2005 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

THIS IS 2005 DODGE CARAVAN I BOUGHT NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST 2005. FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS I'VE BEEN HAVING SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS.OFTEN THEY WILL NOT TURN ON AT ALL WHILE VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING AND A FEW MINUTES LATER THEY DO WORK. MORE THEN ONCE HEADLIGHTS HAVE STOPED WORKING WHILE I AM DRIVING AND IT TAKES BETWEEN ONE TO TEN MINUTES FOR THE LIGHTS TO TURN ON BY THEMSELVES. DURING THIS TIME THE PARKING LIGHTS,DASH LIGHTS AND FLASHING HIGH BEAM LIGHT DO WORK. I CONSIDER THIS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND THE PASSINGERS AND MY OPINION IS THAT THIS IS A MANIFACTURER MALFUNCTION. *TR

I OWN A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. BOUGHT IT NEW AND LATELY THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I SEE MANY POSTS ON THE INTERNET WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB. THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK. IN ORDER TO LOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. UPON RECONNECTING THE BATTERY THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY DODGE 2005 CARAVAN LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING , LIGHTS STAY ON WITH KEY OUT ,INSIDE AND OUT. I SEE THAT THERE IS MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE , WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON A HUGE SAFETY ITEM WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN THIS VEHICLE HAS HEADLIGHT FAILURE, HAVE BEEN TOLD ITS THE MODULE TOO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY PROBLEMS THAT DODGE HAS WITH VEHICLES. FROM TIME TO TIME THE WINDOWS WONT WORK . NOW ONLY THE HIGH BEAMS WORK AND LOW BEAMS ARE COMPLETELY OUT. EVERYTHING ELSE BUT, THE LOCKS AND HEADLAMPS WONT WORK. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE WAS NOTED . I WAS OUT OF TOWN 10 HRS FROM HOME WHEN THIS PROBLEM WITH THE LOW BEAMS OCCURED. SCARED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THIS MUST BE LOOKED AT. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I READ ON THE INTERNET HOW TO FIX IT, MOST SUGGESTIONS WERE TO REPLACE THE FUSE. WE HAVE CLEANED AND REPLACED THE FUSE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE DOOR LOCKS STILL GO OUT ERRATICALLY. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE A VERY BAD BACK AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO REACH/LEAN ACROSS OR TO CRAWL TO THE BACK TO LOCK THE DOOR MANUALLY. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WHY HASN'T DODGE OR THE GOVERNMENT TAKEN CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES THERE HAVE TO BE IN ORDER TO HAVE SOMETHING RECALLED? *TR

HEAD LIGHTS ON VAN RANDOMLY GO OFF. SOMETIMES TOGGLING THE SWITCH IS EFFECTIVE IN GETTING THE LIGHTS BACK ON, SOMETIMES NOT. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. HOWEVER, MECHANIC CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG UNLESS LIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE WHILE IN THE SHOP. THE VAN GOES FOR MONTHS WITHOUT ISSUE, THEN WITHOUT WARNING LIGHTS GO OUT. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN DO NOT WORK UNLESS I PULL A FUSE OUT FOR 10 SECONDS. SUCH AN OPERATION WORKS ONLY FOR 2 DAYS. I HAVE NO WARNING THAT THEY ARE NOT WORKING. I CAN WALK AWAY FROM MY CAR AND 'LOCK' THE DOORS WITH MY KEY FOB. WHEN I RETURN I WILL DISCOVER THAT THE LOCKS WERE NOT WORKING AND MY CAR HAS BEEN OPEN THE ENTIRE TIME. I CAN BE DRIVING WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT WITHOUT KNOWING THAT THE LOCKS WERE NOT LOCKED PROPERLY. THE CHILD PROOF LOCKS COULD ALLOW A CHILD TO FALL FROM THE CAR BECAUSE THE REAR LOCKS DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK. BECAUSE OF THE LATTER, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY THE COMPANY.

HI I ALREADY HAVE A COMPLAINT IN YOUR SYSTEM THE # IS 10332386 . THE PROBLEM IS THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN OR LOCK WHEN I PRESS THE REMOTE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE MAY. IT STOPPED AND CAME BACK AGAIN SINCE THE DATE OF MY FIRST COMPLAINT. IT HAS HAPPEN AT LEAST 5 TIMES INCLUDING TODAY THAT I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PLUGS FROM THE BATTERY HAVE TO BE REMOVED AND PUT ON AGAIN AND THEN IT WORKS. I HAVE NO CLUE HOW LONG THIS PROCESS WILL WORK BEFORE I HAVE TO EITHER INVEST IN A NEW SENSOR TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I WAS HOPING YOU COULD HELP ME FIND OUT IF I AM COVERED FOR THIS EITHER IN A RECALL OR WARRANTY. IT STARTED WITH MY CAR MILEAGE AT 49,000 AND NOW I'M UP TO 52,000 AND IT'S STILL HAPPENING. CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THE DEALER WILL TELL YOU SOME THING DIFFERENT AS YOU ARE THE NHTSA? I'M SURE THEY WILL TELL US THE CUSTOMER ANY THING TO GET US IN TO SPEND OVER $500.00 TO GET IT FIX. WHEN IT MAY REALLY BE A FAULT OF THE DEALER OR MAYBE THE WARRANTY WILL COVER IT. THE DODGE CARAVAN IS A 2005 AND IT RUNS REALLY WELL SO FAR THANK GOD. IT'S JUST THIS ISSUE THAT IS REALLY BECOMING A PAIN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN ADVISE ME ON MY NEXT STEPS TO TAKE. THANK YOU AND HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON FREEWAY, THE VAN CAME TO A TOTAL STALL. IT HAD TO BE TOWED OFF FREEWAY. IT WAS FOUND THE TIMING BELT HAD BEEN BROKEN BEFORE THE USUAL LIFETIME LIMIT OF 100,000 MILES.