NHTSA Complaint #10557481 — 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10557481
Vehicle	2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	December 5, 2006
Date Filed	December 27, 2013
Mileage	21,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MD

Consumer Description

THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN REACHING THE REQUIRED SPEED. EVEN WOULD NOT LOCK WITH THE KEY TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WAS ADVISED THAT WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER, BUT BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY THAT IT WOULD RESET THE COMPUTER, IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION.SECOND PROBLEM WAS THE DOOR MOTOR STOP WORKING HAD THAT REPLACED. THIRD PROBLEM WAS THE FRONT AXLE BROKE WITH NO APPARENT WEAR, HAD THAT REPLACED. NOW IT'S THE GAS TANK, CAR WANTS TO STALL WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT THE GAS TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE VALVE THAT HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED IN THE NEWER MODELS. *TR

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