2005 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THEY STOP WORKING. THE FIRST TIME WAS TAKEN CARE OFF BY THE DEALER. NOW THE WARRANTY HAS ENDED AND THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. SINCE IS A MINIVAN IS VERY DIFFICULT TO REACH THE LOCKS BY HAND BECAUSE I HAVE DISABILITIES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONTAL AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE FRONTAL AIR BAG SENSOR. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V192000 (AIR BAGS;FRONTAL;SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

POWER DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING. CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND HAS A $130 SOFTWARE UPGRADE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! THE VANS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THE REPAIR MANDATORY. CHILDREN COULD EASILY OPEN THE DOORS IN THE BACK SEAT WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE MINIVAN QUIT WORKING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE SEVERAL TIMES. WE HAVE SMALL GRANDCHILDREN THAT ARE RIDING IN THE BACKSEAT AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT THIS. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. YOU HAVE TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY TO RESET THE COMPUTER, WHICH ONLY LASTS A DAY. NOT HAVING DOOR LOCKS THAT LOCK IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND SHOULD BE FOR DODGE. LOOKING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD WITH THEIR PRODUCTS, ESPECIALLY CARAVANS. *TR

FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN, NAMELY POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE, INCLUDING WITH KEY FOB, SWITCH ON INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND AUTOMATIC LOCKING MECHANISM. CAN BE REMEDIED BY DISCONNECTING BATTERY AND RECONNECTING OR REMOVING FUSE AND REPLACING. THIS ONLY HELPS FOR UP TO 2 DAYS. BOUGHT MY VAN USED AT 115,000 MILES, BUT EVERY COMPLAINT I HAVE READ STARTED AT 40,000 MILES. MORE THAN 40 COMPLAINTS ON ONE WEBSITE ALONE. WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMONG THIS MODEL. MY ALMOST 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND CLIMB OUT OF THE VAN ON HIS OWN. THANKFULLY WE WERE STOPPED AND PARKED. COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGEDY HAD WE BEEN IN MOTION, AND IF I DID NOT KEEP HIM SECURELY FASTENED IN HIS CAR SEAT UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPS. THIS WAS AFTER RESETTING THE BATTERY FOR ABOUT THE 20TH TIME IN THE LESS THAN ONE YEAR SINCE I PURCHASED MY VAN. BUT AGAIN IT HAD FAILED AND THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING MECHANISM HADN'T ENGAGED. I KNOW THAT MANY HAVE COMPLAINED TO DODGE DIRECTLY, BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND RECALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. OTHERS INCLUDE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING, AND TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, ETC. PEOPLE WITH SMALL CHILDREN (ESPECIALLY MULTIPLE SMALL CHILDREN) ARE A HUGE NUMBER OF CONSUMERS FOR THIS VEHICLE AND IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO HAVE SOMEONE GET HURT BECAUSE DODGE DOESN'T THINK IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I DO AND MANY OTHERS DO AS WELL. WILL IT TAKE A DEATH OF A SMALL CHILD FOR SOMEONE TO GET A RECALL INITIATED? *TR

I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES 3 TIMES IT ONLY HAS 48,000 MILES. THIS LAST TIME THEY LASTED 6,000 MILES. THEY DEVOLEP BLUE HEAT SPOTS ON THE ROTORS. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID WHEN DODGE TOOK WEIGHT OUT OF THE FRONT END THEY DECREASED THE SIZE OF ROTORS. I HAVE REPLACED THE OUTER TIEROD TWICE. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED DODGE REDUCING THE WEIGHT IN FRONT END. *TR

THE POWER LOCKS ON MY WIFE'S 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT QUIT WORKING. THE POWER WINDOWS WILL QUIT WORKING AND WILL ALTERNATE(IF DRIVER WINDOW WORKS PASSENGER DOESN'T AND THE OPPOSITE) I HAVE READ ON OTHER SITES ABOUT DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. THIS WORKS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE PROBLEMS COME BACK. WHAT HAPPENS IF MY WIFE AND SON ARE INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK? *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND REMAINS ON. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC PLACED ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING SHOWING THE SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER. *TR

THE FAILURE IS WITH THE DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM ON THE DODGE CARAVAN. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO. THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY OR WITH THE DOOR SWITCHES INSIDE CAR. IF YOU UNHOOK THE BATTERY IN THE CAR THE SYSTEM WILL RESET ITSELF AND THE LOCKS WILL WORK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. 5 MINUTES TO 4 DAYS. I HAVE ALREADY HAD MY IPOD STOLEN OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR