2005 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

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 TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 08/31/2011 *LN *TR

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. DURING THE SPRING, THE PROBLEM WITH FILLING THE GAS TANK CEASED. BUT, THE NEXT WINTER, THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PUMP WOULD SHUT OFF AFTER ONLY A PARTIAL GALLON AND IT SPRAYED GAS ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT WAS DETERMINED THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

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 OUT FROM WORK TO GO HOME THE WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY DOWN. I TRIED TO USE THE POWER WINDOW UP BUTTON AND IT WOULD NOT RAISE. TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE WINDOW RAISING/LOWERING MECHANISM AT A COST OF OVER $400.00. SENT COMPLAINT TO CHRYSLER AND THEY DID NOT EVEN WRITE ME BACK. DO NOT TRY TO LOWER A WINDOW IN A DODGE CARAVAN AS THE MECHANISH IS WEAK, MIS-DESIGNED AND FLIMSY. *TR

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 EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE ACTUATORS AND REPROGRAMMED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE PRIOR REPAIRS HAD REMEDIED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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

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 WELL AS DETACH THE BATTERY CABLES. ALL OF THE REMEDIES FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

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 ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LOCATED ON THE STEERING WAS PUSHING AGAINST THE PLASTIC AND CAUSED IT TO DETACH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

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 AN AGGRAVATION UPON STARTUP. 3. HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE THEN, WITH FAILURES NOW OCCURRING MORE OFTEN. HAVE HEARD ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE FCM CONNECTOR CORROSION APPEARS TO BE THE CULPRIT. *TR

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 THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPROGRAMMED FOR THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.