2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. IT HAS POWER DOOR LOCKS. THE LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE OR FROM THE KEYCHAIN. NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THIS VEHICLE MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. THE SAFETY FEATURE THAT LOCKS THE DOORS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS GOING OVER 18 MPH IS ALSO NOT WORKING. THE ONLY DOORS THAT HAS KEY UNLOCK ARE THE DRIVER DOOR AND THE REAR DOOR. I HAVE FOUND A WEBSITE THAT HAS MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. PLEASE LOOK AT THIS WEBSITE, AND HELP US GET THIS FIXED. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/CARAVAN/2005/ELECTRICAL/POWER_DOOR_LOCKS_QUIT_WORKING.SHTML. THANK YOU *TR

POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. DISCONNECTING BATTERY FOOT 30 MINUTES WILL RESET THE COMPUTER AND THE LOCKS WILL AGAIN WORK FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THE PROBLEM RECURS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF. CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT CONSISTENTLY STAYED ON. CHECKED INTERNET FOR RECALLS. FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #07V192000. HOWEVER, OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE RECALL. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. TECHNICIAN FOUND NO LEFT IMPACT SENSOR COMMUNICATION. SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND WIRING WAS REPAIRED. TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE SENSOR COMPONENT HAD BRASS BUSHINGS AS NOTED IN THE RECALL. WE HAVE THE PART IN QUESTION. CHRYSLER WAS THEN CONTACTED AT 1-800-853-1403 AND INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WOULD NOT AGREE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AS STATED IN THE RECALL. WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT CHRYSLER 'S REIMBURSEMENT CENTER REGARDING OUR CASE #318265532 FOR THE LEFT SENSOR. WE ARE FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO INFORM YOU THAT OUR VEHICLE IS AFFECTED AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RIGHT SENSOR HAS THE SAME BRASS BUSHINGS AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. WHEN THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RECONNECTED, THE POWER LOCKS STILL DID NOT WORK. THE COMPUTER MUST BE REPROGRAMMED IN ORDER FOR THE LOCKS TO WORK AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE FAILURE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT HAS RESEARCHED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME FAILURE THAT HE IS EXPERIENCING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,000.

THE HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAVE GONE OUT. WE'VE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY STILL WON'T COME ON. WE LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND THEIR ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THE ISSUE. BUT THIS SITE SHOWS THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/DODGE-GRAND-CARAVAN/TFGKS9O3LLH1ABOBM/P5. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. WHEN BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RECONNECTED, DOOR LOCKS WILL WORK FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS THEN FAIL AGAIN. WHEN LOCK BUTTON IS PRESSED ON REMOTE KEY FAUB, THE LIGHTS FLASH, BUT DOORS DO NOT LOCK. I WAS TOLD THAT A MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

SWAY BAR LINKS AND BUSHINGS WENT OUT AND THE CAR IS ONLY 52,000 MILES OLD. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WASN'T DANGEROUS BUT IT SURE FEELS THAT WAY. THEY TOLD ME IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER MY SERVICE WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OVER $400 EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A SERVICE CONTRACT. I SEE LOTS OF PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAS EVEN BEEN REPORTED TO YOU SEVERAL TIMES. WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A RECALL. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS BROKE TWICE ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. I HAD TO PAY $100 TO GET IT REPROGRAMMED AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THERE ARE OVER 36 COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB PAGE ABOUT THIS FROM PEOPLE YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/CARAVAN/2005/ELECTRICAL/POWER_DOOR_LOCKS_QUIT_WORKING.SHTML THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND I SHOULD GET MY MONEY BACK LIKE ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON OUR 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT STOPPED WORKING, INCLUDING THE AUTO-LOCK FEATURE WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS 20 MPH. THE INTERNAL POWER LOCKS DID NOT WORK AND USING THE REMOTE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE VEHICLE ALSO DID NOT WORK. THE INTERNAL AUTO SIDE DOOR OPENER MOUNTED WITH THE INFORMATION CENTER DID NOT WORK AS WELL AS THE CHIMES THAT SOUND WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS OPEN. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT PULLING THE OID FUSE FOR 5 SECONDS HAD WORKED FOR A LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO ALL HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM. PULLING AND REINSERTING THE FUSE HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR THE TIME BEING. (FORUM LINK WHERE SOLUTION FOUND: HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/POWER_LOCKS_WILL_NOT_LOCK_OR_UNLOCK ). *TR

THE LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN NO LONGER WORK. I AM READING FORUM AFTER FORUM AND EVERYONE WITH THIS YEAR MODEL IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY ARE SAYING THAT DODGE DEALERSHIPS ARE HAVING TO REPLACE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND SOME ARE HAVING TO BE REFLASHED. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE LIGHTS FLASH AND YOU ARE UNAWARE THAT YOUR CAR IS NOT BEING LOCKED. IT IS OPEN AND VULNERABLE FOR ALL TO ENTER. I ONLY NOTICED THIS AS I LOCKED IT (I THOUGHT) AND THEN HAD TO GET RIGHT BACK IN FOR SOMETHING. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE AND NEEDS TO HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO IT. *TR