2005 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

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 TO GET EVERYONE IN THE VAN AND CAN ONLY OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR? THIS COULD POSE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS YOU'RE TRYING TO GET EVERYONE INSIDE THE VAN, ONE OF THE KIDS COULD WANDER AWAY, POSSIBLY INTO TRAFFIC. I'M SURE YOU HAVE HEARD ALL OF THIS BEFORE BECAUSE EVERY 2005 CARAVAN OWNER I HAVE TALKED TO HAS THIS PROBLEM AND MORE. *TR

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 CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 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. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,122 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 153,600. UPDATED 11/16/11*LJ UPDATED 11/30/11

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 DEPRESSING THE POWER LOCK SWITCH) WHICH WORKED FOR TWO DAYS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!! THE 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! MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. GOOGLE IT, IT'S THERE PLAIN AS DAY! IS DODGE HOPING THE PROBLEM WILL JUST GO AWAY BY ITSELF? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! FIX IT! *TR

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

DOOR/SLIDERS LOCK WOULD NOT OPERATE BY REMOTE. HAD TO MANUALLY ENTER THRU THE BACK LIFT GATE AND UNLOCK FROM INSIDE. *TR

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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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 SCARED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT ANY MORE WHICH IS A PROBLEM AS IT IS GETTING DARK EARLIER. I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE HEADLIGHTS JUST WENT OUT. I COULD PULL THE HIGH BEAMS ON WHICH IS AN ISSUE AS I LIVE IN A SMALL CITY BUT AS SOON AS I LET GO OF THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH -- NO LIGHTS. ALSO THE HIGH BEAMS WOULD GO TO LOW AND BACK TO HIGH INTERMITTENTLY. I AM SO SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR.

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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.