general problems of the 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan - part 2

Purchased vehicle used. Electric doors would not work. Even with the switch they would not make a sound. After reading on the internet that virtually every Dodge owner has this problem I pulled the bcm and iod fuses for a few seconds and put them back in. Everything now works but my research leads me to believe the fix is only temporary. Driving through some neighborhoods and night with doors unlocked or condition unknown is very dangerous. I must inspect every lock before driving the vehicle and make sure they are locked. I travel the country working for the us air force and door locks become a great concern in some areas.

Power locks failed, they did not work with the key buttons or by pushing the lock button on the door. I took the iod fuse out and put it back in and it is working for now.

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.

This vehicle is a death trap waiting to happen. The van was going 65 mph down the freeway when all of a sudden all of the electric went off, including the power steering and power brakes. If this is not considered a safety hazard, please let me know what is. I have a family of 5 including my husband and this is our main port of transportation since he was unemployed over two years ago. We are now getting back on our feet but cannot afford to trade this vehicle in. By the looks of the complaints, there are 800 or so more in regards to the electric issue. When is this going to get taken care of? when someone gets killed? we are operating ticking time bombs and it is just a matter of time before someone is seriously injured. I have had several people look at this van and they can't seem to find the problem, however, one person did say it needed an additional ground wire added, and it has helped, but still did not fix the problem as the electric is going in and out. Please have this vehicle recalled before someone is hurt.

Power door locks stopped working completely from both interior switches and key fob. Will not lock or unlock any of the 5 doors from interior. Manually able to lock and unlock doors individually. Unable to lock back hatch with key or from inside vehicle. Safety problem with 1 and 3 year old that need to have doors locked while vehicle is in motion. Also unsafe for young children to be standing outside vehicle while unlocking driver's door with key then manually d/s rear door. Children are unnecessarily standing outside vehicle while doors are manually unlocked.

Automatic door locks do not work. I disconnect the battery and reconnect it and it seems to correct itself for a day or two, but then goes back to being defective again. I'm aware of several other people with the same problem with this model. This should be a recall.

Auto locks are not working for driver, passenger and 2 rear sliding doors. Unable to remotely lock/unlock the car and have to manually lock each door separately. If battery is disconnected, it works for a few days and stops working again.

Auto lock and auto doors open failed. This happened about a year ago too. Resetting bcm module by removing battery lead for a few seconds fixed problem. Problem is back. I consider this unsafe since doors do not auto lock once vehicle is in motion. This should be a free fix but dealer charges. I have read refreshing the computer fixes the problem. Dealer charges when it should be free since this is a safety issue.

Our door locks stopped working with both the unlock button and the remote key. We cannot unlock our doors unless we do it manually, and there is now no way to lock the back hatch. There is only one key hole and this is a major safety issue.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact attempted to unlock the vehicle and the locks failed when using the remote and the automatic lock switch. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 50,000. Kmj.

The electric door locks completely quit working. We tried the pulling of the fuse and unhooking of the battery and that worked. Now a few years later here we are again. The electrical locks have completely quit again 09/2014. This van has had one electrical problem after another. Our electric windows have gone out at least 3 times and been replaced. We have finally given up replacing and the passenger window won't go down.

Apparently a faulty airbag sensor light means that possibly airbags may not deploy in a collision or accident. I have contacted the dealer from where I purchased the vehicle and also check for recalls via the internet and according to the VIN # , it is not listed, but over 300,000 2005 Grand Caravans have. Why not mine?.

Park lamps do not work. Replaced fuses, relay and bulbs.

The vehicle shuts off and all the dash lights and every thing shuts down.

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

During routine stop, noticed that the door locks would not work. This wasn't a concern at first until I noticed that the doors would not lock when the vehicle was in motion as well. I feel this is a huge safety issue that daimler Chrysler is ignoring and leaving families with the burden of repairing this expensive issue. This is a safety issue and nothing else that Dodge should fix for its loyal customers.

The power door lock on the driver's side stopped working. It could only be locked/unlocked with the key. Then a few weeks later the passenger side slider door lock stopped working. The door became completely inoperable since the it was stuck in the locked position. It could not even be unlocked by manually pulling on the lock. . . The lock was frozen. Then the slider door on the drivers side started to fail intermittently. Fortunately it would just remain in the unlocked position so we could still open that door. I was afraid to lock that door manually in case it also became frozen in the locked position and it would be very inconvenient to get my kids into the rear of the van. So I left it unlocked and feared items would be stolen from my vehicle. I also feared that god forbid we were in an accident we wouldn't be able to get out of the vehicle. I read many forums online about having the dealer reprogram the bcm and some people found success with this for around $100. I took my van to a Dodge dealer who told me they never heard of that fix for the door locks. So I wound up spending over $1100 to have a latch and 2 power actuators replaced. Needless to say I am feeling very ripped off. With so many people out there with this identical complaint, you would think Dodge would issue a recall. There is obviously an issue.

All the lights in car lights flickers, radio shut off and on, gages go completely around and car dies out instantly. I had car repaired under warranty back in 2012. I had to have the same issue repaired in March 2015 and now its Aug 2015 it is occurring again. . .

The driver side window stopped working. Both sliding doors work only occasionally. Most of the time they have to be opened and closed manually. None of the door locks work. I have to open the driver's door with the key then reach over to the other doors and manually pull the locks up to unlock and down to lock. Neither the remote nor the internal auto lock works. Only the trunk lock works with the remote.

Power locks have to be reset by disconnecting and reconnecting the battery every few days. Since this apparently is a widespread problem, why hasn't there been a manufacturer recall to fix this defect?.

Electric power locks continue to fail. They will not work with the keyless remote or the lock switch inside the drivers side or passengers side door.

The headlights on my 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan would not turn on. Only my parking lights would turn on. After several dozen attempts at turning on the low-beam headlights they would finally turn on. This is not the first time this has happened. The headlights on my Dodge Grand Caravan have also failed at night while I have been driving. Fortunately, I was only a couple miles from home. The lighting system in this vehicle is not reliable and I would hope the government would examine this matter closely.

2005 Dodge Grand Caravan headlight switch will not turn the lights on. You have to keep turning the switch to make it turn on. As you are going down the road at night the lights will flash or they will just turn off.

Key operated electronic door locks ceased to function. Can reset by removing iod fuse, but problem seems to come back in a few days or few weeks time. . Is a huge convience problem manually unlocking passenger doors by reaching to back seat and when you want to load some groceries into rear hatch. . Also could be safety issue, especially for someone with disabilities. . . . Based on the number of complaints I see, if this can be solved with the dealer reprogramming the computer, this should be a definite safety defect and done at no cost to the owner. .

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph or higher the door locks do not lock when then should automatically. Also when using the key to lock the vehicle it does not. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 47,000. The current mileage was approximately 55,000. The VIN was unavailable. Tb.

No interior lights or dashboard light or back wipers or heating control.

The locks keep stop working and it needs to be reset by removing the fuse, read on the internet that almost everybody with this type of van experiences this problem should be a recall. Locks finally gave out all the way and will not open anymore.

Dash board lights and interior lights went out came on again for five minutes and went back out.

The automatic locks on the vehicle repeatedly fail. For a while pulling the fuse connect with this system helped and they would work for a period of 1-7 days, now nothing works. Dodge doesn't seem to have a solution or to want to work on a solution.

While driving the headlight began to flicker and dim almost to where the light would completely go out.

Sometime when I was driving, my headlights turned off mysteriously. Now I cannot get my lowbeams to turn on. High beams, parking lights, fog lights all work. May be an issue with the switch. I believe there is currently an open investigation regarding this issue.

Power door locks stopped working 2 days ago. The key fob and switch on the front doors do not control the locks anymore; they have to be locked and unlocked manually.

Power door locks do not work. Power on side doors does not open doors.

The power door locks are failing regularly. Pulling the iod fuse and reinserting resolves the issue for a few hours to a few days, at which time the door locks stop working again. Failure prevents key phob, inside lock switch and auto lock features from working.