2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME ON AND OFF AND FLASH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. LIGHTS WILL COMPLETELY TURN OFF AND THEN WHEN YOU TURN THE SWITCH ON AND OFF AGAIN, THE LIGHTS WORK AGAIN ON AND OFF. YOU WILL BE DRIVING DOWN A DARK ROAD AND THE LIGHTS WILL JUST TURN OFF. THIS HAPPENED LAST YEAR FOR A FEW DAYS OR SO AND THEN WORKED FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS THEN STARTED TURNING OFF AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I BELIEVE THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MORE PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THE VAN AND MY WIFE ALSO DRIVES EVERY NIGHT DELIVERING THE NEWSPAPER. *TR

POWER REAR SLIDING DOORS JUST QUIT WORKING. WIRES GET CUT BY THE TRACK THEY ARE CONTAINED IN CALLED A WIRE TRACK OR SLIDING CHANNEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES ON BOTH DRIVER & PASSENGER SIDES. I'M CONCERNED THIS COULD CAUSE ELECTRICAL FIRE OR SHOCK. DEALER REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY FOR PASSENGER SIDE BUT WARRANTY WAS OUT WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS WAS ON VIN # [XXX] DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT 6CYL 3.3L. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE VEHICLE REMOTELY BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT LOCK. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING SOUND AS IF THE VEHICLE LOCKED BUT WHEN HE CHECKED THE DOORS THEY WERE UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO LOCK THE VEHICLE MANUALLY. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN AND HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,738. UPDATED 01/06/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE REMOVED THE BATTERY CONNECTION AND THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED FOR A WEEK AND THEN THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED AGAIN. UPDATED 03/30/11

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN POWER LOCKS RANDOMLY LOCK AND UNLOCK WHEN VAN IS RUNNING OR NOT RUNNING WITH AND WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION. *TR

DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT 2005 DOOR LOCK WILL NOT LOCK TO UNLOCK. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT CAUSES THIS MALFUNCTION. THIS SHOULD BE A CHRYSLER RECALL. *TR

TOOK VEHICLE FOR ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION. THE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS HAS TOLD INSPECTIONS TO CHECK REAR SEATBELTS OF DODGE CARAVANS BECAUSE THEY ARE FAILING AT AN ALARMING RATE DURING ACCIDENTS. MY REAR SEATBELTS FAILED THE INSPECTION. I TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHO ORDERED NEW REAR SEATBELTS AND INSTALLED. THE NEW SEATBELTS WERE DEFECTIVE. WITH THE NEWLY ORDERED SEAT BELTS NOT WORKING, I BELIEVE THAT A STRONG CASE FOR A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT EXISTS. I FILED A CLAIM WITH CHRYSLER FOR THE AMOUNT TO REPLACE 4 SEATBELTS AND AN EXPLANATION OF WHY THE NEW SEAT BELTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CASE MANAGER HAS BEEN LESS THAN HELPFUL, OFTEN RUDE. *TR

MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN'S POWER LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THERE IS ONLY ONE LOCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I GUESS A RECALL WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL A CHILD IS INJURED OR SOMEONE IS RAPED/KILLED BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET INTO THEIR CAR QUICK ENOUGH. I AM CALLING THE DEALER TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND I WILL NEVER BUY A DODGE AGAIN. THEY CLEARLY DO NOT CARE FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AND ALLOWED MY CHILDREN TO OPEN SLIDING DOORS WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. 3 OR 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR

DOOR LOCKS ARE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING ON DODGE 2005 GRAND CARAVAN. HAVE READ SEVERAL BLOGS THAT LIST THE SAME DEFECT. REMOVING IOD FUSE AND REPLACING FIXES THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED ON 2005 GRAND CARAVAN SXT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE DODGE VEHICLES. *TR