2005 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

THERE WAS A HIGH PITCH WHINE IF THE ENGINE WAS ON. THIS NOISE PERSISTED IN ALL GEARS AND SPEEDS INCLUDING STOPPED WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. ADDED PS FLUID AS IT WAS LOW AND THE NOISE STOPPED. TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND A LEAK IN THE RACK AND PINION. AS CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY DEALER WILL REPAIR FOR A REDUCED COST. PART IS ORDERED AND WILL BE DONE SOON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN A NEAR CRASH WITH TWO OTHER VEHICLES. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT 12,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE UNLESS IT OCCURRED WHILE IN THEIR POSSESSION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 24,285 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE CONTROL PANEL IS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED AND WILL NOT DIM. SAFETY RECALL # 07V192000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) DOES NOT APPLY TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED FOR A WHILE. THE POWERTRAIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 43,713.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED 100 FEET. THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO A DITCH AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE AND HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED. THE DRIVER SUFFERED SORENESS IN THE NECK, BACK, AND ANKLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,000.

GAS PEDAL STUCK AFTER VAN STOPPE D FOR AWHILE. LOOKING TO SEE IF THEREWAS A RECALL FOR ANY PARTS PERTAINING TO THE GAS PEDAL MECHANISM. *AK

THE FOLLOWING ITEM NEEDS TO BE REVISITED AND INCLUDE THE YEAR 2005 FOR THE DODGE CARAVAN. THIS MORNING I HAD THIS PROBLEM DIAGNOSED ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE DEALER WANTED $212.00 FOR THE PART AND $100.00 LABOR TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA04013, NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : 04V480000; DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED : JUNE 4, 2004, AND DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED WAS MAY 25, 2005 . SUMMARY: THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING CAN DEVELOP AN OPEN-CIRCUIT CONDITION, RESULTING IN NONFUNCTIONAL DRIVER-SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG, HORN, CRUISE CONTROL , IF EQUIPPED, AND/OR STEERING WHEEL RADIO CONTROL , IF EQUIPPED. IN ITS OCTOBER 5, 2004 LETTER TO NHTSA, DAIMLER/CHRYSLER STATED THAT IT WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL AND REPLACE THE CLOCKS PRYING ASSEMBLY ON ALL THE 1998--2000 DAIMLER/CHRYSLER MINIVANS, BUILT BETWEEN MARCH 1998 AND AUGUST 2000 WITH 70,000 MILES OR LESS. IALSO, T WILL PROVIDE A LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR THE 1998.5-2000 MINIVANS, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. THE DETAILS OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION ERE DESCRIBED IN DAIMLERCHRYSLER'S LETTER . SEE RECALL 04V480000. THE AGENCY BELIEVED THAT FURTHER EXPENDITURE OF AGENCY RESOURCES DID NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED. THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DID NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTED WITH RESPECT TO THOSE VEHICLES COVERED ONLY BY THE LIFETIME WARRANTY. THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SEE PAGE 2 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE THE FRONT TIRE RODS ARE DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE FRONT TIRE RODS, HOWEVER, THEY ARE DENYING THAT THE TIRE RODS CAN CAUSE TIRE DAMAGE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 21,918.

I WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT 11/02/06. I WAS THE DRIVER AND MY FATHER WAS A PASSANGER. WE WERE REARENDED AND MY FATHERS SEAT BELT DIDN'T CATCH. MY SEAT BELT CAUGHT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE SLIDING DOOR USING THE REMOTE CONTROL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON THREE OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, THEY WERE STILL UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. SIX MONTHS LATER ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE NOT OPERATING NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BODY MODULAR CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A YEAR AND A HALF LATER SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS THE FRONT STRUT FAILED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS PUNCTURED AND BEGAN TO SMOKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26,000. *AK THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS. UPDATED 05/04/07. 8JB