2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN AND CLOSE WITH THE AUTOMATIC SYSTEM. THE DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED AND CLOSED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE DOORS BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE REAR AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BEGAN TO SLIDE OPEN. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR NO LONGER FUNCTIONED AUTOMATICALLY AND HE HAD TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

OUR HEAD LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES THEY WOULD COME ON. NOW WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THEY WILL START GOING ON AND OFF THEN COMPLETELY GO OFF. I HAVE TO TRAVEL A LOT AT NIGHT FOR MY WORK. IF YOU PULL THE DIMMER/WIPER SWITCH TOWARD YOU AND HOLD IT THE HIGH BEAM WILL COME ON BUT WILL NOT STAY ON. NOW I AM AFRAID TO GO ANY WHERE AFTER DARK. HAVE CALLED SEVERAL DODGE GARAGES SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND WHEN ASK IF THEY THINK REPLACING THE SWITCH COULD FIX THE PROBLEM THEY TELL YOU, WELL YOU CAN BRING IT IN AND WE CAN TRY THAT BUT CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT WILL FIX YOUR PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD WE PAY TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WE BELIEVE THAT DODGE SHOULD HAVE RECALL SINCE THERE IS SO MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER OWNERS EVIDENTLY THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE SWITCHING OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY LOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB BUT THE ELECTRONIC KEY FEATURE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT THE FUSE FOR THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK TO FUNCTION TEMPORARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

WE ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILING WHICH IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND THEM BEING ABLE TO PULL ON THE DOOR HANDLE AND HAVE A DOOR OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. WE ARE ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DASH LIGHTS NOT WORKING THEREFORE YOU CANNOT SEE ANYTHING AT NIGHT . . . NOT THE SPEEDOMETER, NOT THE FUEL GAUGE, NOT THE HEAT CONTROLS, NOTHING!!! *TR

HEADLIGHTS ONLY WORK SPORADICALLY. AT TIMES, THEY WON'T TURN ON AT ALL (RUNNING LIGHTS AND REAR LIGHTS STILL WORK) AND IT OFTEN TAKES SEVERAL TRIES TO GET THEM TURNED ON. HOLDING THE LEVER ACTIVATES THE HIGH BEAMS, WHICH STILL WORK. EARLY THIS MORNING, THEY SIMPLY FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD IN THE DARK. EXTREMELY UNSAFE. RESEARCH INDICATES A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCH AS MY EXACT ISSUE HAS BEEN DETAILED BY MANY, MANY INDIVIDUALS. AS BIG AS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS IS, IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE HOW THIS HASN'T SPAWNED A RECALL.

THE POWER LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DO NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY. JUST LIKE THE MANY OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, I HAVE TO TAKE THE IOD FUSE OUT FOR 10 SECONDS, AND PUT IT BACK IN TO GET THE POWER LOCKS TO WORK. EVEN THEN, THE POWER LOCKS WILL WORK FOR MAYBE A FEW HOURS, AND THEN THEY STOP WORKING. VERY FRUSTRATING. THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN. DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THIS ELECTRONIC/COMPUTER PROBLEM. *TR

DOOR LOCK FUNCTION FAILURE. CAN'T FIND A FIX. HAVE TO RESET PCM TO GET LOCKS TO FUNCTION, AND CAN WORK TEMPORARILY FOR 1 TO SEVERAL TIMES, AND ALWAYS FAILS AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB COULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ONLY ONE OF THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD UNLOCK THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD CAUSE THE ALARM TO SOUND. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS FAILURE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,700. UPDATED 01/24/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED, THE KEY FOB WOULD NO LONGER WORK AND THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS WON'T WORK. SO, THE VAN REMAINS LOCKED OR UNLOCKED. UPDATED 01/25/12