2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE. POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL WITH OUT ANY WARNING . 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. CHECKED OWNERS MANUAL TO FIGURE OUT WHICH FUSE TO CHECK AND IT DIDN'T LIST THE FUSE FOR POWER DOOR LOCKS. DID AN ONLINE SEARCH FOR MY VEHICLE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR AND FOUND THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAY PULL IOD FUSE FOR FIVE SECONDS AND THEN PUT IT BACK IN. THE FUSE IS NOT EVEN BLOWN, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FOR AT LEAST FIVE SECONDS AND THEN PUT BACK IN AND THE POWER LOCKS WORK AGAIN. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TO ME TWICE IN TWO WEEKS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF YOU ARE IN THE CAR WITH YOUR CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEATS IN THEIR CAR SEATS AND THE DOORS WON'T UNLOCK AND YOU NEED TO GET THEM OUT QUICKLY IN AN EMERGENCY THE ONLY DOORS THAT HAVE A KEY HOLE TO USE THE KEY FROM THE OUTSIDE ARE THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE TRUNK.*TR

MY POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND WITH THE REMOTE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE SOLUTION WAS TO REPROGRAM THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. SEARCHING THIS SITE AND THROUGH GOOGLE SHOWS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A POPULAR PROBLEM. NOW I ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR POWER LOCK ACTUATOR BECAUSE IT ALSO STOPPED WORKING! *TR

DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY, AND THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW OF OUR 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN (63K MILES) JUST FELL OUT AT ~60 MILES PER HOUR. THERE WAS NO WARNING, THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THE WINDOW WAS NOT VENTED, AND NOTHING WAS UP AGAINST THE WINDOW. WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT THIS HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE IN THE RIGHT LANE, AND IT WAS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR, SO THE WINDOW PROBABLY FELL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE ARE ALSO FORTUNATE THAT WE DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING FALL OUT THE WINDOW THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WE REPORTED THE INCIDENT (INFORMALLY) TO THE POLICE SO THAT THEY COULD DRIVE BY THE AREA WHERE IT OCCURRED TO ENSURE THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS. WE HAVE NOTHING TO EXPLAIN WHY THE WINDOW FELL OUT. WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY CONCLUDED IT WAS NOT A DEFECT. I'M NOT SURE HOW THEY CAME TO THAT CONCLUSION, BUT THEY SEEM CONTENT THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION. CHRYSLER PROVIDED NO HELP IN COVERING THE $700 CHARGE TO REPLACE THE WINDOW. ALSO, WHEN I ASKED WHICH GOVERNMENT AGENCY I SHOULD CONTACT TO REPORT THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE, THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME AN ANSWER. THEY ONLY STATED THAT THE INCIDENT WILL BE KEPT IN OUR OWN "PERSONAL" FILE, AND IMPLIED THAT KEEPING THIS INFORMATION IN A PRIVATE FILE IS SUFFICIENT. I DISAGREE, AND FEEL THAT THIS COMPLAINT SHOULD BE KNOWN TO THE NHTSA IN CASE THERE ARE OTHER SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. *TR

DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2005 HAS FAILURE OF AUTO DOOR LOCKS. THE AUTO DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK FROM WITHIN THE VAN OR FROM THE REMOTE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS NOT SECURE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. SEEM LIKE ALOT OF OTHER ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH. *TR

OUR DRIVERS SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR IS NOW ON IT'S 3RD OR 4TH MOTOR. DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT, THEN MY LAST ONE WAS INSTALLED BY MY INDEPENDENT GARAGE. DODGE KNOWS THEY HAVE A ISSUE WITH THESE. THE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS ALSO HAD THE MOTOR REPLACED, AND I JUST HAD THE HARNESS REPLACED DUE TO A BROKEN WIRE IN IT. ONCE AGAIN, DODGE KNOWS THESE HAVE PROBLEMS, ACCORDING TO MY DEALERSHIP. THESE ITEMS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED FOR FREE. THE VAN ONLY HAS 52K MILES ON IT. *TR

DODGE GRAND CARAVAN '05 ALL DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO OPERATE. NOT AWARE OF CAUSE OR EVENTS LEADING UP TO PROBLEM. LOCATED WEBSITE WITH OVER 100 ENTRIES OF CUSTOMERS STATING SAME PROBLEM. DODGE REFUSES TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM OR SAFETY ISSUE. REMOVED AND RE-INSERTED OID FUSE TO TEMPORARILY CORRECT PROBLEM FOR A FEW HOURS. THEN LOCKS FAIL TO OPERATE AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE & DODGE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT IT. ON THE DISCUSSION FORUM HUNDREDS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND DEALERS DO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION EITHER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THIS FAILURE ALLOWS DOORS TO BE OPENED BY CHILDREN. IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED THERE WILL BE LAW SUITES DUE TO INJURIES TO THOSE FALLING OUT OF VANS. *TR

I USED THE KEY FOB TO UNLOCK MY CAR AND DROVE TO WORK. MY DOORS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK WHEN I REACH 19 MPH. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. MY DOORS WILL NO LONGER LOCK BY ANY MEANS OTHER THAN MANUAL LOCKING. THE POWER LOCKS NO LONGER WORK. THIS IS A MINIVAN AND DRIVE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. WE NEEDED TO PULL THE IOD FUSE AND REPLACE IT. AFTER SEARCHING AROUND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK WITH SWITCH OR REMOTE LIKE ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2005 CARAVANS. WHAT THE OTHERS DON'T INCLUDE IS THAT THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH IS ELECTRONICALLY AND IT IS ALSO DISABLED WHEN THE POWER LOCKS DON'T WORK. IF FOR SOME REASON THIS WAS THE ONLY WAY TO GET A CHILD OUT THERE WOULD BE NO CHANCE TO RESCUE THEM OTHER THAT BREAKING OUT THE GLASS. *TR