general problems of the 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan - part 1

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the power door locks failed to operate as needed, without warning. The contact also stated that the driver's side door was the only door that could be opened manually with the key. Upon investigation, the contact discovered that upon disconnecting the battery, the system would reset and resume normal operation. The contact attempted the procedure twice however, the failure resumed soon after the reset. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer nor independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 155,000.

Door lock system has failed due to computer glitch. From what I have found on-line this problem has been happening for years and should be covered by a recall.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that all of the doors failed to unlock with the key fob and the power switch. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 110,000. The current mileage was 111,000.

My vans locks don't work anymore on the remote on by pushing the button but if I charge the battery even if its not dead it'll work for a couple days I feel this should be fixed for safety.

Electric operation of locks quit and has not resumed. Neither keys remote feature works to lock or unlock the van, although they both cause the lights to flash as usual. Lock switches on driver and front passenger doors also do not work. Manual locking via the old fashioned buttons works ok, as do key locks on rear hatch and driver's door.

Power door locks stop working. Does not lock at 20mph.

Door locks stopped working, no one fuse to change for it, different forums says to unhook battery cable and fuses to restore power to door locks, this worked for about 3 days, door locks are not working again. Over it!!!!.

The 05 Grand Caravan that I have has the lock issue the buttons inside nor the key fob will unlock or lock the vehicle. So if I were in a emergency situation and I need to lock or unlock my doors I would not be able to in time therefore I think this is a huge safety issue. My father in law is having the same issue with his 05 town and country.

The power door locks for the driver, passenger and two side slider doors on my van stopped working. The inside door toggle switch does not work at all. The key fob locking system does not work to lock these 4 doors. The key fob lock mechanism will lock the rear door hatch only. I have the car at the dealer today for repairs. From internet searches, it appears that the company has to do a flash update on the bcm, they are aware of this problem.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that both the rear driver and passenger side sliding doors failed to lock or unlock. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000 and the current mileage was 135,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the door locks failed and could not be activating using the key fob. The doors could only be locked and unlocked manually. The power locks also did not work from the interior of the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer but was not repaired the failure and the current mileages were 85,000.

The power door locks on this 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan just stopped working. Key fob sounds horn when locking, but locks do not engage. Very dangerous for travel as locks do not engage when vehicle reaches 18 mph.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the remote key fob would not lock any of the doors. The doors also could not be locked manually. The contact also stated that the doors failed to automatically lock when the vehicle was in motion. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The failure and the current mileages were 97,000.

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.

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.

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.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that after placing her vehicle into gear, the automatic door locks do not engage. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000. The current mileage was approximately 90,000.

The power door locks stopped working by the cabin switch and the remote. I consider this a safety hazard. Chrysler has a program update for this problem but charges to have it installed. I understand this update was released in 2004.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that after parking and attempted to lock the doors, the power locks on all doors failed to work. The contact was able to lock and unlock the doors manually with the key, however the power locks remained unresponsive. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for repair. The manufacturer was made aware or the failure and they stated that the failure was possibly related to the relay in the doors. The failure and current mileages were 38,000. Updated 09/11/lj updated 09/13/2012.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that all of the doors could neither be locked or unlocked from the control panel on the front driver's side door. The doors had to be locked and unlocked manually. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the failure was caused by the body control module. The body control module was replaced however the failure was not corrected. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 11,900. The current mileage was 12,600.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the automatic locks failed to lock and unlock as designed. After extensive research on the internet and other vehicle owners, the contact determined there was no fix for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 140,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the doors lock failed. The door motor made a noise but would not engage to unlock the doors. The doors had to be unlocked manually. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 112,894.

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.

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. .

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.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the key fob could not lock or unlock the vehicle. The contact also stated that only one of the door locks would unlock the vehicle, but it would cause the alarm to sound. The dealer was not notified of this failure, but the manufacturer was not. The failure mileage was 56,700.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the side power door would not unlock with the keyless entry fob or the interior automatic door locks. The contact had to manually unlock the door. The contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer regarding the door locks. The failure mileage was 68,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the power door locks were inoperative. The dealer diagnosed that the vehicle would need a software update to the bcm. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 110,000 and the current mileage was 113,000.

Our power locks quit working. We have tried getting a new battery which worked for a whole day then they stopped working again. We have tried replacing the fuse and it worked for a day and then it stopped working again. There needs to be a recall out for the locks. The locks do not work on either the remote or in the vehicle itself. The only locks that work is for the trunk but besides that none of the doors work.

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

The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the door locks were inoperable. Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 45,980 and the current mileage was 46,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the vehicle doors would not unlock automatically, only manually. The contact had to disable the battery to reset the automatic lock system. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 82,000.

Automatic door locks have failed. Car is still flashing headlights & beeping that car is locked when using the remote, but the car is not locking. The car is also not locking after reaching 18 mph as it is suppose to. The main lock switch in the car cansole is also not locking the doors. All doors must be opened by hand after the driver door is opened with the key.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the doors would not lock unless they were manually locked. The failure also occurred twice in the past when the sliding doors malfunctioned. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on one occasion and repaired. The contact also previously disconnected the battery in order to remedy the failure. The contact stated the front struts were also replaced. The failure mileage was 35,000 and the current mileage was 71,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact was driving approximately 50 mph when she engaged the automatic door lock mechanism but the doors failed to lock. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired for the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.