Turn signals - sometimes they don't work, and sometimes when you use indicator to turn left the right signal will operate, and visa versa. It wont do this when you take vehicle to dodge and they don't acknowledge this as a common problem although there are numerous complaints with the federal safety agency and on internet.
2005 Dodge Grand Caravan electrical complaints
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Electric locks on my 2005 dodge grand caravan have stopped working. The vehaicle is supposed to automatically lock at a certain speed to insure saftey of children inside. I have found this is the number one complaint on this vehicle. Why has dodge not been made to recall and repair this--or at least come up witha reasonable and cost efficient way to correct this???
2005 dodge grand caravan - door locks stop working at random times; electrical surges. Please check the online message boards related to this issue. There are hundreds of incidents (like mine) that I have counted so far. We have 4 children and only one way to enter or exit the vehicle! We have spent hundreds so far on fixes that are only temporary. Based on the number of complaints I have read after just 30 minutes of searching the web, there is no way chrysler is not aware of this hazard...
Recently my automatic door locks on my van have stopped working. After researching on the net about how to fix it, I noticed many many people with the exact same situation! How is this not made a recall by now? How can we get this to become a recall? The fix to my problem was explained on the net, to pull out the fuse and after 5 seconds to plug it back in. I did that and it worked however, many people say this is not a permanent solution. I now have problems with my interior and headlights flickering, as if they were going to the sound of music. It seems as though there could be a short somewhere causing electrical problems. Can you please help us to obtain a recall in this matter? I sincerely hope you consider! Just research it on the net yourself and you will see many complaints!
2005 dodge grand caravan intermittent electrical issues with dash lights and door locks door locks will not lock, door locks cycle up and down while vehicle is being driven, rear passenger doors will not open with remote or unlock with remote or buttons inside of vehicle.
About one week ago I got back from buying groceries, and when I parked, got out and was going close the door, I heard the warning sound. The same sound that rings when you leave your keys in the ignition or the headlights on, but I had the keys in my hand and the lights were all off. From then on the power locks will not unlock or lock by either the remote or the door switch. I read online that removing the iod fuse for 5 seconds and replacing it would work, and it did, but many on the online forum also said this was temporary and that it would happen again. I'm sure thousands of people have complained, please make this a recall. :(
The headlights come on and go off on their own. Sometimes they won't come on. Sometimes they won't go off. They have come back on and killed the battery. They have even gone off while I was driving down the road at night in a rainstorm. This is very dangerous.
Headlights would not work...drove about a mile when someone flashed their headlights at me. Pulled into a parking lot and realized that only my parking lights were on. The lights on the dashboard were still on, so I was unaware that I had no headlights. Took about 4 times turning the van on and off before they came back on...very dangerous situation!
Driving at night, when dimming lights, headlights went out. This has happened three time in less than 100,000 miles. By holding dimmer switch control in "up" (bright lights) lights stayed on. After a period of time the lights again worked properly. When taken to a dealer, technicians could not duplicate the problem.
Doors fail to lock automatically with power locks or key transponders.
Power locks fail to operate. I am being told this is a common problem on the 2005 grand caravan and that it is a problem with the ECM. Why has this not been recalled?
I'm writing to request that an investigation is conducted into the failure of the automatic door locks of the 2005 dodge caravan. Please review the following website for multiple incident reports of the same issue: http://www.carcomplaints.com/dodge/grand_caravan/2005/electrical/electric_door_lock_failure.shtml I have owned a 2005 dodge caravan for 3 years now. The problem is that the power door locks stop functioning completely on the vehicle. The fact that there is only 1 keyhole on the vehicle on the driver side door makes for loading and unloading children from the vehicle very difficult. The driver side door needs to be unlocked and the driver needs to reach throughout the vehicle to pull up the lock knobs to open the other doors. I'm hoping that the outcome of the investigation is that dodge will be required to repair the problem without any cost to the many dodge customers that this problem has affected.
Sliding power door will not close. Sounds like the motor is not working properly. Will open to close partly but will not close to lock. I had to tie a cord through that door then loop it around the passenger's door to keep it shut until I get it to the dealership. This happened late at night so the van sat I the drive unlocked.
I went on line to see how many customer complaints there is regarding my 2005 dodge grand caravan sxt. The problem I have with the safety issue is by turn signal don't function correctly. For example when I turn the signal for left it goes right and vise versa. Sometimes the signals don't come on at all. Well there's several complaints regarding this issue and I think it should be recall or fix due to the defect which is a safety issue.
Occasionally when I try to turn on headlights they will not come on - or they will turn off while driving and continue to flicker.
The other day my automatic locks ceased to work in the 2005 grand caravan sxt. The door switch, key remote and when the car goes over 20mph did not lock the doors at all. Have looked in the manual, no help. From what I understand, I will have to take the van in to the dealer to have them change the software in the body control module. Since there is no recall on this, I will have to pay $150-200 to have it repaired. Since this is such a safety issue, we will take the van in, but after reading the internet sites--many other people are having this problem. I have also had several problems with the lights going off without notice (while I have them switched on). Eventually they will come back on, but there are times they do not come back on while I am driving. Another safety issue reported on the internet by other users. This has happened several times a year since I have had the van. Electrical problems exist with this van and have since I purchased it new. Lights going on and off, doors not working when buttons were pushed (should be automatic after buttons pushed), windows not working at all when button is pushed (eventually work--happens several times a year) and now the locks do not work at all. The door controls were eventually replaced by the dealer under warranty because they eventually would open so slowly. This problem was reported to the dealer over six times in the first year of ownership. Replaced and have worked fine since.
Electric door locks stopped working. They wont lock by remote or on the door button.
2005 dodge caravan - the automatic door locks do not work. I have investigated several solutions, have tried them,and they only work temporarily, such as battery disconnects, fuse replacement, software updates. I am very concerned because my grandchildren are small and I am afraid they will open the doors and I cannot not catch them in time because I cannot get to the back seat. I have read numerous complains about this problem. I feel that a recall is needed.
The headlights on my 2005 dodge grand caravan either randomly turn off (briefly) while driving, or they won't turn on when switched on. After playing with the switch some, they will turn eventually turn on. A website that I used to find out information regarding this issue indicated that this is not an isolated issue.
Power door locks stopped working. Checked owners manual to figure out which fuse to check and it didn't list the fuse for power door locks. Did an online search for my vehicle make, model and year and found that lots of people have this problem. They say pull iod fuse for five seconds and then put it back in. The fuse is not even blown, but it needs to be removed for at least five seconds and then put back in and the power locks work again. This has now happened to me twice in two weeks. This is a safety issue because if you are in the car with your children in the back seats in their car seats and the doors won't unlock and you need to get them out quickly in an emergency the only doors that have a key hole to use the key from the outside are the drivers side and the trunk.
Power door locks don't work with switch or remote like all the other complaints for the 2005 caravans. What the others don't include is that the only way to open the rear hatch is electronically and it is also disabled when the power locks don't work. If for some reason this was the only way to get a child out there would be no chance to rescue them other that breaking out the glass.
Our used 2005 dodge grand caravan worked perfectly for about a year until strange things started to happen to the electrical system. The van will loss all power, just like removing the battery, a few times a week and it remains dead for about 60 seconds. Also periodically, the instrument cluster gauges will act crazy, the odometer will pulsate as well as the headlights, the side electronic doors will cease to function and about twice all electronics in the vehicle died except the odometer yet the car was running normally. I have replaced the battery, alternator, ignition switch and body control module ' all to no avail. The van is unsafe to drive due to the 60 second blackouts that can happen without any notice. There are a lot of internet complaints about this year and model ' dodge needs to solve this crippling problem.
2005 dodge grand caravan 48,000 miles. Power door locks failed. Disconnected battery and cleaned terminals: locks worked for a week. Replaced battery and they worked for another week. Consulted web forum, which recommended removing door lock fuse for 5 seconds. This worked for another week. Now believe that body control module (bcm) needs replacing, which is expensive (over $700). Web forums reveal hundreds of same complaints about '05 caravan. Big safety problem is that when remote lock is activated, horn beeps, signifying doors are locked, though they are not. This poses the danger that someone could enter the van at night undetected and assault the driver or hijack the car when owner returns. Chrysler corp. Should be compelled to fully repair this fault by a general recall.
The automatic locks just suddenly stopped working, which is a huge safety issue on a minivan with kids. I went online and discovered tons of people had the same problem with 2005 grand caravan/caravan. There is a quick, temporary fix of removing the 10d 20a fuse or the negative cable on the battery, but the problem apparently recurs with ever diminishing periods of time in between. The permanent fix is apparently an update to the software, which clearly states that dodge/chrysler is aware of the problem, that it is a problem with their engineering, and that they are only too happy to take money from consumers to fix a safety problem inherent in their faulty design. It should be recalled and fixed by them before we start hearing about tragedies, especially as this occurs without notice.
Automatic door locks quit working. Trouble with car computer after battery change.
The door locks open or close from the switches or the smart key buttons. They also do not lock at twenty MPH as designed. This due to a known failure of the body controller in the vehicle, however the dealers I have spoken to say 'yes', this is a known problem that consistently comes up after warranty periods. This failure puts the occupants of the vehicle (mini van) at risk when locks don't work as designed, especially considering that the van only can unlocked with the key at the driver's door.
Head lights, dash lights and radio lights keep flickering. I have took my dodge grand caravan back to a chrysler/dodge dealership 7 or 8 times so far in less than 1 year for this same problem. Body control module, alternator and several other electrical circuits have been replaced and I am still having problems. Sometimes it is so severe that the headlights and dash lights completely go out and come back on. I drive a lot of highway miles 1/3 of it in the dark. It is very unsafe for me to drive without lights, but I have no other option if I want to remain employed. Please let me know what I can do about this.
We have a 2005 dodge caravan that has electrical problems. We cannot get the power door locks to work and the turn signals behave poorly. We have tried replacing the fuse, to have it work for a few hours or days. We have also replaced the battery.
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the power door locks do not work at all. When the battery is disconnected for a few minutes and then reconnected, the power locks still did not work. The computer must be reprogrammed in order for the locks to work again. The dealer stated that they would repair the failure at the contact's expense. The contact has researched several complaints regarding the same failure that he is experiencing. The failure and current mileages were 41,000.
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