Stopped at the traffic light and proceeded through the intersection. The vehicle was in motion and suddenly accelerated. Tried to slow the vehicle down using the brake pedal which would not engage or press down. Car continued to accelerate faster. Continued to try to break the car and slow down. Brakes did not respond. Tried to change the gear to neutral or park. Car kept accelerating. Pulled off the road into the curb and through a fence. As the car was approaching the building at high speed. Turned the car off and it continued into a concrete block commercial building and bounced back about 15-20 feet and stopped at that point. Front-end damage to the car. Knocked concrete block wall and door down. Blessed to be alive. Car was totaled. Also, the air bag did not deploy. Police said that the throttle must have been stuck open.
2005 Dodge Grand Caravan airbags complaints
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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.
The air bag light stays lit and wont turn off. Reset battery and lights still stay on. The light came on when the van was in the parked position.
My airbag warning light recently came on and is staying on.
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.
In april of 2013, the air bag warning light illuminated on the dashboard. Took it to the dealer to check. Found that the right sensor was not working properly and that there were "broken wires." repaired the wiring and said that all was okay. I was charged over $220 for this repair. There was a 2007 recall for this issue and my car supposedly had the front sensors replaced at that time. Then, in june of 2014, the same air bag warning light appeared again. This time I researched recalls and found out that there was another recall in 2010 for this same issue. After contacting chrysler services, I was told to go back to the dealer and they would perform the repair/replacement at no cost. After they performed the work, which they said again was a broken wire, I was charged another $200. They stated that it had nothing to do with sensor, just the wiring, and therefore was not covered by the recall. Just waiting to see when it will happen again.
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.
Chrysler performed recall for front crash sensors on november 2011 air bag light on 7/3/2014. Same issue even after recall.
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.
Air bags light came on.
On april 18, 2014, consumer made an appointment at lithia dodge in kennewick washington with the sole purpose to check to see if the air bag warning light on their 2005 dodge grand caravan being on constantly was covered under the federal safety agency recall 10v008000 "front airbag crash sensor failure". When consumer arrived for the appointment on april 21, 2014, the dealership indicated without looking at the vehicle or checking the VIN that the van may or may not be covered under the recall. They just didn't know. They could do a diagnostic on the vehicle, though: if the vehicle was covered under recall, the visit would be free. If the vehicle wasn't under recall, they would charge a $125 "diagnostic fee" to tell the consumer that it wasn't under recall. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired.
My airbag warning light came on about 2 years ago. I have had my van in several times for service and no one has paid attention to the warning light. When I had my van in this last weekend due to faulty headlights and had the warning light tested. I was told that the airbag system is not functional. So, I have no working airbags in my van currently.
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.
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 the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v008000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module). The failure and current mileages were approximately 64,000.
The airbag dash lights came on and have not shut off. After researching I found that there is a recall for this problem only when I call I'm told the service for this has already been done. I explained that it had not, that I had never taken it in for this before. He stated it had been done in 2007, yet this recall wasn't in effect until june of 2010. I called him out on that and all he could say was that I don't qualify. According to the federal safety agency campaign id number : 10v008000 my car is included in this recall. What can I do?
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?
Air bag sensor light stays on now and the horn does not work when pressed, but will work when the panic button is pressed.
Dash board lights and interior lights went out came on again for five minutes and went back out.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. A local mechanic diagnosed that the driver and passenger side impact sensors were defective. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v008000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 116,000 and the current mileage was 126,000.
I was involved in a major front end head on collision and my airbags failed to deploy. My husband was a passenger and hit the windshield. I was told by the garage where it was towed to that if my airbags had deployed they would have totaled my van out due to the extensive damage to the front end. I am very angry at dodge! Why have airbags if they don't work and fail to go off. Thankfully my husband wasn't killed. He is injured pretty bad though. Bad job dodge! You should be ashamed to put your customers lives at risk!!!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the air bag indicator light was illuminated. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v008000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module) and called the manufacturer. The manufacturer informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN. The failure mileage was 122,588.
My 2005 dodge grand caravan door locks stopped working and when car drives 20mph they no longer automatic lock, this is a safety issue with children. When contacting dodge they said its a software update that is needed. Since when do we buy cars and then need to pay hundreds to have the software updated. With thousands of complaints on the internet with the same problems and no body wants to make this a recall. I guess dodge/chrysler are waiting for a child to be killed before making this a recall. If any of my children get hurt there will be a lawsuit.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The contact was exiting a ramp when she fell asleep behind the wheel. The vehicle spun out and crashed into a ditch. The air bags did not deploy. The front end of the vehicle was damaged. The police arrived on scene to assist. A police report was available. The contact was not injured. The vehicle was not drivable and was towed from the scene. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 20,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated the air bag sensor warning light illuminated intermittently until it remained illuminated. The contact located a recall for the failure (the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v008000- air bags: frontal: sensor/control module) but was advised by the dealer that his VIN was not included. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where the mechanic found that the right up front acquisition sensor experienced a loss of communication which caused the air bag warning light to illuminate. The mechanic advised he was unable to repair the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000 and the current mileage was approximately 70,000. Updated 11/08/10 *bf the mechanic informed the consumer he could not ascertain whether or not the air bags would fully function in the event of an actual accident. He was only able to determine that the right up front acquisition sensor had a loss of communication. Updated 11/10/10
2005 dodge grand caravan, known issue, airbags failure to deploy. They have known about this issue for a few years and are only now doing the recall. My husband was in a front end collision at over 40mph, lots of damage, and the airbags did not deploy. I've confirmed with chrysler that my model was one of the vins listed in the recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the air bag sensors were rusted. The dealer stated the failure was normal because of the salt on the roadway. The sensors were replaced. The failure mileage was 96,356 and the current mileage is 102,000. Updated 08/13/10. *lj updated 08/23/10
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. After having recall repairs under the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v008000 (air bags: frontal: sensor/control module), the air bag warning light illuminated on the dashboard. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but the contact was advised that the failure was not associated with the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, the contact stated the air bag warning light would only illuminate when making a right or left turn. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 70,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that all of the power doors failed to lock. The dealer reprogrammed the door lock control module, to no avail. He then replaced the wiring harness in an attempt to correct the failure. After the repairs, the contact noticed that the air bag warning light sporadically illuminated on the warning panel. The dealer advised her that there were no related recalls. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 63,000 and the current mileage was 95,000.
Recently found the air bag light come on. The problem persisted after the clock spring was replaced. The problem was traced to front airbag impact sensors and sub wiring harnesses. I found many complaints and recalls based on the year and state the vehicle is in. My car was originally sold in virginia and I bought it used in nc. If the car was still in virginia, it would have been covered under the august 2007 recall. The recall should be expanded to read "any vehicle purchased in theses states xxxx is subject to this recall".
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) driving in snow to work one morning, there came a squeal (alternator) then lights on dashboard on. After I made it to the highway which is plowed. The airbag light never came off. Took it in for repair and it was the passenger air bag. This year the same thing happened, the squeal and after a trip to repair a evg sensor the dealership informed me that I now have the driver's side and passenger side air bag sensors are corroded. I do have an extended warranty which does not cover this "environmental issue" and a complaint to dodge's 800# [xxx] declared it also an "environmental" issue not covered! [xxx] said that I should contact the road commission as they are the ones that put the salt on the road. I have not correct the problems as I don't believe it is an expense that I should pay for. I bought the van in 2005 with an extended warranty that was to cover all. I did some research on chrysler's past recalls on airbag sensor and believe that there is an issue with their products and the way they are installed.
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