2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN BLOWING HOT AIR DUE TO THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT A STONE HIT THE COMPRESSOR AND CAUSED THE ANTIFREEZE LEAK OUT. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED AT HER EXPENSE FOR $700. THE FAILURE HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY DUE TO THE ROAD CONDITIONS SUCH AS A STONE FROM THE ROADWAY HITTING THE COMPRESSOR WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 12/08/10 *BF UPDATED 12/13/10

POWER LOCKS RANDOMLY STOPPED WORKING. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. CANNOT LOCK REAR LIFTGATE. SEARCHED ONLINE, FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS. TEMPORARY FIX IS TO PULL THE 20 AMP IOD FUSE AND CLEAN AND PUT IT BACK IN. IT APPEARS THE PERMANENT FIX IS EITHER TO REPLACE YOUR BCM OR HAVE THE DEALER UPLOAD A COMPUTER UPDATE TO THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY COME ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES YOU ARE UNABLE TO TURN HEAD LIGHTS ON. I HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHTS SWITCH AND THE DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE LAST PROBLEM OCCURRED ON 8/26/2004. *TR

CAR SEAT LATCH BELT SLIPS (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2005, MAKE=DODGE, MODEL=GRAND CARAVAN). *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS A LOCK FAILURE. THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK WITH THE REMOTE, THE REMOTE WILL SOUND AND YOU THINK ITS WORKING BUT THE LOCKS STAY UP. I MUST LOCK DOORS MANUALLY. THIS IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. THERE A MANY COMPLAINTS THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET WITH THIS YEAR MAKE/ MODEL WITH SAME LOCK PROBLEM. THERE IS ONE KEY LOCK ENTRY (MANUALLY) ON THE VAN'S DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ONLY. THIS IS A FAMILY VAN, AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH A FEW TIMES AND THEY CAME BACK ON. NEXT DAY, HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON, AFTER TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH A FEW TIMES THEY CAME ON. ALL LIGHTS WORK CORRECTLY EXCEPT FOR HEADLIGHTS. HOLDING BACK ON HIGH BEAM SWITCH AND LIGHTS WILL STAY ON "HIGH", HOWEVER, RELEASE HIGH-BEAM SWITCH AND LIGHTS GO OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS EXITING A RAMP WHEN SHE FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE POLICE ARRIVED ON SCENE TO ASSIST. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WOULD LOCK OR UNLOCK THEMSELVES AFTER PRESSING THE SWITCH ON THE DOOR. THEY HAVE NOW QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER EVEN QUIT LOCKING AT 18 MPH. I TRIED USING THE SWITCH ON THE DOORS AND DO NOT GET A REACTION. I TRIED THE REMOTE AND THEY WILL NOT RESPOND. THEY WORKED 10 MINUTES EARLIER. I TRIED A COUPLE HOURS LATER AND STILL NOTHING. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND HAVING THE DOOR LOCKS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. NOW I EVEN FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE PUTTING MY KIDS IN MY VAN AND WALKING AROUND THE OTHER SIDE WITH MY KEYS AND REMOTE IN MY HAND FEARING THAT THE LOCKS MIGHT NOT UNLOCK WHEN SHOULD. I HAVE VISITED NUMEROUS SITES AND FOUND A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND TEMPORARY FIXES OR VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FOR THE SAFETY OF SMALL CHILDREN THAT TRAVEL IN THESE VEHICLES. THE ISSUES WITH THE LOCKS STARTED IN 2008 OFF AND ON AND CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS WON'T COME ON SOMETIMES. I HAVE TO REPEATEDLY TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF & ON (SOMETIMES DOZENS OF TIMES) UNTIL THEY WILL FINALLY COME ON. ALSO THE HEADLIGHT HAVE WENT OFF BY THEMSELVES SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND CAME BACK ON WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. THIS PROBLEMS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT THE LAST 2 YRS, BUT GETTING WORSE & WORSE. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY WIRING HARNESSES. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE WIRING HARNESS HAS BROKEN WIRE INTERNALLY AND THEN THE DOOR WILL NOT FUNCTION OR WILL PARTIALLY FUNCTION. WHEN IT PARTIALLY FUNCTIONS, THE DRIVER MAY BEGIN TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE REAR DOORS ARE NOT COMPLETELY SHUT. *TR