Horn Assembly problems of the 2005 Dodge Caravan

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Caravan. While driving approximately 18 mph the contact noticed the automatic door lock failed and would not lock the doors automatically. The door fob also would not lock the doors when the lock button was engaged; however, the horn would blow. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact stated after disconnecting the iod fuse and later reconnecting it the automatic door lock function would activate. After two days, the automatic door lock would failed again. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000. Updated 09/27/11 the consumer contacted the dealer and was informed there was no recall and therefore, he would have to pay for the repairs himself. Updated 10/31/11.

Automatic door lock/unlock failed to lock/unlock on my wife's 2005 Dodge Caravan. This is apparently a common failure on this model as I determined from a web site. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Caravan. While activating the keyless remote on the vehicle, the doors failed to lock. The exterior lighting flashed and the horn sounded, but the doors did not lock. While driving between 18-20 mph, the doors were supposed to lock, but did not. The vehicle has not yet been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 80,000. Updated 10/03/08 updated 10/06/08.

Headlights do not come on have to turn switch many times before you get them to come on and then sometimes it still does not work. Lights will also dim on their own while you are driving have actually gone off and had to pull over until I could get them back on. Mechanics say they can not do anything until they see it happen. There are never any mechanics open when it is dark so you can never prove this really happens. They have checked switches and things all seem to be fine. Automatic door locks just stopped working one day. Tried the other key thought maybe the battery in my key was dead. Nothing. The lights will still flash and the horn will sound when you use buttons on the key but locks do not open or close. The back door hatch seems to work but other four locks do not. Very frustrating and unsafe these days to be in some areas we drive without having our doors locked. Also you can only get into one side of the car and the have to reach over to unlock all others very inconvenient! I'm actually afraid they will lock and never unlock at this point. I've read many complaints about the locks and think Dodge should be looking into this seriously. I have also read a report about the lights and am glad someone else has experienced this so I know I am not crazy. This is also a very huge safety issue and should be looked at immediately!.

The following item needs to be revisited and include the year 2005 for the Dodge Caravan. This morning I had this problem diagnosed on 2005 Dodge Caravan. The dealer wanted $212. 00 for the part and $100. 00 labor to correct this problem. Nhtsa action number : ea04013, NHTSA recall campaign number : 04v480000; date investigation opened : June 4, 2004, and date investigation closed was may 25, 2005 . Summary: the driver's air bag clock spring can develop an open-circuit condition, resulting in nonfunctional driver-side frontal air bag, horn, cruise control , if equipped, and/or steering wheel radio control , if equipped. In its October 5, 2004 letter to NHTSA, daimler/Chrysler stated that it will conduct a safety recall and replace the clocks prying assembly on all the 1998--2000 daimler/Chrysler minivans, built between March 1998 and August 2000 with 70,000 miles or less. Ialso, t will provide a lifetime warranty for the 1998. 5-2000 minivans, regardless of mileage. The details of the corrective action ere described in daimlerchrysler's letter . See recall 04v480000. The agency believed that further expenditure of agency resources did not appear to be warranted. The closing of this investigation did not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect existed with respect to those vehicles covered only by the lifetime warranty. The agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances. See page 2 for additional information.

I own a 2005 Dodge Caravan and the power locks quit working, the horn blows and the lights blink when you push the keyless button but the locks don't lock or unlock. This is very dangerous as the kids in the back can open the doors and we think they are locked. I have asked the Dodge garage about a fix and am told it needs a computer flash fix or something for $130. 00. This is a safety issue and should be recalled and fixed by the manufacturer. Also the doors no longer lock when the speed reaches 20 mph.