2005 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

WHEN TRYIN TO UNLOCK MY POWER LOCKS THEY WOULD NOT WORK. I THEN TRIED THE REMOTE KEY LOCK/UNLOCK. THIS ALSO DID NOT WORK. TO EXIT THE VEHICLE I HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS. I FOUND THE 20 A FUSE FOR THE DOOR LOCKS AND REMOVED IT, REPLACED IT, THEN THE POWER LOCKS WORKED FOR JUST A COUPLE DAYS. I HAVE TO REPEAT THIS PROCESS EVERY WEEK TO GET MY POWER LOCKS TO WORK PROPERLY. *TR

IN JULY 2008 BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN ON. THIS OCCURRED OCCASIONALLY FOR THE NEXT 2 YEARS WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. DURING A TRIP TO ANNAPOLIS IN OCT 2010, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. MANIPULATING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH DID NOT TURN THEM ON. THE HIGH BEAM WILL TURN ON WHEN THE STALK ON THE STEERING COLUMN IS OPERATED AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS ON AND THE MOTOR RUNNING. INTERNET SEARCHES SUGGEST THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OR DROUNDING IS THE CUPPRIT.

MY 2005 CHRYSLER MINIVAN WITH 3.3L ENGINE HAS A MIL ON DUE TO FAULTY EGR SYSTEM. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. SHOULDN'T IT BE? IT IS AN EMISSION PART. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT NUMEROUS TIMES AND WOULD COME BACK ON A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER; BUMPS DID NOT AFFECT IT AND NEITHER DID JIGGLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OR IGNITION SWITCH; IT JUST HAPPENED SPORADICALLY WITH NO APPARENT REASON; VERY DANGEROUS, AND ACCORDING TO INTERNET IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER CARAVAN OWNERS; PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE IF IT HASN'T ALREADY THANK YOU

I OWN A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN, THAT HAS 2 RECALLS FOR THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR. ONE THE COVERS THE STATE I LIVE IN, MASSACHUSETTS, AND ONE THAT COVERS ANOTHER 350,000 VEHICLES IN THOSE SAME STATES. MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 2 1/2 YEARS, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE A RECALL ITEM, AND TO WAIT TO HAVE IT FIXED. THAT WAS THE DEALER IN LOWELL, MA. NOW MY VAN HAS FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THIS REASON, AND DODGE SAID THAT MY VAN ISN'T COVERED. THE ONLY CRITERIA IS THAT IT BE GARAGED IN MASSACHUSETTS, WHICH IT HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS. I NEED THIS RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM, SO I CAN DRIVE MY VEHICLE LEGALLY. IT SHOULD BE COVERED, AND IF I HAVE A CRASH, I DON'T KNOW IF THE SENSOR WILL DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS. *TR

2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. IN CHECKING THE INTERNET FOR SOLUTION I FOUND THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS ABLE TO FIX BY REMOVING AND REPLACING THE FUSE. BUT ACCORDING TO MOST FOLKS EXPERIENCES THE PROBLEM RETURNS AND THE QUICK FIXES NO LONGER WORK. ONLY THE DRIVER DOOR HAS A KEY LOCK ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

ABOUT A YEAR AGO, IN FALL OF 2009, I HAD MY FIRST 2005 DODGE CARAVAN POWER LOCK FAILURE. NONE OF THE LOCKS LOCKED EITHER WITH THE KEY BUTTON, OR BY TURNING THE KEY IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR. ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO I STARTED REMOVING THE FUSE TO RESET THE LOCK MECHANISM. THIS WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH, THEN A FEW WEEKS, THEN A FEW DAYS, AND NOW IT WILL NOT EVEN WORK CORRECTLY FOR A DAY AFTER RESETTING THE FUSE. ALL DOOR LOCKS MUST NOW BE MANUALLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. *TR

MANUAL SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES DO NOT WORK. THIS MUST BE A DEFECT. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE HINGES AND ROLLERS. THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP WANTS TO CHARGE $615.00 TO FIX EACH DOOR!! *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN - TURN SIGNAL INOPERATIVE. TURN SIGNAL (LEFT AND RIGHT) WILL INTERMITTENTLY CUT OUT. EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUE TO WORK AND FUSE IS FUNCTIONAL. TURNING IGNITION ON/OFF SOMETIMES FIXES PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN'S POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A YR AGO (2009) I TRIED REPLACING THE FUSE, NEW BATTERY. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE IS ONLY ONE KEYED ENTRY INTO THE VEHICLE WHICH IS ON THE DRIVERS DOOR WHICH FORCES YOU TO CRAWL ALL AROUND THE VEHICLE TO OPEN THE OTHER 3 DOOR. IN THE EVEN OF AN EMERGENCY THIS WOULD BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I KNOW FROM READING OTHER FORUMS THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER 2005 DODGE CARAVAN OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY DODGE IS AWARE OF IT BECAUSE THEY HAVE A SOFTWARE PROGRAM UPDATE FOR IT. *TR