2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. REAR SLIDING POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE. DRIVER'S SIDE MANUAL LOCK/UN-LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK SLIDING DOOR NOR WILL REMOTE. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AND TO FIX THE PROBLEM, YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE IOD FUSE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND PUT IT BACK IN. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED A DODGE GRAND CARAVAN NEW IN 2005. YESTERDAY I HAD A FLAT TIRE AND TRIED TO ACCESS THE SPARE TIRE. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE AS IT WAS FROZEN IN PLACE. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SUGGESTED I USE A PRY BAR TO FREE IT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AROUND BELIEVING THEY HAVE A SPARE TIRE WHILE IN REALITY, THE SPARE IS INACCESSIBLE. I COULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED OR IN AN UNSAFE AREA. *TR

I PURCHASED TWO GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES ON 6/10/11 FROM DUNCAN'S AUTO REPAIR IN LINCOLNTON, NC. YESTERDAY, 8/7/11, I DROVE LESS THAN 5 MILES FROM MY HOME TO PICK UP DINNER AND BACK HOME (ALL ON HARD SURFACE ROADS). THERE WAS NO DEBRIS IN THE ROAD, I DID NOT RUN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. WHEN I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, I HEARD A HISSING NOISE AND FOUND THAT MY TIRE WAS RAPIDLY GOING FLAT. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE TIRE OFF AND FOUND THAT THE INSIDE SIDEWALL ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS SPLIT IN THREE PLACES. HE PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON SO THAT I COULD GO TO DUNCAN'S AUTO REPAIR IMMEDIATELY THE NEXT MORNING. I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH PRIOR TO TAKING THE TIRE TO THE SHOP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND SAW MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR SIDEWALL SPLITS IN GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES. I HAVE THREE OTHER GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES ON MY CAR, ALL LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SIMILAR INCIDENTS. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT GOING ABOVE 55 MPH AND DID NOT HAVE MY TWO CHILDREN WITH ME. A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED IF I HAD BEEN GOING FASTER OR WAS FURTHER FROM HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AND THE UNIT WAS ALSO BLOWING WARM AIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT A MANUFACTURER RECALL WAS INITIATED FOR THE FAILURE BUT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK DO NOT WORK, THEY WILL WORK MANUALLY, BUT NOT WITH REMOTE OR DOOR SWITCH. HAVE TO REMEMBER TO MANUALLY LOCK DOORS WHEN GOING THRU "BAD" SECTION OF CITY. *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED. CAR IS STILL FLASHING HEADLIGHTS & BEEPING THAT CAR IS LOCKED WHEN USING THE REMOTE, BUT THE CAR IS NOT LOCKING. THE CAR IS ALSO NOT LOCKING AFTER REACHING 18 MPH AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO. THE MAIN LOCK SWITCH IN THE CAR CONSOLE IS ALSO NOT LOCKING THE DOORS. ALL DOORS MUST BE OPENED BY HAND AFTER THE DRIVER DOOR IS OPENED WITH THE KEY. *KB

THE BCM WHICH CONTROLS THE AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS AND INSIDE DOOR LOCK CONTROLS, AND AUTO DOOR OPENERS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE REAR DOOR SO FAR HAS FAILED.

THE POWER LOCKS ON THE 2005 DODGE CARAVAN COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING . A QUICK FIX IS TO PULL THE IOD FUSE FOR FIVE SECONDS AND PUT IT BACK . IT WILL WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN LOCKS GONE AGAIN. THOUGH THE VEHICLE DOES AUTOMATIC LOCK AT 15MPH STILL. THIS POSES A ISSUE BECAUSE IF IN AN ACCIDENT YOU WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS TO GET OUT .FORUMS HAVE BEEN POSTING THIS ISSUE FOR AWHILE WHILE DODGE WILL NOT RECALL. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY ELECTRICAL ISSUE THE RESISTER TO THE BLOWER MOTOR WILL CONTINUOUSLY GO OUT . PERSONALLY I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE MY 4 TIMES IN ONE YEAR ALREADY. I BELIEVE DODGE NEEDS TO FIND A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO ITS ELECTRICAL ISSUES BEFORE SOMETHING WORSE HAPPENS. *TR

EXTERIOR LIGHTS FAIL TO TURN ON. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE AND HAVE TAKEN IT IN BEFORE, BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY CAN'T FIX IT UNLESS IT IS HAPPENING WHEN I BRING IT IN. CONVENIENT THAT THEY ARE NOT OPEN AT NIGHT WHEN I TURN ON MY LIGHTS. *TR