Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems of the 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan - part 1

There is a documented defect in the front airbag sensors that resulted in a Chrysler "safety improvement" campaign limited to mainly northern states. My car has this problem but has been in florida for its whole life. Clearly they recognize that there is a defect in this part but will not issue a recall for florida-based cars. Can you make them expand this recall to all 2005 Dodge caravans since it is a clear danger that they are not fully responding to. Attached is what I found on the internet. Chrysler referred me to a local dealer who will charge me for the repair if Chrysler doesn't pay for it and they have made no commitment to pay if the defect turns out to be what they have recalled other vehicles of the same year and model for. The Chrysler case number is 29905594 given the significant safety risk of this defective part can you expand this from a safety campaign to a full recall for all cars of this model year.

The airbag dash lights came on and have not shut off. After researching I found that there is a recall for this problem only when I call I'm told the service for this has already been done. I explained that it had not, that I had never taken it in for this before. He stated it had been done in 2007, yet this recall wasn't in effect until June of 2010. I called him out on that and all he could say was that I don't qualify. According to NHTSA campaign id number : 10v008000 my car is included in this recall. What can I do?.

Air bag sensor light stays on now and the horn does not work when pressed, but will work when the panic button is pressed.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated the air bag sensor warning light illuminated intermittently until it remained illuminated. The contact located a recall for the failure (NHTSA campaign id number: 10v008000- air bags: frontal: sensor/control module) but was advised by the dealer that his VIN was not included. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where the mechanic found that the right up front acquisition sensor experienced a loss of communication which caused the air bag warning light to illuminate. The mechanic advised he was unable to repair the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000 and the current mileage was approximately 70,000. Updated 11/08/10 the mechanic informed the consumer he could not ascertain whether or not the air bags would fully function in the event of an actual accident. He was only able to determine that the right up front acquisition sensor had a loss of communication. Updated 11/10/10.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the air bag sensors were rusted. The dealer stated the failure was normal because of the salt on the roadway. The sensors were replaced. The failure mileage was 96,356 and the current mileage is 102,000. Updated 08/13/10. Updated 08/23/jb.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the air bag light illuminated intermittently; however, since December 2009, it remained illuminated. She took the vehicle to the dealer who stated that the air bag sensors were corroded and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was being repaired at the time of the complaint. She had not spoken with the manufacturer. The current mileage was approximately 67,000. The failure mileage was approximately 65,500.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving approximately 45 mph on normal road conditions, the air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The indicator remained lit until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing and they stated that the failure was caused by corrosion in the wire connector and the front driver's side impact sensor. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign id number 07v192000 (airbags,frontal,sensor/control module), although the failures were identical. The failure mileage was 70,000 and current mileage was 71,800. Updated 05/05/09 the drivers side sliding door was difficult to open manually and the passenger sliding door did not open all the way. Updated 05/07/09.

Check air bag light kept coming on and off. Check air bag light consistently stayed on. Checked internet for recalls. Found NHTSA campaign id #07v192000. However, our vehicle was not included as part of the recall. Took vehicle in to have it inspected. Technician found no left impact sensor communication. Sensor was replaced and wiring was repaired. Technician confirmed that the sensor component had brass bushings as noted in the recall. We have the part in question. Chrysler was then contacted at 1-800-853-1403 and informed of the problem. Chrysler customer service would not agree to pay for the repair as stated in the recall. We were told to contact Chrysler 's reimbursement center regarding our case #318265532 for the left sensor. We are filing this complaint to inform you that our vehicle is affected and should be included in the recall. The right sensor has the same brass bushings and needs to be replaced, as this is a safety issue.

I bought a 2005 Dodge caravan sxt in October of 2007 with 50,000 miles on it. The next week the airbag light started coming on at random when driving at slow speeds (< 20) and then would go out. I called the dealer and they said they could not diagnose it because it was occurring on a random basis. The light stopped coming on a few weeks later and did not come on again until last week. Now it is coming on frequently and staying on at highway speeds. Coincidentally, the weather warmed from the 40's to the upper 70's just before the light started coming on again. I checked the Dodge website for recalls but it showed no outstanding recalls for my VIN.

Air bags sensors failures.

2005 Dodge caravan air bag sensor and wiring corrosion, a know issue internal customer satisfaction notice to dealer June of 2007 to repair no charge. . My vehicle did not meet the "date," it has the same issue/defect they are ignoring, covered part but not labor. Should recall and inspect all vehicles.

The airbag sensor light went on and the dealership told us they would run diagnostics on it for $89. 00. After doing so, they said that vehicle has 2 airbag sensors that have an internal short. They said the parts would be $223. 52 and it would take 2-3 days to order them.

Air bag impact sensor failure.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The air bag warning light illuminated. The dealer stated that the air bag sensor needed to be replaced and referenced NHTSA campaign id number 07v192000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module) for the 2005 Dodge caravan. The failure mileage was 70,000 and current mileage was 79,000. Updated 03-04-08.

On my 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan, the air bag warning light started coming on when the vehicle was going over 45 miles per hour. During the last oil change I had the dealer review the issue and it was determined that both front air bag impact sensors were corroded due to water getting to the sensor. I did a quick search for a recall and found that the 2005 Dodge caravan was on recall for this exact issue (07v192000) however I was told that even though this was an issue on the caravans my VIN did not match so I wasn't covered by the recall. So I wanted to make sure that the nhtas was aware of the problem which I also reported to the manufacturer.

I took my vehicle, a 2005 Dodge caravan, to kempthorn Dodge in canton ohio because the air bag light came on and the fob keys were making the left front and rear lights flash and locks click when you got the keys close to the vehicle. There was also a clunking noise in the right front suspension. Kemthorns told me that there was a short in the passenger air bag, the key transmitters were bad and that the front sway bar links and bushing were worn out. The vehicle had 42,392 miles on it. They told me that to fix the short in the air bag, the dash board had to be pulled and the total cost to fix everything would be 1,000. 00. I was charged 150. 00 just to find the problems. I took the vehicle to another mechanic and he verified the short in the air bag but found that the sway bar links and bushings were in good shape. The problem was the right front strut at the top. He also had the two keys replaced at a fraction of the dealer's cost. Since then the air bag light went out.

- the contact stated that while driving the 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan with (36000 failure mileage the air bag light on the dashboard turned on and would not turn off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who looked at the vehicle and they could not explain the reason for the failure. There was an open investigation on the air bags for this particular year, make, and model. The current mileage was 36,200.

My 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan sxt with 50100 miles on it had the airbag indicator lamp on the instrument panel remain on during normal vehicle operation. The vehicle was occasionally driven in heavy rain and seasonally was exposed to mid-atlantic winter weather conditions. The vehicle has never experienced any impact or disturbance to front end. The vehicle was brought to the local Dodge dealer for diagnosis, and the technician found no communication from lf impact sensor. Further inspection revealed corrosion on the pin connectors , located inside a supposedly waterproof weatherpac rubber connector, where the wiring harness plugged into the sensor. The lf sensor and about 3" of the wiring harness was replaced at a cost to me of $240. After reading the number of instances of this occuring on other vehicles I assume that it is only a matter of time until the rf sensor fails as well. I strongly feel that this failure is a design defect and the cost to remedy the problem (past, present, and future) should not be bourne by the consumer. Additionally, the method waterproofing the splicing of the new sensor wiring consisted only of hand wrapped electrical tape around the wires. If that method is standard replacement procedure for a component that is directly exposed to wheel spray, then it seems likely that there will be a second wave of failures when the wiring splices short out in vehicles that have been serviced. I do have the defective sensor and mating harness and would be happy to provide it for inspection if necessary.

55,000 miles om my 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan sxt and the air bag sensors already needed to be replaced. $99. 95 for the diagnostic, an additional $205 for parts and labor. 2 years and these things go bad!.

Dodge Grand Caravan 2005 - airbag sensors failure very disappointed, only 2 years old van started having this problem - took it to the dealer, I was told that is not covered by warranty because I have 39000 miles.

I have owned a used 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan since Aug. 2005. In Dec. 05 the airbag system warning light came on. In Jan. 06 a front sensor was replaced under warranty. Yesterday, the light came on again, and I am assuming a front sensor will again be at fault. I am reporting simply to add another name to the file for your investigation into this problem (ea06003).

Airbag sensor started coming on about 6 weeks ago. I took vehic le to dealer two days ago, and was told that the sensors were bad and would need to be replaced. I was also told that they were not covered under warranty, have approx. 39,000 miles , and will it will cost around $300. At the same time, the right passenger sliding door was malfunctioning , so they checked that one as well. The track needed to be replaced and was covered under warranty since it was considered electrical. Why were the airbag sensors not considered electrical? the airbag sensors were on backorder, and could take 1 - 2 weeks. I was advised not to drive my car until the sensors were replaced. My car was only 2 years old and I bought it brand new. In March 2006 I had to have to fuel guage/sensor replaced as the light would not come on when I was low on gas. I ran out of gas twice. Ak.

2005 Grand Caravan air bag sensors in front bumper corroded. Dealer states that it is my problem. Air bag light stays on. They want $450 to repair this safety defect. Nhtsa #ea06003 describes this problem.

About 2 weeks after my warrenty expired the light indicating that the air bag had deployed came on, but I have not been involved in an accident. I have not had it fixed yet because heard on the news that Dodge was concidering a recall, but have not heard anything else. .

: the contact stated the air bag lamp illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. The dealer determined the impact sensor for the front air bags were faulty and need replaced; however no repairs were made. Updated 4/6/2006 - both the left and right air bag sensors were replaced on 3/14/2006.

Have 2005 Grand Caravan. It has 24,000 miles. The air bag light came on. I am taking it to the dealer tomorrow. Also, the driver interior map light doesn't work, eventhough the bulb is ok. (am having that checked tomorrow, too. ) when the light first went out, the automatic side doors stopped working. They didn't work for about 2 weeks and when I decided I had time to go to the dealer to get it checked, the doors started working again and have seemed fine since. The light , however, still doesn't work. The rear passenger map lights also come on randomly (usually overnight). There is a clunking noise in the driver side front end. We had some parts repaired on it in Dec. (though the dealer did say they weren't sure what the problem was), but the noise is still there. (am having that checked tomorrow as well. ).

Front air bag sensor replacement completed following multiple sessions of air bag light coming on, but going out after a period of time. By time it stayed on the warranty had expired due to high mileage that I drive. Dealer had to solder wire into system to make repair.

Rack and pinion steering assembly is leaking clock spring for airbag light is broken.

On Jan 22,05 I had my 05' Dodge Grand Caravan in the dealership because my air bag light had come on, they supposedly replaced my sensor along w/ my wiring harness, well on Feb 26 06 my air bag light came on again, the dealership deal maker said I could bring my car in but I'll have to pay for it to be checked along w/ any repair, and this is because my warranty had expired. I don't feel I am responsible to pay for any repair on this. None the less for them to supposedly replace my sensor last year, along w/ my wiring harness and spark plugs beause of misfiring etc. To have bought this car used in Nov of 04 and then to have it in on Jan 05 is a little ridiculous. I have 40 some thousand miles on my car. And this issue should of been done correct the first time.

The airbag sensor in our 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan is defective and, according to the dealer, needs to be replaced at a cost of about $300. 00.

The contact stated there have been problems with the brakes since he purchased the vehicle. He felt a jerk while driving the vehicle. He pulled off the road and found the back wheels locked. There was smoke coming from the rear passenger side wheel. The dealer made several attempts to repair the vehicle. The repairs consisted bleeding of the brakes, replacement of the master cylinder, and replacement of the air bag wiring. None of the repairs have corrected the problem.

Air bag warning light has come on. 9000 miles est. Dealer took three weeks getting part. Would not give loaner car because the air bag may or may not work is not a safety issue. Light has come back on a second time. Phone interview update (oct 20, 2005): the passenger side weight indicator sensor was faulty.

Vehicle experienced problems with electrical odor constantly appearing to be burning, and the air bag light would intermittently illuminate while driving. Vehicle had been to the dealer shop on several occasions, and they were unable to locate the cause of the problems. Phone interview update (oct 24, 2005): the dealer replaced both air bag frontal impact sensors (part # 4686957ac) one at a time. However, the air bag warning light still comes on during wet weather conditions.

My airbag light on my 2005 Grand Caravan went on this past spring. We took it into the dealer and they fixed the problem. The manual stated that the light could come on if there was a sudden change in temperature and that is what we attributed the problem too but I just wanted to report it since I heard it was being investigated.

Air bag warning light came on. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined that the senor or the electronic control device was faulty. The dealer did not have the part in stock to repair the vehicle.