2005 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

AFTER USING CRUISE CONTROL COULD NOT PUSH GAS PEDAL DOWN, SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, VAN HAS 89,000 MILES, STARTED AT 49,000 MILES, CLEANED THROTTLE BODY MANY TIMES DOES NOT HELP, I THINK FAULTY CRUISE. *TR CONTROL FROM FACTORY. PURCHASED 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT IN 2008. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS CEASE TO FUNCTION FROM INTERNAL SWITCH OR KEY FOB. KEY FOB STILL ACTIVATES ANTI-THEFT ALARM AND WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK THE REAR LIFTGATE BUT NOT THE FRONT DOORS OR SLIDING DOORS. REMOVING AND RESETTING THE IOD FUSE/RELAY WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUE FOR A SHORT TIME BUT IT FAILS AGAIN WITHIN A MATTER OF HOURS OR AT BEST A COUPLE DAYS. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE DOOR LOCK MODULES BUT THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE IS A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO RESOLVE IT BUT DODGE/CHRYSLER HAS NOT YET ISSUED A RECALL OR PROVIDED EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THIS IN SPITE OF THE WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THE FAILURES AND APPARENTLY NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO SAFERCAR.GOV. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE DOOR LOCKS COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE. THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC REMOVED THE IOD FUSE FOR A BRIEF MOMENT AND WHEN THE FUSE WAS REPLACED, THE DOORS UNLOCKED WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT PERMANENTLY CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,500. UPDATED 4/22/14*CN UPDATED 04/25/2014 *JS

MY POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. DOSE NOT WORK WITH WIRELESS REMOTE OR WITH THE POWER LOCKS IN THE VEHICLE. WENT TO DODGE DEALER IN QUEENS STATED I NEEDED A BODY CONTROLE MODULE FOR $900.00 PLUS. DEALER WHRER I BROUGHT VEHICLE 1 WEEK BEFORE SAID THIS IS NOT COVERED BY LEMON LAW WARRANTY OR AFTER MARKET WARRENTY I BROUGHT FROM THEM. HUNNINGTING CHEVELOT IS VERY BAD DEALERSHIP PLEASE DON'T USE. *TR

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING. THERE IS ONLY 2 DOORS THAT CAN BE UNLOCKED BY THE KEY FROM THE OUTSIDE. GETTING CHILDREN OUT FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDER REQUIRES CLIMBING THROUGH THE VEHICLE TO REACH THE DOOR LOCK. ALSO THERE IS NO WAY TO LOCK THE DOORS FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT TO PREVENT CHILDREN FROM ACCIDENTALLY OPENING THE PASSENGER DOORS WITHOUT CLIMBING THROUGH THE VEHICLE. PULLING THE IOD FUSE AND REPLACING WILL TEMPORARILY RESET THE DOOR LOCKS. *TR

I NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL WHENEVER I APPROACHED THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT WAS WRONG AND SAID HE HAD ALREADY REPAIRED 3 OR 4 DODGES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE HOUSING WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK. I FOUND NO RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE.

LOCKING SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK, DOORS NEED TO BE LOCKED AND LOCKED MANUALLY. FUSE REMOVED AND REPLACED BUT ONLY SOLVES THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY DODGE. SO MANY REPORTED FAILURES. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP BECAUSE THE HOUSING CRACKS AND CAUSES A FUEL LEAK. THE PLASTIC TUBE FROM THE GAS TANK TO THE FUEL PUMP CRACKS AND IT IS CONTINUALLY LOOSE. THE PART CANNOT BE FIXED WITHOUT REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE GAS FUMES ARE SO CLOSE TO THE VERY HOT EXHAUST PIPE. ADDITIONALLY I HAD TO BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO PARK MY CAR IN THE GARAGE BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF FUMES. *TR

TWICE NOW I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP NOT DUE TO THE PUMP ITSELF BUT THE HOUSING CRACKS AND CAUSES A LEAK. AT 54,000 AND 130,000. SAME PROBLEM CAUSED A FUEL LEAK. THE SECOND TIME THE SEAL GAVE OUT COMPLETELY IN FRONT OF MY CHILDREN'S' SCHOOL. THE FUEL TANK EMPTIED IN THE PARKING LOT, HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO A SHOP. CONTACTED CHRYSLER, THEY WERE OF NO HELP. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO WORK OUT OF THE BLUE, THE ONLY WAY TO LOCK THE VEHICLE NOW IS TO MANUALLY LOCK EACH DOOR. THE BATTERY ON THE KEY FOB WAS JUST REPLACED, NON OF THE SWITCHES WORK. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE DOORS TO LOCK OR UNLOCK IS BY MANUALLY PULLING UP PR PUSHING DOWN ON THE LOCK PIECE, OR BY OPENING WITH A KEY. TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP. THEY COULD FIND NO CAUSE TO THE PROBLEM. *TR