Headlights and dashboard lights flicker. Airbag light also goes on and off. Read up on this problem online and noticed others have the same issue. Their headlights went off while driving in the dark!!!!
2005 Dodge Grand Caravan airbags complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the air bag light illuminated intermittently; however, since december 2009, it remained illuminated. She took the vehicle to the dealer who stated that the air bag sensors were corroded and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was being repaired at the time of the complaint. She had not spoken with the manufacturer. The current mileage was approximately 67,000. The failure mileage was approximately 65,500.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge caravan. Whenever he would drive the airbag light would appear on the instrument control panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealership, and a technician concluded that the sensor housing for the airbags needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were 102685. Updated 3/8/10 *cn updated 05/10/10
Airbag light continuously illuminated. Diagnosed as defective clockspring in steering column. May case airbag to fail to inflate in accident.
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 the federal safety agency 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.
Air bag light comes on. This is the same issue covered by the federal safety agency campaign id number : 04v480000 the federal safety agency action number: ea04013. But my vehicle was manufactured after the end of the recall.the dealer diagnosed the problem as exactly what the recall issue is. There doesn't seem to be any resolution to this issue on newer models as I have seen similar complaints on other websites about the same issue by other dodge & chrysler owners.
Air bag light comes on. This is the same issue covered by recall campaign 07v192000 the federal safety agency action ea06003 but my vehicle was manufactured 4 months passed the end of the recall.the dealer diagnosed the problem as exactly what the recall issue is.
I have a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The air bag light started coming on when I was driving. I received a letter from chrysler indicating that the front airbag sensors may crack and they will be covered under a lifetime warranty. However when I took the car to a dealer they said the clockspring mechanism was bad and not covered by the warranty and it would cost $250 dollars to replace. In addition I had to pay $85.00 for the diagnosis which was recommended by chrysler. I am convinced that my sensors are defective.
Normal driving, vehicle has been involved in no accidents. At about 34,000 miles on vehicle, and 3 and a half years old, airbag light on dash started illuminating. Would turn off sometimes, but usually stayed on. Dealer diagnosed failure of "clockspring" in steering column, which had to be replaced at cost of about $250.00.
Check air bag light kept coming on and off. Check air bag light consistently stayed on. Checked internet for recalls. Found the federal safety agency campaign id #07v192000. However, our vehicle was not included as part of the recall. Took vehicle in to have it inspected. Technician found no left impact sensor communication. Sensor was replaced and wiring was repaired. Technician confirmed that the sensor component had brass bushings as noted in the recall. We have the part in question. Chrysler was then contacted at 1‑800‑853‑1403 and informed of the problem. Chrysler customer service would not agree to pay for the repair as stated in the recall. We were told to contact chrysler 's reimbursement center regarding our case #318265532 for the left sensor. We are filing this complaint to inform you that our vehicle is affected and should be included in the recall. The right sensor has the same brass bushings and needs to be replaced, as this is a safety issue.
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.
The federal safety agency action number : pe05061 july 11, 2008 my mother and I were in a crash involving the front passenger side of the vehicle. The impact did about $5,000 worth of damage yet the airbags did not deploy. I am concerned it has to do with this investigation into defective sensors. How can I be sure my vehicle is safe?
My 2005 grand caravan had the air bag indicator illuminated. The dealership replaced the 2 front sensors, explaining the problem was due to corrosion (same as the federal safety agency action number pe05061). He said that although this was the same problem as with the recall, that my vehicle was not a covered vehicle. Note this is a high road salt usage area. After reading through some of the complaints on this vehicle, especially those where there were injuries due to non-air bag deployment, I worry for the safety of my family. It makes me wonder if the manufacturer cares if people are injured due to safety feature malfunctions.
Chrysler/dodge minivans 2005 and newer "knee bolster" airbag system, has a steel plate hinged at the bottom of the dash and is propelled by the deploying airbag into the driver's legs. The driver immediately and instinctively pulls the legs back and the assembly drops in front of the driver's legs preventing the driver from stopping the vehicle. That is if the driver's legs aren't broken by this, and then they can't stop the vehicle if they wanted to. This will lead to secondary and more serious collisions and possibly death for occupants in the vehicle because the driver cannot stop the vehicle.
2005 dodge grand caravan sxt front passenger airbag and the airbag light.
2005 dodge grand caravan mfg 6-05 the air bag light was on and the dealer said it was the front right sensor. I replaced the part and found the pin on the sensor was completely corroded off on the purple wire. I bought the connector kit to replace the plug to the sensor. When I stripped the white wire the wire is also corroded. It is black and tarnished. I checked back to 8 inches and could not find clean copper. I know that the senor was in a recall up to feb. 08, but I think there may be other issues involved in the failures. I still have the senor and connector.
I bought a 2005 dodge caravan sxt in october of 2007 with 50,000 miles on it. The next week the airbag light started coming on at random when driving at slow speeds (< 20) and then would go out. I called the dealer and they said they could not diagnose it because it was occurring on a random basis. The light stopped coming on a few weeks later and did not come on again until last week. Now it is coming on frequently and staying on at highway speeds. Coincidentally, the weather warmed from the 40's to the upper 70's just before the light started coming on again. I checked the dodge website for recalls but it showed no outstanding recalls for my VIN.
Air bags sensors failures.
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.
The first indication of a problem was the airbag light on the dash remaining on occasionally after the vehicle was started. The problem then progressed to the airbag light remaining on continuously and the cruise control function and horn (both of which are mounted on the steering wheel) not working. These symptoms were identical to those experienced by earlier years of this vehicle model that resulted in a safety recall for replacement of the clock spring in the steering wheel. I had the clock spring replaced, which corrected the problems.
The airbag sensor light went on and the dealership told us they would run diagnostics on it for $89.00. After doing so, they said that vehicle has 2 airbag sensors that have an internal short. They said the parts would be $223.52 and it would take 2-3 days to order them.
Tl*the contact owns 2005 dodge grand caravan. While driving approximately 35mph, the frontal air bag deactivation light illuminated. The dealer and the manufacturer stated that the vehicle identification number wasn't included the air bag sensor switch recall. The current mileage was 40,000 and the failure mileage was 38,000. Updated 03-25-08 *bf updated 03/25/08
Air bag impact sensor failure.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The air bag warning light illuminated. The dealer stated that the air bag sensor needed to be replaced and referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v192000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module) for the 2005 dodge caravan. The failure mileage was 70,000 and current mileage was 79,000. Updated 03-04-08
My 2005 dodge grand caravan I believe has a defect in the clock spring. I received a letter stating there has been an extended warranty for the front air-bag sensor control module. Two weeks after I received this letter the air-bag light came on. After approximately 3 weeks after the light came on the horn stopped working along with all the other steering wheel components (cruise control, radio control). I took my van to the dealership to get it fixed under the extended warranty , they told me there was nothing they could do because the clock spring in the steering wheel had corroded and broke and that is what is causing this defect. My van's mileage just turned 70,000. I use my van to transport my 3 kids in and feel this is a safety hazard that needs to be fixed right away. Not only do the steering wheel components not work but the driver airbag is disabled as well due to this malfunction. Due to this defect there needs to be a recall issued as soon as possible before an accident occurs and the airbag does not deploy. There has been a recall on the clock spring for the make and model of my van for years 96-98 and feel this is the same thing that is happening to my 05 van. Please help before anyone gets hurt.
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.
The knee blocker airbag in my 05 dodge grand caravan opened in a frontal collision. The airbag is behind a steel plate hinged at the bottom of the dash. Attached to this plate is the hard plastic panel. The airbag propelled this plate and panel into my shins, disabling me, and when I brought my legs back from the pain, the hard plastic panel dropped in front of my legs and prevented me from returning my feet to the brake. Had I been suffering from osteoporosis my legs would have been shattered and I could not have stopped my van, had it continued to roll after the initial collision.
In the 05 and newer dodge/chrysler cars and minivans, there is a "knee blocker" airbag system installed on the driver's side below the steering column, that is defective in design and in it's intended use. The lower dash panel is attached to a metal frame that is hinged at the bottom and behind that is the airbag that deploys at just under 200 MPH. When the airbag inflates in an accident, this hard plastic reinforce panel will slam down on a driver's legs causing injury. But that's not all... When the driver's legs are struck, the first instinct is for the driver to recoil and bring their legs away from the cause of the pain. When they do this, this panel drops in front of the legs and now the driver cannot get their feet back to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. If their vehicle continues to roll, there is a danger of a further collision with the driver having little control. One last consideration, is the potential for significant injury to diabetics (lower limbs are susceptible to lower leg problems, and those with osteoporosis who likely would have broken lower limbs.
Cathedral city dodge refused to work on the recall because the vehicle was modified. The recall problem had nothing to do with the modifications but cathedral city dodge refused to work on it.. After several heated conversations with management cathedral city dodge returned my vehicle with a dead battery, and a leak in my engine and did not fix the recalled item. After I received my vehicle I noticed that the new problems with my vehicle had nothing to do with the modifications but were independent from any modifications previously made to my vehicle. After complaining to the dodge corporation I was referred to the dodge service center in laquinta. There my car was equipped with a new battery and the recall item was not fixed because the manager refused to work on the vehicle because of the modifications. I called laquinta dodge to complain and my vehicle was returned to me with the engine leak, the unserviced recall item and now in doesn't shift into gear. The cathedral city service center and the laquinta service center didn't even check to see if the problems were in anyway way connected to the modifications. They just refused to even look at it. Now there is another recall on my dodge grand caravan that has to do with the airbags and laquinta is refusing to work on it. In summary my vehicle arrived in palm springs fully operational in june 2006 and ever since the first contact with cathedral city service center my vehicle has been inoperable. Between the cathedral city and laquinta dodge service centers my car now has an engine leak, a bad heating coil, defected airbags problems shifting into gear and does not start. My vehicle was fully operational and had 80 miles on it when it arrived at cathedral city dodge in 2006 and now has 87 miles on it and is in operable. That?s 87 miles not 8,700 or 87,000 miles. It has only 87 miles because it hasn't been running since cathedral city and laquinta dodge have damaged my vehicle.
The air bag light was on. I had recent recall repairs on the air bag sensors completed and it did not resolve the problem. The air bag system currently will not operate. The recall should have been more extensive to take care of the problem.
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