2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WON'T COME ON SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN THE SWITCH AND ONCE THEY HAVE EVEN GONE OUT ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IF I TURN THE SWITCH BACK TO OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THEY WILL COME ON BUT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MAKES ME WORRY. NOW I'M ON EDGE WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT WONDERING WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. LAST NIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME MY LIGHTS WENT FROM BRIGHT TO DIM ON THEIR OWN. THEY JUST CHANGED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS LOOKED AT YET. THE VAN ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE AND WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO COST A FORTUNE JUST TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHENEVER HE WOULD DRIVE THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD APPEAR ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE SENSOR HOUSING FOR THE AIRBAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102685. UPDATED 3/8/10 *CN UPDATED 05/10/10*JB

POWER DOOR LOCKS SPONTANEOUSLY QUIT WORKING ON 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. GOOGLED TO GET INFO AND THIS SITE SHOWED THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/CARAVAN/2005/ELECTRICAL/POWER_DOOR_LOCKS_QUIT_WORKING.SHTML. I AM GOING TO TRY SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS SUCH AS PULLING A CERTAIN FUSE...THIS SHOULD BE A CONSUMER REPLACEMENT BY DODGE. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER WORK USING THE REMOTE OR THE BUTTONS INSIDE THE VAN. NOT SURE WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS 56,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. THE LOCKS DO NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, WHICH IT NORMALLY WOULD DO. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. ONLY TWO OF FIVE DOORS HAVE KEYED LOCKS WHICH CAN BE MANUALLY LOCKED/UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE CHILDREN AND A STROLLER, CRAWLING THROUGH THE VEHICLE WHILE CHILDREN ARE UNATTENDED CREATES ANOTHER SAFETY CONCERN IN MY MIND. I BELIEVE THE REMAINING DODGE DEALERSHIPS SHOULD FIX THIS DEFECT AT NO CHARGE TO DISSATISFIED OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I'M WRITING TO REQUEST THAT AN INVESTIGATION IS CONDUCTED INTO THE FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS OF THE 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE FOR MULTIPLE INCIDENT REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/GRAND_CARAVAN/2005/ELECTRICAL/ELECTRIC_DOOR_LOCK_FAILURE.SHTML I HAVE OWNED A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN FOR 3 YEARS NOW. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS STOP FUNCTIONING COMPLETELY ON THE VEHICLE. THE FACT THAT THERE IS ONLY 1 KEYHOLE ON THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR MAKES FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING CHILDREN FROM THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR NEEDS TO BE UNLOCKED AND THE DRIVER NEEDS TO REACH THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE TO PULL UP THE LOCK KNOBS TO OPEN THE OTHER DOORS. I'M HOPING THAT THE OUTCOME OF THE INVESTIGATION IS THAT DODGE WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITHOUT ANY COST TO THE MANY DODGE CUSTOMERS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS AFFECTED. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ONLY OPENS 6-8", THEN STOPS. MUST BE MANUALLY OPENED/CLOSED. PROBLEM RECURS EVERY TIME AUTOMATIC CONTROL IS ENGAGED, AND DOORS ARE CLEARLY NOT GEARED FOR MANUAL OPENING/CLOSING... THIS IS A CONCERN AS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IF IN ANY SEATS OTHER THAN FRONT. *TR

MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS LOST POWER 2 TIMES NOW. THE FIRST TIME WE REPLACED THE MOTOR TO THE POWER WINDOW, THIS WAS LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AGO. NOW THE WINDOW HAS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN, I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING AND THE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP IT IS STUCK DOWN IN THE DOOR.*TR

MY AUTOMATIC LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARVEN HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THEY DO NOT WORK FROM THE AUTOMATIC LOCK SWITCHES INSIDE THE CAR, NOR DOOR THEY WORK FROM MY KEYCHAIN. THE TRUNK DOOR SEEMS TO FUNCTIONALLY WORK WITHOUT PROBLEMS BUT EVERY OTHER DOOR DOESN'T LOCK! THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 3 SMALL CHILDREN! *TR

I HAVE HAD THE SITUATION WHERE ALL DOORS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. I LOOKED ON THIS FORUM, HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/POWER_LOCKS_WILL_NOT_LOCK_OR_UNLOCK, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I DID PULL THE IOD FUSE AS STATED IN THE FORUM AND IT WORKED FOR NOW. MANY PEOPLE SAY IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. IS THERE ANY RECALLS OR FIXES THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AUGUST OF 2006. THE DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING PROBABLY JANUARY OF 2007. NOTHING SEEMED TO CAUSE IT. IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE ONLY SOLUTION TO IT IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND RECONNECT IT AND IT WORKS FOR A FEW DAYS AND STOPS. IT IS UNSAFE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. BEING ABLE TO QUICKLY LOCK AND UNLOCK YOUR DOORS IS IMPORTANT. NOW I HAVE TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER DOOR AND CLIMB IN THE CAR TO UNLOCK ANY OTHER DOORS AND CLIMB BACK TO LOCK IT. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR