general problems of the 2005 Dodge Caravan

Strong gas smell while driving and at stop. Lights turn on and off at will.

I was driving and out of no where my hazard switch came on. Confused I pushed it and it continued to stay on, and my blinkers flashed like they should. So I turned them off and the switch light stayed on. Also, every light available lights up on my dash panel when I start the van. But only every now and then. My O2 sensor has been changes 2 times but the check engine light for it stays on. As well as my abs light.

I had this van 2005 Caravan for about 5 years and past year I had 3 issues, one of them is that my lights turned off right in the middle of highway and it was very scary , I fixed it by replacing the light switch and now is ok but it should be looked into becouse there is more incidents of that type on other Caravans as I can see,second is my airbag sensor light comes ,stays ,goes away and then comes back up as it wills ,I did not fix it since I dont know how to but will try to get it done as a recall, third one is my fuel pump is leaking at a same point where I saw pictures and complaints by other owners so I would like just to add my own complaint,I will replace my fuel pump since I doubt I can get recall in near future but hopefully keep the receipt if it gets approved so I can try to get my money back,thank you for your consideration.

My husband and I purchased a Dodge Caravan from a dealer and since purchasing it, we have had nothing but problems. Our door lock system has stopped working in which my mother who is disabled and can only be put on one side of the van related to her stroke, was unable to exit the vehicle. The locking mechanism wouldn't let us open the door and we live in texas. We had to keep the car running until we were able to transfer her to the other door. We now can only put her in on her "bad" side which puts her at risk for injury (and us). After that we had problems that started with the gages bobbing up and down and the interior lighting system is not working right half the time. It also has the anti-lock brake system light come on and then the front end shakes. We have replaced the alternator, grounding wires, checked fuses and battery and cables. Nothing has worked, but there is no check engine light to get codes from until the car was at an intersection and died!!!!! now it is frequently dying when we are at a stop for red lights, stop signs and . . . Recently it died while I was yielding for a left turn. I have had several car accidents and I nearly got t-boned at this intersection. Even when the car dies, it would usually start right up until a month ago. Now it may start up right away or it may not start for 15-30 minutes after it dies. In texas we need the air conditioning. I am now refusing to put her in something I consider a "death trap". I am now putting this down in writing because I have now a code that says it is the body control module. From reports, there are hundreds of these same vans with this same problem. It needs to be recalled as it isn't an isolated problem. And now if this van dies at a critical traffic maneuver and I or my husband or mother or children become injured, we will look into legal action.

Driving at night recently , lights turned off, worked switch back and forth until came back on did not crash but was very alarmed, returned safely home. Please check if there is recall for this problem,also knock from suspension occurs.

I was driving my Dodge Caravan 2005 on the freeway and the exterior lights kept turning off and the instrument panel where the speedometer is would too. I was scary and dangerous had my three children and pregnant wife with me at the time. We could have been seriously injured.

While driving home last night going down a country road doing 50 mph, my low beams went complete out and I almost wrecked my van. Once I got stopped and my heart returned to beating normal I found that only the high beams worked. I have since changed the relays around in the pms/fuse box under the hood, and the low beams still don't work. I had changed out both headlamps less then a year ago, so I am sure that the problem is not that both low beams went out on the lamps at the same time. I have read online that this problem has happened to many others owning this vehicle. This vehicle was purchased new from the dealer in July of 2005.

My Dodge 2005 Caravan lights go out while driving , lights stay on with key out ,inside and out. I see that there is many complaints on line , why is there no recall on a huge safety item which is obviously a defect.

Head lights on van randomly go off. Sometimes toggling the switch is effective in getting the lights back on, sometimes not. This has happened while driving. However, mechanic can find nothing wrong unless lights are defective while in the shop. The van goes for months without issue, then without warning lights go out.

I have a '05 Dodge Caravan that has the headlamps shutting off during morning and evening use. Sometimes, the lamps blinks on then off, or several blinks. I have had to pull off the road when this occurs, flipping the switch to the off/on position. Sometimes the switch activates the lamps, in others, as in this morning, the lamps stayed off and I risked being pulled over b the local police/sheriff personal.

2005 Dodge Caravan, parking lights turn on and off by themselves. The last two days so long that it killed the battery.

Lights go out by themselves , parking lights & dash lights wont turn off. Suspect it to be a defective light switch.