2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

I PURCHASED MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. WHEN PURCHASED, DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS LAST SUMMER AND THE DOOR WORKED FINE. 10 MONTHS LATER, IT SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WITH NO WARNING. THE DOOR WILL OPEN TO ABOUT 8 INCHES THEN STOP AND CLOSES TO THE SAME POINT AND STOPS. *TR

I OWN A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 52K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE POWER WINDOWS MALFUNCTION RANDOMLY FOR VARIOUS INTERVALS OF TIME. THEY EITHER FAIL TO OPEN COMPLETELY , FAIL TO CLOSE COMPLETELY, OR NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. LAST YEAR (2009) THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN. I HAD TO REPLACE THE SWITCH. THIS YEAR THE FRONT DRIVER WINDOW WILL NOT OPEN. I HAD THE MASTER SWITCH REPLACED AND THE WINDOW WILL STILL NOT OPERATE. THE MASTER SWITCH IS CONSIDERABLY MORE EXPENSIVE BEING THAT IT HAS INDIVIDUAL CONTROLS TO OPERATE THE FRONT DRIVER, PASSENGER AND REAR LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE VENT WINDOWS. I HAVE READ A LOT OF ONLINE FORUMS THAT THE SAME PROBLEMS EXIST FOR A QUITE A FEW OWNERS OF DODGE GRAND CARAVANS AND CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS (MADE DURING APPROX. 2000 THROUGH 2007). THE REPAIRS THAT ARE MADE AT DEALERS AND PRIVATE REPAIR SHOPS ARE EXPENSIVE AND ARE NOT CORRECTLY DIAGNOSED; BEING THAT THE SAME PROBLEM REPEATS IN RELATIVELY SHORT INTERVALS OF TIME. THE FIXES SEEM TO BE GUESS WORK AT BEST. THE REPAIRS INVOLVE NOT ONLY SWITCHES BUT, POWER WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLIES. IF THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CAN NOT OPEN, THE DRIVER WILL HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR IN ORDER TO PAY TOLLS OR TRANSACT BUSINESS AT DRIVE- THROUGH WINDOWS, POSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT AN INVESTIGATION BE INITIATED FOR THE ABOVE VEHICLES, FOR THE PROBLEMS MENTIONED, AS TO WHETHER A DESIGN DEFECT CURRENTLY EXISTS. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING ON DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2005 MODEL. THIS NOW HAPPENS EVERYDAY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT MAY ALLOW OCCUPANTS TO BE THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE IN CASES OF ACCIDENT OR ALLOW UNWANTED PERSONS TO ENTER THE VEHICLE WITHOUT FORCED ENTRY. INITIALLY THIS COULD BE TEMPORARILY FIXED BY REMOVAL AND RE-INSERTION OF THE IOD FUSE UNDER THE HOOD. THIS PROCEDURE NOW DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A SOFTWARE ISSUE THAT DODGE MUST FIX WITH A UPGRADE. *TR

DOORS DO NOT LOCK/UNLOCK WHEN YOU PRESS THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON ON EITHER THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM OR THE DOOR ITSELF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHO SAYS THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THEM AND THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANYONE ELSE COMPLAINING. INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS ON ISSUE. *TR

FAILURE OF THE AUTO DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM TO WORK WHILE DRIVING THE CAR OR TRYING TO LOCK CAR UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE. I TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REMOVING THE IOD 20 AMP FUSE FOR 20 SECONDS AND THEN REPLACING IT THUS RESETTING THE SYSTEM AND THEN IT WORKS AGAIN. MY RESEARCH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE A FAULT IN THE BCM FIRMWARE OF THE MAIN COMPUTER MODULE FOR THIS CAR. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT AS YOU CANNOT UNLOCK THE DOORS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE WITH THE REMOTE IF THE DOORS ARE LOCKED MANUALLY OTHER THAN THE DRIVERS DOOR WITH THE KEY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2005 GRAND CARAVAN - DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER, GAUGES GO CRAZY, RADIO DIES AND SOMETIMES ENGINE STALLS. WE HAVE NOTICED THESE EVENTS OCCUR AFTER DRIVING THE VAN 30 MINUTES OR MORE. WHERE AS THE FLICKERING WAS AN ANNOYANCE THE STALLING ISSUE COULD BE HAZARDOUS IF THIS SHOULD OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY. SOME ONLINE RESEARCH HAS SAID A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH A WIRING HARNESS BUT MY CLOSEST DEALERSHIP CANT FIND THE ISSUE. *TR

1. TURN SIGNALS OCCASIONALLY REVERSE SIGNAL RIGHT BUT LEFT SIGNAL ACTUATES, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INTERMITTENT. 2. SELDOM, NEEDED TO PULL OVER IN RAIN SHOWER, HAD TO USE HAND TURNING SIGNALS 3. THE WIPER / SIGNAL SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY A MECHANIC. *TR

1. POWER SLIDING DOORS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN OPENED ABOUT 6 INCHES THEN STOP. NOW THEY HAVE STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER 2. THE FAILURE IS CONSTANT 3. I HAVE CHECKED BOTH FUSES AND RELAYS. I TOOK IT INTO MY ELECTRICAL MECHANIC BUT HE COULD NOT RUN A DIAGNOSTIC BECAUSE ONLY CHRYSLER DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS CAN READ THE DOORS. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. VIN [XXX]. POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. CAN ONLY LOCK EACH DOOR MANUALLY AND SEPARATELY. BEGINNING IN 2007, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. DEALER FOLLOWED GUIDELINES EACH TIME AND TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM RETURNED WITHIN A FEW DAYS. I CAN NEITHER LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS OF THE VEHICLE USING THE KEY FOB OR THE DOOR LOCK SWITCH INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I SEARCHED ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHERS WERE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND I IMMEDIATELY FOUND THAT THE DOOR LOCK ISSUE WAS THE MOST REPORTED PROBLEM FOR THE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO "FIX" FOR THE PROBLEM WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME EXPERIENCE THAT I ENCOUNTERED. THEY TOOK THEIR CARAVAN TO THE DEALER TO GET THE PROBLEM CORRECTED AND WORK WAS DONE ON THE VEHICLE, ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RECUR WITHIN A FEW DAYS OR SO. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ONE SINGLE CUSTOMER ONLINE WHO REPORTS THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET A PERMANENT SOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE, AND CHRYSLER CORPORATION SEEMS TO BE IGNORING AND EVEN DENYING THAT THE ISSUE EXISTS. PLEASE HELP IF POSSIBLE!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT, DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT WORK.OR LOCK. *TR