2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK AND UNLOCK FEATURE FAILS. THERE ARE ONLY 2 DOORS WHERE A MANUAL KEY ENTRY IS AVAILABLE, THE DRIVERS DOOR AND TAILGATE. THIS ALSO DISABLES OPENING THE SLIDING SIDE DOORS AS THEY WON'T AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK. ALSO DISABLED ARE THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKING AT SPEED FOR SAFETY. YOU CAN TEMPORARILY FIX THIS BY DISCONNECTING THE FUSE OR BATTERY FOR A SHORT TIME AND RECONNECTING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. DODGE SHOULD FIX THIS ON A RECALL. *TR

VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING;POWER DOOR LOCKS INOPERATIVE AT TIMES;PREMATURE FAILURE FRONT STABILIZER BUSHINGS;PREMATURE FAILURE OUTER TIE ROD END. NO REPAIRS MADE BUT ESTIMATES HAVE BEEN OBTAINED. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN-LOCKED VAN PRIOR TO GOING TO DINNER . NOTED IT DID NOT LOCK ALL THE DOORS. HAD TO GO IN AND MANUALLY LOCK ALL DOORS. NOT SURE HOW TO LOCK THE TRUNK. WHEN WE CAME OUT COULD NOT UNLOCK DOORS HAD TO GO TO ONLY KEYED LOCK AND THEN SEND MY SON IN TO UNLOCK THE REST. WENT TO INTERNET AND FOUND RESEARCHED PROBLEM. FOUND I AM NOT ALONE. PULLED FUSE AND REINSTALLED. THIS WORKS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE IT HAS TO BE DONE AGAIN. NO WARNING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. WIFE IS NOT BIG ON DOING THIS AND I CAN'T BLAME HER. CAR ALARM SOUNDS LIKE ALARM IS SET BUT UNLESS YOU VISUALLY CHECK YOU CAN'T BE SURE. AKA VAN HAS BEEN LEFT UNLOCKED WHEN WE THOUGHT IT WAS ? IN ADDITION TO A HUGE PAIN IN THE BUT THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE WHEN ON TIGHT STREETS WITH SMALL KIDS(WE HAVE 5) .UNLOCKING THE VAN AND RESETTING THE FUSE OR FUMBLING AROUND TO UNLOCK THE DOORS IS NOT RIGHT. *TR

LIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DO NOT COME ON ALL THE TIME AND WHEN THEY DO COME ON THEY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE CHECKED THE RELAY AND IT IS FINE, I AM ABLE TO MESS WITH THE SWITCH SOMETIMES TO GET THEM TO WORK. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRAVELING IN DARK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. AFTER HAVING RECALL REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V008000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE), THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ONLY ILLUMINATE WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. THE CLUSTER GAUGES WILL BOUNCE AROUND AND THE LIGHTS, RADIO, ETC., FLICKER. THE CAR HAS DIED WHILE IDLING. IT HAS DIED WHEN ACCELERATING TO TURN AT A STOP LIGHT. IT HAS DIED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. OCCASIONALLY THE CAR WILL NOT RESTART RIGHT AWAY AFTER IT HAS DIED. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT AS OF YET, BUT I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO ME AND MY CHILDREN (WHOM I ALMOST ALWAYS HAVE IN THE CAR WITH ME) BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. OCCASIONALLY THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS HAVE JUST STOPPED WORKING AND THE ELECTRIC DOORS WON'T WORK AND OTHER RANDOM ELECTRICAL ISSUES. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD US THAT THE BATTERY HAD AN INTERNAL SHORT IN IT. SO THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND SAID THAT ALL WAS FIXED. THAT WORKED FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND NOW WE ARE BACK TO SQUARE ONE. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR OF VAN AND NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE FOUND A WORKING SOLUTION. I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT DODGE CAN NOT SEEM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR DOESN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING DEFECT IN THIS VAN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ASAP!!! *TR

ENGINE STALLS AFTER DRIVING A FEW BLOCKS AFTER REFUELING CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN - POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE/INTERMITTENT OPERATION. TEMPORARY FIX OF REMOVING FUSE NO LONGER WORKS. ISSUING OCCURRING EVEN WHEN TRYING TO LOCK DOORS WITH REMOTE. OBVIOUS MANUFACTURE ISSUE DUE TO NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, DEALER NETWORK IS AWARE OF TSB, DEALERSHIPS WILLING TO CHARGE FOR DIAGNOSIS OF KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

WE OWN A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 74.000 MILES ON IT. THE POWER LOCKS WILL REPEATEDLY LOCK WHEN I USE MY KEYLESS REMOTE ENTRY OR THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE BUTTONS TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOORS. THESE DOORS SHOULD BE UNLOCKING BUT INSTEAD EVERYTHING IS LOCKING. WHILE I'M DRIVING, I CAN HEAR THE CLICKING OF THE LOCKS "RE-LOCKING" EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE REAR WIPER IS RUNNING OR I PRESS AND RELEASE THE WINDOW CONTROL BUTTON. SOMETIMES I HIT THE POWER LOCK BUTTON ON THE DRIVER DOOR TO LOCK ALL DOORS BUT NOTHING LOCKS. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE, BUT FOR SHORTER PERIODS OF TIME. WITH 5 DOORS OF ENTRY, I NEVER KNOW IF MY CAR IS TRULY LOCKED. *TR

MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT MINIVAN HAS TWO POWER SLIDING DOORS. BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS HAVE FAILED. IT IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOORS MANUALLY. I AM REQUESTING THAT DODGE ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THE NUMEROUS 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN POWER SLIDING DOORS THAT HAVE FAILED. *TR