2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS COMPLETING STATE INSPECTION WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE RACK PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

OUR POWER LOCKS QUIT WORKING. WE HAVE TRIED GETTING A NEW BATTERY WHICH WORKED FOR A WHOLE DAY THEN THEY STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. WE HAVE TRIED REPLACING THE FUSE AND IT WORKED FOR A DAY AND THEN IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OUT FOR THE LOCKS. THE LOCKS DO NOT WORK ON EITHER THE REMOTE OR IN THE VEHICLE ITSELF. THE ONLY LOCKS THAT WORK IS FOR THE TRUNK BUT BESIDES THAT NONE OF THE DOORS WORK. *TR

POWER LOCKS SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING FOR DRIVER & PASSENGER REAR SLIDING DOORS. UNABLE TO REMOTELY LOCK/UNLOCK THOSE DOORS AND HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK EACH DOOR SEPARATELY. IF BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED/RECONNECTED, STILL DOESN'T WORK. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR WITH ANY OF THE REMOTE BUTTONS. PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED BY REPLACING DEFECTIVE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR. *TR

AUTO LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING FOR DRIVER, PASSENGER AND 2 REAR SLIDING DOORS. UNABLE TO REMOTELY LOCK/UNLOCK THE CAR AND HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK EACH DOOR SEPARATELY. IF BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED, IT WORKS FOR A FEW DAYS AND STOPS WORKING AGAIN. *TR

MY TANK SHOWED I HAD 1/2 TANK OF GAS AND RAN OUT OF GAS THIS HAS HAPPENED ALSO AT 1/4 TANK OF GAS I AM AFRAID I WILL RUN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY STREET OR HIGHWAY ALSO MY GAS PEDAL STICKS SOME TIMES I AM AFRAID IT WILL STICK SOME TIME AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THANKS *TR

POWER DOOR LOCK CONTINUES TO BLOW FUSES. DEALERSHIP FAILED TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE IN 2008. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR COULD NOT BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE DOOR INSPECTED. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE THE INSPECTION REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,950.

THE RACK AND PINION ARE SEVERELY LEAKING AND ALSO GETTING REALLY HOT AND CAUSING THE LEAKING FLUID TO FUME INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR...THIS HAS CAUSED WORRY FOR INABILITY TO STEER AT HIGH SPEEDS AND ALSO LIGHT HEADEDNESS IN CAR FROM COLLECTING FUMES INTO CABIN AT STOPS...SO MANY HAVE REPORTED THIS AND I AM REGRETTABLY NOW ONE OF THEM... *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. I DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND RECONNECT IT AND IT SEEMS TO CORRECT ITSELF FOR A DAY OR TWO, BUT THEN GOES BACK TO BEING DEFECTIVE AGAIN. I'M AWARE OF SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR