2005 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH ONLY 50000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBORD WILL INTERMITTENLY START BLINKING OFF AND ON THE SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE GAS GAUGE BOUNCES FROM EMPTY TO FULL. SOMETIMES THE CAR'S IGNITION KILLS WHILE DRIVING. THE ELECTRONIC DOORS WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE WITH USING THE REMOTE OR MANUALLY. I HAVE ALSO SMELLED SMOKE FROM TIME TO TIME. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM VIA THE INTERNET AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME COMPLAINT WITH THERE DODGE GRANDCARAVAN. IN THESE VEHICLES THE BODY CONTROL MODULE SEEM TO BE THE CULPRIT. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERYTIME I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHILCE SINCE 10/2009. I HAVE MY VEHICLE AT A DODGE DEALERSHIP WHO IS FIXING EVERYTHING BUT THE PROBLEM. I FILL LIKE I AM BEING SCAMMED. I AM SURE THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM.

POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. I WAS TOLD BY THE DODGE DEALER IT WOULD COST $76 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. HE SAID IT IS COMMON AND WOULD EITHER BE THE SWITCH OR FUSE. *TR

GAS PEDAL STICKS. STICKS EVERY SO OFTEN-20 TIMES OR SO AT LIGHTS, ON HIGHWAYS, ETC. WAS TOLD ERG VALVE REPLACEMENT MIGHT HAVE AFFECTED THIS. 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSEQUENCES INCLUDE STOMPING GAS PEDAL TO SPEED UP WHEN IN TRAFFIC. *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING. I HAVE TO DETACH BATTERY FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND RE HOOK UP TO RESET LOCKS THEN THEY SEEM TO WORK ONLY FOR A VARYING AMOUNT OF TIME. I THEN HAVE TO DO THE SAME PROCEDURE OVER AGAIN. I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG THIS WILL WORK SO I WILL TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN I BOUGHT USED FROM THE DEALER IN 2005. IN 2007 THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR LOCK FAILED. I CANNOT LOCK THE DOOR WITH THE AUTO LOCK SYSTEM INSIDE THE VAN OR ON THE KEY FOB. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TO LOOK AT AND WAS TOLD THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED. ONE YEAR LATER THE OTHER REAR SLIDING DOOR LOCK FAILED. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SO I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

ON OUR 2005 DODGE CARAVAN THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED TO COME ON, AND HAVE ALSO GONE OUT BY THEMSELVES. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND AT LEAST 20 OTHER PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING. WEBSITE: TOPIX. THIS IS A FAIRLY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR PEOPLE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND TO UNEXPECTEDLY HAVE THEIR HEADLIGHTS GO OUT! *TR

AUTOMATIC LOCKS STOP WORKING ON DODGE 2005 CARAVANS. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD AND REMOVING THE FUSE AND REINSERTING IT SEVERAL TIMES IT STARTS TO WORK. THIS HAPPENS EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. IT HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF OTHER DRIVERS/OWNERS. THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF IT BUT WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. HE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE AIR BAG SENSORS AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS FOR HIS VIN; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT SAW A NEWS REPORT FOR A RECALL ON HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT "YET" A PART OF THE RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V008000: AIR BAGS :FRONTAL: SENSOR CONTROL MODULE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,477. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,300.

WE PURCHASED OUR 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN NEW AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT JUST STARTED COMING ON AND OFF THIS WINTER (2009-2010). NOW THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP TO HAVE THEM RUN THE DIAGNOSTICS ON THE LIGHT. THE CODE CAME BACK AS A BAD LF AIRBAG SENSOR AND FROM THERE I STARTED SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET. I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR RECALL ON 312,442 DODGE CARAVANS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM (CORROSION ON SENSOR). I CALLED DODGE TO FIND OUT IF OUR VAN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND BASICALLY SAID I WAS OUT OF LUCK BUT TO SAVE MY RECEIPTS FOR THE REPAIR IN CASE IT WAS TO EVER BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. AS OF NOW I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE SENSOR BECAUSE I FEEL THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY DODGE. AS OF NOW OUR AIRBAGS ARE NOT OPERATING AT ALL BECAUSE THE REPAIR IS QUITE COSTLY AND I AM FRUSTRATED TO THINK THAT DODGE KNOWS THEY ARE PUTTING LIVES IN DANGER BUT OBVIOUSLY ONLY RECALLED A LIMITED NUMBER OF UNITS. *TR

THE POWER LOCK SYSTEM IS FAILING ALMOST ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS NOT A RECALL PROBLEM ALTHOUGH FROM THIS SITE: HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/POWER_LOCKS_WILL_NOT_LOCK_OR_UNLOCK , AND OTHERS THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM TAKING PLACE MOSTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE IS ONLY A COUPLE YEARS OLD. I HAVE TO PULL A 20 AMP FUSE AND REPLACE IT FOR THE LOCKING MECHANISM TO WORK AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND STATES THAT I MUST PAY $100 TO FIX IT, AND IF THAT DOESN'T FIX IT I AM OUT OF MY MONEY. I REFUSE TO PAY TO HAVE A PROBLEM FIXED THAT IS NEARLY AS OLD AS THE VEHICLE ITSELF. THE LOCKING MECHANISM PROBLEM DESCRIBED EFFECTS ALL THE DOORS EXCEPT THE BACK LIFTING HATCH DOOR. THE PULLING OF THE FUSE ONLY "RESETS" THE PROBLEM FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK. *TR