2005 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

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 THE STIRRING WHEEL CAME ON AND WOULDN'T STAY OFF IT COMES ON MOST OF THE TIME AND STAYS SO I DON'T KNOW IF MY AIR BAGS OR ON OR OFF. NOW YESTERDAY MY DOOR LOCKS WOULDN'T WORK UNLESS I DO IT MANUALLY BUT I CAN'T GET THE BACK GATE TO LOCK AROUND HERE YOU NEED TO KEEP THE DOORS LOCKED REMOVED THE BATTERY CABLE AND IT WORKING RIGHT NOW BUT READY ABOUT IT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAS THIS TROUBLE. I FEEL THE IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM HERE CAN YOU LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE TO GET THIS FIXED I FELL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I GOT MY VAN WHEN THE 2005 FIRST CAME OUT MARCH 2004. *TR

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 TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER DISCONNECTING THE IOD FUSE AND LATER RECONNECTING IT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FUNCTION WOULD ACTIVATE. AFTER TWO DAYS, THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK WOULD FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 09/27/11 *BF THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THEREFORE, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS HIMSELF. UPDATED 10/31/11 *BF UPDATED 3/30/12 *CN

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 READ ON THE INTERNET BLOGS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR 20058 DODGE CARAVANS. WHY IS THERE NOT A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS? *TR

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. *KB

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

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 DRIVER AND THE CARS THAT IS ON THE SAME ROAD AT NIGHT. IF SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE SAME KIND OF THE CAR MODEL, THEN WE REALLY SHOULD BE ASK THE MANUFACTURE TO RECALL THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE SINCE MANY COMPLAINERS HAS BRING BACK THEIR CARS TO THE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TT

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

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 REBOOT THE SYSTEM AND IT WORK AGAIN FOR ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HOURS TO A FEW WEEKS. I PAID FOR AN ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK AND IT SHOULD WORK. MY FAMILY TO AVOID SOMEONE JUMPING INTO THE CAR AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT MUST MANUALLY LOCK THE DOORS THAT WE PAID TO HAVE DONE ELECTRONICALLY. THERE IS A MALFUNCTIONING PART AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED. *TR

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 INTERNET, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *TT

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 THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 100,000. WHEN THE REAR DOOR UNLOCKS SPORADICALLY, THERE IS NO WAY TO LOCK WITH KEY. NO WAY TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. I WAS QUOTED A REPAIR PRICE OF $ TO REPAIR. SOMETHING COMMON ENOUGH FOR A GENERAL MECHANIC IS SEVERAL OF THESE AND SO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. SHOULD BE A RECALL. UPDATED 10/11/2011 *LN