2005 DODGE Grand Caravan Problems & Complaints
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LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
229 complaints
WENT TO THE VAN AND TRIED TO LOCK THE DOORS BUT THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING. I BEEN READING THAT THE SYSTEM NEEDS A UPDATE. WHY DOES THE COMPANY KNOW THAT THE UPDATE IS NEEDED BUT WANT TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF US FOR THEIR ERRORS. *TR
Oct 07, 2014
THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THEY DO NOT LOCK AT 18MPH, THEY DO NOT OPEN OR CLOSE BY BUTTON OR KEY FOB. HAVE DISCOVERED HUNDRED OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. DEALER DATA SUGGESTS FLASHING THE BCM HOWEVER NOT A PERMANENT CURE, DEALERS REPLACING OTHER PARTS IE MOTORS, ACTUATORS WIRING, FRAUDULENTLY TO ALLEGEDLY REPAIR A KNOWN DEFECT IN SOFTWARE OR THE BCM THEMSELVES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES AND A EXTREME INCONVENIENCE TO DISABLED PERSONS TRYING TO REACH DOOR LOCKS INSIDE OF VEHICLES AS THERE ARE NO KEY OPTIONS EXCEPT DRIVERS DOOR AND HATCH. HATCH CANNOT BE LOCKED WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS. *TR
Jun 25, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB AND THE POWER SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
Apr 14, 2014
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS OF MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ARE NOT ABLE TO BE OPENED USING THE DOOR SWITCH OR THE KEYFOB. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOORS IS BY MANUALLY PULLING THE LOCK. ALSO, ONCE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING THE LOCKS DO NOT CLOSE AT THE 18 MPH MARK AS STATED IN THE OPERATING MANUAL. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN AND WOULD HOE THAT DODGE VALUES ITS CUSTOMERS ENOUGH TO SEE IT AS THAT TOO. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE FOR A POSSIBLE CAUSE OR CURE I STUMBLED UPON A TSB (08-040-04) ISSUES REGARDING THIS ISSUE. A SIMPLE TSB IS NOT ENOUGH TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED TO REPAIR A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH A DODGE VEHICLE. *JS
Apr 13, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING SYSTEM FOR THE DOORS FAILED AND CAUSED THE DOORS NOT TO CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO RELEASE THE IGNITION OFF DRAIN FUSE TO RESET THE DOOR LOCK SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163, 00 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000. *TR
Mar 06, 2014
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EXTERIOR LIGHTING
100 complaints
The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact attempted to turn on the headlight and became aware that the headlights were inoperable. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and determined that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was unknown.
Oct 25, 2023
TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING IN THE FRONT. REPLACED BULBS MULTI FUNTION SWITCH AND LIGHT BULD SOCKETS AND STILL DONT WORK
Jul 03, 2018
THE HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING SIGNS, YOU LOSE ALL HEADLIGHTS. IF THE SWITCH IS TURNED ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES THEY WILL COME BACK ON. MY LIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A COUNTY HIGHWAY GOING 55 MPH. THERE WERE NO STREET LIGHTS. IT HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES ON MY 40 MINUTE DRIVE HOME THROUGH THE COUNTRY. VERY SCARY!
Sep 24, 2016
THE LEFT SIDE RUNNING LIGHTS ARE NOT LIGHTING WHEN THE HEADLIGHT IS TURNED ON. THE RIGHT SIDE WORKS. THE LEFT SIDE BLINKER AND BRAKE LIGHT WORKS WHICH INDICATES THE BULBS ARE GOOD BUT WILL NOT LIGHT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON.
Mar 26, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.
Jan 16, 2015
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
88 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ALTERNATOR COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL FUNCTION AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Jul 30, 2019
THE WIRING INSIDE OF THE POWER SLIDING DOOR CAUGHT FIRE WITH OUT BEING USED. IT WAS THE DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN DRIVEN AND PARKED FOR APPROX 10 MIN WHEN THE FIRE WAS NOTICED DUE TO THE SMELL.
Jun 27, 2017
THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK UNLESS YOU RESET THE COMPUTER BY REMOVING THE BATTERY CABLE FOR ONE MIN. AND CONNECTING IT BACK. COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE FLASHED FOR A PERMANENT FIX. THE REMOVING THE CABLE IS JUST A TEMPORARY FIX.I BOUGHT IT BROKEN.
Dec 12, 2015
THE BATTERY ON OUR VAN KEPT GOING DEAD.THE BATTERY WAS NEW.WE TOOK OUR VAN TO 5 DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS,BUYING PARTS& 3 NEW BATTERIES& WE ARE STILL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.OUR VAN WHILE WE ARE DRIVING GOES IN & OUT OF OVER DRIVE.IT IS LIKE YOU ARE PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL & LETTING OFF,PUSHING&LETTING OFF.THE CRUISE WON'T WORK(WELL IT DOES & THEN IT DOESN'T)THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND IN THE DASH THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE DOORS ARE LOCKING YET THEY AREN'T,THE BACK DOOR WHEN YOU USE YOUR REMOTE,THE DOOR OPEN& CLOSES,OPENS & CLOSES TILL YOU HAVE TO CLOSE IT & USE YOUR KEY SO YOU ARE ABLE TO PUT YOUR GROCERIES IN WITHOUT GETTING CRUSHED BY THE DOOR,THE HANDICAPPED LIFT WON'T COME DOWN WE KNOW THERE IS A SHORTAGE SOME WHERE,YET NOBODY IS ABLE TO FIX OUR VAN!WE HAVE ONE WORKING & WE HAVE PAID SO MANY HUNDREDS OUT FOR REPAIRS & WE ARE STILL WHERE WE STARTED.I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WE NEED OUR VAN OUR SON HAS CP & IS IN A POWERED WHEELCHAIR IT ISN'T LIKE WE CAN JUST RUN OUT & TRADE WE HAVE TO HAVE A HANDICAPPED VAN!YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT SPENDING BIG MONEY & WE ONLY HAVE ONE WORKING IN OUR FAMILY CAUSE I HAVE TO STAY HOME & TAKE CARE OF HIM.HE IS 36 & HE CAN'T WALK OR TALK! WE NEED HELP FIXING THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT HURTS MY FAMILY!!!!!!!!
Nov 30, 2015
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE RADIO ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF WITH A LOUD POP AT THE SAME TIME THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER IE: FUEL, SPEEDOMETER AND TEMP GAUGE SUDDENLY DROPPED AND THEN CAME BACK UP TO THERE PREVIOUS LEVEL. THE ODOMETER WENT BLANK AS WELL AND CAME ON AGAIN. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING BUT IT WAS QUITE DISCONCERTING TO LOOK AT THE DASHBOARD AND SEE ALL THE GAUGES IN THE SAME POSITION AS IF THE CAR WAS OFF. Y WIFE HAS TOLD ME THAT IT HAD HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY BUT SHE COULD NOT RECALL THE DATE.
Aug 27, 2015
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AIR BAGS
78 complaints
See attached document for complaint
Apr 30, 2024
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED ON FOR WEEKS. THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT. THERE IS A CODE ABOUT THE AIRBAG SQUIB. NOT SURE WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON, WHETHER IT WAS DURING TRANSIT OR AT STARTUP. *TR
Jun 22, 2020
AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED.... THERE IS A RECALL AFFECTING 2005 - 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN / TOWN AND COUNTRY AIRBAGS ITS SAYING MY VIN HAS 0 RECALLS THIS IS FALSE DATA. MY LIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF AND ACCORDING TO THE BOOK IF LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED MY AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED AND THE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT DURING A RAIN.
Apr 19, 2019
MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE SENSORS WERE RECALLED ON MY VAN
Nov 20, 2017
I REAR ENDED A VEHICLE AND NO AIR BAGS WERE INFLATED. I JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM A PRIVATE OWNER. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN TRAFFIC STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. I HIT MY BRAKES BUT NOT SOON ENOUGH. THE VEHICLE I HIT HAD NO DAMAGE. I HAVE A BROKEN BUMPER AND BENT HOOD.
Apr 01, 2017
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
73 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO OPERATE AS NEEDED, WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS THE ONLY DOOR THAT COULD BE OPENED MANUALLY WITH THE KEY. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT UPON DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY, THE SYSTEM WOULD RESET AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED THE PROCEDURE TWICE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RESUMED SOON AFTER THE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER NOR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000.
May 11, 2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE DOORS AND THE LOCKS FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE I.O.D FUSE FROM THE FUSE BOX AND RESET THE COMPUTER IN ORDER FOR THE LOCKS TO ENGAGE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Nov 13, 2015
THE AUTOMATIC LOCK SYSTEM ON MY 05 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DOESN'T WORK, WITH THE KEY FOB OR WHEN PUSHING THE AUTOMATED LOCK BUTTONS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CAR BEEPS LIKE IT IS LOCKING WHEN YOU PUSH THE KEY FOB. HOWEVER, IT REALLY ISN'T LOCKING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2005 DODGE CARAVAN MODELS. THAT BEING SAID, I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP & WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL, BECAUSE THIS IS "NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE." HOW IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? DODGE, THEMSELVES, ACTUALLY CALLS PART OF THE AUTOMATED LOCK SYSTEM A "SAFETY FEATURE." THE SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK, ONCE YOU REACH A SPEED OF 15 MPH. WELL, THIS NO LONGER WORKS EITHER. HOW IS IT CALLED A "SAFETY FEATURE" WHEN IT WORKS, BUT THEN IT ISN'T A "SAFETY ISSUE" WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK? I PHYSICALLY CANNOT LOCK THE PASSENGER DOORS MYSELF, WHEN DRIVING. I EITHER HAVE TO REMEMBER TO DO IT BEFORE I LEAVE, MAKE SURE THE PERSON THAT GETS OUT DOES IT BEFORE THEY LEAVE, PULL OVER TO LOCK THEM, OR DRIVE WITH THEM UNLOCKED. THAT'S NOT SAFE! I ATTEND NIGHT SCHOOL & AM NOT COMFORTABLE LEAVING MY CAR UNLOCKED, BUT IT IS NOT AS EASY TO GET INTO MY VEHICLE QUICKLY NOW. I HAVE TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR (ONLY DOOR THAT HAS A MANUAL LOCK), REACH IN, UNLOCK THE SIDE DOOR, THEN OPEN THE SIDE DOOR, PUT MY THINGS IN, LOCK THE SIDE DOOR, CLOSE THE DOOR, AND THEN GET IN THE FRONT. THAT IS A LOT OF EXTRA TIME IN A DARK PARKING LOT! NORMALLY, I WOULD JUST CLICK THE UNLOCK & THE OPEN DOOR BUTTON ON THE WAY TO THE VAN, PUT THE STUFF IN, CLOSE THE DOOR & GO. IN ADDITION, IF YOU ARE A PASSENGER, YOU HAVE TO STAND THERE & WAIT TO BE LET IN. AS MENTIONED, THERE IS NO KEY ENTRY ON THAT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AT ALL. MANY TIMES, I AM LEFT STANDING THERE (WITH MY PURSE), AS MY HUSBAND WALKS AROUND TO THE DRIVER SIDE & LETS HIMSELF & THE KID'S IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
Dec 09, 2014
ELECTRIC LOCKS FAIL. AFTER R&R A FUSE THE LOCKS WOULD WORK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THEN FAIL AGAIN. REPEAT. *TR
Nov 04, 2014
DOOR LOCK SYSTEM HAS FAILED DUE TO COMPUTER GLITCH. FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND ON-LINE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL.
Sep 24, 2014
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STEERING
50 complaints
VAN LOSE POWER STEERING DURING HEAVY RAIN ONLY. I PURCHASE THIS VAN IN JUNE/JULY 2018 RECENTLY HAD POWER STEERING CHECK AND NO ISSUES FOUND. YET THIS THE FIFTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. TODAY I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN TO PICKUP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE WHEEL TIGHTEN UP AND I WAS UNABLE TURN. I HAD TO TURN ON MY HAZARDS LIGHT AND TURN CAR OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. AFTER LETTING VEHICLE SIT ABOUT 15 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. I REPEAT IT ONLY HAPPENS IN THE RAIN WHY I BELIEVE THERE IS A MANUFACTOR DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.
Sep 25, 2018
AFTER MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT RETURN TO CENTER. I WAS GOING SLOWLY, SO I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE IT WENT INTO THE DITCH. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR WHERE MOST ROADS IN MISSOURI HAVE LIMITED SHOULDERS, I WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO THE DITCH. I WAS ABLE TO WORK IT LOOSE AND THEN LIMP IT HOME VERY SLOWLY, ESP. AROUND CURVES OR CORNERS WHEN IT WOULD STICK AGAIN. UPON TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC, HE FOUND OUT THAT THE RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT PROCEEDED TO GO OUT 2 MORE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. *TR
Aug 26, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING OVER A PERIOD OF NINE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT AND IDLER PULLEY HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
Jun 02, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS COMPLETING STATE INSPECTION WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE RACK PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR
May 20, 2013
THE RACK AND PINION ARE SEVERELY LEAKING AND ALSO GETTING REALLY HOT AND CAUSING THE LEAKING FLUID TO FUME INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR...THIS HAS CAUSED WORRY FOR INABILITY TO STEER AT HIGH SPEEDS AND ALSO LIGHT HEADEDNESS IN CAR FROM COLLECTING FUMES INTO CABIN AT STOPS...SO MANY HAVE REPORTED THIS AND I AM REGRETTABLY NOW ONE OF THEM... *TR
Mar 22, 2013
+ 45 more complaints for this component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
28 complaints
WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER DRIVER TOLD US THE VAN'S TAIL LIGHT WAS SMOKING. WE PULLED AROUND A CORNER AND INTO A PARKING LOT AND FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS ON FIRE WITH FLAMES LAPPING UP THE SIDE OF THE VAN. THE VAN WAS TURNED OFF AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. WE REMOVED THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND FOUND THAT THE INSIDE OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE WIRING HARNESS WERE DESTROYED. THERE IS ALSO BODY DAMAGE. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB IN THE PASSENGER SIDE BURNING OUT FREQUENTLY, AND HAD SEEN EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING AND SOME MELTING IN THE BRAKE LIGHT CONNECTOR SOCKET IN ABOUT 2010. ALTHOUGH THE LIGHTS BURN OUT FREQUENTLY, THE MELTING HAD NOT GOTTEN WORSE SINCE THEN. THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT HAS NEVER EXHIBITED A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. AT THIS TIME IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE IS ANY DAMAGE OR FAULT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEYOND THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF OBVIOUS DAMAGES IS APPROXIMATELY $1,000 TO $1,500 WITH REPAINTING.
Sep 05, 2018
HE'S LIGHTS FLICKER WHILE DRIVING, WHICH MAKES NIGHT DRIVING DANGEROUS TO THE THE ANNOYANCE OF LIGHTS FLICKERING AND DIMMING. THE DASH LIGHTS ARE ALSO FLICKERING.
Oct 06, 2015
THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. FIRST THE FOG LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN AND WHEN I WOULD PULL ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OUT TO ENGAGE THE FOG LIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF. I SAW ON LINE THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR GRAND CARAVANS. *TR
Jul 12, 2014
HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. HAD TO FIDDLE WITH THE ON OFF SWITCH REPEATEDLY TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. COULD NOT GET ISSUE TO REPLICATE. *TR
Mar 10, 2014
I HAVE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH MY HEADLAMPS NOT TURNING ON. IF I JIGGLE THE FUSE BOX OR PULL THE RELAY OUT THEY WILL COME ON. THE ISSUE HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE TO MANIPULATE THE FUSE BOX TO GET MY HEADLIGHTS ON AT ALL. ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORK. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN MY VAN SINCE I HAVE TO POP THE HOOD EVERY TIME I NEED HEADLIGHTS AND SOMETIMES IT CAN TAKE SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THEY WORK. AS A WOMAN IT IS NOT SAFE TO BE IN A PUBLIC PLACE WITH MY VAN HOOD UP. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE DODGE CORRECT THIS DEFECT! *TR
Mar 02, 2014
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STRUCTURE
28 complaints
MY CAR IS 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IT HAS RUST IN THE BACK FENDER TWO SIDE DRIVER AND PASSENGER BED REST MAYBE IN THE FRAME AND I AM NOT ONLY ONE HAS THIS PROBLEM THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE FRAME CAN BE BREAK ANYTIME
Oct 14, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WITH THE KEY FOB, THEY WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS WAS MANUALLY WITH THE KEY. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE FOB, BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR SLIDING DOOR DID NOT OPEN, EVEN MANUALLY WITH A KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER BUT THERE WAS A FEE FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000.
Mar 28, 2017
CLEAR COAT AND PAINT IS PEELING OFF LEAVING RUST ON THIS VAN IT SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS WE HAVE OLDER CARS NOT DOING THIS AT ALL , I SEE A LOT OF DODGER VANS DOING THIS VERY SAME THING.
Feb 11, 2017
THE POWER FUNCTION TO BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS FAILED WITHIN THE PAST 18 MONTHS, THE RIGHT REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN MANUALLY NOW. IT WILL MOVE APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES, THEN STOP AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH PHYSICAL FORCE YOU APPLY, THE DOOR REMAINS IN THAT POSITION. SHOULD SOMEONE NEED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY EGRESS FROM THE VEHICLE THEY COULD NOT USING THIS DOOR. *TR
Jun 30, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR ERRONEOUSLY OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,700.
Nov 13, 2013
+ 23 more complaints for this component
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
24 complaints
For some reason my caravan has started leaking gas from on top of the gas tank. not sure why, but I heard the was a recall but it was over 15 years ago so you people don't list anything older. i've only had the car a couple months, and also having a catalytic converter problem as well..
Oct 11, 2023
REPEATEDLY THE VEHICLE WILL LOOSE POWER AND STALLS OUT AFTER FILLING THE TANK WITH FUEL. IT WILL OCCUR WITHIN LESS AND 1/8TH OF MILE AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION. THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS REPEATEDLY IN INOPPORTUNE SITUATIONS, LIKE TRAVELING UP A STEEP HILL AND AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. WE ARE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND HAD NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH IT . IT HAS JUST UNDER 120K MILES ON IT.
May 22, 2019
FACTORY FUEL PUMP IS CRACKED, WRIGHT ON THE CONNECTION TO THE FUEL LINE ,ITS A HAIR LINE CRACK,
Dec 12, 2018
I HAVE A FUEL LEAK UNDERNEATH FROM THE TOP OF FUEL TANK. I BELIEVE IT IS COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. LEAKS WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING ONLY. DOES NOT LEAK WHEN AUTO IS NOT RUNNING.
Aug 19, 2018
MY VAN ALONG WITH MANY MANY OTHERS SHUTS OFF AFTER REFUELING SPUTTERS RUNS LIKE GARBAGE ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET INTO A ACCIDENT PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION ON A ROTARY TODAY
Feb 27, 2018
+ 19 more complaints for this component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
17 complaints
ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SCAN SHOWED THAT THE LEFT FRONT SENSOR WAS BAD BUT AFTER REPLACING THE SENSOR THE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ALSO COMES ON AFTER DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE.
Jan 20, 2011
ABS LIGHT ON -- DEALER REPLACED LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR (SECOND OCCURRENCE). *TR
Dec 20, 2010
ABS LIGHT ON -- DEALER REPLACED LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *TR
Dec 20, 2010
ABS LIGHT ON -- DEALER REPLACED LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR (THIRD OCCURRENCE). *TR
Dec 20, 2010
FOUR CARS IN FRONT OF ME AT AN INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN I LOST ALL BRAKES. THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT AND ALMOST RIGHT ONTO A PERSONS LAWN TO KEEP FROM REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. IF MY DAUGHTER HAD BEEN DRIVING THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT REPORT WITH THIS. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS HURT. MY HUSBAND HAD JUST BEEN DRIVING AND HE SAID THE PEDAL WAS FEELING SOFT. IT WOULD GRIP AND THEN GIVE. I HAVE HAD THIS 2005 DODGE CARAVAN FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. I BOUGHT IT AT A USED CAR DEALER, BUT I HAVE HAD NO RECALLS ON ANYTHING BY THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN CONTACTED THEY CAN NOT HELP ME. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WEBSITE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THE 2005 IS THE WORST. THERE WAS REALLY NO WARNING AND THERE IS STILL NO SENSORY LIGHTS ON EITHER. *TR
Jun 22, 2010
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE
14 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL THE DOORS REMAINED OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Apr 24, 2017
THE LEFT SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR STOPPED WORKING IN JUNE 2013 BY ONLY OPENING ABOUT 3 INCHES AND STOPPING, THEN LATER STARTED NOT UNLOCKING AUTOMATICALLY. YOU THEN HAD TO EITHER PULL THE DOOR OPEN OR PULL IT SHUT. IN JULY OF 2014 THE RIGHT SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR STOPPED WORKING AND UNLOCKING AUTOMATICALLY. WE ACTUALLY STARTED HAVING PROBLEM WITH IT SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT IT IN APRIL 2005. IF YOU HAD IT OPEN, IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY NOT CLOSE AT ALL EVEN MANUALLY UNTIL YOU PULLED ON IT FOR A WHILE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER MORE THAN ONCE AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. NOW, BOTH HAVE TO BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED AND ON OCCASION THE RIGHT SIDE WILL OPEN AUTOMATICALLY AFTER YOU MANUALLY UNLOCK IT. NEITHER OF THE REAR SLIDING DOORS LOCK OR UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY WITH THE BUTTON ON THE HEADLINER, THE AUTOMATIC BUTTON ON THE DOOR, OR WITH THE KEY. THE LEFT DOOR DOES NOT EVEN WANT TO OPEN MANUALLY FROM THE INSIDE. THIS GETS SCARY WHEN YOU HAVE A BABY SEAT ON THE OTHER SIDE AND OTHERS HAVE LEFT THE VEHICLE BEFORE YOU AND YOU HAVE NO ONE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND ARE UNABLE TO CLIMB OVER THE FRONT SEATS DUE TO HEALTH ISSUES. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE VAN WE WERE SHOWN AT THE DEALER HOW THE DOORS WOULD STOP IF THERE WAS A HAND, FOOT, OR SOMETHING IN THE DOORWAY TO AVOID INJURY, SO COULD THE MECHANICALS THAT WORK THIS BE AT FAULT?? WE NEVER WANTED TO TRY THIS TO SEE, BUT THIS IS ABOUT WHERE THE DOOR STOPS WORKING ON THE LEFT SIDE. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE DOORS NOT WORKING. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND CANNOT UNDERSTAND WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS WHY THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER. TO BE HONEST WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THIS VAN SINCE WE BOUGHT IT AND SPOKE TO LOTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS. WE FEEL THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR
Sep 09, 2014
I ACTIVATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR. THERE WAS A POP AND A FLASH INDICATIVE OF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND THE DOOR NO LONGER OPENED OR CLOSED AUTOMATICALLY. I INSPECTED THE WIRES AND FOUND THAT TWO WIRES WERE BROKEN AND POSSIBLY MADE CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSIDE MY GARAGE AT THE TIME AND NO ONE WAS INSIDE. HOWEVER, THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION SHOULD THE VEHICLE CATCH FIRE BECAUSE OF THE FLIMSY WIRING ON THE DOORS. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR STOPPED WORKING TWO DAYS LATER, BUT WITH NO POP OR FLASH. I NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL DOCUMENTED CASES OF THE SAME PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE WEB. *TR
Jul 18, 2014
I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOORS AND THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY TIMES WHEN THE DOOR WILL CLOSE WITHOUT HAVING BEEN TOLD TO. TYPICALLY, THE SENSOR WILL CATCH WHEN THERE IS A HAND OR A CHILD PUSHING IT BACK OPEN, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS, LIKE TODAY THAT IT STARTED TO OPEN, THEN ABOUT 18 INCHES AFTER IT HAD BEGUN OPENING THAT IT REVERSES AND CLOSES AND DOES NOT HAVE THE SENSOR KICK IN. TODAY THE DOOR SLAMMED INTO MY LEFT SHOULDER. I HAD TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO PUSH IT OFF MY SHOULDER AND TO OVERRIDE THE MOTOR TO GET IT TO OPEN. I AM SO GRATEFUL MY 2 YEAR OLD WAS STILL ON THE SHIPPING CART BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE CRUSHED HIS HAND IF HE WASN'T ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. MOST TIMES IT IS THE PASSENGER SIDE SIDING DOOR THAT DOES THIS. LAST WEEK WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DID THE SAME THING, WHICH PINNED MY WRIST BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE FRAME, AND TRIED TO CLOSE ON IT TWICE. I AM PERSONALLY AFRAID THAT ONE OF THESE TIMES THE DOOR IS GOING TO FORCEFULLY CLOSE AND CAUSE SOME SEVERE DAMAGE TO ONE OF MY CHILDREN. *TR
Aug 22, 2013
PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR WITH ANY OF THE REMOTE BUTTONS. PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED BY REPLACING DEFECTIVE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR. *TR
Apr 22, 2013
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VISIBILITY
14 complaints
THE WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING. STOPPED FOR WHILE. STARTED UP THEY STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THEN ONCE .... HAVE HEARD OF THIS BEFORE...
Dec 14, 2014
REAR WIPER ARM WILL NOT REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH THE BACK WINDOW. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE WIPER, IT MAKES ONE PASS AND THEN PUSHES OUT FROM THE WINDOW RESULTING IN THE ARM BEING FROM BETWEEN 1/4" - 1/2" FROM THE GLASS. NEW BLADES, BENDING THE ARM, ETC ALL RESULT IN SAME PROBLEM. WORK AT LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAVE SEEN THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE 2004 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. IT APPEARS A PART IS MISSING IN THE INSTALLATION THAT SHOULD KEEP THE WIPER ASSEMBLY IN PLACE AND DEPTH THROUGH THE GLASS. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE OWNERSHIP. THE VAN IS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT WITH 14,447 MILES CURRENTLY. IT HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND HAS NOT OTHERWISE HAD THE REAR AREA DAMAGED, INCLUDING BY HUMAN TAMPERING WITH THE ASSEMBLY. IN ITS CURRENT STATE, THE REAR WIPER ARM IS USELESS UNLESS SOMEONE RIDES ON THE BACK BUMPER TO CONTINUOUSLY PUSH IT BACK INTO CONTACT WITH THE WINDOW GLASS SURFACE. *TR
Dec 29, 2010
I OWN A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 52K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE POWER WINDOWS MALFUNCTION RANDOMLY FOR VARIOUS INTERVALS OF TIME. THEY EITHER FAIL TO OPEN COMPLETELY , FAIL TO CLOSE COMPLETELY, OR NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. LAST YEAR (2009) THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN. I HAD TO REPLACE THE SWITCH. THIS YEAR THE FRONT DRIVER WINDOW WILL NOT OPEN. I HAD THE MASTER SWITCH REPLACED AND THE WINDOW WILL STILL NOT OPERATE. THE MASTER SWITCH IS CONSIDERABLY MORE EXPENSIVE BEING THAT IT HAS INDIVIDUAL CONTROLS TO OPERATE THE FRONT DRIVER, PASSENGER AND REAR LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE VENT WINDOWS. I HAVE READ A LOT OF ONLINE FORUMS THAT THE SAME PROBLEMS EXIST FOR A QUITE A FEW OWNERS OF DODGE GRAND CARAVANS AND CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS (MADE DURING APPROX. 2000 THROUGH 2007). THE REPAIRS THAT ARE MADE AT DEALERS AND PRIVATE REPAIR SHOPS ARE EXPENSIVE AND ARE NOT CORRECTLY DIAGNOSED; BEING THAT THE SAME PROBLEM REPEATS IN RELATIVELY SHORT INTERVALS OF TIME. THE FIXES SEEM TO BE GUESS WORK AT BEST. THE REPAIRS INVOLVE NOT ONLY SWITCHES BUT, POWER WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLIES. IF THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CAN NOT OPEN, THE DRIVER WILL HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR IN ORDER TO PAY TOLLS OR TRANSACT BUSINESS AT DRIVE- THROUGH WINDOWS, POSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT AN INVESTIGATION BE INITIATED FOR THE ABOVE VEHICLES, FOR THE PROBLEMS MENTIONED, AS TO WHETHER A DESIGN DEFECT CURRENTLY EXISTS. *TR
Jun 04, 2010
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STUCK TOGETHER DURING RAIN CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. I HAD TO PULL OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND MANUALLY SEPARATE THE WIPERS. HAD THIS HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH HEAVY RAIN, I WOULD HAVE BEEN BLINDED. *TR
Jun 13, 2008
WHILE DRIVING MY DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT SHATTERED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 1.5 YEARS THAT THE SIDE DOOR GLASS SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS DECEMBER 20, 2006 AND THE PASSENGER DOOR GLASS SHATTERED. BOTH TIMES WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I CALLED CHRYSLER WHO SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND OFFERED 2 REASONS, 1) SUDDEN CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE (NEITHER TIME WAS THERE A DRASTIC CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE) AND THE SECOND REASON GIVEN WAS POSSIBLY A SCRATCH ON THE GLASS IF I HAD SCRAPPED THEM FOR SOME REASON. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT MY VAN WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I KNEW THAT AND GLASS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ANY WAY. IT SEEMS MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE THAT 2 SEPARATE PIECES OF ORIGINAL FACTORY GLASS ON SEPARATE DOORS WOULD SHATTER IN THIS WAY. I ALWAYS USE THE AUTOMATIC OPENER AND CLOSER AND VERY RARELY IS THE DOOR MANUALLY OPENED OR CLOSED (EITHER DOORS). IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THIS VEHICLE IS PURCHASED BY MANY PEOPLE WITH MEDIUM TO LARGE FAMILIES AND CARRY CHILDREN. WHEN THE GLASS SHATTERS AND YOU NEED TO CONTINUE DRIVING UNTIL YOU CAN GET THE GLASS SECURED PEOPLE OR CHILDREN THAT MAY BE INSIDE WILL HAVE GLASS ALL OVER THEM. IN SHORT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO PAY FOR ANY REPLACEMENT GLASS OR ACKNOWLEDGE IT COULD BE AN ISSUE AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE IS NOT BEING INVESTIGATED BY CHRYSLER/DODGE FOR A POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW EITHER OR DEFECT IN GLASS. *TR
May 18, 2008
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ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
14 complaints
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. NEEDS CATALYTIC CONVERTER/ERG VALVE. *TR
Jun 17, 2011
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SX. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE SINCE ONE MONTH OF BUYING IT. I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. SINCE THEN, I'VE TAKEN IT BACK NUMEROUS TIMES. THEY EVEN KEPT IT FOR A WEEK AND SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I WOULD HAVE TO GET IT BACK TO THEM WHEN IT HAD STOPPED. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN I'M DRIVING ALL THE INSTRUMENT NEEDLES GO TO NULL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, IT STARTS TO LOSE POWER. I ONCE WAS IN THE FAST LANE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN I HAPPENED TO LOOK DOWN AND EVERY NEEDLE HAD GONE DOWN. I GOT IN THE LOW LANE AND PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY FOR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHEN IT WENT DEAD IMMEDIATELY! I CALLED ROADSIDE SERVICE. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY TO CHECK MY MILEAGE IT STARTED UP IMMEDIATELY. THAT WAS SCARY, BECAUSE IF I HADN'T LOOKED DOWN WHEN I DID AND IT LOST POWER BEFORE I COULD GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY, I BELIEVE THE OUTCOME WOULD'VE BEEN TRAGIC. THIS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE A YEAR OR ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS. HOWEVER, ONE NEVER KNEW WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT! THE LAST TIME I DROVE IT FOR SOME DISTANCE I HAD ALMOST GOTTEN HOME (WITHIN TWO MILES) IT DID IT AGAIN, THIS TIME THREE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET HOME. I FEEL BLESSED. TO SAY THE LEASE, I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN IT AND I'M STILL PAYING FOR THIS TRAP. I WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS WHEN I FOUND A DAIMLER CHRYSLER PROBLEM WEBSITE STATING THAT THEY'RE NOT LIABLE FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE INJURED OR KILLED BY THESE VEHICLES AND THEY DON'T EVEN TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I NEED AN INTERVENTION OF SOME SORT. I CAN'T AFFORD THIS! *TR
Nov 08, 2009
THE OIL LIGHT WENT ON. I CONTACTED DEALER, THEY ADVISED ME I NEED AN OIL CHANGE. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE NEXT AVAILABLE TIME WHICH WAS A WEEK AWAY. I CALLED BACK NEXT DAY COMPLAINING OF A KNOCKING I HEARD. THEY FINALLY ADVISED ME TO GET THE VAN TO DEALER AND THEY WILL RENT A CAR FOR ME. I CHECKED THE OIL. IT WAS FULL. MY WIFE DROVE IT TO DEALER IN THE MORNING. THERE WAS NO OIL IN MOTOR. THE DEALER CLAIMS I AM RESPONSIBLE SINCE I DID NOT CHANGE THE OIL IN 6 MONTHS AND 7000 MILES. CHRYSLER RUDELY DENIES COVERAGE EVEN THOUGH I AM UNDER WARRANTY, I PURCHASED THE CAR MARCH 2008 WITH 35000 MILES OR SO..IT HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE BEFORE FOR A REPLACEMENT OF RACK AND PINION SYSTEM AND AN ENGINE LIGHT INCIDENT. *TR
Oct 04, 2008
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 45,000 MILES. NEEDS EVAPORATOR, REAR EXPANSION VALVE AND REAR LINES FOR AC. TOLD THAT MOST CHRYSLER MINIVANS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AFTER JUST 3 YEARS. WITH THIS MANY PROBLEMS, WHY NO RECALL? TOTAL COST FOR REPAIRS IS $1,250.00. *TR
Jun 02, 2008
CLUNKING NOISE FROM UNDER VAN WHEN BREAKING HARD. ONLY HEARD 1 TIME IN EITHER DIRECTION. MISSING BOLTS IN CENTER OF CRADLE (ENGINE MOUNT). BOLTS WERE REPLACED AND TIRE ALIGNMENT WAS ADJUSTED AS IT HAD ALSO CHANGED. CHRYSLER, AS A GOOD WILL GESTURE, REFUNDED THE COST OF THE REPAIR, WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND PARTIAL COST OF THE 4 TIRES WORN ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE SIDE EDGE. *TR
Apr 09, 2008
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STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
11 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY BY DEPRESSING THE SLIDING DOOR BUTTON; HOWEVER, IT FAILED TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THE CONTACT HAD TO CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TITUSVILLE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE (5600 U.S. 1, TITUSVILLE, FL 32780, (321) 268-8970) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Jun 15, 2018
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED, AND THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS HAVE FAILED. *TR
Jun 29, 2011
2005 DODGE CARAVAN THE POWER SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES STARTED WITH ONLY OPENING OR CLOSING A SMALL AMOUNT NOW THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING AT ALL. THE DOORS ARE NO LONGER POWER DOORS THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM OPEN IS MANUALLY. I DID A SEARCH TO TRY AND FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AND FOUND 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUES. MY VAN HAS HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE GET GO WHEN WE PURCHASED IT , THEY WOLD FIX IT AND IT WOULD WORK FOR A WHILE AND THEN THE SAME PROBLEMS WOULD START AGAIN THIS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER AND NOW THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO START A RECALL OR A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST THEM? *TR
Nov 12, 2010
AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO OPERATE. *TR
Nov 03, 2010
MY YOUNG DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR ON OUR 2005 DODGE CARAVAN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ! APPARENTLY THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO OPERATE, AND MY RESEARCH ONLINE INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE MODE. DEALER UPDATE SOFTWARE FLASH ROM BUT PROBLEM RECURRED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. *TR
Aug 10, 2010
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UNKNOWN OR OTHER
10 complaints
IT DOES NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. THE TRANSMISSION CABLE IS BROKEN. YOU HAVE TO PUT YOUR HAD IN AND MANUALLY PARK THE VAN. BEFORE THE CABLE BROKE IT HAD TROUBLES SHIFTING AND NOW WENT WORK AT ALL.
Jun 07, 2019
THE AUTO DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THERE IS ONLY ONE KEY LOCK WHEN THE DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK. IF I HAVE TO GET TO THE PASSENGER IN THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THERE QUICKLY. ALSO WHEN THE DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING I CAN'T LOCK MY TRUNK. DODGE KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A REPAIR RECALL. WITHOUT A WORKING DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM, IT ISN'T SAFE. I HAVE A HARD TIME OPENING THE PASSENGER DOOR. I HAVE TO REACH VERY FAR ACROSS THE CAR. I DON'T FEEL SAFE NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCK MY TRUNK EITHER.
Oct 08, 2015
MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DASH IS CRACKING. IT WILL BE A MATTER OF TIME THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER WILL START TO MALFUNCTION.
May 16, 2015
POWER DOOR WILL NOT SHUT COMPLETELY OR OPEN WHEN BUTTON PUSHED. *TT
Jul 16, 2011
THE AIR CONDITIONING FOR THE VEHICLE HAS NEEDED TO BE RECHARGED OR A/C HEATER TUBE FOR THE REAR UNIT HAS BEEN CHANGED OUT BECAUSE OF CORROSION. EVERY YEAR THE A/C HAS NEEDED TO BE RECHARGED BECAUSE THERE IS NO COOLANT IN THE A/C SYSTEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED EVERY YEAR FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS. THIS CAUSES AN EXPENSE OF $70 TO $150 EVERY YEAR. THE FRONT CORE HAS BEEN REPLACED TO THE SUM AMOUNT OF AROUND $750 LAST YEAR. *TR
Jun 30, 2011
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FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
9 complaints
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, THE ENGINE ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, IT WAS WITHIN A MILE AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. ON ONE OCCASION, IT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC; I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO COAST OUT OF THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT BEING BROAD-SIDED. SINCE THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, ALL POWER ASSIST ALSO STOPPED, SO THE CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I HAVE SINCE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A RELATIVELY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH DODGE CARAVANS, PARTICULARLY WITH OLDER CARS. AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, THE ENGINE MAY SUDDENLY STOP RUNNING WITHIN A SHORT DISTANCE OF THE GAS STATION. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE GAS TANK VENTING, AND THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION; IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THERE SHOULD BE AN ALERT AND A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. UPDATED 9/25/15 *LN
Jul 09, 2015
EVERY TIME AFTER REFUELING THE CAR WITH A FULL TANK, AFTER ABOUT A MILE OF DRIVING THE ENGINE WILL STUMBLE OR DIE ALTOGETHER. THIS CAUSES LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. *TR
Jan 03, 2015
ROUGHLY 4 BLOCKS AFTER REFUELING AN ALMOST EMPTY TANK, THE ENGINE IN MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, RIGHT BEFORE A 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN. BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS QUITE AT NEARLY IDLE, I DID NOT NOTICE THE ENGINE STOPPED UNTIL I STARTED INTO THE TURN. WITH THE ENGINE STALLED THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. IF I WAS NOT A RELATIVELY STRONG PERSON, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STEER THE CAR AROUND THE CORNER AND TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A SAFE FASHION. I DOUBT THAT ANY OTHER MEMBER OF MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATED THE CORNER SINCE IT ALMOST FELT LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND THE RESULT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT AT THE VERY LEAST WITH THE ON COMING TRAFFIC. I WAS NOT SURE IF I MIGHT HAVE DONE SOMETHING TO CAUSE THE STALL AND IT DID NOT REOCCUR, THAT IS UNTIL THE NEXT FILL UP TODAY. FORTUNATELY IT WAS NOT AS BIG A DEAL TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED (40 MPH) AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION AND ALL THAT HAPPENED WAS BRIEF LOSS OF POWER AND STUMBLING OVER A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 1/4 MILE AND THEN RESOLVED ITSELF, WHICH CAUSED NO THREAT TO SAFETY LIKE LAST TIME. HOWEVER IT PROVED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM THAT CONSISTENT WITH 2 REFUELS IN A ROW. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR THESE SYMPTOMS, IT WOULD SEEM THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH 2004 AND NEWER CHRYSLER MINIVANS AND OTHER MODELS, DUE TO A DEFECTIVE VALVE IN THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM IN THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK THAT CAN ONLY BE FIXED BY REPLACING THE ENTIRE TANK AT A COST OF ABOUT $600. *TR
Dec 28, 2014
THE FUEL PUMP ON OUR 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CRACKS AND LEAKS WHICH LEFT A STRONG FUEL ODOR ALONG WITH THE LOSS OF GASOLINE. THE FUEL PUMP SHOULD HAVE LASTED AT LEAST 100,000 MILES BUT IT DID NOT. WHEN I SEARCHED ONLINE, I FOUND THAT QUITE A FEW OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE SUB PAR PARTS ARE COSTLY TO REPLACE, ESPECIALLY WHEN CONSIDERING IT WAS NO FAULT OF THE OWNERS. *TR
Jan 14, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL SMELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING WAS FRACTURED AND LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,275. *TR
Aug 20, 2013
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VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
9 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Aug 02, 2013
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES EXCESSIVELY IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.
Oct 26, 2010
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN PRESSING DOWN, TO BREAK IT LOOSE YOU HAVE TO PRESS IT FURTHER DOWN. I CAN FEEL IT STICKING WHEN I ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. HAS A RECALL BEEN INITIATED OR WILL THERE BE ONE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS. *TR
Jun 08, 2010
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.
Mar 04, 2010
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN CUSTOMER STATES THAT AFTER 60 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STARTS TO STICK**CC THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW AIR FILTER WAS NEEDED. ALSO, THE CAUSE WAS THAT THE THROTTLE HOUSING WHERE THE BUTTERFLY IS WAS DIRTY AND THAT AT HIGH SPEED THE METAL HEATED UP AND EXPANDED AND THE CARBON AROUND THE BUTTERFLY WOULD CAUSE IT TO STICK. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT CARBON WAS IN THE ENGINE AND IT NEEDED TO BE CLEANED ALONG WITH THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO EXPECT THE PROBLEM TO HAPPEN AGAIN. *JB
May 22, 2007
+ 4 more complaints for this component
TIRES
8 complaints
The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the front driver’s side tire detached from the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed to the residence and then towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact stated that the independent mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact was provided a cost for the repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 157,000.
Aug 28, 2023
I PURCHASED TWO GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES ON 6/10/11 FROM DUNCAN'S AUTO REPAIR IN LINCOLNTON, NC. YESTERDAY, 8/7/11, I DROVE LESS THAN 5 MILES FROM MY HOME TO PICK UP DINNER AND BACK HOME (ALL ON HARD SURFACE ROADS). THERE WAS NO DEBRIS IN THE ROAD, I DID NOT RUN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. WHEN I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, I HEARD A HISSING NOISE AND FOUND THAT MY TIRE WAS RAPIDLY GOING FLAT. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE TIRE OFF AND FOUND THAT THE INSIDE SIDEWALL ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS SPLIT IN THREE PLACES. HE PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON SO THAT I COULD GO TO DUNCAN'S AUTO REPAIR IMMEDIATELY THE NEXT MORNING. I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH PRIOR TO TAKING THE TIRE TO THE SHOP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND SAW MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR SIDEWALL SPLITS IN GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES. I HAVE THREE OTHER GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES ON MY CAR, ALL LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SIMILAR INCIDENTS. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT GOING ABOVE 55 MPH AND DID NOT HAVE MY TWO CHILDREN WITH ME. A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED IF I HAD BEEN GOING FASTER OR WAS FURTHER FROM HOME. *TR
Aug 08, 2011
COOPER TIRES LIFELINE GLS 215/70R15. DESCRIPTION; CRACKING OF THE ENTIRE INSIDE BEAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES , REPLACE TIRES AT A PRORATE COST TO CONSUMER. *TR
Jun 13, 2011
ME AND A CO WORKER PURCHASED GOODYEAR REGATTA 2 TIRES APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO. BOTH OF OUR VEHICLES HAVE DEVELOPED UNSAFE TIRE OUT OF ROUND CONDITIONS THAT MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE OUR VEHICLES SAFELY. BOTH TIRE SETS HAVE UNDER 20,000 MILES ON THEM. GOODYEAR HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO COMPLAINTS AND I FEEL THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF BLOWOUTS DUE TO SIDEWALL FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH THESE TIRES. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Dec 11, 2010
WHILE ON A TRIP TO ATTEND A WEDDING IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, WE EXPERIENCED A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT OF A BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42 (21565R16 98T) ON OUR 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE AT A LOW ANGLE, AT A LOW SPEED, AND WITH A RELATIVELY LOW CURB HEIGHT' JUST PULLING IN AT WALKING SPEED. THIS IS THE SECOND BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42 THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED ON A CAR THAT HAD 13,278 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE LAST ROUTINE SERVICE (12,000 MILES) WAS AT 10,970 MILES. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS ON 5 NOVEMBER 2007 WITH 7,107 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THIS TIRE HAD A PRONOUNCED SIDEWALL BUBBLE AND WAS CLEARLY 'AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.' IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER, MARTY CANCILA DODGE, AT OUR EXPENSE DESPITE THE 'TIRES FOR LIFE SERVICE PLAN' AND EXTENDED WARRANTY WE HAVE ON THE AUTOMOBILE. AT THIS POINT, WE PURCHASED A TIRE SAFETY WARRANTY EXPECTING, OF COURSE, MORE DIFFICULTIES WITH THESE TIRES. UNWILLING TO TRUST NEITHER MY SAFETY NOR THE SAFETY OF ANY OF MY PASSENGERS, I PROCEEDED TO PURCHASE TWO NEW TIRES. I COULD NOT OBTAIN TWO BRIDGESTONE TURANZA TIRES IN THE GRAND RAPIDS, MI, AREA SO I PURCHASED TWO MICHELIN'S OF THE SAME SIZE AND SIMILAR TREAD PATTERN. I DROVE THE CAR HOME WITH THE TURANZAS ON THE FRONT BUT WILL HAVE THE MICHELIN'S SWITCHED TO THE FRONT TO REDUCE THE PROBABILITY OF DEATH, DISMEMBERMENT, OR OTHER PAIN AND SUFFERING DUE TO TIRE FAILURE. TO GET SOME SENSE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE TURANZA TIRE, I HAVE INCLUDED A RECALL NOTICE THAT I FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.USAUTOINJURYLAW.COM/CASES/TIRES/FAILUREFIRESTONE.HTM: BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL41, P19565R15. THE EL42 MAY BE A RENAMED EL41 WHICH WAS NOTORIOUS FOR BLOWOUTS AND IS NOW A SUBJECT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. IN OTHER WORDS, LIPSTICK MAY NOT TRANSFORM A PIG IT TO A PRINCESS. I KEPT THE FAILED TIRE AND ACTUALLY CARRY THE OTHER TIRE IN THE CAR TO HAVE A REPLACEMENT READILY AVAILABLE. *TR
Sep 13, 2008
+ 3 more complaints for this component
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
8 complaints
Several times in past year after filling the gas tank, shortly after driving away from gas station the engine misfires and stalls. This has been a safety hazard when merging into traffic. This problem is widely noted in forums on the internet for Chrysler minivans, for many other model years including the 2005. The best explanation being given (link follows) is that the vapor/liquid separator valve on top of the fuel tank has failed, a part that is not replaceable--the entire fuel tank must be replaced. Some report it happened when their minivan was brand new. https://ricksfreeautorepairadvice.com/engine-stalls-after-filling-tank-chrysler-minivan/
Apr 21, 2022
CAR WILL STALL A FEW MINUTES AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. IT WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND WILL NOT RESTART FOR 20 MINUTES CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Feb 27, 2019
2205 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STALLS AFTER REFUELING. MULTIPLE OCCURENCES. HAPPENS IN MOTION STRAIGHT LINE, WHILE ACCELERATING.
Sep 15, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STARTED AND STALLED. THE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Sep 14, 2016
EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE VEHICLE WITH GAS, IT STALLS EVERY TIME WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES, LAST WEEK DAUGHTER WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC WHEN IT HAPPENED AND ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A WHILE NOW. LAST WINTER I WASN'T ABLE TO FILL THE VEHICLE, THE PUMP KEPT SHUTTING DOWN BUT THAT WENT AWAY AFTER THE WEATHER WARMED UP.
Aug 27, 2016
+ 3 more complaints for this component
EQUIPMENT
8 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AND THE UNIT WAS ALSO BLOWING WARM AIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT A MANUFACTURER RECALL WAS INITIATED FOR THE FAILURE BUT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Aug 04, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR UNDERBODY AIR CONDITIONING LINES WERE LEAKING AND WERE COMPROMISED AT THE SEAL PLATE JUNCTION, CAUSING FREON TO LEAK. THE FAILURE WAS PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM PRODUCING AIR CONDITIONING IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED BUT DID NOT ASSIST THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Jul 06, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR CORD WAS LEAKING FREON AND IT WAS CONFIRMED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Jun 17, 2011
I PURCHASED MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. WHEN PURCHASED, DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS LAST SUMMER AND THE DOOR WORKED FINE. 10 MONTHS LATER, IT SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WITH NO WARNING. THE DOOR WILL OPEN TO ABOUT 8 INCHES THEN STOP AND CLOSES TO THE SAME POINT AND STOPS. *TR
Jun 05, 2010
MY MINIVAN'S AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING SO I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER. THIS CAR ALREADY WAS IN FOR A RECALL ON THE REAR AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING LINES WHICH WERE REPLACED IN NOVEMBER OF 2006. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT THE RECALL LINES THAT WERE LEAKING BUT THE REAR EXTENSION LINES WHICH ARE AFTER THE RECALL LINES. THE PARTS ARE ALSO ON BACKORDER FOR WELL OVER ONE MONTH OR MORE. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE HAVING A LOT OF REPAIRS ON THIS PART. I CANNOT HELP BUT BELIEVE THAT THE ORIGINAL RECALL FOR REAR AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING LINES SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED THE REAR AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING EXTENSION LINES ALSO. BEAR IN MIND THAT MY VAN IS AROUND 3 1/2 YEARS OLD WITH 42,112 MILES ON IT. *TR
Jun 11, 2008
+ 3 more complaints for this component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
7 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Feb 16, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 226,000.
Sep 17, 2014
I WAS GOING THROUGH A DRIVE-THRU WHEN MY KNEE ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND BUMPED IT AGAIN TO TEST IT, AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TRIED IT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AS WELL AS IN DRIVE AND REVERSE AND IT HAPPENED EACH TIME. I RECENTLY READ ABOUT THE GM / DODGE /CHRYSLER IGNITION AND AIRBAG ISSUES, BUT MY VEHICLE YEAR IS NOT BEING INVESTIGATED OR RECALLED. I DEMAND THAT THE INVESTIGATION AND RECALLS ARE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MODELS GOING BACK TO AT LEAST 2005, INCLUDING ANY VEHICLES WITH THIS ENGINEERING OR PART DEFECT. *TR
Jun 30, 2014
APPARENTLY A FAULTY AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT MEANS THAT POSSIBLY AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION OR ACCIDENT. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER FROM WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND ALSO CHECK FOR RECALLS VIA THE INTERNET AND ACCORDING TO THE VIN # , IT IS NOT LISTED, BUT OVER 300,000 2005 GRAND CARAVANS HAVE. WHY NOT MINE? *TR
Jul 10, 2012
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON NOW AND THE HORN DOES NOT WORK WHEN PRESSED, BUT WILL WORK WHEN THE PANIC BUTTON IS PRESSED. *TR
Feb 22, 2012
+ 2 more complaints for this component
POWER TRAIN
7 complaints
FLYWHEEL CRACKED AT AROUND 102,000 MILES CAUSING MAJOR JERKING OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL. I DID REPLACE THE FLYWHEEL WHICH COST CLOSE TO $800.00. *TR
Sep 13, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. A LOCAL MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. A LOCAL TRANSMISSION MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT EXPENSE FOR APPROXIMATELY $3,000. DODGE WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THAT TYPE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.
Jul 22, 2010
TRANSMISSION SHIFED FROM FOURTH GEAR TO SECOND GEAR AT 60 MPH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. DEALER REPLACED TRANS MISSION CONTROL MODULE. NINE DAYS LATER TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION SOLENOID.*AK
Jun 25, 2007
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 38,000 MILES. VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY, ALTHOUGH THIS WAS CLEARLY A FAILURE THAT STARTED BEFORE THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. TRANSMISSIONS LIGHT CAME ON, AND UPON INSPECTION AT 2 CERTIFIED MECHANICS, I WAS SHOWN BLACK TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND SCANNER SHOWED MAJOR TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. *NM
Feb 26, 2007
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER SIDE AXLE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT FRACTURED AXLE. AFTERWARDS, WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A CRASH WAS AVOIDED BY USING BRAKE PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT FRACTURED AXLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 09/16/06. *JB
Aug 30, 2006
+ 2 more complaints for this component
SUSPENSION
7 complaints
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
Dec 29, 2008
OUR 2005 DODGE MINIVAN HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, NOT CORRODED, AND ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. DAMAGED TIRE. I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND HAD PARKED. *TR
Jun 05, 2008
FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHING REPLACED THREE TIMES UNDER WARRANTY BUT FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE CONTINUED, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROAD SECTIONS OR SPEED BUMPS. DEALER INDICATED IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT ONCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED A DIFFERENT SOLUTION WAS FOUND, COST $1,000 PER SIDE. *TR
Mar 12, 2008
KNOCKING SOUND FROM UNDER FRONT-END. MECHANIC SAYS ITS TIE-ROD OR SWAY-BAR AND THAT HE HAS SEEN IN ALMOST EVERY OTHER 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. *TR
Jan 06, 2008
BOUGHT MY 2005 GRAND CARAVAN IN JULY 2006 WITH 39,000 MILES ON IT. AT 41,000 HAD THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS REPLACED, COVERED BY DEALERSHIP WARRANTY. THIS IS THE THIRD CARAVAN THAT I HAVE OWNED SINCE 2001 AND EVERY ONE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM
Nov 27, 2006
+ 2 more complaints for this component
SEAT BELTS
6 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT HARNESS SNAPPED OPEN ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BUCKLES WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER BACK AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,915. UPDATED 04/19/12*LJ THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ENTIRE SEAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 04/25/12
Mar 20, 2012
INVOLVED IN A NEAR HEAD ON COLLISION. BACK THIRD SEAT, SEAT BELT (LAP AND SHOULDER) FAILED TO TIGHTEN ON IMPACT. VICTIM THEN PROCEEDED TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DVD OPTION CASE THEN WHIPLASHED FRONT X2 AND BACK X2. LATER IT WAS DISCOVERED MOST OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THIS VEHICLE DO NOT PROPERLY SECURE ANYONE IN POSITION DUE TO NOT TIGHTENING UP WHEN LATCHING OR ON IMPACT. THE SEAT BELT LATCH BUT DOES NOT PULL BACK TO TIGHTEN AND ON IMPACT IT DID NOT TIGHTEN TO SECURE THE PERSON ON IMPACT. THIS PERSON IS NO DIAGNOSED WITH POST CONCUSSION SYNDROME OR MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. HAD THE CAR VEERED IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION AND ROLLED, HIS DIAGNOSIS COULD OF BEEN MORE SEVERE OR DEATH. *TR
Feb 21, 2012
TOOK VEHICLE FOR ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION. THE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS HAS TOLD INSPECTIONS TO CHECK REAR SEATBELTS OF DODGE CARAVANS BECAUSE THEY ARE FAILING AT AN ALARMING RATE DURING ACCIDENTS. MY REAR SEATBELTS FAILED THE INSPECTION. I TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHO ORDERED NEW REAR SEATBELTS AND INSTALLED. THE NEW SEATBELTS WERE DEFECTIVE. WITH THE NEWLY ORDERED SEAT BELTS NOT WORKING, I BELIEVE THAT A STRONG CASE FOR A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT EXISTS. I FILED A CLAIM WITH CHRYSLER FOR THE AMOUNT TO REPLACE 4 SEATBELTS AND AN EXPLANATION OF WHY THE NEW SEAT BELTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CASE MANAGER HAS BEEN LESS THAN HELPFUL, OFTEN RUDE. *TR
Oct 05, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ON THE THIRD OCCASION, THE LIGHT REMAIN ILLUMINATED AND THE CHIME CONTINUED TO SOUND. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR THAT CONTROLS THE SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE COULD KEEP THE SEAT BELT FROM OPERATING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT PLANS TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT HIS EXPENSE BECAUSE IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SEAT RETRACTOR (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V047000); HOWEVER, IT WAS FOR THE DRIVER, NOT PASSENGER SIDE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Mar 27, 2008
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE TWO YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO UNBUCKLE THE SEAT BELT DUE TO ITS SLACK NATURE. THE CHILD WAS LOCATED IN A BOOSTER SEAT SECURED BY THE SEAT BELT IN THE SECOND ROW SEAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WHEN CHECKING THE OWNER'S MANUAL THE CONTACT DISCOVERED IT IS A STANDARD FEATURE WITH THE VEHICLE FOR THE SEAT BELT TO ALLOW SOME SLACK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. *AK
Jan 06, 2006
+ 1 more complaint for this component
SEATS
5 complaints
I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROPERLY SECURE A CONVERTIBLE CARE SEAT IN THE REAR FACING POSITION IN THE STOP-N-GO SEATS, EVEN UTILIZING THE LATCH SYSTEM. I HAVE TRIED TWO DIFFERENT SEATS. I CAN NOT GET THE SEAT TO THE REQUIRE LEVEL WITH THE GROUND AS INDICATED ON THE SEAT AND CANNOT GET IT SECURE ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE SEAT FROM MOVING MORE THAN AN INCH.*JB
Feb 15, 2006
HIT FROM BEHIND AND BOTH OURS SEATS BROKE. REPORTED TO DODGE AND THEY TOLD US SEATS WERE DESIGNED TO DEFLECT REARWARD SO AS TO ABSORB IMPACT. THEY FAILED TO TELL US HOW WE ARE SUPPOSE TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP OR TO KEEP FROM GOING TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS WE WERE FLAT ON OUR BACKS. JUST DON'T BELIEVE THAT LOGIC. IT SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT TO ME. *JB
Dec 15, 2005
I REACHED IN THROUGH THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR TO GET A BLANKET THAT WAS STUCK IN THE BACK SEAT, AND I PULLED THE #1 STRAP ON THE BACK SEAT WITH MY LEFT HAND, THE BACK OF THE SEAT SLAMMED DOWN ONTO MY RIGHT HAND, HYPEREXTENDING MY THUMB, FRACTURING IT AND CAUSING A PARTIAL TEAR IN THE LIGAMENT. *NM
Sep 13, 2005
WE RENTED A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH THE "STOW AND GO" SEATS. THE SEAT BACK FOR THE SECOND ROW SEATS RETURNS TO THE DOWN POSITION UNDER CONSIDERABLE SPRING PRESSURE. ON THREE OCCASIONS, MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY WERE STRUCK IN THE FACE BY THE HEADREST WHEN THE SEAT BACK WAS RELEASED BY RAISING THE LEVER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE SEAT. IN ONE CASE, MY DAUGHTER WAS STRUCK IN THE JAW WHEN SHE BENT OVER TO RELEASE THE SEAT BACK. I WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE TWICE: ONCE ON THE LEFT SIDE AND ONCE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. IN BOTH CASES MY GLASSES WERE TORN FROM MY FACE. EVEN THOUGH THESE WERE ANSI Z87 SAFETY GLASSES, THEY WERE THROWN A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE AND DAMAGED BY THE IMPACT. BEING RENTERS OF THE VEHICLE, WE WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH POTENTIAL PROBLEMS AND HAD NOT BEEN ADVISED BY THE RENTAL AGENCY TO WATCH OUT FOR THE SEATS. FOR MYSELF, I CONSIDER THE SPRING LOADING TO BE AN UNFORTUNATE DESIGN CHOICE. THE SEAT BACK APPEARS TO PACK A CONSIDERABLE PUNCH.
Jul 11, 2005
ON 6/13/04 WE TEST DROVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH THE STOW AND GO SEATS. THE BACK SEAT HAS A 60/40 SPLIT AND THE 40 SECTION WAS DOWN WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE ON THE LOT. WE PULLED THE SEAT UP FOR MY FOUR YEAR OLD TO SIT IN WITH HIS BOOSTER. AS MY HUSBAND ACCELERATED TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY THAT SECTION OF THE SEAT FLIPPED BACKWARDS. THE SALES REP. UNBELTED MY SON AND PULLED THE SEAT UPRIGHT AGAIN. HE HAD TO POUND ON THE LEG OF THE SEAT TO GET IT INTO PROPER POSITION. DODGE NEEDS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS OR AT LEAST WARN CUSTOMERS!*AK
Jun 14, 2004
ENGINE
4 complaints
ENGINE SPUTTERS OR STALLS SHORTLY AFTER FILLING THE TANK. IT TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN TAKING OFF AT ONE OF THE FIRST INTERSECTIONS AFTER FILLING THE TANK. IT PUT ME IN DANGER, BECAUSE IT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME IN 2015. THE DATE BELOW IS APPROXIMATE FOR THE TIME THE VAN WAS LAST FILLED UP.
Nov 28, 2015
THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITHIN FIVE OR SIX MINUTES AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR
Feb 15, 2015
CAR STALLS WHEN I FILL THE TANK UP WITH GAS. THE CAR STALL OUT SHORTLY AFTERWARDS WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Feb 02, 2015
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR HOME AT ONLY 35 MPH, MY WIFE HEARD A LARGE BANG AND IMMEDIATELY LOST THE POWER STEERING, BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, I FOUND THAT THE ALUMINUM CASTING HAD BROKEN THAT HOLDS THE BRACKET FOR THE ALTERNATOR. THE ALTERNATOR AND SERPENTINE BELTS WERE LAYING NEAR THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I TOOK PHOTOS OF THE PROBLEM SINCE I KNOW IT IS NOT USUAL FOR THE CASTING TO BREAK. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER THAT WE HAVE HAD ALL THE SERVICE FOR THE VEHICLE PERFORMED. I EXPLAINED THAT I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE CASTING BROKE AND THEY SEEMED CONCERNED ALSO AT THAT POINT. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD NOT SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I HAD THE REPAIRS MADE AT A COST OF OVER $1500.00. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE CVR PKG-ENGINE BECAUSE THE BREAK WAS PART OF THE CASTING FOR THE COVER OF THAT PART. I THEN CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TOLD THEM I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN GOING 75 ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND ROUNDING A CURVE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, SUCH A BREAK COULD EASILY CAUSE CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE, INJURY, OR DEATH. I TOLD THEM THAT I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OR MAINTENANCE ITEM, BUT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT SINCE THE ALUMINUM CASTING BROKE AND NOT THE BRACKET. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CASE MANAGER ONLY CAME BACK WITH A STATEMENT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD 138000 MILES AND THEY COULD OFFER ME ONLY $465.00 TOWARD THE REPAIRS. THERE WAS NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, OR CONCERN THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHILE I BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY FOR THE ENTIRE REPAIRS, I AM MORE CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR OTHER UNKNOWING DRIVERS. I HAVE THE PICTURES AND I HAVE THE PART IN MY POSSESSION IF ANYONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS! *TR
Sep 26, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4 complaints
THE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY HAVE A KNOWN SOFTWARE BUG FOR THE BODY CONTROL MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE POWER LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE. ONCE THIS OCCURS ON YOUR VEHICLE, THE OWNER IS UNABLE TO LOCK THE VEHICLE REMOTELY OR FROM THE POWER LOCK SWITCH OR WHEN THE VEHICLE EXCEEDS 10 MPH AUTO LOCK FEATURE. KNOWN SERVICE BULLETINS ARE: 08-028-05 AND 08-040-04 TO PERMANENTLY FIX THIS ISSUE WITH THE LOCKS THE OWNER CAN TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM BY PULLING THE POWER TO THE VEHICLE AND LETTING TEH BODY CONTROL MODULE RESET. THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AS THE PROBLEM HAS RE-OCCURRED 3 TIMES SINCE THE ORIGINAL ISSUE CAME UP. THE PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS KNOWN SOFTWARE ISSUE RESULTS IN THE CONSUMER/OWNER OF THE VEHICLE TO TAKE INTO A DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR A MINIMUM OF $130+TAX. I BELIEVE THIS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE (THE AUTO LOCK AT SPEED DOESN'T WORK), AND IT IS ALSO A THEFT ISSUE IN THAT THE OWNER CAN NOT PROPERLY LOCK THE VEHICLE.
May 27, 2015
POWER DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING. THEY CANNOT BE CONTROLLED BY KEY FOB, DOOR CONTROLS OR AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK OVER 20MPH SETTING. A DRIVER CANNOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK OR UNLOCK DOORS QUICKLY WHEN IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION, AND DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE VAN, SOME LOCKS CANNOT EVEN BE REACHED FROM DRIVER'S SEAT.
Sep 23, 2013
ELECTRIC LOCKS: AFTER 36000 MILES AND NO MORE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE THE POWER LOCKS QUIT WORKING. I FOUND THAT PULLING THE BATTERY WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE FOR A SHORT WHILE BUT IT WOULD COME BACK AGAIN AND THAT DOING THIS COULD CAUSE ISSUES WITH HOW THE ENGINE RAN FOR A WHILE AND OF COURSE THE RADIO AND CLOCK WOULD HAVE TO BE RESET. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE I FOUND THAT THIS IS KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT IT WOULD REQUIRE A FIRMWARE UPGRADE ON THE VEHICLE ON BOARD COMPUTER. THE MANUFACTERER NOR DEALER WOULD DO THIS AT NO COST. IT COST ME $85.00 TO GET THE UPDATE. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS RIGHT AND ONLY HOPE THAT OTHERS WILL FILE COMPLAINTS TO GET DODGE TO CORRECT THIS AND RE-IMBURSE THEIR CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE HAD TO DO THIS. AS FOR ME, THIS IS MY THIRD DODGE AND WILL NO LONGER BUY ANOTHER. *TT
Oct 27, 2011
ELECTRIC LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHAICLE IS SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AT A CERTAIN SPEED TO INSURE SAFTEY OF CHILDREN INSIDE. I HAVE FOUND THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT ON THIS VEHICLE. WHY HAS DODGE NOT BEEN MADE TO RECALL AND REPAIR THIS--OR AT LEAST COME UP WITHA REASONABLE AND COST EFFICIENT WAY TO CORRECT THIS???
Feb 08, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,EQUIPMENT
4 complaints
DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING? SPEAKERS GOING OUT ONE BY ONE. *TR
May 25, 2012
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SRT DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK. DISCONNECTING NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL AND REMOVING AND REPLACING THE 40 AMP FUSE EVIDENTLY RESETS THE COMPUTER AND THEY NOW WORK. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE FIX IS TEMPORARY. I WILL WAIT TO SEE HOW LONG THEY WORK. *TR
May 04, 2009
OUR 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN NO LONGER LOCKS WITH THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS. IT ALSO WILL NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS. WHEN THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK IS PRESSED ON THE REMOTE CONTROL, THE HORN SOUNDS AND GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THE DOORS LOCK, BUT THEY DO NOT. ALSO THE VEHICLE NO LONGER AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS THE DOORS WHEN 20 MPH IS ACHIEVED. THESE ARE SAFETY HAZARDS AS WE HAVE BEEN MADE TO BELIEVE THAT THE DOORS WERE LOCKED WHEN THEY WERE NOT LOCKED. *TR
Dec 15, 2008
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STOPPED WORKING AT ABOUT 67,000 MILES. I'VE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM IN ONLINE FORUMS AND DECIDED IF THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THEN DODGE OUGHT TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX IT. NO POWER DOOR LOCKS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR
Mar 27, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4 complaints
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERATIVE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE BCM SOFTWARE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $130. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS COMPONENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 34,417.
Jun 20, 2008
(1) LOSS OF BATTERY POWER. (2) RESULTED IN FAILURE OF POWER DOOR LOCKS TO OPERATE. (3) MANUFACTURE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 08-040-04 CALLS FOR RE-PROGRAMMING OF BODY CONTROL MODULE DUE TO UPDATED SOFTWARE TO CORRECT THE KNOW FAILURE. KNOWN SOFTWARE RELATED ISSUE. *TR
Jan 10, 2008
ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO ENGAGE LOCKS. LOCK VERIFICATION SIGNALED LIGHTS AND HORN INDICATING THE LOCKS WERE ENGAGED. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE THE VAN WAS ENTERED ILLEGALLY AND PROPERTY WAS STOLEN. THIS WAS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE ELECTRONIC LOCKING SYSTEM DID NOT DISENGAGE FROM THE CONTROLS IN THE VAN. THIS RESULTED IN THE INABILITY TO REMOVE 3 CHILDREN FROM THE VAN QUICKLY IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) HAS BEEN RESET SEVERAL TIMES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE RESET ONLY LASTS FOR A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE PROBLEM REPEATS ITSELF. *TR
Aug 01, 2007
INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF ELECTRIC LOCK SYSTEM, INCLUDING REMOTE. SYSTEM CAN BE RESTORED BY DISCONNECTING STARTING BATTERY FOR 3+ MINUTES. GAUGES FAILED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION, LOSS OF SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, ODOMETER, FAILURE LIGHTS AND ELECTRIC LOCKS. GAUGES WERE RESTORED BY AFOREMENTIONED BATTERY DISCONNECT METHOD. HOWEVER, ELECTRIC LOCKS FAILED TO RESTORE TO REMOTE OPERATION. BATTERY REMOTE OPERATED NORMALLY. *AK
May 23, 2007
STEERING,EQUIPMENT
4 complaints
IN 2005 WE PURCHASED A NEW DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND HAD IT MODIFIED FOR MY HUSBAND TO DRIVE FROM HIS WHEELCHAIR, SPENDING $50,000 TOTAL FOR THIS VEHICLE/MODIFICATIONS. IN THE SPAN OF TWO YEARS, WE'VE HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES ' DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING PART OF THE TIME, BATTERY DRAIN THAT CAN'T BE LOCATED, BAD DOOR SENSORS, ETC. WE ALSO REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION UNIT (UNDER WARRANTY). JUST 18 MONTHS LATER THE RACK AND PINION UNIT WAS BAD AGAIN. SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, WE SPENT $1,129 TO FIX IT. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT THIS PART WENT BAD AGAIN SO SOON. DO WE HAVE TO SPEND $1000 EVERY YEAR TO REPLACE THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART? THE DODGE DEALER MY HUSBAND WORKED WITH INFORMED HIM THAT THE RACK AND PINION UNIT NOW COMES WITH A COOLER TO HELP WITH THIS ISSUE, SO OBVIOUSLY DODGE IS AWARE THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS A SHORT LIFESPAN. IF THIS IS THE CASE, WHY WASN'T A RECALL SENT OUT TO ADD THE COOLER TO THIS UNIT. I'M VERY DISSATISFIED WITH OUR DODGE VAN AND WILL PROBABLY NEVER PURCHASE FROM DODGE/CHRYSLER/JEEP AGAIN! SHOULDN'T A RECENTLY INSTALLED PART LAST LONGER THAN 18 MONTHS? ISN'T THAT REASONABLE? WE'VE GONE THROUGH TWO RACK AND PINION UNITS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS FOR A 2005 VEHICLE ' THAT'S RIDICULOUS! SHAME ON DODGE FOR NOT ASSISTING CUSTOMERS WITH THIS KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART! ON TOP OF YOUR AVERAGE DODGE GRAND CARAVAN CUSTOMER, THERE ARE A LOT OF DISABLED CUSTOMERS OUT THERE WHO HAVE SPENT ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IT SHOULD COST TO DRIVE AND TO HAVE THAT VEHICLE BREAK DOWN CONTINUOUSLY SUCKS!! MY HUSBAND CAN'T JUST HITCH A RIDE WITH A NEIGHBOR OR EVEN RENT A CAR FOR THAT MATTER. HE HAD TO MISS WORK WHILE DODGE SPENT AN ENTIRE DAY REPLACING A PART THEY JUST REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO. I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT WILL BREAK NEXT! *TR
Jan 24, 2008
I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE RACK IN THE STEERING COMPONENT OF MY VAN FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST WAS 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, NOW A YEAR AND A HALF LATER AND OUT OF WARRANTY. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND SEVERAL DATABASES OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THINKING IT WAS SAFE FOR MY SON AND AM NOW AFRAID OF DRIVING IT. *TR
Dec 28, 2007
2005 GRAND CARAVAN SXT WAS PURCHASED ON JANUARY 12, 2005. THIS IS MY SECOND DODGE CARAVAN. MY FIRST WAS A 1999. ON DECEMBER 21, 2005, AFTER LESS THAN ONE YEAR, WITH 17248 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I BROUGHT IT IN BECAUSE I WAS HEARING A WHINING SOUND WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THERE WERE OIL SPOTS ON MY GARAGE FLOOR, UNDER THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND, SINCE IT WAS SITLL UNDER WARRANTY, I WASN'T TO WORRIED AS LONG AS IT WOULD BE FIXED. ON MAY 22, 2007, AFTER LESS THAN ONE AND A HALF YEARS AFTER THE FIRST RACK AND PINION REPLACEMENT AND WITH 41558 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT IN BECAUSE THIS TIME I WAS HEARING A LOUD RUBBING/WHINING SOUND WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND THERE WERE OIL SPOTS ON THE SAME SPOT ON MY GARAGE FLOOR, UNDER THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW I NEED TO PUT A THIRD RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IN MY VAN AFTER ONLY LESS THAN TWO AND A HALF YEARS OF OWNERSHIP AND ONLY 41558 MILES ON THE VEHICLE! I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ME AROUND $800-$900 FOR THE REPAIR, PARTS AND LABOR! I HAVE TO PAY THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY EVERY YEAR, OR YEAR AND A HALF, FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM?
Jun 06, 2007
MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN (ID4GP24RX5B305163) HAD THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED AT 30,709 MILES. AT 47,208 MILES THE RACK AND PINION AND PUMP HAD TO REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY DEALER BEFORE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION. *NM
Aug 19, 2006
SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES
3 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE ROTOR FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE ROTOR, STRUTS, AND HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ROTOR, STRUTS, AND HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Sep 28, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. UPON COMPLETING A TURN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY AS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT AXLE WAS FRACTURED AND THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE AXLE WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND WHENEVER DEPRESSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Jun 12, 2013
I HAVE AN SXT VERSION OF THIS MINIVAN. WHILE REPLACING THE DISC PADS I FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE IS WORN ALMOST IN TWO. I CHECKED SEVERAL OF MY NEIGHBORS VEHICLES AND FOUND ONLY THE SXT VERSIONS WITH THE REAR SWAY BAR SEEM TO BE AFFECTED. THE SE VERSION DID NOT HAVE A REAR SWAY BAR. THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE IS ROUTED BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE SWAY BAR AND IT RUBS ON THE SWAY BAR WITH ANY MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WILL CAUSE TWO PROBLEMS; 1) THE PARKING BRAKE WILL FAIL OR ONLY BE APPLIED TO ONE SIDE. IF THE VEHICLE IS RAISED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED AND THE WHEELS ARE NOT BLOCKED, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL OFF OF THE JACK. 2) THE SEVERED PART OF THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE COULD DAMAGE THE WHEEL BRAKE LINE AND CAUSE IT TO RUPTURE RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF ALL BRAKES. *TR
May 11, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY
3 complaints
THE SAME AS SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS. THE ELECTRIC LOCKING SYSTEM AND POWER SIDE DOORS STOPPED WORKING. CAR DOES NOT LOCK WHEN REACHING SPEED EITHER. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE A CHILD IN THE BACK AND CANNOT BE ASSURED DOORS ARE LOCKED. I DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO LOCK OR UNLOCK IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. REAR DOOR LOCKING IS HIT OR MISS. IF IT'S TRUE THAT THE SYSTEM NEEDS AN UPGRADE WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT? SHOULDN'T THE COMPANY THAT BUILT THE DEFECTIVE PART HAVE TO FIX IT? NOT THE FIRST ELECTRICAL PROBLEM I HAVE HAD. HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING MULTIPLE TIMES. I REPLACED THE SWITCH, WORKS FOR NOW. I ALSO HAD A DEFECTIVE WINDOW MOTOR AND SWITCH WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Nov 01, 2013
FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND ALL INSTRUMENT GAUGES WERE INOPERABLE ACCOMPANIED BY A RAPID "CLICKING" NOISE FROM CENTER DASH CONSOLE UPON START-UP IN HEAVY SNOWSTORM. DASH LIGHTS REMAINED LIT AND FLASHING WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY, DRIVER'S SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK, POWER SLIDING DOORS, POWER LIFTGATE AND RADIO WERE ALL INOPERABLE. SERVICING DODGE DEALER FOUND FAULT CODES FOR LOSS OF COMMUNICATION BUT BUS WIRES AND COMM WIRES CHECKED OUT OK. INOPERABLE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM). DEALERSHIPS "ON STAR ONLINE" SYSTEM CONTAINED A REPORT FOR SIMILAR INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH LIGHTS, WIPERS, ETC. RESULTING FROM BCM FAULTS. BCM WAS REPLACED. ALL PARTS RETAINED BY SERVICING DEALER. *TR
Jan 14, 2008
AT 500 MILES THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED LEADING TO LOSS OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AC, AND POWER SLIDING DOORS.
Jul 18, 2005
STEERING,SUSPENSION
3 complaints
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING RACK AND THE INNER TIE ROD ENDS. IN ADDITION, ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN EXTREMELY LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE SWAY BAR END LINKS AND BUSHINGS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,943. UPDATED 03/16/11 *BF UPDATED 04/27/11
Jan 04, 2011
BAD NOISES FROM STEERING COLUMN AND RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION. *TR
Sep 08, 2008
FROM THE DAY I DROVE THIS BRAND NEW VEHICLE OFF OF THE DEALERS LOT I BEGAN COMPLAINING ABOUT A NOISE WHEN I TURNED RIGHT. I BROUGHT IT IN SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE NOISE SO ALL WAS FINE. EVENTUALLY IT GOT SO BAD THAT THE FRONT END WAS BOUNCING. THEY FINALLY DETERMINED AFTER 22 MONTHS THAT IT WAS A BAD SWAY BAR BUSHING THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
May 13, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
3 complaints
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STALLS AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. IS NOW OCCURRING EVERYTIME WE FILL UP THE VEHICLE (3 TIMES SO FAR). AFTER FILLING THE TANK, THE VEHICLE STARTS FINE, WE DRIVE UP TO 1/4 MILE AND THE VEHICLE STALLS. RESTARTS AFTER A COUPLE OF TRIES AND NO PROBLEMS NOTED...UNTIL WE FILL UP AGAIN. *TR
Sep 09, 2010
MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS BEEN STALLING AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE MID DEC. 2008. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG (NO CODES IN THE CAR COMPUTER). THEY INCREASED THE IDLE. IT ONLY HESITATED AFTER I FILLED IT UP AFTER THEY INCREASED THE IDLE, BUT IT HAS STALLED THE LAST 2 FILL UPS SINCE THEN. IT HAS STALLED WHILE TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND WHILE STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN. *TR
Mar 06, 2009
PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW. HAVE ALWAYS TOPPED GAS PAST INITIAL CLICK. SOMETIME FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, AFTER TOPPING OFF THE GAS TANK, VEHICLE STARTED BUCKING AND ENGINE QUIT. FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES, COULDN'T FIGURE OUT PROBLEM. THEN REMEMBERED IT ALWAYS HAPPENED AFTER FILL UP. STARTED VARYING TOPPING OFF, AND WAS ABLE TO NOTICE LENGTH OF PROBLEM RELATED TO AMOUNT OF TOP OFF. LAST COUPLE OF FILL UPS, WENT TO FIRST CLICK AND STOPPED. DID NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM, BUT KEPT SEQUENCE OF VEHICLE BUCKING AND ENGINE QUITTING. ENGINE HAD ALSO DIED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ON LAST FILL UP, WAS PREPARING TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK OF PROBLEM. AFTER FILLING TANK (TO FIRST CLICK), WAS AT SIGNAL LIGHT, WAITING TO MAKE A TURN. VEHICLE STARTED BUCKING, ENGINE DIED. PUT TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, STARTED MOTOR, THEN A SOUND LIKE CARBURETOR BACKFIRE OCCURRED. ENGINE WENT TO HIGH IDLE, SIGNAL LIGHT CHANGED, SO PROCEEDED TO DRIVE. HAD SOUND LIKE A/C COOLANT LOW. SPEED WAS BARELY CONTROLLABLE. HAD TO USE BRAKES. GAS PEDAL CONTROL WAS ERRATIC. SEEMED TO STAY AT LEVEL APPLIED. TOOK TO DEALER NEXT MORNING. HAD FAILURE CODE (#PO507), AND EVENTUALLY THEY SAID "PVC VALVE HOSE TO UPPER PELIUNM" HAD CAME OFF. NEVER HAD A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. HAVE NOT HAD FILL UP SINCE, BUT WILL SOMETIME THIS WEEK. HAVE BEEN LOOKING IN HAYNES REPAIR MANUAL, AND NOTICED THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF CHECK VALVE TO KEEP FUEL FROM ENTERING AIR INTAKE. DEALER DID NOT BRING UP THIS IDEA, BUT DID MENTION ANOTHER CUSTOMER HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM BY TOPPING OFF. LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND NOTICED TWO VALVES/CONNECTIONS AT LOWER LEVEL OF GAS TANK. *TR
Jun 02, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES
2 complaints
ON 01\02\2020, THE ABS, BRAKE, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. NOW INTO WINTER, THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAS TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS. DIAGNOSTICS REVEAL THAT THE ABS MODULE HAS PROPER POWERS AND GROUNDS EVEN UNDER LOAD. SO FAR, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE ABS MODULE HAS A PROBLEM WITH COMMUNICATION, DIAGNOSED AT THE LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. SO FAR THE VEHICLE IS NOT REPAIRED, AND CONTINUES TO BE OPERATED WITH THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL OUT OF OPERATION.
Jan 30, 2020
LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE HAS BROKEN IN THE SAME PLACE AS THE PREVIOUS 2 LINES BROKE. I AM LOOKING AT A FOURTH BRAKE LINE IN TWO YEARS! THESE BRAKE LINES ARE FACTORY PARTS WITH IDENTICAL DEFECTS IN THE WELDED STEEL LINE. *TR
Jun 10, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2 complaints
AFTER REFUELING VAN, STARTED VEHICLE AND PULLED AWAY FROM PUMP DRIVING ONTO THE ROAD APPLIED THROTTLE AND ENGINE DIED WITHOUT NOTICE JUST SHUT OFF. I AM A TECHNICIAN HAVE BEEN FOR A LONG TIME AND HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON MANY DIFFERENT MAKES AND MODELS THE ISSUE IS THE VENT VALVE ON MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ITS BUILT INTO THE FUEL TANK. UNLIKE MY DODGE OTHER BRANDS LIKE NISSAN HONDA ETC.. ACTUALLY TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMER. HAD TRAFFIC BEEN BUSY WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IF NOT KILLED.I'VE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE ALL BLAMING VENT VALVE AND I AGREE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AND THE MANUFACTURER HELD LIABLE. DODGE ALREADY HAD THIS SAME ISSUE ON CHRYSLER 300 AND A FEW OTHER CARS AND THEY MADE A LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR THOSE FUEL TANKS ITS TIME THEY DO THE SAME FOR THE VANS. *TR
Mar 21, 2015
MY TANK SHOWED I HAD 1/2 TANK OF GAS AND RAN OUT OF GAS THIS HAS HAPPENED ALSO AT 1/4 TANK OF GAS I AM AFRAID I WILL RUN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY STREET OR HIGHWAY ALSO MY GAS PEDAL STICKS SOME TIMES I AM AFRAID IT WILL STICK SOME TIME AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THANKS *TR
Apr 12, 2013
STEERING,ENGINE
2 complaints
VEHICLE STALLED TWICE AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. FIRST STALL HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM FILLING STATION, WHILE STILL IN A PARKING LOT. THE SECOND STALL HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 0.5 MILES FROM THE FILLING STATION WHILE TURNING FROM A ROADWAY INTO A BUSINESS. EACH STALL REQUIRED SEVERAL CRANKS OF THE ENGINE TO RE-START. WHEN THE ENGINE QUITS, THE POWER STEERING ALSO GOES AWAY. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCE SINCE EARLY 2013, WITH IT BECOMING A REGULAR OCCURRENCE AFTER EACH GASOLINE FILL UP (LATER IN 2013). THE TANK IS ALWAYS FILLED UNTIL THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. IT IS NEVER PARTIALLY FILLED, SO I CANNOT SAY IF IT ONLY OCCURS WITH A FULL FILL UP. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I DECIDED TO RESEARCH THE SITUATION AND FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR
Jan 02, 2015
AFTER FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, OUR VAN HAS BEEN STALLING UPON STOPPING AT A LIGHT WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF LEAVING GAS STATION. MOST RECENTLY VEHICLE CUT OFF LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AFTER REFILLING WHEN DRIVING ON ROAD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, ELECTRIC OF VEHICLE SHUTS OFF ALONG WITH LOSING POWER STEERING. THE PROBLEM OF VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF HAS GONE ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 1-2 YEARS NOW BUT IS GETTING WORSE. UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THIS ALWAYS HAPPENED AT A STOP BUT THE LAST INCIDENT IS CONCERNING CONSIDERING IT HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING MY WIFE USES THIS AS PRIMARY TRANSPORTATION FOR HER AND OUR 3 CHILDREN. WHAT IF THIS CUTS OFF ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN AN INTERSECTION? I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ONLINE TRYING TO FIND POSSIBLE ROOT CAUSES. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN OVERWHELMINGLY LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THE 3.8 LITER V6 ON DODGE/CHRYSLER MINIVAN MODELS IN THE 2003-2007 RANGE. I AM ALSO TOLD THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK DUE TO A FAULTY VALVE/SEPARATOR. I HOPE THAT CHRYSLER IS WILLING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER CONSIDERING THE HIGH LEVEL OF DANGER THAT WE ARE PRESENTED WITH HERE. *TR
Dec 19, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2 complaints
THE LEFT REAR HYDRAULIC GOT CAUGHT IN THE PLASTIC TRIM CAUSING THE JOINT TO COME APART AND THE TAIL GATE FALLS ON PERSON STANDING UNDERNEATH. *TR
Dec 29, 2014
CAR JUST STOPS RUNNING AND ENGINE SHUTS OFF AS YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. LIGHTS STAY ON BUT ALL POWER IS LOST. GAS TANK IS FULL BUT GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY. YOU PULL OVER AND IT STARTS RIGHT UP AND RUNS JUST FINE. *TR
Nov 24, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2 complaints
VEHICLE STALLS OUT AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. IT WILL RUN ROUGH AFTER A FILL UP AND STALL OUT AT THE NEXT STOP YOU HAVE TO MAKE. *TR
Sep 11, 2014
WHEN PARKING AND SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF, I GET OUT AND WALK TOWARD REAR OF THE VAN, I CAN SMELL GAS BUT I CAN NOT FIND ANY GAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND AND THE GAS CAP IS ON TIGHT. I HAD A FRIEND TELL ME THAT THEY HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THEIR DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND THEY HAD TO DROP THE GAS TANK AND FOUND A LEAK ON TOP OF THE TANK. IT IS A STRONG ODOR AND I AM AFRAID A SMOKER TOSSING A BUTT NEAR THE VAN MIGHT CAUSE AN EXPLOSION. THIS IS AN E85 FUEL ENGINE BUT THAT IS HARD TO FIND SO I USE UNLEADED REGULAR. I HAVE NOT HAD CHANCE TO GET THIS IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND REPAIRED. JUST CHECKING ON RECALL POSSIBILITIES FIRST. *TR
Feb 10, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ENGINE
2 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING AND DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 10/8/14*CN 10/24/14*CN UPDATED 02/03/15*JB
Sep 10, 2014
FOR AT LEAST A YEAR NOW (DATES AND MILEAGE ABOVE ARE SOME SORT OF APPROXIMATION) OUR CAR HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE UPON REFUELING. AS I DRIVE AWAY FROM THE FUELING STATION, WITHIN ABOUT THE FIRST MILE THE CAR HESITATES, CHOKES AND EITHER THREATENS TO STALL OR ACTUALLY STALLS. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, OR UPON RESTARTING, THE CAR DOES FINE. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND THEY EXPRESSED NO KNOWLEDGE OF CHRYSLER NOTICES ABOUT IT OR WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING IT. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE EXPENSIVE TO PULL THE GAS TANK, SO I HAVE LEFT IT FOR NOW. BUT HAVING THE CAR DO THIS IS DANGEROUS. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THIS 4TH GENERATION CARAVAN THAT HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. DODGE'S MEDIATOR SUGGESTED THAT IT'S A PROBLEM WITH TOPPING OFF THE TANK, BUT I HAVE FOUND THAT NOT TOPPING IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE, AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ONLINE STRINGS I AM ATTACHING, THERE ARE OTHERS WHO NEVER TOP OFF THEIR TANK AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS WE DO. THIS IS APPARENTLY A DESIGN FLAW THAT CREATES A DANGER. IT IS EXPENSIVE FOR THE CONSUMER TO FIX, AND MY IMPRESSION IS THAT IT WILL STEADILY GET WORSE. WE WERE PART OF THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS TOO. THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE CAR WERE UNSTABLE FROM THE TIME WE BOUGHT THE CAR. AFTER YEARS OF COMPLAINING, OUR DEALER FINALLY SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT WE HAD TO PAY PART OF IT. SINCE THEN WE HAVE RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT CHRYSLER IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. I HOPE THIS GAS TANK PROBLEM WILL NOT TAKE SO MANY YEARS TO CORRECT AS THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. *TR
Nov 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2 complaints
POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO OPERATE EITHER WITH SWITCHES OR KEY FOB ON SOME OF THE DOORS. CAN'T GET INTO THE VEHICLE ON DOORS THAT DON'T HAVE KEY HOLES. DOORS DON'T LOCK WHEN LEAVING VEHICLE PARKED CAUSING POTENTIAL THEFT OPPORTUNITY. *TR
Mar 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL DOOR LOCK SYSTEM FAILED. REAR SLIDING DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF. *TR
Jul 29, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY
2 complaints
NO INTERIOR LIGHTS OR DASHBOARD LIGHT OR BACK WIPERS OR HEATING CONTROL. *TR
Apr 01, 2012
TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO WORK AT ALL. WORSE, LEFT SIGNAL WILL BE SELECTED, BUT RIGHT SIGNAL WILL BE DELIVERED. SOMETIMES, SIGNAL WORKS CORRECTLY. DANGEROUS. WIPERS WORK VERY UNPREDICATABLY, OR NOT AT ALL. WILL NOT COME ON, THEN WILL NOT GO OFF. WILL RUN VERY FAST OR VERY SLOW, AND WON'T ADJUST. *TR
Nov 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2 complaints
MY DODGE MINI VAN BEGAN TO MAKE A STRANGE NOISE BUT I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AS THEY HAD ALREADY RIPPED ME OFF FOR A PREVIOUS FAILURE OF THE EGR VALVE (AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES). AFTER THAT HUGE BILL I DECIDED TO ASK A FRIEND OF MINE FROM CHURCH WHO IS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO LISTEN TO MY DODGE. HE SAID THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS WEARING OUT AND IT WOULD EVENTUALLY NEED TO BE REPLACED! I COULD NOT BELIEVE THIS AT ONLY 65,000 MILES. I WROTE A LETTER TO THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND HAD A CALL FROM ONE OF THEIR REPS. HE REFUSED TO CONSIDER THAT CHRYSLER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE PRODUCTION OF THE MINI VAN. I WAS SUPPOSED TO CALL MY WARRANTY FOLKS (WARRANTY ALREADY OUT) AS MY POWER STEERING SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. HELLO---DOES THIS NOT MEAN THAT CHRYSLER HAS MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS?? AS SOON AS I CAN CALL ABOUT MY WARRANTY I WILL CONTACT THE WARRANTY COMPANY. THE BOTTOM LINE IS- CHRYSLER WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAFETY OR QUALITY OF THEIR PRODUCTS. I WOULD NOT HAVE ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT IF THEY WERE BEING GIVEN AWAY FOR FREE. WHEN THEIR VEHICLES ARE MADE UNSAFE TO DRIVE THEY WILL NOT HELP YOU OR ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN PRODUCT DEFECTS.
Feb 24, 2011
DEAR SIRS: 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE . IT HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, FEW OF WHICH WERE FIXED PROPERLY WHEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. FINALLY, ON OCTOBER 04, 2006, WITH 29000+ MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AN AXLE BROKE AS MY SON, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, AND TWO GRANDCHILDREN UNDER TWO YEARS OLD PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO THE ROAD. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON AN INTERSTATE, WITH THE VEHICLE MOVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THERE IS EVERY LIKELIHOOD THAT A FATAL ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. AXLES DO NOT BREAK EXCEPT UNDER EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES OR WHEN THERE IS SOME FATAL FAULT WITH THE MANUFACTURE ITSELF. THIS IS NOT A VEHICLE WHICH HAS BEEN ABUSED. IT HAS BEEN USED TO TRANSPORT HOUSEWIVES AND SMALL CHILDREN BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOL, TO GROCERY, ETCETERA. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AT ALL PROPER INTERVALS AT THE MECHANICSVILLE, VA DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. EXCEPT TO MOVE THE VEHICLE SO AS TO AVOID STORAGE CHARGES, I WILL NOT HAVE ANY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY TRANSPORTED IN THIS VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MECHANICSVILLE DODGE CLAIMS TO HAVE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND THAT IT IS SAFE. THEY HAVE ALL ''' DRIVEN IT AND IT DRIVES FINE!'' THAT IS ILLOGICAL FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. FIRST, IT ''DROVE FINE'' RIGHT UP UNTIL THE MOMENT THE AXLE BROKE, EVEN THOUGH NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL AND OTHER PROBLEMS EXISTED WHICH WERE NOT FULLY REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. SECOND, I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO REASON, BASED ON MY PAST EXPERIENCES WITH SHODDY WORK AND OUTRIGHT FALSEHOODS AT THIS STORE, TO BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOP IS CAPABLE OF PROPERLY REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THIRD, THERE IS NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT OTHER LIFE THREATENING PROBLEMS DO NOT EXIST, LURKING IN THIS VEHICLE TO STRIKE MY FAMILY IF WE WERE TO TRUST IT OR MECHANICSVILLE DODGE ONCE AGAIN WITH OUR LIVES. *JB
Nov 04, 2006
AIR BAGS,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2 complaints
MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING AND WHEN CAR DRIVES 20MPH THEY NO LONGER AUTOMATIC LOCK, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH CHILDREN. WHEN CONTACTING DODGE THEY SAID ITS A SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT IS NEEDED. SINCE WHEN DO WE BUY CARS AND THEN NEED TO PAY HUNDREDS TO HAVE THE SOFTWARE UPDATED. WITH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND NO BODY WANTS TO MAKE THIS A RECALL. I GUESS DODGE/CHRYSLER ARE WAITING FOR A CHILD TO BE KILLED BEFORE MAKING THIS A RECALL. IF ANY OF MY CHILDREN GET HURT THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT. *TR
Sep 16, 2010
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.
Mar 12, 2010
VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2 complaints
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND POWER WINDOWS RANDOMLY STOPPED WORKING ON MY VAN. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FROM 1005 DODGE VAN OWNERS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THE EQUIPMENT CONTINUES TO FAIL AND I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION. *TR
Jul 21, 2010
POWER DOOR LOCKS AND ELECTRIC WINDOWS STOP WORKING....HAPPENS APPROX EVERY TWO WEEKS. HAVE REMOVED THE IOD FUSE AND THEN EVERYTHING WORKS, FOR APPROX. 2 WEEKS, THEN EVERYTHING STOPS WORKING AGAIN. THE PROCEDURE IS REPEATED. MANY COMPLAINTS AND SAME SOLUTION AS ABOVE ON INTERNET. DODGE SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO REPAIR. HAPPENING TO OFTEN TO MANY OF US. *TR
Feb 01, 2010
PARKING BRAKE
2 complaints
THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE ROUTING ON DODGE G CARAVAN, 2005, SXT. THE CABLE IS RUBBING THE REAR VERTICAL SWAY BAR LINK CAUSING THE RUBBER ON THE LINE TO DETERIORATE AND POSSIBLY CAUSE BREAKAGE OF THE CABLE THUS LEADING TO PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE WAS RE-ROUTED TO AVOID CONTACT WITH THE SWAY BAR LINK. *TR
Apr 19, 2010
THE PARKING RELEASE BRAKE ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IS VERY CLOSE TO THE LEVER ONE STEPS ON TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE. WHEN RELEASING THE PARKING BREAK THE LEVER HAS HIT MY HAND SEVERAL TIMES. THE LAST TIME MAY HAVE BROKEN MY MIDDLE FINGER. *NM
Sep 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN
2 complaints
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT HEARS A THUMPING AND KNOCKING SOUND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS PLACED INTO DRIVE. THERE IS ALSO TAPPING IN THE ENGINE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. ON JANUARY 15, 2008, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIFTERS FAILED AND ALL OF THEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED ONE LIFTER AND DECLARED THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, THE NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,128 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,287. UPDATED 02/11/08 *TR
Jan 25, 2008
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WERE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STUCK IN FIRST GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP WHICH REPLACED THE VEIL BODY. TWO YEARS LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE WHILE IDLING. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED ALTHOUGH THE RPMS INCREASED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION STUCK IN SECOND GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. LATER, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS. AFTERWARDS THE TRANSMISSION HAD SLIPPAGE AND WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE. EVERY INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 40 MPH OR LESS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 03/09/06
Feb 14, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT
2 complaints
SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN.... *NM
Jan 22, 2007
PURCHASED A 2005 DOGE GRAND CARAVAN FROM BOB CALDWELL DODGE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. A LITTLE OVER A MONTH OF HAVING THE VEHICLE THE AIR CONDITIONING JUST STOP PUTTING OUT COOL AIR AND WE NOTICEDS SOME SPOTS OF SOMETHING LEAKING IN THE DRIVE WAY. WE TOOK THE VEHICHLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED AND THEY INDICATED THAT A STONE OR ROCK HAD WENT THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER'S COMPRESSOR. THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND IT WOULD BE $800+ TO FIX IT. THEY INDICATED ALSO THAT WE WEREN'T THE FIRST AND THAT BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN AND THE PLACEMENT OF THE COMPRESSOR THAT WE WON'T BE THE LAST AND EVEN IF WE FIX IT, IT WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN. WE CALLED DODGE DIRECTLY AND THEY SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND AGREED THAT THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD CONSIDERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY AND DENIED TO COVER THE PAYMENT OF THE SERVICES. WE CALLED AROUND LOCALLY TO OTHER DEALERSHIPS AND THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 5 IN LESS THEN ONE WEEK AND ALL AGREE THAT IS WAS SOME SORT OF DESIGN/PLACEMENT FLAW AND THAT THIS WOULD CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. WE COULD ATTACH A SCREEN PROTECTION SOMEHOW TO THE FRONT TO PROTECT THE COMPRESSOR BUT STILL NO GUARENTEES.
Jun 13, 2005
STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2 complaints
SINCE PURCHASING IN 2004. I HAVE HAD TO TAKE BACK THE VAN NUMEROUS TIMES TO COMPLAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT NOISES WHILE DRIVING IN THE STEERING BRAKES AND FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BASE AREA. BRAKES POPPING AND SCRUBBING, WHEEL BASE MAKES A SCRUBBING/CRACKING NOISES, AND THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE WHILE SLOWING AT STOPS AND IN PARKING LOTS. THEY HAVE REPLACED A MAP LIGHT. MY SLIDING DOORS HAVE STOPPED WORKING ONCE BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN TO TAKE TO THE DEALER. AT A RED LIGHT WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I WENT TO GO AND THE ENGINE CUT OFF WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME AND NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ON A HILL AND ABLE TO ROLL TO THE SIDE AND PUT THE VAN BACK IN PARK TO RESTART. 08/11/05 TOOK TO DEALER SHIP AND THEY PERFORMED A COMPUTER FLASH UPDATE AND LISTED A LABEL AUT AND LABEL GEN PART. HERE ARE THE SERVICE DATES WHEN I TOOK IN IT EACH TIME TO COMPLAIN ABOUT STEERING AND DRIVING NOISES. 08/04/05 TOOK TO DEALER ORDERED PARTS SERVICED ON 08/11/05 REPLACED POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. 11/17/05 REPLACED RACK AND PINION. 08/16/06 TOOK IN BRAKES STARTING MAKING NOISES TOLD WE HAD 20% LEFT AT 16,812 MILES THEY TOLD US TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. 08/16/06 ALSO HAD THEM LOOK AT THE SAME NOISE AS BEFORE AND THEY LUBED/GREASED STRUT DUST COVERS. 11/08/06 TOOK BACK FOR SAME NOISES AND THEY REPLACED THE SWAY BAR LINKS FOUND MY STEERING FLUID LOW, REPLACED FLUID AND STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY CRACKS/LEAKS. I AM STILL HEARING NOISES COME FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEELBASE. THE POWER STEERING FLUID HAS FIXED THE WHINING NOISES AS OF TODAY. THE BRAKES ARE NOT POPPING. THEY SAID THE SWAY BAR LINKS FIXED THE POPPING. *NM
Nov 17, 2006
FIRST NOTICED POPPING/RUBBING NOISE IN FRONT END. TOOK IN AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT STABILIZER BUSHINGS AND ETC.. THAT WAS IN OCT 2005. I HAVE TAKEN BACK TO WILSON DODGE IN JACKSON, MS 3/4 TIMES SINCE. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE SERVICE MAN SAID HE HEAR NOISE WHEN TURNING 1/4 TO RIGHT. BUT WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP VEHICLE THEY HAD NOT DONE ANYTHING TO IT. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT'S A MECHANIC. HE SAID THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM IS GOING OUT AND IS BAD. I HAVE STATED THIS TO WILSON DODGE. THEY WANTED ME TO SIGN THE LAST PAPER WORK BUT I WOULD NOT SIGN BECAUSE THEY HAD NOT FIXED PROBLEM. I AM TAKING TO OTHER DODGE DEALER SHIP THIS WEEK TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIND PROBLEM. ALSO I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ALREADY AT 26,000 MILES. AND THEY SAID I NEEDED NEW ROTORS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I HAD A 1998 DODGE CARAVAN AND ONLY HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES ONCE ON IT AND IT HAD 98,000 MILES ON IT. *JB
May 22, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
1 complaint
ON THE EVENING OF 03/04/2021 @ 9:00PM. WHILR DRIVING HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE DOING APPROX 35 MPH, MY VAN SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND ABILITY TO USE POWER STEERING AND USE OF BRAKES. I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME AND THEY WERE ABLE TO HELP ME GET THE VAN OUT OF THE TRAVEL LANE AND SAFELY INTO A PARKING LOT. VAN DID NOT WANT TO START AFTER CUTTING OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CUTTING IT BACK ON. WHEN I RESTARTED THE VAN IT WOULDNT ACCELERATE PASSED 15MPH WITH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR THEN IT CONSTANTLY STALLED OUT 8-10 TIMES THE LAST MILE FROM HOME.
Mar 05, 2021
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1 complaint
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 35 MPH MY VAN JUST DIED OUT IN TRAFFIC N WOULD NOT RESTART. THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON INTERSTATE
Dec 31, 2020
POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1 complaint
I JUST ACQUIRED THIS VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND GAS 6 RECALLS BASED IN THE NHTSA. DOORS READ MODEL 2004. I CALLED CHRYSLER DODGE DEALER IN HEMET, CALIFORNIA AND THE SERVICE RECEPTIONIST STATED THERE IS NOTHING TO DO THAT ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS VAN. PLEASE HELP. THE LIGHT ENGINE IS ON. THE POWER TRAIN KICKS SOMETIMES (DRAGS) SUDDENLY. AND I SEE THE 6 RECALLS APPLICABLE TO THIS MODEL
Dec 07, 2018
SUSPENSION,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
RECALL
Feb 10, 2018
AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
IN 2013, THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS DRIVING. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER, WHICH THEY REPLACED. TWO YEARS LATER, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AS I WAS DRIVING AND I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER AGAIN AND THEY REPLACED IT. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN IN 2016 AND THEY CLEANED IT OUT. ON MARCH 4, 2017, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER AGAIN. AS OF MARCH 5TH, THE LIGHT NO LONGER COMES ON. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ON THE FRONT CRASH SENSOR IN 2010 (NTSA CAMPAIGN ID 10V008000). I WAS TOLD PREVIOUSLY THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS AFFECTED. HOWEVER, I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER IF THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
Mar 05, 2017
AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES
1 complaint
STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND PROCEEDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. TRIED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN USING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WOULD NOT ENGAGE OR PRESS DOWN. CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FASTER. CONTINUED TO TRY TO BREAK THE CAR AND SLOW DOWN. BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. TRIED TO CHANGE THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL OR PARK. CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. PULLED OFF THE ROAD INTO THE CURB AND THROUGH A FENCE. AS THE CAR WAS APPROACHING THE BUILDING AT HIGH SPEED. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT CONTINUED INTO A CONCRETE BLOCK COMMERCIAL BUILDING AND BOUNCED BACK ABOUT 15-20 FEET AND STOPPED AT THAT POINT. FRONT-END DAMAGE TO THE CAR. KNOCKED CONCRETE BLOCK WALL AND DOOR DOWN. BLESSED TO BE ALIVE. CAR WAS TOTALED. ALSO, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. POLICE SAID THAT THE THROTTLE MUST HAVE BEEN STUCK OPEN.
Mar 31, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SEATS
1 complaint
POWER LOCKS MALFUNCTIONING, LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN, DRIVING AT NIGHT DANGEROUS. SOMETHING WRONG WITH ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS. WORK ONE TIME THAN THEY DONT. NOW MY LIGHTS WANT TO STAY ON OR COME ON RANDOMLY N I END UP WITH DEAD BATTERY. LOCKS DANGEROUS WHEN YOU CAN'T UNLOCK REAR DOOR TO GET CHILD OUT. TURN SIGNAL DOESN'T TURN OFF ON ITS OWN. STALLS AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK. POWER DRIVERS SEAT HAS STOOPED WORKING PROPERLY SLSO, I'M SHORT AND WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE TO SIT ON TOP OF SIR BAG BUT NOT ALL OF THE ADJUSTMENT FUNCTIONS ARE WORKING PROPERLY. SO CAN'T TILT SEAT INSTEAD I HAVE TO SIT ON TOP OF AIR BAG, AT A WEIGHT OF 129 N UNDER 5 FEET TALL I SURE HOPE THAT SIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYS ON ME
Feb 11, 2016
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1 complaint
LAST NIGHT - FOR THE 4TH TIME NOW - AFTER FILLING THE TANK AT THE GAS STATION, MY CAR JUST DIED. THE FIRST 3 TIMES IT WAS WHEN I STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN LEAVING THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT. LAST NIGHT, IT WAS AFTER I WAS OUT ON THE MAIN ROAD AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT WAS STOP AND GO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, SO I WAS THANKFULLY ONLY GOING APPROX 15-20 MILES AN HOUR. POWER STEERING WAS LOST, BRAKES WERE PRACTICALLY NON EXISTENT. BARELY MANAGED TO PULL OFF INTO A PARKING LOT AND WAS ABLE TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE TO FINISH STOPPING. ONCE STOPPED AND IN PARK, WAS ABLE TO START IT RIGHT BACK UP. EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IT HAS BEEN RIGHT AFTER FUELING UP. I NEVER THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT IT THE OTHER 3 TIMES, BUT THIS TIME WAS DIFFERENT, AND VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE I INSTANTLY LOST POWER, THEN I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR TO MY LEFT BECAUSE OF THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I COULD HARDLY MANAGE TO GET INTO THE PARKING LOT AND ALMOST HIT THE CURB/SIGN/ANOTHER CAR. WAS SCARED TO DRIVE HOME THE REST OF THE WAY. NOW AFTER READING THE OTHER POSTS HERE, I'M AFRAID TO EVER GET GAS AGAIN!!! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE DODGE...YOU OBVIOUSLY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOUR CUSTOMERS. WELL, THIS IS ONE CUSTOMER YOU WILL NEVER HAVE AGAIN. I'M IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW CAR, AND GUESS WHAT WILL NOT BE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY EVER AGAIN?
Nov 04, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING SIGNAL LIGHTS CAN ONLY BE TURNED OFF MANUALLY BLOWER DEFROST FAN WILL NOT TURN OFF BACK SEAT FAULTY FOLDING INTO THE FLOOR
Oct 17, 2015
STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
SIGNIFICANT RUSTING HAS SPREAD ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL CORNER PANEL AND BENEATH THE SLIDING DOOR ROCKER PANEL, LEAVING LARGE AREAS OF VISIBLE RUST AND MISSING PAINT, AS WELL AS REVEALING ERODED/CHIPPED CHUNKS OF METAL OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE. MULTIPLE BODY SHOP EXAMS HAVE SHOWN THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS ORIGINATED FROM THE INSIDE OUT, LEAVING LITTLE TO NO EASY FIX. THERE IS ALSO MINOR RUSTING OF THE SAME SORT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VAN AS WELL. EXPERT CONSULTANTS HAVE DETERMINED THAT THIS DAMAGE MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS HAZARD IF/WHEN THE ROCKER OR PANEL PORTIONS OF THE AFFECTED AREAS DROP FROM THE VEHICLE AND DAMAGE EITHER OF THE REAR TIRES. THIS ALSO POSES A RISK TO ANY TRAFFIC THAT MAY BE TRAILING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME PARTS SEPARATING DUE TO RUST. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT CHRYSLER HAS REMOVED CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS, SUCH AS GALVANIZATION, AS DESIGN-TO-COST MEASURES THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCREASE IN THESE PROBLEMS IN THE FIELD. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL, AND IF NOT, THEN A CLASS ACTION SUIT SHOULD BE PURSUED TO HOLD CHRYSLER RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE WELL KNOWN DESIGN DEFICIENCIES.
Sep 16, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, THEY SUDDENLY BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE WIPERS TOUCHED AND WOULD SEIZE TOGETHER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER COVER HAD NEARLY DETACHED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V067000 (VISIBILITY). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,049.
Aug 03, 2015
STEERING,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR LATCHING SYSTEM FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL EMITTED A LOUD WHINING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE DOOR LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND THE POWER STEERING FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. UPDATED 6/24/15*CN UPDATED 10/12/2017*CN
May 05, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS,ENGINE
1 complaint
WHILE SLOWING DOWN MOTOR WILL TRY AND SHUT OFF. IF YOU COME TO A STOP IT WILL SHUT OFF. SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE. REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL NOT MOVE. PASSENGER SIDE CARGO DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK. SOME SETTINGS FOR HEAT AND AC WILL NOT WORK. LEFT TURN SIGNAL WON'T SHUT OFF AFTER TURNING. *TR
Feb 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE
1 complaint
HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH VAN STARTING 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. DASH LIGHTS FLASH BUT ONLY FOR SECONDS SO NO CODE CAN BE READ. ELECTRIC WINDOWS FAILING, BATTERIES REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. HAVE GOTTEN TO POINT I PURCHASE WINDOW TRACKS AND REPLACE MYSELF TO SAVE ON COST. MOST RECENTLY DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS FLASHING RAPIDLY RADIO AND AIR GO OUT AND VEHICLE WANTING TO STALL. THIS IS A CONVERSION VAN BY BRAUN. HAD HANDICAPPED PERSON IN WHEELCHAIR IN PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. VAN STALLED IN INTERSECTION BUT WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD. WHERE I WAS, I COULD NOT GET WHEELCHAIR OUT OF VAN. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED NOT TO MENTION I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND HEAT WAS AT A FEEL LIKE TEMP OF 108. AFTER 10 OR 15 MINUTES VAN RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME. AUTO ELECTRIC REPAIR SHOP REPLACED IGNITION WIRING HARNESS BUT AFTER 30 DAYS IT IS NOW DOING SAME AGAIN ONLY WORSE. I NOW HAVE NO TRANSPORT FOR HANDICAPPED PERSON BECAUSE WHY FIX SOMETHING THAT CANNOT BE RESOLVED WITHOUT CHANGING EVERY PART TO FIGURE OUT REAL PROBLEM. I KNOW EVEN IF THE BCM IS REPLACED THAT IS ONLY TEMPORARY ACCORDING TO OTHER REPORTS OF SAME PROBLEM I HAVE. *TR
Sep 12, 2014
STEERING,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1 complaint
TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2014. NEARLY EVERY TIME THE GAS TANK HAS BEEN FILLED UP (TO FULL), THE VEHICLE WILL RUN OK FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME, IT WILL THEN BEGIN TO BUCK AND STALL. THIS HAPPENS AT NEARLY ANY ENGINE SPEED. ONCE THE VEHICLE STALLS IT IS DIFFICULT TO RESTART FOR ONE ATTEMPT. AFTER THE GAS TANK GETS JUST UNDER FULL THE OPERATION IS COMPLETELY NORMAL. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS USUALLY YOU ARE IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Sep 12, 2014
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1 complaint
NEARLY EVERY TIME THE WE FILL THE TANK FULL OF FUEL THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AFTER LEAVING THE STATION. TYPICALLY IT WILL HAPPEN MID TURN WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE STATION OR ELSE WITHIN A BLOCK OF LEAVING. WHEN IT HAPPENS THE STEERING STOPS WORKING NORMALLY. WE HAVE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT AND THEN PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND GO. *TR
Sep 10, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1 complaint
TRAVELING EAST ON THE NYS I90 YESTERDAY, 12:45PM - LUNCH RUSH HOUR TIME, APPROXIMATE SPEED 62 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL, HOLDING IT DOWN TO THE FLOOR MADE NO DIFFERENCE, ALTHOUGH THE RPMS WERE RACING. LUCKILY WE WERE TRAVELING IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE (OF THE THREE AVAILABLE) AND AS I WAS COASTING WAS ABLE TO DO SO ON THE SHOULDER. WE WERE ALSO FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE NEAR AN EXIT AND WE ABLE TO COAST ALONG TO THIS POINT BEFORE WE FINALLY HAD TO SHUT OFF THE CAR, MIDWAY ALONG AN EXIT RAMP, ALONG THE SHOULDER. HAD WE BEEN IN ONE OF THE OTHER LANES DURING THIS MISHAP I PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE IN ANY CONDITION TO FILE A REPORT. VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON A FLAT BED, DRIVEN TO OUR MECHANIC, WHERE IT CURRENTLY IS. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE AUTOLOCKS ON THIS VEHICLE. OURS WERE FIXED (PARTIALLY) ONCE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR STILL DOES NOT FUNCTION AS IT SHOULD AND NEEDS TO BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THIS VEHICLE HAD NO PRIOR OWNERS, PURCHASED NEW. *TR
Aug 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SHIFTING HAD TO BE TAMPERED IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, THE AUTOMATIC DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY,WHICH CAUSED HER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE DOOR COMPLETELY OPEN. THE PROBLEM RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
Aug 06, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER
1 complaint
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HEADLIGHT SWITCH WILL NOT TURN THE LIGHTS ON. YOU HAVE TO KEEP TURNING THE SWITCH TO MAKE IT TURN ON. AS YOU ARE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS WILL FLASH OR THEY WILL JUST TURN OFF. *TR
Jul 13, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
1 complaint
I ORIGINALLY CALLED DODGE WHEN THIS ISSUE STARTED AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BUT WHEN WE WOULD PUT THE VAN IN REVERSE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND IF YOU WERE NOT LISTENING FOR IT TO "CATCH" YOU WOULD PUT ON THE GAS AND BE GOING FORWARD. AFTER CALLING A FEW TIMES WE JUST GAVE UP AND BEGAN A HABIT OF SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND MAKING SURE THE VEHICLE WAS INDEED IN REVERSE. AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF THIS WE STARTED HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO IF IT WAS UNDER ANY KIND OF STRAIN, UPHILL OR GRADE. AFTER REPLACING EVERYTHING FROM FUEL INJECTOR TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO SPARK PLUGS, WIRES AND SENSORS AND SPENDING CLOSE TO $1000 ON IT WE ENDED UP IN A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP WHICH FOUND OUR PROBLEM TO BE A CRACKED FLEX PLATE. THAT WAS $1500 MORE BUT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THE REVERSE IS NOW WORKING PROPERLY AS WELL SO I FEEL THAT THIS FLEX PLATE MAY HAVE BEEN THE REVERSE ISSUE AS WELL. *TR
Jan 30, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1 complaint
THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN REACHING THE REQUIRED SPEED. EVEN WOULD NOT LOCK WITH THE KEY TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WAS ADVISED THAT WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER, BUT BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY THAT IT WOULD RESET THE COMPUTER, IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION.SECOND PROBLEM WAS THE DOOR MOTOR STOP WORKING HAD THAT REPLACED. THIRD PROBLEM WAS THE FRONT AXLE BROKE WITH NO APPARENT WEAR, HAD THAT REPLACED. NOW IT'S THE GAS TANK, CAR WANTS TO STALL WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT THE GAS TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE VALVE THAT HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED IN THE NEWER MODELS. *TR
Dec 27, 2013
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
1 complaint
AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, THE DASHBOARD FLICKERED AND THEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN. POWER STEERING WAS DISABLED BUT I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO DRIFT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, IT SEEMS THIS ELECTRICAL SHUT DOWN IS ONGOING AND PROBLEMATIC FOR THIS YEAR AND MAKE. I HAD LITTLE CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR DIES. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AS IT POSES SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS FOR THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND CARS AROUND IT. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPDATE OTHERWISE IT WILL GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DEALER ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING - TAIL LIGHTS BURNING OUT, SLIDING DOORS OPENING/CLOSING, WINDOW NOT GOING DOWN, POWER LOCKS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING) WERE ALSO A PART OF THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE. YET, IT IS NOT A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM APPALLED THAT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE, THAT DODGE AND THE NHTSA HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THAT IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY CONCERN. RECALL THIS MAKE AND MODEL FOR THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. THE CAR DYING IN THE ROAD IS A MAJOR CONCERN. THE DOORS CLOSING WITHOUT NOTICE COULD HAVE KILLED MY FOUR YEAR OLD, INSTEAD I THREW MY BODY IN THE MIDDLE TO PROTECT HER. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE RECALL THIS TO SAVE LIVES. THERE ARE SO MANY OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR ON THE ROAD WITH LITTLE CHILDREN INSIDE. *TR
Oct 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1 complaint
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I SEE 822 PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS (MOST REFER TO THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS) WITH NO SIGN OF ANY INTENT BY THE NHTSA-ODI OR THE MANUFACTURER TO RESPOND AND/OR RECTIFY THIS SITUATION. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS: VEHICLE REPEATEDLY LOSES POWER AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING. POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY FROM BOTH INTERIOR SWITCHES AND THE KEY FOB; WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK ANY OF THE 5 DOORS FROM INTERIOR. MANUALLY ABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS INDIVIDUALLY. UNABLE TO LOCK BACK HATCH WITH KEY FOB OR FROM INSIDE VEHICLE THEREFORE, VEHICLE REMAINS UNLOCKED. BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS AND POWER HATCH STOPPED WORKING. OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS: VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DOWNHILL; NEW BRAKE PADS INSTALLED, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MY NEIGHBORS HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY. BOTTOM LINE: THIS IS A WIDESPREAD SAFETY ISSUE THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ACTION. UNFORTUNATELY, AS YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE BELOW, IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT ANY OF US WILL EVER SEE A RESPONSE BY THE MANUFACTURER, NHTSA-ODI OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NO INTENT TO ADMIT RESPONSIBILITY AND HELP CONSUMERS RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. WITHOUT ACTION BY THE NHTSA-ODI WE AS CONSUMERS DO NOT STAND A CHANCE IN SOLVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Jul 20, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
1 complaint
THE BRAIN OF THE VAN HAS GONE BAD IN UNDER 8 YEARS, CAUSING VAN TO READ BAD O2 SENSOR READING EVEN AFTER CHANGING THEM. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STUTTER AND IDLE ROUGH AND DIE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN MAKING REPEATED STOPS SHUTTING DOWN AND TURNING VEHICLE BACK ON, MAKES THE CONDITIONS WORSE. IT'S BEEN NARROWED DOWN TO BRAIN AS AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. WHETHER FROM KEY FOB OR USING SWITCH INSIDE VEHICLE. THIS WAS FAMILY VEHICLE DRIVEN DAILY, BUT REFUSE TO PUT KIDS IN UNSAFE CAR. *TR
Jul 14, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1 complaint
THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS AND EVERY THING SHUTS DOWN. *TR
May 29, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1 complaint
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON THIS 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN JUST STOPPED WORKING. KEY FOB SOUNDS HORN WHEN LOCKING, BUT LOCKS DO NOT ENGAGE. VERY DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL AS LOCKS DO NOT ENGAGE WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 18 MPH. *TR
Jan 14, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER
1 complaint
THE HEADLIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS STARTED TO RANDOMLY TURN ON AND OFF. NOW THE PARKING LIGHTS WON'T GO OFF AND THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT GO ON. NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I FLIP THE SWITCH. THIS IS AWFUL AND DANGEROUS, AS I CAN'T DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO WILL NOT TURN ON. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND I CAN'T FIND ANY HELP. *TR
May 30, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES
1 complaint
FOLLOWING THE ADVISE OF MANY WHOM HAVE POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE; HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/2005_DODGE_GRAND_CARAVAN_RANDOM_HEADLAMP_ISSUE?PG=3. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS; THEY SHUT DOWN BY THEMSELVES WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES LIGHTS, POWER WINDOWS AND THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS. I CANNOT USE THE SLIDING DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE. IT HAD BEEN PERMANENTLY SHUT FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS, SINCE THE LAST VISIT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN MIAMI, FLORIDA. THEY DID A DREADFUL JOB. *TR
May 17, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS
1 complaint
DASH BOARD LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT CAME ON AGAIN FOR FIVE MINUTES AND WENT BACK OUT. *TR
Feb 12, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT SHE COULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE KEY TO MANUALLY ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Oct 25, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
HEADLIGHTS EITHER WILL NOT TURN ON OR GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. PARKING AND TAIL LIGHTS NOT EFFECTED. FLIPPING SWITCH ON AND OFF WILL SOMETIMES WORK. UPDATED IVOQ 10/19/11. *JB *TR
Sep 13, 2011
STRUCTURE,TIRES
1 complaint
I PURCHASED A DODGE GRAND CARAVAN NEW IN 2005. YESTERDAY I HAD A FLAT TIRE AND TRIED TO ACCESS THE SPARE TIRE. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE AS IT WAS FROZEN IN PLACE. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SUGGESTED I USE A PRY BAR TO FREE IT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AROUND BELIEVING THEY HAVE A SPARE TIRE WHILE IN REALITY, THE SPARE IS INACCESSIBLE. I COULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED OR IN AN UNSAFE AREA. *TR
Aug 12, 2011
SUSPENSION,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK UNLESS THEY WERE MANUALLY LOCKED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED TWICE IN THE PAST WHEN THE SLIDING DOORS MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON ONE OCCASION AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO PREVIOUSLY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT STRUTS WERE ALSO REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Jul 13, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,WHEELS
1 complaint
FRONT BRAKE FAILURE EXCESSIVE WEAR BRAKE PADS- ABOUT TWO WEEKS FROM ACCEPTABLE PADS TO NOTHING METAL ON METAL CAUSED BY HUB BEARING FAILURE - ALLOWS THE WHEEL TO MOVE HORIZONTALLY ON THE AXLE SHAFT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF BEARING FAILURE PRIOR TO BRAKE PAD WEAR FAILURE OF THE HUB BEARINGS COULD BE THE REASON FOR MANY OF THE BRAKE PAD WEAR PROBLEMS ON THESE VEHICLES HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BEARING HUBS 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 2005- REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT BEARING HUB ASSEMBLIES, ROTORS, AND BRAKE PADS ALSO ABS FAILURE - SENSORS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE COMPUTER MODULE WHICH IS PRONE TO FAILURE - CONTROLS ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS OF THE VEHICLE. SO REPLACING INDIVIDUAL WHEEL SENSORS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM - ONLY REPLACING THE FAULTY COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE WILL ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM UNTIL IT FAILS AGAIN. *TR
Jun 11, 2011
STEERING,SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1 complaint
TOOK MY 2005 GRAND CARAVAN TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO A LOUD NOISE WHEN TURNING. WAS JUST INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT I NEED A POWER STEERING PUMP, AND RACK AND PINION, BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS. ALSO NEED A NEW RADIATOR. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR A BARELY 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH 70,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHT NOT COMING ON WHEN YOU FLIP THE SWITCH. THAT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! *TR
Mar 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,INTERIOR LIGHTING
1 complaint
NO SPECIFIC EVENTS PRIOR, JUST PARKED CAR FOR THE EVENING. CAR STARTED BUT NO HEADLIGHTS OR INTERIOR GAUGE LIGHTS INCLUDING GEAR INDICATOR, ALSO NO ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS. AFTER SEVERAL RESTARTS ALL WORK BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOW. CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW AND THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO STOP IT BY REPLACING THE COMPUTER. *TR
Sep 06, 2010
EQUIPMENT,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN BLOWING HOT AIR DUE TO THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT A STONE HIT THE COMPRESSOR AND CAUSED THE ANTIFREEZE LEAK OUT. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED AT HER EXPENSE FOR $700. THE FAILURE HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY DUE TO THE ROAD CONDITIONS SUCH AS A STONE FROM THE ROADWAY HITTING THE COMPRESSOR WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 12/08/10 *BF UPDATED 12/13/10
Sep 02, 2010
CHILD SEAT
1 complaint
CAR SEAT LATCH BELT SLIPS (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2005, MAKE=DODGE, MODEL=GRAND CARAVAN). *TR
Aug 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,INTERIOR LIGHTING
1 complaint
MY CARAVAN HAS HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND IS NOW SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN OR TO SELL. POWER WINDOW AND DOOR FAILURE,GAUGES JUMPING, RADIO DISCONNECTING ITSELF, LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE CAR, AND FINALLY THE END RESULT IS TOTAL POWER FAILURE (SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION). SCARED FOR MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY CHILDREN I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING IT. I HAVE SPENT 1600.00 AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO FINALLY BE TOLD THEY CAN NO LONGER HELP ME. I HAVE TALKED TO CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND THEY STOPPED CALLING ME BACK. THERE IS CLEARLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I AM SICK OVER THE JUNK PILE I CAN'T REMOVE OR REPLACE IN THIS ECONOMY. WHEN WILL CHRYSLER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE? *TR
Jul 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
WE HAVE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, THE LIGHTS ON THE VAN KEEPING TURNING ON WHEN OPENING THE DOOR THEY STAY ON FOR A LONG TIME, THEN THEY SHUT OFF AND DURING THE DAY THEY TURN ON BY THEMSELVES AND EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT BECAUSE THE BATTERY WILL LOOSE POWER AFTER IT HAPPENS SO MANY TIMES, HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM, WENT BY DODGE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH COMPLAINT. *TR
Jul 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1 complaint
POWER WINDOWS & POWER LOCKS DON'T WORK ON KEY OR DOORS AND HAVE NOT FOR THE LAST YEAR. NOW TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS, I'VE GOT 67,000 MILES AND LUCKILY IT CAME WITH A 7 YEAR 70,000 DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY, THIS THING IS AN ELECTRONIC NIGHTMARE !!! *TR
Jul 08, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED FIVE TIMES. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED ONCE AND REPLACED TWICE TWO MONTHS AGO. WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED, THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURES ARE CAUSED BY "FAULTY" DRIVING. CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONED THREE TIMES AND WAS REPAIRED. EVERY SEASON THE AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONS. THE REAR HOSES WERE REPLACED TWICE ALONG WITH THE COMPRESSOR. THE POWER LOCKS ON ALL OF THE DOORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE PASSENGERS WERE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR ALTHOUGH THE DOOR LOCKS WERE IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION. THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOWS STARTED MAKING A CLANGING NOISE WHEN IT WAS OPENED AND THAT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000.
Jul 06, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY
1 complaint
1. TURN SIGNALS OCCASIONALLY REVERSE SIGNAL RIGHT BUT LEFT SIGNAL ACTUATES, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INTERMITTENT. 2. SELDOM, NEEDED TO PULL OVER IN RAIN SHOWER, HAD TO USE HAND TURNING SIGNALS 3. THE WIPER / SIGNAL SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY A MECHANIC. *TR
May 22, 2010
STEERING,SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1 complaint
VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING;POWER DOOR LOCKS INOPERATIVE AT TIMES;PREMATURE FAILURE FRONT STABILIZER BUSHINGS;PREMATURE FAILURE OUTER TIE ROD END. NO REPAIRS MADE BUT ESTIMATES HAVE BEEN OBTAINED. *TR
May 13, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1 complaint
HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON AND HAVE TURNED OFF (ON THEIR OWN) WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND I HAD TO MESS WITH THE SWITCH REPEATEDLY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BEFORE THE LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON. ALSO, THE DOOR LOCKS STOP LOCKING/UNLOCKING AND WE HAVE TO PULL THE FUSE, THEN PUT IT BACK IN FOR THEM TO WORK AGAIN. VEHICLE IS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. *TR
Apr 18, 2010
STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,INTERIOR LIGHTING
1 complaint
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH IT. OUR AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS BEEN REPAIRED ONCE ALREADY AND QUIT WORKING ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER. OUR POWER DOOR LOCKS NOW WILL NOT WORK WITH EITHER THE KEY FOB OR FROM INSIDE ON THE SWITCH. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH GO OUT AND COME ON A VARIOUS TIMES. THESE ARE SERIOUS ISSUES AND DEALERSHIPS ARE CHARGING AN ARM AND LEG TO JUST LOOK AT IT AND YOU STILL AREN'T GUARANTEED HOW LONG IT WILL REMAIN FUNCTIONAL.*TR
Apr 15, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS
1 complaint
HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER. AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO GOES ON AND OFF. READ UP ON THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND NOTICED OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THEIR HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK!!!! *TR
Feb 09, 2010
VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
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
Oct 22, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
I WAS BRAKING AS I WAS DESCENDING A HILL ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE FRONT BRAKES GOT SO HOT THAT MY AUTOMOBILE STARTED TO SHIMMY. I STOPPED AND DISCOVERED THAT MY RIGHT FRONT BRAKES WERE ON FIRE. I HAD MY FRONT BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED ABOUT 7,000 MILES AGO WITH MOPAR VALUE LINE BRAKES AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 56,380 MILES ON IT. *TR
Jul 23, 2009
VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE
1 complaint
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
Jul 07, 2009
AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE
1 complaint
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY CORROSION IN THE WIRE CONNECTOR AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE IMPACT SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V192000 (AIRBAGS,FRONTAL,SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,800. UPDATED 05/05/09 *BF THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN MANUALLY AND THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR DID NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY. UPDATED 05/07/09. *JB
Apr 09, 2009
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
1 complaint
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
Feb 02, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,INTERIOR LIGHTING
1 complaint
MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FAILURES. BACKUP LIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, RIGHT SIDE POWER WINDOW, AND SLIDING SIDE DOORS. THE ITEMS DO NOT FUNCTION ON OUR VAN. UPON PULLING THE BATTERY TERMINAL THESE ITEMS WILL WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN CEASE TO FUNCTION AGAIN. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLAR IN DEALER "REPAIRS" I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS DUE TO A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITH THE BODY CONTROL MODULE ON THE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVANS. THE FIX IS SUPPOSED TO BE A FIRMWARE UPDATE TO THE BCM PROVIDED BY DODGE. THE ISSUE I HAVE IS THAT IF THIS IS A SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE UPDATE TO THE VAN'S COMPUTER WHY SHOULD THE DEALER EXPECT ME TO PAY $70 SO MY VEHICLE WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY THE SAME AS IT DID WHEN PURCHASED. NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VAN AND IT CURRENTLY HAS JUST OVER 60K MILEAGE. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN AROUND PRIOR THE END OF THE 3/36K WARRANTY BUT SINCE SUCH A LONG TIME HAS PASSED THE DEALER WILL NO LONGER HONOR ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT IF THIS IS A KNOWN SOFTWARE ISSUE/FAULT WITH THE VAN'S SOFTWARE THEN DODGE SHOULD UPGRADE THEM FOR FREE. IT'S NOT AS IF THIS IS A WEAR AND TEAR OR CUSTOMER INDUCED FAILURE. THIS IS A FAULT IN THE CORE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Nov 10, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1 complaint
RADIO WAS REPLACED. INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING STARTED AFTER REPLACEMENT. THE ONLY PATTERN TO EVENTS IS THEY START WITH APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. ALL OF THE GAUGES GYRATE POST TO POST, THE RADIO SHUTS OFF AND RESTARTS AND THE DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKER. THE CAR EVENTUALLY DIES AND WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL SEVERAL MINUTES HAVE PAST. AFTER RESTARTING , THE DASH LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FLICKER FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVE TAKEN THE VAN TO THE RADIO INSTALLER, TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND A DODGE DEALER. NO ONE CAN DUPLICATE OR FIX THE PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED MY WIFE WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN AN INCIDENT STARTED. IT CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS SHE TRIED TO EXIT THE FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. SHE WAS ABLE TO EXIT, BUT THE VAN DIED ON THE OFFRAMP AND BLOCKED TRAFFIC. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VAN STARTED AND SHE WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE EXITING THE FREEWAY. *TR
Sep 26, 2008
STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN
1 complaint
AT ABOUT 12,000 OUR 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DEVELOPED A THUMPING/BINDING IN THE STEERING/FRONT AXLE. WE HAD IT IN SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR THE SAME PROBLEM; BOTH AXLES WERE REPLACED AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED ALSO, YET THE THUMPING/BINDING NEVER TRULY WENT AWAY. SHORTLY OUTSIDE THE COMPREHENSIVE WARRANTY PERIOD, THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE BROKE. FORTUNATELY IT WAS IN A PARKING LOT, NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE RIGHT AXLE WAS REPLACED, BUT NOW THE THUMPING/BINDING IS BACK JUST LIKE IT WAS WHEN WE FIRST STARTED PURSUING GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED. THE VAN ONLY HAS 30,300 MILES ON IT. *TR
Jun 19, 2008
AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1 complaint
THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH REMAINING ON OCCASIONALLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE PROBLEM THEN PROGRESSED TO THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINING ON CONTINUOUSLY AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION AND HORN (BOTH OF WHICH ARE MOUNTED ON THE STEERING WHEEL) NOT WORKING. THESE SYMPTOMS WERE IDENTICAL TO THOSE EXPERIENCED BY EARLIER YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE MODEL THAT RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD THE CLOCK SPRING REPLACED, WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEMS. *TR
Mar 13, 2008
SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN
1 complaint
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OVER TEN TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE ISSUE OCCURRED WHENEVER THERE WAS AN INCLINE IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED EXTREME CONCERN FOR THE DEFECT AND THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HER THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 100. UPDATED 05/13/08 *BF THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, T WENT FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. THERE WAS ALSO A RATTLING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. IT TOOK SEVERAL TRIES TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF REVERSE. THE RATTLING NOISE WAS DUE TO THE SWAY BAR BEING BROKEN. UPDATED 05/13/08
Jan 18, 2008
AIR BAGS,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1 complaint
MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN I BELIEVE HAS A DEFECT IN THE CLOCK SPRING. I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THERE HAS BEEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE FRONT AIR-BAG SENSOR CONTROL MODULE. TWO WEEKS AFTER I RECEIVED THIS LETTER THE AIR-BAG LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AFTER THE LIGHT CAME ON THE HORN STOPPED WORKING ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER STEERING WHEEL COMPONENTS (CRUISE CONTROL, RADIO CONTROL). I TOOK MY VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY , THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL HAD CORRODED AND BROKE AND THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING THIS DEFECT. MY VAN'S MILEAGE JUST TURNED 70,000. I USE MY VAN TO TRANSPORT MY 3 KIDS IN AND FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED RIGHT AWAY. NOT ONLY DO THE STEERING WHEEL COMPONENTS NOT WORK BUT THE DRIVER AIRBAG IS DISABLED AS WELL DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. DUE TO THIS DEFECT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS AND THE AIRBAG DOES NOT DEPLOY. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE CLOCK SPRING FOR THE MAKE AND MODEL OF MY VAN FOR YEARS 96-98 AND FEEL THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT IS HAPPENING TO MY 05 VAN. PLEASE HELP BEFORE ANYONE GETS HURT. *TR
Jan 17, 2008
VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1 complaint
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. ALSO, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (LOCKING SYSTEM) DOES NOT WORK. THE KEY HAS TO BE MANUALLY INSERTED TO UNLOCK OR LOCK THE DOOR. THE SLIDING DOORS ARE NO LONGER WORKING PROPERLY AND OCCASIONALLY BECOME STUCK AND CANNOT BE OPENED AT ALL. WATER IS ENTERING THROUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE AND CREATING PUDDLES OF WATER IN THE VEHICLE. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WAS HIS RESPONSIBILITY. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,424 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,400. UPDATED 02-06-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $421.56 FOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS AND OBTAINED AN ESTIMATE FOR THE SLIDING VAN DOORS AT THE TUNE OF $773.38. UPDATED 02/06/08 *TR
Jan 08, 2008
SUSPENSION,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE
1 complaint
I HAD PURCHASED MY VEHICLE DECEMBER 26, 2004. I AM THE NOT-SO-PROUD OWNER OF A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE. THERE WERE 20 K(GIVE OR TAKE A THOUS MILES) MILES ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED IT, AND IT CURRENTLY HAS JUST SHY OF 79K. ALL OF THE LISTED COMPLAINTS HAVE HAPPENED SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR 3 MONTHS OR LESS... 1---WHEN I PURCHASED THE LEMON, I HEARD A THUDDING SOUND, WHILE DRIVING (COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER WHEEL WELL SIDE). I WAS ASSURED THAT THIS WAS ROAD NOISE. I PERSISTED SOMETHING WAS WRONG, ON THE 3RD ATTEMPT, THEY HAD TIGHTED/REPLACED A "SWAY BUSHING" (FORGIVE ME I THINK THAT IS WHAT IT WAS CALLED). I DIDN'T HEAR THE NOISE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND IT RETURNED. I HAD BROUGHT IT IN ABOUT 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS, FINALLY TELLING ME THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEIR SUGGESTION TO BE WAS TO TURN UP THE RADIO!! OUT OF PURE IT GETS ON MY !@#$ NERVES ATTITUDE, TOOK IT TO ANOTHER PLACE I 6/07, AND REPLACED THE STRUTS AND SHOCKS....STILL HEAR THE THUDDING....2.5 YEARS AFTER INITIAL COMPLAINT! 2----MY HEADLIGHTS MOST OF THE TIME, DO NOT COME ON. OR IF YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THEY GO OFF WITHOUT NOTICE...HOW IS THIS SAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY...AGAIN COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 3----MY WIPERS RUB FUNNY WHILE IN USE, WHICH FINALLY CAUSED MY BACK WIPER TO JUST NOT WORK ON 7/4/2005. I GO THRU AN UNREASONABLE PAIRS OF WINDOW WIPERS---ONCE AGAIN, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. THIS REPAIR IS STILL ON THE BACK BURNER FOR ME TO FIX. 4--HAD TO REPLACE THE EGR VALVE TO PASS INSPECTION/EMISSIONS....WHAT ABOUT 7/70? 5-RUST! I HAVE SEVERAL RUST BUBBLES COATING MY WHITE MINI-VAN LIKE A YOUNG CHILD COMING OF AGE! *TR
Sep 03, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,STRUCTURE
1 complaint
CRACKS IN ROOF UNDER PLASTIC MOLDING IN BODY ASSEMBLY , WHICH WAS NOT COVERED AFTER 36,000 MILES,DENIED BY DODGE BUT SOME ASSISTANCE FROM DEALER AFTER YELLING, CAUSED WATER LEAKAGE INTO RIGHT PILLAR ASSEMBLY , FLOOR COMPARTMENT AND UNKNOWING TO US SUB CARPETING. OUR WORRIES ARE STRUCTURAL SAFETY , MOLD AND ODOR POSSIBLY ELECTRICAL WIRING AND IF THERE ARE MORE IN ROOF THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT ,AND ON ADDED NOTE PREMATURE DISC BRAKE WEAR ROTORS AND PADS DATE IS APPROXIMATE HAVE TO LOOK UP SERVICE RECORD ,DEALER GREENFIELD DODGE LAWRENCEVILLE NJ *TR
Aug 23, 2007
PARKING BRAKE,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
1 complaint
CATHEDRAL CITY DODGE REFUSED TO WORK ON THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED. THE RECALL PROBLEM HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MODIFICATIONS BUT CATHEDRAL CITY DODGE REFUSED TO WORK ON IT.. AFTER SEVERAL HEATED CONVERSATIONS WITH MANAGEMENT CATHEDRAL CITY DODGE RETURNED MY VEHICLE WITH A DEAD BATTERY, AND A LEAK IN MY ENGINE AND DID NOT FIX THE RECALLED ITEM. AFTER I RECEIVED MY VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE NEW PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MODIFICATIONS BUT WERE INDEPENDENT FROM ANY MODIFICATIONS PREVIOUSLY MADE TO MY VEHICLE. AFTER COMPLAINING TO THE DODGE CORPORATION I WAS REFERRED TO THE DODGE SERVICE CENTER IN LAQUINTA. THERE MY CAR WAS EQUIPPED WITH A NEW BATTERY AND THE RECALL ITEM WAS NOT FIXED BECAUSE THE MANAGER REFUSED TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE MODIFICATIONS. I CALLED LAQUINTA DODGE TO COMPLAIN AND MY VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH THE ENGINE LEAK, THE UNSERVICED RECALL ITEM AND NOW IN DOESN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CATHEDRAL CITY SERVICE CENTER AND THE LAQUINTA SERVICE CENTER DIDN'T EVEN CHECK TO SEE IF THE PROBLEMS WERE IN ANYWAY WAY CONNECTED TO THE MODIFICATIONS. THEY JUST REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT IT. NOW THERE IS ANOTHER RECALL ON MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE AIRBAGS AND LAQUINTA IS REFUSING TO WORK ON IT. IN SUMMARY MY VEHICLE ARRIVED IN PALM SPRINGS FULLY OPERATIONAL IN JUNE 2006 AND EVER SINCE THE FIRST CONTACT WITH CATHEDRAL CITY SERVICE CENTER MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN INOPERABLE. BETWEEN THE CATHEDRAL CITY AND LAQUINTA DODGE SERVICE CENTERS MY CAR NOW HAS AN ENGINE LEAK, A BAD HEATING COIL, DEFECTED AIRBAGS PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO GEAR AND DOES NOT START. MY VEHICLE WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL AND HAD 80 MILES ON IT WHEN IT ARRIVED AT CATHEDRAL CITY DODGE IN 2006 AND NOW HAS 87 MILES ON IT AND IS IN OPERABLE. THAT?S 87 MILES NOT 8,700 OR 87,000 MILES. IT HAS ONLY 87 MILES BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN RUNNING SINCE CATHEDRAL CITY AND LAQUINTA DODGE HAVE DAMAGED MY VEHICLE. *JB
Jul 19, 2007
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
I RECENTLY HAD MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, 28000 MILES, SERVICED ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT MY FRONT BRAKES ARE 100% GONE, MY THROTTLE BODY IS PLUGGED UP, AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING FLUID. OF COURSE, AS THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME, THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER ANY OF THESE REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE DONE.
Jul 13, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,AIR BAGS
1 complaint
AIRBAG SENSOR STARTED COMING ON ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO. I TOOK VEHIC LE TO DEALER TWO DAYS AGO, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSORS WERE BAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, HAVE APPROX. 39,000 MILES , AND WILL IT WILL COST AROUND $300. AT THE SAME TIME, THE RIGHT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING , SO THEY CHECKED THAT ONE AS WELL. THE TRACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT WAS CONSIDERED ELECTRICAL. WHY WERE THE AIRBAG SENSORS NOT CONSIDERED ELECTRICAL? THE AIRBAG SENSORS WERE ON BACKORDER, AND COULD TAKE 1 - 2 WEEKS. I WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR UNTIL THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED. MY CAR WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. IN MARCH 2006 I HAD TO HAVE TO FUEL GUAGE/SENSOR REPLACED AS THE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON WHEN I WAS LOW ON GAS. I RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE.AK
Mar 23, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
1 complaint
GAS GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY. RAN OUT OF GAS ON INTERSTATE AND GAUGE SAID IT WAS HALF FULL. *JB
Mar 02, 2007
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE
1 complaint
I AM CONCERNED WITH OVERALL QUALITY CONTROL ON THIS VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW TO PROVIDE SAFETY AND COMFORT FOR MY GROWING FAMILY. I WAS DISAPPOINTED IN THE VEHICLES PERFORMANCE AND GAS MILEAGE DURING THE FIRST SEVERAL WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR UNITS THAT THEY SAID WHERE DEFECTIVE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER WENT OUT. NEXT WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. NOW WITH LESS THAN 28.000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WAS SOAKED, THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING UNUSUAL SOUNDS WHEN TURNING AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. AT THE DEALERSHIP I FOUND OUT THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING UNIT HAD FAILED ALONG WITH THE THE CABLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. ON INVESTIGATION OF THE WATER LEAK THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE PILLAR HAD NOT BEEN SEALED PROPERLY TO THE ROOF CAUSING WATER TO RUN INTO THE VAN AND ROT THE CARPET. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN FOR REPAIRS THE DEALERSHIP IS ALSO REPLACING THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER WHICH IS MAKING GRINDING SOUNDS AGAIN. *NM
Feb 19, 2007
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
1 complaint
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN A VEHICLE HIT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING AT A RAILROAD STOP WAITING FOR A TRAIN TO PASS WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HER WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACTS VEHICLE TO HIT THE VEHICLE THAT WAS SITTING AT THE RAILROAD CROSSING IN FRONT OF HER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HIT THE VEHICLE WITH A HARD FORCE THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CRASH RESULTED IN ALL PASSENGERS HAVING BOTH BACK AND NECK INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHE AND HER 3 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES WHICH SENT THEM TO THE HOSPITAL. THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN THE PASSENGERS . THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE FELT THAT THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO PROTECT THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER OR DRIVER . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34618.*AK
Feb 16, 2007
STEERING,POWER TRAIN
1 complaint
1) LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID; NOISY STEERING 2) NO FAILURE, PROMPTLY TOOK TO MECHANIC 3) REPLACED STEERING RACK, FRONT- END ALIGNED. *NM
Dec 26, 2006
STRUCTURE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1 complaint
DASH BOARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TOMORROW FOR A RECALL AND WILL BE INSPECTED FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR THE LIGHTS FLICKERING. ADDITIONALLY, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HAS MADE A STRANGE NOISE WHEN THE CHAIN ENGAGES TO OPEN EVER SINCE THE VAN WAS PURCHASED. IT WAS INSPECTED ONCE WITH THE DEALER NOT FINDING ANYTHING WRONG. A YEAR LATER, THE DOOR ONLY OPENS 1/2 WAY WHEN REMOTE OR BUTTON IS USED AND WILL NOT CLOSE WITH THE USE OF EITHER. THIS WILL BE INSPECTED TOMORROW AS WELL. *JB
Dec 19, 2006
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1 complaint
I PURCHASED A CPO 05 GRD CARAVAN FROM A LOCAL DEALER. WITHIN MONTHS THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS WOULD GO UP AND DOWN WHILE UNLOCKING THE DOORS BY THE KEY, WOULD GO UP AND DOWN WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD & WHILE OPENING THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS WHILE INSIDE THE VAN..* * THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP WHILE PULLING OUT ONTO THE ROAD. MY WIFE AND KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THE APPROACHING FULLY LOADED LOG TRUCK. THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO THE LITHIA IN ROSEBURG & WAS INFORMED OF THE ISSUED. IT WAS INSPECTED AND THE REPLY WAS THAT "THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS & THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT GET THE DOOR LOCKS TO GO UP AND DOWN. THE VAN WAS TAKEN IN A 2ND TIME ON 07/28/2006 WITH THE SAME ISSUES, AGAIN THEY KEPT THE RIG AND TOLD US THEY COULD NOT GET THE DOOR LOCKS TO DO ANYTHING. ON 04/07/2006 THE VAN WAS TAKEN IN TO LITHIA AFTER KENDALL SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT WORK ON THE VAN BECAUSE OF US BUYING IT FROM LITHIA. SO THE VAN WAS RETURNED TO LITHIA WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS ALONG WITH THE RT REAR BRAKE LIGHT STAYING ..YOU KNOW THE SAD THING IS I STILL OWN 15K ON THIS VAN. THE STEERING ON THE VAN LOCKED UP AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE VAN. I JUST PRAY THAT WHEN WE TAKE IT IN FOR THE "4TH TIME" AND WE LEAVE IT AT THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX, THAT THEY WILL GET IT DONE RIGHT AND THAT IF WE EITHER KEEP THE VAN OR TRADE IT OFF THAT NOBODY GETS KILLED FROM THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN SHAFTED DUE TO HAVING A CPO AND DODGE DEALERS ARE NOT ABLE TO DO THEIR JOB DUE TO SKILLS OR ?. I SURE HOPE THAT IF YOU ARE IN AN ACCIDENT AND YOUR UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VAN DUE TO THE DOOR LOCKS YOU DON'T BURN UP OR IF YOU CAN NOT OPEN THE DOOR THAT HOPEFULLY SOMEBODY CAN GET THE DOOR OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VAN. OH I FORGOT, WHEN I GO OVER A SPEED BUMP IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS GOING TO DROP OUT. *NM
Dec 07, 2006
SUSPENSION,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
REFERENCE TO CASE WITH SWAY BAR BUSHING PROBLEM REF. NUMBER 10173990 . I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 GRAND CARAVAN WITH 25000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED IT NO PROBLEM AT NO COST. THEN ON 23 NOV 2006 MY VAN JUST DIED. BATTERY WAS DEAD. WOULD NOT JUMP START AT ALL. TOWING SERVICE COULD NOT JUMP START IT EITHER AND SAID SOMETHING MAJOR WAS WRONG. THEY TOWED TO DEALER IN SHREVEPORT ON FLAT BED WHERE THEY SAID THE BATTERY WAS BAD. BUT THE GOOD NEWS THEY SAID IT WAS ALL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AND THEY ALSO TOLD ME EVERYTHING FROM FRONT BUMPER TO REAR BUMPER IS 100 PERCENT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY FOR THE FIRST 3 YEARS/36,000 MILES. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE DEALERS ARE SO INCONSISTENT IS WARRANTY REPAIRS. IT STATES IN THE MANUAL WHAT IS AND IS NOT COVERED AND TO SUM THAT UP ANYTHING THAT SHOWS ANY SIGN IF HITTING A HAZARD IN THE ROAD IS NOT COVERED. MAYBE WE SHOULD START A CLASS ACTION HERE. *NM
Nov 26, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1 complaint
VEHICLE STOPS. MOTOR SHUTS OFF, NO POWER AVAILABLE. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS LOSS OF CONTROL IN TRAFFIC! HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES FROM DATE OF PURCHASE MAY 2005 TO AUGUST 2006, BUT ONLY AT START UP IN PARKING LOT. THEN IT HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 4 CHILDREN IN VAN AGES 1, 2, 8 AND 10 YEARS OLD! HAVE NO FAITH IN SAFETY OF VEHICLE! DEALER STILL WANTS ME TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THE KIDS IN THIS CONDITION AND I CANNOT PUT MY CHILDREN IN DANGER. *JB
Oct 01, 2006
INTERIOR LIGHTING
1 complaint
2005 GRAND CARAVAN INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ON THE HEAD LIGHT CLUSTER, CRUISE CONTROL, DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS AND LOCKS DID NOT WORK. * TS ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED WITH NO LIGHTS. *JB
May 16, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,STRUCTURE
1 complaint
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE EXHAUST PIPE PROTRUDES BELOW THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE CHILD MAY TOUCH THIS PIPE. UPDATED 5/10/2006 - THE EXHAUST PIPE PROTRUDES BELOW THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE AND IS TOO CLOSE TO THE OUTSIDE EDGE (ROCKER PANEL). THE PIPE IS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH IS THE SIDE THE CONSUMER CHILD SAFETY SEAT IS INSTALLED. WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR IS OPENED THE CHILD COULD BE BURNED BY THE PIPE. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE PIPE IS ONLY LIKE THIS ON THE STOW AND GO MODEL GRAND CARAVAN. UPDATED 5/10/2006 - THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE HAD TO BE REPLACED AND REROUTED. THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH WHILE IDLING AND IN PARK. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS ERRATIC. AT 1/4 OF A TANK OR LESS THE NEEDLE MOVES BACK AND FORTH FROM EMPTY TO 1/4 OF A TANK. *NM
Apr 17, 2006
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1 complaint
AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY,WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED THERE. *JB
Mar 21, 2006
SUSPENSION,AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,INTERIOR LIGHTING
1 complaint
HAVE 2005 GRAND CARAVAN. IT HAS 24,000 MILES. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. ALSO, THE DRIVER INTERIOR MAP LIGHT DOESN'T WORK, EVENTHOUGH THE BULB IS OK. (AM HAVING THAT CHECKED TOMORROW, TOO.) WHEN THE LIGHT FIRST WENT OUT, THE AUTOMATIC SIDE DOORS STOPPED WORKING. THEY DIDN'T WORK FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND WHEN I DECIDED I HAD TIME TO GO TO THE DEALER TO GET IT CHECKED, THE DOORS STARTED WORKING AGAIN AND HAVE SEEMED FINE SINCE. THE LIGHT , HOWEVER, STILL DOESN'T WORK. THE REAR PASSENGER MAP LIGHTS ALSO COME ON RANDOMLY (USUALLY OVERNIGHT). THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT END. WE HAD SOME PARTS REPAIRED ON IT IN DEC. (THOUGH THE DEALER DID SAY THEY WEREN'T SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS), BUT THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. (AM HAVING THAT CHECKED TOMORROW AS WELL.) *NM
Mar 08, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
ON JAN 22,05 I HAD MY 05' DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IN THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAD COME ON, THEY SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED MY SENSOR ALONG W/ MY WIRING HARNESS, WELL ON FEB 26 06 MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, THE DEALERSHIP DEAL MAKER SAID I COULD BRING MY CAR IN BUT I'LL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO BE CHECKED ALONG W/ ANY REPAIR, AND THIS IS BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I DON'T FEEL I AM RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIR ON THIS. NONE THE LESS FOR THEM TO SUPPOSEDLY REPLACE MY SENSOR LAST YEAR, ALONG W/ MY WIRING HARNESS AND SPARK PLUGS BEAUSE OF MISFIRING ETC. TO HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN NOV OF 04 AND THEN TO HAVE IT IN ON JAN 05 IS A LITTLE RIDICULOUS. I HAVE 40 SOME THOUSAND MILES ON MY CAR. AND THIS ISSUE SHOULD OF BEEN DONE CORRECT THE FIRST TIME. *NM
Mar 08, 2006
STEERING,AIR BAGS
1 complaint
RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY IS LEAKING CLOCK SPRING FOR AIRBAG LIGHT IS BROKEN. *NM
Mar 07, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1 complaint
AUTOMATIC LIGHT SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE, LIGHTS COME ON AT NIGHT AND RUN BATTERY DOWN. THIS IS A 2005 CARAVAN AND ONLY 41000 MILES ON IT. THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT TODAY. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND IT JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, ALMOST GOT US RUN OVER. AT OVER $25000 YOU EXPECT A CAR TO LAST LONGER THAN 10 MONTHS. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER ONE! THE DEALER SAID AFTER 36000 MILES ITS NOT COVERED. THAT'S BULL!. NOW ITS GONNA COST US $500 OR MORE TO FIX JUST THE FUEL PUMP, NOT THE DEFECTIVE LIGHTS. THIS VAN IS A LEMON!!!!!!!!! *NM
Dec 27, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS
1 complaint
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HE FELT A JERK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND FOUND THE BACK WHEELS LOCKED. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE DEALER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIRS CONSISTED OF: BLEEDING OF THE BRAKES, REPLACEMENT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER, AND REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG WIRING. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK
Nov 16, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE
1 complaint
BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH 321 MILES, 2 MAJOR MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. #1. REAR WINDOW SEAL LEAK . #2 MAJOR INTERNAL ENGINE DEFECT (LIFTERS NEED TO BE REPLACED). *NM
Jan 24, 2005
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The most common problems reported for the 2005 DODGE Grand Caravan are organized by component above. Each component section shows owner-reported issues, crash reports, and fire incidents to help identify patterns and problem areas.
Where does this 2005 DODGE Grand Caravan problem data come from?
All problem and complaint data for the 2005 DODGE Grand Caravan comes directly from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) database. These are real complaints submitted by actual vehicle owners.
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