Body problems of the 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, the vehicle passenger side door opened. The contact pulled over to the side of the road. The contact tried to close door by pressing the sliding door switch, but failed to operate. The contact had to close door manually. The vehicle was taken to titusville Chrysler Jeep Dodge located at (5600 u. S. 1, titusville, FL 32780 (321) 268-8970) where it was diagnosed the motor switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 163,000. As.

My car is 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan it has rust in the back fender two side driver and passenger bed rest maybe in the frame and I am not only one has this problem this problem is very dangerous because the frame can be break anytime.

Significant rusting has spread on the driver side rear wheel corner panel and beneath the sliding door rocker panel, leaving large areas of visible rust and missing paint, as well as revealing eroded/chipped chunks of metal of the undercarriage. Multiple body shop exams have shown that this problem has originated from the inside out, leaving little to no easy fix. There is also minor rusting of the same sort on the passenger side of the van as well. Expert consultants have determined that this damage may result in serious hazard if/when the rocker or panel portions of the affected areas drop from the vehicle and damage either of the rear tires. This also poses a risk to any traffic that may be trailing the vehicle at the time parts separating due to rust. Independent research has shown that Chrysler has removed critical requirements, such as galvanization, as design-to-cost measures that have contributed to the increase in these problems in the field. Chrysler should recall, and if not, then a class action suit should be pursued to hold Chrysler responsible for these well known design deficiencies.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The contact also stated that the shifting had to be tampered in order to restart the vehicle after multiple attempts. In addition, the automatic door on the driver side would not close properly,which caused her to drive the vehicle with the door completely open. The problem recurred multiple times. Also, the driver side air bag warning light illuminated continuously. The vehicle was not taken to a mechanic for a diagnosis and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure and the approximate failure mileage was 104,000.

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 after exiting the vehicle, the contact attempted to lock the doors and the locks failed to engage. The contact stated that he had to remove the I. O. D fuse from the fuse box and reset the computer in order for the locks to engage. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000. The VIN was unavailable. Djr.

The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 30 mph, the passenger's sliding door erroneously opened. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 158,700.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the door lock system failed. The two sliding doors, the driver and the passenger's side door would not open electronically and could only be opened manually. The contact reset the door lock system himself however, the failure was not corrected. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 104,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the passenger side sliding door could not be locked or unlocked automatically. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to have the door inspected. The dealer did not provide the inspection report. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 84,950. Kmj.

I pushed the button to open the sliding doors and there have been so many times when the door will close without having been told to. Typically, the sensor will catch when there is a hand or a child pushing it back open, but there have been occasions, like today that it started to open, then about 18 inches after it had begun opening that it reverses and closes and does not have the sensor kick in. Today the door slammed into my left shoulder. I had to use all my strength to push it off my shoulder and to override the motor to get it to open. I am so grateful my 2 year old was still on the shipping cart because that would have crushed his hand if he wasn't able to get out of the way. Most times it is the passenger side siding door that does this. Last week was the first time that the drivers side door did the same thing, which pinned my wrist between the door and the frame, and tried to close on it twice. I am personally afraid that one of these times the door is going to forcefully close and cause some severe damage to one of my children.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the locks on the doors either could not locked automatically when driving or the locks would engage independently. The failure would recur whether the contact used the automatic key fob or the key manually. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or a mechanic for diagnostics or repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue however no assistance was provided. The current mileage was 140,000. The failure mileage was 138,000.

Door locks on sliding doors will not work. Van has been back to dealer 2 times on this. This is a unsafe condition.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated the vehicle doors failed. The doors cannot be open or closed with the automatic system. The door can only be opened and closed manually. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that the doors body control module would need to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN information was not available. The failure mileage was 145,000 and the current mileage was 146,000. Li.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked when he attempted to lock the doors using the key fob and the doors would not lock. The contact was able to successfully lock the doors manually. The contact replaced the fuses for the door locks, but the failure recurred after a few weeks. The contact again replaced the fuses, but the failure continued. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,000. The VIN was unavailable.

System will beep, dash lights and guages will flash and go dead. Door looks also stop working. One incident of battery being drained to nothing, no emergency standby power for starting. Many reports of the bcm module being the cause. Can be temporarily fixed by pulling the iod fuse to reset the bcm. Dodge TSB 08-040-04 reported to outline the problem. Replacing the bcm not always reported to fix. Flashing the bcm(updating code) more commonly reported to fix, also mention of corroded contacts being related. Repair is hard to determine as any work done on the bcm will result in a reset where it will temporarily start working again.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated the slide electric door does not open electronically or manually. The contact has not taken the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The contact stated that children can not exit the vehicle on the passenger side. The children have to exit on the driver side which exits into to ongoing traffic and it a serious safety issue. The failure mileage was 55,970.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the rear automatic sliding door on the driver's side began to slide open. The failure had since recurred on an intermittent basis. The contact also stated that the sliding door no longer functioned automatically and he had to open and close the door manually. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was unavailable. Sm.

Roof seem cracking around the roof, leading to rusting.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated the rocker panel under the rear sliding doors was completely rusted. The contact took the vehicle to a body shop associated with the manufacturer who informed that there was a foam used by the manufacturer which caused the metal to rust once sustained with water. The contact notified the manufacturer and they stated that this was normal wear and tear. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 71,000.

Door assembly has failed completed. It started with driver side rear sliding door - system could only open door a few inches, and then the door could not be latched closed. Eventually it would not open at all electronically, but manually started to work again. Identical problem then arose with passenger sliding door. Had it looked at by dealership, claimed the track was gone. Door then could not be opened at all. Track completely disintegrated and the door will now open manually, but cannot be locked without climbing through vehicle.