2005 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN THAT I BOUGHT NEW FROM FOSTER MOTORS, A DODGE DEALER FROM MIDDLEBURY, VT. THIS WINTER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED FRONT AIR BAG SENSORS THAT HAD RUSTED. THEY DID THIS UNDER WARRANTY AND I DID NOT HAVE TO PAY. I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY ODD SEEING HOW THE CAR IS ABOUT A YEAR OLD. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH ANY AIR BAG OF ANY VEHICLE I OWNED BEFORE. PERHAPS SOME PARTS MADE OF BAMBOO FROM OVERSEAS? PERHAPS NOT BECAUSE BAMBOO WILL NOT RUST. AT ANY RATE, I SEE WHERE THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM. YOU CAN ADD MINE TO THE LIST IF YOU WISH. THE DATE OF THE PROBLEM IS AN ESTIMATE. THANK YOU, DENNIS FROM VERMONT. *JB

I NOTICED IN A NEWS ARTICLE THAT THERE MAY BE AN INVESTIGATION OF DODGE CARAVAN'S WITH ISSUES RELATED TO THEIR AIR BAG SENSORS. MY COMPANY LEASES A 2005 CARAVAN FOR ME, AND I HAVE HAD THE AIR BAG SENSOR REPLACED ONCE AND IT HAS NOW FAILED AGAIN. I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU COLLECT THIS INFORMATION, BUT THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE IMPORTANT TO YOU. *JB

CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AS IF ONE OF THE CALIPERS IS HANGING UP HAS BEEN TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR SAME ISSUE NOW THE 3RD DEALER CLAIMS THE TIRES NEED TO BE ROTATED (VEHICLE ONLY HAS 11,000 MILES) AND AN ALIGNMENT OF WHICH THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER AT THIS POINT AS PER REPRESENTATIVE OF DODGE CORPORATE OFFICE THIS IS A "MAINTENANCE ISSUE SUCH AS AN OIL CHANGE" YET THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE FROM DAY ONE! NOT TO MENTION HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE ONE TIRE ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE AND THE TIRE ON THAT SIDE IS WEARING ON THE OUTSIDE AS WELL. VEHICLE WAS ALSO BROUGHT IN FOR THE ABS LIGHT STAYING ON. *JB

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN TO 15 MPH, THE REAR BRAKES WERE RUBBING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR INSPECTION TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THE CALIPERS WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

IN JUNE, 2005 I PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. IN DOING SO, I TRADED IN A 1999 DODGE CARAVAN SE. I DID NOT NOTICE UNTIL ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, THAT THE INSTRUMENTS (LEFT & RIGHT OUTSIDE MIRROR CONTROLS, HEAD LIGHT SWITCH, AND DOME LIGHT SWITCH) ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE VENDOR FROM WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, I WAS TOLD THAT THE 2005 CARAVAN DID NOT ILLUMINATE THE INSTRUMENTS ON THE LEFT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. MY 1999 CARAVAN DID. BY NOT ILLUMINATING THE INSTRUMENTS ON THE LEFT OF THE STEERING, IN MY OPINION, CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE NEED FOR AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS, OR THE DOME LIGHT CONTROL NEEDS ADJUSTING AT NIGHT, THE INSTRUMENTS FOR DOING THIS CAN NOT BE SEEN, WHICH WILL CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT CHRYSLER CORP. RECALL THE 2005 CARAVANS AND INSTALL AN ILLUMINATION LIGHT IN THE DASH BEHIND THE AFOREMENTIONED INSTRUMENTS. YOU ATTENTION TO THIS SAFETY DEFECT WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PADS WORE OUT, HE HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED AT A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 5-35 MPH ALONG WITH A CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING AREA. THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE OUTER TIE ROD BECAUSE IT WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE NO LONGER PULLED TO THE RIGHT BUT THE CLANKING NOISE CONTINUED. *AK (12/08/05) THE COMPONENTS AFFECTED WERE THE RIGHT TIE ROD, SWAY ELIMINATOR LINKS, BUSHINGS AND NUTS. *SC *JB

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. ON 10-11-05 WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A TRIP WHEN THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS PUT ON A MACHINE WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE SENSORS AND THE WIRING HARNESS WERE DEFECTIVE. THIS WAS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE ONE ON THE LEFT SIDE WHICH WAS THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS NOT FIXED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SENSORS AND THE WIRING FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONTACT BECAUSE THEY ALSO WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

FOLDING REAR PASSENGER SEAT SPRANG FORWARD WITH SUCH GREAT FORCE SMASHING INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF MY FACE, BREAKING THE FRAMES OF MY GLASSES WHICH POKED AND CUT MY NOSE. I WAS VERY LUCKILY THAT THE FRAME DID NOT POKE MY EYE! THIS WAS A DODGE CARAVAN PASSENGER VAN WITH REAR FOLDING SEATS INTO THE FLOOR THAT I RENTED FROM ENTERPRISES CAR RENTAL IN WILLOW GROVE, PA 19090. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE 600 MILES BEFORE NOTICING THAT THERE WAS NO HORN. THIS WAS ON 8-9-05. THE VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL. IT WAS RENTED ON AUGUST 7, 2005. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA WHERE SHE WAS ON A TRIP. HE TOLD HER THAT THE WIRE TO THE HORN WAS CLIPPED. ON THE RETURN TRIP SHE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THIS WAS ON 8-15-05. SHE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE RENTAL COMPANY. *AK *NM