2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. I FOUND ARTICLES ONLINE TO DISCONNECT BATTERY AND RECONNECT AT WHICH TIME THE ISSUE WENT AWAY. AFTER A WEEK OR SO THE LOCKS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED TO MICROCODE UPDATE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. SINCE MY MILEAGE WAS ABOVE 36K THERE WAS A $175 FEE. I REFUSED TO PAY IT SINCE THE CAR WAS UNDER 3 YEARS OLD AND IT WAS A COMPUTER ISSUE. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY REFUSED TO WAIVE THE FEE. THE CAR IS NOW 8 YEARS OLD AND DODGE HAS NOT RELEASED THE UPDATED MICROCODE TO ANY SERVICE COMPANIES AND ONLY ALLOWS DEALERSHIPS TO UPDATE THE MICROCODE WHERE MOST WILL UPGRADE FOR FREE. I BELIEVE THIS IS DONE INTENTIONALLY TO CHARGE CURRENT DODGE OWNERS FOR POOR ENGINEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH OR HIGHER, THE DOOR LOCKS DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DOORS DID NOT LOCK WITH THE KEY. THE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON THIS 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN JUST STOPPED WORKING. KEY FOB SOUNDS HORN WHEN LOCKING, BUT LOCKS DO NOT ENGAGE. VERY DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL AS LOCKS DO NOT ENGAGE WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 18 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH SLIDING DOORS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, IT PREVENTED THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS FROM WORKING AS WELL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT IF THEY DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT THE BATTERY, IT WILL TEMPORARILY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ONLY OPENS A FEW INCHES AND THEN STOPS. THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY AT ALL I HEAR ARE LOUD CLICKS LIKE THE LOCKS ARE BEING ENGAGED. THE DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED OR CLOSED MANUALLY. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME EITHER OF THE 2 INSIDE BUTTONS ARE PRESSED OR THE KEY FOB BUTTON IS PRESSED. THE DOORS ARE CLEARLY NOT GEARED FOR MANUAL OPENING/CLOSING, THAT IS, THEY ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPEN OR CLOSE MANUALLY. THIS IS MAJOR A CONCERN AS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE FOR SOMEONE SITTING IN ANY OF THE REAR SEATS. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE REPEATEDLY FAIL. FOR A WHILE PULLING THE FUSE CONNECT WITH THIS SYSTEM HELPED AND THEY WOULD WORK FOR A PERIOD OF 1-7 DAYS, NOW NOTHING WORKS. DODGE DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE A SOLUTION OR TO WANT TO WORK ON A SOLUTION. *TR

FUEL PUMP DEVELOPED HAIRLINE CRACKS ALLOWING FUEL TO SEEP FROM FUEL TANK ONTO THE OUTSIDE OF THE TANK AND ONTO THE GROUND BELOW THE VEHICLE. THE RESULTING BUILDUP OF FUMES AND LEAKED FUEL POSES A GREAT RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH TO OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO ANY PROPERTY NEAR THE VEHICLE IF COMBUSTION DID OCCUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. IN ADDITION, THE HORN BECAME INOPERABLE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V008000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMOTE KEY FOB WOULD NOT LOCK ANY OF THE DOORS. THE DOORS ALSO COULD NOT BE LOCKED MANUALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DOORS FAILED TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,000.