2005 Dodge Grand Caravan Electrical Problems

While driving at 35 mph, your van suddenly lost all electrical power, which disabled your power steering and brakes. You were able to safely pull into a parking lot, but the van wouldn't restart normally and then wouldn't go faster than 15 mph even with the pedal fully down, stalling 8-10 times over the last mile home. This suggests a serious electrical system failure that shut down critical engine and brake functions. The repair will likely involve diagnosing the electrical system, battery, and alternator to restore power to the engine and brake systems.

While driving at 40 mph, your alternator suddenly detached from the engine without any warning. This caused your vehicle to lose all electrical power, and you had to have it towed home. The alternator will need to be reinstalled or replaced, and the mounting brackets should be inspected to prevent this from happening again.

Your van's passenger-side tail light caught fire while you were driving, with flames visible on the side of the vehicle. You had previously noticed the brake light bulb on that same side burning out frequently and saw signs of overheating and melting in the connector socket around 2010, but the melting hadn't worsened until this fire occurred. The tail light assembly and wiring harness were destroyed, and there is body damage to the van.

Your power door locks stopped working without any warning. Only the driver's side door could be opened manually with the key. Disconnecting the battery temporarily fixed the problem, but it failed again shortly after. This issue involves both the electrical and locking systems and may require professional diagnosis.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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!!!!!!!!

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.

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

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.

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.

ALL THE LIGHTS IN CAR LIGHTS FLICKERS, RADIO SHUT OFF AND ON, GAGES GO COMPLETELY AROUND AND CAR DIES OUT INSTANTLY. I HAD CAR REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BACK IN 2012. I HAD TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE REPAIRED IN MARCH 2015 AND NOW ITS AUG 2015 IT IS OCCURRING AGAIN...

THE POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. NEITHER THE REMOTE NOR THE ACTUAL INTERIOR LOCK WOULD WORK TO LOCK ALL THE DOORS AT ONCE. WE NOW NEED TO INDIVIDUALLY LOCK EACH DOOR.

MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS A DEMAND. IT STARTED WITH POWER SLIDING DOOR NOT OPENING THEN THE LOCKS WOULD NOT UNLOCK IF I DID NOT SLAM THE SIDE DOOR SHUT THE FLASHERS WOULD COME ON AND I COULD NOT SHUT THEM OFF THE REAR WINDOW WIPER STARTED MOVING I COULD NOT SHUT IF OFF ALL THE DASH LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND INDICATED I HAD NO GAS. THIS IS A HANDICAPPED MODIFIED VAN AND I USE A WHEELCHAIR TO AMBULATE. I HAVE TAKEN OFF WORK FOR FULL DAYS AND PARTIAL DAYS TO GET THIS PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND FIXED. AFTER A $2,488 DOLLAR BILL TO EXCISE THE DEMAND THE DOOR STILL WILL NOT OPEN AND THE WHEELCHAIR RAMP WILL NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE TO WORK AND I AM ALMOST OUT OF LEAVE. DODGE SHOULD COME TO THE RESCUE AND ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMPUTER PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES TO HAVE THE COMPUTER PROGRAM PATCH TO ALL OWNERS. MY PROBLEMS STARTED AT 38,000 MILES.

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.

POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE EITHER BY THE KEY FOB OR THE INTERIOR DOOR LOCK SWITCHES. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 10/07/2014 FOR REPAIR. IN THAT I HAD EXTENDED COVERAGE I HAD TO PAY THE $100.00 CO-PAY. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THE ELECTRIC SLIDING SIDE DOOR, A LARGE SPARK AND SMALL DEBRIS FIRE WAS SEEN IN THE BOTTOM DOOR RAIL. UPON INSPECTION, A BREAK IN THE WIRE HARNESS HAD ALOUD WIRES TO BE SEVERED THAT CONTROLS THE DOOR AND LOCKING SYSTEM. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON BOTH SIDE DOORS NO LONGER WORKED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD NO LONGER OPEN ELECTRICALLY. I REMOVED THE WIRING HARNESS AND WIRES AND DISCARDED THEM TO AVOID ANY MORE PROBLEMS (SPARKING AND/OR FIRES). THIS COULD CAUSE A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD IN THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT. *TR

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

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

ELECTRIC LOCKS FAIL. AFTER R&R A FUSE THE LOCKS WOULD WORK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THEN FAIL AGAIN. REPEAT. *TR

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING RANDOM ELECTRICAL ISSUES INTERMITTENTLY FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT TODAY, IT WAS NOTICED THAT MY POWER LOCKS ARE NOT ABLE TO BE ENGAGED OR DISENGAGED VIA EITHER MY KEY FOB OR MANUAL BY THE BUTTON ON THE SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S DOOR. THEY ALSO DO NOT ENGAGE ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHES THE APPROPRIATE SPEED. THE ONLY WAY TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME, IS VIA THE KEY IN THE DOOR, AND MANUALLY PUSHING DOWN/PULLING UP THE LOCKS THEMSELVES. AS A MOM OF THREE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 10, HAVING THEM RIDING IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE AND NOT KNOWING FOR SURE THAT THEIR DOORS ARE LOCKED, CAUSES DISTRESS IN REGARD TO THEIR SAFETY. I NEED TO KNOW THAT I CAN LOCK MY VEHICLE QUICKLY BEHIND MY CHILDREN, IF NECESSARY, AND KNOW THAT IF THEY HAPPEN TO PULL ON THE HANDLE ON THE SLIDING DOORS, THAT I CAN REST ASSURED THAT THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN IN RESPONSE TO THIS AS I'M DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. *TR

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.

POWER LOCK FUNCTION STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. POWER DOOR LOCKS COULD NOT BE ACTIVATED USING THE POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCHES ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR, THE PASSENGER DOOR, THE KEY FOB, AND THE 15 MPH AUTO LOCK FEATURE. ATTEMPTING TO ACTIVATE POWER DOOR LOCKS FROM THE KEY FOB GIVES A FALSE INDICATION THAT THE DOORS HAVE LOCKED SINCE THE HORN BEEPS WITHOUT THE DOORS LOCKING. NOT HAVING THE AUTO-LOCK FEATURE AND NOT HAVING CONTROL OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FROM THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER DOORS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR PASSENGERS EXITING THE VEHICLE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. *TR

THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING. WE TRIED THE PULLING OF THE FUSE AND UNHOOKING OF THE BATTERY AND THAT WORKED. NOW A FEW YEARS LATER HERE WE ARE AGAIN. THE ELECTRICAL LOCKS HAVE COMPLETELY QUIT AGAIN 09/2014. THIS VAN HAS HAD ONE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER. OUR ELECTRIC WINDOWS HAVE GONE OUT AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND BEEN REPLACED. WE HAVE FINALLY GIVEN UP REPLACING AND THE PASSENGER WINDOW WON'T GO DOWN. *TR

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

POWER DOOR LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING. UNABLE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK DOORS WITH EITHER KEY REMOTE OR BUTTON LOCATED ON THE DOOR. THIS IS A CONCERN BECAUSE THE LOCKS DO NOT ENGAGE WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MODE OF TRAVEL. THIS FIRST STARTED IN AUGUST OF 2012 WITH THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR AND NOW BOTH SLIDING DOOR LOCKS ARE INOPERABLE AS WELL AS THE TRUNK HATCH. HAVE TRIED CHANGING FUSES WITHOUT SUCCESS. I RESEARCHED INFORMATION ONLINE AND FOUND A SITE THAT INDICATED THAT A BCM SOFTWARE UPDATE COULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT DEALERSHIPS CHARGE FOR THE UPDATE. SHOULD THERE BE A FEE INVOLVED WHEN THIS MECHANISM IS SECONDARY TO A SOFTWARE ISSUE THAT CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD? BECAUSE SAFETY ISSUES ARE AT HAND SHOULD THIS BE LISTED AS SAFETY RECALL? *TR

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK. TAILGATE IS STUCK IN UNLOCKED POSITION. ALL OTHER LOCKS HAVE TO BE OPERATED MANUALLY, THERE IS NO WAY TO LOCK THE TAILGATE MANUALLY. REMOVING AND REINSERTING THE FUSE FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AT A TIME. EVENTUALLY REMOVING THE FUSE STOPPED WORKING. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS THAT THE REPAIR WAS TO FLASH THE BODY CONTROLLER. THIS ISSUE ALSO IS CAUSING A P0135 CODE WHICH IS FOR AN O2 SENSOR HEATER. THIS CODE COMES UP EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE O2 SENSOR. THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE TAILGATE NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCK WHICH IS AN EASY WAY FOR SOMEONE TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE AND EITHER CARJACK IT OR STEAL IT, OR BELONGINGS. AS FOR THE P0135 CODE IT HAS CAUSED ME TO CHASE MONEY AFTER AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM THAT REALLY DOES NOT EXIST. THE CONTROLLER CAN ONLY BE FLASHED BY A DODGE SERVICE CENTER AND THEY FIRST WANT TO CHARGE TO DIAGNOSE AN ISSUE THAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN ABOUT, AND THEN PAY FOR THE FIX. I NEED TO GET THE P0135 CODE CLEARED IN ORDER TO PASS THE EMISSIONS TEST AND GET THE LICENSE STICKER, OTHERWISE I CANNOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BCM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/19/14*CN UPDATED 06/04/2014 *JS

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, NO HORN OR CRUISE CONTROL. INDICATIVE OF A FAILED CLOCKSPRING AS IN EARLIER MODELS. THIS CONDITION EXISTED AT PURCHASE SO EXACT DATE MILEAGE OF INITIAL FAILURE UNKNOWN. *TR

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

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

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

DOORS LOCK THEMSELVES AND DOOR LOCK SWITCH FAILS TO FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

MY VAN HAS HAD FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS. I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED RECENTLY AS WELL AND IT IS STILL DOING IT. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TODAY IT WAS FLICKERING A LOT AND THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING A LOT AS WELL. MAKES IT HARD TO SEE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

MY POWER DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER WORK. WE CAN PULL THE FUSE AND PUT IT BACK AND THEY WILL WORK FOR A FEW DAYS. ONE TIME OUR BATTERY DIED AND AFTER CHARGING THE DOOR LOCKS WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS. ALSO THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT WORK AND NOW EVERY TIME I OPEN THE DOOR THE HORN BLOWS. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING. DOES NOT LOCK AT 20MPH. *TR

MY VANS LOCKS DON'T WORK ANYMORE ON THE REMOTE ON BY PUSHING THE BUTTON BUT IF I CHARGE THE BATTERY EVEN IF ITS NOT DEAD IT'LL WORK FOR A COUPLE DAYS I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE FIXED FOR SAFETY. *TR

COURTESY LAMP SOCKET MELTED NEEDING REPLACEMENT. MORE RECENTLY, THE RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL FAILED. WHEN I REPLACED THE LAMP, I NOTICED THAT BOTH SIDES THE SOCKET ASSEMBLY HAD MELTED. THE REPLACEMENT BULB IS NOT ABLE TO FUNCTION AS THE CONTACTS ARE NOT ABLE TO CONNECT. THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

STARTED UP THE CAR AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH STAYED ON, FUEL LIGHT, ENG LIGHT, ABS LIGHT ....ALL THE LIGHTED SQUARES AROUND THE GEAR (DL321) STAYED LIT AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN THEY DIDN'T SHUT OFF UNTIL THE AUTOMATIC CUT OFF ..SHUT THEM DOWN. CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND THE FMC AND THE PDC TO CLEAN CONNECTIONS AND DIDN'T CHANGE. DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLES AND THEN RECONNECTED THEM. STILL NOTHING CALLED THE DEALER AND HE SAID THAT THEY COULD CONNECT THE DIAGNOSTIC BUT SOUNDED LIKE THE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A START OF $500. MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN HAVING ON AND OFF PROBLEMS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE ALONG WITH THE DRIVERS WINDOW NOT GOING DOWN THEN IT WORKS FINE FOR A LONG TIME AND THEN STOPS AGAIN. *TR

ELECTRIC OPERATION OF LOCKS QUIT AND HAS NOT RESUMED. NEITHER KEYS REMOTE FEATURE WORKS TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE VAN, ALTHOUGH THEY BOTH CAUSE THE LIGHTS TO FLASH AS USUAL. LOCK SWITCHES ON DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOORS ALSO DO NOT WORK. MANUAL LOCKING VIA THE OLD FASHIONED BUTTONS WORKS OK, AS DO KEY LOCKS ON REAR HATCH AND DRIVER'S DOOR. *TR

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

THE 05 GRAND CARAVAN THAT I HAVE HAS THE LOCK ISSUE THE BUTTONS INSIDE NOR THE KEY FOB WILL UNLOCK OR LOCK THE VEHICLE. SO IF I WERE IN A EMERGENCY SITUATION AND I NEED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK MY DOORS I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO IN TIME THEREFORE I THINK THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. MY FATHER IN LAW IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH HIS 05 TOWN AND COUNTRY. *TR

DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING, NO ONE FUSE TO CHANGE FOR IT, DIFFERENT FORUMS SAYS TO UNHOOK BATTERY CABLE AND FUSES TO RESTORE POWER TO DOOR LOCKS, THIS WORKED FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS, DOOR LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING AGAIN. OVER IT!!!! *TR

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.

THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE VAN WAS GOING 65 MPH DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL OF THE ELECTRIC WENT OFF, INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. IF THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD, PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT IS. I HAVE A FAMILY OF 5 INCLUDING MY HUSBAND AND THIS IS OUR MAIN PORT OF TRANSPORTATION SINCE HE WAS UNEMPLOYED OVER TWO YEARS AGO. WE ARE NOW GETTING BACK ON OUR FEET BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO TRADE THIS VEHICLE IN. BY THE LOOKS OF THE COMPLAINTS, THERE ARE 800 OR SO MORE IN REGARDS TO THE ELECTRIC ISSUE. WHEN IS THIS GOING TO GET TAKEN CARE OF? WHEN SOMEONE GETS KILLED? WE ARE OPERATING TICKING TIME BOMBS AND IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE LOOK AT THIS VAN AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, ONE PERSON DID SAY IT NEEDED AN ADDITIONAL GROUND WIRE ADDED, AND IT HAS HELPED, BUT STILL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS THE ELECTRIC IS GOING IN AND OUT. PLEASE HAVE THIS VEHICLE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO GET THE DOOR LOCKS TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE WAS SPORADIC AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR COULD INTERMITTENTLY BE OPENED MANUALLY WITH THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

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

POWER DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER FUNCTION. PASSENGER POWER WINDOW NO LINGER FUNCTIONS. *TR

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

THE VAN HAS HAD A PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS. RIDING ON THE VAN, SUDDENLY THE GAUGES IN THE DASHBOARD START TO FLICKER AND JUMP LIKE CRAZY AND THE ENGINE STALLS AND DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.THIS IS DANGEROUS. I CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE CHANGED THE ALTERNATOR, THE BATTERY, THE PCM, AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FACTORY AND THEY DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE ARE MANY VEHICLES IN THE SAME SITUATION. DOES THE FACTORY HAVE TO ASSUME SOME RESPONSIBILITY? *TR

DOORS WON'T LOCK WITH FOB HAVE TO LOCK THEM EACH BY HAND ALSO AUTOMATIC LOCKING OF ALL DOORS AT APP. 20 MILES AN HOUR DOES NOT WORK EITHER . I READ ABOUT PULLING 20 AMP FUSE OUT THEN PUTTING IT BACK IN IT WORKED . IT LASTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS THEN HAPPENED AGAIN, DID THE SAME THING WITH THE FUSE IT WORKED AGAIN FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS THEN STOPPED WORKING AGAIN, PULLED FUSE AND PUT BACK IN IT WORKED AGAIN FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER, THE SAME TIME THEY FLICKER THE DASH LIGHTS FOR THE ODOMETER WILL FLICKER AS WELL. I'VE ALSO NOTICED WHEN THIS STARTED THE SMALL LIGHT NEXT TO MY HAZARD BUTTON ON THE DASH FLICKERS AS WELL, EVEN THOUGH NO ONE IS IN THAT SEAT. THIS PROBLEM IS DISTRACTING AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THIS PROBLEM HAS SEEMED TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE SINCE IT STARTED. I'VE TRIED RUNNING THE VAN WITH AND WITHOUT THE A/C BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK WITH DOOR SWITCHES OR KEY FOB. KEY FOB ONLY UNLOCKS REAR HATCH. ALL OTHER LOCKS MUST BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED MANUALLY. I HAVE TRIED INTERNET SUGGESTIONS ALL ENDING IN THE SAME RESULTS. AFTER HEARING OF OTHER COMPLAINS ON THIS ISSUE, I HOPE I DON'T GET LOCKED IN AND CANT GET OUT!!! *TR

I LOVE OUR VAN AS FAR AS CONVENIENCE AND FEATURES, BUT HAVE HAD PROGRESSIVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE FIRST ISSUE WAS THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS STOPPED WORKING. WE HAD TO SWITCH OFF THE POWER AND USE THEM MANUALLY. THE INTERIOR LIGHT AT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDE SHORTED OUT. EVERY NOW AND THEN IT DECIDES TO WORK. THEN THE DOOR LOCKS ON BOTH OF THE SLIDES STOPPED WORKING. SOME TIMES THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK THE LIFT GATE AND WE HAVE TO OPEN IT WITH THE KEY. THE FRONT MAP LIGHTS WORK SOME OF THE TIME. MY FRONT WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. SOMETIMES THE THINGS HAVE RESET IF I HAD TO GET MY BATTERY JUMPED OFF OR WHEN I REPLACED MY BATTERY. THE MOST CONCERNING THING TO ME IS THAT MY RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS KEEP BLOWING. I HAVE REPLACED THEM NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE LAST TIME IT STILL DID NOT WORK. NOW I JUST DON'T HAVE A LIGHT. NOT SURE HOW EXPENSIVE THIS WILL BE TO FIX. VERY FRUSTRATED AT THE CONTINUOUS AND COMPLEX ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON. SEEMS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE I HAVE HEARD OF VARIOUS OTHERS THAT I KNOW HAVING THESE TYPE OF ISSUES. *TR

THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS AND EVERY THING SHUTS DOWN. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. PRACTICALLY NOT AT ALL. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. BOTH SLIDING DOORS WORK ONLY OCCASIONALLY. MOST OF THE TIME THEY HAVE TO BE OPENED AND CLOSED MANUALLY. NONE OF THE DOOR LOCKS WORK. I HAVE TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR WITH THE KEY THEN REACH OVER TO THE OTHER DOORS AND MANUALLY PULL THE LOCKS UP TO UNLOCK AND DOWN TO LOCK. NEITHER THE REMOTE NOR THE INTERNAL AUTO LOCK WORKS. ONLY THE TRUNK LOCK WORKS WITH THE REMOTE. *TR

POWER LOCKS SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING FOR DRIVER & PASSENGER REAR SLIDING DOORS. UNABLE TO REMOTELY LOCK/UNLOCK THOSE DOORS AND HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK EACH DOOR SEPARATELY. IF BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED/RECONNECTED, STILL DOESN'T WORK. *TR

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

AUTO LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING FOR DRIVER, PASSENGER AND 2 REAR SLIDING DOORS. UNABLE TO REMOTELY LOCK/UNLOCK THE CAR AND HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK EACH DOOR SEPARATELY. IF BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED, IT WORKS FOR A FEW DAYS AND STOPS WORKING AGAIN. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCK CONTINUES TO BLOW FUSES. DEALERSHIP FAILED TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE IN 2008. *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. I DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND RECONNECT IT AND IT SEEMS TO CORRECT ITSELF FOR A DAY OR TWO, BUT THEN GOES BACK TO BEING DEFECTIVE AGAIN. I'M AWARE OF SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED WHETHER USING THE KEY FOB OR USING THE KEY MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 4/24/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULD OPEN WITH THE KEY. HOWEVER, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND POWER DOORS WOULD REMAIN INOPERATIVE, UNTIL THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS RESET. UPDATED 05/0613

POWER LOCKS HAVE TO BE RESET BY DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE BATTERY EVERY FEW DAYS. SINCE THIS APPARENTLY IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A MANUFACTURER RECALL TO FIX THIS DEFECT? *TR

THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS STOPPED WORKING, I WAS ABLE TO RESET THEM BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY BUT THE FIX IS ONLY TEMPORARY. NOW ONLY 1 DOOR IS AFFECTED BUT ON OCCASION THE PROBLEM STARTS OVER AGAIN UNTIL I RESET THE LOCKS BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. *TR

THE POWER LOCKS ON THIS VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THE ONLY FIX IS TO HAVE THE COMPUTER REFLASHED AT A DEALER AT A COST OF AROUND $400. I HAVE LOCKED MYSELF OUT OF MY VEHICLE A FEW TIMES BECAUSE THE DOOR LOCKS WILL JUST INTERMITTENLY LOCK FOR NO REASON OR IF YOU PUT THE WINDOWS DOWN, THE DOORS WILL LOCK. IT IS A MESS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS FLAW WITH THE MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE TO FIX IT. *TR

THE POWER LOCKS STOPED WORKING. THEY WILL NOT LUCK/UNLUCK WITH THE INTERIOR DOOR SWITCH NOR WITH THE REMOTE ON THE KEY. THE TAIL GATE LOCK WILL LUCK/UNLOCK WITH THE KEY REMOTE ONLY. REMOVING THE IOD FUSE FOR A WHILE WILL CORRECT THE PORBLEM FOR A DAY OR TWO. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. I FOUND ARTICLES ONLINE TO DISCONNECT BATTERY AND RECONNECT AT WHICH TIME THE ISSUE WENT AWAY. AFTER A WEEK OR SO THE LOCKS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED TO MICROCODE UPDATE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. SINCE MY MILEAGE WAS ABOVE 36K THERE WAS A $175 FEE. I REFUSED TO PAY IT SINCE THE CAR WAS UNDER 3 YEARS OLD AND IT WAS A COMPUTER ISSUE. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY REFUSED TO WAIVE THE FEE. THE CAR IS NOW 8 YEARS OLD AND DODGE HAS NOT RELEASED THE UPDATED MICROCODE TO ANY SERVICE COMPANIES AND ONLY ALLOWS DEALERSHIPS TO UPDATE THE MICROCODE WHERE MOST WILL UPGRADE FOR FREE. I BELIEVE THIS IS DONE INTENTIONALLY TO CHARGE CURRENT DODGE OWNERS FOR POOR ENGINEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH SLIDING DOORS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, IT PREVENTED THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS FROM WORKING AS WELL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT IF THEY DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT THE BATTERY, IT WILL TEMPORARILY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

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

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ONLY OPENS A FEW INCHES AND THEN STOPS. THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY AT ALL I HEAR ARE LOUD CLICKS LIKE THE LOCKS ARE BEING ENGAGED. THE DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED OR CLOSED MANUALLY. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME EITHER OF THE 2 INSIDE BUTTONS ARE PRESSED OR THE KEY FOB BUTTON IS PRESSED. THE DOORS ARE CLEARLY NOT GEARED FOR MANUAL OPENING/CLOSING, THAT IS, THEY ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPEN OR CLOSE MANUALLY. THIS IS MAJOR A CONCERN AS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE FOR SOMEONE SITTING IN ANY OF THE REAR SEATS. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE REPEATEDLY FAIL. FOR A WHILE PULLING THE FUSE CONNECT WITH THIS SYSTEM HELPED AND THEY WOULD WORK FOR A PERIOD OF 1-7 DAYS, NOW NOTHING WORKS. DODGE DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE A SOLUTION OR TO WANT TO WORK ON A SOLUTION. *TR

POWER LOCKS DON'T WORK. THE DOORS SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN I REACH 15 MILES PER HOUR, BUT THEY DON'T LOCK. EVEN THE MANUAL DOOR LOCK SWITCH DOESN'T WORK, SO THE DOORS ARE OPEN ALL THE TIME. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED. ELECTRIC DOORS WOULD NOT WORK. EVEN WITH THE SWITCH THEY WOULD NOT MAKE A SOUND. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET THAT VIRTUALLY EVERY DODGE OWNER HAS THIS PROBLEM I PULLED THE BCM AND IOD FUSES FOR A FEW SECONDS AND PUT THEM BACK IN. EVERYTHING NOW WORKS BUT MY RESEARCH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THE FIX IS ONLY TEMPORARY. DRIVING THROUGH SOME NEIGHBORHOODS AND NIGHT WITH DOORS UNLOCKED OR CONDITION UNKNOWN IS VERY DANGEROUS. I MUST INSPECT EVERY LOCK BEFORE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE LOCKED. I TRAVEL THE COUNTRY WORKING FOR THE US AIR FORCE AND DOOR LOCKS BECOME A GREAT CONCERN IN SOME AREAS. *TR

POWER LOCKS FAILED, THEY DID NOT WORK WITH THE KEY BUTTONS OR BY PUSHING THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR. I TOOK THE IOD FUSE OUT AND PUT IT BACK IN AND IT IS WORKING FOR NOW. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY FROM BOTH INTERIOR SWITCHES AND 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 OR FROM INSIDE VEHICLE. SAFETY PROBLEM WITH 1 AND 3 YEAR OLD THAT NEED TO HAVE DOORS LOCKED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. ALSO UNSAFE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN TO BE STANDING OUTSIDE VEHICLE WHILE UNLOCKING DRIVER'S DOOR WITH KEY THEN MANUALLY D/S REAR DOOR. CHILDREN ARE UNNECESSARILY STANDING OUTSIDE VEHICLE WHILE DOORS ARE MANUALLY UNLOCKED. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO ON AND OFF AT ANY TIME. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE PARKED FOR THE NIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON THREE OCCASIONS, FIRST ONLY THE SWITCH, NEXT THE SWITCH AND BATTERY, AND THEN FINALLY THE SWITCH AND ALTERNATOR. EACH REPAIR LASTS FOR A FEW MONTHS THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNS. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AS IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT DRIVING. AS THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE I CANNOT GET A TRUE DIAGNOSIS. *TR

AUTO LOCK AND AUTO DOORS OPEN FAILED. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT A YEAR AGO TOO. RESETTING BCM MODULE BY REMOVING BATTERY LEAD FOR A FEW SECONDS FIXED PROBLEM. PROBLEM IS BACK. I CONSIDER THIS UNSAFE SINCE DOORS DO NOT AUTO LOCK ONCE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS SHOULD BE A FREE FIX BUT DEALER CHARGES. I HAVE READ REFRESHING THE COMPUTER FIXES THE PROBLEM. DEALER CHARGES WHEN IT SHOULD BE FREE SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

OUR DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING WITH BOTH THE UNLOCK BUTTON AND THE REMOTE KEY. WE CANNOT UNLOCK OUR DOORS UNLESS WE DO IT MANUALLY, AND THERE IS NOW NO WAY TO LOCK THE BACK HATCH. THERE IS ONLY ONE KEY HOLE AND THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE LOCKS KEEP STOP WORKING AND IT NEEDS TO BE RESET BY REMOVING THE FUSE, READ ON THE INTERNET THAT ALMOST EVERYBODY WITH THIS TYPE OF VAN EXPERIENCES THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RECALL. LOCKS FINALLY GAVE OUT ALL THE WAY AND WILL NOT OPEN ANYMORE. *TR

DURING ROUTINE STOP, NOTICED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT WORK. THIS WASN'T A CONCERN AT FIRST UNTIL I NOTICED THAT THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AS WELL. I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER IS IGNORING AND LEAVING FAMILIES WITH THE BURDEN OF REPAIRING THIS EXPENSIVE ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOTHING ELSE THAT DODGE SHOULD FIX FOR ITS LOYAL CUSTOMERS. *TR

PARK LAMPS DO NOT WORK. REPLACED FUSES, RELAY AND BULBS. *TR

DOOR LOCKS ON SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT WORK. VAN HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER 2 TIMES ON THIS. THIS IS A UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING AND ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE DOORS, THE POWER LOCKS ON ALL DOORS FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS MANUALLY WITH THE KEY, HOWEVER THE POWER LOCKS REMAINED UNRESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OR THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE RELAY IN THE DOORS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000. UPDATED 09/11/12*LJ UPDATED 09/13/2012 *JS

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

ELECTRIC POWER LOCKS CONTINUE TO FAIL. THEY WILL NOT WORK WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE OR THE LOCK SWITCH INSIDE THE DRIVERS SIDE OR PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR. *JB

THE POWER DOOR LOCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING. IT COULD ONLY BE LOCKED/UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY. THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDER DOOR LOCK STOPPED WORKING. THE DOOR BECAME COMPLETELY INOPERABLE SINCE THE IT WAS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION. IT COULD NOT EVEN BE UNLOCKED BY MANUALLY PULLING ON THE LOCK...THE LOCK WAS FROZEN. THEN THE SLIDER DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE STARTED TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. FORTUNATELY IT WOULD JUST REMAIN IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION SO WE COULD STILL OPEN THAT DOOR. I WAS AFRAID TO LOCK THAT DOOR MANUALLY IN CASE IT ALSO BECAME FROZEN IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND IT WOULD BE VERY INCONVENIENT TO GET MY KIDS INTO THE REAR OF THE VAN. SO I LEFT IT UNLOCKED AND FEARED ITEMS WOULD BE STOLEN FROM MY VEHICLE. I ALSO FEARED THAT GOD FORBID WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I READ MANY FORUMS ONLINE ABOUT HAVING THE DEALER REPROGRAM THE BCM AND SOME PEOPLE FOUND SUCCESS WITH THIS FOR AROUND $100. I TOOK MY VAN TO A DODGE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THEY NEVER HEARD OF THAT FIX FOR THE DOOR LOCKS. SO I WOUND UP SPENDING OVER $1100 TO HAVE A LATCH AND 2 POWER ACTUATORS REPLACED. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM FEELING VERY RIPPED OFF. WITH SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THIS IDENTICAL COMPLAINT, YOU WOULD THINK DODGE WOULD ISSUE A RECALL. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE. *JB

KEY OPERATED ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS CEASED TO FUNCTION. CAN RESET BY REMOVING IOD FUSE, BUT PROBLEM SEEMS TO COME BACK IN A FEW DAYS OR FEW WEEKS TIME..IS A HUGE CONVIENCE PROBLEM MANUALLY UNLOCKING PASSENGER DOORS BY REACHING TO BACK SEAT AND WHEN YOU WANT TO LOAD SOME GROCERIES INTO REAR HATCH.. ALSO COULD BE SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY FOR SOMEONE WITH DISABILITIES....BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I SEE, IF THIS CAN BE SOLVED WITH THE DEALER REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER, THIS SHOULD BE A DEFINITE SAFETY DEFECT AND DONE AT NO COST TO THE OWNER.. *TR

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

THE VEHICLE IS NOT PROPERLY SEALED. THE GROUNDS WERE ALL CORRODED AND LETTING MOISTURE OR SALT INTO COMPONENTS. FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THEN ALL WENT OUT. COULDN'T SEE SPEED OR GEARS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BASIC CONTROL MODULE AND HAVING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE CHECKED OUT TODAY. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD IS CORRODING AT A FAST PACE. YOU CAN SEE EVEN THE METAL ON THE ENGINE. I HOPING MY WIRING HARNESS IS OK. BUT THE TECH HASN'T GOTTEN THAT FAR YET. *TR

NO INTERIOR LIGHTS OR DASHBOARD LIGHT OR BACK WIPERS OR HEATING CONTROL. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING. THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED ON THE INTERNET QUITE A BIT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB OR DOOR SWITCH. THE ALSO DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN THE CAR STARTS MOVING THUS CREATING A SAFETY CONCERN FOR KIDS RIDING IN THE BACK. REMOVING THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL RESETS IT SO THAT IT WORKS AGAIN BRIEFLY. THE PROBLEM RECURS AGAIN AFTER A BRIEF TIME. *TR

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

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WOULD NOT TURN ON. ONLY MY PARKING LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. AFTER SEVERAL DOZEN ATTEMPTS AT TURNING ON THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS THEY WOULD FINALLY TURN ON. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAVE ALSO FAILED AT NIGHT WHILE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ONLY A COUPLE MILES FROM HOME. THE LIGHTING SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE IS NOT RELIABLE AND I WOULD HOPE THE GOVERNMENT WOULD EXAMINE THIS MATTER CLOSELY. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. POWER ON SIDE DOORS DOES NOT OPEN DOORS. *TR

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, MY HEADLIGHTS WON'T TURN ON WHEN I START MY VAN. IF I TURN THEM OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES, THEY WILL EVENTUALLY TURN ON. A COUPLE OF TIMES, MY LIGHTS HAVE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE VAN. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON BROUGHT THEM BACK ON, SO I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, A COUPLE OF TIMES ALL OF MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND GAUGES HAVE GONE CRAZY ALL AT ONCE. AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS, THEY WOULD BE FINE AGAIN. *TR

DASH BOARD LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT CAME ON AGAIN FOR FIVE MINUTES AND WENT BACK OUT. *TR

DASH LIGHT WILL FLICKER THEN GO OUT THEN COME BACK ON, SO WILL THE RADIO AT THE SAME TIME. ALSO ENGINE WILL CUT OUT BUT NOT ALWAYS AT THE SAME TIME. ALSO SENSOR LIGHT WILL COME ON. *TR

OUR HEAD LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES THEY WOULD COME ON. NOW WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THEY WILL START GOING ON AND OFF THEN COMPLETELY GO OFF. I HAVE TO TRAVEL A LOT AT NIGHT FOR MY WORK. IF YOU PULL THE DIMMER/WIPER SWITCH TOWARD YOU AND HOLD IT THE HIGH BEAM WILL COME ON BUT WILL NOT STAY ON. NOW I AM AFRAID TO GO ANY WHERE AFTER DARK. HAVE CALLED SEVERAL DODGE GARAGES SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND WHEN ASK IF THEY THINK REPLACING THE SWITCH COULD FIX THE PROBLEM THEY TELL YOU, WELL YOU CAN BRING IT IN AND WE CAN TRY THAT BUT CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT WILL FIX YOUR PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD WE PAY TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WE BELIEVE THAT DODGE SHOULD HAVE RECALL SINCE THERE IS SO MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER OWNERS EVIDENTLY THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE SWITCHING OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

WE ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILING WHICH IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND THEM BEING ABLE TO PULL ON THE DOOR HANDLE AND HAVE A DOOR OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. WE ARE ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DASH LIGHTS NOT WORKING THEREFORE YOU CANNOT SEE ANYTHING AT NIGHT . . . NOT THE SPEEDOMETER, NOT THE FUEL GAUGE, NOT THE HEAT CONTROLS, NOTHING!!! *TR

DOOR LOCK FUNCTION FAILURE. CAN'T FIND A FIX. HAVE TO RESET PCM TO GET LOCKS TO FUNCTION, AND CAN WORK TEMPORARILY FOR 1 TO SEVERAL TIMES, AND ALWAYS FAILS AGAIN. *TR

THE POWER LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DO NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY. JUST LIKE THE MANY OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, I HAVE TO TAKE THE IOD FUSE OUT FOR 10 SECONDS, AND PUT IT BACK IN TO GET THE POWER LOCKS TO WORK. EVEN THEN, THE POWER LOCKS WILL WORK FOR MAYBE A FEW HOURS, AND THEN THEY STOP WORKING. VERY FRUSTRATING. THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN. DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THIS ELECTRONIC/COMPUTER PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB COULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ONLY ONE OF THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD UNLOCK THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD CAUSE THE ALARM TO SOUND. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS FAILURE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,700. UPDATED 01/24/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED, THE KEY FOB WOULD NO LONGER WORK AND THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS WON'T WORK. SO, THE VAN REMAINS LOCKED OR UNLOCKED. UPDATED 01/25/12

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ARE FAILING REGULARLY. PULLING THE IOD FUSE AND REINSERTING RESOLVES THE ISSUE FOR A FEW HOURS TO A FEW DAYS, AT WHICH TIME THE DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING AGAIN. FAILURE PREVENTS KEY PHOB, INSIDE LOCK SWITCH AND AUTO LOCK FEATURES FROM WORKING. *TR

RIGHT SIDE VAN DOOR STOPPED CLOSING AND OPENING CORRECTLY. IT GETS STUCK PART-WAY. NOW IT DOESN'T CLOSE PROPERLY OR LOCK, YOU HAVE TO WORK HARD TO CLOSE IT. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR DOOR LOCKS WOULD FUNCTION. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER. THE CONTACT THEN REPLACED THE FUSES FOR ALL OF THE LOCKS. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR A FEW WEEKS LATER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC REAR SLIDING DOORS NO LONGER FUNCTIONED AND WOULD ONLY OPEN AND CLOSE WHEN OPERATED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER AND DIM ALMOST TO WHERE THE LIGHT WOULD COMPLETELY GO OUT. *TR

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS REPEATEDLY FAIL - I UNDERSTAND THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE - MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO GET ACCESS TO VEHICLE FROM THE OUTSIDE, ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC WITH CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEATS WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY UNLOCKING THE DOORS MANUALLY. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS NOT BEEN OPERATIONAL FOR SOME TIME. WE HAVE ALSO RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A, AS YET STILL UNDIAGNOSED, COMPLETE POWER FAILURE IN THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - THIS OCCURRED SUDDENLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED (IT HAD BEEN ENGAGED FOR SEVERAL MILES). THESE ISSUES RANGE FROM VERY INCONVENIENT TO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. *TR

SOMETIME WHEN I WAS DRIVING, MY HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF MYSTERIOUSLY. NOW I CANNOT GET MY LOWBEAMS TO TURN ON. HIGH BEAMS, PARKING LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS ALL WORK. MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE SWITCH. I BELIEVE THERE IS CURRENTLY AN OPEN INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS ON EACH DOOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE IOD FUSE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BUT THE REPAIR ONLY WORKED TEMPORARILY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RE-FLASHED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE COMPUTER RE-FLASHED.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING 2 DAYS AGO. THE KEY FOB AND SWITCH ON THE FRONT DOORS DO NOT CONTROL THE LOCKS ANYMORE; THEY HAVE TO BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED MANUALLY. *TR

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS REPEATEDLY STOP WORKING. *TR

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS HAVE BEEN FAILING INTERMITTENTLY FOR 3 YRS. I UNHOOK THE IOD FUSE OR THE BATTERY CABLE MOMENTARILY AND THIS SEEMS TO WORK FOR A WHILE. THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD WORK FOR A SHORT TIME - THEN FAIL AGAIN UNTIL I REPEATED THE FUSE OR BATTERY CABLE REMOVAL PROCEDURE. AS TIME WENT ON THE FIX WOULD LAST LESS & LESS TIME. CURRENTLY, THE LOCKS MAY ONLY WORK FOR A DAY OR SO. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. MY WIFE WAS REALLY SCARED THE OTHER DAY WHEN SOMEONE WAS APPROACHING THE CAR AND SHE COULD NOT LOCK THE DOORS. SHE WAS IN AN UNFAMILIAR LOCATION WITH THE 4 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT. WHILE IT ACTUALLY TURNED OUT TO BE A FALSE ALARM, IT DID OPEN MY EYES. WHILE I HAVE BEEN JUST "FIXING" IT ALL THE TIME, I REALIZED THAT I CANNOT CONTROL WHEN AND WHERE IT WILL HAPPEN AND YOU CANNOT ALWAYS GET OUT AND RESET THE FUSE. THIS IS A PROGRAM (FIRMWARE) THAT IS FAILING ON A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES, SEE LINKS BELOW. THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE VAN CANNOT BE SECURED WITHOUT MANUALLY LOCKING ALL DOORS, WHICH LEAVES THE TAILGATE. WHY SHOULD CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY FOR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT? SOMEONE NEEDS TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER..... I AM TAKING THE VAN IN TO REQUEST IT BE REPROGRAMMED. I AM NOT GOING TO WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING BAD ACTUALLY HAPPENS FIRST. JUST A COUPLE OF LINKS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/GRAND_CARAVAN/2005/ELECTRICAL/ELECTRIC_DOOR_LOCK_FAILURE.SHTML HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/POWER_LOCKS_WILL_NOT_LOCK_OR_UNLOCK. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND ULTIMATELY FAIL PERMANENTLY. THIS IS A PARTICULAR DANGER WHEN CHILDREN ARE SEATED IN THE REAR SEAT AND DOORS DO NOT LOCK DESPITE BEING ACTIVATED. THIS PROBLEM DIFFERS FROM ANOTHER COMMON PROBLEM REPORTED FOR SCORES OF THIS CLASS OF VEHICLE (SEE INTERNET); THE SIMULTANEOUS FAILURE OF ALL LOCKS REQUIRING A COMPUTER RESET TO RETURN THEM TO OPERATION. I ATTEMPTED TO REPORT THIS A FEW DAYS AGO BUT THE FORM ONLY ACCEPTED A 10-DIGIT VIN. THE AUTOMATED RESPONSE WAS NOT CLEAR AS TO WHETHER THE REPORT WAS ACCEPTED DESPITE THE PARTIAL VIN CONSTRAINT OF THE FORM.

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION. THIS IS VERY DISCONCERTING AND DANGEROUS. DRIVER MUST FLIP THE LIGHT SWITCH MULTIPLE TIMES TO BRING THE LIGHTS BACK ON. THE FREQUENCY OF THIS PROBLEM HAS INCREASED RECENTLY. I FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE. RECENTLY, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME BACK ON AND WE HAD TO DRIVE HOME USING THE FOG LAMPS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS, INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND THE PUSH BUTTON SIDE DOORS DID NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WOULD MOST LIKELY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILURE! THIS PROBLEM STARTED A MONTH AGO WHEN THE POWER-LOCKS JUST QUIT WORKING. SO I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE CAR MANUAL WHERE YOU CAN REPROGRAM THE LOCKS BY SWITCHING THE IGNITION KEY 4 TIMES ENDING IN THE OFF POSITION AND THEN AFTER 10 SECONDS TURN THE DOOR LOCK ON, A CHIME WILL SOUND, IT DID BUT LOCKS STILL DO NOT WORK. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A FUSE SO I REMOVED THE IOD FUSE AND PUT IT BACK IN 5 SEC. THE LOCKS STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. THIS LASTED ABOUT 2 OR 3 TIMES AND THEN THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO RETURN EVENTUALLY. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE A RECALL. DODGE SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS AND MADE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *KB

SYSTEM WILL BEEP, DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES WILL FLASH AND GO DEAD. DOOR LOOKS ALSO STOP WORKING. ONE INCIDENT OF BATTERY BEING DRAINED TO NOTHING, NO EMERGENCY STANDBY POWER FOR STARTING. MANY REPORTS OF THE BCM MODULE BEING THE CAUSE. CAN BE TEMPORARILY FIXED BY PULLING THE IOD FUSE TO RESET THE BCM. DODGE TSB 08-040-04 REPORTED TO OUTLINE THE PROBLEM. REPLACING THE BCM NOT ALWAYS REPORTED TO FIX. FLASHING THE BCM(UPDATING CODE) MORE COMMONLY REPORTED TO FIX, ALSO MENTION OF CORRODED CONTACTS BEING RELATED. REPAIR IS HARD TO DETERMINE AS ANY WORK DONE ON THE BCM WILL RESULT IN A RESET WHERE IT WILL TEMPORARILY START WORKING AGAIN. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE DOOR LOCKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,117. UPDATED 10/14/11 *BF UPDATED 10/21/11

POWER DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE, SAFETY ISSUE IF NEED TO OPEN LOCKS IN AN EMERGENCY. CAN BE CORRECTED BY PULLING IOD FUSE BUT SOLUTION ONLY LASTS SEVERAL DAYS. HAVE SEEN ON INTERNET SOME SUCCESS IF DEALER REPROGRAMS BCM. *TR

WE LOCKED THE VEHICLE WITH THE REMOTE, SAW THE DOOR CLOSING, AND WHEN WE RETURNED, THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WAS WIDE OPEN! SINCE THE ORIGINAL FAILURE DATE, THIS HAPPENS CONTINUOUSLY. THE DOOR CLOSES ALMOST ALL THE WAY, AND THEN REVERSES, AND OPENS UP. WE HAVE TO MANUALLY SHUT THE SLIDING DOOR (DIFFICULT) IN ORDER TO CLOSE AND LOCK IT. DID NOT NOTIFY MANUFACTURER OR DEALER. *TR

DOOR LOCKS ON 05 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WONT OPEN OR CLOSE. KEEPS HAPPENING EVEN WHEN ITS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. REAR SLIDING POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE. DRIVER'S SIDE MANUAL LOCK/UN-LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK SLIDING DOOR NOR WILL REMOTE. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AND TO FIX THE PROBLEM, YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE IOD FUSE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND PUT IT BACK IN. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE BCM WHICH CONTROLS THE AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS AND INSIDE DOOR LOCK CONTROLS, AND AUTO DOOR OPENERS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE REAR DOOR SO FAR HAS FAILED.

ELECTRICAL DOOR LOCK SYSTEM FAILED. REAR SLIDING DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO FUNCTION AND HE HAD TO MANUALLY OPEN AND CLOSE THEM. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START, WHICH ALSO PREVENTED THE DOORS FROM LOCKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR MALFUNCTIONS WHILE OPENING USING THE POWER OPEN OPTION. IT OPENS PART WAY AND THEN STOPS OR CLOSES AGAIN. THE DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT OPEN AT ALL USING THE POWER OPEN OPTION, ONLY BY OPENING MANUALLY. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF REAR PASSENGERS ENTERING/EXITING THE VAN AND BEING STRUCK/TRAPPED BY THE DOOR WHEN IT CHANGES DIRECTIONS. IT IS CAUSED BY A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS THAT POWERS THE DOORS WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO OPEN THE DOORS MANUALLY. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY TO THE KEYLESS ENTRY; HOWEVER, IT HAD NOT REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT - BOUGHT USED FROM BARRETH CAR DEALERSHIP IN WASHINGTON, MO IN AUG. 2009 - 45000 MILES LOCKS STOPPED WORKING - STILL WONT WORK UNLESS FUSE IS PULLED OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND AGAIN - OXYGEN SENSORS STOPPED WORKING AC/HEATER FAN STOPPED WORKING. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH SLIDING DOOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND LOCKING PROBLEMS. WORRY ABOUT DOORS OPENING WHILE GRANDCHILDREN ARE IN THE REAR SEATS. *TR

I FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT A BOUGHT 63 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POWER SLIDING DOORS ON MY 05 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WELL I HATE TO BE 64 BUT I WAS LED TO THE PROBLEM IN SIDE THE WIRING HARNESS THERE IS A RED AND BLACK WIRE THE DOOR WILL STOP WORKING WHEN THE WIRE BREAKS AND GETS EXPOSED THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS THAT THESE WIRES NEED TO BE FIXED. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. ITS MY SECOND DAY AND THE HEADLIGHT WOULD NOT TURN ON WHEN I ROTATED THE SELECTOR. THE PARKING AND FOG LIGHTS WORKED FINE. I ALSO NOTICED WHEN I HAD THE FOG LIGHTS ON WITH THE PARKING LIGHTS AND THEN ROTATED THE SELECTOR TO HEADLIGHTS, THE DASHLIGHTS TURNED OFF. I CAME BACK AN HOUR LATER AND TRIED THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY WORKED FINE. MANY COMPLAINTS ON; HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/2005_DODGE_GRAND_CARAVAN_RANDOM_HEADLAMP_ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AT 19,000 MILES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHECKED THE BATTERY BUT FOUND NO FAILURE. THEY THEN REMOVED THE IOD FUSE AND THEN PLACED IT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE SECONDS LATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 19,000.

DOOR LOCKS ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SEQUENCE ON THEIR ON AND NOW OCCASIONALLY WORK. *TR

FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WIT THE DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING. NO WARNING THEY JUST QUIT. I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND RECONNECT TO GET THEM TO START WORKING. LAST WEEK MY WINDOWS STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A DEFINITE ELECTRONICS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF VAN. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE. HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WITH NO WARNING. FLIPPING THE SWITCH BACK AND FORTH HAS NO EFFECT ON RESTORING FUNCTION. YOU JUST HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE LIGHTS TO DECIDE TO TURN BACK ON BY THEMSELVES. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR IN CLUSTERS: ABOUT 2 TO 3 TIMES IN A WEEK, AND ABOUT 1 WEEK OUT OF EVERY 6 TO 8 MONTHS. FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT "SHORT OUT" REGULARLY. THE KEYLESS ENTRY DOES NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK THE DOORS, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT LOCK THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, AND THE AUTOMATIC DOORS DO NOT WORK WHEN THE DOOR LOCKS ARE MALFUNCTIONING. I CAN PULL THE IOD FUSE AND RESET THE LOCKS, BUT IT IS A TEMPORARY FIX TO THE PROBLEM THAT DOES NOT WORK FOR EN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. I AM TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. I AM REPORTING THIS PROBLEM AS IT SEEMS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT SEEMS TO NEED RESOLUTION. I AM ATTACHING LINKS TO TWO FORUMS THAT EXPRESS THE SAME CONCERNS. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/GRAND_CARAVAN/2005/ELECTRICAL/ELECTRIC_DOOR_LOCK_FAILURE.SHTML HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/POWER_LOCKS_WILL_NOT_LOCK_OR_UNLOCK *LN

LIGHTS OFF DURING OPERATION.... OFF AT TURN ON AND NOW WILL NOT COME ON NO MATTER WHAT I DO.... TOLD BY SEVERAL THEY ARE HAVING SAME TROUBLE... REAL SAFETY ISSUE THE FIRST TIME AS IT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN DARK ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE KEY FOB TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS, THE DOORS WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE SEVERAL FUSES WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE AN ACTUATOR FOR THE SLIDING DOORS WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTER THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, 7 PASSENGER, AUTO DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO FUNCTION. RESETTING IOD FUSE TEMP FIX, THEN ALL LOCKSFAIL AGAIN. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS & WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. PROBLEM OCCURRED AT ABOUT 68000 MILES VEHICLE CURRENTLY 133000 MILES. WOULD TAKE OUT IOD FUSE FOR 15 MINUTES WOULD WORK FOR A COUPLE OF CYCLES THEN WOULD HAVE TO REPEAT THE PROCESS. NOW I'M HAVING TO TAKE OUT THE 40 AMP BCM FUSE. IT STARTS WORKING ONLY FOR A DAY ARE SO. I HAVEN'T FOUND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OR WHY IT ONLY WORKS FOR A COUPLE OF CYCLES THEN GOES DEAD. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. GAUGES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER RESTARTING, GAUGES START WORKING NORMALLY AGAIN. DEALER INDICATES BCM AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

THE DOOR AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING. YOU CANNOT OPEN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE KEY. THE LOCKS NO LONGER LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN YOU GET UP TO SPEED. I HAVE CHECKED ON CAR COMPLAINTS.COM AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT DODGE IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED ON 2005 GRAND CARAVAN SXT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE DODGE VEHICLES. *TR

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

THE LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY COME ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES YOU ARE UNABLE TO TURN HEAD LIGHTS ON. I HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHTS SWITCH AND THE DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE LAST PROBLEM OCCURRED ON 8/26/2004. *TR

DOOR LOCKS AND POWER SLIDING DOOR MALFUNCTIONS, OR TOTAL NON-OPERATION. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY WIRING HARNESSES. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE WIRING HARNESS HAS BROKEN WIRE INTERNALLY AND THEN THE DOOR WILL NOT FUNCTION OR WILL PARTIALLY FUNCTION. WHEN IT PARTIALLY FUNCTIONS, THE DRIVER MAY BEGIN TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE REAR DOORS ARE NOT COMPLETELY SHUT. *TR

PROBLEM DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HANDICAP CONVERSION VAN:ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON 2010 THIS VAN STOPPED IN A MOVING LANE NY THRUWAY OUTSIDE OF THE BUFFALO AREA. TRAFFIC WAS BUMPER TO BUMPER,STOP AND GO WITH MANY HEAVY TRUCKS.AFTER 2 911 CALLS, THE THRUWAY FLATBED TOW TRUCK DID NOT REACH US FOR NEARLY A HALF HOUR. NO COPS CAME AT ALL. MY HUSBAND, IN HIS LARGE MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR, AND I (THE DRIVER) WERE STOPPED WITH TRAFFIC MOVING IN THE 2 LANES FROM BEHIND US.MY BLINKERS WERE ON BUT TRAFFIC HAD TO REALIZE WE WERE TOTALLY STOPPED AND THEN USEOTHER LANES, INCLUDING THE BREAKDOWN LANE TO OUR RIGHT, TO GO AROUND US! THANKFULLY,WE WERE NOT HIT BY THESE GIGANTIC TRUCKS.WE ARE ALIVE TO TELL THE STORY. IT IS NOW 10 DAYS LATER. THE FIRST REPAIR SHOP AND THEN,THE NEXT DAY TILL NOW, A DEALER REPAIR SHOP HAVE WORKED ON THE VAN. TWO SENSORS WERE REPLACED AND THEN THE ENTIRE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. BOTH REPAIRS DID NOT MAKE THE VAN START. THE DEALER SHOP WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE CHRYSLER/DODGE CORPORATION. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS OPENED. PART OF THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND. I DON'T KNOW ALL THE DETAILS OF THEIR INVESTIGATION. WAITING FOR MY VEHICLE TO BE FIXED, MY HANDICAPPED HUSBAND AND I HAVE NOW AMASSED $1000 IN HOTEL/ETC. BILLS DUE TO THIS INCIDENT. AND, THIS COST DOES NOT YET INCLUDE FIXING OUR VEHICLE. FINALLY, THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP ARRANGED TO HAVE A RENTAL VAN DELIVERED TO OUR HOTEL (OUR COST) SO WE COULD FINALLY GET THE SPECIAL WHEEL CHAIR AND DRIVE HOME 8 HOURS. AND THUS FAR ALL THE COSTS ARE MINE. I NOW HAVE ANOTHER $1000 RENTAL FEE FACING ME BECAUSE THE WHEELCHAIR VAN TO GET WAS RENTED FOR 8 DAYS, ON THE DEALER REPAIR SHOPS ARRANGEMENTS. A FEE WOULD BE CHARGED FOR "EARLY" RETURN OF THE WHEELCHAIR RENTAL. NOTE THAT MY HUSBAND HAD ONLY A BORROWED MANUAL, NON-TILTING WHEELCHAIR FOR THE DURATION. PLEASE HELP US SORT THIS OUT AND SAVE OTHERS FROM THE STRESS AND FEES WE HAVE ENDURED FOR THIS. I AM NOW ALSO AFRAID TO DRIVE THAT DODGE VAN BACK HOME ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, OR ANYWHERE. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT WITH 3.8LITER ENGINE HAS DASH LIGHT CLUSTER FLICKER, HEADLIGHT FLICKER AND WITH EVERY DASH LIGHT LIGHTING UP AND GAUGES GOING DEAD, THEN REAPPEARING. DEALER TRIED TO SAY IT WAS BATTERY, REPLACED IT, THEN THEY SAID ALTERNATOR, REPLACED IT. AFTER RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THEY DID NOT CHECK BODY CONTROL MODULE. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM, AND NO AUTO PARTS RECYCLERS IN NORTH TEXAS CAN KEEP BCM'S IN STOCK BECAUSE OF THE DEMAND. SIGNIFICANTLY, THE DEALERS WANT TO CHARGE $300-400 FOR THE PART, THEN $100 FOR PROGRAMMING IT. MY RESEARCH ALSO INDICATES THE MANUFACTURER MAY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SUPERCEDED THE PART WITH AN IMPROVEMENT. THE OLD PART NUMBER 4692158AA HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH 4692158AB. I THINK THIS PART SHOULD BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE ON A RECALL AS THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE NATIONWIDE BASED ON THE WEBSITES I HAVE READ COMMENTS. FURTHER, MANY DEALERS ARE APPARENTLY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE CUSTOMERS BY SELLING THEM PARTS THEY DO NOT NEED BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT TESTING THE BCM OR VOLUNTARILY CHOOSING TO FIND THE PROBLEM AFTER THE CUSTOMER HAS FED THE DEALER COFFERS FOR BATTERIES AND ALTERNATORS, ETC. *TR

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

AUTO PURCHASED AUG 2005. INCIDENT BEGAN OCCURRING IN EARLY 2009. AUTOMATIC AND REMOTE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK ON 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. REMOVING AND REPLACING 20A IOD FUSE CORRECTS THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT WHILE (1 DAY TO 1 WEEK), BUT THE ISSUE ALWAYS RECURS. WHEN THE DOOR LOCK IS INOPERATIVE, THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK AT 19 MPH FEATURE ALSO DOES NOT WORK. *TR

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

RECENTLY MY POWER DOOR LOCKS QUIT ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, WHEN TRYING TO ACTIVATE IT EITHER BY MY KEY OR FROM THE DOOR PANEL. I GAVE IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO FIXED THE PROBLEM.. THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED A WEEK LATER. I WAS QUITE UPSET FOR PAYING MONEY FOR A SIMPLE PROBLEM WHICH WAS NOT FIXED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO DISCONNECT THE POWER FROM THE BATTERY (FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES) AND THEN RECONNECT THE BATTERY. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS NOW WORK. HOWEVER THIS PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I DID A SEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM ON THE WEB AND FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THE 2005 GRAND CARAVAN. THE CORRECT SOLUTION SEEMS TO BE GOING TO A DEALER. BUT I WILL NOT PAY FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT ( AND THIS DEFECT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY AND SECURITY PROBLEM). THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE UNDER A RECALL ORDER. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL WORK FINE, THEN NOT WORK AT ALL. SOMETIMES IF I MOVE THE SWITCH BACK AND FORTH SEVERAL TIMES REAL FAST THE LIGHTS WILL WORK AGAIN. SOMETIMES LIGHTS WORK FOR WEEKS WITHOUT PROBLEMS. *TR

DOORS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK ELECTRONICALLY ON DOOR SWITCHES OR KEY FOB. CAN RESET IOD FUSE BY PULLING OUT OF FUSE BOX AND RE-INSERTING; ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS WILL WORK FOR A FEW DAYS THEN PROBLEM COMES BACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE CONSOLE WARNING LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. ON OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. THE WARRANTY COMPANY WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE COMPONENT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER HER EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,101.

2005 GRAND CARAVAN - DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER, GAUGES GO CRAZY, RADIO DIES AND SOMETIMES ENGINE STALLS. WE HAVE NOTICED THESE EVENTS OCCUR AFTER DRIVING THE VAN 30 MINUTES OR MORE. WHERE AS THE FLICKERING WAS AN ANNOYANCE THE STALLING ISSUE COULD BE HAZARDOUS IF THIS SHOULD OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY. SOME ONLINE RESEARCH HAS SAID A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH A WIRING HARNESS BUT MY CLOSEST DEALERSHIP CANT FIND THE ISSUE. *TR

ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK AND UNLOCK FEATURE FAILS. THERE ARE ONLY 2 DOORS WHERE A MANUAL KEY ENTRY IS AVAILABLE, THE DRIVERS DOOR AND TAILGATE. THIS ALSO DISABLES OPENING THE SLIDING SIDE DOORS AS THEY WON'T AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK. ALSO DISABLED ARE THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKING AT SPEED FOR SAFETY. YOU CAN TEMPORARILY FIX THIS BY DISCONNECTING THE FUSE OR BATTERY FOR A SHORT TIME AND RECONNECTING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. DODGE SHOULD FIX THIS ON A RECALL. *TR

A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. THE CLUSTER GAUGES WILL BOUNCE AROUND AND THE LIGHTS, RADIO, ETC., FLICKER. THE CAR HAS DIED WHILE IDLING. IT HAS DIED WHEN ACCELERATING TO TURN AT A STOP LIGHT. IT HAS DIED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. OCCASIONALLY THE CAR WILL NOT RESTART RIGHT AWAY AFTER IT HAS DIED. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT AS OF YET, BUT I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO ME AND MY CHILDREN (WHOM I ALMOST ALWAYS HAVE IN THE CAR WITH ME) BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. OCCASIONALLY THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS HAVE JUST STOPPED WORKING AND THE ELECTRIC DOORS WON'T WORK AND OTHER RANDOM ELECTRICAL ISSUES. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD US THAT THE BATTERY HAD AN INTERNAL SHORT IN IT. SO THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND SAID THAT ALL WAS FIXED. THAT WORKED FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND NOW WE ARE BACK TO SQUARE ONE. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR OF VAN AND NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE FOUND A WORKING SOLUTION. I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT DODGE CAN NOT SEEM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR DOESN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING DEFECT IN THIS VAN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ASAP!!! *TR

WE OWN A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 74.000 MILES ON IT. THE POWER LOCKS WILL REPEATEDLY LOCK WHEN I USE MY KEYLESS REMOTE ENTRY OR THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE BUTTONS TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOORS. THESE DOORS SHOULD BE UNLOCKING BUT INSTEAD EVERYTHING IS LOCKING. WHILE I'M DRIVING, I CAN HEAR THE CLICKING OF THE LOCKS "RE-LOCKING" EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE REAR WIPER IS RUNNING OR I PRESS AND RELEASE THE WINDOW CONTROL BUTTON. SOMETIMES I HIT THE POWER LOCK BUTTON ON THE DRIVER DOOR TO LOCK ALL DOORS BUT NOTHING LOCKS. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE, BUT FOR SHORTER PERIODS OF TIME. WITH 5 DOORS OF ENTRY, I NEVER KNOW IF MY CAR IS TRULY LOCKED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. LAST NIGHT MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING ON I-15 FROM LAS VEGAS AT APROX.TIME 9PM IN THE DARK AND OUR HEADLIGHTS TURNED-OFF AND THEN TURNED ON RANDOMLY. THIS WAS AN AWFUL EXPERIENCE DRIVING LIKE THIS FOR MORE THAN 100 MILE IN THE MOJAVE DESERT. CARS THOUGHT I WAS FLASHING THEM. I WAS DRIVING IN THE SLOW LANE AT ONE POINT BEHIND A TRUCKER, I BELIEVE HE THOUGHT I WAS FLASHING HIM. I PASSED HIM AND THEN HE GOT ON MY BUMPER AND HE FLASHED HIS LIGHTS ON OFF SEVERAL TIMES AT ME..I WAS SCARED... THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL....ITS NOT SAFE.!! ....AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE HAPPENED NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD... [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN IM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING IF YOU PULL THE FUSE AND REINSERT IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A DAY OR TWO ALSO WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER UNLESS YOU HAVE THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER ON HIGH. *TR

HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER OR GO OUT FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME WHILE DRIVING. GAUGES ON DASHBOARD ARE ALSO AFFECTED, WITH SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATING LIKE CRAZY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR. SEEMS TO BE WORSE IN DAMP WEATHER. MECHANIC HAS FAILED TO FIND CAUSE. *TR

REAR LH SLIDING DOOR ON 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN NO LONGER OPERATING NORMALLY. DOOR STOPS 8" AND MUST BE MANUALLY MOVED THEREAFTER. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ALL DOORS LIKE QUIT WORKING. THEY HAVE A BCM SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL NOTIFICATION.

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. FOG LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF RANDOMLY. WITHOUT KEY IN THE IGNITION. THIS HAPPEN SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VAN IN 2005. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE SWITCH AND REPLACED IT. BUT THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN COMING ON RANDOMLY EVERY SINCE. NOW, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. A SWITCH ISN'T THAT COMPLICATED. *TR

2005 DODGE CARAVAN POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE. HAVE TO REMOVE 20AMP FUSE ON IOD TO WORK. THEN IT DOESN'T WORK AGAIN IN AN HOUR. *TR

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING POWER SURGES WHILE DRIVING FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS OR SO. THE OTHER ISSUE I AM HAVING IS MY HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF RANDOMLY WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT SOME TIMES TAKES UP TO 5 MINUTES TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AUGUST OF 2009. SO FAR I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT I HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER IN BECAUSE IT IS DARK AND I DON'T HAVE ANY LIGHTS. RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN HAVING MORE FREQUENT POWER SURGES WHERE MY LIGHTS FLICKER, MY GAUGES GO HAYWIRE AND MY RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF. I RECENTLY BROUGHT IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND MY MECHANIC CONTACTED CHRYSLER BECAUSE HE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. CHRYSLER TOLD THEM THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS OF THIS AND SOME OF THEM HAVE RESULTED IN FIRE. THEY WOULD NOT RELEASE A WAY TO FIX IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW HOW YET. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY, I HAVE 2 YOUNG KIDS THAT ARE FREQUENTLY RIDING IN THIS VEHICLE. I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL START ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING IT AND MY FAMILY COULD BE INJURED. I WOULD LIKE A RESOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM ASAP. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD MAKE THIS A TOP PRIORITY BECAUSE THERE ARE LIVES AT STAKE. *TR

TURN SIGNALS - SOMETIMES THEY DON'T WORK, AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU USE INDICATOR TO TURN LEFT THE RIGHT SIGNAL WILL OPERATE, AND VISA VERSA. IT WONT DO THIS WHEN YOU TAKE VEHICLE TO DODGE AND THEY DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH NHTSA AND ON INTERNET. *TR

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???

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN - DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING AT RANDOM TIMES; ELECTRICAL SURGES. PLEASE CHECK THE ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF INCIDENTS (LIKE MINE) THAT I HAVE COUNTED SO FAR. WE HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND ONLY ONE WAY TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE! WE HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS SO FAR ON FIXES THAT ARE ONLY TEMPORARY. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ AFTER JUST 30 MINUTES OF SEARCHING THE WEB, THERE IS NO WAY CHRYSLER IS NOT AWARE OF THIS HAZARD... *TR

RECENTLY MY AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON MY VAN HAVE STOPPED WORKING. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE NET ABOUT HOW TO FIX IT, I NOTICED MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME SITUATION! HOW IS THIS NOT MADE A RECALL BY NOW? HOW CAN WE GET THIS TO BECOME A RECALL? THE FIX TO MY PROBLEM WAS EXPLAINED ON THE NET, TO PULL OUT THE FUSE AND AFTER 5 SECONDS TO PLUG IT BACK IN. I DID THAT AND IT WORKED HOWEVER, MANY PEOPLE SAY THIS IS NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION. I NOW HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY INTERIOR AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING, AS IF THEY WERE GOING TO THE SOUND OF MUSIC. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE COULD BE A SHORT SOMEWHERE CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US TO OBTAIN A RECALL IN THIS MATTER? I SINCERELY HOPE YOU CONSIDER! JUST RESEARCH IT ON THE NET YOURSELF AND YOU WILL SEE MANY COMPLAINTS! *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH DASH LIGHTS AND DOOR LOCKS DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK, DOOR LOCKS CYCLE UP AND DOWN WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, REAR PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT OPEN WITH REMOTE OR UNLOCK WITH REMOTE OR BUTTONS INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR

ABOUT ONE WEEK AGO I GOT BACK FROM BUYING GROCERIES, AND WHEN I PARKED, GOT OUT AND WAS GOING CLOSE THE DOOR, I HEARD THE WARNING SOUND. THE SAME SOUND THAT RINGS WHEN YOU LEAVE YOUR KEYS IN THE IGNITION OR THE HEADLIGHTS ON, BUT I HAD THE KEYS IN MY HAND AND THE LIGHTS WERE ALL OFF. FROM THEN ON THE POWER LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK BY EITHER THE REMOTE OR THE DOOR SWITCH. I READ ONLINE THAT REMOVING THE IOD FUSE FOR 5 SECONDS AND REPLACING IT WOULD WORK, AND IT DID, BUT MANY ON THE ONLINE FORUM ALSO SAID THIS WAS TEMPORARY AND THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I'M SURE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED, PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL. :( *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF ON THEIR OWN. SOMETIMES THEY WON'T COME ON. SOMETIMES THEY WON'T GO OFF. THEY HAVE COME BACK ON AND KILLED THE BATTERY. THEY HAVE EVEN GONE OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT IN A RAINSTORM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK...DROVE ABOUT A MILE WHEN SOMEONE FLASHED THEIR HEADLIGHTS AT ME. PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND REALIZED THAT ONLY MY PARKING LIGHTS WERE ON. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WERE STILL ON, SO I WAS UNAWARE THAT I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. TOOK ABOUT 4 TIMES TURNING THE VAN ON AND OFF BEFORE THEY CAME BACK ON...VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! *TR

DRIVING AT NIGHT, WHEN DIMMING LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIME IN LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. BY HOLDING DIMMER SWITCH CONTROL IN "UP" (BRIGHT LIGHTS) LIGHTS STAYED ON. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THE LIGHTS AGAIN WORKED PROPERLY. WHEN TAKEN TO A DEALER, TECHNICIANS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

POWER LOCKS FAIL TO OPERATE. I AM BEING TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2005 GRAND CARAVAN AND THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ECM. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED? *TR

DOORS FAIL TO LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WITH POWER LOCKS OR KEY TRANSPONDERS. *TR

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

SLIDING POWER DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. SOUNDS LIKE THE MOTOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WILL OPEN TO CLOSE PARTLY BUT WILL NOT CLOSE TO LOCK. I HAD TO TIE A CORD THROUGH THAT DOOR THEN LOOP IT AROUND THE PASSENGER'S DOOR TO KEEP IT SHUT UNTIL I GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS HAPPENED LATE AT NIGHT SO THE VAN SAT I THE DRIVE UNLOCKED. *TR

I WENT ON LINE TO SEE HOW MANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS THERE IS REGARDING MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THE SAFETY ISSUE IS BY TURN SIGNAL DON'T FUNCTION CORRECTLY. FOR EXAMPLE WHEN I TURN THE SIGNAL FOR LEFT IT GOES RIGHT AND VISE VERSA. SOMETIMES THE SIGNALS DON'T COME ON AT ALL. WELL THERE'S SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALL OR FIX DUE TO THE DEFECT WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

OCCASIONALLY WHEN I TRY TO TURN ON HEADLIGHTS THEY WILL NOT COME ON - OR THEY WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CONTINUE TO FLICKER. *TR

THE OTHER DAY MY AUTOMATIC LOCKS CEASED TO WORK IN THE 2005 GRAND CARAVAN SXT. THE DOOR SWITCH, KEY REMOTE AND WHEN THE CAR GOES OVER 20MPH DID NOT LOCK THE DOORS AT ALL. HAVE LOOKED IN THE MANUAL, NO HELP. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, I WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE VAN IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHANGE THE SOFTWARE IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS, I WILL HAVE TO PAY $150-200 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. SINCE THIS IS SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE, WE WILL TAKE THE VAN IN, BUT AFTER READING THE INTERNET SITES--MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS GOING OFF WITHOUT NOTICE (WHILE I HAVE THEM SWITCHED ON). EVENTUALLY THEY WILL COME BACK ON, BUT THERE ARE TIMES THEY DO NOT COME BACK ON WHILE I AM DRIVING. ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE REPORTED ON THE INTERNET BY OTHER USERS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VAN. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS EXIST WITH THIS VAN AND HAVE SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW. LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF, DOORS NOT WORKING WHEN BUTTONS WERE PUSHED (SHOULD BE AUTOMATIC AFTER BUTTONS PUSHED), WINDOWS NOT WORKING AT ALL WHEN BUTTON IS PUSHED (EVENTUALLY WORK--HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR) AND NOW THE LOCKS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE DOOR CONTROLS WERE EVENTUALLY REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY EVENTUALLY WOULD OPEN SO SLOWLY. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER OVER SIX TIMES IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. REPLACED AND HAVE WORKED FINE SINCE. *TR

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. THEY WONT LOCK BY REMOTE OR ON THE DOOR BUTTON. *TR

2005 DODGE CARAVAN - THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. I HAVE INVESTIGATED SEVERAL SOLUTIONS, HAVE TRIED THEM,AND THEY ONLY WORK TEMPORARILY, SUCH AS BATTERY DISCONNECTS, FUSE REPLACEMENT, SOFTWARE UPDATES. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE SMALL AND I AM AFRAID THEY WILL OPEN THE DOORS AND I CANNOT NOT CATCH THEM IN TIME BECAUSE I CANNOT GET TO THE BACK SEAT. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT A RECALL IS NEEDED. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN EITHER RANDOMLY TURN OFF (BRIEFLY) WHILE DRIVING, OR THEY WON'T TURN ON WHEN SWITCHED ON. AFTER PLAYING WITH THE SWITCH SOME, THEY WILL TURN EVENTUALLY TURN ON. A WEBSITE THAT I USED TO FIND OUT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ISSUE INDICATED THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE. *TR

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

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

OUR USED 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WORKED PERFECTLY FOR ABOUT A YEAR UNTIL STRANGE THINGS STARTED TO HAPPEN TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VAN WILL LOSS ALL POWER, JUST LIKE REMOVING THE BATTERY, A FEW TIMES A WEEK AND IT REMAINS DEAD FOR ABOUT 60 SECONDS. ALSO PERIODICALLY, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES WILL ACT CRAZY, THE ODOMETER WILL PULSATE AS WELL AS THE HEADLIGHTS, THE SIDE ELECTRONIC DOORS WILL CEASE TO FUNCTION AND ABOUT TWICE ALL ELECTRONICS IN THE VEHICLE DIED EXCEPT THE ODOMETER YET THE CAR WAS RUNNING NORMALLY. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, IGNITION SWITCH AND BODY CONTROL MODULE ' ALL TO NO AVAIL. THE VAN IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE 60 SECOND BLACKOUTS THAT CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. THERE ARE A LOT OF INTERNET COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS YEAR AND MODEL ' DODGE NEEDS TO SOLVE THIS CRIPPLING PROBLEM. *TR

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 48,000 MILES. POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. DISCONNECTED BATTERY AND CLEANED TERMINALS: LOCKS WORKED FOR A WEEK. REPLACED BATTERY AND THEY WORKED FOR ANOTHER WEEK. CONSULTED WEB FORUM, WHICH RECOMMENDED REMOVING DOOR LOCK FUSE FOR 5 SECONDS. THIS WORKED FOR ANOTHER WEEK. NOW BELIEVE THAT BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) NEEDS REPLACING, WHICH IS EXPENSIVE (OVER $700). WEB FORUMS REVEAL HUNDREDS OF SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT '05 CARAVAN. BIG SAFETY PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN REMOTE LOCK IS ACTIVATED, HORN BEEPS, SIGNIFYING DOORS ARE LOCKED, THOUGH THEY ARE NOT. THIS POSES THE DANGER THAT SOMEONE COULD ENTER THE VAN AT NIGHT UNDETECTED AND ASSAULT THE DRIVER OR HIJACK THE CAR WHEN OWNER RETURNS. CHRYSLER CORP. SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO FULLY REPAIR THIS FAULT BY A GENERAL RECALL. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING, WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE ON A MINIVAN WITH KIDS. I WENT ONLINE AND DISCOVERED TONS OF PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 2005 GRAND CARAVAN/CARAVAN. THERE IS A QUICK, TEMPORARY FIX OF REMOVING THE 10D 20A FUSE OR THE NEGATIVE CABLE ON THE BATTERY, BUT THE PROBLEM APPARENTLY RECURS WITH EVER DIMINISHING PERIODS OF TIME IN BETWEEN. THE PERMANENT FIX IS APPARENTLY AN UPDATE TO THE SOFTWARE, WHICH CLEARLY STATES THAT DODGE/CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR ENGINEERING, AND THAT THEY ARE ONLY TOO HAPPY TO TAKE MONEY FROM CONSUMERS TO FIX A SAFETY PROBLEM INHERENT IN THEIR FAULTY DESIGN. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY THEM BEFORE WE START HEARING ABOUT TRAGEDIES, ESPECIALLY AS THIS OCCURS WITHOUT NOTICE. *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING. TROUBLE WITH CAR COMPUTER AFTER BATTERY CHANGE. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS OPEN OR CLOSE FROM THE SWITCHES OR THE SMART KEY BUTTONS. THEY ALSO DO NOT LOCK AT TWENTY MPH AS DESIGNED. THIS DUE TO A KNOWN FAILURE OF THE BODY CONTROLLER IN THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE DEALERS I HAVE SPOKEN TO SAY 'YES', THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT CONSISTENTLY COMES UP AFTER WARRANTY PERIODS. THIS FAILURE PUTS THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE (MINI VAN) AT RISK WHEN LOCKS DON'T WORK AS DESIGNED, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT THE VAN ONLY CAN UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY AT THE DRIVER'S DOOR. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL THE DOORS COULD NOT BE LOCKED WITH THE POWER LOCKS. THE ONLY DOOR HE IS ABLE TO LOCK WITH THE POWER LOCK FEATURE IS THE REAR MIDDLE DOOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER LOCK MODULE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE COMPUTER MODULE AT THE COST OF $450. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO OPERATE. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY FAILS TO OPERATE. POWER LIFT DOORS FAIL TO OPERATE. SIMPLE DISCONNECT OF BATTERY FIXES ISSUE TEMPORARILY. KEYLESS ENTRY HONKS HORN AS IF IT'S LOCKING, BUT NO DOORS LOCK. *TR

THE LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN STOP WORKING. AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET FOR A FIX OR OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM, THEY SUGGESTED PULLING THE IOD FUSE FOR 20 SECONDS AND REPLACING THE FUSE. I DID SO AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR TODAY. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS WILL CONTINUNE TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR NOT BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT SO A RECAL WILL BE ISSUED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. JUST PULLING THE FUSE WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY. THANK YOU

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOORS OPEN AND CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PROGRAM MODULE IN THE VEHICLE TWICE. CURRENTLY, THE COMPUTER IS BEING REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 10/14/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/15/08. *JB

OUR BODY CONTROL MODULE OR BCM HAS FAILED AT 50,000 MILES. THIS MODULE CONTROL THE POWER DOORS AND LOCKS. THIS FAILURE IS VERY COMMON AND SEVERAL HUNDRED $ TO FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. ON JUNE 5, 2008, THE DOOR LOCK FAILED. WHEN THE CONTACT PRESSED THE LOCK BUTTON, THE ALARM SOUNDED; HOWEVER, THE DOORS DID NOT LOCK. THE HATCHBACK DOOR IS THE ONLY DOOR THAT LOCKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON JUNE 25, 2008 AND THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE REMOTE SYSTEM; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,327. UPDATED 09/29/08. *LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER BOARD. THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER PROBLEMS. UPDATED 09/29/08. *JB

2005 DODGE CARAVAN AIR BAG SENSOR AND WIRING CORROSION, A KNOW ISSUE INTERNAL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTICE TO DEALER JUNE OF 2007 TO REPAIR NO CHARGE.. MY VEHICLE DID NOT MEET THE "DATE," IT HAS THE SAME ISSUE/DEFECT THEY ARE IGNORING, COVERED PART BUT NOT LABOR. SHOULD RECALL AND INSPECT ALL VEHICLES. *TR

THE BODY COMPUTER. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH IT, WONT LET A DEALERSHIP INTO IT, THE TRACTION CONTROL DOESN'T WORK ALONG WITH THE ABS, THE LEFT DOOR WONT OPEN WITH THE BOTTOMS AUTOMATIC.. AS FAR AS THE DEARS KNOW AND WE HAVE HAD IT TOP 3 OF THEM THAT ALL THESE THINGS ARE TIED IN 1 THING THIS VEHICLE ISN'T VERY OLD TO HAVE THIS GO OUT!! *TR

I HAVE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE QUIT WORKING AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A SOFTWARE ISSUE IN THE CPU. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT WHEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE AND BEGIN TO MOVE, THE DOORS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK WHEN YOU GET TO 18MPH OR SO. I HAVE 4 YEAR OLD TWINS THAT RIDE IN CAR SEATS, AND AM NOT COMFORTABLE NOT HAVING THIS FEATURE WORKING PROPERLY. IT IS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PROBLEM IS VERY WIDESPREAD AMONG THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. MY HOPES ARE THAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE ADDRESSED BY DODGE AS I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THANK YOU. *TR

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

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING. HAVE TO MANUALLY PUSH DOWN LOCKS ON ALL 4 DOORS. REMOTE KEYFOB ALSO DOES NOTHING TO LOCK/UNLOCK. HAVE HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TERMINALS TO FORCE A RESET EACH TIME, THEN LOCKS START WORKING. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE POWER LOCK CONTROLS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH THE KEY PAD AND THE CONTROLS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD PERFORM AN ELECTRICAL UPGRADE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,034. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07. *JB

VEHICLE--DODGE GRAND CARAVAN (2005)- WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND RIGHT FRONT FENDER/LIGHT AREA STRUCK CONCRETE BARRIER. IMMEDIATELY UPON IMPACT, SPARKS CAME SHOOTING OUT, TIRE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND CAR BURST INTO UNCONTROLLABLE FLAMES. THE ENTIRE CAR WAS TORCHED AND DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE. AFTER TALKING TO BODY SHOP, FROM ESTIMATION OF STRUCTURE DAMAGE FROM IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY $2000-3000, HOWEVER NOW BECAUSE OF FIRE, THE VAN IS A TOTAL LOSS. I LITERALLY HAVE 3 TIRES AND A LICENSE PLATE REMAINING. *TR

WE MAY BE HAVING TWO SEPARATE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2005 GRAND CARAVAN. THE ISSUE OF PRIMARY CONCERN WAS THAT THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY, AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON , DIED WHILE BEING DRIVEN. SINCE WE OWNED THE VEHICLE THIS HAPPENED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE DIED WE LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER OR STOP. ON ALL OCCASIONS WE HAVE BEEN GOING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 35 MPH. ON THE LAST OCCASION WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE DIED 1/4 OF THE WAY INTO THE TURN. HAD THE STEERING WHEEL NOT BEEN TURNED PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STALLING WE WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING STRAIGHT INTO THE CROSSING TRAFFIC WITH NO WAY OF STOPPING OR TURNING AWAY. I AM A MOTHER OF 4 CHILDREN AND WAS IN THE VEHICLE ALONE AT THE TIME. LUCKILY NONE OF MY CHILDREN WERE WITH ME, AND THE VEHICLES AROUND ME WERE PAYING ATTENTION. I STARTED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT HAVING THE PROBLEM AGAIN. ON THE OTHER OCCASIONS THE PROBLEM PERSISTED UNTIL MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GET UP TO SPEEDS GREATER THAN 35 MPH. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM EITHER TIME. NO REPAIRS WERE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE IN THIS REGARD. THE ABOVE SOUNDED VERY SIMILAR TO THE NHTSA ACTION # PE05027. OUR SECOND ISSUE MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO THE ABOVE AND WE CONSIDERED IT A NUISANCE. WE INCLUDED THIS INFORMATION WITH THE THOUGHT THAT IT COULD BE A SYMPTOM OF ABOVE THAT OTHERS WERE EXPERIENCING. THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START SPORADICALLY. WHEN WE TRIED TO START IT ALL OF THE NEEDLE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD WILL SHOOT TO THE RIGHT, AND THEN DROP BACK DOWN TO THE LEFT, AND BOUNCE AROUND ON THE LEFT QUARTER OF THE GAUGE. WE ATTEMPT TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE AND AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IT WILL START UP. THERE DID NOT SEEM TO BE A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE TWO PROBLEMS , BEYOND THEY BOTH APPEARED TO BE ELECTRICAL. *AK

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF/ STALLS AND POWER CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING, PARKING, STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. WE'VE BEEN EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE PROBLEM CAN OCCUR WHILE DOING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY OR 30 MPH ON LOCAL STREETS. *AK WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM SINCE A MONTH INTO OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURED 9 TIMES IN THE LAST 2.5 YEARS. WE'VE BROUGHT THE VAN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, YET THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT (LAST MONTH, FEB 2007) WHERE WE EXPERIENCED STALLING AND LOSS OF POWER IN THE VAN, THE DEALER HAD A CO-PILOT DIAGNOSTICS DEVICE SETUP IN THE VAN AND IT DIDN'T GET ANY READINGS WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURED BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN (WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS). THE DEALER HAS SINCE ASKED US TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VAN WITH THE CO-PILOT IN IT AND "PRESS THE BUTTON" IF WE THINK THE PROBLEM IS GOING TO OCCUR. SINCE WE SEEM TO KNOW ABOUT AS MUCH AS THE DEALER REGARDING WHAT CAUSES THIS ISSUE TO OCCUR.... WE'RE BASICALLY PUTTING OURSELVES AT RISK ANYTIME WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE.

2005 GRAND CARAVAN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN SERVICED ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DOOR LOCK AND AIR BAG INDICATOR MALFUNCTIONS. *TS ***NAR*** *JB

THIS IS THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF HEADLIGHT FAILURES ON A DODGE G.V. VAN. TODAY, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON WHEN THE SWITCH WAS PULLED UNTIL I CUT IT ON AND OFF 4-5 TIMES. THE DRIVING LIGHTS WOULD BLINK ON-OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THE SWITCH WAS OFF FOR THOSE LIGHTS. THEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT TOTALLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH AFTER 7 :00 PM....IN THE DARK!! AS I SAID, THIS IS ABOUT THE 3RD-4TH TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IT IS NOT SOMETHING I WANT TO CONTINUE. I HAVE HAD IT TO TWO(2) DEALERS AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THANKS FOR LISTENING.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS, DASH BOARD LIGHTS AND DOME LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPAIR. THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, BODY CONTROL MODULE, ALTERNATOR, INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE GROUND CIRCUITS. THESE MODIFICATIONS AND REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. *NM

AT 500 MILES THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED LEADING TO LOSS OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AC, AND POWER SLIDING DOORS.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL ODOR CONSTANTLY APPEARING TO BE BURNING, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS.*AK PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (OCT 24, 2005): THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH AIR BAG FRONTAL IMPACT SENSORS (PART # 4686957AC) ONE AT A TIME. HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STILL COMES ON DURING WET WEATHER CONDITIONS.