2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

POWER DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE, SAFETY ISSUE IF NEED TO OPEN LOCKS IN AN EMERGENCY. CAN BE CORRECTED BY PULLING IOD FUSE BUT SOLUTION ONLY LASTS SEVERAL DAYS. HAVE SEEN ON INTERNET SOME SUCCESS IF DEALER REPROGRAMS BCM. *TR

FLYWHEEL CRACKED AT AROUND 102,000 MILES CAUSING MAJOR JERKING OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL. I DID REPLACE THE FLYWHEEL WHICH COST CLOSE TO $800.00. *TR

HEADLIGHTS EITHER WILL NOT TURN ON OR GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. PARKING AND TAIL LIGHTS NOT EFFECTED. FLIPPING SWITCH ON AND OFF WILL SOMETIMES WORK. UPDATED IVOQ 10/19/11. *JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,980 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT WOULD OFTEN HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY ENGAGE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO GET THE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

WE LOCKED THE VEHICLE WITH THE REMOTE, SAW THE DOOR CLOSING, AND WHEN WE RETURNED, THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WAS WIDE OPEN! SINCE THE ORIGINAL FAILURE DATE, THIS HAPPENS CONTINUOUSLY. THE DOOR CLOSES ALMOST ALL THE WAY, AND THEN REVERSES, AND OPENS UP. WE HAVE TO MANUALLY SHUT THE SLIDING DOOR (DIFFICULT) IN ORDER TO CLOSE AND LOCK IT. DID NOT NOTIFY MANUFACTURER OR DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB AND THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY LOCK THE DOORS MANUALLY. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUSES FOR THE DOOR LOCKS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER A FEW WEEKS. THE CONTACT AGAIN REPLACED THE FUSES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. 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 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING, I HAVE TO RESET A FUSE TO GET THE LOCKS TO WORK AGAIN, BUT THIS ISSUE WILL EVENTUALY COME BACK. *TR

DOOR LOCKS ON 05 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WONT OPEN OR CLOSE. KEEPS HAPPENING EVEN WHEN ITS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DOORS POWER LOCK FAILED. THE DOORS WOULD ONLY OPEN MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.