2005 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE PUTTING GROCERY INTO THE TRUNK OF HER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STARTED THEN STALLED ON ITS OWN. SHE WAS HOLDING THE KEYS IN HER HAND AND THERE WERE NO OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. SHE ALSO DOES NOT HAVE A REMOTE KEY STARTER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ACTIVATED AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES WHILE DRIVING THE ALARM ENGAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,062.

I HAVE A 05 DODGE CARAVAN. POWER LOCKS JUST QUIT. LOOKED ON WEBSITE AND SAW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE WERE SUGGESTIONS OF A QUICK FIX BUT NOT A PERMANENT ONE. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM SEEMS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX IT. *TR

2005 GRAND CARAVAN...POWER LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK BY EITHER THE REMOTE OR THE DOOR SWITCH. CAUSING DRIVING WITH DOORS UNLOCKED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN THAT I HAVE HAD FOR 2 WINTERS NOW AND BOTH WINTERS IT HAS BLOWN THE POWER STEERING PUMP LEAVING A GIANT RED PUDDLE ON THE GROUND AND A GIANT REPAIR BILL ON MY WALLET! I HAVE DISCUSSED IT WITH MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD TO EXPECT THIS AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR! I DO NOT FIND THIS ACCEPTABLE. THIS TIME IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY BUT LAST YEAR IT HAPPENDED ON THE ROAD AND ALMOST LANDED IN THE DITCH AS A RESULT!*CW

MY WIFE, 2 YOUNG CHILDREN, AND I WENT OUT TO SPEND THE AFTERNOON RUNNING ERRANDS. WHEN WE LEFT OUR HOME, THE DOOR LOCKS WORKED WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM AS WELL AS WITH THE SWITCHES INSIDE THE CAR. AFTER MAKING OUR SECOND STOP OF THE AFTERNOON, MY WIFE NOTICED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS WERE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THEY FAILED TO WORK VIA KEY CHAIN, SWITCH, OR SPEEDOMETER OVERRIDE (WHEN CAR REACHES 20 MPH). COMPOUNDING THE ISSUE, THE CARAVAN ONLY HAS ONE OUTSIDE DOOR LOCK, WHICH MEANS THE CAR CAN ONLY BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED AT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE REMAINING DOORS MUST BE UNLOCKED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS MEANS THAT SOMEONE MUST CLIMB THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR TO LET OTHER PASSENGERS IN. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING, NOT TO MENTION DANGEROUS, TO HAVE TO LEAVE THEM STANDING BESIDE THE CAR WHILE MY WIFE OR I CLIMB ABOUT THE INTERIOR TO UNLOCK THE PASSENGER DOORS SO AS TO GAIN ACCESS TO THEIR CAR SEATS. *TR

PARKING LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN SWITCH IS OFF. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY CHANGED SWITCH. LIGHTS HAVE BEEN OK SINCE. PROBLEM MAY BE SOLVED. HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE PASS. HAD TO TURN LIGHTS ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES TO GET LIGHTS TO TURN OFF. *TR

I OWN A 05 DODGE CARAVAN. AND THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO GET UPDATED SOFTWARE FROM THE DEALER IN ORDER TO FIX THE ISSUE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURED DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY DODGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. HE STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM TO DISCONNECT THE BODY MODULE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A SECOND DIAGNOSIS WAS PERFORMED AND THEY ADVISED REPLACING THE ENTIRE BODY MODULE AT COSTS OF OVER $500 AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 58,500. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED IN THE SYSTEM.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE IN HALF WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE WHEEL BENT OUTWARD AND THE REAR QUARTER PANEL HIT THE GUARD RAIL AND THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD TOW IT TO ANOTHER DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER AT THE TIME THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

05 DODGE CARAVAN POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO FUNCTION AFTER SHORT TIME AFTER RESET. HAVE REST SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES. PULLING BCM FUSE AND OR UNHOOKING BATTERY RESETS SYSTEM AND THEN FAILS AFTER SHORT TIME. LAST TIME FIT FAILED REAR HATCH LOCK WOULD NOT ENGAGE. HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY AGAIN TO GET DOOR LOCKS TO WORK, BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND HAD ITEMS IN VAN AND COULDN'T TAKE THE CHANCE OF THEFT. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THIS. AFTER READING MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND THE DEALERS SAY THAT THIS IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR