2005 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

2005 DODGE CARAVAN - HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND AT RANDOM. DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT, THE LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WITH PEP BOYS DEFINITY EX600/P215/70R15 TIRES. THE TOP LAYER ON ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES ARE PEELING OFF. THE TIRES WAS TAKEN BACK TO PEP BOYS . SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD PRORATE THE PRICE BECAUSE THERE ARE RECALLS NO RECALLS ON THE TIRES PEP BOYS DEFINITY EX600/P215/70R15 BUT ON OTHER MODELS.

INTERIOR AUTOMATIC AND KEYLESS ENTRY LOCKS FAILED TO WORK. MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON HAS DIFFICULTY PULL THE MANUAL LOCKING DEVICE UP ALSO. FOUND INFORMATION FROM OTHER CAR OWNER ONLINE ABOUT THE DEFECT IN THE DODGE CARAVAN 2005 TO FIX AUTOMATIC LOCKING DEFECT TEMPORARILY. *TR

POWER LOCK FAILURE DEALER SWITCHES FUSE AND THE ISSUE COMES BACK WITHIN A WEEK. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR PEOPLE WITH VANS USUALLY HAVE KIDS AND THEY COULD OPEN DOORS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND U CAN NOT LOCK VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN THEFT/VANDALISM. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL. WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH REMOTE OR SWITCHES ON DOORS. HAVE TO REMOVE IOD FUSE FOR 10 SECONDS OR MORE TO RESTORE FUNCTION. POWER LOCKS WILL ONLY WORK FOR 2 OR 3 DAYS BEFORE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. DRIVERS DOOR POWER WINDOW ALSO HAS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. WILL NOT USE FOR CONCERNS THAT IT MIGHT STOP WORKING IN THE DOWN POSITION. LEFT SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE FULLY USING REMOTE OR SWITCHES ON OVERHEAD CONSOLE. DEALER STATES THEY WILL KEEP VEHICLE FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME TO TRY TO CORRECT PROBLEMS AT MY EXPENSE. DEALER STATES KNOWN PCM ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL AND SOFTWARE UPDATES ARE AVAILABLE, BUT AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *TR

2005 DODGE CARAVAN, PARKING LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. THE LAST TWO DAYS SO LONG THAT IT KILLED THE BATTERY. *TR

2005 DODGE CARAVAN, HEADLIGHTS JUST GO OUT A NIGHT FOR NO REASON. ALSO AT TIMES, WHEN YOU TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON THEY DO NOT COME ON. OTHER TIMES WHEN YOU TURN THEM OFF THEY DO NOT TURN OFF UNLESS YOU TURN THEM ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES. THIS STARTED ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO, NOW IT IS BECOMING A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY ADVISED ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR EVALUATION AND THEY WILL RUN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS OR I CAN JUST HAVE THE SWITCH REPLACED. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN OFTEN WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

REMOTE DOOR LOCKS FAIL. WON'T OPEN WITH REMOTE. HAVE TO PULL THE IOD FUSE FOR 5 SECONDS. A POSSIBLE SAFETY CONCERN IF LOCKS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHEN DRIVING OR IDLING ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THE HEAD-LIGHTS WOULD FAIL. THIS FAILURE LASTS FROM 30 SECONDS UP TO ONE MINUTE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT NO REMEDY WAS PROVIDED. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER WAS WELL INFORMED ABOUT ELECTRICAL FAILURES FOR HER MODEL TYPE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT SHE WAS STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,987. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,701

THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ALWAYS COME ON WHEN SWITCHED ON. IT SOMETIMES TAKES SEVERAL OR MANY MANY TRIES TO MAKE THEM WORK. OCCASIONALLY, THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND IS NOT ALWAYS NOTICED UNTIL WE ARE ON A DARK STREET. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE FOUND FORUMS WITH MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/DODGE-CARAVAN/T5IHKIQMTBK2HCUA7 I BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECTIVE SWITCH THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR