2005 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

CONSIST ISSUES WITH THE LOCKS IN MY 2005 GRAND DODGE CARAVAN. LOCK WON'T UNLOCK AND A VERY HARD TO PULL UP AND THE LOCKS WON'T LOCK. SAFETY HAZARD FOR THOSE IN THE CAR AND MOSTLY FOR KIDS. SEEMS TO BE A REALLY ISSUE WITH YEAR OF VAN. PLEASE VIEW THIS LINK : HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/POWER_LOCKS_WILL_NOT_LOCK_OR_UNLOCK YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,500.

DESCRIPTION: I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 10 JAN 2010 WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. THE ACCIDENT WAS INITIALLY CAUSED BY AN INDIVIDUAL CARRYING FURNITURE IN THE BACK OF HIS PICK-UP TRUCK. THE FURNITURE FELL OUT OF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK FORCED MYSELF AND ANOTHER DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME TO SLAM ON OUR BRAKES. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED MY BRAKES HOWEVER THE ABS DID NOT ENGAGE AND I SKIDDED INTO THE CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK THAT WAS TRAVELING IN FRONT OF ME. I LEFT TWO 50FT SKID MARKS (MY ESTIMATE) BEHIND ME. ULTIMATELY, THE FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM CAUSED ME TO IMPACT THE REAR OF THE SILVERADO. ADDITIONALLY, AND JUST AS IMPORTANTLY, MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. I WAS LATER INFORMED BY DODGE/CHRYSLER, WHO I COMPLAINED TO, THAT BASED ON THE AREA OF IMPACT THE SENSORS WERE NOT DAMAGED, WHICH IN-TURN WAS THE DETERMINING FACTOR WHY THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY. AFTER CHECKING ALL THE RECALLS FOR MY VAN THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG SENSOR THAT DODGE FAILED TO INFORM US OF, IN ADDITION TO OTHER RECALLS.WE TOOK PLENTY OF PICTURES AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT TO SHOW ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE STATED IN THE COMPLAINT,DODGE MODEL: CARAVAN MODEL YEAR: 2005 MANUFACTURER: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION MFR'S REPORT DATE: MAY 01, 2007 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V192000 EA06003 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA06003 COMPONENT: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 270958 SUMMARY: MAKE: DODGE MODEL: CARAVAN MODEL YEAR: 2005 MANUFACTURER: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC MFR'S REPORT DATE: JAN 07, 2010 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V008000 RQ09003 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ09003 COMPONENT: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 312442MAKE: DODGE MODEL: CARAVAN MODEL YEAR: 2005 MANUFACTURER: BRAKE PARTS, INC. MFR'S REPORT DATE: MAR 09, 2006 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06E022000 N/A NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. *TR

WENT OUT TO START VAN TO GO TO WORK AND HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. HAD TO CALL IN TO WORK AND MISS A WHOLE DAYS WORK. FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. WE HAVE ONLY ONE VEHICLE AND THE MECHANIC CANNOT CHECK IT OUT UNTIL A WEEK FROM TODAY. NEED A VEHICLE TO GET TO WORK OR I WILL LOSE MY JOB AND I AM THE SOLE PROVIDER OF THE FAMILY OF 4. *TR

BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM WITH MY VAN, FINDING ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. 2005 DODGE CARAVAN....THE POWER LOCKS STOP WORKING AND IS A PAIN TO HAVE TO REACH AROUND TO LOCK AND UNLOCK ALL THE DOORS. SEEMS THAT IF YOU PULL THE IDM FUSE FOR 30 SECONDS AND THEN REINSTALL IT, THE LOCKS WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE, THEN GO OUT AGAIN. *TR

FRONTAL SENSOR/AIR BAG MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IN MY VEHICLE HAS BE ILLUMINATING FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW. I LOOKED INTO A RECALL AT THE TIME MY DEALER SERVICE CENTER ADVISED ME OF THE MEANING OF THE WARNING LIGHT. AT THAT TIME I SEEN A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. NOW HERE ALMOST 2 YEARS LATER ANOTHER RECALL IS POSTED FOR THE SAME SENSOR AND MY VEHICLE IS STILL NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE SENSORS STILL HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. *TR

2005 DODGE CARAVAN. I HAD AN ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND HEARD A CLICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. I HAD IT CHECKED BY A NON-DODGE DEALER AND HE RESEARCHED AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS ENGINE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH CRACKED FLYWHEELS CAUSING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. I THOUGHT IT UNUSUAL THAT A MAIN PART SUCH AS A FLY WHEEL WOULD CRACK. I TOOK IT TO CLASSIC DODGE IN DENTON, TX AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FLYWHEEL IS CRACKED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1080.00 HAVE ANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS TYPE BEEN SENT? *TR

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT WE HAVE HAD A PECULIAR & OCCASIONAL ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH OUR 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 63,000 MILES, WE WERE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SUCH AS TRYING TO PASS IN TRAFFIC, AND/OR TRYING TO START UP FROM A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE THROTTLE FELT BLOCKED AND THE FOOT PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE UNTIL STOMPED ON SEVERAL TIMES. THIS FAILURE TO ACCELERATE COULD CAUSE A HEAD ON COLLISION WHEN TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, OR A REAR END COLLISION WHEN TRYING TO START MOVING FROM A STOP. THE SERVICING DEALER, LITHIA DODGE & CHRYSLER IN SANTA ROSA, CA REPORTED THAT THEY FOUND HEAVY COMBUSTION DEPOSITS ON THE INSIDE OF THE THROTTLE BODY THEY BELIEVED COULD BLOCK THE THROTTLE PLATE FROM MOVING PROPERLY. THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND WE HAVE OPERATED WITHOUT A PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO CHRYSLER SERVICE AND THEY SUGGESTED WE ALSO REPORT THE PROBLEM TO NHTSA. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT WE HAVE HAD A PECULIAR & OCCASIONAL ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH OUR 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 63000 MILES, WE WERE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SUCH AS TRYING TO PASS IN TRAFFIC, AND/OR TRYING TO START UP FROM A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE THROTTLE FELT BLOCKED AND THE FOOT PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE UNTIL STOMPED ON SEVERAL TIMES. THIS FAILURE TO ACCELERATE COULD CAUSE A HEAD ON COLLISION WHEN TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, OR A REAR END COLLISION WHEN TRYING TO START MOVING FROM A STOP. THE SERVICING DEALER, LITHIA DODGE & CHRYSLER IN SANTA ROSA, CA REPORTED THAT THEY FOUND HEAVY COMBUSTION DEPOSITS ON THE INSIDE OF THE THROTTLE BODY THEY BELIEVED COULD BLOCK THE THROTTLE PLATE FROM MOVING PROPERLY. THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND WE HAVE OPERATED WITHOUT A PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO CHRYSLER SERVICE AND THEY SUGGESTED WE ALSO REPORT THE PROBLEM TO NHTSA. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO WORK HAVE TO PULL FUSE TO RESET SYSTEM ONLY 1 DOOR LOCK THAT HAS A KEY VERY DANGEROUS TO GET FAMILY INTO VEHICLE. *CN

2005 DODGE CARAVAN DOOR SAFETY LOCKS OPEN AND CLOSE CONTINIOUSLY THE DOOR OPEN 3 TIMES WHILE I DROVE AS A RESULT - KID NEARLY FELL OUT OF VEHICLE. *TR