2005 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

2005 DODGE CARAVAN POWER DOOR LOCK STOP WORKING AFTER REPLACING A BATTERY AT 103,000 MILES. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING. SAME AS EVERYONE WITH THIS PROBLEM-----REMOVING AND REPLACING 20A IOD FUSE TAKES CARE OF PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME. HAVEN'T HEARD OF A PERMANENT FIX YET. WONDER IF DODGE WILL STEP UP TO THE PLATE ON THIS PROBLEM BY RECALLING ALL 2005 DODGE CARAVAN ASAP. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN HAD STOPPED WORKING. I NATURALLY FIGURED IT WAS THE FUSE THAT CONTROLLED THE DOOR LOCK CIRCUIT. I COULD NOT FIND THE DOOR LOCK FUSE, OR EVEN ANY INSTRUCTION WHERE TO FIND THE FUSE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. I WENT ONLINE AND DID A GOOGLE SEARCH CONTAINING "2005 DODGE CARAVAN FUSE LOCATION". I COULD NOT FIND ANY INFO ON WHERE THE FUSE IS LOCATED, BUT I DID FIND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE EXACT ISSUE I HAVE. I TURNS OUT THE 'FIX' FOR THIS ISSUE IS A SOFTWARE UPGRADE TO THE VEHICLES BCM COMPUTER, AS THE INSTALLED SOFTWARE IS BUGGED. I READ IT IS A $130 CHARGE TO PERFORM THIS UPDATE. MY COMPLAINT IS, WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL FOR A KNOWN DEFECT WITH ONE THE VEHICLES SAFETY SYSTEMS? IT IS OBVIOUSLY KNOWN THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AS THERE IS A FIX FOR IT, WHEN WILL THE COMPANY BACK ITS PRODUCT? I AM POSITIVE MY COMPLAINT IS NOT THE ONLY ONE OF THIS NATURE, PLEASE HAVE THE COMPANY ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

2005 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 65000 MILES HAD A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN COLD. TOOK VAN TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RESERVOIR. TOTAL COSTS EXCEEDING $1000! I SEE MANY OF THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MODEL OF VAN. A 3YR OLD VEHICLE WITH THIS AMOUNT OF MILEAGE SHOULD NOT NEED TO HAVE THE STEERING SYSTEM REPLACED! IF THIS WERE A RANDOM OCCURRENCE, I'D JUST FEEL LIKE WE HAD SOME BAD LUCK. BUT WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH DODGE HAS A PROBLEM THAT COULD TURN DEADLY IF THE STEERING GOES OUT COMPLETELY! *TR

THERE IS PREMATURE WEARING OF BRAKES AND ROTORS. IF YOU GO TO THIS WEBSITE YOU WILL SEE HAW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DODGE (GRAND) CARAVAN AND CARAVAN BRAKES. IT IS HORRENDOUS. YOU CAN SEE THIS AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/CARAVAN/2005/BRAKES/BRAKE_PADS_WEAR_OUT_PREMATURELY.SHTML THESE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND PEOPLE SHOULD GET THEIR MONEY BACK. IT IS RIDICULOUS I SHOULD HAVE TO GET NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS SO SOON IN MY VEHICLE. IT ONLY HAS 50K ON IT. *TR

I BOUGHT THE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN USED FRIDAY, AND FOUND OUT LATER THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK, INSIDE OR OUT OR WITH REMOTE.. I WENT TO THE INTERNET, AND FOUND THROUGH GOOGLE SEARCH THAT MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAFETY PROBLEM I HAVE KIDS, SO LOCK SAFETY IS IMPORTANT. APPARENTLY CHRYSLER HAS NOT HAD A RECALL FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM. IF THEY DO, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ALREADY ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM WITH THEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN AND THE LOCKS QUIT WORKING AND A CHILD CAN OPEN THE DOOR IF U ARE MOVING THAT IS VERY UNSAFE. *TR

2005 DODGE CARAVAN POWER LOCKS NO LONGER WORK. WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER NEED TO HAVE A SOFTWARE UPDATE. SINCE DODGE KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND CREATED THE SOFTWARE UPDATE THEN IT NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND BE PAID BY DODGE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING FAILURE WITH THE DOORS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR LATCHES OPEN AND CLOSE AT RANDOM. THE REAR DOORS OPEN BY THEMSELVES WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES OVER A BUMP AT 15 MPH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY FAILED TO EXPLAIN THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT AND HAZARDOUS WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

I NOTICED ONE DAY THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN DID NOT WORK. THE DOORS DID NOT LOCK WHEN GOING OVER 20 MPH NOR DID THEY WORK WITH THE BUTTON IN THE VAN OR WITH THE BUTTON ON THE KEY. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED A SOFTWARE REPROGRAMMING - THE COST WAS $100. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SCAM THAT YOUR LOCKS JUST QUIT WORKING AND THEN YOU HAVE TO PAY. I HAVE READ OF MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR