2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Exterior Lighting Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact attempted to turn on the headlight and became aware that the headlights were inoperable. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and determined that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was unknown.

I JUST ACQUIRED THIS VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND GAS 6 RECALLS BASED IN THE NHTSA. DOORS READ MODEL 2004. I CALLED CHRYSLER DODGE DEALER IN HEMET, CALIFORNIA AND THE SERVICE RECEPTIONIST STATED THERE IS NOTHING TO DO THAT ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS VAN. PLEASE HELP. THE LIGHT ENGINE IS ON. THE POWER TRAIN KICKS SOMETIMES (DRAGS) SUDDENLY. AND I SEE THE 6 RECALLS APPLICABLE TO THIS MODEL

Mileage: 15

WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER DRIVER TOLD US THE VAN'S TAIL LIGHT WAS SMOKING. WE PULLED AROUND A CORNER AND INTO A PARKING LOT AND FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS ON FIRE WITH FLAMES LAPPING UP THE SIDE OF THE VAN. THE VAN WAS TURNED OFF AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. WE REMOVED THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND FOUND THAT THE INSIDE OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE WIRING HARNESS WERE DESTROYED. THERE IS ALSO BODY DAMAGE. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB IN THE PASSENGER SIDE BURNING OUT FREQUENTLY, AND HAD SEEN EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING AND SOME MELTING IN THE BRAKE LIGHT CONNECTOR SOCKET IN ABOUT 2010. ALTHOUGH THE LIGHTS BURN OUT FREQUENTLY, THE MELTING HAD NOT GOTTEN WORSE SINCE THEN. THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT HAS NEVER EXHIBITED A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. AT THIS TIME IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE IS ANY DAMAGE OR FAULT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEYOND THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF OBVIOUS DAMAGES IS APPROXIMATELY $1,000 TO $1,500 WITH REPAINTING.

Mileage: 133,000

TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING IN THE FRONT. REPLACED BULBS MULTI FUNTION SWITCH AND LIGHT BULD SOCKETS AND STILL DONT WORK

RECALL

THE HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING SIGNS, YOU LOSE ALL HEADLIGHTS. IF THE SWITCH IS TURNED ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES THEY WILL COME BACK ON. MY LIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A COUNTY HIGHWAY GOING 55 MPH. THERE WERE NO STREET LIGHTS. IT HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES ON MY 40 MINUTE DRIVE HOME THROUGH THE COUNTRY. VERY SCARY!

Mileage: 140,000

THE LEFT SIDE RUNNING LIGHTS ARE NOT LIGHTING WHEN THE HEADLIGHT IS TURNED ON. THE RIGHT SIDE WORKS. THE LEFT SIDE BLINKER AND BRAKE LIGHT WORKS WHICH INDICATES THE BULBS ARE GOOD BUT WILL NOT LIGHT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON.

POWER LOCKS MALFUNCTIONING, LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN, DRIVING AT NIGHT DANGEROUS. SOMETHING WRONG WITH ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS. WORK ONE TIME THAN THEY DONT. NOW MY LIGHTS WANT TO STAY ON OR COME ON RANDOMLY N I END UP WITH DEAD BATTERY. LOCKS DANGEROUS WHEN YOU CAN'T UNLOCK REAR DOOR TO GET CHILD OUT. TURN SIGNAL DOESN'T TURN OFF ON ITS OWN. STALLS AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK. POWER DRIVERS SEAT HAS STOOPED WORKING PROPERLY SLSO, I'M SHORT AND WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE TO SIT ON TOP OF SIR BAG BUT NOT ALL OF THE ADJUSTMENT FUNCTIONS ARE WORKING PROPERLY. SO CAN'T TILT SEAT INSTEAD I HAVE TO SIT ON TOP OF AIR BAG, AT A WEIGHT OF 129 N UNDER 5 FEET TALL I SURE HOPE THAT SIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYS ON ME

Mileage: 1,110,000

HE'S LIGHTS FLICKER WHILE DRIVING, WHICH MAKES NIGHT DRIVING DANGEROUS TO THE THE ANNOYANCE OF LIGHTS FLICKERING AND DIMMING. THE DASH LIGHTS ARE ALSO FLICKERING.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

Mileage: 168,000

TURN SIGNALS RANDOMLY STOP WORKING AND THEN WORK AGAIN. PROBABLY 50% OF THE TIME. POSES A REAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS. ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WHEN HAND SIGNALS ARE HARD TO SEE. FUSES ARE ALL GOOD, I'M GUESSING A FAULTY SWITCH IS TO BLAME. *TR

Mileage: 55,467

HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH VAN STARTING 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. DASH LIGHTS FLASH BUT ONLY FOR SECONDS SO NO CODE CAN BE READ. ELECTRIC WINDOWS FAILING, BATTERIES REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. HAVE GOTTEN TO POINT I PURCHASE WINDOW TRACKS AND REPLACE MYSELF TO SAVE ON COST. MOST RECENTLY DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS FLASHING RAPIDLY RADIO AND AIR GO OUT AND VEHICLE WANTING TO STALL. THIS IS A CONVERSION VAN BY BRAUN. HAD HANDICAPPED PERSON IN WHEELCHAIR IN PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. VAN STALLED IN INTERSECTION BUT WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD. WHERE I WAS, I COULD NOT GET WHEELCHAIR OUT OF VAN. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED NOT TO MENTION I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND HEAT WAS AT A FEEL LIKE TEMP OF 108. AFTER 10 OR 15 MINUTES VAN RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME. AUTO ELECTRIC REPAIR SHOP REPLACED IGNITION WIRING HARNESS BUT AFTER 30 DAYS IT IS NOW DOING SAME AGAIN ONLY WORSE. I NOW HAVE NO TRANSPORT FOR HANDICAPPED PERSON BECAUSE WHY FIX SOMETHING THAT CANNOT BE RESOLVED WITHOUT CHANGING EVERY PART TO FIGURE OUT REAL PROBLEM. I KNOW EVEN IF THE BCM IS REPLACED THAT IS ONLY TEMPORARY ACCORDING TO OTHER REPORTS OF SAME PROBLEM I HAVE. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HEADLIGHT SWITCH WILL NOT TURN THE LIGHTS ON. YOU HAVE TO KEEP TURNING THE SWITCH TO MAKE IT TURN ON. AS YOU ARE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS WILL FLASH OR THEY WILL JUST TURN OFF. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. FIRST THE FOG LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN AND WHEN I WOULD PULL ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OUT TO ENGAGE THE FOG LIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF. I SAW ON LINE THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR GRAND CARAVANS. *TR

Mileage: 89,500

HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON BUT RUNNING LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS WOULD ONLY WORK IF I HELD THE LEVER PULLED TOWARD ME. ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORKED, INCLUDING TURNING AND BRAKING LIGHTS. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT WERE IDENTICAL TO MY SITUATION. *JS

Mileage: 108,000

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE GONE OUT TO MY CAR ONLY TO FIND THAT THE INTERIOR CABIN LIGHTS ARE ON. THE VAN WAS IN MY GARAGE AT THE TIME SO I KNOW NO ONE COULD HAVE ENTERED THE VEHICLE. I SEE THAT DODGE HAD A RECALL FOR THERE DURANGO, BUT NOT THERE VAN IN THE YEAR 2005. I PURCHASED THE VAN FROM COON RAPIDS DODGE IN MPLS. MN. ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. I SEE BY THE DODGE RECALL ON THE DURANGO THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE. WAS THERE A RECALL ON THIS VAN FOR THIS CONDITION, AND SHOULD IT HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY THE DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 745,000

HEADLIGHT SWITCH SHUT OFF LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING. NOW WILL LEAVE LIGHTS ON WHILE IN THE OFF POSITION AND THEY WILL TURN OFF BUT SOUND WILL BEEP AS IF THEY ARE ON. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED!! *TR

Mileage: 96,500

MY HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY WHILE I AM DRIVING. THEY ALSO FLASH OFF AND ON WHILE I AM DRIVING. THEY FLASH AT OTHER DRIVERS AS IF I AM SIGNALING THEM TO PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ME, ONE TIME ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF MY DAUGHTERS SCHOOL. I ALSO HAVE INCIDENTS WHERE I CANT TURN THEM ON AT ALL, OR CAN'T TURN THEM OFF WHEN I PARK AND SHUT OFF MY CAR. I WILL PARK MY CAR AND SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS AND WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR, THE DOOR CHIME WILL RING AS IF I HAVE LEFT THEM ON. THEY TURN THEMSELVES ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY WHILE I AM DRIVING EVEN THOUGH THE SWITCH IN IN THE OFF POSITION. MY PARKING LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS FLASH BY THEMSELVES (AT RANDOM) AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY AND NIGHT. WE HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JS

I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM OF HAVING TO TOGGLE THE LIGHTS TO GO ON AND OFF SINCE I PURCHASED THE VAN USED IN 2009. FROM THAT POINT THE LIGHTS WOULD WORK WITH TOGGLING THEM OFF. BUT THEN THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED AND THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVER SO OFTEN. I THOUGHT I COULD TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS TO BE ABLE TO SEE, HOWEVER THE HIGH BEAMS WON'T STAY ON EITHER. TOGGLING THEM BACK AND FORTH DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. I NEED A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THIS VAN FOR A REASON. I HAVE CHILDREN....... I SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM.....AND THAT THIS HAS PUT FAMILIES IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS.....AND TO A DIVORCED WOMAN WITH 2 CHILDREN THIS WOULD BE COSTLY TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS...... *TR

Mileage: 125,000

HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. HAD TO FIDDLE WITH THE ON OFF SWITCH REPEATEDLY TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. COULD NOT GET ISSUE TO REPLICATE. *TR

Mileage: 96,944

I HAVE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH MY HEADLAMPS NOT TURNING ON. IF I JIGGLE THE FUSE BOX OR PULL THE RELAY OUT THEY WILL COME ON. THE ISSUE HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE TO MANIPULATE THE FUSE BOX TO GET MY HEADLIGHTS ON AT ALL. ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORK. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN MY VAN SINCE I HAVE TO POP THE HOOD EVERY TIME I NEED HEADLIGHTS AND SOMETIMES IT CAN TAKE SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THEY WORK. AS A WOMAN IT IS NOT SAFE TO BE IN A PUBLIC PLACE WITH MY VAN HOOD UP. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE DODGE CORRECT THIS DEFECT! *TR

Mileage: 170,000

MY VAN HAS HAD FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS. I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED RECENTLY AS WELL AND IT IS STILL DOING IT. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TODAY IT WAS FLICKERING A LOT AND THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING A LOT AS WELL. MAKES IT HARD TO SEE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

COURTESY LAMP SOCKET MELTED NEEDING REPLACEMENT. MORE RECENTLY, THE RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL FAILED. WHEN I REPLACED THE LAMP, I NOTICED THAT BOTH SIDES THE SOCKET ASSEMBLY HAD MELTED. THE REPLACEMENT BULB IS NOT ABLE TO FUNCTION AS THE CONTACTS ARE NOT ABLE TO CONNECT. THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 129,324

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER, THE SAME TIME THEY FLICKER THE DASH LIGHTS FOR THE ODOMETER WILL FLICKER AS WELL. I'VE ALSO NOTICED WHEN THIS STARTED THE SMALL LIGHT NEXT TO MY HAZARD BUTTON ON THE DASH FLICKERS AS WELL, EVEN THOUGH NO ONE IS IN THAT SEAT. THIS PROBLEM IS DISTRACTING AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THIS PROBLEM HAS SEEMED TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE SINCE IT STARTED. I'VE TRIED RUNNING THE VAN WITH AND WITHOUT THE A/C BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 152,312

THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS AND EVERY THING SHUTS DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 62,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT THEN USED THE FOG LAMPS TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE CONTACT DID NOT CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER OR A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

Mileage: 117,000

THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE PARKING LIGHTS WOULD COME ON, BUT NOT THE HEADLAMPS. TURNING THE SWITCH/DIAL TURNED THEM OFF, AND TURNED ON PARKING LIGHTS, BUT NOTHING ELSE. THE SWITCH WOULD TURN ALL THE WAY, BUT NOTHING. THEN THE PARKING LIGHTS WOULDN'T GO OFF AT ALL. THEN I GOT THE HEADLIGHTS TO COME ON AFTER MESSING WITH THE SWITCH FOR A WHILE. THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON THE NEXT DAY. IT SEEMS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM... THERE ARE A LOT OF POSTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ONLINE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 121,000

LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED OFF. PARKING LIGHTS STAY ON FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, TURN THEMSELVES BACK ON WHEN CAR IS UNLOCKED. OCCASIONALLY BLINKS OUT WHEN DRIVING (LESS THAN 1 SECOND BLINK). *TR

Mileage: 82,844

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON THIS 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN JUST STOPPED WORKING. KEY FOB SOUNDS HORN WHEN LOCKING, BUT LOCKS DO NOT ENGAGE. VERY DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL AS LOCKS DO NOT ENGAGE WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 18 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 70,854

I GOT IN THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. TURNED ON HEADLIGHTS AND THEY WOULD NOT COME ON. PLAYED WITH SWITCH AND THEY FLASHED ON. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THEY WENT OUT AND I HAD TO PULL OVER AND PLAY WITH THE SWITCH TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. THEY ARE NOW, 2 WEEKS LATER, AT THE POINT THAT I CANNOT DRIVE AT NIGHT. THEY WILL NOT STAY ON, FLASH ON THEN GO OFF WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

Mileage: 99,500

THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT BY THEMSELVES DURING NIGHT HIGHWAY DRIVING AT ~64MPH! THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I HAD MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN IN THE VAN. COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND CYCLE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH 6-10 TIMES TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN. EVEN AFTER THAT, THEY WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT/COME ON FOR THE DURATION OF OUT TRIP HOME. THIS IS A SERIOUS VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO ON AND OFF AT ANY TIME. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE PARKED FOR THE NIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON THREE OCCASIONS, FIRST ONLY THE SWITCH, NEXT THE SWITCH AND BATTERY, AND THEN FINALLY THE SWITCH AND ALTERNATOR. EACH REPAIR LASTS FOR A FEW MONTHS THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNS. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AS IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT DRIVING. AS THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE I CANNOT GET A TRUE DIAGNOSIS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

SOMETIMES, MY HEADLIGHTS WON'T TURN ON WHEN I START THE VEHICLE (THE DASHBOARDS LIGHTS ARE STILL ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS). I USUALLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM BY SWITCHING THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF. THE PROBLEM NOT ONLY IS FIXED THAT WAY, BUT IT GOES AWAY FOR MONTHS AT A TIME AND IS QUITE RANDOM AND MYSTERIOUS. I AM JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THE LIGHTS FRYING OR SUDDENLY TURNING OFF WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING BECAUSE I WORK EVENINGS AND OFTEN COMMUTE ON THE HIGHWAY. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT APPEARS QUITE A FEW PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN, MYSTERIOUS GLITCH WITH DODGE CARAVANS FROM THE SAME YEAR. I GET REGULAR OIL CHANGES, ALWAYS PASS INSPECTIONS, AND THE MECHANICS NEVER FIND MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE BATTERY, ENGINE, OR THE HEADLIGHTS THEMSELVES. AND THEY USUALLY TELL YOU THAT THE CAR NEEDS TO BE PRESENT IN THEIR SHOP WHILE THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING, WHICH DUE TO THE RANDOM, INTERMITTENT NATURE OF THE PROBLEM IS NIGH IMPOSSIBLE TO DO. IT'S A VERY STRANGE PROBLEM, BUT THERE MUST BE SOME CAUSE IF SO MANY PEOPLE DRIVING SIMILAR CARS HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR

HEADLAMP SWITCH IS FAILING. IT CAUSES THE HEADLAMPS TO ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY AT TIMES. VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT TIME. I THINK SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY DECIDE NOT TO COME ON, OR GO OFF AFTER CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING. PARKING LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND DIRECTIONALS CON'T TO WORK. TURNING THE LAMP SWITCH ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES DOES NOT WORK. THIS HAS HAPPEN APPROXIMATELY 4 OR 5 TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS. MOST RECENTLY ON JUNE 29 @ 10PM, HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO INCIDENT. OFF THE HIGHWAY STOPPED AT A CONVENIENCE STORE, AFTER TURNING CAR BACK ON AND DRIVING A FEW FEET, ON AN UNLIT ROAD THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF, HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE AND SHUT CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART, THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THEY SEEM TO COME BACK ON, THE SWITCH IS NOT EFFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

HEADLIGHT FAILURE TO COME ON. SIDE LAMPS, TAIL LIGHTS ETC. WORKED BUT HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK EXCEPT BY HOLDING THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IN THE "FLASH HIGH" POSITION. MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AFTER SIMILAR FAILURES SINCE THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. PROBLEM REOCCURRED 7/27/12 WITH NO WARNING. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNLESS YOU CAN BE SURE TO BE HOME BEFORE DARK AS THE ON BOARD COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS ARE NO HELP IN DIAGNOSING THE ISSUE SO IT'S A GAME OF RUSSIAN ROULETTE ON WHETHER THE LIGHTS WILL WORK WHEN YOU GET IN. *JS

Mileage: 110,000

PARK LAMPS DO NOT WORK. REPLACED FUSES, RELAY AND BULBS. *TR

Mileage: 214,000

THIS IS A RE-OCCURRING ISSUE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD JUST REACHED AROUND 50,000 MILES (I GUESSED AT THE DATE). THEN IT HAPPENS OFF AND ON OVER THE COURSE OF TIME. THE MOST RECENT OCCURENCE WAS 6/23/2012 (I NOW HAVE OVER 100000 MILES). WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER DIM, THEN BRIGHT, THEN THEY GO OUT ENTIRELY. I MUST TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. THREE TIMES I HAVE HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN THE VAN INTO THE SERVICE SHOP, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD I WAS JUST IMAGINING THE ISSUE. WHEN I INSISTED I WAS NOT IMAGING IT, I WAS TOLD THAT MAYBE I NEVER TURNED ON THE LIGHTS IN THE FIRST PLACE. NOT ONCE HAS DODGE SERVICE ACKNOWLEGED THAT THERE COULD BE AN ISSUE. THE SERVICE GUY DID OFFER TO TAKE MY VAN AND DRIVE IT PERSONALLY FOR A WEEK TO SEE IF HE COULD GET IT TO HAPPEN. I DIDN'T THINK IT APPROPRIATE THAT HE ADD SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES FOR HIS AMUSEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE HEADLIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS STARTED TO RANDOMLY TURN ON AND OFF. NOW THE PARKING LIGHTS WON'T GO OFF AND THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT GO ON. NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I FLIP THE SWITCH. THIS IS AWFUL AND DANGEROUS, AS I CAN'T DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO WILL NOT TURN ON. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND I CAN'T FIND ANY HELP. *TR

FOR NO REASON THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF REGARDLESS OF THE LIGHT SWITCH POSITION, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, VERY SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS, PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!! *TT I HAVE VISITED MANY FORUMS AND MOST SAY ITS IS THE SWITCH BUT SOME SAY ITS THE MAIN GROUNDING POST LOCATED UNDER THE BATTERY BOX. AND IT IS ALWAYS AN 05 TOWN AND COUNTRY OR GRAND CARAVAN. THANKS.

Mileage: 85,000

FOLLOWING THE ADVISE OF MANY WHOM HAVE POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE; HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/2005_DODGE_GRAND_CARAVAN_RANDOM_HEADLAMP_ISSUE?PG=3. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS; THEY SHUT DOWN BY THEMSELVES WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES LIGHTS, POWER WINDOWS AND THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS. I CANNOT USE THE SLIDING DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE. IT HAD BEEN PERMANENTLY SHUT FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS, SINCE THE LAST VISIT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN MIAMI, FLORIDA. THEY DID A DREADFUL JOB. *TR

Mileage: 82,200

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN ROTARY SWITCH IS PLACED IN ON POSITION. MULTIPLE ROTATION OF THE SWITCH FROM OFF TO ON POSITION IS REQUIRED TO GET HEADLIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. IN SOME CASES, 20+ TRIES WERE REQUIRED. I AM AFRAID THAT COMPLETE FAILURE MAY HAPPEN AND MAKE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE IF IT OCCURS AT NIGHT. ONLINE FORUMS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

NO INTERIOR LIGHTS OR DASHBOARD LIGHT OR BACK WIPERS OR HEATING CONTROL. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WOULD NOT TURN ON. ONLY MY PARKING LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. AFTER SEVERAL DOZEN ATTEMPTS AT TURNING ON THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS THEY WOULD FINALLY TURN ON. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAVE ALSO FAILED AT NIGHT WHILE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ONLY A COUPLE MILES FROM HOME. THE LIGHTING SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE IS NOT RELIABLE AND I WOULD HOPE THE GOVERNMENT WOULD EXAMINE THIS MATTER CLOSELY. *TR

Mileage: 135,122

THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE THE FOG LIGHTS HAVE RANDOMLY CYCLED ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON. HOWEVER LAST SUMMER THE MAIN HEADLIGHTS STARTED RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN ADDITION TO THE FOG LIGHTS CYCLING ON AND OFF DESPITE THE SWITCH FOR THE FOGLIGHTS BEING OFF. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. USUALLY TOGGLING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF CAN GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN BACK ON. RECENTLY I WAS UNABLE TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE. I WAS IN A WELL LIT AREA AT THE TIME, BUT THIS IS STILL A SAFETY ISSUE. SOMETIMES AFTER I TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE THEY CYCLE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES, BUT I HAVE BEEN LUCKY THEY HAVE NO STAYED ON AND DRAINED MY BATTERY. I SEARCHED FOR THE ISSUE ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RESOLUTION AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS SITES FOR THIS SAME ISSUE IN THE 2005 GRAND CARAVAN AS WELL AS THE ISSUE I HAVE WITH THE POWER DOOR LOCKS THAT IS RESOLVED BY REMOVING THE IOD FUSE AND PUTTING IT BACK IN. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS GONE UNADDRESSED. *TR

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, MY HEADLIGHTS WON'T TURN ON WHEN I START MY VAN. IF I TURN THEM OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES, THEY WILL EVENTUALLY TURN ON. A COUPLE OF TIMES, MY LIGHTS HAVE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE VAN. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON BROUGHT THEM BACK ON, SO I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, A COUPLE OF TIMES ALL OF MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND GAUGES HAVE GONE CRAZY ALL AT ONCE. AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS, THEY WOULD BE FINE AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

DASH BOARD LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT CAME ON AGAIN FOR FIVE MINUTES AND WENT BACK OUT. *TR

Mileage: 121,000

MY HEAD LIGHTS TURNED OFF ON ME AFTER NIGHT FALL. I HAD TO CONTINUALLY TURN THEM ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. THEN AS I HEADED HOME, THEY FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE BRIGHTS WILL NOT STAY ON EITHER. IF I NEED TO RUN WITH THE BRIGHTS ON WHEN THE REGULAR HEAD LIGHTS DON??T WORK, I HAVE TO CONTINUALLY HOLD THE BRIGHTS IN THE FORWARD ON POSITION. IF THEY HEADLIGHT WORK PROPERLY, THEN THE BRIGHT WORK PROPERLY AS WELL. MY FOG LAMP GO ON AND OFF ALL BY THEMSELVES AND I FLICKER AND FLASH ALL DOWN THE ROAD. THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP HERE SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IN THEIR EXPERIENCE IT IS THE SWITCH AT $100 JUST FOR THE PART. LABOR IS MORE. IF IT IS SO COMMON, THEN WHERE IS THE RECALL? I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VAN SINCE I PURCHASED IT. STICKING GAS PEDAL, SHUTTERING BREAKS, AND THE ABS LIGHT. ALL THESE WERE HUGE REPAIR COST OUT OF MY POCKET. I RECENTLY PUT OVER $4000 IN REPAIR TO THIS VAN. RIGHT NOW I CANNOT AFFORD A $100 PART PLUS LABOR. RECALL PLEASE! *TR

OUR HEAD LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES THEY WOULD COME ON. NOW WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THEY WILL START GOING ON AND OFF THEN COMPLETELY GO OFF. I HAVE TO TRAVEL A LOT AT NIGHT FOR MY WORK. IF YOU PULL THE DIMMER/WIPER SWITCH TOWARD YOU AND HOLD IT THE HIGH BEAM WILL COME ON BUT WILL NOT STAY ON. NOW I AM AFRAID TO GO ANY WHERE AFTER DARK. HAVE CALLED SEVERAL DODGE GARAGES SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND WHEN ASK IF THEY THINK REPLACING THE SWITCH COULD FIX THE PROBLEM THEY TELL YOU, WELL YOU CAN BRING IT IN AND WE CAN TRY THAT BUT CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT WILL FIX YOUR PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD WE PAY TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WE BELIEVE THAT DODGE SHOULD HAVE RECALL SINCE THERE IS SO MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER OWNERS EVIDENTLY THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE SWITCHING OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

WE ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILING WHICH IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND THEM BEING ABLE TO PULL ON THE DOOR HANDLE AND HAVE A DOOR OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. WE ARE ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DASH LIGHTS NOT WORKING THEREFORE YOU CANNOT SEE ANYTHING AT NIGHT . . . NOT THE SPEEDOMETER, NOT THE FUEL GAUGE, NOT THE HEAT CONTROLS, NOTHING!!! *TR

Mileage: 110,000

HEADLIGHTS ONLY WORK SPORADICALLY. AT TIMES, THEY WON'T TURN ON AT ALL (RUNNING LIGHTS AND REAR LIGHTS STILL WORK) AND IT OFTEN TAKES SEVERAL TRIES TO GET THEM TURNED ON. HOLDING THE LEVER ACTIVATES THE HIGH BEAMS, WHICH STILL WORK. EARLY THIS MORNING, THEY SIMPLY FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD IN THE DARK. EXTREMELY UNSAFE. RESEARCH INDICATES A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCH AS MY EXACT ISSUE HAS BEEN DETAILED BY MANY, MANY INDIVIDUALS. AS BIG AS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS IS, IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE HOW THIS HASN'T SPAWNED A RECALL.

Mileage: 139,000

HEADLIGHTS ONLY WORK SPORADICALLY. AT TIMES, THEY WON'T TURN ON AT ALL (RUNNING LIGHTS AND REAR LIGHTS STILL WORK) AND IT OFTEN TAKES SEVERAL TRIES TO GET THEM TURNED ON. HOLDING THE LEVER ACTIVATES THE HIGH BEAMS, WHICH STILL WORK. EARLY THIS MORNING, THEY SIMPLY FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD IN THE DARK. EXTREMELY UNSAFE. RESEARCH INDICATES A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCH AS MY EXACT ISSUE HAS BEEN DETAILED BY MANY, MANY INDIVIDUALS. AS BIG AS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS IS, IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE HOW THIS HASN'T SPAWNED A RECALL.

Mileage: 139,000

TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO WORK AT ALL. WORSE, LEFT SIGNAL WILL BE SELECTED, BUT RIGHT SIGNAL WILL BE DELIVERED. SOMETIMES, SIGNAL WORKS CORRECTLY. DANGEROUS. WIPERS WORK VERY UNPREDICATABLY, OR NOT AT ALL. WILL NOT COME ON, THEN WILL NOT GO OFF. WILL RUN VERY FAST OR VERY SLOW, AND WON'T ADJUST. *TR

Mileage: 96,514

WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER AND DIM ALMOST TO WHERE THE LIGHT WOULD COMPLETELY GO OUT. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

SOMETIME WHEN I WAS DRIVING, MY HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF MYSTERIOUSLY. NOW I CANNOT GET MY LOWBEAMS TO TURN ON. HIGH BEAMS, PARKING LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS ALL WORK. MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE SWITCH. I BELIEVE THERE IS CURRENTLY AN OPEN INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

MY HEADLIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN TURNED ON. IF I WOULD TURN OFF AND ON THE LIGHTS EVENTUALLY THEY COME BACK ON. NOW IT HAPPENS WHEN I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO MY WIFE LAST NIGHT AND SHE ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR WRECK. WE CANNOT DRIVE OUR VAN AT NIGHT ANYMORE. *KB

Mileage: 35,000

MY HEADLIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN TURNED ON. IF I WOULD TURN OFF AND ON THE LIGHTS EVENTUALLY THEY COME BACK ON. NOW IT HAPPENS WHEN I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO MY WIFE LAST NIGHT AND SHE ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR WRECK. WE CANNOT DRIVE OUR VAN AT NIGHT ANYMORE. *KB

Mileage: 35,000

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION. THIS IS VERY DISCONCERTING AND DANGEROUS. DRIVER MUST FLIP THE LIGHT SWITCH MULTIPLE TIMES TO BRING THE LIGHTS BACK ON. THE FREQUENCY OF THIS PROBLEM HAS INCREASED RECENTLY. I FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE. RECENTLY, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME BACK ON AND WE HAD TO DRIVE HOME USING THE FOG LAMPS. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH DOES NOT ALWAYS TURN ON THE HEADLAMPS. WE HAVE TO SWITCH IT BACK AND FORTH SEVERAL TIMES, AND SOMETIMES IT ONLY TURNS ON PARKING LIGHTS, SOMETIMES ONLY FOG LIGHTS, AND EVENTUALLY HEADLAMPS WILL TURN ON. IT IS NOT CONSISTENT OF WHEN AND WHERE THE SWITCH WILL WORK AND HOW MANY TIMES IT TAKES TO SWITCH IT BACK AND FORTH TO TURN ON. SINCE THIS ISSUE STARTED HAPPENING - WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE HEADLAMPS ACTUALLY TURNING OFF DURING DRIVING IN THE DARK. LUCKILY THEY HAVE COME BACK ON IF I MESS WITH THE SWITCH - BUT THIS IS DANGEROUS AND IT IS NOT CONSISTENT WHEN IT HAPPENS EITHER. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE FOG LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING EVEN THOUGH I DO NOT HAVE THE SWITCH PULLED OUT FOR THEM TO COME ON AT ALL. *TT

HEADLIGHTS EITHER WILL NOT TURN ON OR GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. PARKING AND TAIL LIGHTS NOT EFFECTED. FLIPPING SWITCH ON AND OFF WILL SOMETIMES WORK. UPDATED IVOQ 10/19/11. *JB *TR

HEADLIGHTS EITHER WILL NOT TURN ON OR GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. PARKING AND TAIL LIGHTS NOT EFFECTED. FLIPPING SWITCH ON AND OFF WILL SOMETIMES WORK. UPDATED IVOQ 10/19/11. *JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT WOULD OFTEN HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY ENGAGE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO GET THE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

EXTERIOR LIGHTS FAIL TO TURN ON. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE AND HAVE TAKEN IT IN BEFORE, BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY CAN'T FIX IT UNLESS IT IS HAPPENING WHEN I BRING IT IN. CONVENIENT THAT THEY ARE NOT OPEN AT NIGHT WHEN I TURN ON MY LIGHTS. *TR

HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY AND 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN MALFUNCTIONS WHILE DRIVING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR THE SWITCH ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES SEEM TO BE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THERE ARE 4 SETTINGS ON THE SWITCH THAT WHEN CONNECTED WILL TURN ON THE LIGHTS APPROPRIATELY. IN SOME CASES THE SWITCH IS MISALIGNED AND THE CONTACT WILL EITHER NOT WORK AT ALL, OR, MAKE RANDOM DISCONNECTIONS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AS THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE, KNOWN TO HAVE MULTIPLE PASSENGERS. IF THE HEADLIGHT FAIL AT NIGHT, THIS COULD BE DEADLY. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS FORUMS, AND BLOGS DESCRIBING THESE ISSUES WITH TOWN AND COUNTRY, AND CARAVAN, AND GRAND CARAVAN OWNERS. THE FAILURE OCCURS RANDOMLY, AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS IS TO EITHER OPEN/REPAIR THE SWITCH, OR REPLACE THE SWITCH. CURRENTLY I AM HAVING TO FLIP THIS SWITCH OFF AND ON BACK AND FORTH UNTIL THE CONTACTS CONNECT. IF IT DOES NOT WORK, THEN I HAVE TO DRIVE WHILE I HOLD THE HI-BEAMS ON. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR MYSELF NOR OTHER DRIVERS DRIVING TOWARD ME.

Mileage: 62,000

THE WHOE BRAKE COVER ON THE LEFT REAR FELL OF ON JULY 4TH 2009. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPLACED YET AS I COULD NOT AFFORD IT, BUT HAVE BEEN USING RED TAPE. YESTERDAY, JULY10TH WHILE COMING OOF THE FREEWAY THE OTHER COVER FELL OFF. THIS TIME I SAW IT AND WENT BACK FOR IT. IT SEEMS THESE ARE ONLY GLUED ON. HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO THESE VANS? IT IS SO EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. *TT

Mileage: 94,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO! *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF AND COULD NOT GET THEM TO COME BACK ON BY TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. HOW CAN I BE EXPECTED TO DRIVE IN THE DARK WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS?

Mileage: 70,182

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THEN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FUNCTION AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/07/2011 *LN *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE UNTIL AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND UNEXPECTEDLY BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS FOR SOME TIME NOW. WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGAN, I WOULD TURN ON THE LIGHT SWITCH AND AFTER A DELAY THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME ON. SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING THE SWITCH OFF THEY WOULD REMAIN ON. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD JUST TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS REMAIN ON AS WELL AS THE YELLOW LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS. SOME DAYS THEY DON'T COME ON AT ALL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL AUTO SHOPS FOR REPAIR, HOWEVER THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON WHEN TAKEN IN SO NOBODY HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS INTERMITTENTLY DON'T WORK. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE HIGH-BEAMS WILL WORK ONLY BY HOLDING BACK THE STALK. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN... THE HEAD LIGHTS SOMETIMES GO OUT AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON.... I AM SOMETIMES ABLE TO GET THEM TURN BACK ON BY TURNING THE LIGHT NOB BACK AND FORTH... AND OTHER TIMES WILL NOT COME ON... THE LONGEST I HAVE GONE WITH OUT HEAD LIGHTS IS 2 WEEKS.. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT IN MY WIFES 2005 GRAND CARAVAN. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TOOK MY 2005 GRAND CARAVAN TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO A LOUD NOISE WHEN TURNING. WAS JUST INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT I NEED A POWER STEERING PUMP, AND RACK AND PINION, BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS. ALSO NEED A NEW RADIATOR. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR A BARELY 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH 70,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHT NOT COMING ON WHEN YOU FLIP THE SWITCH. THAT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

Mileage: 73,000

WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED BY TURNING HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES. A GOOGLE SEARCH TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH 2005 MODELS. I HAVE EXAMINED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND I FEEL THE ISSUE IS DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE SWITCH. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS TURNING ON. WHEN I TURN THE SWITCH, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON. PARKING LIGHTS DO COME ON. I CAN HAVE THE ENGINE RUNNING AND HAVE THE HIGH BEAMS ON, BUT THE LOW BEAMS DO NOT WORK. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS, AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS NEXT - MANY COMPLAINTS ON MANY WEBSITES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

RANDOMLY, HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON, HAVE TO TURN THE SWITCH ON & OFF MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET THEM TO COME ON EVENTUALLY. ALSO, ON DAYS WHEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS TURNING ON, AFTER YOU GET THEM TO TURN ON THEY SHUT OFF AS YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WE HAVE NOT FIXED THEM, CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT COULD BE THE SWITCH OR THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, THEY DIDN'T KNOW?!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 110,000

HEADLIGHTS ON 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WILL NOT ALWAYS TURN ON IT WILL SOMETIMES REQUIRE TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY. HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

LIGHTS OFF DURING OPERATION.... OFF AT TURN ON AND NOW WILL NOT COME ON NO MATTER WHAT I DO.... TOLD BY SEVERAL THEY ARE HAVING SAME TROUBLE... REAL SAFETY ISSUE THE FIRST TIME AS IT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN DARK ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 135,400

SINCE PURCHASE, THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE RANDOMLY STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ACTION. AT THIS POINT, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT TURNING OFF UNLESS THE SWITCH WAS WIGGLED. NOW THE HEADLIGHTS WORK SPORADICALLY, AND THE PARKING LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF WHEN SWITCH IS IN OFF POSITION. THEY DO HOWEVER GO OFF OVER TIME. WE WILL TRY REPLACING LIGHT SWITCH TO SEE IF THIS RESOLVES THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A CONCERN FOR US WITH TEENAGE DRIVERS USING THE VEHICLE! *TR

Mileage: 131,427

THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. FINALLY CAME BACK ON AFTER TURNING SWITCH OFF AND ON WHILE USING THE DIMMER SWITCH AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS.

Mileage: 94,000

HEADLIGHTS ON MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO TURN ON. FAILURE OCCURS 60 - 75% OF THE TIME. AFTER WIGGLING THE KNOB FOR 5 - 10 MINUTES, LIGHTS USUALLY WILL FINALLY TURN ON. LIGHTS HAVE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF WHEN THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAILLIGHT WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BUT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN - HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN OFF - THEY DO NOT DIM - THEY JUST SIMPLY TURN OFF. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN RANDOMLY TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES. NO EVENT LEADING UP TO THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE OCCURS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. NOTHING DONE SO FAR TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ENGAGED THE TURN SIGNAL, IT WOULD STOP FLASHING WHEN HE WAS HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN. HE THEN NOTICED THAT WHEN HE TURNED THE TURN SIGNAL ON, IT WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A TURN SIGNAL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER WAS REPAIRED AT AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AFTER BEING TOLD BY THE DEALER THE VEHICLE NEEDED A TURN SIGNAL MODULE. UPDATED 03/22/11

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ENGAGED THE TURN SIGNAL, IT WOULD STOP FLASHING WHEN HE WAS HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN. HE THEN NOTICED THAT WHEN HE TURNED THE TURN SIGNAL ON, IT WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A TURN SIGNAL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER WAS REPAIRED AT AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AFTER BEING TOLD BY THE DEALER THE VEHICLE NEEDED A TURN SIGNAL MODULE. UPDATED 03/22/11

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF INTERMITTINGLY WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WOULD ATTEMPT TO TURN ON THE LIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SWITCH WOULD POSSIBLY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ UPDATED 02/28/11

Mileage: 70,000

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. MECHANICS AND DEALERSHIPS HAVE NO IDEA WHY. LOOKED ON INTERNET AND THIS IS NOT SOMETHING RARE. MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME, MY KIDS AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF HEADLIGHTS NOT TURNING ON WHEN OPERATING HEADLIGHT SWITCH OR SHUTTING OFF ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING. *TR UPDATED 07/25/11 *BF

Mileage: 50,000

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF HEADLIGHTS NOT TURNING ON WHEN OPERATING HEADLIGHT SWITCH OR SHUTTING OFF ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING. *TR UPDATED 07/25/11 *BF

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME ON AND OFF AND FLASH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. LIGHTS WILL COMPLETELY TURN OFF AND THEN WHEN YOU TURN THE SWITCH ON AND OFF AGAIN, THE LIGHTS WORK AGAIN ON AND OFF. YOU WILL BE DRIVING DOWN A DARK ROAD AND THE LIGHTS WILL JUST TURN OFF. THIS HAPPENED LAST YEAR FOR A FEW DAYS OR SO AND THEN WORKED FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS THEN STARTED TURNING OFF AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I BELIEVE THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MORE PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THE VAN AND MY WIFE ALSO DRIVES EVERY NIGHT DELIVERING THE NEWSPAPER. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

I PURCHASED MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT NEW IN 2005. FROM THE TIME IT WAS NEW I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. IN THE BEGINNING THEY WOULD RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY HEADLIGHTS WORKED FOR THEM AND SINCE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR IT, AND THAT I NEEDED TO BRING IT IN WHILE IT IS HAPPENING (IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT-THERE ARE NO DEALERSHIPS OPEN!). OF COURSE AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT, I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING PROBLEMS. THEY STILL GO OFF AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, AND THEY RARELY TURN ON WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF, AND SOMETIMES STAY ON WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF, OR THEY DO TURN OFF THEN TURN THEMSELVES BACK ON WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO SIT AND TURN THE SWITCH ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY (SO MUCH THAT MY WRIST HURT)BEFORE THEY WILL COME ON, THIS HAS TAKEN UP TO 15 MINUTES (WHILE IN A DARK PARKING LOT). I CONTACTED DODGE AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I KNOW THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, AS IT BEGAN WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW. BUT, DODGE DOESN'T CARE. IN MY DAILY COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK I AM ON I-35 WHERE THERE IS CONSTRUCTION GOING ON, WITH NARROW LANES AND CONCRETE WALLS AND NO SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ONTO, MY HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF AND NOT COMING BACK ON CAN GET ME KILLED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I CALLED CHRYSLER ASSISTANCE 800 # AND WAS TOLD THAT MY COMPLAINT WAS DENIED BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE AND WARRANTY BEING OUT. I ARGUED THAT THE PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW, SO THEY SHOULD FIX IT. IT HAS BEEN ESCALATED TO A SUPERVISOR, AND I AM AWAITING THEIR DENIAL AT THIS TIME. WHILE SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR A POSSIBLE CAUSE/FIX I FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND THE SAME COMPLAINTS. MINIVANS ARE REGULARLY PURCHASED BY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN (AS WAS MINE). THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED. I BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT HELP VOLUNTARILY. *TR

NO SPECIFIC EVENTS PRIOR, JUST PARKED CAR FOR THE EVENING. CAR STARTED BUT NO HEADLIGHTS OR INTERIOR GAUGE LIGHTS INCLUDING GEAR INDICATOR, ALSO NO ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS. AFTER SEVERAL RESTARTS ALL WORK BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOW. CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW AND THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO STOP IT BY REPLACING THE COMPUTER. *TR

Mileage: 82,200

THE LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY COME ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES YOU ARE UNABLE TO TURN HEAD LIGHTS ON. I HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHTS SWITCH AND THE DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE LAST PROBLEM OCCURRED ON 8/26/2004. *TR

Mileage: 75,234

HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH A FEW TIMES AND THEY CAME BACK ON. NEXT DAY, HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON, AFTER TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH A FEW TIMES THEY CAME ON. ALL LIGHTS WORK CORRECTLY EXCEPT FOR HEADLIGHTS. HOLDING BACK ON HIGH BEAM SWITCH AND LIGHTS WILL STAY ON "HIGH", HOWEVER, RELEASE HIGH-BEAM SWITCH AND LIGHTS GO OUT. *TR

Mileage: 110,676

MY HEADLIGHTS WON'T COME ON SOMETIMES. I HAVE TO REPEATEDLY TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF & ON (SOMETIMES DOZENS OF TIMES) UNTIL THEY WILL FINALLY COME ON. ALSO THE HEADLIGHT HAVE WENT OFF BY THEMSELVES SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND CAME BACK ON WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. THIS PROBLEMS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT THE LAST 2 YRS, BUT GETTING WORSE & WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

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

THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE AS EXPECTED. SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SWITCH IS ROTATED TO HEADLIGHT POSITION, SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BUT FREQUENCY HAS INCREASED DRASTICALLY IN THE LAST 3 MONTH. NOW THE OPERATION OF HEADLIGHTS HAS BECOME COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE YET DIFFICULT TO TROUBLESHOOT BECAUSE FAILURE CANNOT BE REPRODUCED ON DEMAND (I.E. HEADLIGHTS FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN AT DEALERSHIP). *TR

Mileage: 77,310

MY CARAVAN HAS HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND IS NOW SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN OR TO SELL. POWER WINDOW AND DOOR FAILURE,GAUGES JUMPING, RADIO DISCONNECTING ITSELF, LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE CAR, AND FINALLY THE END RESULT IS TOTAL POWER FAILURE (SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION). SCARED FOR MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY CHILDREN I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING IT. I HAVE SPENT 1600.00 AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO FINALLY BE TOLD THEY CAN NO LONGER HELP ME. I HAVE TALKED TO CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND THEY STOPPED CALLING ME BACK. THERE IS CLEARLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I AM SICK OVER THE JUNK PILE I CAN'T REMOVE OR REPLACE IN THIS ECONOMY. WHEN WILL CHRYSLER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE? *TR

Mileage: 124,000

WE HAVE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, THE LIGHTS ON THE VAN KEEPING TURNING ON WHEN OPENING THE DOOR THEY STAY ON FOR A LONG TIME, THEN THEY SHUT OFF AND DURING THE DAY THEY TURN ON BY THEMSELVES AND EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT BECAUSE THE BATTERY WILL LOOSE POWER AFTER IT HAPPENS SO MANY TIMES, HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM, WENT BY DODGE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH COMPLAINT. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL WORK FINE, THEN NOT WORK AT ALL. SOMETIMES IF I MOVE THE SWITCH BACK AND FORTH SEVERAL TIMES REAL FAST THE LIGHTS WILL WORK AGAIN. SOMETIMES LIGHTS WORK FOR WEEKS WITHOUT PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

STEERING COLUMN SWITCH CONTROLLING TURN SIGNALS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS. INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF WIPERS, WASHER, TURN SIGNALS AND TURN SIGNAL REVERSAL (INDICATE TURN RIGHT SIGNAL FOR LEFT ACTUATES) TO CORRECT ON A SHORT TERM OPERATING THE TILT FUNCTION CORRECTS FAILURE TEMPORARILY. THIS EVENT OCCURS REGULARLY AT LEAST EVERY OTHER TIME VEHICLE IS USED. DEALER CAN NOT REPLICATE FAILURE. I AM A AUTOMOTIVE QUALITY ENGINEER TRAINED IN ROOT CAUSE AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS THIS FAILURE IN MY OPINION IS DUE TO THE HARNESS CONNECTION EITHER WIRE PULL OUT OR CONNECTOR FAILURE. I HAVE HAD WIPERS FAIL DURING HEAVY RAIN DRIVING. TURN SIGNALS INDICATING INCORRECT DIRECTION NEARLY CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION AND WASHER NOT OPERATE WHILE DRIVING IN SALT LADEN CONDITIONS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OWNERS WHO INDICATE THIS IS AN ISSUE IN THEIR CARAVAN AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 64,372

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

1. TURN SIGNALS OCCASIONALLY REVERSE SIGNAL RIGHT BUT LEFT SIGNAL ACTUATES, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INTERMITTENT. 2. SELDOM, NEEDED TO PULL OVER IN RAIN SHOWER, HAD TO USE HAND TURNING SIGNALS 3. THE WIPER / SIGNAL SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY A MECHANIC. *TR

HEADLIGHT SWITCH NOT WORKING. *TR

LIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DO NOT COME ON ALL THE TIME AND WHEN THEY DO COME ON THEY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE CHECKED THE RELAY AND IT IS FINE, I AM ABLE TO MESS WITH THE SWITCH SOMETIMES TO GET THEM TO WORK. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRAVELING IN DARK. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. LAST NIGHT MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING ON I-15 FROM LAS VEGAS AT APROX.TIME 9PM IN THE DARK AND OUR HEADLIGHTS TURNED-OFF AND THEN TURNED ON RANDOMLY. THIS WAS AN AWFUL EXPERIENCE DRIVING LIKE THIS FOR MORE THAN 100 MILE IN THE MOJAVE DESERT. CARS THOUGHT I WAS FLASHING THEM. I WAS DRIVING IN THE SLOW LANE AT ONE POINT BEHIND A TRUCKER, I BELIEVE HE THOUGHT I WAS FLASHING HIM. I PASSED HIM AND THEN HE GOT ON MY BUMPER AND HE FLASHED HIS LIGHTS ON OFF SEVERAL TIMES AT ME..I WAS SCARED... THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL....ITS NOT SAFE.!! ....AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE HAPPENED NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD... [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 102,454

WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, THEY DO NOT WORK. THE PARKING LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK BUT NOT THE HEADLIGHTS. IT WAS HAPPENING ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH, BUT NOW IT'S 3-4 TIMES A WEEK. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, IT IS A HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FUNCTION WITH 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. MY HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF BY THEMSELVES ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK. I HAD TO CYCLE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH A FEW TIMES TO GET THEM TO WORK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALED MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON AND HAVE TURNED OFF (ON THEIR OWN) WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND I HAD TO MESS WITH THE SWITCH REPEATEDLY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BEFORE THE LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON. ALSO, THE DOOR LOCKS STOP LOCKING/UNLOCKING AND WE HAVE TO PULL THE FUSE, THEN PUT IT BACK IN FOR THEM TO WORK AGAIN. VEHICLE IS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GO OUT. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS TURNING ON. IT HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES THIS WEEK. WHEN I TURN THE SWITCH, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON. PARKING LIGHTS DO COME ON. BUT AN HOUR LATER WHEN I TURN THE SWITCH, THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON.

Mileage: 55,000

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HEADLIGHTS INTERMITENTLY WILL NOT TURN ON OR TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD RESULTING IN LOSS OF VISIBILITY. MAY CASES OF THIS CAN BE FOUND ON INTERNET AND MY OWN DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER INDICATED IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SWITCH ($100+ FOR NEW SWITCH). FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE REQUIRED RECALL. *CN

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT NIGHT AND THE HEAD LIGHTS JUST TURNED OFF. I PLAYED WITH THE SWITCH AND THEY CAME BACK ON IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON SO FAR. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS PROBLEM DOES SERIOUS DAMAGE. *DT

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF AND WON'T WORK. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. FOG LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF RANDOMLY. WITHOUT KEY IN THE IGNITION. THIS HAPPEN SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VAN IN 2005. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE SWITCH AND REPLACED IT. BUT THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN COMING ON RANDOMLY EVERY SINCE. NOW, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. A SWITCH ISN'T THAT COMPLICATED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN LIGHTS SHORT OUT RANDOM TIMES. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THEY WILL QUIT WORKING. I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS ON BRIGHT FOR THEM TO WORK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 116,500

THE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS A SERIOUS HEADLIGHT SAFETY ISSUE. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU SWITCH TO THE ON POSITION, THE HEADLIGHTS ARE OFF. I HAVE REPORTED TO DODGE IN NOVEMBER 2006 (REFERENCE NUMBER: 15635986). THEY ASKED ME TO HAVE THE DEALER TO FIX IT. BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENED IN RARE CASES. I KNEW IT HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES THESE YEARS. BUT PERHAPS SOMETIMES I DROVE IT WITHOUT KNOWING THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTUALLY OFF. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING POWER SURGES WHILE DRIVING FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS OR SO. THE OTHER ISSUE I AM HAVING IS MY HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF RANDOMLY WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT SOME TIMES TAKES UP TO 5 MINUTES TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AUGUST OF 2009. SO FAR I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT I HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER IN BECAUSE IT IS DARK AND I DON'T HAVE ANY LIGHTS. RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN HAVING MORE FREQUENT POWER SURGES WHERE MY LIGHTS FLICKER, MY GAUGES GO HAYWIRE AND MY RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF. I RECENTLY BROUGHT IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND MY MECHANIC CONTACTED CHRYSLER BECAUSE HE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. CHRYSLER TOLD THEM THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS OF THIS AND SOME OF THEM HAVE RESULTED IN FIRE. THEY WOULD NOT RELEASE A WAY TO FIX IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW HOW YET. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY, I HAVE 2 YOUNG KIDS THAT ARE FREQUENTLY RIDING IN THIS VEHICLE. I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL START ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING IT AND MY FAMILY COULD BE INJURED. I WOULD LIKE A RESOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM ASAP. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD MAKE THIS A TOP PRIORITY BECAUSE THERE ARE LIVES AT STAKE. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TURN SIGNALS - SOMETIMES THEY DON'T WORK, AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU USE INDICATOR TO TURN LEFT THE RIGHT SIGNAL WILL OPERATE, AND VISA VERSA. IT WONT DO THIS WHEN YOU TAKE VEHICLE TO DODGE AND THEY DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH NHTSA AND ON INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON OR WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER. AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO GOES ON AND OFF. READ UP ON THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND NOTICED OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THEIR HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK!!!! *TR

Mileage: 87,000

THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF ON THEIR OWN. SOMETIMES THEY WON'T COME ON. SOMETIMES THEY WON'T GO OFF. THEY HAVE COME BACK ON AND KILLED THE BATTERY. THEY HAVE EVEN GONE OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT IN A RAINSTORM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

HEAD LIGHTS WON'T WORK. PARK LIGHTS WORK OK WHEN SWITCH IS MOVED TO THE HEADLIGHT POSITION. HAVE 100,125 MILES JUST PAID IT OFF NOW THIS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT IS INTERMITTENT RIGHT NOW BUT CAN'T RELY ON IT WORKING ALL THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 100,125

HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK...DROVE ABOUT A MILE WHEN SOMEONE FLASHED THEIR HEADLIGHTS AT ME. PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND REALIZED THAT ONLY MY PARKING LIGHTS WERE ON. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WERE STILL ON, SO I WAS UNAWARE THAT I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. TOOK ABOUT 4 TIMES TURNING THE VAN ON AND OFF BEFORE THEY CAME BACK ON...VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! *TR

Mileage: 71,915

DRIVING AT NIGHT, WHEN DIMMING LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIME IN LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. BY HOLDING DIMMER SWITCH CONTROL IN "UP" (BRIGHT LIGHTS) LIGHTS STAYED ON. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THE LIGHTS AGAIN WORKED PROPERLY. WHEN TAKEN TO A DEALER, TECHNICIANS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

RE: 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. PARKING LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, ETC. ALL CONTINUE TO FUNCTION. SEEMS LIKE SHORT. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WON'T COME ON SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN THE SWITCH AND ONCE THEY HAVE EVEN GONE OUT ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IF I TURN THE SWITCH BACK TO OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THEY WILL COME ON BUT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MAKES ME WORRY. NOW I'M ON EDGE WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT WONDERING WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. LAST NIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME MY LIGHTS WENT FROM BRIGHT TO DIM ON THEIR OWN. THEY JUST CHANGED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS LOOKED AT YET. THE VAN ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE AND WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO COST A FORTUNE JUST TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

I WENT ON LINE TO SEE HOW MANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS THERE IS REGARDING MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THE SAFETY ISSUE IS BY TURN SIGNAL DON'T FUNCTION CORRECTLY. FOR EXAMPLE WHEN I TURN THE SIGNAL FOR LEFT IT GOES RIGHT AND VISE VERSA. SOMETIMES THE SIGNALS DON'T COME ON AT ALL. WELL THERE'S SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALL OR FIX DUE TO THE DEFECT WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN LAST YEAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. LAST MONTH I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND I WAS PULLED OVER MY A POLICE OFFICER BECAUSE MY HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT. AFTER EXPLAINING THAT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENED THE OFFICER CHECKED MY LIGHTS AND ALL WERE WORKING EXCEPT MY HEADLIGHTS, THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WAS WITH MY BRIGHT LIGHTS WHICH WERE ANNOYING ALOT OF PEOPLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND AFTER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC AND CHECKING IT MANUALLY HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT MY HEADLIGHTS STILL DON'T WORK. I HAVE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH MY BRIGHT LIGHTS. *TR

I USED THE TURN SIGNAL TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND WHEN I GLANCED AT THE DASHBOARD, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS BLINKING. IT OCCURRED EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK AND THEN LESS FREQUENT. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED FOR TWO WEEKS. I WAS STOPPED WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. OTHER TIMES I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK IT FOR REPAIR AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE THEY HAD THE VAN. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. I ALMOST CRASHED BECAUSE OF IT. I HAD THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH REPLACED AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM. I DO HAVE THE OLD SWITCH. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN; HEADLIGHTS WORK ONLY SPORADICALLY. WILL TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING. WILL ONLY COME ON WITH REPEATED TURNING OF THE SWITCH, AND THEN SOMETIMES ONLY AFTER CAR HAS DRIVEN A FEW FEET. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE AND IS DANGEROUS. *TR

I OWN A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. NOT EVERY TIME, BUT ON A REGULAR BASIS, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON. AND SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF. VERY SCARY. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNLESS IT HAPPENS WHEN THE MECHANIC HAS IT. THIS IS A VERY ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS FEATURE ON A VEHICLE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WHICH I BOUGHT USED IN 2005. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY SINCE APROX. 4 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THE DEALERS SHOP SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE ISSUE IS VERY RANDOM WITH PROBLEM NOT OCCURRING FOR 2-3 MONTHS AT A TIME, THEN MULTIPLE TIMES, THEN WON'T OCCUR AGAIN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. IF I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF WHEN I PARK, SOMETIMES THE PARKING LIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF OR WILL RANDOMLY COME ON. TWO NIGHTS AGO, THE LIGHT SWITCH WAS COMPLETELY OFF AND THE HEADLIGHTS BRIEFLY CAME BACK ON BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THERE IS NOTHING THAT SEEMS TO TRIGGER THE PROBLEM. TO RESOLVE IT WHILE DRIVING, I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE I'VE BEEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. I CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DODGE THEY RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT IN WHEN THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING- UNFORTUNATELY, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND I ONLY KNOW OF IT HAPPENING AT NIGHT AND THEY'RE CLOSED. IT'S BECOMING MORE OF AN ISSUE SINCE I HAVE 2 TEENAGED CHILDREN THAT DRIVE IT WITH MY 2 YR OLD IN THE CAR. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. SEEM LIKE ALOT OF OTHER ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS GO OFF. SOMETIMES WILL COME ON AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND SOMETIMES AFTER TURNING SWITCH OFF AND ON. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS DO NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THIS IS NOT SAFE WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING 55 MPH WITH OR WITHOUT OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 66,437

PURCHASED 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN USED IN OCT, 2005. VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 9000 MILES ON ODOMETER. FOUR MONTHS LATER THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. MILEAGE WAS APPROX 13,500 MILES. DEALER REPLACED DASHBOARD SWITCH UNDER WARRANTY. APPROX. ONE YEAR LATER HEADLIGHT PROBLEM RETURNED...VERY INTERMITTENT..SO CONTINUED DRIVING. ANOTHER YEAR LATER, DRIVING AT NIGHT, ON VACATION, 2000 MILES FROM HOME, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. SWITCHING LIGHT SWITCH ON-OFF NUMEROUS TIMES FIXED LIGHTS TEMPORARILY. LOST LIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES THAT NIGHT. TEXAS DEALER DIAGNOSED BAD SWITCH. REPLACED AT APPROX 52800 MILES. PAID FOR THIS REPAIR. ONE YEAR LATER SWITCH AGAIN INOP. MILEAGE APPROX 67700 MILES. LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. CANNOT DRIVE CAR AT NIGHT. THIS MAKES THREE TIMES IN THREE AND A HALF YEARS OF OWNERSHIP THAT HEADLIGHTS BECOME INOPERATIVE. INTERNET SEARCH BRINGS UP HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. DEALER SAYS NO REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH CARAVAN HEADLIGHTS AND CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. OWNER RESPONSIBILITY. THIS CAR HAS DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS. SOMETHING NOT RIGHT HERE. *TR UPDATED 09/11/12*LJ THE CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE ON JUNE 30, 2012. UPDATED 09/12/12. *JB

Mileage: 19

PURCHASED 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN USED IN OCT, 2005. VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 9000 MILES ON ODOMETER. FOUR MONTHS LATER THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. MILEAGE WAS APPROX 13,500 MILES. DEALER REPLACED DASHBOARD SWITCH UNDER WARRANTY. APPROX. ONE YEAR LATER HEADLIGHT PROBLEM RETURNED...VERY INTERMITTENT..SO CONTINUED DRIVING. ANOTHER YEAR LATER, DRIVING AT NIGHT, ON VACATION, 2000 MILES FROM HOME, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. SWITCHING LIGHT SWITCH ON-OFF NUMEROUS TIMES FIXED LIGHTS TEMPORARILY. LOST LIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES THAT NIGHT. TEXAS DEALER DIAGNOSED BAD SWITCH. REPLACED AT APPROX 52800 MILES. PAID FOR THIS REPAIR. ONE YEAR LATER SWITCH AGAIN INOP. MILEAGE APPROX 67700 MILES. LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. CANNOT DRIVE CAR AT NIGHT. THIS MAKES THREE TIMES IN THREE AND A HALF YEARS OF OWNERSHIP THAT HEADLIGHTS BECOME INOPERATIVE. INTERNET SEARCH BRINGS UP HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. DEALER SAYS NO REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH CARAVAN HEADLIGHTS AND CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. OWNER RESPONSIBILITY. THIS CAR HAS DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS. SOMETHING NOT RIGHT HERE. *TR UPDATED 09/11/12*LJ THE CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE ON JUNE 30, 2012. UPDATED 09/12/12. *JB

Mileage: 19

THE HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAVE GONE OUT. WE'VE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY STILL WON'T COME ON. WE LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND THEIR ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THE ISSUE. BUT THIS SITE SHOWS THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/DODGE-GRAND-CARAVAN/TFGKS9O3LLH1ABOBM/P5. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

HEAD LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER SINCE I BOUGHT IT. 5 MONTHS LATER ON THE FREEWAY IN THE EVENING THEY TURNED OFF. SCARY! I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 DEALERS THEY CAN NOT SEEM TO FIX IT. THEY HAVE NOT WORKED FOR 3 MONTHS. IT IS SUCH A PAIN. PLEASE HELP *TR

Mileage: 70,000

DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AT NIGHT MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE LIGHTS HAD BEEN FLICKERING FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. THEY ADJUSTED SOME WIRES AND IT TURNED BACK ON. WELL TWO MONTHS LATER THEY ARE NOT WORKING AND HAVE NOT WORKED FOR 3 WEEK. THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THEM. THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUSE , THEY SAID IT WAS THE WIRING. THEY DON'T KNOW. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TURN SIGNALS DON'T WORK, OR WORK ON THE WRONG SIDE AND ALMOST CAUSED A HUGE CRASH. SOMETIMES THEY BLINK, SOMETIMES NOT. SOMETIMES ON WRONG SIDE INDICATED. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

HEADLIGHTS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. SOMETIMES WILL NOT TURN ON, OR IF ON WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED WHEN THEY WERE ACTIVATED. A FEW DAYS LATER, HE ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THEM AGAIN TO INDICATE A LEFT TURN, BUT THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED INSTEAD. THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31,000. UPDATED 06/17/08. *LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH

Mileage: 31,000

IN MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH OUR TURN SIGNAL EITHER IT WOULD NOT WORK OR YOU SIGNAL LEFT AND THE RIGHT BLINKER CAME ON. IT TOOK 3 VISITS AND 6 PHONE CALLS TO THE DEALER UNTIL FIXED. WE ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS WORKING ONLY WHEN IT WANTS TO AND IT SEEMS TO WORK AT THE DEALER SO THEY SAY SORRY COME AGAIN! *TR

IN MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH OUR TURN SIGNAL EITHER IT WOULD NOT WORK OR YOU SIGNAL LEFT AND THE RIGHT BLINKER CAME ON. IT TOOK 3 VISITS AND 6 PHONE CALLS TO THE DEALER UNTIL FIXED. WE ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS WORKING ONLY WHEN IT WANTS TO AND IT SEEMS TO WORK AT THE DEALER SO THEY SAY SORRY COME AGAIN! *TR

I HAD PURCHASED MY VEHICLE DECEMBER 26, 2004. I AM THE NOT-SO-PROUD OWNER OF A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE. THERE WERE 20 K(GIVE OR TAKE A THOUS MILES) MILES ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED IT, AND IT CURRENTLY HAS JUST SHY OF 79K. ALL OF THE LISTED COMPLAINTS HAVE HAPPENED SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR 3 MONTHS OR LESS... 1---WHEN I PURCHASED THE LEMON, I HEARD A THUDDING SOUND, WHILE DRIVING (COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER WHEEL WELL SIDE). I WAS ASSURED THAT THIS WAS ROAD NOISE. I PERSISTED SOMETHING WAS WRONG, ON THE 3RD ATTEMPT, THEY HAD TIGHTED/REPLACED A "SWAY BUSHING" (FORGIVE ME I THINK THAT IS WHAT IT WAS CALLED). I DIDN'T HEAR THE NOISE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND IT RETURNED. I HAD BROUGHT IT IN ABOUT 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS, FINALLY TELLING ME THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEIR SUGGESTION TO BE WAS TO TURN UP THE RADIO!! OUT OF PURE IT GETS ON MY !@#$ NERVES ATTITUDE, TOOK IT TO ANOTHER PLACE I 6/07, AND REPLACED THE STRUTS AND SHOCKS....STILL HEAR THE THUDDING....2.5 YEARS AFTER INITIAL COMPLAINT! 2----MY HEADLIGHTS MOST OF THE TIME, DO NOT COME ON. OR IF YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THEY GO OFF WITHOUT NOTICE...HOW IS THIS SAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY...AGAIN COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 3----MY WIPERS RUB FUNNY WHILE IN USE, WHICH FINALLY CAUSED MY BACK WIPER TO JUST NOT WORK ON 7/4/2005. I GO THRU AN UNREASONABLE PAIRS OF WINDOW WIPERS---ONCE AGAIN, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. THIS REPAIR IS STILL ON THE BACK BURNER FOR ME TO FIX. 4--HAD TO REPLACE THE EGR VALVE TO PASS INSPECTION/EMISSIONS....WHAT ABOUT 7/70? 5-RUST! I HAVE SEVERAL RUST BUBBLES COATING MY WHITE MINI-VAN LIKE A YOUNG CHILD COMING OF AGE! *TR

Mileage: 23,000

SHORTLY AFTER GETTING VEHICLE INSPECTED THERE WERE SEVERE TEMPERATURE CHANGES IN OUR AREA. WITH THE TEMPERATURE BOTH OF OUR FRONT HEADLIGHT LENS CRACKED, THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE WERE IT WILL NOT PASS THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION THIS YEAR. THE LENS THEMSELVES RUN ABOUT 250.00 EACH. *JB

Mileage: 65,879

WHEN USING THE SWITCH THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON. SOMETIMES EITHER NEED TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART AND THEN TURN SWITCH ON AGAIN OR TURN HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME ON. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY - "CONFUSED". THIS PROBLEM HAS JUST BEGUN IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS WITH OUR 2005 GRAND CARAVAN. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, WHEN YOU SIGNAL TO TURN RIGHT, THE LEFT TURN SIGNALS COMES ON. THEN, IF YOU SIGNAL TO THE LEFT, NO TURN SIGNALS WILL LIGHT. THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER MOVEMENT FEELS NORMAL WHEN THIS OCCURS (DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE CATCHING OR HANGING UP ON ANY THING). IF YOU JIGGLETHE LEVER BACK AND FORTH THE SIGNALS WILL WORK NORMALLY AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME WE NOTICED IT WAS WHILE DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM, BUT NOW IT HAPPENS A COUPLE OF TIME A WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT IS BECOMING MORE PREVALENT AND MAYBE THE NEXT TIME THEY CAN OBSERVE THE ACTUAL FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

ON NOVEMBER 20TH, A MODULE (PART NUMBER 5144579-AC) WAS REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHTS. JANUARY 8TH, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE DURING OPERATION. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. TODAY, JANUARY 29TH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED THREE TIMES DURING VEHICLE OPERATION AND TWICE THE HIGH-BEAM HEADLIGHT SWITCHED TO LOW-BEAM WITHOUT ANY PROMPTING FROM THE VEHICLE OPERATOR. *NM SEE ALSO 10175309. **DSY

THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. WAS FORCED TO PULL TO THE ROADSIDE BECAUSE LIGHTS COULD NOT BE TURNED ON WITH THE SWITCH. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THEIR OWN. RECEIVED A TICKET BECAUSE LIGHTS WENT OUT DURING A DAYTIME RAIN SHOWER. NORTH CAROLINA REQUIRES HEADLIGHTS TO BE TURNED ON WHILE OPERATING A VEHICLE IN THE RAIN. DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE (ITEM NUMBER 5144579-AC) ($220.87 PARTS AND LABOR). *JB SEE ALSO 10180964 *DSY

Mileage: 25,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIFFICULT TO TURN ON/OFF. THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED CUTTING OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER SAID THE ALARM SYSTEM PREVENTED THEM FROM REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND AND THIRD TIMES THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FOURTH TIME THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE FOURTH TIME, THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLASHING FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM INTERMITTENTLY FINALLY GOING COMPLETELY OFF. THIS LAST TIME, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WENT OUT. TEN SECONDS LATER ALL OF THE LIGHTS RETURNED AS NORMAL.

Mileage: 14,000

AUTOMATIC LIGHT SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE, LIGHTS COME ON AT NIGHT AND RUN BATTERY DOWN. THIS IS A 2005 CARAVAN AND ONLY 41000 MILES ON IT. THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT TODAY. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND IT JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, ALMOST GOT US RUN OVER. AT OVER $25000 YOU EXPECT A CAR TO LAST LONGER THAN 10 MONTHS. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER ONE! THE DEALER SAID AFTER 36000 MILES ITS NOT COVERED. THAT'S BULL!. NOW ITS GONNA COST US $500 OR MORE TO FIX JUST THE FUEL PUMP, NOT THE DEFECTIVE LIGHTS. THIS VAN IS A LEMON!!!!!!!!! *NM