2005 Dodge Grand Caravan: power window failure

Filed Sep 20, 2014 · Electrical · 80,000 miles · IN

The electric door locks completely quit working. We tried the pulling of the fuse and unhooking of the battery and that worked. Now a few years later here we are again. The electrical locks have completely quit again 09/2014. This van has had one electrical problem after another. Our electric windows have gone out at least 3 times and been replaced. We have finally given up replacing and the passenger window won't go down.

Filed Nov 1, 2013 · Electrical, Visibility · 106,500 miles · WA

The same as so many other complaints. The electric locking system and power side doors stopped working. Car does not lock when reaching speed either. This is a safety hazard. I have a child in the back and cannot be assured doors are locked. I do not have the ability to lock or unlock in case of emergency. Rear door locking is hit or miss. If it's true that the system needs an upgrade why do I have to pay for that? Shouldn't the company that built the defective part have to fix it? Not the first electrical problem I have had. Headlights stopped working while driving multiple times. I replaced the switch, works for now. I also had a defective window motor and switch which had to be replaced.

Filed May 26, 2013 · Electrical · NC

The driver side window stopped working. Both sliding doors work only occasionally. Most of the time they have to be opened and closed manually. None of the door locks work. I have to open the driver's door with the key then reach over to the other doors and manually pull the locks up to unlock and down to lock. Neither the remote nor the internal auto lock works. Only the trunk lock works with the remote.

Filed Dec 21, 2010 · Electrical · 68,000 miles · TX

2005 dodge grand caravan automatic door locks & windows stopped working. Problem occurred at about 68000 miles vehicle currently 133000 miles. Would take out iod fuse for 15 minutes would work for a couple of cycles then would have to repeat the process. Now I'm having to take out the 40 amp bcm fuse. It starts working only for a day are so. I haven't found a solution to the problem or why it only works for a couple of cycles then goes dead.

Filed Jun 4, 2010 · Visibility · CT

I own a 2005 dodge grand caravan with 52k miles on the odometer. The power windows malfunction randomly for various intervals of time. They either fail to open completely , fail to close completely, or not function at all. Last year (2009) the front passenger window failed to open. I had to replace the switch. This year the front driver window will not open. I had the master switch replaced and the window will still not operate. The master switch is considerably more expensive being that it has individual controls to operate the front driver, passenger and rear left and right side vent windows. I have read a lot of online forums that the same problems exist for a quite a few owners of dodge grand caravans and chrysler town and country vans (made during approx. 2000 through 2007). The repairs that are made at dealers and private repair shops are expensive and are not correctly diagnosed; being that the same problem repeats in relatively short intervals of time. The fixes seem to be guess work at best. The repairs involve not only switches but, power window regulator assemblies. If the driver side window can not open, the driver will have to open the door in order to pay tolls or transact business at drive- through windows, posing a potential safety hazard. I would like to request that an investigation be initiated for the above vehicles, for the problems mentioned, as to whether a design defect currently exists.

Filed Oct 22, 2009 · Visibility · 97,400 miles · OH

My driver side window has lost power 2 times now. The first time we replaced the motor to the power window, this was less than 2 months ago. Now the window has stopped working again, I have tried everything and the window will not roll up it is stuck down in the door.

Filed Jul 7, 2009 · Body, Visibility · 62,500 miles · MD

Driving down a highway, and the right rear window of our 2005 dodge grand caravan (63k miles) just fell out at ~60 miles per hour. There was no warning, the car has never been in an accident, the window was not vented, and nothing was up against the window. We are fortunate that this happened while we were in the right lane, and it was the right side of the car, so the window probably fell to the side of the road. We are also fortunate that we did not have anything fall out the window that could have caused an accident. We reported the incident (informally) to the police so that they could drive by the area where it occurred to ensure there were no road hazards. We have nothing to explain why the window fell out. We contacted chrysler and they concluded it was not a defect. I'm not sure how they came to that conclusion, but they seem content that this could have happened without any explanation. Chrysler provided no help in covering the $700 charge to replace the window. Also, when I asked which government agency I should contact to report this as a safety issue, they would not give me an answer. They only stated that the incident will be kept in our own "personal" file, and implied that keeping this information in a private file is sufficient. I disagree, and feel that this complaint should be known to the federal safety agency in case there are other similar occurrences.

Filed Jan 8, 2008 · Body, Locks · 54,400 miles · NC

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The front driver side window will not go up or down. Also, the electrical system (locking system) does not work. The key has to be manually inserted to unlock or lock the door. The sliding doors are no longer working properly and occasionally become stuck and cannot be opened at all. Water is entering through the front passenger side door handle and creating puddles of water in the vehicle. The warranty expired and the contact was informed that the repair was his responsibility. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 54,424 and failure mileage was 54,400. Updated 02-06-08. *kb the consumer stated he had the vehicle repaired at the cost of $421.56 for locks and windows and obtained an estimate for the sliding van doors at the tune of $773.38. Updated 02/06/08