2005 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE GETTING ONTO AN ON RAMP, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT NOTIFIED YET, BUT THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THEM SOON. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN A RAIN STORM, THE DRIVER SIDE TAILLIGHT FILLED UP WITH WATER. THE GLUE THE HELD THE TAILLIGHT IN PLACE FAILED AND LIGHT FELL OFF DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE WATER. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/18/2006 - THE FIRST RAIN STORM VEHICLE HAD EVER BEEN IN RESULTED IN WATER ACCUMULATING IN THE TAILLIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 36000 MILES ON IT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL LETTER # 06V067000 REGARDING VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD/WIPER:MOTOR WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE FIXED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ORIGINALLY PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER SERVICE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT REFUSED TO USE A DIFFERENT SERVICE DEALER.

THE ENTIRE LIGHT COVER PANEL FELL OFF OF MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS GLUED ON, AND THE HEAT MELTED THE GLUE. THERE ARE NO SCREWS HOLDING THIS ONTO THE CAR. I HAVE MET TWO OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. *NM

WHILE DRIVING, MY CARAVAN LOOSES ALL ENGINE POWER AND ALMOST STALLS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, BUT SINCE THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR CODE IN THE SYSTEM THEY CANT FIND THE FAULT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER THREE MONTHS. IT'S SPORADIC AND PUTS ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE I LOSE ALL STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL ,I TRAVEL ON MAIN ROADS @55MPH. ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN I START IT UP IT WILL IDLE FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN EITHER SURGE TO A HIGHER RPM OR CHOKE TO THE POINT OF STALLING. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR, THE REAR SLIDING DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT EXPRESS CONCERN THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WITH THE DRIVER UNCONSCIOUS, THE OCCUPANTS INCLUDING CHILDREN WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED TWO RENTAL HANICAPP ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES WERE RECEIVED IN POOR CONDITIONS FROM AN INDEPENDANT RENTAL COMPANY. THE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE RAMP COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN USE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE WERE CALLED ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE OCCUPANTS. THE VEHICLES WERE RETURNED TO THE RENTAL COMPANY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS PROVIDED. THE REPLACEMENT VEHICLE SHOWED SIGNS OF BRAKE PROBLEMS; SQUEAKING WAS HEARD WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO RENTAL COMPANY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, A HANICAPP ACCESSIBLE VEHICLE WAS RENTED FROM THE SAME COMPANY IN ANOTHER STATE WHICH HAD OIL IN THE ENIGINE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE COMPANY DOES NOT MAINTAIN OR INSPECT THE RENTAL VEHICLES PROVIDED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DISCOLORED. BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WERE RESURFACED. VEHICLE HAD AN ALIGNMENT. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DISCOLORED, BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED TRANSMISSION FLUSH. *AK

ON THIS DATE IT WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WHEN MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED THE CAR. BUT I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. I TOOK IT TO THE CAR DEALER SINCE IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME AND I NO LONGER CONSIDERED IT A FLUKE. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND NO SENSOR OR COMPUTER RECORDED ANYTHING. SO THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE ONE OF A THOUSAND REASONS THE COMPUTER TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WAIT UNTIL IT HAPPENED MORE FREQUENTLY SO THE SENSOR WILL REGISTER IT. THEN IF IT HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TRACE IT. HOWEVER, I AM DRIVING A CAR WITH ONLY 10,000 MILES ON IT THAT AT ANY MOMENT COULD SIMPLY STOP RUNNING. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BEING REAR ENDED BY CARS THAT DON'T EXPECT A CAR TO SIMPLY STOP ON THE ROAD. ALSO, I TRAVEL UP AND DOWN A HILL EVERY DAY TO HOME AND BACK. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO STOP IT WITHOUT BRAKES? I CONSIDER THIS TO BE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN A TURN LANE AND NO ONE WAS FOLLOWING RIGHT BEHIND ME THE FIRST TWO TIMES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE MAKES A LOUD WHINING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THE DEALERSHIP IS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK