2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

THE POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK FOR THE DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGER DOORS. THEY WILL NOT WORK WITH EITHER THE REMOTE OR THE INTERIOR LOCK SWITCH OR AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVER THE RESET LOCK MPH OF 20. ONLY THE REAR TAIL GATE LOCK IS FUNCTIONAL. THIS ISSUE STARTED APPROXIMATELY OCTOBER OF 2008 AND CONTINUES. DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AND RECONNECTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES WILL GET THE LOCKS TO WORK AGAIN BUT ONLY FOR THE TIME BEING. THE POWER LOCKS MAY STOP WORKING AGAIN WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS OR COUPLE OF WEEKS. MY MECHANIC STATED THAT A REFLASH MAY WORK BUT THE PROBLEM HAS A HISTORY OF COMING BACK AFTER THE $175 REFLASH. A NEW BCM COSTS $500 AND THAT MAY NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM EITHER. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH RATE OF LOCK FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THE SAFETY ISSUE HERE (A KEY HOLE IS ONLY PROVIDED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MEANING PEOPLE NEED TO STAND IN BUSY STREETS OR PARKING LOTS WHILE DRIVER OPENS HIS DOOR AND THEN CLIMBS THROUGH THE INTERIOR TO PULL UP THE BUTTONS FOR OTHERS TO ENTER AS WELL AS LOCK NOT LOCKING WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION) I FEEL A RECALL IS NEEDED TO BE ISSUED FOR THIS POWER LOCK PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE ON HER VEHICLE HAS RUPTURED AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITHIN THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC WITH PARTS PURCHASED FROM THE DODGE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE AND THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURES OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,500.

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE COVERED BY RECALL CAMPAIGN 07V192000 NHTSA ACTION EA06003 BUT MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 4 MONTHS PASSED THE END OF THE RECALL.THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL ISSUE IS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER INDICATING THAT THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSORS MAY CRACK AND THEY WILL BE COVERED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY. HOWEVER WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER THEY SAID THE CLOCKSPRING MECHANISM WAS BAD AND NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND IT WOULD COST $250 DOLLARS TO REPLACE. IN ADDITION I HAD TO PAY $85.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS WHICH WAS RECOMMENDED BY CHRYSLER. I AM CONVINCED THAT MY SENSORS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

HEAD LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS AND RADIO LIGHTS KEEP FLICKERING. I HAVE TOOK MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN BACK TO A CHRYSLER/DODGE DEALERSHIP 7 OR 8 TIMES SO FAR IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. BODY CONTROL MODULE, ALTERNATOR AND SEVERAL OTHER ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES IT IS SO SEVERE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS COMPLETELY GO OUT AND COME BACK ON. I DRIVE A LOT OF HIGHWAY MILES 1/3 OF IT IN THE DARK. IT IS VERY UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE WITHOUT LIGHTS, BUT I HAVE NO OTHER OPTION IF I WANT TO REMAIN EMPLOYED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THIS. *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN THAT HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WE CANNOT GET THE POWER DOOR LOCKS TO WORK AND THE TURN SIGNALS BEHAVE POORLY. WE HAVE TRIED REPLACING THE FUSE, TO HAVE IT WORK FOR A FEW HOURS OR DAYS. WE HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE BATTERY. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DOOR LOCKS, FUSE REPLACED, IOD FUSE PULLED TO RESET SYSTEM BUT IS SHORT LIVED ONLY WORKED FOR A DAY. THIS VEHICLE HAS 55,000 MILES. MOST OF THE VEHICLES HAVE THIS PROBLEM AFTER 40,000 MILES.THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WITH NO REAL FIX. IT WAS SAID THAT I MIGHT NEED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE -IF THAT'S THE CASE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL DO TO A MALFUNCTION NOT WARE AND TEAR. THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK, REGARDLESS OF KEY LESS ENTRY OR THE SWITCH ON THE DOOR PANELS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM WHEN ALL THE FUSE HAVE BEEN CHECK AND REPLACED OR ARE GOOD. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS STOPED WORKING WITH THE REMOTE OR INSIDE BUTTON. HAPPENED TWICE IN TWO WEEKS AND I UNDERSTAND IT WILL BE RECURRING. RE-BOOTED COMPUTER. *TR

2005 SXT DODGE CARAVAN POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE, AFTER 1 MINUTE ON THE WEB I HAVE FOUND PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS I, TO THE TEE! THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURE AND SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE. DODGE HAS A FIX. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET? SUCH A SIMPLE FIX OF A FIRMWARE UPGRADE WOULD SAVE MANY HOURS OF FRUSTRATION. I AM VERY UPSET THAT THIS PROBLEM IS SO WELL KNOW AND HAS HAPPENED EXACTLY THE SAME WAY TO OTHERS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RIGHT THE PROBLEM. MY POWER DOORS LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING YET THE LIGHTS STILL BLINK WHEN USING THE REMOTE AND THE REAR TAILGATE WILL WORK. AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY THEY WORKED AGAIN THEN QUIT AFTER A FEW DAYS. I COULD HAVE JUST COPIED THIS STRAIGHT OFF THE FORUMS I HAVE BEEN READING...ITS IS THE EXACT SAME THING GOING ON THAT EVERYONE ELSE IS EXPERIENCING ALSO. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE AND HAVE DODGE TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THANKS *TR

NORMAL DRIVING, VEHICLE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN NO ACCIDENTS. AT ABOUT 34,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, AND 3 AND A HALF YEARS OLD, AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH STARTED ILLUMINATING. WOULD TURN OFF SOMETIMES, BUT USUALLY STAYED ON. DEALER DIAGNOSED FAILURE OF "CLOCKSPRING" IN STEERING COLUMN, WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED AT COST OF ABOUT $250.00. *TR