUT $3.00 WORTH OF GAS IN A TANK THAT READ ONLY A QUARTER OF A TANK. DURIN...
ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
AFTER RAINING AND FREEZING OVERNIGHT, I GOT INTO MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN TO GO TO WORK. I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE DOWN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WITH THE POWER WINDOW DOWN SWITCH. THE WINDOW WAS FROZEN IN PLACE. AFTER TRYING TO GET THE WINDOW DOWN 3 OR 4 MORE TIMES. I GAVE UP AND WENT ONTO WORK. WHEN I CAME O...
Mileage: 64,000
AFTER RAINING AND FREEZING OVERNIGHT, I GOT INTO MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN TO GO TO WORK. I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE DOWN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WITH THE POWER WINDOW DOWN SWITCH. THE WINDOW WAS FROZEN IN PLACE. AFTER TRYING TO GET THE WINDOW DOWN 3 OR 4 MORE TIMES. I GAVE UP AND WENT ONTO WORK. WHEN I CAME O...
Mileage: 64,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE KEY CONTROL BUTTON TO OPEN THE VEHICLE AUTOMATIC DOORS BUT THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS WERE THE AUTOMATIC DOORS THAT HAD EXPERIE...
Mileage: 50,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT, ISSUE WITH HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF RANDOMLY OR NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN ON. UNFORTUNATELY, ISSUE CANNOT BE SOLVED BECAUSE IT OCCURS RANDOMLY AND MECHANIC CANNOT ISOLATE ISSUE. VERY FRUSTRATED. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE. IN ADDITION, SHE MENTIONED THAT SHE TRIED UNLOCKING THE DOORS BOTH WITH THE KEY FOB AND MANUALLY BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DECIDED TO UPDATE THE COMPUTER MODULE AS WEL...
Mileage: 64,000
DODGE CARAVAN 2005 - HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK AT TIMES AND YOU MUST TURN SWITCH ON AND OFF NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET THEM TO WORK. THEY HAVE ALSO TURNED OFF AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. NOT ONLY VERY DANGEROUS BUT CONTINUES TO DRAIN BATTERY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINAT...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINAT...
Mileage: 86,000
1. NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE; EVENT APPEARS TO BE RANDOM. 2. HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON AND/OR WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. FAILURE IS RANDOM BUT MOSTLY OCCURS JUST AFTER STARTUP. CONSEQUENCES ARE OBVIOUS; HAVE HAD SEVERAL NIGHTTIME FAILURES WHERE CRASHING WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED. OTHERWISE, JUST ...
Mileage: 135,000
1. NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE; EVENT APPEARS TO BE RANDOM. 2. HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON AND/OR WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. FAILURE IS RANDOM BUT MOSTLY OCCURS JUST AFTER STARTUP. CONSEQUENCES ARE OBVIOUS; HAVE HAD SEVERAL NIGHTTIME FAILURES WHERE CRASHING WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED. OTHERWISE, JUST ...
Mileage: 135,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED ON ALL FOUR DOORS AND WHEN LOCKED FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS FROM THE EXTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT ...
Mileage: 55,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB BUT THE DOORS WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO USE THE KEYS MANUALLY TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB ALSO WOULD NOT LOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB BUT THE DOORS WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO USE THE KEYS MANUALLY TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB ALSO WOULD NOT LOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A...
WHILE USING THE REMOTE TO LOCK THE DOORS THE HORN BEEPED INDICATING DOORS WERE LOCKED BUT THE DOORS NEVER LOCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES WITH NO SET PATTERN OR METHOD TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. FOUND THAT REMOVING A FUSE FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND RE-INSTALLING SEEMS TO RESET THE SYSTEM ALLOW PROPER LOC...
Mileage: 65,000
DRIVING 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ON HIGHWAY AT POSTED 55 MPH, BANG SOUND UNDER VAN, PULLED OVER WITHIN 10TH OF MILE, SPARE TIRE HAD COME LOOSE, WAS TRAPPED UNDER VAN, SPARE TIRE APPEARS TO NEVER HAVE BEEN USED, RAISED VAN UP WITH A LARGE ROCK PLACED UNDER FRONT WHEEL, DROVE UP ROCK AND WITH THE DECL...
Mileage: 97,520
DRIVING 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ON HIGHWAY AT POSTED 55 MPH, BANG SOUND UNDER VAN, PULLED OVER WITHIN 10TH OF MILE, SPARE TIRE HAD COME LOOSE, WAS TRAPPED UNDER VAN, SPARE TIRE APPEARS TO NEVER HAVE BEEN USED, RAISED VAN UP WITH A LARGE ROCK PLACED UNDER FRONT WHEEL, DROVE UP ROCK AND WITH THE DECL...
Mileage: 97,520
DRIVING 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ON HIGHWAY AT POSTED 55 MPH, BANG SOUND UNDER VAN, PULLED OVER WITHIN 10TH OF MILE, SPARE TIRE HAD COME LOOSE, WAS TRAPPED UNDER VAN, SPARE TIRE APPEARS TO NEVER HAVE BEEN USED, RAISED VAN UP WITH A LARGE ROCK PLACED UNDER FRONT WHEEL, DROVE UP ROCK AND WITH THE DECL...
Mileage: 97,520
2005 DODGE CARAVAN HEADLIGHT LOWBEAMS WILL NOT TURN ON UNTIL SEVERAL TRIES, THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. ALSO THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEE THIS LINK FOR OTHERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/DODGE-CARAVAN/T5IHKIQMTBK2...
Mileage: 90,000
TRAVELING BETWEEN STATES ON HWY, HEADLIGHTS JUST TURN OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS FOR NO REASON. HAPPENED 3 TIMES GOING 70 MPH AT 2AM AT NIGHT. PRETTY SCARY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE. GOOGLE SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS VERY COMMON. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR A RECALL? SOMEONE TO DIE? *T...
Mileage: 56,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR POWER LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ELECTRONICALLY LOCK THE DOOR BY USING THE POWER LOCKING SYSTEM AND HAD TO MANUALLY LOCK EACH DOOR SEPARATELY. THE KEYLESS REMOTE LOCK ALSO DID NOT LOCK THE DOORS. BEFO...
Mileage: 53,000
I OWN A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THAT HAS THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS ON EACH WHEEL. ON FEBRUARY 28TH I DROVE TO WORK, ABOUT 12 MILES. IT WAS A SNOWY DAY AND I PULLED INTO MY PARKING LOT AND PARKED THE VAN WHERE I ALWAYS DO. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, ABOUT 8:00AM, MY SON CAME TO WORK AND UPON ENTER...
Mileage: 127,512
DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT SWITCH - WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. PARKING LIGHTS WORK, BUT NEITHER HEADLIGHT. THE LIMP-HOME WORK-AROUND WAS TO HOLD THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH LEVER ON THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING; A SAFETY DISTRACTION IN ITSELF AS THIS IS TIRESOME TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON, NOT TO MENTION THAT OPPOSI...
Mileage: 93,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING ON ALL OF THE DOORS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE REAR HATCH. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO USE THE KEY TO OPEN AND LOCK THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT HAD TO LOCK AND UNLOCK EACH DOOR FROM...
Mileage: 50,000
THIS IS 2005 DODGE CARAVAN I BOUGHT NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST 2005. FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS I'VE BEEN HAVING SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS.OFTEN THEY WILL NOT TURN ON AT ALL WHILE VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING AND A FEW MINUTES LATER THEY DO WORK. MORE THEN ONCE HEADLIGHTS HAVE STOPED WORKING...
Mileage: 68,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT A DECISION WAS NOT MADE TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED T...
Mileage: 64,000
I OWN A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. BOUGHT IT NEW AND LATELY THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I SEE MANY POSTS ON THE INTERNET WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 116,425
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB. THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK. IN ORDER TO LOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. UPON RECONNECTING T...
Mileage: 50,000
MY DODGE 2005 CARAVAN LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING , LIGHTS STAY ON WITH KEY OUT ,INSIDE AND OUT. I SEE THAT THERE IS MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE , WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON A HUGE SAFETY ITEM WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT. *TR
Mileage: 112,000
MY DODGE 2005 CARAVAN LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING , LIGHTS STAY ON WITH KEY OUT ,INSIDE AND OUT. I SEE THAT THERE IS MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE , WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON A HUGE SAFETY ITEM WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT. *TR
Mileage: 112,000
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN THIS VEHICLE HAS HEADLIGHT FAILURE, HAVE BEEN TOLD ITS THE MODULE TOO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY PROBLEMS THAT DODGE HAS WITH VEHICLES. FROM TIME TO TIME THE WINDOWS WONT WORK . NOW ONLY THE HIGH BEAMS WORK AND LOW BEAMS ARE COMPLETELY OUT. EVERYT...
Mileage: 165,321
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN THIS VEHICLE HAS HEADLIGHT FAILURE, HAVE BEEN TOLD ITS THE MODULE TOO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY PROBLEMS THAT DODGE HAS WITH VEHICLES. FROM TIME TO TIME THE WINDOWS WONT WORK . NOW ONLY THE HIGH BEAMS WORK AND LOW BEAMS ARE COMPLETELY OUT. EVERYT...
Mileage: 165,321
POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I READ ON THE INTERNET HOW TO FIX IT, MOST SUGGESTIONS WERE TO REPLACE THE FUSE. WE HAVE CLEANED AND REPLACED THE FUSE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE DOOR LOCKS STILL GO OUT ERRATICALLY. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE A VERY BAD BACK AND IT IS IMPOS...
HEAD LIGHTS ON VAN RANDOMLY GO OFF. SOMETIMES TOGGLING THE SWITCH IS EFFECTIVE IN GETTING THE LIGHTS BACK ON, SOMETIMES NOT. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. HOWEVER, MECHANIC CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG UNLESS LIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE WHILE IN THE SHOP. THE VAN GOES FOR MONTHS WITHOUT ISSUE, THEN WITHOU...
THE DOOR LOCKS ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN DO NOT WORK UNLESS I PULL A FUSE OUT FOR 10 SECONDS. SUCH AN OPERATION WORKS ONLY FOR 2 DAYS. I HAVE NO WARNING THAT THEY ARE NOT WORKING. I CAN WALK AWAY FROM MY CAR AND 'LOCK' THE DOORS WITH MY KEY FOB. WHEN I RETURN I WILL DISCOVER THAT THE LOCKS WERE NOT WORK...
Mileage: 35,000
HI I ALREADY HAVE A COMPLAINT IN YOUR SYSTEM THE # IS 10332386 . THE PROBLEM IS THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN OR LOCK WHEN I PRESS THE REMOTE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE MAY. IT STOPPED AND CAME BACK AGAIN SINCE THE DATE OF MY FIRST COMPLAINT. IT HAS HAPPEN AT LEAST 5 TIMES INCLUDING TODAY THAT I AM HAV...
Mileage: 49,000
WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON FREEWAY, THE VAN CAME TO A TOTAL STALL. IT HAD TO BE TOWED OFF FREEWAY. IT WAS FOUND THE TIMING BELT HAD BEEN BROKEN BEFORE THE USUAL LIFETIME LIMIT OF 100,000 MILES.
Mileage: 79,000
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: GOOD DAY AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, ESPECIALLY AFTER USING FOG LIGHTS; I..E. VEHICLE IS PARKED; SECURED; KEY OUT OF IGNITION; LIGHTS ARE PLACE IN OFF POSITION - THE LIGHTS WILL SEEM TO BE OFF THEN WITHIN AN HOUR RANDOMLY COME ON - GO OFF - GO ON OFF THUS DRAINING THE BAT...
Mileage: 48,500
POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. I READ ON THE INTERNET HOW TO FIX IT, MOST SUGGESTIONS WERE TO REPLACE THE FUSE. WE HAVE CLEANED AND REPLACED THE FUSE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE DOOR LOCKS STILL GO OUT ERRATICALLY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS WE BOUGHT THE CARAVAN BECAUSE WE HAVE...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED. WHEN HE REMOVED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE SWITCH FOR A MOMENT, AND PUT THE SWITCH BACK THE COMPUTER SYSTEM RESETS AND THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD OPERATE PROPERLY FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER...
Mileage: 85,000
I OWN A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN AND I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT WILL I AM DRIVING AND SOMETIMES THEM NOT TURNING ON. I HAVE HAD THE VAN FOR 3 YEARS AND HAD THE PROBLEM FOR THE LAST YEAR. I TRIED REPLACING THE RELAYS IN THE VAN AND IT DOESN'T WORK. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THEY CAN NO...
Mileage: 111,111
I OWN A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN AND I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT WILL I AM DRIVING AND SOMETIMES THEM NOT TURNING ON. I HAVE HAD THE VAN FOR 3 YEARS AND HAD THE PROBLEM FOR THE LAST YEAR. I TRIED REPLACING THE RELAYS IN THE VAN AND IT DOESN'T WORK. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THEY CAN NO...
Mileage: 111,111
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DOGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS IT PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A CEMENT POST. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED BUT THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJ...
Mileage: 87,800
HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO TURN ON MULTIPLE TIMES AND GO OUT WHILE DRIVING CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION.
Mileage: 60,000
HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY GO OFF AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE COMPUTER. *TR
Mileage: 89,034
DOOR LOCKS ACTUATE UP AND DOWN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DOOR LOCKS UNLOCK WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DOOR LOCKS ACTUATE UP AND DOWN WHILE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING. THESE ISSUES ARE SAFETY CONCERNS AS THE DOORS UNLOCK WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, ...
Mileage: 44,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN ELECTRIC LOCKS STOP WORKING. PULL IDO FUSE WAIT 10SEC REINSTALL, LOCKS WORK AGAIN FOR WEEKS OR DAYS THEN YOU HAVE TO REPEAT PROCEDURE. CHRYSLER HAS SOME KIND OF FIX WHERE THEY FLASH AN EPROM WITH SOME UPDATED CODE (NOT A PHYSICAL DEFECT BUT A PROGRAMMING ERROR) THEN THEY CHARGE TH...
Mileage: 15,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER LOCKS INCLUDING THE KEYLESS ENTRY HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. CHILDREN CAN EASILY GET LOCKED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER NOR TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Mileage: 91,000
WHEN TRYIN TO UNLOCK MY POWER LOCKS THEY WOULD NOT WORK. I THEN TRIED THE REMOTE KEY LOCK/UNLOCK. THIS ALSO DID NOT WORK. TO EXIT THE VEHICLE I HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS. I FOUND THE 20 A FUSE FOR THE DOOR LOCKS AND REMOVED IT, REPLACED IT, THEN THE POWER LOCKS WORKED FOR JUST A COUPLE DAYS. ...
Mileage: 135,000
MY 2005 CHRYSLER MINIVAN WITH 3.3L ENGINE HAS A MIL ON DUE TO FAULTY EGR SYSTEM. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. SHOULDN'T IT BE? IT IS AN EMISSION PART. *TR
Mileage: 43,500
IN JULY 2008 BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN ON. THIS OCCURRED OCCASIONALLY FOR THE NEXT 2 YEARS WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. DURING A TRIP TO ANNAPOLIS IN OCT 2010, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. MANIPULATING TH...
BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT NUMEROUS TIMES AND WOULD COME BACK ON A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER; BUMPS DID NOT AFFECT IT AND NEITHER DID JIGGLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OR IGNITION SWITCH; IT JUST HAPPENED SPORADICALLY WITH NO APPARENT REASON; VERY DANGEROUS, AND ACCORDING TO INTERNET IS A HUGE PROBLEM WIT...
Mileage: 83,600
2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. IN CHECKING THE INTERNET FOR SOLUTION I FOUND THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS ABLE TO FIX BY REMOVING AND REPLACING THE FUSE. BUT ACCORDING TO MOST FOLKS EXPERIENCES THE PROBLEM RETURNS AND THE QUICK F...
Mileage: 57,000
I OWN A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN, THAT HAS 2 RECALLS FOR THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR. ONE THE COVERS THE STATE I LIVE IN, MASSACHUSETTS, AND ONE THAT COVERS ANOTHER 350,000 VEHICLES IN THOSE SAME STATES. MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 2 1/2 YEARS, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE A RECALL ITEM, ...
Mileage: 65,000
ABOUT A YEAR AGO, IN FALL OF 2009, I HAD MY FIRST 2005 DODGE CARAVAN POWER LOCK FAILURE. NONE OF THE LOCKS LOCKED EITHER WITH THE KEY BUTTON, OR BY TURNING THE KEY IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR. ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO I STARTED REMOVING THE FUSE TO RESET THE LOCK MECHANISM. THIS WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH, THEN...
Mileage: 70,000
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN - TURN SIGNAL INOPERATIVE. TURN SIGNAL (LEFT AND RIGHT) WILL INTERMITTENTLY CUT OUT. EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUE TO WORK AND FUSE IS FUNCTIONAL. TURNING IGNITION ON/OFF SOMETIMES FIXES PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 52,017
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN - TURN SIGNAL INOPERATIVE. TURN SIGNAL (LEFT AND RIGHT) WILL INTERMITTENTLY CUT OUT. EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUE TO WORK AND FUSE IS FUNCTIONAL. TURNING IGNITION ON/OFF SOMETIMES FIXES PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 52,017
MANUAL SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES DO NOT WORK. THIS MUST BE A DEFECT. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE HINGES AND ROLLERS. THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP WANTS TO CHARGE $615.00 TO FIX EACH DOOR!! *TR
MANUAL SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES DO NOT WORK. THIS MUST BE A DEFECT. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE HINGES AND ROLLERS. THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP WANTS TO CHARGE $615.00 TO FIX EACH DOOR!! *TR
MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN'S POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A YR AGO (2009) I TRIED REPLACING THE FUSE, NEW BATTERY. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE IS ONLY ONE KEYED ENTRY INTO THE VEHICLE WHICH IS ON THE DRIVERS DOOR WHICH FORCES YOU TO CRAWL ALL AROUND THE VEHICLE TO OPEN THE OTHER 3 DOOR. ...
Mileage: 54,000
MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN'S POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A YR AGO (2009) I TRIED REPLACING THE FUSE, NEW BATTERY. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE IS ONLY ONE KEYED ENTRY INTO THE VEHICLE WHICH IS ON THE DRIVERS DOOR WHICH FORCES YOU TO CRAWL ALL AROUND THE VEHICLE TO OPEN THE OTHER 3 DOOR. ...
Mileage: 54,000
THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF, OR WON'T WORK AT ALL ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE ISSUE STARTED NEARLY 2 YEARS AGO. I HAD IT INTO THE DEALER FOR THE ISSUE BUT THE LIGHTS WERE WORKING AT THAT POINT. A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE FREQUENT. TODAY, THE HEADLIG...
Mileage: 50,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN. POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. HAVE TO PULL A 20 AMP IOD FUSE TO RESET THE SYSTEM. ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK DOORS IS FROM DRIVER DOOR, THEN CRAWL THROUGHOUT VAN TO MANUALLY UNLOCK DOORS. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR MY CHILDREN OR IF IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO VEHICLE IS REQUIRED. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING ON MY 2005 CARAVAN. AFTER LOOKING AT THE INTERNET I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VAN AND DODGE KNOWS ABOUT IT. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUED TO MAKE DODGE FIX THE PROBLEM. NOT HAVING DOOR LOCKS IS VERY DANGEROUS. DID THE I...
Mileage: 50,000
THE POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN THEY COULD OPEN THE DOORS. IT IS SUPPOSED TO LOCK AUTOMATICALLY BUT I CAN'T EVEN MANUALLY LOCK IT. ALSO THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 112,000
THE POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN THEY COULD OPEN THE DOORS. IT IS SUPPOSED TO LOCK AUTOMATICALLY BUT I CAN'T EVEN MANUALLY LOCK IT. ALSO THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 112,000
I HAVE A '05 DODGE CARAVAN THAT HAS THE HEADLAMPS SHUTTING OFF DURING MORNING AND EVENING USE. SOMETIMES, THE LAMPS BLINKS ON THEN OFF, OR SEVERAL BLINKS. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WHEN THIS OCCURS, FLIPPING THE SWITCH TO THE OFF/ON POSITION. SOMETIMES THE SWITCH ACTIVATES THE LAMPS, IN OTH...
Mileage: 91,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. HE HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE, WAIT AND RE-INSERT THE FUSE IN ORDER FOR IT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS T...
Mileage: 50,000
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING. *TR
Mileage: 63,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. HE ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE VEHICLE USING THE REMOTE ENTRY BUT THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. HE HAD TO OPEN THE DOORS BY MANUALLY INSERTING THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE REMOTE KEYS NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER WAS TO ABLE TO OPEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR. THE LOCKS IN THE VEHICLE SHOULD LOCK AUTOMATICALLY, HOWEVER, THEY FAILED TO LOCK AND MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS...
Mileage: 119,000
THE SIDEWALL BLOWOUT OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE DODGE CARAVAN 2005 BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42B2 98T 215/65R16. *TR
Mileage: 41,500
2005 CARAVAN: HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENT JUST AS EVERYONE ELSE IS DESCRIBING. I WENT SHOPPING TONIGHT AROUND SUNSET. WHEN I GOT TO MY VEHICLE TO RETURN HOME THE HEADLIGHTS WOULDN'T WORK. AFTER 5 MINUTES OF SWITCHING ON AND OFF, THEY FINALLY CAME ON. AT SOME POINT DURING MY 3 MILE RIDE HOME THE ...
Mileage: 93,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN, POWER LOCKS ON DOORS, DOORS FAIL TOO LOCK WHEN ENGAGED, WHEN THE VAN IS RUNNING DOORS USUALLY LOCK BETWEEN 20 MPS OR 30 MPH I BELIEVE THAT THIS NEEDS TOO BE LOOKED INTO IT APPEARS TOO BE A SAFETY FEATURE AS T DOORSCOULD ACCIDENTALLY OPENING AND CAUSING LOSS OF LIFE OR INJURY TOO...
Mileage: 166,552
POWER LOCKS RANDOMLY QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. IF YOU DISCONNECT THE BATTERY OR PULL THE IOD FUSE AND PUT IT BACK IN THE LOCKS START TO WORK AGAIN. *TR
Mileage: 115,000
HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON OR WILL SPONTANEOUSLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. IF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS TOGGLED ON/OFF SEVERAL TIMES THEY MAY CONTINUE TO WORK AGAIN. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A MOUNTAIN PASS AT NIGHT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUA...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A DEFECTIVE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT HE COULD NOT CONFIRM THAT THE REPAIR WOULD CORRECT THE FAIL...
Mileage: 13,000
HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY FAIL ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN - AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME FORGETTING TO TURN ON THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY, BUT NOW THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE TIME, WITH THE LIGHTS ON THE "ON" POSITION THEY DON'T WORK, ONLY HIGH BEAMS AND PARKING LIGHTS. I HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS ANYMORE, AND I HAVE ...
Mileage: 68,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR FAILED AND THE DOOR WOULD ONLY OPEN MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000...
Mileage: 70,000
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. POWER LOCKS QUIT WORKING. CAN NOT UNLOCK WITH REMOTE KEY, MUST USE KEY IN LOCK TO OPEN. I WAS TOLD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND THE IOD FUSE FOR TEN MINUTES AND RECONNECT. LOCKS WORK AWHILE THEN QUIT. I WAS TOLD THAT DODGE HAD A SOFT WARE FIX BUT, IT WOULD COST AB...
Mileage: 58,560
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. POWER LOCKS QUIT WORKING. CAN NOT UNLOCK WITH REMOTE KEY, MUST USE KEY IN LOCK TO OPEN. I WAS TOLD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND THE IOD FUSE FOR TEN MINUTES AND RECONNECT. LOCKS WORK AWHILE THEN QUIT. I WAS TOLD THAT DODGE HAD A SOFT WARE FIX BUT, IT WOULD COST AB...
Mileage: 58,560
'05 DODGE CARAVAN AUTO DOOR LOCK FAILURES. SOMETIMES MINUTES, SOMETIMES DAYS. FUSE MUST BE PULLED. NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL CEASE WORKING. WORRIED IF I CARRY CHILDREN IN MY VAN. IS THERE A RECALL? *TR
Mileage: 180,000
1. ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY FROM BOTH THE KEY CONTROL PAD AND INTERIOR SWITCHES. THE SLIDING SIDE DOOR ALSO DID NOT OPERATE 2. IT IS PERSISTENT SINCE IT HAS HAPPENED. THE LIGHTS BLINK SO YOU THINK THERE IS NO PROBLEM. AS A RESULT YOU HAVE TO USE THE KEY AND MANUALLY OPEN OR LO...
Mileage: 98,000
1. ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY FROM BOTH THE KEY CONTROL PAD AND INTERIOR SWITCHES. THE SLIDING SIDE DOOR ALSO DID NOT OPERATE 2. IT IS PERSISTENT SINCE IT HAS HAPPENED. THE LIGHTS BLINK SO YOU THINK THERE IS NO PROBLEM. AS A RESULT YOU HAVE TO USE THE KEY AND MANUALLY OPEN OR LO...
Mileage: 98,000
POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. DEALER CLAIMS NO LIABILITY NOR DOES DODGE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE'S BACK DOOR/LIFT GATE WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL. *TR
Mileage: 31,000
POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. DEALER CLAIMS NO LIABILITY NOR DOES DODGE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE'S BACK DOOR/LIFT GATE WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL. *TR
Mileage: 31,000
POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. DEALER CLAIMS NO LIABILITY NOR DOES DODGE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE'S BACK DOOR/LIFT GATE WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL. *TR
Mileage: 31,000
SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WILL NOT COME ON WHEN WE TURN THEM ON. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME BUT IT HAS CAUSED US TO HAVE TO WAIT TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE. THERE HAS BEEN ONE INCIDENT WHEN WE WERE DRIVING HOME AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. SO FAR JUST PLAYIN...
Mileage: 70,000
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THAT CONSISTENTLY HAS POWER LOCK FAILURES. I HAVE BEEN TO MANY FORUMS ON THE INTERNET AND IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN OWNERS. THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THAT CONSISTENTLY HAS POWER LOCK FAILURES. I HAVE BEEN TO MANY FORUMS ON THE INTERNET AND IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN OWNERS. THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN BCM SOFTWARE FAILURE ' THE FAILURE HAPPENED UNEXPECTEDLY ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO. IT RESULTED IN POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE FOR THE VAN AND EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE NOT SHUTTING OFF WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY TAKEN OUT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED, IT WAS...
Mileage: 91,460
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE OPERATING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE BLADE BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE WIPER AND CAUSED SEVERAL SMALL SCRATCHES ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. ON ONE OCC...
Mileage: 64,826
MY POWER DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED TO WORK ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THEY STOPPED BUT I IMMEDIATELY DID A SEARCH ON THE NET AND FOUND A # OF OTHER CARAVAN OWNERS WITH SAME PROBELM. APPARENTLY YOU CAN FIX IT BY REMOVING THE FUSE AND THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL FROM THE BATTERY. THAT F...
THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR APPROX 1 YEAR. WHEN I WIGGLE THE LIGHT SWITCH AROUND THE LIGHTS WILL GO ON SOMETIMES. THIS USUALLY TAKES ABOUT 10 MINUTES. I'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE LIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AND HAVING TO PULL OVER AND DO ...
Mileage: 35,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK THE DOORS IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT NEITHER THE KEYLESS ENTRY OR THE MANUAL DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE...
Mileage: 91,000
PROBLEM: THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN QUIT WORKING WITH BOTH INTERIOR AND REMOTE CONTROLS. DATA: THE WEB SITE BELOW IS ONE OF SEVERAL SITES THAT ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. WITH OVER 250 ENTRIES AT THIS ONE WEB SITE DESCRIBING A PROBLEM IDENTICAL TO MINE, IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE PROBLE...
WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN THE GAS PEDAL BECAME "STUCK". THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST ( I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 3 YRS.) THIS TIME THOUGH IT TOOK LONGER TO "UNSTICK" IT. USUALLY IF I PRESS HARDER ON THE PEDAL IT WILL START WORKING NORMALLY AGAIN. THIS TIME IT DIDN'T BUDGE AND T...
Mileage: 78,000
DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO ENGAGE AND KEY FOB WILL NOT FUNCTION. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENS SIX TO EIGHT INCHES AND STOPS. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENS SIX TO EIGHT INCHES AND STOPS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE CONSOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID: 10V008000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THE WARNING LIGHT...
Mileage: 56,000
THE LIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF, OR NOT COME ON AT ALL. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON-LINE, I FIND THIS TO BE A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM AND THE DEALERS DON'T APPEAR TO KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD CAUSING ME TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH NO HEADLIGHTS ...
Mileage: 40,000
THE LIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF, OR NOT COME ON AT ALL. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON-LINE, I FIND THIS TO BE A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM AND THE DEALERS DON'T APPEAR TO KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD CAUSING ME TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH NO HEADLIGHTS ...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH, THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. WHEN USING THE KEY TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOORS, THE SECURITY ALARM WOULD ENGAGE. WHEN LOCKING THE DOORS WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE, THE ALARM SYSTEM WOULD SET BU...
Mileage: 80,000
POWER DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN HAVE QUIT WORKING. THERE IS ONLY ONE DOOR THAT HAS A KEY HOLE TO USE A KEY IN. I HAVE TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S DOOR, THEN REACH OVER AND UNLOCK THE OTHER DOORS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. I CAN'T AFFORD TO TRADE MY VEHICLE IN OR I WOULD. ...
POWER DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN HAVE QUIT WORKING. THERE IS ONLY ONE DOOR THAT HAS A KEY HOLE TO USE A KEY IN. I HAVE TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S DOOR, THEN REACH OVER AND UNLOCK THE OTHER DOORS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. I CAN'T AFFORD TO TRADE MY VEHICLE IN OR I WOULD. ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES AND THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT REPLACED. HE BELIEVED THAT BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKES WERE NEVER REPLACED, IT WAS CAUSING THE MASTER CYLINDER TO FUNCTION INCORRECTLY AND PREMATURELY WEARING THE FRON...
Mileage: 12,000
FAILURE OF HEADLIGHTS ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED ON, THE PARKING AND TAIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATE, HOWEVER THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT. THE HEADLIGHTS CAN ONLY BE ILLUMINATED BY HOLDING ON THE TEMPORARY HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. I HAVE READ OF NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAI...
Mileage: 100,000
FAILURE OF HEADLIGHTS ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED ON, THE PARKING AND TAIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATE, HOWEVER THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT. THE HEADLIGHTS CAN ONLY BE ILLUMINATED BY HOLDING ON THE TEMPORARY HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. I HAVE READ OF NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAI...
Mileage: 100,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SENSOR FOR THE DOOR LOCKS DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND DOORS WOULD SUDDENLY LOCK ON THEIR OWN. THE CONTACT HAD TO UNLOCK THE DOORS MANUALLY. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND SOMEONE APPROACHED THE VEHICLE, THE PANIC ALARM WOULD BEGI...
Mileage: 49,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SENSOR FOR THE DOOR LOCKS DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND DOORS WOULD SUDDENLY LOCK ON THEIR OWN. THE CONTACT HAD TO UNLOCK THE DOORS MANUALLY. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND SOMEONE APPROACHED THE VEHICLE, THE PANIC ALARM WOULD BEGI...
Mileage: 49,000
THERE ARE 3 SEPARATE INCIDENTS HAPPENED TO THE VEHICLE. ONCE WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AND TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY, 3 TIMES THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN ON ITS OWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN GO OUT ON THERE OWN. ISSUE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR
Mileage: 91,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE WHEELS BECAME EXTREMELY WOBBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THE SHOCK TOWER FRAME WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFE...
Mileage: 80,000
LETTER FROM SENATOR KOHL ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE PROBLEM WITH DODGE CARAVAN (RESPOND DIRECTLY TO CONSTITUENT) DOT/I#2010-1105 *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AUTO MANUFACTURES SHOULDN'T HAVE DIRECT CONTROL OVER THE OPERATION OF AUTOMOBILES ONCE IN THE CONSUMERS POSSESSION. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEH...
LETTER FROM SENATOR KOHL ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE PROBLEM WITH DODGE CARAVAN (RESPOND DIRECTLY TO CONSTITUENT) DOT/I#2010-1105 *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AUTO MANUFACTURES SHOULDN'T HAVE DIRECT CONTROL OVER THE OPERATION OF AUTOMOBILES ONCE IN THE CONSUMERS POSSESSION. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEH...
POWER LOCKS STOP WORKING BOTH BY REMOTE KEYCHAIN AND ON DOORS, REQUIRING DOORS TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED, AND LEAVING THE REAR HATCH DOOR UNLOCKABLE MANUALLY AND OCCUPANTS AND PROPERTY VULNERABLE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW, AND ONLY CORRECTS WHEN THE 20 AMP FUS...
Mileage: 55,000
POWER LOCKS STOP WORKING BOTH BY REMOTE KEYCHAIN AND ON DOORS, REQUIRING DOORS TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED, AND LEAVING THE REAR HATCH DOOR UNLOCKABLE MANUALLY AND OCCUPANTS AND PROPERTY VULNERABLE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW, AND ONLY CORRECTS WHEN THE 20 AMP FUS...
Mileage: 55,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. WHEN ENGAGING, EITHER THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AT ALL OR THEY WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THEN FAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY OVER A ONE YEAR SPAN. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE ...
Mileage: 85,000
THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT ARE GOING ON AND OFF WITHOUT ACTIVATING THE BUTTON . IN MY OPINION THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED . ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 59,000
THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT ARE GOING ON AND OFF WITHOUT ACTIVATING THE BUTTON . IN MY OPINION THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED . ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 59,000
ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN THE STEERING SLIPS WHEN I START THE CAR ~ THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER THE CAR IS LEFT IN THE RAIN. THE STEERING CATCHES AFTER A MINUTE AND THEN IS FINE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FIRESTONE AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
WE WERE STOPPED WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR, TO TURN INTO THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL, WHEN A 17 YR OLD REAR ENDED US. MY 1 YR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE INTEGRATED CHILD RESTRAINT AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY SAY THE MANUFACTURER SAYS THAT THE INTEGRITY OF THE SEAT CAN NOT...
Mileage: 65,000
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WHICH I PURCHASED FROM NEW. APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TRIED TO RESET THE COMPUTER BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AND RECONNECTING IT A...
Mileage: 55,000
WE OWN A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN AND THE POWER LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING, WHICH TO ME IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN HAVING TWO SMALL CHILDREN. AFTER LOOKING AROUND ON THE WEB THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTER AND THEY HAVE A PATCH PROGRAM ...
Mileage: 76,592
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE CONTACT DETECTED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A LATCH FORK IN THE SEAT BELT STICKING OR POSSIBLY THE SPRING BEING...
Mileage: 112,228
DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN OR SHUT COMPLETELY. IT ONLY OPENS 6 TO 8 INCHES AND CLOSES UNTIL ABOUT 6 TO 8 INCHES. THE LATCHING MECHANISM SOMETIME DOES NOT WORK AT ALL OR REPEATEDLY TRIES TO AUTO LATCH ITSELF. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME WE TRY TO USE THE AUTO DOOR FEATURE. IT APPEARS THAT SOME WIR...
DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN OR SHUT COMPLETELY. IT ONLY OPENS 6 TO 8 INCHES AND CLOSES UNTIL ABOUT 6 TO 8 INCHES. THE LATCHING MECHANISM SOMETIME DOES NOT WORK AT ALL OR REPEATEDLY TRIES TO AUTO LATCH ITSELF. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME WE TRY TO USE THE AUTO DOOR FEATURE. IT APPEARS THAT SOME WIR...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. BOTH THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF. THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL HEADLIGHTS THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THEY WOULD RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO SEE WHY THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED. HE...
Mileage: 46,000
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH ONLY 50000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBORD WILL INTERMITTENLY START BLINKING OFF AND ON THE SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE GAS GAUGE BOUNCES FROM EMPTY TO FULL. SOMETIMES THE CAR'S IGNITION KILLS WHILE DRIVIN...
Mileage: 47,000
POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. I WAS TOLD BY THE DODGE DEALER IT WOULD COST $76 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. HE SAID IT IS COMMON AND WOULD EITHER BE THE SWITCH OR FUSE. *TR
Mileage: 72,000
GAS PEDAL STICKS. STICKS EVERY SO OFTEN-20 TIMES OR SO AT LIGHTS, ON HIGHWAYS, ETC. WAS TOLD ERG VALVE REPLACEMENT MIGHT HAVE AFFECTED THIS. 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSEQUENCES INCLUDE STOMPING GAS PEDAL TO SPEED UP WHEN IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Mileage: 935,000
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING. I HAVE TO DETACH BATTERY FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND RE HOOK UP TO RESET LOCKS THEN THEY SEEM TO WORK ONLY FOR A VARYING AMOUNT OF TIME. I THEN HAVE TO DO THE SAME PROCEDURE OVER AGAIN. I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG THIS WILL WORK SO I WILL TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Mileage: 605,080
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN I BOUGHT USED FROM THE DEALER IN 2005. IN 2007 THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR LOCK FAILED. I CANNOT LOCK THE DOOR WITH THE AUTO LOCK SYSTEM INSIDE THE VAN OR ON THE KEY FOB. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TO LOOK AT AND WAS TOLD THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED. ONE YEAR LATE...
Mileage: 50,000
ON OUR 2005 DODGE CARAVAN THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED TO COME ON, AND HAVE ALSO GONE OUT BY THEMSELVES. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND AT LEAST 20 OTHER PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING. WEBSITE: TOPIX. THIS IS A FAIRLY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR PEOPLE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND TO U...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. HE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE AIR BAG SENSORS AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALL...
Mileage: 75,477
AUTOMATIC LOCKS STOP WORKING ON DODGE 2005 CARAVANS. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD AND REMOVING THE FUSE AND REINSERTING IT SEVERAL TIMES IT STARTS TO WORK. THIS HAPPENS EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. IT HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF OTHER DRIVERS/OWNERS. THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF IT BUT WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX THE PRO...
Mileage: 83,750
WE PURCHASED OUR 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN NEW AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT JUST STARTED COMING ON AND OFF THIS WINTER (2009-2010). NOW THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP TO HAVE THEM RUN THE DIAGNOSTICS ON THE LIGHT. THE CODE CAME BACK AS A BAD LF AIRBAG SENSOR AN...
THE POWER LOCK SYSTEM IS FAILING ALMOST ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS NOT A RECALL PROBLEM ALTHOUGH FROM THIS SITE: HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/POWER_LOCKS_WILL_NOT_LOCK_OR_UNLOCK , AND OTHERS THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM TAKING PLACE MOSTLY AFTER THE VEHI...
CONSIST ISSUES WITH THE LOCKS IN MY 2005 GRAND DODGE CARAVAN. LOCK WON'T UNLOCK AND A VERY HARD TO PULL UP AND THE LOCKS WON'T LOCK. SAFETY HAZARD FOR THOSE IN THE CAR AND MOSTLY FOR KIDS. SEEMS TO BE A REALLY ISSUE WITH YEAR OF VAN. PLEASE VIEW THIS LINK : HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DO...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO T...
Mileage: 58,000
DESCRIPTION: I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 10 JAN 2010 WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. THE ACCIDENT WAS INITIALLY CAUSED BY AN INDIVIDUAL CARRYING FURNITURE IN THE BACK OF HIS PICK-UP TRUCK. THE FURNITURE FELL OUT OF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK FORCED MYSELF AND ANOTHER DRIVER IN FRONT OF...
Mileage: 92,500
DESCRIPTION: I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 10 JAN 2010 WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. THE ACCIDENT WAS INITIALLY CAUSED BY AN INDIVIDUAL CARRYING FURNITURE IN THE BACK OF HIS PICK-UP TRUCK. THE FURNITURE FELL OUT OF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK FORCED MYSELF AND ANOTHER DRIVER IN FRONT OF...
Mileage: 92,500
DESCRIPTION: I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 10 JAN 2010 WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. THE ACCIDENT WAS INITIALLY CAUSED BY AN INDIVIDUAL CARRYING FURNITURE IN THE BACK OF HIS PICK-UP TRUCK. THE FURNITURE FELL OUT OF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK FORCED MYSELF AND ANOTHER DRIVER IN FRONT OF...
Mileage: 92,500
DESCRIPTION: I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 10 JAN 2010 WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. THE ACCIDENT WAS INITIALLY CAUSED BY AN INDIVIDUAL CARRYING FURNITURE IN THE BACK OF HIS PICK-UP TRUCK. THE FURNITURE FELL OUT OF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK FORCED MYSELF AND ANOTHER DRIVER IN FRONT OF...
Mileage: 92,500
WENT OUT TO START VAN TO GO TO WORK AND HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. HAD TO CALL IN TO WORK AND MISS A WHOLE DAYS WORK. FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. WE HAVE ONLY ONE VEHICLE AND THE MECHANIC CANNOT CHECK IT OUT UNTIL A WEEK FROM TODAY. NEED A VEHICLE TO GET TO WORK OR I WILL LOSE MY JOB AND I AM T...
Mileage: 104,600
BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM WITH MY VAN, FINDING ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. 2005 DODGE CARAVAN....THE POWER LOCKS STOP WORKING AND IS A PAIN TO HAVE TO REACH AROUND TO LOCK AND UNLOCK ALL THE DOORS. SEEMS THAT IF YOU PULL THE IDM FUSE FOR 30 SECONDS AND THEN REINSTALL IT, THE ...
FRONTAL SENSOR/AIR BAG MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IN MY VEHICLE HAS BE ILLUMINATING FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW. I LOOKED INTO A RECALL AT THE TIME MY DEALER SERVICE CENTER ADVISED ME OF THE MEANING OF THE WARNING LIGHT. AT THAT TIME I SEEN A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF...
Mileage: 85,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN. I HAD AN ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND HEARD A CLICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. I HAD IT CHECKED BY A NON-DODGE DEALER AND HE RESEARCHED AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS ENGINE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH CRACKED FLYWHEELS CAUSING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. I THOUGHT IT UNUSUAL THAT A MAIN PART SUCH AS A FLY...
Mileage: 77,200
2005 DODGE CARAVAN. I HAD AN ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND HEARD A CLICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. I HAD IT CHECKED BY A NON-DODGE DEALER AND HE RESEARCHED AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS ENGINE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH CRACKED FLYWHEELS CAUSING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. I THOUGHT IT UNUSUAL THAT A MAIN PART SUCH AS A FLY...
Mileage: 77,200
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT WE HAVE HAD A PECULIAR & OCCASIONAL ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH OUR 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 63,000 MILES, WE WERE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SUCH AS TRYING TO PASS IN TRAFFIC, AND/OR TRYING TO START UP FROM A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE THROTTLE FELT BLOCKED AND ...
Mileage: 63,000
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT WE HAVE HAD A PECULIAR & OCCASIONAL ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH OUR 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 63,000 MILES, WE WERE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SUCH AS TRYING TO PASS IN TRAFFIC, AND/OR TRYING TO START UP FROM A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE THROTTLE FELT BLOCKED AND ...
Mileage: 63,000
POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO WORK HAVE TO PULL FUSE TO RESET SYSTEM ONLY 1 DOOR LOCK THAT HAS A KEY VERY DANGEROUS TO GET FAMILY INTO VEHICLE. *CN
Mileage: 75,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN DOOR SAFETY LOCKS OPEN AND CLOSE CONTINIOUSLY THE DOOR OPEN 3 TIMES WHILE I DROVE AS A RESULT - KID NEARLY FELL OUT OF VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 133,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE PUTTING GROCERY INTO THE TRUNK OF HER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STARTED THEN STALLED ON ITS OWN. SHE WAS HOLDING THE KEYS IN HER HAND AND THERE WERE NO OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. SHE ALSO DOES NOT HAVE A REMOTE KEY STARTER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED T...
Mileage: 101,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE PUTTING GROCERY INTO THE TRUNK OF HER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STARTED THEN STALLED ON ITS OWN. SHE WAS HOLDING THE KEYS IN HER HAND AND THERE WERE NO OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. SHE ALSO DOES NOT HAVE A REMOTE KEY STARTER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED T...
Mileage: 101,000
I HAVE A 05 DODGE CARAVAN. POWER LOCKS JUST QUIT. LOOKED ON WEBSITE AND SAW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE WERE SUGGESTIONS OF A QUICK FIX BUT NOT A PERMANENT ONE. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM SEEMS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX IT. *TR
Mileage: 81,400
2005 GRAND CARAVAN...POWER LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK BY EITHER THE REMOTE OR THE DOOR SWITCH. CAUSING DRIVING WITH DOORS UNLOCKED. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN THAT I HAVE HAD FOR 2 WINTERS NOW AND BOTH WINTERS IT HAS BLOWN THE POWER STEERING PUMP LEAVING A GIANT RED PUDDLE ON THE GROUND AND A GIANT REPAIR BILL ON MY WALLET! I HAVE DISCUSSED IT WITH MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD TO EXPECT THIS AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR! I DO NOT FIND THIS...
Mileage: 58,000
MY WIFE, 2 YOUNG CHILDREN, AND I WENT OUT TO SPEND THE AFTERNOON RUNNING ERRANDS. WHEN WE LEFT OUR HOME, THE DOOR LOCKS WORKED WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM AS WELL AS WITH THE SWITCHES INSIDE THE CAR. AFTER MAKING OUR SECOND STOP OF THE AFTERNOON, MY WIFE NOTICED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS WERE NO LONGER ...
PARKING LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN SWITCH IS OFF. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY CHANGED SWITCH. LIGHTS HAVE BEEN OK SINCE. PROBLEM MAY BE SOLVED. HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE PASS. HAD TO TURN LIGHTS ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES TO GET LIGHTS TO TURN OFF. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
PARKING LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN SWITCH IS OFF. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY CHANGED SWITCH. LIGHTS HAVE BEEN OK SINCE. PROBLEM MAY BE SOLVED. HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE PASS. HAD TO TURN LIGHTS ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES TO GET LIGHTS TO TURN OFF. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
I OWN A 05 DODGE CARAVAN. AND THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO GET UPDATED SOFTWARE FROM THE DEALER IN ORDER TO FIX THE ISSUE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURED DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY DODGE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. HE STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM TO DISCONNECT THE BODY MODULE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A SECOND DIAGNOSIS WAS PERFORMED AN...
Mileage: 58,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE IN HALF WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE WHEEL BENT OUTWARD AND THE REAR QUARTER PANEL HIT THE GUARD RAIL AND THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED T...
Mileage: 60,000
05 DODGE CARAVAN POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO FUNCTION AFTER SHORT TIME AFTER RESET. HAVE REST SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES. PULLING BCM FUSE AND OR UNHOOKING BATTERY RESETS SYSTEM AND THEN FAILS AFTER SHORT TIME. LAST TIME FIT FAILED REAR HATCH LOCK WOULD NOT ENGAGE. HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY AGAIN TO GET DOO...
Mileage: 86,450
2005 DODGE CARAVAN - HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND AT RANDOM. DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT, THE LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT. *TR
Mileage: 84,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WITH PEP BOYS DEFINITY EX600/P215/70R15 TIRES. THE TOP LAYER ON ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES ARE PEELING OFF. THE TIRES WAS TAKEN BACK TO PEP BOYS . SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD PRORATE THE PRICE BECAUSE THERE ARE RECALLS NO RECALLS ON THE TIRES PEP BOYS DEFINI...
Mileage: 84,000
INTERIOR AUTOMATIC AND KEYLESS ENTRY LOCKS FAILED TO WORK. MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON HAS DIFFICULTY PULL THE MANUAL LOCKING DEVICE UP ALSO. FOUND INFORMATION FROM OTHER CAR OWNER ONLINE ABOUT THE DEFECT IN THE DODGE CARAVAN 2005 TO FIX AUTOMATIC LOCKING DEFECT TEMPORARILY. *TR
Mileage: 49,700
POWER LOCK FAILURE DEALER SWITCHES FUSE AND THE ISSUE COMES BACK WITHIN A WEEK. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR PEOPLE WITH VANS USUALLY HAVE KIDS AND THEY COULD OPEN DOORS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND U CAN NOT LOCK VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN THEFT/VANDALISM. *TR
Mileage: 115,328
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL. WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH REMOTE OR SWITCHES ON DOORS. HAVE TO REMOVE IOD FUSE FOR 10 SECONDS OR MORE TO RESTORE FUNCTION. POWER LOCKS WILL ONLY WORK FOR 2 OR 3 DAYS BEFORE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. DRIVERS DOOR POWER WINDOW ALSO HAS INTERMITTENT PROBLE...
Mileage: 75,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN, PARKING LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. THE LAST TWO DAYS SO LONG THAT IT KILLED THE BATTERY. *TR
Mileage: 25,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN, HEADLIGHTS JUST GO OUT A NIGHT FOR NO REASON. ALSO AT TIMES, WHEN YOU TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON THEY DO NOT COME ON. OTHER TIMES WHEN YOU TURN THEM OFF THEY DO NOT TURN OFF UNLESS YOU TURN THEM ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES. THIS STARTED ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO, NOW IT IS BECOMING A REAL SAF...
Mileage: 93,000
REMOTE DOOR LOCKS FAIL. WON'T OPEN WITH REMOTE. HAVE TO PULL THE IOD FUSE FOR 5 SECONDS. A POSSIBLE SAFETY CONCERN IF LOCKS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. *TR
Mileage: 51,000
REMOTE DOOR LOCKS FAIL. WON'T OPEN WITH REMOTE. HAVE TO PULL THE IOD FUSE FOR 5 SECONDS. A POSSIBLE SAFETY CONCERN IF LOCKS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. *TR
Mileage: 51,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHEN DRIVING OR IDLING ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THE HEAD-LIGHTS WOULD FAIL. THIS FAILURE LASTS FROM 30 SECONDS UP TO ONE MINUTE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT NO REMEDY WAS PROVIDE...
Mileage: 106,701
THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ALWAYS COME ON WHEN SWITCHED ON. IT SOMETIMES TAKES SEVERAL OR MANY MANY TRIES TO MAKE THEM WORK. OCCASIONALLY, THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND IS NOT ALWAYS NOTICED UNTIL WE ARE ON A DARK STREET. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE FOUND FORUM...
Mileage: 66,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. ON 3 OCCASIONS IN ONE NIGHT MY HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY. ON TWO OCCASIONS THEY CAME RIGHT BACK ON. THE THIRD TIME I HAD TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TO GET THEM TO COME ON. AFTER GOOGLING THIS PROBLEM I NOTICED THER...
Mileage: 63,000
I OWN A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN AND THE POWER LOCKS QUIT WORKING, THE HORN BLOWS AND THE LIGHTS BLINK WHEN YOU PUSH THE KEYLESS BUTTON BUT THE LOCKS DON'T LOCK OR UNLOCK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE KIDS IN THE BACK CAN OPEN THE DOORS AND WE THINK THEY ARE LOCKED. I HAVE ASKED THE DODGE GARAGE ABOUT A ...
Mileage: 72,648
I OWN A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN AND THE POWER LOCKS QUIT WORKING, THE HORN BLOWS AND THE LIGHTS BLINK WHEN YOU PUSH THE KEYLESS BUTTON BUT THE LOCKS DON'T LOCK OR UNLOCK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE KIDS IN THE BACK CAN OPEN THE DOORS AND WE THINK THEY ARE LOCKED. I HAVE ASKED THE DODGE GARAGE ABOUT A ...
Mileage: 72,648
2005 DODGE CARAVAN - AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. VEHICLE APPARENTLY DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR THE RECALL CAMPAIGN BUT HAS THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS NEEDED FOR REPLACEMENT: 1. AIRBAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED 2. VEHICLE REGISTERED IN A "SALT BELT" AREA WHICH COULD CAUSE CORROSION. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS I'VE BEEN TAKING MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP WITH CONCERN OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN 2 AND 3RD GEAR, I'VE BEEN IN REVERSE AND MY VAN HAS GONE INTO DRIVE, I'VE BEEN IN DRIVE AND MY VANS GONE IN REVERSE, MY VAN HESITATES, STALLS AND EVEN DIES. MY TRANS...
I'M WRITING THIS TO COMPLAINT ABOUT 2005 DODGE CARAVAN POWER LOCK NOT WORKING. WE HAVE 2005 DODGE CARAVAN AND OUR POWER LOCK STOP WORKING. IT WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK ANYMORE. I HAVE CHECK ALL FUSE AND ALL ARE FINE. WHEN YOU GO TO SPEED OF 20MPH IT USED TO LOCK AND EVEN THAT STOP WORKING. I CALLED TH...
Mileage: 39,000
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN, I CONTINUE TO HAVE MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE.. LAST YEAR MY CAR KEPT STALING SO I TOOK IT IN.. ONLY TO FIND OUT MY EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED( OF COURSE NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY)... NOW MY POWER DOOR LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY, AND N...
Mileage: 56,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. EVERY 5-10 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE BELIEVES THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR HAS FAILED, WHICH IN A SITUATION THAT WARRANTS, MAY CAUSE THE AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACT...
Mileage: 90,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN, LOCKS QUIT WORKING. THERE IS A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO REPAIR. IT IS DANGEROUS TO HAVE NONFUNCTIONAL LOCKS WHILE DRIVING. THEY DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHILE DRIVING, LIKE THEY SHOULD. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 71,000
SECOND TIME ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED TO OPERATE FIRST TIME PROBLEM WAS SOLVED BY REMOVING AND REINSTALLING ALL FUSES IN ECM BOX UNDER HOOD. REPAIR LASTED ABOUT ONE MONTH AND THEN SECOND FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 22,750
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAS FAILED. HE WAS ADVISED TO HOLD THE LIGHT SWITCH WHILE DRIVING IN ORDER FOR THE HEAD LIGHTS TO BE OPERATIVE. THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2 HOURS BUT COULD NOT IDENTIFY A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000....
Mileage: 89,600
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK FAILED TO LOCK/UNLOCK ON MY WIFE'S 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON FAILURE ON THIS MODEL AS I DETERMINED FROM A WEB SITE. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/CARAVAN/2005/ELECTRICAL/POWER_DOOR_LOCKS_QUIT_WORKING.SHTM THE PUSH BUTTONS ON THE KEY GIVE THE IND...
Mileage: 72,000
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK FAILED TO LOCK/UNLOCK ON MY WIFE'S 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON FAILURE ON THIS MODEL AS I DETERMINED FROM A WEB SITE. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/CARAVAN/2005/ELECTRICAL/POWER_DOOR_LOCKS_QUIT_WORKING.SHTM THE PUSH BUTTONS ON THE KEY GIVE THE IND...
Mileage: 72,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN. DOOR LOCKS INOPERATIVE. 4 TRIES TO HAVE CORRECTED. TEMP FIX. PROBLEM RE-OCCURS. A REAL THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF 4 CHILDREN PASSENGERS. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
2005 DODGE SXT CARAVAN, POWER DOOR LOCKS INDICATE LOCKED BUT ARE ACTUALLY NOT LOCKED. FOUND GRAND SON OPENING THE DOOR WHILE I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY, WHAT A SHOCK FOR ME THIS WAS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A BIGGER SAFETY PROBLEM THEN THE SAFETY SEAT IF A CHILD FALLS OUT OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE...
Mileage: 147,000
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON OUR 2005 DODGE CARAVAN HAVE STOPPED WORKING AT ONLY 35,555 MILES. THEREFORE, I DO NOT HAVE CONTROL OVER ALL THE LOCKS FROM MY DRIVING POSITION, AND THEY NO LONGER AUTO LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE ATTAINS APPROXIMATELY 9 MPH. OUR SON COULD UNLOCK THE DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVI...
Mileage: 35,555
2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT HEADLIGHT SWITCH MAKES BAD CONNECTION RESULTING IN HEADLIGHTS TO CUT OUT COMPLETELY! SEARCHED ONLINE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER CASES OF THIS HAPPENING TO DODGE CUSTOMERS. *TR
Mileage: 79,857
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOCK HIS VEHICLE THE DOORS, THEY WOULD NOT LOCK ELECTRONICALLY. HE HAS TO MANUALLY UNLOCK AND LOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77002. UPDATED 11/12/09 *CN UPDATED...
Mileage: 77,002
2005 DODGE CARAVAN HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. THE HIGH BEAMS CONTINUE TO WORK BUT THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN 2.4 ENGINE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TWICE UNDER WARRANTY TO REPAIR A "SQUEAL" OF THE BELT. IT SOUND LIKE THE BELT IS NOT TRAVELING CORRECTLY OVER THE TENSIONER PULLEY. NOW IT HAS STARTED THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. SEEM TO DO IT AFTER PUTTING ABOUT 3000 MILE ON THE NEW BELT. (...
Mileage: 21,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. INTERMITTENTLY ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS AND GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL FAIL. USUALLY THEY FLICKER ON AND THEN BACK OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIANS HAVE NOT DEVELOPED A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA...
Mileage: 68,000
DODGE CARAVAN 2005 AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. WITH SMALL CHILDREN THIS COULD BE A REAL ISSUE IF THEY UNLOCK OR LOCK THEMSELVES IN THE CAR AND THE ADULT DOESN'T HAVE THE ACTUAL KEY ON HAND. ONLY WAY TO GET THE DOORS OR TRUNK OPEN IS MANUALLY WITH A KEY NOW AND ONLY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR H...
Mileage: 49,000
DODGE CARAVAN 2005 AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. WITH SMALL CHILDREN THIS COULD BE A REAL ISSUE IF THEY UNLOCK OR LOCK THEMSELVES IN THE CAR AND THE ADULT DOESN'T HAVE THE ACTUAL KEY ON HAND. ONLY WAY TO GET THE DOORS OR TRUNK OPEN IS MANUALLY WITH A KEY NOW AND ONLY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR H...
Mileage: 49,000
SEATBELT CEASED TO FUNCTION. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM/DEFECT WITH THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM. SEATBELT IN QUESTION IS SECOND ROW, PASSENGER SIDE. HAD A CHILD CAR SEAT SECURED IN OUR VEHICLE WITH SEAT BELT. CHILD OUTGREW SEAT, SO SWITCHED OUT FOR A BOOSTER SEAT. ATTEMPTED TO BUCKLE CHILD INTO BOOSTER...
Mileage: 48,600
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS HAVE FAILED. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE IS UNABLE TO SIGNAL OTHER DRIVERS OF HIS INTENTIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,0...
Mileage: 51,000
THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS JUST STOPPED WORKING. YOU HAVE TO UNLOCK THE DRIVERS DOOR AND CLIMB TO ALL THE DOORS TO MAKE SURE AND LOCK THEM MANUALLY. THEY USED TO LOCK WHEN I WENT OVER 20 MPH. IT IS VERY INCONVENIENT AND UNSAFE WITH MY SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VAN. *TR
2005 CARAVAN SXT FRONT AIR BAG SENSORS. *TR
Mileage: 62,609
2005 DODGE CARAVAN SE, POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS REMOTE CONTROL DOOR LOCKS. ALTHOUGH LOCKING SYSTEM CONTINUED TO WORK FOR REAR HATCH THROUGH REMOTE CONTROL. WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED OF THE BCM SOFTWARE UPDATE AND THAT DODGE WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL YEAR BUT...
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN (96,000 MILES) QUIT WORKING ALL OF THE SUDDEN. I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WHEN I TOOK 3 KIDS TO THE MALL & TRIED TO LOCK THE DOORS & NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAVE HAD TO PULL THE IOD FUSE & REPLACE IT TWICE NOW IN 3 DAYS JUST TO BE ABLE TO LOCK MY DOORS. IT ISN'T ...
Mileage: 96,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN HEADLIGHTS KEEPING GOING OUT AND SOMETIMES NOT WORKING AT ALL FROM THE WHEN TURNING ON... *TR
I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ON MY '05 DODGE CARAVAN. I NEVER KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING TO WORK OR NOT. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYDAY THAT I HAVE TO FIGHT WITH MY LIGHTS TO COME ON. MY MECHANIC THINKS IT MAYBE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY DASH LIG...
Mileage: 63,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT- 67500MILES- DOOR-LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. WENT THROUGH THE DISABLE/ENABLE PROCEDURE IN THE OWNER MANUAL TO NO AVAIL. THE ENABLE APPEARED TO WORK(AUDIO SIGNAL), BUT THE LOCKS REMAINED UNRESPONSIVE. WIFE THINKS SHE DID SOMETHING, BUT NOTHING I CAN FIND. NO OTHER ELEC. SYSTEM SE...
Mileage: 67,400
HAVE 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT- TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP FOR 60K MAINTENANCE, MILEAGE AROUND 61,500 AT THE TIME. WAS TOLD THAT SEAL IN RACK-AND-PINION STEERING UNIT WAS LEAKING AND WHOLE UNIT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, SOONER OR LATER. ESTIMATED COST AT THE TIME (JUNE 1, 2009) WAS $750. PUT FLOOR COVER ...
Mileage: 61,500
DOOR LOCK FAILURE OF DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2005 TOOK TO DEALER TWICE WORKED ONLY LITTLE WHILE DEALER JUST KEPT CHARGING MORE FOR FIX. *TR
Mileage: 10,000
OUT OF THE BLUE THE LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN QUIT WORKING BY REMOTE AND LOCK SWITCH ON DOOR PANES ON BOTH SIDES. WE HAVE SMALL CHILDREN WHO RIDE IN THIS VAN AND ARE CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY ISSUE THAT THIS CAUSES. I HAVE REPLACED THE IOD 20A FUSE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO SEE IF IT IS A...
Mileage: 75,450
2005 DODGE CARAVAN, DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING, 100'S OF COMPLAINTS ON WEB, BCM MODULE NEEDS TO BE RE-FLASHED, DODGE CHARGES $100 TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 45,000
WE HAVE OWNED OUR 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SINCE 10/2004 AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER LOCKS FOR TWO YEARS. POWER LOCKS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO US FOR PRACTICAL AND SAFETY REASONS (WE HAVE 3 YOUNG CHILDREN) SO WE WERE PLEASED TO FIND ONLINE FORUMS THAT PROVIDED TEMPORARY COMPUTER REMEDIES TO T...
INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS ON OUR 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WE CAN NOT LOCK THE PASSENGER DOOR FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SWITCH WHEN ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS FAIL. DOORS WILL ALSO NOT LOCK WITH THE KEY FLOB. YOU CAN NOT MANUALLY LOCK THE REAR DOOR SO WHEN THIS OCCURS YOU CAN NOT L...
Mileage: 41,000
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME SITUATION OCCUR TO THEIR 2005 CARAVAN. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR TO GET FIXED YET BUT I DO INTEND TO AS I HAVE 3 YOUNG CHILDREN AND I DO NOT WANT ONE OF THEM TO ACCIDENTAL...
ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING. HAD ONE LOCK MODULE REPLACED FOR #100.00. ONLY WORKED FOR A FEW HOURS. TO LOCK OR UNLOCK DOORS I MUST DO EACH ONE BY HAND ONE AT A TIME. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS COMPUTER PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING DOES NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN DRIVING AS IT SHOULD DODGE IS AWARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
100 % BRAKE FAILURE 2005 DODGE CARAVAN, CUSTOMER COMPLAINED OF LOWER THAN NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL, AFTER CORE BRAKE INSPECTION (PADS ROTORS LINES ETC) I DETERMINED WILL NEED NEW MASTER CYLINDER (NO LOCAL STOCK) CUSTOMER TOOK VEHICLE AND RETURNED ANOTHER DAY WITH ONE LAST STOP, THEN TOTAL MASTER CYLINDER ...
Mileage: 60,000
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN AND THE POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING WITH NO WARNING OF ANY TYPE. *TR
Mileage: 48,000
TODAY AFTER I LOADED UP MY FAMILY INTO MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN I STARTED TO DRIVE OFF TO HEAD TO THE STORE. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE OF FEET I REALIZE THAT I HAVE A FLAT. WHILE I WAS LOOSENING THE LUGNUTS SO I COULD TAKE OFF THE TIRE, TWO OF THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE TIRE IN PLACE SNAPPED WHILE THEY WERE ...
Mileage: 69,332
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN WHEN HE USED THE KEYLESS ENTRY. HE WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS MANUALLY WITH THE KEY. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. WHE...
Mileage: 58,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STARTED THE ENGINE AND HEARD A WHINING NOISE. IT THEN STOPPED AFTER THE VEHICLE WARMED UP. AFTER A MONTH OF EXPERIENCING THIS NOISE, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A GASKET IN THE RACK AND PINION STEE...
Mileage: 38,000
OUR 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE VAN HIT A STEEL LIGHT POLE MOUNTED IN CONCRETE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT. MY DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY/CONCUSSION. *TR
Mileage: 86,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AUTOMATIC REMOTE ENTRY FAILED. SHE HAD TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOORS. WHEN DRIVING MORE THAN 10 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO TH...
Mileage: 67,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND LINKAGES WERE INOPERATIVE. AS A RESULT, HE MAY BE UNABLE TO SAFELY EXIT AND ENTER THE VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAI...
Mileage: 39,000
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS NO EVENT LEADING TO FAILURE. RANDOMLY THE DOOR LOCKS JUST QUIT WORKING. MORE CONCERNING IS THAT THE 19MPH LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT WORK AND THE DOOR LOCK SWITCH QUITS WORKING AS WELL, LEAVING THE REAR DOORS UNLOCKED WHILE DRIVING. T...
Mileage: 45,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREMELY LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE HIGH BEAMS OPERATED ONLY BY MANUALLY HOLDING THE CONTROL MECHANISM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEH...
Mileage: 30,000
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. MY POWER LOCKS AND SLIDING SIDE DOOR STOPPED WORKING. COULD NOT LOCK/UNLOCK DOORS WITH KEY ENTRY NOR THE LOCK SWITCH INSIDE. ALSO, I COULD NOT OPEN/CLOSE THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR WITH KEY ENTRY NOR WITH SWITCH INSIDE THE VAN. HAD TO MANUALLY LOCK/UNLOCK DOORS THROUGHOUT THE...
Mileage: 87,715
MY WIFE DRIVING A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN VAN WAS DISTRACTED AND SOLOED INTO A GUARD RAIL AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. A SAFETY BAG UNDER THE DRIVER'S STEERING WHEEL EXPLODED OPEN AND THE PLASTIC COVER OPENED, IT SMASHED AGAINST HER LEG. AND SHATTERED HER ANKLE. *TR
Mileage: 58,700
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTS THE VEHICLE, THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL, FUEL GAUGE, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASE AND THEN GOES BACK DOWN AND RESETS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT AN APPOINTMENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SCHEDULED UNTIL ...
Mileage: 63,000
PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THEY STOP WORKING. THE FIRST TIME WAS TAKEN CARE OFF BY THE DEALER. NOW THE WARRANTY HAS ENDED AND THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. SINCE IS A MINIVAN IS VERY DIFFICULT TO REACH THE LOCKS BY HAND BECAUSE I HAVE DISABILITIES. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONTAL AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ...
Mileage: 64,000
POWER DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING. CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND HAS A $130 SOFTWARE UPGRADE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! THE VANS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THE REPAIR MANDATORY. CHILDREN COULD EASILY OPEN THE DOORS IN THE BACK SEAT WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE MINIVAN QUIT WORKING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE SEVERAL TIMES. WE HAVE SMALL GRANDCHILDREN THAT ARE RIDING IN THE BACKSEAT AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT THIS. *TR
Mileage: 45,000
POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. YOU HAVE TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY TO RESET THE COMPUTER, WHICH ONLY LASTS A DAY. NOT HAVING DOOR LOCKS THAT LOCK IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND SHOULD BE FOR DODGE. LOOKING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD WITH THEIR PRODUCTS, ESPECIALLY CA...
Mileage: 45,000
FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN, NAMELY POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE, INCLUDING WITH KEY FOB, SWITCH ON INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND AUTOMATIC LOCKING MECHANISM. CAN BE REMEDIED BY DISCONNECTING BATTERY AND RECONNECTING OR REMOVING FUSE AND REPLACING. THIS ONLY HELPS FOR UP TO 2 DAYS. BOUG...
Mileage: 120,000
FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN, NAMELY POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE, INCLUDING WITH KEY FOB, SWITCH ON INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND AUTOMATIC LOCKING MECHANISM. CAN BE REMEDIED BY DISCONNECTING BATTERY AND RECONNECTING OR REMOVING FUSE AND REPLACING. THIS ONLY HELPS FOR UP TO 2 DAYS. BOUG...
Mileage: 120,000
I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES 3 TIMES IT ONLY HAS 48,000 MILES. THIS LAST TIME THEY LASTED 6,000 MILES. THEY DEVOLEP BLUE HEAT SPOTS ON THE ROTORS. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID WHEN DODGE TOOK WEIGHT OUT OF THE FRONT END THEY DECREASED THE SIZE OF ROTORS. I HAVE REPLACED THE OUTER TIEROD TWICE. THE REPAI...
Mileage: 20,000
I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES 3 TIMES IT ONLY HAS 48,000 MILES. THIS LAST TIME THEY LASTED 6,000 MILES. THEY DEVOLEP BLUE HEAT SPOTS ON THE ROTORS. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID WHEN DODGE TOOK WEIGHT OUT OF THE FRONT END THEY DECREASED THE SIZE OF ROTORS. I HAVE REPLACED THE OUTER TIEROD TWICE. THE REPAI...
Mileage: 20,000
THE POWER LOCKS ON MY WIFE'S 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT QUIT WORKING. THE POWER WINDOWS WILL QUIT WORKING AND WILL ALTERNATE(IF DRIVER WINDOW WORKS PASSENGER DOESN'T AND THE OPPOSITE) I HAVE READ ON OTHER SITES ABOUT DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. THIS WORKS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE PROBLEMS COME BACK. ...
Mileage: 80,000
THE POWER LOCKS ON MY WIFE'S 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT QUIT WORKING. THE POWER WINDOWS WILL QUIT WORKING AND WILL ALTERNATE(IF DRIVER WINDOW WORKS PASSENGER DOESN'T AND THE OPPOSITE) I HAVE READ ON OTHER SITES ABOUT DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. THIS WORKS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE PROBLEMS COME BACK. ...
Mileage: 80,000
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND REMAINS ON. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC PLACED ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING SHOWING THE SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER. *TR
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND REMAINS ON. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC PLACED ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING SHOWING THE SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER. *TR
THE FAILURE IS WITH THE DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM ON THE DODGE CARAVAN. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO. THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY OR WITH THE DOOR SWITCHES INSIDE CAR. IF YOU UNHOOK THE BATTERY IN THE CAR THE SYSTEM WILL RESET ITSELF AND THE LOCKS WILL WORK FOR A PERIOD OF TIM...
Mileage: 29,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN HAS APPROXIMATELY 65,00 MILES AND THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. THE REMOTE WOULD CAUSE THE LIGHTS TO FLASH AND THE HORN TO SOUND AS IF THE DOORS LOCKED BUT THEY DID NOT. THE DOOR LOCK BUTTONS INSIDE THE VAN DID NOT WORK, NOR DID THEY LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN REACHING 20...
Mileage: 65,000
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING IN OUR FAMILIES 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. AFTYER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINS I'VE FOUND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER CONSUMERS WHOM OWN THE SAME VEHICLE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT IS FIXED BY JUST SIMPLY REPLACING A BLOWN FUSE BUT IT SEEMS THAT IT IS ...
Mileage: 47,000
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN, PURCHASED NEW. IT HAS 64000 MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN A COLLISION AND HAS NEVER HAD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. THERE WAS A RECALL IN MAY 2007, BUT THE DEALER STATES THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED. WE LIVE IN WESTERN NY W...
Mileage: 64,000
WE OWN A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN AND THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS JUST QUIT WORKING. WE TOOK IT TO OUR CAR REPAIR AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THEM WORKING AGAIN, BUT ONLY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. WE EVENTUALLY TOOK IT BACK TO SAME REPAIR AND THEY CALLED CHRYSLER FOR INFORMATION REGARDING PART REPLACEMENT. WE TO...
POWER LOCK FAILURE: SUDDENLY THE POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. THEY DON'T WORK FROM THE KEY FOB, OR THE POWER LOCK BUTTONS INSIDE THE VAN. ALLEGED SOLUTION IS A SOFTWARE UPDATE, COSTING UPWARDS OF $90.00 AT THE DEALERSHIP. SHORT TERM FIX CONSISTS OF DISCONNECTING BATTERY CABLE. THIS IS A SAFETY...
Mileage: 92,000
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AUTO LOCKS FAIL. KIDS CAN OPEN DOORS WHILE CAR IS MOVING. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY CUSTOMERS ON INTERNET SUPPORT FORUMS AND APPARENTLY DODGE REFUSES TO RECALL THIS ITEM. IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER MODULE OF SOME SORT AND FLASHING THE BIOS SEE...
Mileage: 48,000
UPON CLOSING OF DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ON 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THE GLASS ON THE REAR DOOR SHATTERED AND SENT GLASS FLYING ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT OF THE VAN. THE VAN WAS NOT RUNNING OR MOVING. THE VAN WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR UNUSUAL USE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW BY ME IN MAY OF 2005....
Mileage: 54,987
ON OUR 2005 DODGE CARAVAN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN WE BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DODGE DEALER WE WERE TOLD THAT THE RIGHT HAND FRONT IMPACT SENSOR WAS BAD. THEY SAID THE WIRES WERE CORRODED AND THE SENSOR WAS BAD. IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD COST $250.00 TO REPLACE. AFTER LOOKING AT...
Mileage: 35,000
CAR WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHEN RUNNING. IT BECAME HIGHER PITCHED WHEN TURNING, SOMETIMES A GRINDING NOISE. *TR
Mileage: 54,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE POWER STE...
Mileage: 50,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE POWER STE...
Mileage: 50,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN POWER DOOR LOCK STOP WORKING AFTER REPLACING A BATTERY AT 103,000 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 103,000
POWER DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING. SAME AS EVERYONE WITH THIS PROBLEM-----REMOVING AND REPLACING 20A IOD FUSE TAKES CARE OF PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME. HAVEN'T HEARD OF A PERMANENT FIX YET. WONDER IF DODGE WILL STEP UP TO THE PLATE ON THIS PROBLEM BY RECALLING ALL 2005 DODGE CARAVAN ASAP. *TR
Mileage: 55,545
THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN HAD STOPPED WORKING. I NATURALLY FIGURED IT WAS THE FUSE THAT CONTROLLED THE DOOR LOCK CIRCUIT. I COULD NOT FIND THE DOOR LOCK FUSE, OR EVEN ANY INSTRUCTION WHERE TO FIND THE FUSE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. I WENT ONLINE AND DID A GOOGLE SEARCH CONTAINING "2005 DOD...
Mileage: 82,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 65000 MILES HAD A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN COLD. TOOK VAN TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RESERVOIR. TOTAL COSTS EXCEEDING $1000! I SEE MANY OF THE E...
Mileage: 65,000
THERE IS PREMATURE WEARING OF BRAKES AND ROTORS. IF YOU GO TO THIS WEBSITE YOU WILL SEE HAW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DODGE (GRAND) CARAVAN AND CARAVAN BRAKES. IT IS HORRENDOUS. YOU CAN SEE THIS AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/CARAVAN/2005/BRAKES/BRAKE_PADS_WEAR_OUT_PREMATUREL...
Mileage: 52,000
I BOUGHT THE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN USED FRIDAY, AND FOUND OUT LATER THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK, INSIDE OR OUT OR WITH REMOTE.. I WENT TO THE INTERNET, AND FOUND THROUGH GOOGLE SEARCH THAT MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAFETY PROBLEM I HAVE KIDS, SO LOCK SAFETY IS IMPORTANT. APPAREN...
Mileage: 73,000
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN AND THE LOCKS QUIT WORKING AND A CHILD CAN OPEN THE DOOR IF U ARE MOVING THAT IS VERY UNSAFE. *TR
Mileage: 79,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN POWER LOCKS NO LONGER WORK. WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER NEED TO HAVE A SOFTWARE UPDATE. SINCE DODGE KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND CREATED THE SOFTWARE UPDATE THEN IT NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND BE PAID BY DODGE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 91,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING FAILURE WITH THE DOORS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR LATCHES OPEN AND CLOSE AT RANDOM. THE REAR DOORS OPEN BY THEMSELVES WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES OVER A BUMP AT 15 MPH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY FAILED TO...
Mileage: 70,000
I NOTICED ONE DAY THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN DID NOT WORK. THE DOORS DID NOT LOCK WHEN GOING OVER 20 MPH NOR DID THEY WORK WITH THE BUTTON IN THE VAN OR WITH THE BUTTON ON THE KEY. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED A SOFTWARE REPROGRAMMING - THE C...
Mileage: 83,300
CENTRAL LOCKING SYSTEM DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS EVEN THOUGH IT GIVES THE BEEP LETTING DRIVER THINK IT DOES THE JOB. SOMETIMES THIS PROBLEM CAN BE CURED BY REMOVING IOD FUSE, BUT THE PROBLEM COMES BACK AFTER A FEW DAYS OR EVEN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, HOW...
Mileage: 56,000
CENTRAL LOCKING SYSTEM DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS EVEN THOUGH IT GIVES THE BEEP LETTING DRIVER THINK IT DOES THE JOB. SOMETIMES THIS PROBLEM CAN BE CURED BY REMOVING IOD FUSE, BUT THE PROBLEM COMES BACK AFTER A FEW DAYS OR EVEN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, HOW...
Mileage: 56,000
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STOPPED WORKING. THE SOLUTION BY THE DEALER INCLUDES "REFLASHING" THE COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE IN THE VEHICLE WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE. CLEARLY, THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT WAS RESOLVED WITH THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. DODGE REQUIRED ME TO PAY FOR THIS ...
POWER DOOR LOCKS ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN INOPERATIVE. *TR
Mileage: 29,000
INTERMITTENT FLASHING OF ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHTS. HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY OUT AND ON AGAIN AS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE DARK. POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING, WHICH RENDERS CHILD SAFETY LOCKS TO NOT WORK. OCCURS EVERYDAY. HAD HEADLIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED AND COMPUTER UPDATE...
Mileage: 80,000
INTERMITTENT FLASHING OF ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHTS. HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY OUT AND ON AGAIN AS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE DARK. POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING, WHICH RENDERS CHILD SAFETY LOCKS TO NOT WORK. OCCURS EVERYDAY. HAD HEADLIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED AND COMPUTER UPDATE...
Mileage: 80,000
DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK WILL NOT WORK USING WIRELESS KEYPAD NOR MANUAL BUTTON. CAR IS A DODGE CARAVAN 2005. *TR
Mileage: 22,300
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED. CAN'T LOCK/UNLOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY AUTOMATIC LOCK OR THE SWITCH ON THE DOORS. HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK ALL DOORS BY HAND. FUSE IS FINE AND IF YOU UNHOOK THE BATTERY CABLE FOR A FEW MINUTES IT RESETS AND WORKS FOR VARIED PERIOD OF TIME AFTERWARDS BUT EVENT...
Mileage: 68,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN-POWER DOOR LOCKS AND DRIVERS AUTOMATIC WINDOW PURCHASED VEHICLE IN AUG. 08. VERIFIED UNIT WAS NOT FLOOD VEHICLE/WRECKED. UPON TEST DRIVE NOTICED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK DID NOT WORK NOR DID THE DRIVERS WINDOW GO UP AN DOWN. NOTIFIED THE CAR DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS A FUSE, T...
Mileage: 60,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN-POWER DOOR LOCKS AND DRIVERS AUTOMATIC WINDOW PURCHASED VEHICLE IN AUG. 08. VERIFIED UNIT WAS NOT FLOOD VEHICLE/WRECKED. UPON TEST DRIVE NOTICED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK DID NOT WORK NOR DID THE DRIVERS WINDOW GO UP AN DOWN. NOTIFIED THE CAR DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS A FUSE, T...
Mileage: 60,000
CAN NOT LOCK DOORS WITH KEY FOB OR WITH SWITCH ON DOOR. LIGHTS FLICKER INDICATING LOCKING FUNCTION BUT NO ACTUAL LOCKING TAKES PLACE. VEHICLE NOW ALWAYS UNLOCKED. *TR
Mileage: 32,500
THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN QUIT WORKING. THIS IS ISSUE WITH SMALL CHILDREN BECAUSE THE LOCKS HAVE TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED AND THE DOORS OFTEN STAY UNLOCKED. *TR
Mileage: 32,000
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE AUTOMATIC DOORS LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ON THE KEY PAD AND ON THE INTERIOR LOCKS. I WAS TOLD BY MY DODGE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE IS A SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE THAT COMES OUT OF MY POCKET. THIS IS NOT ONLY UNACCEPTABLE, BUT A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD NOT O...
WE HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN AND THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS CONTINUE TO STOP WORKING. INITIALLY, WE PAID $70 FOR A MECHANIC WHO DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLE. MY HUSBAND HAS DONE THE SAME THING WITH SIMILAR RESULTS. THE FIRST TIME, IT WORKED ABOUT 2 MONTHS. THEN, IT HAPPENED TWICE IN...
Mileage: 39,000
THE POWER LOCKS FOR THE DOORS FAIL TO OPERATE AND LOCK OUR 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DOORS. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO WHEN THE DOOR POWER LOCK QUIT FUNCTIONING. THIS REMAINED THE CASE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I REMOVED FUSES AND REINSERTED THEM BACK I...
POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. KEY FOB WILL ACTIVATE OR ACKNOWLEDGE PRESS OF BUTTON, BUT LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH FOB OR PHYSICAL DOOR BUTTON. *TR
Mileage: 49,000
POWER LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN STOPPED WORKING. FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS GENERALLY STOPS WORKING AT 44,000 MILES, MINE HAD 44,800. TO FIX THE PROBLEM, ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS REMOVE THE IOD FUSE FOR 5 SECONDS AND REPLACE. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE CHARGING A MIN OF $85.00 TO FIX THIS SAME PRO...
Mileage: 44,800
POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. DISCONNECTING BATTERY THEN RECONNECTING BATTERY ONLY WORKS FOR A FEW DAYS. LOCKS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK AUTOMATICALLY BUT FAIL TO DO SO. BUTTONS DO NOT WORK EITHER. *TR
Mileage: 35,900
2005 DODGE CARAVAN DRIVE AXLE FAILURE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. *NJ THE DRIVE AXLE FAILED AS THE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN. *JB
Mileage: 20,616
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE ACTIVATING THE KEYLESS REMOTE ON THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FLASHED AND THE HORN SOUNDED, BUT THE DOORS DID NOT LOCK. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 18-20 MPH, THE DOORS WERE SUPPOSED TO LOCK, BUT DID NOT. THE VEHICLE HAS N...
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE ACTIVATING THE KEYLESS REMOTE ON THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FLASHED AND THE HORN SOUNDED, BUT THE DOORS DID NOT LOCK. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 18-20 MPH, THE DOORS WERE SUPPOSED TO LOCK, BUT DID NOT. THE VEHICLE HAS N...
Mileage: 80,000
AT ANY UNKNOWN TIME, THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK, OR UNLOCK BY WAY OF USING THE KEY FOB BUTTONS. THE BUTTON HOWEVER DOES ACTIVATE THE HORN, WHICH WOULD MAKE YOU THINK THE DOORS ARE LOCKED,IN REALITY THEY ARE NOT. THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SAFE AND SECURED VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN BROUGHT ...
AT ANY UNKNOWN TIME, THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK, OR UNLOCK BY WAY OF USING THE KEY FOB BUTTONS. THE BUTTON HOWEVER DOES ACTIVATE THE HORN, WHICH WOULD MAKE YOU THINK THE DOORS ARE LOCKED,IN REALITY THEY ARE NOT. THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SAFE AND SECURED VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN BROUGHT ...
POWER DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING. DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE BATTERY IS A TEMPORARY FIX. DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE. *TR
Mileage: 33,000
WHILE PARKING ON A SLOPE VEHICLE START ROLLING BACK BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE DRAGGING ME HITTING THE WHEELS OF A TRAILER. *TR
Mileage: 16,814
THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY CAR WILL LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. I GOT OUT OF MY CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY, SHUT THE DOOR AND THE CAR LOCKED. SINCE I WAS GETTING BACK IN, THE KEYS WERE STILL IN THE IGNITION. WHEN DRIVING, YOU CAN HEAR AT HE DOOR LOCKS CLICKING. THE LOCK BUTTON WILL UNLOCK THEM BUT TO LOCK THEM BACK UP, Y...
Mileage: 80,000
POWER DOOR LOCK DOES NOT WORK. *TR
Mileage: 31,000
NO SPECIFIC EVENT, IT JUST STARTED HAPPENING. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND GAUGE NEEDLES FLICKER ERRATICALLY, WARNING BELL RINGS PERIODICALLY, RADIO CUTS OUT TEMPORARILY. USUALLY WORSE WHEN WARM ENGINE AND WEATHER. DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY FOR PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS BY REPROGRAM...
Mileage: 53,000
POWER DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING. *TR
Mileage: 77,000
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN MINIVAN. THE DOOR LOCKS ARE SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK ONCE VEHICLE REACHES 5-10 MPH. THE SWITCH TO LOCK/UNLOCK THE DOORS INSIDE THE VEHICLE DON'T WORK EITHER. I HAVE A REMOTE LOCK AS WELL. NEITHER WORK NOW. IT JUST STOPPED A MONTH AGO. I HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK T...
Mileage: 68,000
GAS PEDAL LOCKED UP WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL;TURNED OFF CRUISE CONTROL,THIS FREED UP GAS PEDAL BUT STILL A LITTLE STICKY. REAR TAIL LIGHT LENSES ARE COMING LOOSE FROM TAIL LIGHT HOUSING. *TR
Mileage: 49,000
REAR SEAT BELTS (ALL 4) SUDDEN STOP ON 5/08 AT APPROX 30MPH PASSENGER SIDE MIDDLE SEAT SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN AN 8 YR OLD CHILD FROM BENDING FORWARD - RESULTING IN LOWER ABDOMEN INJURY REQUIRING EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT THE FOLLOWING DAY. *TR
Mileage: 22,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. ALL OF THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS IN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO LOCK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY. THE DOOR LOCKS ARE A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE CHILDREN CAN OPEN THE DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,754 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Mileage: 52,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. AFTER DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TAIL LIGHT LENS WAS MISSING. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO, BUT HE ASSUMED THAT IT WAS A CASE OF VANDALISM. WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED HOME, HE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE LIGHT ASSEMB...
Mileage: 35,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE TURN SIGNAL ON THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AFTER MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE, BUT HAS NEVER BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEAL...
Mileage: 100
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT 3.3L V6 STOPPED WORKING. THE AUTO-DOOR LOCK AT 12 MPH (OR SOMETHING CLOSE TO THIS) STOPPED WORKING TOO. THE SWITCH ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT-DOORS ALSO STOPPED WORKING. THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY DOOR-LOCK BUTTON SIGNALS (VIA THE VAN'S LIGHTS/H...
Mileage: 40,000
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WENT OUT SUDDENLY ON MY 05 DODGE CARAVAN. I HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC LOOK AT IT, HE TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR A PERMANENT FIX. HE HAD SEEN OTHER VANS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND CHANGING FUSES OR UNHOOKING THE BATTERY FOR A FEW MINS WOULD BE A TEMP FIX. BEFORE T...
Mileage: 63,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED WITH THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. SHE STATED THAT THE EMISSIONS LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT THE EMISSIONS SENSOR IS NOT COVERED IN THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT F...
Mileage: 39,023
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO USE THE POWER LOCKS IN HIS VEHICLE, THEY MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT LOCK WHEN THE POWER LOCK BUTTONS ARE PRESSED OR WHEN THE KEYLESS REMOTE IS USED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 50,000
WE HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS ARE NOW NOT WORKING AND THIS IS CAUSING A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP. WE HAVE RESORTED TO THE ORIGINAL MANUAL AND THEIR SUGGESTION(S) ARE NOT WORKING. AGAIN, THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE...I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND NEED TO BE...
Mileage: 49,801
POWER DOOR LOCKS, STOP WORKING. THIS COULD BE A DANGER TO KIDS IN BACK WHEN DOORS DON'T LOCK. 2005 DODGE CARAVAN HAD THIS DEFECT. THEY SAID IT WAS A SOFTWARE DEFECT, COULD CORRECT FOR $70.00 OR UP. YOU CAN PULL BATTERY CABLE OFF TO GET WORKING FOR A DAY OR TWO. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
POWER LOCKS FAILING TO WORK ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. AN UPDATE TO SOFTWARE WAS REQUIRED. SAFETY RATING OF VEHICLE WAS REDUCED WHILE MALFUNCTION WAS ONGOING. AUTO DOOR LOCK WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL WHILE CHILDREN WERE TRAVELING IN VAN. THIS IS THE ONLY FORM OF CHILD SAFETY LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
HEADLIGHTS DO NOT COME ON HAVE TO TURN SWITCH MANY TIMES BEFORE YOU GET THEM TO COME ON AND THEN SOMETIMES IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. LIGHTS WILL ALSO DIM ON THEIR OWN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING HAVE ACTUALLY GONE OFF AND HAD TO PULL OVER UNTIL I COULD GET THEM BACK ON. MECHANICS SAY THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHIN...
Mileage: 92,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. HE STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DISCONNECTED THEN RECONNECTED THE FUSE AND THAT TEMPORARILY SOLVED THE FAILURE. AS OF MAY 13, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. TH...
Mileage: 29,000
POWER LOCKS ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Mileage: 28,789
VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING. WORKED FINE UNTIL AROUND 36,000 MILES THEN STOPPED WORKING. CAN REMOVE BATTER CONNECTION AND RECONNECT AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND THE LOCKS WILL WORK WITHOUT ISSUE. VEHICLE IS SUPPOSE TO LOCK DOORS AT MINIMUM SPEED AND THIS FEATURE DOES NOT WORK. DEALER ...
Mileage: 36,000
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN'S POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. THEY DO NOT LOCK WHEN YOU REACH 30 MILES AN HOUR. AND THE LOCK BUTTON DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. *TR
Mileage: 55,085
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING ON MY 2005 CARAVAN. AFTER LOOKING AT THE INTERNET I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VAN AND DODGE KNOWS ABOUT IT. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUED TO MAKE DODGE FIX THE PROBLEM. NOT HAVING DOOR LOCKS IS VERY DANGEROUS WITH TODAY'S...
Mileage: 80,000
ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, THE RACK AND PINION HAS TO BE REPLACED. ORIGINAL COMPLAINT # 10225466 4/23/08. *TR
Mileage: 113,700
THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS DO NOT WORK ON MY RECENTLY PURCHASED 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE PROBLEM IS, THAT THERE IS NO KEY OPTION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS FIXED IT 3 TIMES ALREADY SINCE I PURCHASED IT AND WILL NOT TAKE THE VAN BACK. THE LOCKS ARE AN ISSUE AS I HAVE THREE CH...
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT FUNCTION, HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED PER DODGES TSB 08-040-04 ON TWO OCCASIONS. THAT WORKS FOR TWO WEEKS. WAS THEN TOLD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FOR 10 MINUTES, AND REMOVE THE BCM FUSE, THAT ALSO WORKS FOR TWO WEEKS. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE THE BCM, AT M...
Mileage: 45,000
MY POWER DOOR LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING MULTIPLE TIMES. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT. I'LL SHARE A QUICK FIX WITH OTHER COMPLAINANTS: OPEN YOUR HOOD. IF YOU STAND AT YOUR DRIVER SIDE FRONT FENDER, REMOVE THE COVER FROM YOUR FUSE BOX. REMOVE THE 20 AMP FUSE AT THE FAR BOTT...
Mileage: 40,000
MY POWER LOCKS HAVE FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. I'D LIKE TO SHARE A QUICK FIX FOR OTHER COMPLAINANTS. OPEN YOUR HOOD AND STAND AT THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT FENDER. REMOVE THE COVER FROM THE FUSE BOX. NOW REMOVE THE FAR BOTTOM LEFT 20 AMP FUSE FOR 10 SECONDS AND PUT IT BACK. IT'S EASIER THAN REMOVING YOUR BA...
ENGINE NOISE TURNED OUT TO BE A LEAKING POWER STEERING RACK, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $866.91. THIS APPARENTLY IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 45,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURS ONLY IN RAINY...
Mileage: 30,000
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 2 MONTHS AGO., ALREADY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SWAY BAR BUSHINGS., I ALREADY FIXED AT MY EXPENSE.., THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THE LOCKS QUIT WORKING., BROWSING ON THE NET I FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS., I DID ALREADY CONTACT DODGE BUT THEY ARE DOING NOTHING SO FAR. THIS ON MY APPRECI...
Mileage: 90,000
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 2 MONTHS AGO., ALREADY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SWAY BAR BUSHINGS., I ALREADY FIXED AT MY EXPENSE.., THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THE LOCKS QUIT WORKING., BROWSING ON THE NET I FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS., I DID ALREADY CONTACT DODGE BUT THEY ARE DOING NOTHING SO FAR. THIS ON MY APPRECI...
Mileage: 90,000
HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/CARAVAN/2005/ELECTRICAL/POWER_DOOR_LOCKS_QUIT_WORKING.SHTML MY POWER DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING AT 40K MILES ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SIMILAR TO THESE OTHER PEOPLE. DODGE HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION FOR MY WIFE AN...
Mileage: 40,000
DOOR LOCKS DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY WORK. I DO NOT LIKE THIS BECAUSE THE DOOR USED TO LOCK AS SOON AS I STARTED DRIVING AND SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT BEING UNLOCKED AND NOW I FORGET TO LOCK IT. IT IS VERY UNSAFE IN THIS WORLD WE LIVE IN. *TR
Mileage: 56,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A NEIGHBOR INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER REAR WINDOW APPEARED TO BE CRACKING. THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. SHE PAID TO HAVE THE WINDOW REPAIR...
Mileage: 39,000
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AT 49,000 MILES. THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG SENSORS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSORS BUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON. THEY SAID THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME CLOCK SPRING PROBLEMS THAT DODGE HAS HAD IN PREVIOUS YEARS. *TR
Mileage: 49,500
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AT 49,000 MILES. THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG SENSORS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSORS BUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON. THEY SAID THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME CLOCK SPRING PROBLEMS THAT DODGE HAS HAD IN PREVIOUS YEARS. *TR
Mileage: 49,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5MPH ENGAGING THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKES LOCKED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. THE FAIURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEH...
Mileage: 52,000
THE AXIAL ARM CONNECTING THE STEERING TO THE WHEEL IS INTERNALLY DEFECTIVE. IT WAS COMPLETELY BROKE AT A STARTING POINT. THE CAR COULD NOT BEEN DRIVEN, BECAUSE IT JERKS IN THE SAME PLACE WITH NO ADVANCES. IF THIS ( AXIAL BROKEN) HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WOULD FLIP UPSIDE DOWN. *TR
Mileage: 38,000
THE RACK AND PINION STEERING AND THE STEERING GEAR ARE GOING OUT ON OUR 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER. THERE ARE SEVEN (7) VANS AHEAD OF OURS WITH OUR DEALER. I SPOKE TO CHRYSLER AND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THEY WANT US TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VAN EVEN WITH THIS ISSUE. THEY ARE UNABL...
Mileage: 28,000
THE RACK AND PINION STEERING AND THE STEERING GEAR ARE GOING OUT ON OUR 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER. THERE ARE SEVEN (7) VANS AHEAD OF OURS WITH OUR DEALER. I SPOKE TO CHRYSLER AND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THEY WANT US TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VAN EVEN WITH THIS ISSUE. THEY ARE UNABL...
Mileage: 28,000
HEADLIGHTS ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN TURN OFF OCCASSIONALLY WHILE DRIVING AT DARK. *TR
CRACKED FLYWHEEL ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 60,000 MILES. HAVE READ OR HEARD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND FROM GARAGE OWNERS ABOUT THIS FAULTY FLYWHEEL. CAUSES VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL ACCELERATION AND JERK ERRATICALLY. VERY DANGEROUS,ESPECIALLY IN TRAFFIC. FLYWHEEL REPLACED. EXPENSIVE. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
CONSTANT ISSUES WITH SWAY BAR BUSHINGS & SWAY ELIMINATOR. JUDGING FROM THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, THE VEHICLE SOUNDS LIKE A JALOPY THE ENTIRE FRONT END RATTLES AND SOUNDS COMPLETELY UNSAFE. NOT ONLY HAS THE SWAY BAR & BUSHINGS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN 4 MONTH...
ALMOST 1 YEAR AFTER BUYING THE CAR THE DASH AND LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER, THEN FLICKER TO THE POINT IT WOULD LOOSE POWER. WHILE DRIVING, LIGHTS WOULD FUNCTION LIKE STROBE LIGHTS, VISUALLY OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. THE RADIO WOULD CUT ON AND OFF. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO CARMAX AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTE...
Mileage: 51,189
RACK AND PINION WENT OUT (LATER DIAGNOSED BY DEALER) ON HIGHWAY. STARTED TO STEER VERY HARD AND HAS NOW LOST ALL POWER STEERING. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, THE THIRD ROW REAR CORNER WINDOW EXPLODED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,301. UPDATED 02-25-08 *BF UPDATED
Mileage: 45,301
2005 DODGE CARAVAN HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES CRACKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON, I BOUGHT A PREOWNED CARAVAN, WITH 35K AND THE HEAD LAMPS STARTED TO CRACK. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME THE NUMBER FOR THE MANUFACTURE HELP LINE. I RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE, DUE TO BEING OUT OF WARRANTY....
Mileage: 40,600
POWER DOORS CEASED TO WORK. TECHNICAL ADVISE WAS REQUESTED AND IT WAS TOLD TO ME THAT A POSSIBLE UPGRADE TO THE BSM WOULD CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. DEALER IS CHARGING $180.00 FOR THIS UPGRADE WHICH IN MY OPINION IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE CHILDREN MAY OPEN THESE DOORS OR MAY OPEN AS WELL. *TR
Mileage: 85,550
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE POWER DOOR LOCK STOP WORKING WHEN THE WIRELESS REMOTE IS PRESS IT WILL NOT LOCK THE DOORS. IF I DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL OF THE BATTERY AND LEAVE IT DISCONNECTED FOR 5 MINUTES IT WILL WORK AGAIN. I HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY OTHER DAY. I HEAR SAME PEOPLE HAV...
Mileage: 48,000
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE POWER DOOR LOCK STOP WORKING WHEN THE WIRELESS REMOTE IS PRESS IT WILL NOT LOCK THE DOORS. IF I DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL OF THE BATTERY AND LEAVE IT DISCONNECTED FOR 5 MINUTES IT WILL WORK AGAIN. I HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY OTHER DAY. I HEAR SAME PEOPLE HAV...
Mileage: 48,000
2005 DODGE CARAVAN RECEIVED ENGINE COOLANT DARING/FLUSH/REFILL BY AN AUTHORIZED CHRYSLER/JEEP/DODGE DEALER (CUTRONE'S, MOON TOWNSHIP, PA 15108) ON 1/10/08. FIVE DAYS LATER THE HOSE ON THE OUTLET TUBING COMING THROUGH THE FIREWALL FROM THE HEATER CORE CAME OFF OF THE TUBING, CAUSING THE RAPID LOSS O...
Mileage: 75,961
THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING, BOTH FROM INSIDE THE CAR AND FROM THE REMOTE KEY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS SEPT. 2007. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIXED IT BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW. NOW JAN. 2008 IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR
Mileage: 51,500
MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN DOOR LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COMPLETED A FIX THAT DID NOT LAST 24 HOURS BUT IT COST ME $100. WHEN WE TOOK IT BACK THEY BILLED ME ANOTHER $100 TO SAY THAT I NEEDED THE BCM REPLACED AT A COST OF $400. IN DOING MY RESEARCH I SEE THAT THIS...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CRASHED AND THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN...
Mileage: 17,750
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHEN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE, IT ALERTS THE OWNER AS IF THE ALARM IS SET, THE DOOR IS LOCKED OR UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE DOORS WERE NOT LOCKED OR UNLOCKED AND THE ALARM WAS NOT SET ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WASN'T NOT...
Mileage: 42,000
DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AND THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR GLASS SHATTERED. I CANNOT CONTINUE TO DRIVE FOR FEAR OF THE GLASS TO FALL COMPLETELY OUT. IT HAPPENED ON FRIDAY EVENING, SO I'M WAITING TO CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION ON MONDAY MORNING. *JB
Mileage: 35,494
I DROVE 2 HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY AND PARKED THE CAR WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION. AFTER 10 MINUTES I WENT TO LEAVE AND I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE; IT STARTED CRANKING AND STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. PARTS OF MY CAR STARTED FALLING OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR ONLY HAD 32,000 MILES ON IT. THE AXEL GO...
Mileage: 32,500
I DROVE 2 HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY AND PARKED THE CAR WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION. AFTER 10 MINUTES I WENT TO LEAVE AND I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE; IT STARTED CRANKING AND STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. PARTS OF MY CAR STARTED FALLING OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR ONLY HAD 32,000 MILES ON IT. THE AXEL GO...
Mileage: 32,500
I DROVE 2 HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY AND PARKED THE CAR WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION. AFTER 10 MINUTES I WENT TO LEAVE AND I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE; IT STARTED CRANKING AND STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. PARTS OF MY CAR STARTED FALLING OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR ONLY HAD 32,000 MILES ON IT. THE AXEL GO...
Mileage: 32,500
I DROVE 2 HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY AND PARKED THE CAR WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION. AFTER 10 MINUTES I WENT TO LEAVE AND I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE; IT STARTED CRANKING AND STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. PARTS OF MY CAR STARTED FALLING OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR ONLY HAD 32,000 MILES ON IT. THE AXEL GO...
Mileage: 32,500
CLUNKING NOISE OVER BUMPS. DEALER REPORTS BAD SWAY ARM BUSHINGS, VEHICLE HAS 36 MONTH 36000 MILES BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. I AM 7 WEEKS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAVE 30,900 MILES AND DEALER AND DODGE REFUSE TO COVER .157.08 OUT OF MY POCKET IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 30,800
MY WIFE, 2 YOUNG SONS, AND I WENT OUT TO SPEND THE AFTERNOON RUNNING ERRANDS. WHEN WE LEFT OUR HOME, THE DOOR LOCKS WORKED WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM AS WELL AS WITH THE SWITCHES INSIDE THE CAR. AFTER MAKING OUR SECOND STOP OF THE AFTERNOON, MY WIFE NOTICED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS WERE NO LONGER ...
Mileage: 47,960
ON MAY 24, 2006,I GOT A FLAT TIRE. I REMOVED THE SPARE TIRE TO PUT ON THE VAN. THEN I WOUND THE PART THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIME BACK UP. AFTER REPLACING THE TIRE, I WANTED TO PUT THE SPARE BACK UNDERNEATH. THE BOTTOM PIECE WOULD NOT RELEASE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIXED. THEY D...
Mileage: 32,900
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A ROARING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END. HOWEVER, THE NOISE CEASED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR WHEEL AXLE ASSEMBLIES WERE DRY AND FAILED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE REAR AXLE ASSE...
Mileage: 82,000
INCIDENT #3 THIS IS THE THIRD TIME MY CAR INSTRUMENT PANEL DID THIS UNDER 25,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I CAN SEE THAT I AM ACTUALLY MOVING BUT NONE OF MY INSTRUMENTS ARE. NONE OF THEM MOVE ALL THE WHILE THE CAR DOOR AJAR LIGHTS ARE ON SO AFTER CHECKING THE DOORS 3-4 TIMES I JUST...
Mileage: 15,000
INCIDENT #3 THIS IS THE THIRD TIME MY CAR INSTRUMENT PANEL DID THIS UNDER 25,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I CAN SEE THAT I AM ACTUALLY MOVING BUT NONE OF MY INSTRUMENTS ARE. NONE OF THEM MOVE ALL THE WHILE THE CAR DOOR AJAR LIGHTS ARE ON SO AFTER CHECKING THE DOORS 3-4 TIMES I JUST...
Mileage: 15,000
WHILE DRIVING THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOES OUT A LEAVES THE VAN WITH NO POWER. AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE OFF THE ROAD AND 5 ATTEMPTS TO START THE VAN IT STARTED. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE AND THE DEALER CAN NEVER FIND ANY THING WRONG. OTHER INCIDENTS HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/DODGE-CARA...
I WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY AND I HEARD A CLICKING NOISE, A LOUD THUD AND SCRAPING NOISE ONTO THE ASPHALT. I COULD NOT MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. I COULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY OTHER CARS THAT ARE USUALLY TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY 211 IN BARROW COUNTY. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT OFF TH...
Mileage: 32,000
I WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY AND I HEARD A CLICKING NOISE, A LOUD THUD AND SCRAPING NOISE ONTO THE ASPHALT. I COULD NOT MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. I COULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY OTHER CARS THAT ARE USUALLY TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY 211 IN BARROW COUNTY. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT OFF TH...
Mileage: 32,000
I WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY AND I HEARD A CLICKING NOISE, A LOUD THUD AND SCRAPING NOISE ONTO THE ASPHALT. I COULD NOT MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. I COULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY OTHER CARS THAT ARE USUALLY TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY 211 IN BARROW COUNTY. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT OFF TH...
Mileage: 32,000
I WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY AND I HEARD A CLICKING NOISE, A LOUD THUD AND SCRAPING NOISE ONTO THE ASPHALT. I COULD NOT MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. I COULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY OTHER CARS THAT ARE USUALLY TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY 211 IN BARROW COUNTY. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT OFF TH...
Mileage: 32,000
DEFECTIVE SWAY BAR AT 28,000 MILES-DEALERSHIP STATED IT IS NORMAL WITH THIS YEAR OF CARAVANS & THAT I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE REPLACED LIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF OR TURN ON WITH MANUAL OPERATION - WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF FOR A LONG TIME THE LIGHTS TURN ON FOR NO REASON AT ALL. WE HAVE REPLACED THE LIG...
DEFECTIVE SWAY BAR AT 28,000 MILES-DEALERSHIP STATED IT IS NORMAL WITH THIS YEAR OF CARAVANS & THAT I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE REPLACED LIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF OR TURN ON WITH MANUAL OPERATION - WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF FOR A LONG TIME THE LIGHTS TURN ON FOR NO REASON AT ALL. WE HAVE REPLACED THE LIG...
DEFECTIVE SWAY BAR AT 28,000 MILES-DEALERSHIP STATED IT IS NORMAL WITH THIS YEAR OF CARAVANS & THAT I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE REPLACED LIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF OR TURN ON WITH MANUAL OPERATION - WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF FOR A LONG TIME THE LIGHTS TURN ON FOR NO REASON AT ALL. WE HAVE REPLACED THE LIG...
DEFECTIVE SWAY BAR AT 28,000 MILES-DEALERSHIP STATED IT IS NORMAL WITH THIS YEAR OF CARAVANS & THAT I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE REPLACED LIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF OR TURN ON WITH MANUAL OPERATION - WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF FOR A LONG TIME THE LIGHTS TURN ON FOR NO REASON AT ALL. WE HAVE REPLACED THE LIG...
DEFECTIVE SWAY BAR AT 28,000 MILES-DEALERSHIP STATED IT IS NORMAL WITH THIS YEAR OF CARAVANS & THAT I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE REPLACED LIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF OR TURN ON WITH MANUAL OPERATION - WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF FOR A LONG TIME THE LIGHTS TURN ON FOR NO REASON AT ALL. WE HAVE REPLACED THE LIG...
DEFECTIVE SWAY BAR AT 28,000 MILES-DEALERSHIP STATED IT IS NORMAL WITH THIS YEAR OF CARAVANS & THAT I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE REPLACED LIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF OR TURN ON WITH MANUAL OPERATION - WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF FOR A LONG TIME THE LIGHTS TURN ON FOR NO REASON AT ALL. WE HAVE REPLACED THE LIG...
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE LOCKS, INCLUDING THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS HAVE QUIT WORKING. I MUST MANUALLY LOCK MY DOORS INCLUDING BOTH SLIDING DOORS. MY CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO UNLOCK THESE SLIDING DOORS AND OPEN THEM WHILE TRAVELING. BECAUSE THIS POSES A HUGE DANGER FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN, I ...
Mileage: 12,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT LENSES DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHT WAS NOT ATTACHED WITH SCREWS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000.
Mileage: 74,000
THERE WAS A HIGH PITCH WHINE IF THE ENGINE WAS ON. THIS NOISE PERSISTED IN ALL GEARS AND SPEEDS INCLUDING STOPPED WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. ADDED PS FLUID AS IT WAS LOW AND THE NOISE STOPPED. TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND A LEAK IN THE RACK AND PINION. AS CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARR...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN A NEAR CRASH WITH TWO OTHER VEHICLES. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAK...
Mileage: 23,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE CONTROL PANEL IS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED AND WILL NOT DIM. SAFETY RECALL # 07V192000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) DOES NOT APPLY TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEE...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED 100 FEET. THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO A DITCH AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE AND HAS NOT...
Mileage: 85,000
THE FOLLOWING ITEM NEEDS TO BE REVISITED AND INCLUDE THE YEAR 2005 FOR THE DODGE CARAVAN. THIS MORNING I HAD THIS PROBLEM DIAGNOSED ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE DEALER WANTED $212.00 FOR THE PART AND $100.00 LABOR TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA04013, NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NU...
Mileage: 45,000
GAS PEDAL STUCK AFTER VAN STOPPE D FOR AWHILE. LOOKING TO SEE IF THEREWAS A RECALL FOR ANY PARTS PERTAINING TO THE GAS PEDAL MECHANISM. *AK
Mileage: 48,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE THE FRONT TIRE RODS ARE DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE FRONT TIRE RODS, HOWEVER, THEY ARE DENYING THAT THE TIRE RODS CAN CAUSE TIRE DAMAGE. THE ENGINE SIZE WA...
Mileage: 21,918
I WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT 11/02/06. I WAS THE DRIVER AND MY FATHER WAS A PASSANGER. WE WERE REARENDED AND MY FATHERS SEAT BELT DIDN'T CATCH. MY SEAT BELT CAUGHT.
Mileage: 31,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE SLIDING DOOR USING THE REMOTE CONTROL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON THREE OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, THEY WERE STILL UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. SIX MONTHS LATER ALL ...
Mileage: 800
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE SLIDING DOOR USING THE REMOTE CONTROL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON THREE OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, THEY WERE STILL UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. SIX MONTHS LATER ALL ...
Mileage: 800
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS THE FRONT STRUT FAILED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS PUNCTURED AND BEGAN TO SMOKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES W...
Mileage: 26,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS THE FRONT STRUT FAILED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS PUNCTURED AND BEGAN TO SMOKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES W...
Mileage: 26,000
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS 2005 DODGE CARAVAN (FAILURE MILEAGE: 35,000). HE TRIED TO TURN ON THE SWITCH FOR THE HEADLIGHTS, BUT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER TURNI...
Mileage: 35,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A DRAGGING SOUND WAS HEARD WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 16,000. *AK
Mileage: 16,000
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING FROM WORK WHILE GETTING ON TO THE FREEWAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TWO MINUTES LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ALSO. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH FRONT IMPACT SENSORS AND CONNECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE IS A 2005 WITH 43000 MILES WHICH IS...
Mileage: 43,600
RE: MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AIRBAG IS INOPERABLE, BUT CHRYSLER CANNOT SUPPLY NEW SENSORS FOR AT LEAST A WEEK, OR MORE, ACCORDING TO LOCAL DEALER. IT'S AN INDUSTRY-WIDE PROBLEM, THEY SAY, WITH MANY SENSOR FAILURES. THIS MEANS THAT MANY CHRYSLER OWNERS ARE LEFT TO DRIVE...
MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT IN TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED LEFT IMPACT SENSOR THEN 2 DAYS LATER LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN NOW THEY SAY IT IS RIGHT IMPACT SENSOR. *JB
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNA A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING ON THE OFF MODE AND STAYED STUCK UNTIL ONE PUT SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO UNSTICK THE PLATE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE THROTTLE BUT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ...
Mileage: 58,000
FAILURE OF FRONT MOUNTED AIRBAG SENSOR AND WIRING HARNESS. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. *JB
Mileage: 54,300
FAULTY EQUIPMENT. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE ENGINE BELTS ON MY 2005 CARAVAN. I HAVE HAD SIX SETS OF BELTS PUT ON THE VAN IN A YEAR. THE DEALER JUST PUT ANOTHER SET TODAY. THE DEALER SAID ALL OF THE FOUR CYLINDER ENGINES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS IT THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN'T BE FIXED?? ...
Mileage: 4,000
MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. I'M ON MY THIRD SENSOR. FOR ME, THEY LAST ABOUT SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE PROBLEM RETURNS. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY IF NEEDED, OTHERS SAY IT COULD DEPLOY FOR NO REASON. THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY AND BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND ...
Mileage: 18,000
EXTREMELY SLIPPERY TIRES (GOODYEAR INVICTAS) ON DODGE CARAVAN WHEN IT RAINS. *NM
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP 5 TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH. THE CONTACT'S EXTERIOR LIGHTS ALSO BEGAN TO FLASH WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE REPAI...
Mileage: 46,414
FLUID LEAKING FROM POWER STEERING UNIT. WILL REQUIRE INSTALLATION OF NEW RACK AND PINION. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS IF UNRECOGNIZED BY VEHICLE OWNER AND COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT IN LOSS OF ABILITY TO STEER VEHICLE. THIS IS ON A 2005 VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OF THESE SITUATIONS ON THIS VEHICLE. AU...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* -THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2005 DODGE CARAVAN HAS BEEN REPLACED AT 17,000 MILES AND 34,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS AN ODOMETER READING OF 48,000 MILES. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HE WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMA...
Mileage: 17,000
TL* -THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2005 DODGE CARAVAN HAS BEEN REPLACED AT 17,000 MILES AND 34,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS AN ODOMETER READING OF 48,000 MILES. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HE WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMA...
Mileage: 17,000
THERE HAVE BEEN NO CRASHES WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR. THE GAS PEDAL STICKS. I START THE VAN, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND PRESS THE PEDAL TO GO, BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE AND THE PEDAL FEELS LIKE AN EMERGENCY BRAKE (I CAN NOT PUSH IT AT ALL - IT WILL NOT MOVE). I...
NOTICED CLUNKING SOUND IN FRONT OF 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH A WHINING SOUND. CONTACTED CHRYSLER REFERENCE # 15812736 AFTER FINDING ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING RACK AND SWAY BAR. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT COULD RESULT IN FATALITY DUE TO STEERING DEFECT. DEALER REPAIRED DEFE...
Mileage: 56,400
NOTICED CLUNKING SOUND IN FRONT OF 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH A WHINING SOUND. CONTACTED CHRYSLER REFERENCE # 15812736 AFTER FINDING ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING RACK AND SWAY BAR. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT COULD RESULT IN FATALITY DUE TO STEERING DEFECT. DEALER REPAIRED DEFE...
Mileage: 56,400
MY VAN IS A 2005 AND HAS HAD 4 SETS OF BELTS. THEY SQUEAL. NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. IT NOW NEEDS ANOTHER SET FOR A TOTAL OF 5 SETS. *JB
THE POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. WHEN TAKEN TO A SERVICE CENTER THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM BUT MY LOCKS STILL DO NOT WORK. *JB
Mileage: 40,000
WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SE, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE SINCE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT IT SHOULD NOW BE FIXED (11/06). I AM NOT OPTIMISTIC. *NM
Mileage: 300
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG SENSORS OR MY AIRBAGS COULD HAVE DEPLOYED! I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE BAD TO THEY HAVE HAD TO BEEN REPLACED AND THIS WAS COSTLY! *NM
Mileage: 30,000
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG SENSORS OR MY AIRBAGS COULD HAVE DEPLOYED! I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE BAD TO THEY HAVE HAD TO BEEN REPLACED AND THIS WAS COSTLY! *NM
Mileage: 30,000
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG SENSORS OR MY AIRBAGS COULD HAVE DEPLOYED! I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE BAD TO THEY HAVE HAD TO BEEN REPLACED AND THIS WAS COSTLY! *NM
Mileage: 30,000
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG SENSORS OR MY AIRBAGS COULD HAVE DEPLOYED! I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE BAD TO THEY HAVE HAD TO BEEN REPLACED AND THIS WAS COSTLY! *NM
Mileage: 30,000
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG SENSORS OR MY AIRBAGS COULD HAVE DEPLOYED! I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE BAD TO THEY HAVE HAD TO BEEN REPLACED AND THIS WAS COSTLY! *NM
Mileage: 30,000
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG SENSORS OR MY AIRBAGS COULD HAVE DEPLOYED! I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE BAD TO THEY HAVE HAD TO BEEN REPLACED AND THIS WAS COSTLY! *NM
Mileage: 30,000
WHINING NOISE COMING FROM STEERING UNIT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND NOW WILL BE THE 5TH TIME. *NM
Mileage: 15,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE GETTING ONTO AN ON RAMP, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT NOTIFIED YET, BUT THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THEM SOON. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.
Mileage: 28,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN A RAIN STORM, THE DRIVER SIDE TAILLIGHT FILLED UP WITH WATER. THE GLUE THE HELD THE TAILLIGHT IN PLACE FAILED AND LIGHT FELL OFF DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE WATER. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/18/2006 - THE FIRST RA...
Mileage: 42,916
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL LETTER # 06V067000 REGARDING VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD/WIPER:MOTOR WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE FIXED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ORIGINALLY PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTE...
THE ENTIRE LIGHT COVER PANEL FELL OFF OF MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS GLUED ON, AND THE HEAT MELTED THE GLUE. THERE ARE NO SCREWS HOLDING THIS ONTO THE CAR. I HAVE MET TWO OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. *NM
Mileage: 49,000
WHILE DRIVING, MY CARAVAN LOOSES ALL ENGINE POWER AND ALMOST STALLS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, BUT SINCE THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR CODE IN THE SYSTEM THEY CANT FIND THE FAULT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER THREE MONTHS. IT'S SPORADIC AND PUTS ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE I LOSE AL...
Mileage: 9,550
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR, THE REAR SLIDING DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT EXPRESS CONCERN THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WITH THE DRIVER UNCONSCIOUS, THE OCCUPANTS INCLUDING CHILDREN WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EX...
Mileage: 24,500
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED TWO RENTAL HANICAPP ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES WERE RECEIVED IN POOR CONDITIONS FROM AN INDEPENDANT RENTAL COMPANY. THE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE RAMP COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN USE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE WERE CALLED ENSURE T...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DISCOLORED. BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WERE RESURFACED. VEHICLE HAD AN ALIGNMENT. TR...
Mileage: 12,748
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DISCOLORED. BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WERE RESURFACED. VEHICLE HAD AN ALIGNMENT. TR...
Mileage: 12,748
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DISCOLORED. BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WERE RESURFACED. VEHICLE HAD AN ALIGNMENT. TR...
Mileage: 12,748
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DISCOLORED. BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WERE RESURFACED. VEHICLE HAD AN ALIGNMENT. TR...
Mileage: 12,748
ON THIS DATE IT WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WHEN MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED THE CAR. BUT I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. I TOOK IT TO THE CAR DEALER SINCE IT HAPPENED A SE...
Mileage: 10,584
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE MAKES A LOUD WHINING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THE DEALERSHIP IS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 47,525
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN THAT I BOUGHT NEW FROM FOSTER MOTORS, A DODGE DEALER FROM MIDDLEBURY, VT. THIS WINTER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED FRONT AIR BAG SENSORS THAT HAD RUSTED. THEY DID THIS UNDER WARRANTY AND I DID NOT HAVE...
I NOTICED IN A NEWS ARTICLE THAT THERE MAY BE AN INVESTIGATION OF DODGE CARAVAN'S WITH ISSUES RELATED TO THEIR AIR BAG SENSORS. MY COMPANY LEASES A 2005 CARAVAN FOR ME, AND I HAVE HAD THE AIR BAG SENSOR REPLACED ONCE AND IT HAS NOW FAILED AGAIN. I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU COLLECT THIS INFORMATION, BUT T...
CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AS IF ONE OF THE CALIPERS IS HANGING UP HAS BEEN TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR SAME ISSUE NOW THE 3RD DEALER CLAIMS THE TIRES NEED TO BE ROTATED (VEHICLE ONLY HAS 11,000 MILES) AND AN ALIGNMENT OF WHICH THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER AT THIS POINT AS PER REPRESENTATIVE OF DODGE CORP...
Mileage: 6,830
CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AS IF ONE OF THE CALIPERS IS HANGING UP HAS BEEN TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR SAME ISSUE NOW THE 3RD DEALER CLAIMS THE TIRES NEED TO BE ROTATED (VEHICLE ONLY HAS 11,000 MILES) AND AN ALIGNMENT OF WHICH THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER AT THIS POINT AS PER REPRESENTATIVE OF DODGE CORP...
Mileage: 6,830
DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN TO 15 MPH, THE REAR BRAKES WERE RUBBING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR INSPECTION TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THE CALIPERS WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Mileage: 36,538
IN JUNE, 2005 I PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. IN DOING SO, I TRADED IN A 1999 DODGE CARAVAN SE. I DID NOT NOTICE UNTIL ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, THAT THE INSTRUMENTS (LEFT & RIGHT OUTSIDE MIRROR CONTROLS, HEAD LIGHT SWITCH, AND DOME LIGHT SWITCH) ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN DID NOT ILLU...
Mileage: 9,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PADS WORE OUT, HE HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED AT A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 5-35 MPH ALONG WITH A CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING AREA. THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE OUTER TIE ROD BECAUSE IT WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE NO LONGER PULLED TO THE RIGHT BUT THE CLANKING N...
Mileage: 41,000
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 5-35 MPH ALONG WITH A CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING AREA. THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE OUTER TIE ROD BECAUSE IT WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE NO LONGER PULLED TO THE RIGHT BUT THE CLANKING N...
Mileage: 41,000
DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. ON 10-11-05 WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A TRIP WHEN THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS PUT ON A MACHINE WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE SENSORS AND THE WIRING HARNESS WERE DEFECTIVE. THIS WAS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER'S SI...
Mileage: 16,000
DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. ON 10-11-05 WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A TRIP WHEN THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS PUT ON A MACHINE WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE SENSORS AND THE WIRING HARNESS WERE DEFECTIVE. THIS WAS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER'S SI...
Mileage: 16,000
FOLDING REAR PASSENGER SEAT SPRANG FORWARD WITH SUCH GREAT FORCE SMASHING INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF MY FACE, BREAKING THE FRAMES OF MY GLASSES WHICH POKED AND CUT MY NOSE. I WAS VERY LUCKILY THAT THE FRAME DID NOT POKE MY EYE! THIS WAS A DODGE CARAVAN PASSENGER VAN WITH REAR FOLDING SEATS INTO THE FLOOR...
DT: THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE 600 MILES BEFORE NOTICING THAT THERE WAS NO HORN. THIS WAS ON 8-9-05. THE VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL. IT WAS RENTED ON AUGUST 7, 2005. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA WHERE SHE WAS ON A TRIP. HE TOLD HER THAT THE WIRE TO THE HORN WAS C...
Mileage: 7,159
DT: THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE 600 MILES BEFORE NOTICING THAT THERE WAS NO HORN. THIS WAS ON 8-9-05. THE VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL. IT WAS RENTED ON AUGUST 7, 2005. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA WHERE SHE WAS ON A TRIP. HE TOLD HER THAT THE WIRE TO THE HORN WAS C...
Mileage: 7,159
DT: 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONSUMER STATES THE SIDE DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE COMES OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN LOOKED AT YET. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A DETERMINATION AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. DODGE TOLD THE CONSUMER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE...
MY WIFE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY PASSING ANOTHER CAR WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OF HER 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. SHE BARELY GOT OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND WAS SURE IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A BUSIER HIGHWAY SHE WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. SHE WAS STRANDED...
Mileage: 36,300
DT: WHILE PARKING THE BACK WINDSHIELD EXPLODED. THE GLASS CAME INWARDS TOWARDS THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS PARKED, THEN THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION SOUND, AND OWNER LOOKED OUTSIDE TO SEE IF SOMEONE THREW SOMETHING AND SAW NOTHING. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF THE WINDSHIELD BEING HIT WITH AN OBJE...
Mileage: 3,090
DT: CONSUMER STATED THAT 2005 DODGE CARAVAN ACCELERATOR STUCK AND SHE COULD NOT STOP. OWNER PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING WELL ENOUGH TO GET THE VAN TO STOP WITH THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. THE VAN WILL STILL NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. CO...
Mileage: 8,800
DT: SINCE MARCH WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ABOUT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE RUMBLING SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS DRIVING OVER RUMBLING STRIPS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM IS SPORADIC. NO DASH LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THERE WAS ANY TYPE OF PROBLEM. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH REFERENCES THIS PRO...
Mileage: 30
2002 DODGE CARAVAN, STEERING PROBLEMS, NOISES, RATLLING, SHAKING. TRIED TO FIX 4 TIMES. FINALLY WE TRADED IT IN FOR 2005. SAME PROBLEMS STARTED UNDER 10,000. IN SHOP NOW 2ND ATTEMPT TO FIX. ALSO VAN LOOSES ALL POWER AND STEERING WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES.
CONSUMER DEVELOPED NAUSEA, SKIN RASH AND RESPIRATORY DISTRESS WITH THE SUSPICIONS THAT THESE SYMPTOMS WERE COMING FROM THE 2005 DODGE CARAVAN.*MR RESPONDED ON 4-29-05 AAE 10117170 THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT A PRODUCT WAS USED INSIDE THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO IT BEING DELIVERED TO THE CONSUMER. THE CON...
DT: CONTACTS WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER AND THERE WAS A FUEL PUMP REPLACED, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED A CO-PILOT ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE ONE TO PUT ON THE VEH...
Mileage: 1,300
I HAVE HAD A MISS FIRE FROM THE ENGINE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND HAD THE PCM REPROGRAMED, TRANS SERVICED AND STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AND THE TROUBLE CODE ARE SAYING BAD PLUG-WIRE OR COIL PACK. LAST TIME IT WENT IN THE...
Mileage: 29,000
I HAVE HAD A MISS FIRE FROM THE ENGINE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND HAD THE PCM REPROGRAMED, TRANS SERVICED AND STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AND THE TROUBLE CODE ARE SAYING BAD PLUG-WIRE OR COIL PACK. LAST TIME IT WENT IN THE...
Mileage: 29,000
DODGE CARAVAN 2005, UNUSUAL CHEMICALS USED DURING THE PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY. *BF THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE NAUSEA, SKIN RASH AND SEVERE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS. *JB
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE ENGINE STALL WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS, AND BOTH CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL PUMP MODULE.*AK
Mileage: 2,354
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO MOVE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL WAS FROZEN SOLID AND WOULDN'T SPIN. THE NIGHT BEFORE IT RAINED FOLLOWED BY BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, BUT NO SERVICE PERSON PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE, ...
Mileage: 8,500
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP OUT OF DRIVE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 200
CONSUMER'S AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NO AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY. ALSO, ENGINE MAKES NOISE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR DOES NOT WORK.*AK PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (OCT 24, 2005): THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Mileage: 12,525
CONSUMER'S AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NO AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY. ALSO, ENGINE MAKES NOISE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR DOES NOT WORK.*AK PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (OCT 24, 2005): THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Mileage: 12,525
CONSUMER'S AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NO AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY. ALSO, ENGINE MAKES NOISE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR DOES NOT WORK.*AK PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (OCT 24, 2005): THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Mileage: 12,525
I PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN 3 WEEKS AGO. ON THE FORTH DAY THAT I PURCHASED IT (I HAD DRIVEN IT ABOUT 50 MILES), THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. THIS MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE, ALTHOUGH WE DID MAKE IT HOME. I WAS A HORRIBLE LEAK AND IT SPRAYED THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF...
Mileage: 285
MY MOTHER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, DRIVING AT 23 MPH IN A CHRYSLER MINIVAN. SHE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, ALTHOUGH THEY DID NOT TOUCH MY MOTHER, SHE WAS WEARING HER SEATBELT. WHEN THE KNEE AIRBAG DEPLOYED HOWEVER, THE DOOR COVERING IT WAS WHAT HIT MY MOTHER IN BOTH H...
CONSUMER HAD A 2005 CARAVAN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP THE WINDSHIELD CLEAR. THE CONSUMER'S WIFE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS RAINING AND THE WINDSHIELD SHIELD WIPERS WERE WORKING SO SLOW THAT SHE COULD NOT S...
Mileage: 1,600
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ONLY HAD TWO SPEEDS, WHENEVER IT RAINED HARD WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT REMOVING THE WATER OF THE WINDSHIELD FAST ENOUGH. THIS WAS CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT MET FMVSS. AND NOTHING ELSE WILL B...
Mileage: 1,000