Instrument Panel problems of the 2005 Dodge Caravan

Three problems related to instrument panel have been reported for the 2005 Dodge Caravan. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Dodge Caravan based on all problems reported for the 2005 Caravan.

1 Instrument Panel problem

Failure Date: 08/12/2011

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that all of the gauges on the instrument panel in the vehicle became inoperative. The vehicle also stalled intermittently. The dealer diagnosed that the motor harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect, but denied any assistance with repairing the vehicle. The failure mileage was 99,000 and the current mileage was 100,000.

2 Instrument Panel problem

Failure Date: 03/01/2008

No specific event, it just started happening. Instrument panel lights, headlights and gauge needles flicker erratically, warning bell rings periodically, radio cuts out temporarily. Usually worse when warm engine and weather. Dealer fixed the problem temporarily for period of two months by reprogramming the bcm. Took vehicle to another dealer and they had no clue how to fix the problem.

3 Instrument Panel problem

Failure Date: 05/01/2005

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Caravan. She was unable to open or close the sliding door using the remote control. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. The dealer inspected the vehicle on three occasions. However, they were still unable to diagnose the failure. Six months later all of the lights on the instrument panel were not operating normally. The dealer stated that the body modular control needed to be replaced. A year and a half later she experienced the same failure. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. The failure mileage was 800, and the current mileage was 17,000.




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