2005 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

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

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.

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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 PROBLEM FOR A FEW DAY, BUT THE FAILURE RETURNS. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER TOLD THEM THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 12/19/12 *CN

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 REACHING SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. IT DOES NOT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHY DOESN'T DODGE ADMIT TO THIS PROBLEM AND PROVIDE A FREE SOFTWARE UPGRADE? IF YOU GOOGLE IT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

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. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 IS AS IF THEY ARE BECOMING STUCK SHUT. *TR

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 CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

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 THEY WOULD NOT HAVE A RECALL ON IT. *TR

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