2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT POWER LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED. THE KEYLESS ENTRY ALONG WITH THE POWER UNLOCK BUTTONS WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NOR CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE POWER LOCK FAILURE IN HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 4/01/11*BF THE CONSUMER STATED REMOVED THE FUSE AND THE DOOR LOCKS ARE NOW WORKING. UPDATED 04/06/11 UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE IOD FUSE WAS REMOVED AND ALLOWED TO SIT FOR 10 MINUTES AND PLACED BACK INTO THE FUSE BLOCK AND THE REMOTER DOOR LOCK HAS BEEN WORKING FINE EVER SINCE. UPDATED 06/30/11*JB

RANDOMLY, HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON, HAVE TO TURN THE SWITCH ON & OFF MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET THEM TO COME ON EVENTUALLY. ALSO, ON DAYS WHEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS TURNING ON, AFTER YOU GET THEM TO TURN ON THEY SHUT OFF AS YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WE HAVE NOT FIXED THEM, CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT COULD BE THE SWITCH OR THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, THEY DIDN'T KNOW?!!!!! *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. ITS MY SECOND DAY AND THE HEADLIGHT WOULD NOT TURN ON WHEN I ROTATED THE SELECTOR. THE PARKING AND FOG LIGHTS WORKED FINE. I ALSO NOTICED WHEN I HAD THE FOG LIGHTS ON WITH THE PARKING LIGHTS AND THEN ROTATED THE SELECTOR TO HEADLIGHTS, THE DASHLIGHTS TURNED OFF. I CAME BACK AN HOUR LATER AND TRIED THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY WORKED FINE. MANY COMPLAINTS ON; HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/2005_DODGE_GRAND_CARAVAN_RANDOM_HEADLAMP_ISSUE. *TR

BOUGHT A USED 2005 GRAND CARAVAN 4 MONTHS AGO. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY TO HAVE THE AIRBAG SENSOR REPLACED (RECALL ITEM). THE DEALERSHIP DID A "COURTESY INSPECTION" FOR AND FOUND A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING RACK, PLAY IN THE LEFT TIE ROD, AND A LEFT FRONT AXLE SEAL. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT SO THIS SHOULD NOT BE FAILING THIS SOON (AS I SEE IT IS WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLES' VEHICLES). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AT 19,000 MILES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHECKED THE BATTERY BUT FOUND NO FAILURE. THEY THEN REMOVED THE IOD FUSE AND THEN PLACED IT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE SECONDS LATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 19,000.

MY DODGE MINI VAN BEGAN TO MAKE A STRANGE NOISE BUT I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AS THEY HAD ALREADY RIPPED ME OFF FOR A PREVIOUS FAILURE OF THE EGR VALVE (AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES). AFTER THAT HUGE BILL I DECIDED TO ASK A FRIEND OF MINE FROM CHURCH WHO IS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO LISTEN TO MY DODGE. HE SAID THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS WEARING OUT AND IT WOULD EVENTUALLY NEED TO BE REPLACED! I COULD NOT BELIEVE THIS AT ONLY 65,000 MILES. I WROTE A LETTER TO THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND HAD A CALL FROM ONE OF THEIR REPS. HE REFUSED TO CONSIDER THAT CHRYSLER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE PRODUCTION OF THE MINI VAN. I WAS SUPPOSED TO CALL MY WARRANTY FOLKS (WARRANTY ALREADY OUT) AS MY POWER STEERING SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. HELLO---DOES THIS NOT MEAN THAT CHRYSLER HAS MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS?? AS SOON AS I CAN CALL ABOUT MY WARRANTY I WILL CONTACT THE WARRANTY COMPANY. THE BOTTOM LINE IS- CHRYSLER WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAFETY OR QUALITY OF THEIR PRODUCTS. I WOULD NOT HAVE ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT IF THEY WERE BEING GIVEN AWAY FOR FREE. WHEN THEIR VEHICLES ARE MADE UNSAFE TO DRIVE THEY WILL NOT HELP YOU OR ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN PRODUCT DEFECTS.

POWER ASSISTED STEERING RACK ON 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT 3.8L SEALS LEAKING CAUSING POSSIBLE LOSS OF STEERING. *TR

DOOR LOCKS ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SEQUENCE ON THEIR ON AND NOW OCCASIONALLY WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE ON BOTH FRONT AND REAR DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BUT WOULD BE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NO EVENTS LED UP TO FAILURE OTHER THAN AGE. ELECTRONICS LOCKS STOPPED WORKING FROM INSIDE OR FOB, VEHICLE DOES NOT LOCK WHEN SPEED HITS 19 MPH. DEALER SAID COMPUTER HAD ERROR CODE LOCKING DOOR FAILED. COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. MOVING HARNESS RESET TEMPORARILY BUT IT FAILED AGAIN IN 2 DAYS. *TR