2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

MY HEADLIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN TURNED ON. IF I WOULD TURN OFF AND ON THE LIGHTS EVENTUALLY THEY COME BACK ON. NOW IT HAPPENS WHEN I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO MY WIFE LAST NIGHT AND SHE ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR WRECK. WE CANNOT DRIVE OUR VAN AT NIGHT ANYMORE. *KB

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION. THIS IS VERY DISCONCERTING AND DANGEROUS. DRIVER MUST FLIP THE LIGHT SWITCH MULTIPLE TIMES TO BRING THE LIGHTS BACK ON. THE FREQUENCY OF THIS PROBLEM HAS INCREASED RECENTLY. I FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE. RECENTLY, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME BACK ON AND WE HAD TO DRIVE HOME USING THE FOG LAMPS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB. IN ORDER TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO DO SO MANUALLY. THE CONTACT ADJUSTED THE FUSE FOR THE INTEGRATED POWER ASSEMBLY MODULE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM BECAME INOPERABLE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO USE THE REMOTE CONTROL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DISCONNECTED THE FUSE AND THEN RECONNECTED IT AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,700. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE. IN MY OPINION IT IS A SAFETY FEATURE WHEN YOU ARE TRANSPORTING CHILDREN, AND SHOULD BE A RECALL BY CHRYLSER. UPDATED 11/15/2011 *LN

THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH DOES NOT ALWAYS TURN ON THE HEADLAMPS. WE HAVE TO SWITCH IT BACK AND FORTH SEVERAL TIMES, AND SOMETIMES IT ONLY TURNS ON PARKING LIGHTS, SOMETIMES ONLY FOG LIGHTS, AND EVENTUALLY HEADLAMPS WILL TURN ON. IT IS NOT CONSISTENT OF WHEN AND WHERE THE SWITCH WILL WORK AND HOW MANY TIMES IT TAKES TO SWITCH IT BACK AND FORTH TO TURN ON. SINCE THIS ISSUE STARTED HAPPENING - WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE HEADLAMPS ACTUALLY TURNING OFF DURING DRIVING IN THE DARK. LUCKILY THEY HAVE COME BACK ON IF I MESS WITH THE SWITCH - BUT THIS IS DANGEROUS AND IT IS NOT CONSISTENT WHEN IT HAPPENS EITHER. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE FOG LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING EVEN THOUGH I DO NOT HAVE THE SWITCH PULLED OUT FOR THEM TO COME ON AT ALL. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS, INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND THE PUSH BUTTON SIDE DOORS DID NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WOULD MOST LIKELY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILURE! THIS PROBLEM STARTED A MONTH AGO WHEN THE POWER-LOCKS JUST QUIT WORKING. SO I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE CAR MANUAL WHERE YOU CAN REPROGRAM THE LOCKS BY SWITCHING THE IGNITION KEY 4 TIMES ENDING IN THE OFF POSITION AND THEN AFTER 10 SECONDS TURN THE DOOR LOCK ON, A CHIME WILL SOUND, IT DID BUT LOCKS STILL DO NOT WORK. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A FUSE SO I REMOVED THE IOD FUSE AND PUT IT BACK IN 5 SEC. THE LOCKS STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. THIS LASTED ABOUT 2 OR 3 TIMES AND THEN THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO RETURN EVENTUALLY. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE A RECALL. DODGE SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS AND MADE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK MECHANISM BUT THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

SYSTEM WILL BEEP, DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES WILL FLASH AND GO DEAD. DOOR LOOKS ALSO STOP WORKING. ONE INCIDENT OF BATTERY BEING DRAINED TO NOTHING, NO EMERGENCY STANDBY POWER FOR STARTING. MANY REPORTS OF THE BCM MODULE BEING THE CAUSE. CAN BE TEMPORARILY FIXED BY PULLING THE IOD FUSE TO RESET THE BCM. DODGE TSB 08-040-04 REPORTED TO OUTLINE THE PROBLEM. REPLACING THE BCM NOT ALWAYS REPORTED TO FIX. FLASHING THE BCM(UPDATING CODE) MORE COMMONLY REPORTED TO FIX, ALSO MENTION OF CORRODED CONTACTS BEING RELATED. REPAIR IS HARD TO DETERMINE AS ANY WORK DONE ON THE BCM WILL RESULT IN A RESET WHERE IT WILL TEMPORARILY START WORKING AGAIN. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE DOOR LOCKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,117. UPDATED 10/14/11 *BF UPDATED 10/21/11