2005 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

THE POWER LOCKS FOR THE DOORS FAIL TO OPERATE AND LOCK OUR 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DOORS. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO WHEN THE DOOR POWER LOCK QUIT FUNCTIONING. THIS REMAINED THE CASE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I REMOVED FUSES AND REINSERTED THEM BACK IN PLACE. THIS DID NOT WORK. THE LOCKS BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN THREE DAYS LATER THOUGH. TWO DAYS AGO THE DOOR POWER LOCKS HAVE QUIT FUNCTIONING AGAIN. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DEFINITE MANUFACTURE'S DEFECT. THE DOORS DO LOCK MANUALLY. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND I HAVE SEEN QUITE A NUMBER OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WITH NO PARTICULAR ANSWER. I ASK YOU TO PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU *TR

POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. KEY FOB WILL ACTIVATE OR ACKNOWLEDGE PRESS OF BUTTON, BUT LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH FOB OR PHYSICAL DOOR BUTTON. *TR

POWER LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN STOPPED WORKING. FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS GENERALLY STOPS WORKING AT 44,000 MILES, MINE HAD 44,800. TO FIX THE PROBLEM, ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS REMOVE THE IOD FUSE FOR 5 SECONDS AND REPLACE. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE CHARGING A MIN OF $85.00 TO FIX THIS SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. DISCONNECTING BATTERY THEN RECONNECTING BATTERY ONLY WORKS FOR A FEW DAYS. LOCKS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK AUTOMATICALLY BUT FAIL TO DO SO. BUTTONS DO NOT WORK EITHER. *TR

2005 DODGE CARAVAN DRIVE AXLE FAILURE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. *NJ THE DRIVE AXLE FAILED AS THE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE ACTIVATING THE KEYLESS REMOTE ON THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FLASHED AND THE HORN SOUNDED, BUT THE DOORS DID NOT LOCK. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 18-20 MPH, THE DOORS WERE SUPPOSED TO LOCK, BUT DID NOT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF UPDATED 10/06/08. *JB

AT ANY UNKNOWN TIME, THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK, OR UNLOCK BY WAY OF USING THE KEY FOB BUTTONS. THE BUTTON HOWEVER DOES ACTIVATE THE HORN, WHICH WOULD MAKE YOU THINK THE DOORS ARE LOCKED,IN REALITY THEY ARE NOT. THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SAFE AND SECURED VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE SERVICE DEPT.'S OF SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS WITH THE ANSWERS BEING LIGHTNING IN THE SKY, STATIC FROM THE SEATS, UNKNOWN ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE FROM SOMEWHERE(MAYBE SPACE!. ONE SERVICE DEPT.'S CHARGED $ 36.72 TO FIX CODE. THE NEXT TIME THOUGH THERE WAS NO CHARGE?? WHY THE FIRST TIME WHEN IT'S STILL UNDER WARRANTY @ 26,000 MILES ..THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. WHY??? FORMER COMPLAINTS FROM DODGE P.U. OWNER HAD SIMILAR SITUATION AND HAD TO HAVE HIS VEH. TOWED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, ANOTHER REASON CITED FROM DEALERS SERVICE DEPT WAS SLIDING ACROSS THE SEAT COULD CAUSE THE PROBLEM, HOW DO YOU DO THIS WHEN IT HAS BUCKET SEATS?????? *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING. DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE BATTERY IS A TEMPORARY FIX. DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE. *TR

WHILE PARKING ON A SLOPE VEHICLE START ROLLING BACK BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE DRAGGING ME HITTING THE WHEELS OF A TRAILER. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY CAR WILL LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. I GOT OUT OF MY CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY, SHUT THE DOOR AND THE CAR LOCKED. SINCE I WAS GETTING BACK IN, THE KEYS WERE STILL IN THE IGNITION. WHEN DRIVING, YOU CAN HEAR AT HE DOOR LOCKS CLICKING. THE LOCK BUTTON WILL UNLOCK THEM BUT TO LOCK THEM BACK UP, YOU HAVE TO PUSH UP THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW BUTTON. DO YOU THINK THIS MIGHT BE A SAFETY HAZARD???? YOU CAN'T LOCK THE DOORS WITH THE LOCK BUTTONS AT ALL IN THE CAR. THE REMOTE ENTRY KEY STILL WORKS. THIS HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. FIRST NOTICED ABOUT JUNE 2008 AND IS ONGOING. *TR