2005 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

SEATBELT CEASED TO FUNCTION. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM/DEFECT WITH THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM. SEATBELT IN QUESTION IS SECOND ROW, PASSENGER SIDE. HAD A CHILD CAR SEAT SECURED IN OUR VEHICLE WITH SEAT BELT. CHILD OUTGREW SEAT, SO SWITCHED OUT FOR A BOOSTER SEAT. ATTEMPTED TO BUCKLE CHILD INTO BOOSTER SEAT. SEAT BELT LOCKED ACROSS CHILD'S CHEST. I UNBUCKLED THE SEAT BELT TO RE-BUCKLE IT MORE COMFORTABLY. THE SEATBELT "GAVE" A LITTLE SLACK, THEN FROZE IN IT'S POSITION. IT NO LONGER RETRACTS, NOR DOES IT EXTEND FURTHER. CONCERNED, BECAUSE HOW WOULD THE BROKEN BELT HAVE FUNCTIONED HAD THERE EVER BEEN A CRASH? MOREOVER, CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY/FUNCTIONALITY OF OTHER BELTS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS HAVE FAILED. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE IS UNABLE TO SIGNAL OTHER DRIVERS OF HIS INTENTIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,000.

THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS JUST STOPPED WORKING. YOU HAVE TO UNLOCK THE DRIVERS DOOR AND CLIMB TO ALL THE DOORS TO MAKE SURE AND LOCK THEM MANUALLY. THEY USED TO LOCK WHEN I WENT OVER 20 MPH. IT IS VERY INCONVENIENT AND UNSAFE WITH MY SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VAN. *TR

2005 DODGE CARAVAN SE, POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS REMOTE CONTROL DOOR LOCKS. ALTHOUGH LOCKING SYSTEM CONTINUED TO WORK FOR REAR HATCH THROUGH REMOTE CONTROL. WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED OF THE BCM SOFTWARE UPDATE AND THAT DODGE WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL YEAR BUT COULD NOT MAKE A RECALL ON IT. *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN (96,000 MILES) QUIT WORKING ALL OF THE SUDDEN. I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WHEN I TOOK 3 KIDS TO THE MALL & TRIED TO LOCK THE DOORS & NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAVE HAD TO PULL THE IOD FUSE & REPLACE IT TWICE NOW IN 3 DAYS JUST TO BE ABLE TO LOCK MY DOORS. IT ISN'T AN OPTION TO NOT LOCK THE DOORS BUT I REALLY CAN'T KEEP PULLING THE FUSE & HAVING TO RESET THE CLOCK EVERY DAY OR SO. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AS THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF CARAVAN OWNERS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

2005 DODGE CARAVAN HEADLIGHTS KEEPING GOING OUT AND SOMETIMES NOT WORKING AT ALL FROM THE WHEN TURNING ON... *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ON MY '05 DODGE CARAVAN. I NEVER KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING TO WORK OR NOT. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYDAY THAT I HAVE TO FIGHT WITH MY LIGHTS TO COME ON. MY MECHANIC THINKS IT MAYBE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY DASH LIGHTING AND GAUGES AND MY REMOTE ENTRY. *TR

HAVE 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT- TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP FOR 60K MAINTENANCE, MILEAGE AROUND 61,500 AT THE TIME. WAS TOLD THAT SEAL IN RACK-AND-PINION STEERING UNIT WAS LEAKING AND WHOLE UNIT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, SOONER OR LATER. ESTIMATED COST AT THE TIME (JUNE 1, 2009) WAS $750. PUT FLOOR COVER IN AGARAGE AND HAVE NOTICED NO LEAKS TO DATE. NO NOTICEABLE STEERING FLUID DEPLETION TO DATE. NO NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN STEERING FUNCTION SO FAR. WILL CONTINUE TO OBSERVE FOR LEAKS AND MONITOR FLUID LEVELS. LOOKS LIKE A COMMON 'FIX' APPLIED TO THESE MODELS WHETHER THE ACTUAL NEED IS SMALL OR LARGE. THERE IS SOME SEEPAGE IN CERTAIN BEARINGS/SEALS THAT IS A NORMAL PROCESS, SO I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN...SO, I'LL WATCH AND WAIT. *TR

2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT- 67500MILES- DOOR-LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. WENT THROUGH THE DISABLE/ENABLE PROCEDURE IN THE OWNER MANUAL TO NO AVAIL. THE ENABLE APPEARED TO WORK(AUDIO SIGNAL), BUT THE LOCKS REMAINED UNRESPONSIVE. WIFE THINKS SHE DID SOMETHING, BUT NOTHING I CAN FIND. NO OTHER ELEC. SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE AFFECTED. NOW LOOKING FOR FUSE/RELAY THAT CONTROLS DOOR LOCK CIRCUIT. I SUSPECT IT IS INCLUDED IN ONE OF THE ACRONYMS IN THE FUSE BOX. *TR

DOOR LOCK FAILURE OF DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2005 TOOK TO DEALER TWICE WORKED ONLY LITTLE WHILE DEALER JUST KEPT CHARGING MORE FOR FIX. *TR