Headlights problems of the 2005 Dodge Caravan

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge grand Caravan. The contact stated that while parked, the contact went to turn the headlight and noticed that they were inoperable. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and determined that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was unknown.

When filling with gas the engine turns off while driving, this happened on a left turn with vehicles approaching, cars had to stop and help push van out of street. Luckily it did not cause an accident, had two young children in vehicle , very fortunate for the quick response of other drivers. Fuel reading wrong first time car shut off while driving showing 1/ 4 tank of gas. Now shuts off showing more than 3/4 tank of gas this happen on the highway, lost all power steering as well. Again I had two young children in car. Seat belt not working properly. Headlight very dim at night not good few for night time driving. This vehicle is becoming more unsafe to drive.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the low beams headlights failed. The contact veered off the road and landed in a open field avoiding a crash. The vehicle was towed to the contacts residence and then taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and assigned an investigator to inspect the vehicle. The vehicle was deemed destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 165,000. Djr.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Caravan. While driving approximately 70 mph, the headlights went out and illuminated again after a couple of minutes. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred a few weeks later and the lights remained off. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, but refused to pay for diagnostic testing. The contact replaced the bulbs, but the failure recurred. The contact did not drive at night or in the rain due to state laws that require the lights on in those conditions. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The failure mileage was 172,000.

Starting in sept the headlights on my van would turn off by themselves periodically. I looked up information regarding this issue and have found that there are complaints that this happens but no recall was issued. This issue is getting to be much more frequent and for longer periods of time. Tonight I was driving to work and it is only 12. 4 miles to my job and my headlights went out 15 times!!! this is unacceptable!! we drive our 3 kids to school on rural roads at 5:30 in the mornings. What if this happens with them in the car??? this issue needs to be fixed ASAP and Dodge needs to be responsible for their product. Most people buy Mini vans because they have kids so why hasn't this been turned into a recall years ago? you can't expect people to risk their lives and the lives of others over an issue that is clearly Dodge's responsibility. I would like someone to contact me regarding this issue and if there is any other steps that I can take to hold Dodge responsible.

Headlights do not turn on and/or go off while driving.

Headlights stopped working. Unable to turn on.

Headlight switch/lights wouldn't work at random times, then start working again.

Headlights turn off on their own causing a very dangerous situation when driving in the dark. I googled this problem and found that several people have had this happen. This make, model and year obviously have a flaw and needs to be recalled before some one gets killed.

Reference NHTSA action number ea11010. This is the exact problem I am having with my 05 Caravan. Headlights turn off while driving on occasion, don't come on at all on other occasions. Highbeams work when the lever is pulled but do not stay on. Dealer wants $88 just to diagnose the problem, but based on NHTSA info, that won't help: "confirmed that the headlights fully extinguish, and remain extinguished, on an intermittent basis. In most cases this occurred while the vehicle was in motion" bought the van used and after this problem occurred a few times I searched the web and found many forums discussing this known issue.

I have a 2005 Dodge minivan, the headlight would go off while driving, the head light won't turn on unless after few minutes if trying. I went online to see what is the problem with my car, I found out that many people own Dodge minivan have the same problems as I have. This is not safe for both the driver and the cars that is on the same road at night. If so many people have the same type of problem with the same kind of the car model, then we really should be ask the manufacture to recall this type of vehicle since many complainers has bring back their cars to the dealerships and they can not fix the problem.

2005 Dodge Caravan sxt, issue with headlights turning off randomly or not being able to turn on. Unfortunately, issue cannot be solved because it occurs randomly and mechanic cannot isolate issue. Very frustrated.

2005 Dodge Caravan headlight lowbeams will not turn on until several tries, this problem is intermittent. Also the headlights will turn off while driving. Very dangerous situation. See this link for others having the exact same issue. . Read more...

Travelling between states on hwy, headlights just turn off for a few seconds for no reason. Happenned 3 times going 70 mph at 2am at night. Pretty scary in the middle of the night in the middle of no where. Google search indicates this is very common. What does it take for a damn recall? someone to die?.

This is 2005 Dodge Caravan I bought new from a dealership in August 2005. For the last three months I've been having serious problems with my headlights. Often they will not turn on at all while vehicle is not moving and a few minutes later they do work. More then once headlights have stoped working while I am driving and it takes between one to ten minutes for the lights to turn on by themselves. During this time the parking lights,dash lights and flashing high beam light do work. I consider this very serious problem for the safety of the driver and the passingers and my opinion is that this is a manifacturer malfunction.

I own a 2005 Dodge Caravan sxt. Bought it new and lately the headlights go out while driving at night. I see many posts on the internet with people experiencing the same problem. This is a huge safety concern. This should be a recall.

Headlight randomly go off at least once a day. The dealer has replaced the computer.

Headlights fail to turn on multiple times and go out while driving creating an unsafe condition.

The power locks stopped working. I feel that this is a safety concern since while driving down the road with my children they could open the doors. It is supposed to lock automatically but I can't even manually lock it. Also the headlights randomly shut off while driving.

Headlights randomly fail on 2005 Dodge Caravan - at first I thought it was just me forgetting to turn on the lights all the way, but now the vast majority of the time, with the lights on the "on" position they don't work, only high beams and parking lights. I have no headlights anymore, and I have tried replacing fuses, relays, bulbs (which I know work anyway). . . Read more...

I have a 2005 Dodge Caravan this vehicle has headlight failure, have been told its the module too the electrical system. This is just one of the many problems that Dodge has with vehicles. From time to time the windows wont work . Now only the high beams work and low beams are completely out. Everything else but, the locks and headlamps wont work. No previous problems with this vehicle was noted . I was out of town 10 hrs from home when this problem with the low beams occured. Scared to drive at night. This must be looked at.

Headlights on my 2005 Dodge Caravan go out on there own. Issue while driving at night.

On our 2005 Dodge Caravan the headlights have failed to come on, and have also gone out by themselves. In researching the problem on the internet, I found at least 20 other people talking about the same thing. Website: topix. This is a fairly serious safety issue for people driving at night and to unexpectedly have their headlights go out!.

Went out to start van to go to work and headlights would not come on. Had to call in to work and miss a whole days work. First time it has happened. We have only one vehicle and the mechanic cannot check it out until a week from today. Need a vehicle to get to work or I will lose my job and I am the sole provider of the family of 4.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Caravan. Both the vehicle headlights intermittently goes on and off. These are the original headlights that came with the vehicle. The dealer was called and informed of the failure and stated they would run a diagnostic test to see why the headlights have failed. He stated he is not willing to pay for a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was called and stated there is no recall or warranty for this failure. VIN is unknown. The failure mileage was 46,000.

2005 Dodge Caravan headlights turn off while driving. On 3 occasions in one night my headlights turned off while driving on the hwy. On two occasions they came right back on. The third time I had to turn the lights off and back on to get them to come on. After googling this problem I noticed there were several others having the same problem indicating a possible faulty switch or ground problem.

2005 Dodge Caravan - headlights go out intermittently and at random. Driving down the interstate at night, the lights just went out.

2005 Dodge Caravan headlights randomly stop working. The high beams continue to work but the headlights will go out.

I have been having a problem with my headlights on my '05 Dodge Caravan. I never know if they are going to work or not. This happens almost everyday that I have to fight with my lights to come on. My mechanic thinks it maybe the body control module because I have been having trouble with my dash lighting and gauges and my remote entry.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Caravan. While driving approximately 50 mph at night, the headlights failed without warning. The driver experienced extremely limited visibility. The high beams operated only by manually holding the control mechanism. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 30,000.

2005 Dodge Caravan, headlights just go out a night for no reason. Also at times, when you turn the headlights on they do not come on. Other times when you turn them off they do not turn off unless you turn them on and off a few times. This started about 7 months ago, now it is becoming a real safety issue. I contacted Dodge and they advised me to bring the vehicle in for evaluation and they will run diagnostic tests or I can just have the switch replaced. They advised me that this does not happen often with this vehicle.

2005 Dodge Caravan headlights keeping going out and sometimes not working at all from the when turning on. . .

The headlights do not always come on when switched on. It sometimes takes several or many many tries to make them work. Occasionally, the headlights turn off while driving for no apparent reason and is not always noticed until we are on a dark street. This is very dangerous and I have found forums with many other similar complaints for this make and model. . Read more...

Headlights on 2005 Dodge Caravan turn off occassionally while driving at dark.

2005 Dodge Caravan headlamp assemblies cracking for no apparent reason, I bought a preowned Caravan, with 35k and the head lamps started to crack. I contacted the local Dodge dealership and they gave me the number for the manufacture help line. I received no assistance, due to being out of warranty. I have only had the van for 3 months it is not at 40k and I feel that as an auto tech this issue should not have accrued in such a short time on a vehicle that is only 2 years old.