My husband and I purchased a dodge caravan from a dealer and since purchasing it, we have had nothing but problems. Our door lock system has stopped working in which my mother who is disabled and can only be put on one side of the van related to her stroke, was unable to exit the vehicle. The locking mechanism wouldn't let us open the door and we live in texas. We had to keep the car running until we were able to transfer her to the other door. We now can only put her in on her "bad" side which puts her at risk for injury (and us). After that we had problems that started with the gages bobbing up and down and the interior lighting system is not working right half the time. It also has the anti-lock brake system light come on and then the front end shakes. We have replaced the alternator, grounding wires, checked fuses and battery and cables. Nothing has worked, but there is no check engine light to get codes from until the car was at an intersection and died!!!!! Now it is frequently dying when we are at a stop for red lights, stop signs and ...recently it died while I was yielding for a left turn. I have had several car accidents and I nearly got t-boned at this intersection. Even when the car dies, it would usually start right up until a month ago. Now it may start up right away or it may not start for 15-30 minutes after it dies. In texas we need the air conditioning. I am now refusing to put her in something I consider a "death trap". I am now putting this down in writing because I have now a code that says it is the body control module. From reports, there are hundreds of these same vans with this same problem. It needs to be recalled as it isn't an isolated problem. And now if this van dies at a critical traffic maneuver and I or my husband or mother or children become injured, we will look into legal action.
2005 Dodge Caravan electrical complaints
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I was driving my dodge caravan 2005 on the freeway and the exterior lights kept turning off and the instrument panel where the speedometer is would too. I was scary and dangerous had my three children and pregnant wife with me at the time. We could have been seriously injured.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge caravan. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system) and stated that the part was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
I have been having issue with my head lights not wanting to cut off when parking. Sometime they would also just come on while parked. The head lights have now, on three different occasions cut off while driving at night. I have to reach down and turn the head light switch off and back on for them to work again. I thought chrysler ha a recall for this on my model van, but they are telling me no. Please help as I believe they are dodging this issue, which is a true safety hazard that they should repair.
Driving down the road, the dash lights will flicker, ABS and brake light will flash on and off, the door chime will go off and the radio will shut off and turn back on. In the evening time while the dash lights flicker, it causes the headlights to flicker also. Once in a while when it flickers, it will cause the van to die.
As I was driving from the airport, before I just was about to get on the expressway, my speedometer was indicating that I was driving 90 miles per hour when I know for a fact that I was maintaining a speed of 35 miles per hour (keeping with the flow of other vehicles). My dashboard was a mass array of flashing lights. Speedometer was erratic going from 20 to 90. I then suddenly realized that my electrical windows failed to work as well as my doorlocks. I did not know what was happening nor what to expect. I was just praying that I would get home safely. This has happened since then with the speedometer (pretty scary). However, my electric door locks and windows fail to operate since that time. They're dead! Nada, zilch! .I purchase this vehicle in illinois and am so sorry that I did. My brakes locked up and my left rear tire was ruined from the tow onto the flatbed, where it was towed to my mechanic. This vehicle has some severe electrical problems.
I was driving back from a friends and suddenly my dash board started to flash. I could still drive and the radio was unaffected however then the dash board lights turned off completely which really scared me. I had no idea how fast I was driving either. The dash board was black but then after a bit turned back on!
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge caravan. The contact stated that the door power locking system failed. The contact mentioned that the vehicle doors only locked manually. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the electronic body control system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 62,000. Updated 08/14/14*lj the dealer informed the consumer, the computer needed to be re-flashed at a cost of $85.00. Updated 08/19/14
2005 dodge caravan. Consumer writes in regards to corporation and dealership violation of ada civil rights. *smd the consumer stated the power locks were inoperable. The consumer was informed by a mechanic, it was a common problem with the software, with his year and model. The consumer stated, the locks, when disabled made it nearly impossible to support his quadriplegic mother. The dealer stated it would cost $100 to analyze the problem. The failure tripped the circuit breaker in the engine compartment and required access to the compartment, distracting and delaying support to the disabled user of the vehicle.
Locks no longer work with the fob or the automatic lock/unlock button in the car. The locks no longer lock when the car reaches 10 or 15 MPH. If it stops working while your car is unlocked, you can not secure your vehicle because you can not manually lock the trunk.
The key fob works only on the two front doors. It does not lock or unlock the sliding doors or rear hatch. Very frustrating.
The power door locks stopped working. The only way to lock or unlock the car is with the key, and there's no keyhole except on the driver's door. Dealer fixed it once: $89. Second time, he charged $400 for a new body module. Each time it stopped working again after about three months. He fixed it once more without charge, then said $89 each time thereafter. Another mechanic went over the wiring all the way to each door and found no problem. I have stopped paying for the fixes. I have tried the unhooking the battery and unplugging the fuse tricks but they don't work. So I drive without power locks and deal with the nuisance of manual locks. (the electric window motor on the driver side also failed - another $400 bill. This is my ninth chrysler product but from now on I wouldn't take one if they gave it to me).
Headlight go off and on going down the highway at the speed on 65 with no street light my family on four was in the van someone is going to get killed just like gm with the ignition switch.
My power locks stopped working. The key fob beeped, but did nothing, and using the buttons within the car did nothing. I took it to a mechanic who fixed loose wires, and they worked again... For just a couple months. Now they told me I need to have dodge "flash" the computer system, (for over $100!) but everything I've read online says that is only a temporary fix, and changing the fuse may fix it, again, temporarily. It seems to be a major defect and with children in the car, is a very major safety hazard. It's not okay to have to fix this repeatedly.
Power door locks cease to function from internal switch or key fob. Key fob still activates anti-theft alarm and will lock and unlock the rear liftgate but not the front doors or sliding doors. Removing and resetting the iod fuse/relay will resolve the issue for a short time but it fails again within a matter of hours or at best a couple days. Dealer attempted to replace the door lock modules but this did not resolve the issue. Research shows that this is a known issue and there is a software update to resolve it but dodge/chrysler has not yet issued a recall or provided extended warranty coverage for this in spite of the widespread nature of the failures and apparently numerous complaints to
Headlights do not turn on and/or go off while driving.
My power locks stopped working. Dose not work with wireless remote or with the power locks in the vehicle. Went to dodge dealer in queens stated I needed a body controle module for $900.00 plus. Dealer whrer I brought vehicle 1 week before said this is not covered by lemon law warranty or after market warrenty I brought from them. Hunningting chevelot is very bad dealership please don't use.
Electric door locks quit working. There is only 2 doors that can be unlocked by the key from the outside. Getting children out from the passenger side slider requires climbing through the vehicle to reach the door lock. Also there is no way to lock the doors from the drivers seat to prevent children from accidentally opening the passenger doors without climbing through the vehicle. Pulling the iod fuse and replacing will temporarily reset the door locks.
Locking system failed to work, doors need to be locked and locked manually. Fuse removed and replaced but only solves the problem temporarily. This should be a recall by dodge. So many reported failures.
Power door locks failed to work out of the blue, the only way to lock the vehicle now is to manually lock each door. The battery on the key fob was just replaced, non of the switches work. The only way to get the doors to lock or unlock is by manually pulling up pr pushing down on the lock piece, or by opening with a key. Took to an independent auto shop. They could find no cause to the problem.
Power lock failed on all locks. The rear gate can not be locked.
Power door locks no longer work. Neither the buttons on the key fob nor the switches on the inside door panels will lock or unlock the doors. If I disconnect the battery for a few minutes and then re-connect it, the locks will work properly, but only for short time periods.
The power doors locks do not work anymore. We use this van as an ada wheelchair access. We cannot lock the rear hatch with a key. We are vulnerable to leaving the rear hatch unlocked. The drivers door is the only door with a key access. The other doors do not have key access to unlock the door. Try looking on the internet and see how many people have this problem. It is a common problem on the 2005 vans. This is a real safety issue. Please help thank you
Power door locks not working properly,you lock the doors with remote lights flash but doors don't lock ,causing a safety concern with small children inside the vehicle as their suppose to lock when speed reaches 18 MPH ,I have noticed lots of complaints online regarding my issue. Thanks.
Power door locks do not lock and unlock.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge caravan. The contact stated that the sliding doors and the front driver side and passenger side doors would not lock. The contact mentioned that the only door that would lock was the rear liftgate. The contact stated that if the fuse was removed it corrected the problem for a few day, but the failure returns. The contact stated the dealer told them the vehicle needed a software upgrade. The failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 101,000. Updated 12/19/12
Power door locks failed on 2005 dodge caravan sxt purchase new on december 21, 2004. Doors will work manually, but will not operate with the remote or power lock buttons. The back door gate will not lock without the power locks working. The power door locks are designed to automatically lock when reaching speed of approximately 20 MPH. It does not. This is a safety issue. Why doesn't dodge admit to this problem and provide a free software upgrade? If you google it there are many complaints of this. This should be a recall for safety issues.
Power door locks stopped operating. They cannot be unlocked with the keyless entry, nor can the be unlocked by the driver's or passenger's power buttons. As time has gone by, we have been manually locking and unlocking the doors, but now those are even getting harder to unlock manually....it is as if they are becoming stuck shut.
Car door locks will not work on key chain or buttons on door will not lock doors have to manually lock and unlock doors pull iod fuse and they will start back working for two days up to a week then they quit working again called main dodge corp they said they have had several complaint on it but they would not have a recall on it.
Door locks do not respond to the door lock switch. Door locks do not respond to the electronic signal from the key fob. This is dangerous since the is only one external key lock. Car cannot be unlocked in an emergency.
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