Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that all of the doors failed to unlock with the key fob and the power switch. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 110,000. The current mileage was 111,000.
2005 Dodge Grand Caravan locks complaints
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The power door locks of my 2005 dodge grand caravan are not able to be opened using the door switch or the keyfob. The only way to open the doors is by manually pulling the lock. Also, once the vehicle is driving the locks do not close at the 18 MPH mark as stated in the operating manual. I feel this is a safety issue for myself and my children and would hoe that dodge values its customers enough to see it as that too. After searching online for a possible cause or cure I stumbled upon a tsb (08-040-04) issues regarding this issue. A simple tsb is not enough to resolve this issue. Customers should not be charged to repair a known problem with a dodge vehicle.
Power door locks fail to operate either with switches or key fob on some of the doors. Can't get into the vehicle on doors that don't have key holes. Doors don't lock when leaving vehicle parked causing potential theft opportunity.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the automatic locking system for the doors failed and caused the doors not to close automatically or manually. The contact had to release the ignition off drain fuse to reset the door lock system. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 163, 00 and current mileage was 175,000.
Doors lock themselves and door lock switch fails to function intermittently.
My vans locks don't work anymore on the remote on by pushing the button but if I charge the battery even if its not dead it'll work for a couple days I feel this should be fixed for safety.
Power door locks stop working. Does not lock at 20mph.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that both the rear driver and passenger side sliding doors failed to lock or unlock. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000 and the current mileage was 135,000.
Electric operation of locks quit and has not resumed. Neither keys remote feature works to lock or unlock the van, although they both cause the lights to flash as usual. Lock switches on driver and front passenger doors also do not work. Manual locking via the old fashioned buttons works ok, as do key locks on rear hatch and driver's door.
The power door locks for the driver, passenger and two side slider doors on my van stopped working. The inside door toggle switch does not work at all. The key fob locking system does not work to lock these 4 doors. The key fob lock mechanism will lock the rear door hatch only. I have the car at the dealer today for repairs. From internet searches, it appears that the company has to do a flash update on the bcm, they are aware of this problem.
The 05 grand caravan that I have has the lock issue the buttons inside nor the key fob will unlock or lock the vehicle. So if I were in a emergency situation and I need to lock or unlock my doors I would not be able to in time therefore I think this is a huge safety issue. My father in law is having the same issue with his 05 town and country.
Door locks stopped working, no one fuse to change for it, different forums says to unhook battery cable and fuses to restore power to door locks, this worked for about 3 days, door locks are not working again. Over it!!!!
Power door locks no longer function. Passenger power window no linger functions.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the door locks failed and could not be activating using the key fob. The doors could only be locked and unlocked manually. The power locks also did not work from the interior of the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer but was not repaired the failure and the current mileages were 85,000.
Doors won't lock with fob have to lock them each by hand also automatic locking of all doors at app. 20 miles an hour does not work either . I read about pulling 20 amp fuse out then putting it back in it worked . It lasted about 2 weeks then happened again, did the same thing with the fuse it worked again for about 3 weeks then stopped working again, pulled fuse and put back in it worked again for about 2 weeks.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the automatic locks failed to lock and unlock as designed. After extensive research on the internet and other vehicle owners, the contact determined there was no fix for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 140,000.
Power door locks do not work properly. Practically not at all.
Our power locks quit working. We have tried getting a new battery which worked for a whole day then they stopped working again. We have tried replacing the fuse and it worked for a day and then it stopped working again. There needs to be a recall out for the locks. The locks do not work on either the remote or in the vehicle itself. The only locks that work is for the trunk but besides that none of the doors work.
Power door lock continues to blow fuses. Dealership failed to update the software in the body control module in 2008.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that he attempted to enter the vehicle but the vehicle could not be unlocked whether using the key fob or using the key manually. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 74,000. Updated 4/24/13 *cn the consumer stated the drivers door would open with the key. However, the power door locks and power doors would remain inoperative, until the body control module was reset. Updated 05/0613
Power locks have to be reset by disconnecting and reconnecting the battery every few days. Since this apparently is a widespread problem, why hasn't there been a manufacturer recall to fix this defect?
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that after placing her vehicle into gear, the automatic door locks do not engage. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000. The current mileage was approximately 90,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the power door locks would not function. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
The power locks on this vehicle stopped working correctly. I have looked online and many other people have the same issue. The manufacturer should have to pay to fix this issue. The only fix is to have the computer reflashed at a dealer at a cost of around $400. I have locked myself out of my vehicle a few times because the door locks will just intermittenly lock for no reason or if you put the windows down, the doors will lock. It is a mess. This is an obvious flaw with the manufacturing of the vehicle and the manufacturer should have to fix it.
The power locks stoped working. They will not luck/unluck with the interior door switch nor with the remote on the key. The tail gate lock will luck/unlock with the key remote only. Removing the iod fuse for a while will correct the porblem for a day or two.
Power door locks stopped working. I found articles online to disconnect battery and reconnect at which time the issue went away. After a week or so the locks stopped working again. I went to the dealer and they informed me that I needed to microcode update to correct the issue. Since my mileage was above 36k there was a $175 fee. I refused to pay it since the car was under 3 years old and it was a computer issue. I contacted dodge and they refused to waive the fee. The car is now 8 years old and dodge has not released the updated microcode to any service companies and only allows dealerships to update the microcode where most will upgrade for free. I believe this is done intentionally to charge current dodge owners for poor engineering.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that all the power door locks failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be replicated. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 34,000 and the current mileage was 56,000. The VIN was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH or higher, the door locks did not automatically engage. The contact also stated that the doors did not lock with the key. The was not taken to a mechanic. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 47,000. The current mileage was approximately 55,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The power door locks on this 2005 dodge grand caravan just stopped working. Key fob sounds horn when locking, but locks do not engage. Very dangerous for travel as locks do not engage when vehicle reaches 18 MPH.
The automatic locks on the vehicle repeatedly fail. For a while pulling the fuse connect with this system helped and they would work for a period of 1-7 days, now nothing works. Dodge doesn't seem to have a solution or to want to work on a solution.
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