general problems of the 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan

In 2013, the airbag sensor light came on as I was driving. I went to the dealership and was told it was the seat belt tensioner, which they replaced. Two years later, the airbag light came on again as I was driving and I took it to a local garage. I was told it was the seat belt tensioner again and they replaced it. The airbag light came on again in 2016 and they cleaned it out. On March 4, 2017, the airbag light came on again and I was told it was the seat belt tensioner again. As of March 5th, the light no longer comes on. I know there was a recall on the 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan on the front crash sensor in 2010 (ntsa campaign id 10v008000). I was told previously that my VIN number was affected. However, I'm beginning to wonder if that's not the case.

Recall.

The auto door locks failed. There is only one key lock when the door locking system doesn't work. If I have to get to the passenger in the back passenger side of the car, it is almost impossible to get there quickly. Also when the door locking system isn't working I can't lock my trunk. Dodge knows of the problem, but has not issued a repair recall. Without a working door locking system, it isn't safe. I have a hard time opening the passenger door. I have to reach very far across the car. I don't feel safe not being able to lock my trunk either.

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 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan and 2005 Chrysler town and country have a known software bug for the body control module that controls the power locks on the vehicle. Once this occurs on your vehicle, the owner is unable to lock the vehicle remotely or from the power lock switch or when the vehicle exceeds 10 mph auto lock feature. Known service bulletins are: 08-028-05 and 08-040-04 to permanently fix this issue with the locks the owner can temporarily fix the problem by pulling the power to the vehicle and letting teh body control module reset. This is only a temporary fix as the problem has re-occurred 3 times since the original issue came up. The permanent fix for this known software issue results in the consumer/owner of the vehicle to take into a dealership for diagnostics and repair a minimum of $130+tax. I believe this a safety issue for this vehicle (the auto lock at speed doesn't work), and it is also a theft issue in that the owner can not properly lock the vehicle.

Went to the van and tried to lock the doors but the electronic door locks are not working. I been reading that the system needs a update. Why does the company know that the update is needed but want to make money off of us for their errors.

After I fill up the gas tank the van stalls within a couple of minutes. This has happened numerous times and has almost caused several accidents.

I activated the passenger side automatic sliding door. There was a pop and a flash indicative of an electrical short and the door no longer opened or closed automatically. I inspected the wires and found that two wires were broken and possibly made contact with each other, causing an electrical short. The vehicle was inside my garage at the time and no one was inside. However, this is a dangerous situation should the vehicle catch fire because of the flimsy wiring on the doors. The driver side door stopped working two days later, but with no pop or flash. I noticed several other vehicles had the same problem, and there are several documented cases of the same problem throughout the web.

The automatic door locks failed. They do not lock at 18mph, thye do not open or close by button or key fob. Have discovered hundred of complaints about this issue. Dealer data suggests flashing the bcm however not a permanent cure, dealers replacing other parts ie motors, actuators wiring, fraudulently to allegedly repair a known defect in software or the bcm themselves. This is a safety issues and a extreme inconvenience to disabled persons trying to reach door locks inside of vehicles as there are no key options except drivers door and hatch. Hatch cannot be locked when this failure occurs.

Power door locks stop working. They cannot be controlled by key fob, door controls or automatic door lock over 20mph setting. A driver cannot automatically lock or unlock doors quickly when in an unsafe situation, and due to the size of the van, some locks cannot even be reached from driver's seat.

My daughter 8 can not open the sliding doors in the back because the button is to hard to push also on one side you can not open it from the inside and I think this should be checked on it is a safety hazard.

Power locks do not work with door switches or key fob. Key fob only unlocks rear hatch. All other locks must be locked and unlocked manuely. I have tried internet suggestions all ending in the same results. After hearing of other complains on this issue, I hope I don't get locked in and cant get out!!!.

Doors won't lock with fob have to lock them each by hand also automatic locking of all doors at app. 20 miles an hour does not work either . I read about pulling 20 amp fuse out then putting it back in it worked . It lasted about 2 weeks then happened again, did the same thing with the fuse it worked again for about 3 weeks then stopped working again, pulled fuse and put back in it worked again for about 2 weeks.

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.

I purchased my 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan sxt about 1 year ago. When purchased, driver's side sliding door was not working at all. The dealer replaced the wire harness last summer and the door worked fine. 10 months later, it suddenly stopped working with no warning. The door will open to about 8 inches then stop and closes to the same point and stops.

The power locks on this vehicle stopped working correctly. I have looked online and many other people have the same issue. The manufacturer should have to pay to fix this issue. The only fix is to have the computer reflashed at a dealer at a cost of around $400. I have locked myself out of my vehicle a few times because the door locks will just intermittenly lock for no reason or if you put the windows down, the doors will lock. It is a mess. This is an obvious flaw with the manufacturing of the vehicle and the manufacturer should have to fix it.