Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 07/05/2009 | 62500 | 1 | |
| Driving down a highway, and the right rear window of our 2005 dodge grand caravan (63k miles) just fell out at ~60 miles per hour. there was no warning, the car has never been in an accident, the window was not vented, and nothing was up against the window. we are fortunate that this happened while we were in the right lane, and it was the right side of the car, so the window probably fell to the side of the road. we are also fortunate that we did not have anything fall out the window that could have caused an accident. we reported the incident (informally) to the police so that they could drive by the area where it occurred to ensure there were no road hazards. we have nothing to explain why the window fell out. we contacted chrysler and they concluded it was not a defect. i'm not sure how they came to that conclusion, but they seem content that this could have happened without any explanation. chrysler provided no help in covering the $700 charge to replace the window. also, when i asked which government agency i should contact to report this as a safety issue, they would not give me an answer. they only stated that the incident will be kept in our own personal file, and implied that keeping this information in a private file is sufficient. i disagree, and feel that this complaint should be known to the nhtsa in case there are other similar occurrences. *tr | |||
| 07/11/2006 | 30900 | 1 | 11/13/2004 |
| Dt*: the contact stated that while driving at 10 mph through a flooded area, water seeped in through the plug opening for the spare tire. due to the water, the plastic cover was pulled halfway off the tire, causing it to drag on the asphalt. the vehicle was taken to a service dealer, where the dealer determined the cause of the defect was due to water spraying under the cover of the tire therefore weighing it down. | |||
| 01/18/2005 | 321 | 2 | 01/11/2005 |
| Brand new vehicle with 321 miles, 2 major manufacturer defects. #1. rear window seal leak . #2 major internal engine defect (lifters need to be replaced). *nm | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 07/04/2010 | 34000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that all the power door locks failed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be replicated. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 34,000 and the current mileage was 56,000. the vin was unknown. mah | |||
| 07/04/2010 | 34000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated all the power door locks was inoperable. the contact stated the locks just stop working. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated they cannot duplicate the failure to repair the vehicle. the manufacturer was not notified.the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 34,000 and the failure mileage was 56,000. mw | |||
| 07/01/2012 | 11900 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that all of the doors could neither be locked or unlocked from the control panel on the front driver's side door. the doors had to be locked and unlocked manually. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the failure was caused by the body control module. the body control module was replaced however the failure was not corrected. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 11,900. the current mileage was 12,600. kmj | |||
| 07/01/2012 | 11900 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 grand caravan. the contact stated that all doors did not lock or unlock, from the control panel on the front driver side door. the doors had to be locked and unlocked manually. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated failure was caused by the body control module. the body control module was replaced; however failure remained. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 11,900. the current mileage was 12,600.yn | |||
| 05/02/2012 | 60895 | 1 | |
| Door locks on sliding doors will not work. van has been back to dealer 2 times on this. this is a unsafe condition. *tr | |||
| 05/02/2012 | 60895 | ||
| Door locks on sliding doors will not work. van has been back to dealer 2 times on this.this is a unsafe condition. | |||
| 07/11/2012 | 38000 | ||
| 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. sm. | |||
| 05/02/2012 | 60895 | ||
| Door locks on sliding doors will not work. van has been back to dealer 2 times on this.this is a unsafe condition. | |||
| 07/11/2012 | 38000 | ||
| 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. sm. | |||
| 07/11/2012 | 38000 | ||
| 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 with key, however power locks remained unresponsive. the vehicle was not taken to dealer for repair. the manufacturer was made aware, they stated failure was possibly related to relay in the doors. the current and failure mileage was 38,000.yn | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 138000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the locks on the doors either could not locked automatically when driving or the locks would engage independently. the failure would recur whether the contact used the automatic key fob or the key manually. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer or a mechanic for diagnostics or repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue however no assistance was provided. the current mileage was 140,000. the failure mileage was 138,000. | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 138000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the locks on the doors either could not locked automatically when driving or the locks would engage independently. the failure would recur whether the contact used the automatic key fob or the key manually. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer or a mechanic for diagnostics or repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue however no assistance was provided. the current mileage was 140,000. the failure mileage was 138,000. kmj | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 138000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge gran caravan. the contact stated that while driving the locks on all doors, do not lock automatically. the locks unlock and lock repeatedly on their own. the contact noticed it happened when he used both, key or key fob. the failure recurred consistently. the vehicle was not taken to dealer or mechanic for diagnostic or repair. the manufacturer was made aware; however no assistance was provided. the current mileage was 140,000. the failure mileage was 138,000.yn | |||
| 05/31/2012 | 112894 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the doors lock failed. the door motor made a noise but would not engage to unlock the doors. the doors had to be unlocked manually. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 112,894. rvk | |||
| 05/31/2012 | 112894 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the doors lock failed. the door motor made a noise but would not engage to unlock the doors. the doors had to be unlocked manually. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 112,894. li | |||
| 12/27/2011 | 145000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated the vehicle doors failed to open and close with the automatic system. the door can only be opened and closed manually. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated the doors body control module needed to be reprogrammed. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin information was not available. the failure mileage was 145,000 and the current mileage was 146,000. rvk | |||
| 01/12/2011 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the rear automatic sliding door on the driver's side began to slide open. the failure recurred on an intermittent basis. the contact also stated that the sliding door no longer functioned automatically and he had to open and close the door manually. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was unknown. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 12/27/2011 | 145000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated the vehicle doors failed. the doors cannot be open or closed with the automatic system. the door can only be opened and closed manually. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that the doors body control module would need to be reprogrammed. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin information was not available. the failure mileage was 145,000 and the current mileage was 146,000. li | |||
| 01/12/2011 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the rear automatic sliding door on the driver's side began to slide open. the failure had since recurred on an intermittent basis. the contact also stated that the sliding door no longer functioned automatically and he had to open and close the door manually. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was unknown. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 09/15/2010 | 120000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that after exiting the vehicle, the electronic door locks failed. the contact was able to manually lock the doors. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not contacted and the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 125,000. kmj | |||
| 09/15/2010 | 12000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated after exiting the vehicle the electronic door locks failed to unlock any of the doors. the contact was able to manually open the doors. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not contacted the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 125,000. rds | |||
| 10/19/2011 | 56700 | ||
| 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. sm. | |||
| 10/19/2011 | 56700 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated the key fab for the door locks cannot lock or unlock the vehicle.there was only one lock than can use to unlock the door but it will set off the alarm. the dealer was not notified of this failure. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 56,700. mw | |||
| 02/01/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the electronic door system failed to operate when exiting the vehicle. the failure affected all of the doors. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 86,637. sm. | |||
| 02/01/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated the electronic door system failed to work exiting the vehicle. the failure affected all of the doors. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 86,637. rds | |||
| 10/01/2011 | 110000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the power door locks were inoperative. the dealer diagnosed that the vehicle would need a software update to the bcm. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 110,000 and the current mileage was 113,000. kmj | |||
| 10/01/2011 | 110000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the power door locks were inoperative. the dealer diagnosed that the vehicle would need a software update to the bcm. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 110,000 and the current mileage was 113,000. nw | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the vehicle doors would not unlock automatically, only manually. the contact had to disable the battery to reset the automatic lock system. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 82,000. kmj | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated the vehicle doors can not de unlocked automaticly. the doors can only be unlocked manually. the contact had to disable vehicle battery to reset the doors automatic lock system. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 82,000. li | |||
| 07/03/2011 | 79000 | ||
| System will beep, dash lights and guages 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. | |||
| 08/15/2011 | 77117 | ||
| 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. kmj | |||
| 07/03/2011 | 79000 | ||
| System will beep, dash lights and guages 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. | |||
| 08/15/2011 | 77117 | ||
| 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. kmj | |||
| 07/03/2011 | 79000 | ||
| System will beep, dash lights and guages 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. | |||
| 08/15/2011 | 77117 | ||
| 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. kmj | |||
| 08/15/2011 | 77117 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the automatic door locks on all doors have failed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who reprogrammed the door locks at a cost to the contact. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 77,117. mw | |||
| 08/08/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the vehicle was parked when he attempted to lock the doors using the key fob and the doors would not lock. the contact was able to successfully lock the doors manually. the contact replaced the fuses for the door locks, but the failure recurred after a few weeks. the contact again replaced the fuses, but the failure continued. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 85,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 08/08/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the vehicle was parked when he attempted to lock the doors using the key fob and the doors would not lock. the contact was able to successfully lock the doors manually. the contact replaced the fuses for the door locks, but the failure recurred after a few weeks. the contact again replaced the fuses, but the failure continued. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 85,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 08/08/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the vehicle was parked when he attempted to lock the doors using the key fob. the doors would not lock when using the key fob, but the contact was able to successfully lock the doors manually. the contact replaced the fuses for the door locks, but the failure recurred after a few weeks. the contact again replaced the fuses, but the failure continued. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 85,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 06/23/2011 | 55970 | ||
| Tl. the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated the slide electric door does not open electronically or manually. the contact has not taken the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnostic test. the contact stated that children can not exit the vehicle on the passenger side. the children have to exit on the driver side which exits into to ongoing traffic and it a serious safety issue. the failure mileage was 55,970. jo | |||
| 01/25/2006 | 8000 | ||
| 2005 dodge caravan the power sliding doors on both sides started with only opening or closing a small amount now they don't do anything at all. the doors are no longer power doors the only way to get them open is manually. i did a search to try and find out what the problem could be and found 1000's of complaints of the same issues. my van has had problems from the get go when we purchased it , they wold fix it and it would work for a while and then the same problems would start again this happened over and over and now the warranty has expired. i would like to know what needs to happen to start a recall or a class action law suit against them? | |||
| 09/17/2010 | 95000 | ||
| Roof seem cracking around the roof, leading to rusting | |||
| 08/30/2010 | 64000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. while driving 65mph the air condition turned hot due to the failure of the air conditioning unit. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and was told a stone hit the compressor and the antifreeze ran out. the failure was repaired at a cost to her for $700. this failure happened previously due to the road conditions such as stone from the roadways hitting the compressor when driving. the failure mileage was 64,000....mw | |||
| 11/08/2008 | 34500 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 06/01/2007 | 37500 | 1 | |
| Door assembly has failed completed. it started with driver side rear sliding door - system could only open door a few inches, and then the door could not be latched closed. eventually it would not open at all electronically, but manually started to work again. identical problem then arose with passenger sliding door. had it looked at by dealership, claimed the track was gone. door then could not be opened at all. track completely disintegrated and the door will now open manually, but cannot be locked without climbing through vehicle. *tr | |||
| 12/26/2005 | 23000 | 26 | 12/26/2004 |
| I had purchased my vehicle december 26, 2004. i am the not-so-proud owner of a 2005 dodge grand caravan se. there were 20 k(give or take a thous miles) miles on it when i purchased it, and it currently has just shy of 79k. all of the listed complaints have happened since owning the vehicle for 3 months or less... 1---when i purchased the lemon, i heard a thudding sound, while driving (coming from the front driver wheel well side). i was assured that this was road noise. i persisted something was wrong, on the 3rd attempt, they had tighted/replaced a sway bushing (forgive me i think that is what it was called). i didn't hear the noise for a couple of days and it returned. i had brought it in about 3 additional times to 2 different dealers, finally telling me they can not duplicate the problem, their suggestion to be was to turn up the radio!! out of pure it gets on my !@#$ nerves attitude, took it to another place i 6/07, and replaced the struts and shocks....still hear the thudding....2.5 years after initial complaint! 2----my headlights most of the time, do not come on. or if you are driving at night, they go off without notice...how is this safe for me and my family...again could not duplicate. 3----my wipers rub funny while in use, which finally caused my back wiper to just not work on 7/4/2005. i go thru an unreasonable pairs of window wipers---once again, could not duplicate. this repair is still on the back burner for me to fix. 4--had to replace the egr valve to pass inspection/emissions....what about 7/70? 5-rust! i have several rust bubbles coating my white mini-van like a young child coming of age! *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 12/28/2012 | 92794 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 01/08/2010 | 42000 | 1 | |
| Dodge 2005 grand caravan. driver side door would refuse to open with inside button by door. would open if pushed console button. the door would decide that it was not closed properly and fully open while driving. (very dangerous). the passenger side would open only if you used the key bob and had a jerky motion that would trip a sensor and close the door(usually on a passenger getting in or out of the vehicle. the door was adjusted and door motor replaced. still had a problem with the door occasionally bumping the side of the vehicle. verified that the vehicle had not been in an accident and resolved by leaving the plastic interior door cover off. the problem with the doors opening and closing by themselves was found in both cases to be linked to the door wiring harness. also both door refuse to lock (not a thing that you check when looking at a car and was found by accident) searching the internet showed that this was a well known problem. *tr | |||
| 01/12/2010 | 55576 | 1 | |
| 2005 dodge grand caravan, 54,000 miles, passenger side door would close to within 6-8 inches using electronic buttons or key and stop. was able to open and close manually for a day or two, then was not able to open door at all. after trying several times, was finally able to open door from outside. how in the world could anyone, my grandchildren for instance, get the door open in an emergency. *tr | |||
| 06/19/2009 | 72749 | 1 | |
| 2005 dodge grand caravan, driver side sliding door locks don't work using the key fob or the electric switch. nor does the automatic open work using the key fob or electric switch. *tr | |||
| 10/20/2009 | 67000 | 1 | |
| Driver's side automatic sliding door only opens 6-8, then stops. must be manually opened/closed. problem recurs every time automatic control is engaged, and doors are clearly not geared for manual opening/closing... this is a concern as it is very difficult to get out of the vehicle if in any seats other than front. *tr | |||
| 05/14/2009 | 50000 | 1 | |
| Our drivers side power sliding door is now on it's 3rd or 4th motor. dealership replaced it, then my last one was installed by my independent garage. dodge knows they have a issue with these. the passenger power sliding door has also had the motor replaced, and i just had the harness replaced due to a broken wire in it. once again, dodge knows these have problems, according to my dealership. these items should be recalled and replaced for free. the van only has 52k miles on it. *tr | |||
| 02/15/2009 | 70000 | 1 | 06/27/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. while driving approximately 45 mph on normal road conditions, the air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. the indicator remained lit until the engine was turned off. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing and they stated that the failure was caused by corrosion in the wire connector and the front driver's side impact sensor. the vehicle was repaired. the vin was excluded from nhtsa campaign id number 07v192000 (airbags,frontal,sensor/control module), although the failures were identical. the failure mileage was 70,000 and current mileage was 71,800. updated 05/05/09 *bf the drivers side sliding door was difficult to open manually and the passenger sliding door did not open all the way. updated 05/07/09. *jb | |||
| 01/01/2008 | 54400 | 4 | 03/01/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the front driver side window will not go up or down. also, the electrical system (locking system) does not work. the key has to be manually inserted to unlock or lock the door. the sliding doors are no longer working properly and occasionally become stuck and cannot be opened at all. water is entering through the front passenger side door handle and creating puddles of water in the vehicle. the warranty expired and the contact was informed that the repair was his responsibility. the purchase date was unknown. the current mileage was 54,424 and failure mileage was 54,400. updated 02-06-08. *kb the consumer stated he had the vehicle repaired at the cost of $421.56 for locks and windows and obtained an estimate for the sliding van doors at the tune of $773.38. updated 02/06/08 *tr | |||
| 12/11/2006 | 48000 | 3 | 05/11/2004 |
| 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 | |||
| 04/17/2006 | 17916 | 1 | 12/31/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the exhaust pipe protrudes below the bottom of the vehicle. the child may touch this pipe. updated 5/10/2006 - the exhaust pipe protrudes below the bottom of the vehicle and is too close to the outside edge (rocker panel). the pipe is located on the right side of the vehicle which is the side the consumer child safety seat is installed. when the sliding door is opened the child could be burned by the pipe. the consumer indicated that the pipe is only like this on the stow and go model grand caravan. updated 5/10/2006 - the parking brake cable had to be replaced and rerouted. the engine ran rough while idling and in park. the fuel gauge was erratic. at 1/4 of a tank or less the needle moves back and forth from empty to 1/4 of a tank. *nm | |||
| 02/01/2005 | 1 | ||
| We own a 2005 dodge grand caravan with no automatic back door. after purchasing it in nov 2004 and upon periodic operation of the door, my back started getting sore and painful. one day in feb of 2005 after closing the back door manually within 2 days i reached over for an apple that fell on the floor and fell to the floor in terrible pain and had to be rushed to the doctor. i still have problems until this day and now have protruding disks in my lower back. i have never had low back problems and now sciatica before feb 2005. i am getting tired of doctors and chiropractors to solve this problem. what can i do? *jb | |||
| 03/04/2006 | 24400 | 1 | 09/16/2004 |
| Have 2005 grand caravan. it has 24,000 miles. the air bag light came on. i am taking it to the dealer tomorrow. also, the driver interior map light doesn't work, eventhough the bulb is ok. (am having that checked tomorrow, too.) when the light first went out, the automatic side doors stopped working. they didn't work for about 2 weeks and when i decided i had time to go to the dealer to get it checked, the doors started working again and have seemed fine since. the light , however, still doesn't work. the rear passenger map lights also come on randomly (usually overnight). there is a clunking noise in the driver side front end. we had some parts repaired on it in dec. (though the dealer did say they weren't sure what the problem was), but the noise is still there. (am having that checked tomorrow as well.) *nm | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||
| 11/15/2007 | 49000 | 100 | 10/24/2005 |
| Safety concern, power door locks will only engage manually. *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - ROOF AND PILLARS | |||
| 04/11/2008 | 66555 | 1 | 01/28/2005 |
| Cracks in roof under plastic molding. dealer refused to assist with repairs, out of warranty. *tr | |||
| 02/17/2007 | 100 | 1 | 06/24/2004 |
| Cracks in roof under plastic molding in body assembly , which was not covered after 36,000 miles,denied by dodge but some assistance from dealer after yelling, caused water leakage into right pillar assembly , floor compartment and unknowing to us sub carpeting. our worries are structural safety , mold and odor possibly electrical wiring and if there are more in roof that we don't know about ,and on added note premature disc brake wear rotors and pads date is approximate have to look up service record ,dealer greenfield dodge lawrenceville nj *tr | |||
| 01/15/2007 | 27750 | 7 | 01/10/2005 |
| I am concerned with overall quality control on this vehicle. i purchased this vehicle new to provide safety and comfort for my growing family. i was disappointed in the vehicles performance and gas mileage during the first several weeks of ownership. i returned the vehicle to the dealership and they replaced the oxygen sensor units that they said where defective. several months later the heater/air conditioning blower went out. next with less than 20,000 miles on the vehicle i had to replace the brakes. now with less than 28.000 miles on the vehicle i noticed that the passenger side floor was soaked, the vehicle was making unusual sounds when turning and the passenger side door would not close automatically. at the dealership i found out that the rack and pinion steering unit had failed along with the the cable on the passenger side door. on investigation of the water leak the dealership found that the passenger side pillar had not been sealed properly to the roof causing water to run into the van and rot the carpet. while the vehicle is in for repairs the dealership is also replacing the heater/air conditioner blower which is making grinding sounds again. *nm | |||
| 09/21/2004 | 6000 | 1 | 09/21/2004 |
| Consumer noticed hairline cracks on all four sides of the pillars located on the vehicle's roof. dealer was notified.*ak | |||
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| 02/01/2012 | 1 | ||
| Letter from senator collins on behalf of constituent, re the frame of her 2005 dodge grand caravan sxt *tgw the consumer stated the frame on the vehicle has extensive rust, well beyond what should be expected. the consumer was informed the vehicle was not safe to drive, because the of the extensive rust on the support frame. *jb | |||