2005 Dodge Grand Caravan

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2020· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 35 MPH MY VAN JUST DIED OUT IN TRAFFIC N WOULD NOT RESTART. THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON INTERSTATE

• 12/30/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FROM 2013 ON, EVERY TIME I FILL MY VAN UP, WHETHER HALF WAY OR ALL THE WAY, IT STALLS AFTER GOING A FEW FEET OR SOMETIMES FURTHER. IT IS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED. I HAVE STALLED IN TRAFFIC, PULLING INTO TRAFFIC OR JUST SITTING AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. LATELY IT TAKES TWO OR THREE TIMES TO START UP AGAIN. I HAVE TRIED EXPENSIVE GAS AND CHEAPER GAS WITH SAME RESULT. I WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC IT WOULD BE A HUGE COST TO FIX SO DID NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS FRUSTRATING AND IS BECOMING DANGEROUS AS IT IS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED. THIS IS ALSO A PROBLEM THAT CAN ONLY BE SHOWN TO A MECHANIC AT FILL UP. MOST OF THE TIME I AM TOLD I AM OVERFILLING WHICH IS NOT THE CASE. *JS

• 12/30/2009· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN POWER LOCKS NOT WORKING. PULLED IOD FUSE AND ARE WORKING AGAIN. FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON WEB. IOD ONLY TEMPORARY FIX. DODGE KNOWS THE PROBLEM AND IS DOING NOTHING. SHAME!!!! *TR

• 12/29/2014· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  THE LEFT REAR HYDRAULIC GOT CAUGHT IN THE PLASTIC TRIM CAUSING THE JOINT TO COME APART AND THE TAIL GATE FALLS ON PERSON STANDING UNDERNEATH. *TR

• 12/29/2010· VISIBILITY

  REAR WIPER ARM WILL NOT REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH THE BACK WINDOW. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE WIPER, IT MAKES ONE PASS AND THEN PUSHES OUT FROM THE WINDOW RESULTING IN THE ARM BEING FROM BETWEEN 1/4" - 1/2" FROM THE GLASS. NEW BLADES, BENDING THE ARM, ETC ALL RESULT IN SAME PROBLEM. WORK AT LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAVE SEEN THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE 2004 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. IT APPEARS A PART IS MISSING IN THE INSTALLATION THAT SHOULD KEEP THE WIPER ASSEMBLY IN PLACE AND DEPTH THROUGH THE GLASS. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE OWNERSHIP. THE VAN IS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT WITH 14,447 MILES CURRENTLY. IT HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND HAS NOT OTHERWISE HAD THE REAR AREA DAMAGED, INCLUDING BY HUMAN TAMPERING WITH THE ASSEMBLY. IN ITS CURRENT STATE, THE REAR WIPER ARM IS USELESS UNLESS SOMEONE RIDES ON THE BACK BUMPER TO CONTINUOUSLY PUSH IT BACK INTO CONTACT WITH THE WINDOW GLASS SURFACE. *TR

• 12/29/2008· SUSPENSION

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

• 12/29/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  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

• 12/29/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/28/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN SIGNALS RANDOMLY STOP WORKING AND THEN WORK AGAIN. PROBABLY 50% OF THE TIME. POSES A REAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS. ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WHEN HAND SIGNALS ARE HARD TO SEE. FUSES ARE ALL GOOD, I'M GUESSING A FAULTY SWITCH IS TO BLAME. *TR

• 12/28/2014· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  ROUGHLY 4 BLOCKS AFTER REFUELING AN ALMOST EMPTY TANK, THE ENGINE IN MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, RIGHT BEFORE A 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN. BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS QUITE AT NEARLY IDLE, I DID NOT NOTICE THE ENGINE STOPPED UNTIL I STARTED INTO THE TURN. WITH THE ENGINE STALLED THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. IF I WAS NOT A RELATIVELY STRONG PERSON, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STEER THE CAR AROUND THE CORNER AND TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A SAFE FASHION. I DOUBT THAT ANY OTHER MEMBER OF MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATED THE CORNER SINCE IT ALMOST FELT LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND THE RESULT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT AT THE VERY LEAST WITH THE ON COMING TRAFFIC. I WAS NOT SURE IF I MIGHT HAVE DONE SOMETHING TO CAUSE THE STALL AND IT DID NOT REOCCUR, THAT IS UNTIL THE NEXT FILL UP TODAY. FORTUNATELY IT WAS NOT AS BIG A DEAL TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED (40 MPH) AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION AND ALL THAT HAPPENED WAS BRIEF LOSS OF POWER AND STUMBLING OVER A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 1/4 MILE AND THEN RESOLVED ITSELF, WHICH CAUSED NO THREAT TO SAFETY LIKE LAST TIME. HOWEVER IT PROVED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM THAT CONSISTENT WITH 2 REFUELS IN A ROW. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR THESE SYMPTOMS, IT WOULD SEEM THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH 2004 AND NEWER CHRYSLER MINIVANS AND OTHER MODELS, DUE TO A DEFECTIVE VALVE IN THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM IN THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK THAT CAN ONLY BE FIXED BY REPLACING THE ENTIRE TANK AT A COST OF ABOUT $600. *TR

• 12/28/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/28/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 12/28/2009· STEERING

  2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 3.8 STEERING NOISY AND RACK & PINION LEAKING. HAD TO REPLACE STEERING RACK AND RESERVOIR. $1000 AND ONLY HAD 50000 MILES. HAD IT TO DEALER 2 TIMES FOR STEERING NOISE UNDER 3-36 WARRANTY. *TR

• 12/28/2007· STEERING,EQUIPMENT

  I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE RACK IN THE STEERING COMPONENT OF MY VAN FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST WAS 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, NOW A YEAR AND A HALF LATER AND OUT OF WARRANTY. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND SEVERAL DATABASES OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THINKING IT WAS SAFE FOR MY SON AND AM NOW AFRAID OF DRIVING IT. *TR

• 12/28/2007· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH WHEN IT COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH A COW. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER'S LEGS WERE INJURED BY THE COVER OF THE LOWER AIR BAG. *TR

• 12/27/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN REACHING THE REQUIRED SPEED. EVEN WOULD NOT LOCK WITH THE KEY TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WAS ADVISED THAT WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER, BUT BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY THAT IT WOULD RESET THE COMPUTER, IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION.SECOND PROBLEM WAS THE DOOR MOTOR STOP WORKING HAD THAT REPLACED. THIRD PROBLEM WAS THE FRONT AXLE BROKE WITH NO APPARENT WEAR, HAD THAT REPLACED. NOW IT'S THE GAS TANK, CAR WANTS TO STALL WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT THE GAS TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE VALVE THAT HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED IN THE NEWER MODELS. *TR

• 12/27/2010· STRUCTURE

  POWER SLIDING DOOR MOTOR FAILURE AND MALFUNCTION. *TR

• 12/27/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  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

• 12/27/2006· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  DASH COVER HAS FOGGED UP SOME AFTER HAVING VEHICLE SEVERAL MONTHS. DEALERSHIP SAID SOMETHING WAS SPRAYED ON PLASTIC AND GOT BEHIND IT AND IS NOT A FACTORY DEFECT. WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

• 12/27/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  AUTOMATIC LIGHT SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE, LIGHTS COME ON AT NIGHT AND RUN BATTERY DOWN. THIS IS A 2005 CARAVAN AND ONLY 41000 MILES ON IT. THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT TODAY. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND IT JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, ALMOST GOT US RUN OVER. AT OVER $25000 YOU EXPECT A CAR TO LAST LONGER THAN 10 MONTHS. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER ONE! THE DEALER SAID AFTER 36000 MILES ITS NOT COVERED. THAT'S BULL!. NOW ITS GONNA COST US $500 OR MORE TO FIX JUST THE FUEL PUMP, NOT THE DEFECTIVE LIGHTS. THIS VAN IS A LEMON!!!!!!!!! *NM

• 12/26/2009· STEERING

  POWER STEERING LEAK , RACK AND PINION 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. *TR

• 12/26/2006· STEERING,POWER TRAIN

  1) LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID; NOISY STEERING 2) NO FAILURE, PROMPTLY TOOK TO MECHANIC 3) REPLACED STEERING RACK, FRONT- END ALIGNED. *NM

• 12/22/2008· STEERING

  VAN STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AREA. TOOK THE VAN IN TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG, FIRST GARAGE COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM IN NOVEMBER. TOOK THE VAN IN AGAIN 12/21/08 AND THEY IDENTIFIED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS GOING OUT AND LEAKING FLUID. THAT WAS MAKING THE NOISE. WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS NOT A COMMON REPAIR AND IT IS UNUSUAL FOR THIS TYPE OF REPAIR TO HAVE TO BE DONE ON A VEHICLE THAT GETS REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT. THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD SEEN SEVERAL OF THE SAME VEHICLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE BUILD OF THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM. *TR

• 12/22/2008· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO ENGAGE. BECAUSE HORN STILL SOUNDS AND LIGHTS FLASH - DRIVER IS NOT AWARE THAT LOCKS ARE NOT ENGAGED - SO THE CAR REMAINS UNLOCKED WHILE OPERATING AND AFTER LEAVING. *TR

• 12/21/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  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

• 12/21/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/20/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS LIGHT ON -- DEALER REPLACED LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR (SECOND OCCURRENCE). *TR

• 12/20/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS LIGHT ON -- DEALER REPLACED LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR (THIRD OCCURRENCE). *TR

• 12/20/2010· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE DOOR LOCKS WILL QUIT WORKING. YOU MUST MANUALLY LOCK THE DOORS BUT THE REAR HATCH WILL NOT LOCK. I CAN REMOVE THE FUSE FOR THE DOOR LOCKS AND THE PROBLEM IS FIXED, HOWEVER THIS DOES NOT LAST BUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS. *TR

• 12/20/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS LIGHT ON -- DEALER REPLACED LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *TR

• 12/20/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEAD LIGHTS WON'T WORK. PARK LIGHTS WORK OK WHEN SWITCH IS MOVED TO THE HEADLIGHT POSITION. HAVE 100,125 MILES JUST PAID IT OFF NOW THIS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT IS INTERMITTENT RIGHT NOW BUT CAN'T RELY ON IT WORKING ALL THE TIME. *TR

• 12/20/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FILLING VAN UP WITH GAS. ABOUT A MILE AFTER LEAVING THE STATION CAR STALLS. IT NOW OCCURS EACH TIME WE FILL UP WITH GAS. IF WE NEED TO GET ONTO THE INTERSTATE WE DRIVE AROUND FOR ABOUT A MILE FOR THE CAR TO STALL AND DIE BEFORE WE TRY TO GET ONTO THE INTERSTATE. APPARENTLY THIS IS BECOMING A PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. DEALERSHIP SAID WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK. APPROXIMATE COST IS $800. WE ARE HANDLING THE STALLING UNTIL WE CAN AFFORD THE $800 TO FIX A DESIGN PROBLEM. THE FUEL FILTER IS IN THE GAS TANK AND SINCE WE NEVER HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER DODGE THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE THE BEST PLACE FOR IT. BRILLIANT DESIGN. *TR

• 12/19/2013· STEERING,ENGINE

  AFTER FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, OUR VAN HAS BEEN STALLING UPON STOPPING AT A LIGHT WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF LEAVING GAS STATION. MOST RECENTLY VEHICLE CUT OFF LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AFTER REFILLING WHEN DRIVING ON ROAD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, ELECTRIC OF VEHICLE SHUTS OFF ALONG WITH LOSING POWER STEERING. THE PROBLEM OF VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF HAS GONE ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 1-2 YEARS NOW BUT IS GETTING WORSE. UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THIS ALWAYS HAPPENED AT A STOP BUT THE LAST INCIDENT IS CONCERNING CONSIDERING IT HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING MY WIFE USES THIS AS PRIMARY TRANSPORTATION FOR HER AND OUR 3 CHILDREN. WHAT IF THIS CUTS OFF ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN AN INTERSECTION? I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ONLINE TRYING TO FIND POSSIBLE ROOT CAUSES. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN OVERWHELMINGLY LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THE 3.8 LITER V6 ON DODGE/CHRYSLER MINIVAN MODELS IN THE 2003-2007 RANGE. I AM ALSO TOLD THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK DUE TO A FAULTY VALVE/SEPARATOR. I HOPE THAT CHRYSLER IS WILLING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER CONSIDERING THE HIGH LEVEL OF DANGER THAT WE ARE PRESENTED WITH HERE. *TR

• 12/19/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL PUMP DEVELOPED HAIRLINE CRACKS ALLOWING FUEL TO SEEP FROM FUEL TANK ONTO THE OUTSIDE OF THE TANK AND ONTO THE GROUND BELOW THE VEHICLE. THE RESULTING BUILDUP OF FUMES AND LEAKED FUEL POSES A GREAT RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH TO OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO ANY PROPERTY NEAR THE VEHICLE IF COMBUSTION DID OCCUR. *TR

• 12/19/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  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

• 12/19/2008· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LAMP ON CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED 10/31/07 AIR BAG LAMP ON CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED 12/15/08 WAS BEYOND 12 MONTH 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR

• 12/19/2008· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT 3.8 V6 ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING. FROM RESEARCH, IT HAS TO DO WITH REPROGRAMMING THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE). BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY, THE LOCKS WORK TEMPORARILY ANYWHERE FROM A DAY TO A MONTH. THE DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING WITHOUT ANY SIGNS. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERNED OF HAVING TO MANUALLY UNLOCK AND LOCK DOORS AS THEY ARE NOT DESIGNED TO BE DONE MANUALLY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH POWER LOCKS. ALSO, THE BCM REPROGRAMMING FROM THE DEALER APPEARS TO BE SEMI-PERMANENT AS SOME PERSONS HAVE HAD TO RECEIVE A NEW BCM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/19/2006· STRUCTURE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DASH BOARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TOMORROW FOR A RECALL AND WILL BE INSPECTED FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR THE LIGHTS FLICKERING. ADDITIONALLY, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HAS MADE A STRANGE NOISE WHEN THE CHAIN ENGAGES TO OPEN EVER SINCE THE VAN WAS PURCHASED. IT WAS INSPECTED ONCE WITH THE DEALER NOT FINDING ANYTHING WRONG. A YEAR LATER, THE DOOR ONLY OPENS 1/2 WAY WHEN REMOTE OR BUTTON IS USED AND WILL NOT CLOSE WITH THE USE OF EITHER. THIS WILL BE INSPECTED TOMORROW AS WELL. *JB

• 12/18/2013· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID A ROAD ANIMAL. THE CONTACT CRASHED FORCEFULLY INTO THE SIDE OF A DITCH, WENT AIRBORNE AND THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, WRIST AND HAND. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,500.

• 12/18/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 12/18/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/18/2012· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. IN ADDITION, THE HORN BECAME INOPERABLE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V008000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 64,000.

• 12/18/2007· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE POWER LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE STOPPED OPERATING. WE WERE ON A SHOPPING TRIP OUT OF TOWN. STOPPED IN AUTO SERVICE CENTER, NOT DODGE, AND THEY RESET THE CODES. THE LOCKS WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THEN STOPPED AGAIN. HAPPENED TO BE BACK IN THE SAME TOWN AND STOPPED AT THE SAME AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY RESET THE CODES AGAIN. NOW LESS THAN A MONTH, THE LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. IT IS A PAIN, AS WE TRANSPORT OUR GRANDCHILDREN ALL THE TIME AND SOME ARE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS MANUALLY. *TR

• 12/17/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  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

• 12/16/2010· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE POWER DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING, PULL THE IOD FUSE OR DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO RESET FOR AWHILE,THEN PROBLEM COMES BACK. *TR

• 12/15/2009· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILURE, DEALER CAN NOT RESOLVE ISSUE. *TR

• 12/15/2008· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  POWER/AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE LAST WEEK AND STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. TWO DAYS AGO. DO NOT WORK WITH KEY NOR DO LOCKS "LOCK" WHEN CAR TRAVELS OVER 20 MILES PER HOUR. HATCHBACK STILL OPENS VIA THE KEY. *TR

• 12/15/2008· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,EQUIPMENT

  OUR 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN NO LONGER LOCKS WITH THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS. IT ALSO WILL NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS. WHEN THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK IS PRESSED ON THE REMOTE CONTROL, THE HORN SOUNDS AND GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THE DOORS LOCK, BUT THEY DO NOT. ALSO THE VEHICLE NO LONGER AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS THE DOORS WHEN 20 MPH IS ACHIEVED. THESE ARE SAFETY HAZARDS AS WE HAVE BEEN MADE TO BELIEVE THAT THE DOORS WERE LOCKED WHEN THEY WERE NOT LOCKED. *TR

• 12/15/2005· SEATSCrash

  HIT FROM BEHIND AND BOTH OURS SEATS BROKE. REPORTED TO DODGE AND THEY TOLD US SEATS WERE DESIGNED TO DEFLECT REARWARD SO AS TO ABSORB IMPACT. THEY FAILED TO TELL US HOW WE ARE SUPPOSE TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP OR TO KEEP FROM GOING TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS WE WERE FLAT ON OUR BACKS. JUST DON'T BELIEVE THAT LOGIC. IT SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT TO ME. *JB

• 12/14/2014· VISIBILITY

  THE WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING. STOPPED FOR WHILE. STARTED UP THEY STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THEN ONCE .... HAVE HEARD OF THIS BEFORE...