2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN LIGHTS SHORT OUT RANDOM TIMES. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THEY WILL QUIT WORKING. I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS ON BRIGHT FOR THEM TO WORK AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE POWER DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE DOOR LOCK CONTROL MODULE, TO NO AVAIL. HE THEN REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

RECENTLY FOUND THE AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AFTER THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO FRONT AIRBAG IMPACT SENSORS AND SUB WIRING HARNESSES. I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS BASED ON THE YEAR AND STATE THE VEHICLE IS IN. MY CAR WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD IN VIRGINIA AND I BOUGHT IT USED IN NC. IF THE CAR WAS STILL IN VIRGINIA, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE AUGUST 2007 RECALL. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO READ "ANY VEHICLE PURCHASED IN THESES STATES XXXX IS SUBJECT TO THIS RECALL". *TR

DODGE 2005 GRAND CARAVAN. DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD REFUSE TO OPEN WITH INSIDE BUTTON BY DOOR. WOULD OPEN IF PUSHED CONSOLE BUTTON. THE DOOR WOULD DECIDE THAT IT WAS NOT CLOSED PROPERLY AND FULLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING. (VERY DANGEROUS). THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD OPEN ONLY IF YOU USED THE KEY BOB AND HAD A JERKY MOTION THAT WOULD TRIP A SENSOR AND CLOSE THE DOOR(USUALLY ON A PASSENGER GETTING IN OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR WAS ADJUSTED AND DOOR MOTOR REPLACED. STILL HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR OCCASIONALLY BUMPING THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. VERIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND RESOLVED BY LEAVING THE PLASTIC INTERIOR DOOR COVER OFF. THE PROBLEM WITH THE DOORS OPENING AND CLOSING BY THEMSELVES WAS FOUND IN BOTH CASES TO BE LINKED TO THE DOOR WIRING HARNESS. ALSO BOTH DOOR REFUSE TO LOCK (NOT A THING THAT YOU CHECK WHEN LOOKING AT A CAR AND WAS FOUND BY ACCIDENT) SEARCHING THE INTERNET SHOWED THAT THIS WAS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

THIS WEBSITE SHOWS JUST A SAMPLE OF THE PEOPLE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THEIR 2005 DODGE CARAVANS' DOOR LOCKS THAT QUIT WORKING...IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE AND DODGE ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HOW AM I TO KEEP MY KIDS FROM OPENING DOORS? WE'RE SO BUSY TAKING ISSUE WITH TOYOTA THAT WE'RE IGNORING DODGE'S INABILITY TO DO THE RIGHT THING. PLEASE TAKE THIS AS AN ISSUE --- HOW MANY PEOPLE MUST COMPLAIN BEFORE YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? DODGE WANTS TO REPLACE A MODULE...BUT AS YOU'LL SEE FROM THE SITE BELOW IT DOESN'T FIX IT. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/CARAVAN/2005/ELECTRICAL/POWER_DOOR_LOCKS_QUIT_WORKING.SHTML. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED HIS VEHICLE AND STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL,THERE WAS RESISTANCE. WITHIN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

STARTED HEARING GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. DODGE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED IT AS FAULTY STRUT AND SPRING AND REPLACED. GRINDING NOISE CONTINUED. NOW, DODGE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED AS LEAKING POWER STEERING RACK - WANT $1,100+ TO REPLACE. *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. CAN PUSH LOCK DOWN BUT KEY AND AUTOMATIC LOCKS DO NOT WORK. HAD TO CRAWL THROUGH BACK OF VAN. CHILDREN LOCKED IN CAR UNABLE TO OPEN LOCKS. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE MODULE AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SENSOR. *DT

THE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS A SERIOUS HEADLIGHT SAFETY ISSUE. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU SWITCH TO THE ON POSITION, THE HEADLIGHTS ARE OFF. I HAVE REPORTED TO DODGE IN NOVEMBER 2006 (REFERENCE NUMBER: 15635986). THEY ASKED ME TO HAVE THE DEALER TO FIX IT. BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENED IN RARE CASES. I KNEW IT HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES THESE YEARS. BUT PERHAPS SOMETIMES I DROVE IT WITHOUT KNOWING THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTUALLY OFF. *TR