2005 Dodge Grand Caravan body problems

Filed Jun 15, 2018 · Body, Locks · 163,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. While driving 25 MPH, the passenger side sliding door opened without warning. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and attempted to close the door automatically by depressing the sliding door button; however, it failed to close the door. The contact had to close the door manually. The vehicle was taken to titusville chrysler jeep dodge (5600 u.s. 1, titusville, fl 32780, (321) 268-8970) where it was diagnosed that the motor switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 163,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Oct 14, 2017 · Body · VA

My car is 2005 dodge grand caravan it has rust in the back fender two side driver and passenger bed rest maybe in the frame and I am not only one has this problem this problem is very dangerous because the frame can be break anytime

Filed Apr 24, 2017 · Body, Electrical · 154,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. While driving various speeds, all the doors remained opened without warning. The contact's daughter diagnosed that the fuse needed to be cleaned. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 154,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Mar 28, 2017 · Body · 205,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. When the contact attempted to unlock the driver and passenger side doors with the key fob, they would not unlock. The only way to unlock the doors was manually with the key. The contact replaced the batteries in the fob, but that did not work. The contact also stated that the rear sliding door did not open, even manually with a key. The vehicle was driven to the dealer but there was a fee for the diagnostic test. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 205,000.

Filed Feb 11, 2017 · Body · NC

Clear coat and paint is peeling off leaving rust on this van it should not be doing this we have older cars not doing this at all , I see a lot of dodger vans doing this very same thing.

Filed Sep 16, 2015 · Body · 90,000 miles · MI

Significant rusting has spread on the driver side rear wheel corner panel and beneath the sliding door rocker panel, leaving large areas of visible rust and missing paint, as well as revealing eroded/chipped chunks of metal of the undercarriage. Multiple body shop exams have shown that this problem has originated from the inside out, leaving little to no easy fix. There is also minor rusting of the same sort on the passenger side of the van as well. Expert consultants have determined that this damage may result in serious hazard if/when the rocker or panel portions of the affected areas drop from the vehicle and damage either of the rear tires. This also poses a risk to any traffic that may be trailing the vehicle at the time parts separating due to rust. Independent research has shown that chrysler has removed critical requirements, such as galvanization, as design-to-cost measures that have contributed to the increase in these problems in the field. Chrysler should recall, and if not, then a class action suit should be pursued to hold chrysler responsible for these well known design deficiencies.

Filed Sep 9, 2014 · Body, Electrical · 76,000 miles · AR

The left side rear sliding door stopped working in june 2013 by only opening about 3 inches and stopping, then later started not unlocking automatically. You then had to either pull the door open or pull it shut. In july of 2014 the right side rear sliding door stopped working and unlocking automatically. We actually started having problem with it shortly after we bought it in april 2005. If you had it open, it would occasionally not close at all even manually until you pulled on it for a while. We took it to the dealer more than once and they said nothing was wrong with it. Now, both have to be manually unlocked and on occasion the right side will open automatically after you manually unlock it. Neither of the rear sliding doors lock or unlock automatically with the button on the headliner, the automatic button on the door, or with the key. The left door does not even want to open manually from the inside. This gets scary when you have a baby seat on the other side and others have left the vehicle before you and you have no one to open the door and are unable to climb over the front seats due to health issues. When we bought the van we were shown at the dealer how the doors would stop if there was a hand, foot, or something in the doorway to avoid injury, so could the mechanicals that work this be at fault?? We never wanted to try this to see, but this is about where the door stops working on the left side. I noticed that there are many, many complaints about these doors not working. I believe this to be a safety issue and cannot understand with all the complaints why this issue has not been addressed by chrysler. To be honest we have had multiple issues with this van since we bought it and spoke to lots of people with the same complaints. We feel there needs to be a recall.

Filed Aug 6, 2014 · Airbags, Body · 104,000 miles · IL

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.

Filed Jul 18, 2014 · Body, Electrical · 107,000 miles · CA · fire

I activated the passenger side automatic sliding door. There was a pop and a flash indicative of an electrical short and the door no longer opened or closed automatically. I inspected the wires and found that two wires were broken and possibly made contact with each other, causing an electrical short. The vehicle was inside my garage at the time and no one was inside. However, this is a dangerous situation should the vehicle catch fire because of the flimsy wiring on the doors. The driver side door stopped working two days later, but with no pop or flash. I noticed several other vehicles had the same problem, and there are several documented cases of the same problem throughout the web.

Filed Jun 30, 2014 · Body · 104,000 miles · LA

The power function to both rear sliding doors failed within the past 18 months, the right rear sliding door will not open manually now. It will move approximately 2 inches, then stop and no matter how much physical force you apply, the door remains in that position. Should someone need to make an emergency egress from the vehicle they could not using this door.