2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

THE HEADLIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS STARTED TO RANDOMLY TURN ON AND OFF. NOW THE PARKING LIGHTS WON'T GO OFF AND THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT GO ON. NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I FLIP THE SWITCH. THIS IS AWFUL AND DANGEROUS, AS I CAN'T DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO WILL NOT TURN ON. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND I CAN'T FIND ANY HELP. *TR

KEY OPERATED ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS CEASED TO FUNCTION. CAN RESET BY REMOVING IOD FUSE, BUT PROBLEM SEEMS TO COME BACK IN A FEW DAYS OR FEW WEEKS TIME..IS A HUGE CONVIENCE PROBLEM MANUALLY UNLOCKING PASSENGER DOORS BY REACHING TO BACK SEAT AND WHEN YOU WANT TO LOAD SOME GROCERIES INTO REAR HATCH.. ALSO COULD BE SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY FOR SOMEONE WITH DISABILITIES....BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I SEE, IF THIS CAN BE SOLVED WITH THE DEALER REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER, THIS SHOULD BE A DEFINITE SAFETY DEFECT AND DONE AT NO COST TO THE OWNER.. *TR

FOR NO REASON THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF REGARDLESS OF THE LIGHT SWITCH POSITION, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, VERY SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS, PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!! *TT I HAVE VISITED MANY FORUMS AND MOST SAY ITS IS THE SWITCH BUT SOME SAY ITS THE MAIN GROUNDING POST LOCATED UNDER THE BATTERY BOX. AND IT IS ALWAYS AN 05 TOWN AND COUNTRY OR GRAND CARAVAN. THANKS.

THE VEHICLE IS NOT PROPERLY SEALED. THE GROUNDS WERE ALL CORRODED AND LETTING MOISTURE OR SALT INTO COMPONENTS. FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THEN ALL WENT OUT. COULDN'T SEE SPEED OR GEARS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BASIC CONTROL MODULE AND HAVING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE CHECKED OUT TODAY. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD IS CORRODING AT A FAST PACE. YOU CAN SEE EVEN THE METAL ON THE ENGINE. I HOPING MY WIRING HARNESS IS OK. BUT THE TECH HASN'T GOTTEN THAT FAR YET. *TR

FOLLOWING THE ADVISE OF MANY WHOM HAVE POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE; HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/2005_DODGE_GRAND_CARAVAN_RANDOM_HEADLAMP_ISSUE?PG=3. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS; THEY SHUT DOWN BY THEMSELVES WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES LIGHTS, POWER WINDOWS AND THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS. I CANNOT USE THE SLIDING DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE. IT HAD BEEN PERMANENTLY SHUT FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS, SINCE THE LAST VISIT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN MIAMI, FLORIDA. THEY DID A DREADFUL JOB. *TR

I HAVE AN SXT VERSION OF THIS MINIVAN. WHILE REPLACING THE DISC PADS I FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE IS WORN ALMOST IN TWO. I CHECKED SEVERAL OF MY NEIGHBORS VEHICLES AND FOUND ONLY THE SXT VERSIONS WITH THE REAR SWAY BAR SEEM TO BE AFFECTED. THE SE VERSION DID NOT HAVE A REAR SWAY BAR. THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE IS ROUTED BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE SWAY BAR AND IT RUBS ON THE SWAY BAR WITH ANY MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WILL CAUSE TWO PROBLEMS; 1) THE PARKING BRAKE WILL FAIL OR ONLY BE APPLIED TO ONE SIDE. IF THE VEHICLE IS RAISED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED AND THE WHEELS ARE NOT BLOCKED, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL OFF OF THE JACK. 2) THE SEVERED PART OF THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE COULD DAMAGE THE WHEEL BRAKE LINE AND CAUSE IT TO RUPTURE RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF ALL BRAKES. *TR

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN ROTARY SWITCH IS PLACED IN ON POSITION. MULTIPLE ROTATION OF THE SWITCH FROM OFF TO ON POSITION IS REQUIRED TO GET HEADLIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. IN SOME CASES, 20+ TRIES WERE REQUIRED. I AM AFRAID THAT COMPLETE FAILURE MAY HAPPEN AND MAKE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE IF IT OCCURS AT NIGHT. ONLINE FORUMS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT HARNESS SNAPPED OPEN ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BUCKLES WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER BACK AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,915. UPDATED 04/19/12*LJ THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ENTIRE SEAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 04/25/12

POWER DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING. THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED ON THE INTERNET QUITE A BIT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB OR DOOR SWITCH. THE ALSO DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN THE CAR STARTS MOVING THUS CREATING A SAFETY CONCERN FOR KIDS RIDING IN THE BACK. REMOVING THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL RESETS IT SO THAT IT WORKS AGAIN BRIEFLY. THE PROBLEM RECURS AGAIN AFTER A BRIEF TIME. *TR