2005 DODGE CARAVAN Exterior Lighting Problems

WHEN FILLING WITH GAS THE ENGINE TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING, THIS HAPPENED ON A LEFT TURN WITH VEHICLES APPROACHING, CARS HAD TO STOP AND HELP PUSH VAN OUT OF STREET. LUCKILY IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, HAD TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN VEHICLE , VERY FORTUNATE FOR THE QUICK RESPONSE OF OTHER DRIVERS. FUEL READING WRONG FIRST TIME CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING SHOWING 1/ 4 TANK OF GAS. NOW SHUTS OFF SHOWING MORE THAN 3/4 TANK OF GAS THIS HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY, LOST ALL POWER STEERING AS WELL. AGAIN I HAD TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN CAR. SEAT BELT NOT WORKING PROPERLY. HEADLIGHT VERY DIM AT NIGHT NOT GOOD FEW FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING. THIS VEHICLE IS BECOMING MORE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

STRONG GAS SMELL WHILE DRIVING AND AT STOP. LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF AT WILL.

FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS OR SO, IN THE WINTER TIME, MY HEAD LIGHTS WOULD JUST RANDOMLY COME ON WHEN IT STARTED TO GET COLD OUTSIDE. THEY WOULD GO OUT LATER BUT THEY WOULD DO THIS ALL NIGHT AND DAY. THIS YEAR, THEY NOW DO THIS ALL YEAR LONG AND NOW THEY ARE DOING WHILE I AM DRIVING. MY LIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND JUST GO BLACK. I LOSE ALL MY LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS. I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. I LOVE MY VAN AND THERE IS NOTHING ELSE WRONG WITH IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS I UNDERSTAND BUT THIS HAS TO BE SOMETHING IN THE VAN THAT IS FAULTY. IN THE PAST, I WOULD JUST GRAB THE LIGHT SWITCH AND TURN IT BACK AND FORTH QUICKLY AND IT WOULD TURN THE LIGHTS OFF. THIS NO LONGER WORKS. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR ISSUES LIKE THIS REPORTED. I...

I WAS DRIVING AND OUT OF NO WHERE MY HAZARD SWITCH CAME ON. CONFUSED I PUSHED IT AND IT CONTINUED TO STAY ON, AND MY BLINKERS FLASHED LIKE THEY SHOULD. SO I TURNED THEM OFF AND THE SWITCH LIGHT STAYED ON. ALSO, EVERY LIGHT AVAILABLE LIGHTS UP ON MY DASH PANEL WHEN I START THE VAN. BUT ONLY EVERY NOW AND THEN. MY O2 SENSOR HAS BEEN CHANGES 2 TIMES BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOR IT STAYS ON. AS WELL AS MY ABS LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND ILLUMINATED AGAIN AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW WEEKS LATER AND THE LIGHTS REMAINED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER, BUT REFUSED TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULBS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT OR IN THE RAIN DUE TO STATE LAWS THAT REQUIRE THE LIGHTS ON IN THOSE CONDITIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED IN A FIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ASSIGNED AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER AFTER THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS STILL UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE MIGHT HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE BATTERY NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WARNING INDICATORS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED BUT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS CONTINUED TO FLICKER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

I HAD THIS VAN 2005 CARAVAN FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS AND PAST YEAR I HAD 3 ISSUES, ONE OF THEM IS THAT MY LIGHTS TURNED OFF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY AND IT WAS VERY SCARY , I FIXED IT BY REPLACING THE LIGHT SWITCH AND NOW IS OK BUT IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BECAUSE THERE IS MORE INCIDENTS OF THAT TYPE ON OTHER CARAVANS AS I CAN SEE,SECOND IS MY AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ,STAYS ,GOES AWAY AND THEN COMES BACK UP AS IT WILLS ,I DID NOT FIX IT SINCE I DON'T KNOW HOW TO BUT WILL TRY TO GET IT DONE AS A RECALL, THIRD ONE IS MY FUEL PUMP IS LEAKING AT A SAME POINT WHERE I SAW PICTURES AND COMPLAINTS BY OTHER OWNERS SO I WOULD LIKE JUST TO ADD MY OWN COMPLAINT,I WILL REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP SINCE I DOUBT I CAN...

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A DODGE CARAVAN FROM A DEALER AND SINCE PURCHASING IT, WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. OUR DOOR LOCK SYSTEM HAS STOPPED WORKING IN WHICH MY MOTHER WHO IS DISABLED AND CAN ONLY BE PUT ON ONE SIDE OF THE VAN RELATED TO HER STROKE, WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE LOCKING MECHANISM WOULDN'T LET US OPEN THE DOOR AND WE LIVE IN TEXAS. WE HAD TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO TRANSFER HER TO THE OTHER DOOR. WE NOW CAN ONLY PUT HER IN ON HER "BAD" SIDE WHICH PUTS HER AT RISK FOR INJURY (AND US). AFTER THAT WE HAD PROBLEMS THAT STARTED WITH THE GAGES BOBBING UP AND DOWN AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING RIGHT HALF THE TIME. IT ALSO HAS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT COME ON AND THEN THE FRONT END SHAKES....

DRIVING AT NIGHT RECENTLY , LIGHTS TURNED OFF, WORKED SWITCH BACK AND FORTH UNTIL CAME BACK ON DID NOT CRASH BUT WAS VERY ALARMED, RETURNED SAFELY HOME.PLEASE CHECK IF THERE IS RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM,ALSO KNOCK FROM SUSPENSION OCCURS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY DODGE CARAVAN 2005 ON THE FREEWAY AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS KEPT TURNING OFF AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER IS WOULD TOO. I WAS SCARY AND DANGEROUS HAD MY THREE CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WIFE WITH ME AT THE TIME. WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. *JS

STARTING IN SEPT THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY VAN WOULD TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES PERIODICALLY. I LOOKED UP INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE COMPLAINTS THAT THIS HAPPENS BUT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. THIS ISSUE IS GETTING TO BE MUCH MORE FREQUENT AND FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. TONIGHT I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND IT IS ONLY 12.4 MILES TO MY JOB AND MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT 15 TIMES!!! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!! WE DRIVE OUR 3 KIDS TO SCHOOL ON RURAL ROADS AT 5:30 IN THE MORNINGS. WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS WITH THEM IN THE CAR??? THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP AND DODGE NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PRODUCT. MOST PEOPLE BUY MINI VANS BECAUSE THEY HAVE KIDS SO WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN TURNED INTO A RECALL YEARS AGO? YOU CAN'T EXPECT PEOPLE TO RISK THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS OVER...

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUE WITH MY HEAD LIGHTS NOT WANTING TO CUT OFF WHEN PARKING. SOMETIME THEY WOULD ALSO JUST COME ON WHILE PARKED. THE HEAD LIGHTS HAVE NOW, ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE TO REACH DOWN AND TURN THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON FOR THEM TO WORK AGAIN. I THOUGHT CHRYSLER HA A RECALL FOR THIS ON MY MODEL VAN, BUT THEY ARE TELLING ME NO. PLEASE HELP AS I BELIEVE THEY ARE DODGING THIS ISSUE, WHICH IS A TRUE SAFETY HAZARD THAT THEY SHOULD REPAIR. *TR

HEADLIGHT GO OFF AND ON GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED ON 65 WITH NO STREET LIGHT MY FAMILY ON FOUR WAS IN THE VAN SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED JUST LIKE GM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

THE LIGHTS ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WILL NOT TURN ON HAVE TO KEEP ON TURNING THE KNOB BACK AND FORTH SO MANY TIMES FOR THE LIGHTS TO COME ON THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK THE BRIGHT WORKS BUT THE DIM IS THE ONE THAT WILL STAY ON.THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN THE KNOB IS TURNED TO OFF AND EATS UP THE BATTERY. *TR

HEADLIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON AND/OR GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. UNABLE TO TURN ON. *TR

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. AFTER TRACKING DOWN THE CULPRIT IT'S THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. IT CAN CAUSE THE HEADLAMPS TO GO OUT ENTIRELY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE REPAIRED IT MYSELF BUT THIS DESIGN FLAW CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER CAN PANIC AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. OUT OF ALL THE AMERICAN CARS I HAVE DRIVEN THIS IS THE BIGGEST LAW OF CONCERN I HAVE FOUND. THE NEED FOR SIGHT AT NIGHT IS IMPORTANT. DO TO COST OR REPLACEMENT PEOPLE MAY NOT FIX WHEN NEEDED PUTTING A LOT OF CARS ON THE ROADS WITH INTERMITTENT LIGHTS. *TR

I AM DELIVERY DRIVER FOR DOMINO'S PIZZA. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND I WAS LEAVING ON A DELIVERY. TURNED HEADLIGHT SWITCH PAST PARKING LIGHT INDICATOR TO HEADLIGHT INDICATOR. NOTHING. JUST PARKING LIGHTS. TRIED TO ENGAGE HIGH BEAMS, BUT THEY WOULDN'T STAY ON. COULD ONLY KEEP HEADLIGHTS LIT BY HOLDING HIGH BEAM SWITCH. ATTEMPTED BULB REPLACEMENT, TO NO AVAIL; ALSO TRIED BATTERY POST CLEANING, TO NO AVAIL. THIS IS REALLY A NUISANCE AS I MAY VERY WELL END UP UNEMPLOYED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

DURING THE NIGHT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF, THEN BLINKED ON, THEN OFF AGAIN. AFTER FIDDLING WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. IT RESULTS IN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION: ONE IS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND SUDDENLY ONE'S VISION GOES BLACK. THE MIND AT FIRST DOES NOT ALWAYS IMMEDIATELY REALIZE WHAT IS HAPPENING, AND SO THE HUMAN REACTION TIME TO AN ALREADY DANGEROUS SITUATION IS NOT ALWAYS QUICK OR APPROPRIATE. FROM WHAT I'VE SINCE READ ON VEHICLE FORUMS, MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 2005 DODGE CARAVANS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS. REMEMBER, A CARAVAN IS OFTEN USED TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN. *TR

LIGHTS GO OUT BY THEMSELVES , PARKING LIGHTS & DASH LIGHTS WONT TURN OFF. SUSPECT IT TO BE A DEFECTIVE LIGHT SWITCH. *JS

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN DRIVING IN THE DARK. I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN. THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OBVIOUSLY HAVE A FLAW AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOME ONE GETS KILLED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT GOING DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD DOING 50 MPH, MY LOW BEAMS WENT COMPLETE OUT AND I ALMOST WRECKED MY VAN. ONCE I GOT STOPPED AND MY HEART RETURNED TO BEATING NORMAL I FOUND THAT ONLY THE HIGH BEAMS WORKED. I HAVE SINCE CHANGED THE RELAYS AROUND IN THE PMS/FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD, AND THE LOW BEAMS STILL DON'T WORK. I HAD CHANGED OUT BOTH HEADLAMPS LESS THEN A YEAR AGO, SO I AM SURE THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT THAT BOTH LOW BEAMS WENT OUT ON THE LAMPS AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS OWNING THIS VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER IN JULY OF 2005. *TR

RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED. DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEAD LIGHTS FLICKERED THEN TURNED OFF. I MANUALLY TURNED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE LIGHTS FINALLY CAME ON. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL ON THE INTERSTATE OR FOUL WEATHER CONDITIONS. I COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THE FIRST OCCURANCE. I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR DODGE CARAVANS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TT

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ON A COOL FALL DAY ON A SMOOTH PAVED INTERSTATE, WITH NOONE AROUND. I HEARD A NOISE LIKE SOMETHING FLYING OFF MY CAR. NOT BEING TOO CONCERNED AS MY CAR WAS DRIVING FINE, I CONTINUED DRIVING AND ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION. AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE VAN, I NOTICED THE ENTIRE RED COVER ON MY REAR TAIL LIGHT- DRIVER'S SIDE- HAD COMPLETLY FALLEN OFF! OBVIOUSLY SINCE I WASN'T EVER IN AN ACCIDENT AND DIDN'T RUN INTO ANYTHING THAT DAY, IT MUST BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I HAVE FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE IN REGARDS TO THIS WITH THE 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. AS I'M ON A TIGHT BUDGET, NOW I HAVE TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY TO GET THIS TAIL LIGHT FIXED SO I CAN PASS MY VEHICLE INSPECTION THAT IS DUE. NOT VERY HAPPY WITH DODGE RIGHT NOW!! THANK YOU FOR INVESTIGATING THIS REPORT....

HEAD LIGHTS WHEN TURNED ON DID NOT LIGHT AFTER THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH TURNED TO ON POSITION. SWITCHING BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW BEAM DID NOT TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS. HOLDING THE TURN SIGNAL/ DIMMER LEVEL IN THE "FLASH" POSITION" KEPT THE HIGH BEAMS ON. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON CAUSED LIGHTS TO WORK PROPERLY SOMETIMES, BUT NOT EVERY TIME. DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE STREET CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF ONE TIME. AFTER THE BUMP TURNING THE ENGINE ON AND OFF AND ALSO THE LIGHT SWITCH DID NOT CAUSE THE LIGHTS TO COME ON. AFTER APPROXIMATELY THREE INCIDENTS THE HEAD LIGHTS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY ON THREE MORE DAYLIGHT TRIPS. THE CAR IS NOT BEING DRIVEN WHEN HEAD LIGHTS MIGHT BE REQUIRED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, I WAS ABLE TO GET THEM ON BY MANUALLY USING THE HIGH BEAMS, BUT IF I LET GO OF THE HIGH BEAM SHIFT, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES IN 20 MILES. IT DID IT AGAIN YESTERDAY ON SEPTEMBER 28, DRIVING HOME AND I AM TOO SCARED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT ANY MORE WHICH IS A PROBLEM AS IT IS GETTING DARK EARLIER. I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE HEADLIGHTS JUST WENT OUT. I COULD PULL THE HIGH BEAMS ON WHICH IS AN ISSUE AS I LIVE IN A SMALL CITY BUT AS SOON AS I LET GO OF THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH -- NO LIGHTS. ALSO THE HIGH BEAMS WOULD GO TO LOW AND BACK TO HIGH INTERMITTENTLY. I AM SO SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR.

2005 DODGE CARAVAN HAS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE MULTI- FUNCTIONAL SWITCH. IT CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT FOR NO REASON. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I WAS ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT STAY ON. THEY WOULD GO OUT COMPLETELY AND AT A SPEED OF 60 MHR IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I READ ON THE INTERNET BLOGS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR 20058 DODGE CARAVANS. WHY IS THERE NOT A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS? *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE MINIVAN, THE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING, THE HEAD LIGHT WON'T TURN ON UNLESS AFTER FEW MINUTES IF TRYING. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR, I FOUND OUT THAT MANY PEOPLE OWN DODGE MINIVAN HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS I HAVE. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE CARS THAT IS ON THE SAME ROAD AT NIGHT. IF SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE SAME KIND OF THE CAR MODEL, THEN WE REALLY SHOULD BE ASK THE MANUFACTURE TO RECALL THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE SINCE MANY COMPLAINERS HAS BRING BACK THEIR CARS TO THE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TT

2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT, ISSUE WITH HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF RANDOMLY OR NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN ON. UNFORTUNATELY, ISSUE CANNOT BE SOLVED BECAUSE IT OCCURS RANDOMLY AND MECHANIC CANNOT ISOLATE ISSUE. VERY FRUSTRATED. *TR

DODGE CARAVAN 2005 - HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK AT TIMES AND YOU MUST TURN SWITCH ON AND OFF NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET THEM TO WORK. THEY HAVE ALSO TURNED OFF AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. NOT ONLY VERY DANGEROUS BUT CONTINUES TO DRAIN BATTERY. *TR

1. NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE; EVENT APPEARS TO BE RANDOM. 2. HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON AND/OR WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. FAILURE IS RANDOM BUT MOSTLY OCCURS JUST AFTER STARTUP. CONSEQUENCES ARE OBVIOUS; HAVE HAD SEVERAL NIGHTTIME FAILURES WHERE CRASHING WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED. OTHERWISE, JUST AN AGGRAVATION UPON STARTUP. 3. HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE THEN, WITH FAILURES NOW OCCURRING MORE OFTEN. HAVE HEARD ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE FCM CONNECTOR CORROSION APPEARS TO BE THE CULPRIT. *TR

2005 DODGE CARAVAN HEADLIGHT LOWBEAMS WILL NOT TURN ON UNTIL SEVERAL TRIES, THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. ALSO THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEE THIS LINK FOR OTHERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/DODGE-CARAVAN/T5IHKIQMTBK2HCUA7. *TR

TRAVELING BETWEEN STATES ON HWY, HEADLIGHTS JUST TURN OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS FOR NO REASON. HAPPENED 3 TIMES GOING 70 MPH AT 2AM AT NIGHT. PRETTY SCARY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE. GOOGLE SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS VERY COMMON. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR A RECALL? SOMEONE TO DIE? *TR

THIS IS 2005 DODGE CARAVAN I BOUGHT NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST 2005. FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS I'VE BEEN HAVING SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS.OFTEN THEY WILL NOT TURN ON AT ALL WHILE VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING AND A FEW MINUTES LATER THEY DO WORK. MORE THEN ONCE HEADLIGHTS HAVE STOPED WORKING WHILE I AM DRIVING AND IT TAKES BETWEEN ONE TO TEN MINUTES FOR THE LIGHTS TO TURN ON BY THEMSELVES. DURING THIS TIME THE PARKING LIGHTS,DASH LIGHTS AND FLASHING HIGH BEAM LIGHT DO WORK. I CONSIDER THIS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND THE PASSINGERS AND MY OPINION IS THAT THIS IS A MANIFACTURER MALFUNCTION. *TR

I OWN A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. BOUGHT IT NEW AND LATELY THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I SEE MANY POSTS ON THE INTERNET WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

MY DODGE 2005 CARAVAN LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING , LIGHTS STAY ON WITH KEY OUT ,INSIDE AND OUT. I SEE THAT THERE IS MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE , WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON A HUGE SAFETY ITEM WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN THIS VEHICLE HAS HEADLIGHT FAILURE, HAVE BEEN TOLD ITS THE MODULE TOO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY PROBLEMS THAT DODGE HAS WITH VEHICLES. FROM TIME TO TIME THE WINDOWS WONT WORK . NOW ONLY THE HIGH BEAMS WORK AND LOW BEAMS ARE COMPLETELY OUT. EVERYTHING ELSE BUT, THE LOCKS AND HEADLAMPS WONT WORK. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE WAS NOTED . I WAS OUT OF TOWN 10 HRS FROM HOME WHEN THIS PROBLEM WITH THE LOW BEAMS OCCURED. SCARED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THIS MUST BE LOOKED AT. *TR

HEAD LIGHTS ON VAN RANDOMLY GO OFF. SOMETIMES TOGGLING THE SWITCH IS EFFECTIVE IN GETTING THE LIGHTS BACK ON, SOMETIMES NOT. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. HOWEVER, MECHANIC CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG UNLESS LIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE WHILE IN THE SHOP. THE VAN GOES FOR MONTHS WITHOUT ISSUE, THEN WITHOUT WARNING LIGHTS GO OUT. *TR

I OWN A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN AND I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT WILL I AM DRIVING AND SOMETIMES THEM NOT TURNING ON. I HAVE HAD THE VAN FOR 3 YEARS AND HAD THE PROBLEM FOR THE LAST YEAR. I TRIED REPLACING THE RELAYS IN THE VAN AND IT DOESN'T WORK. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THEY CAN NOT SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO TURN ON MULTIPLE TIMES AND GO OUT WHILE DRIVING CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION.

HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY GO OFF AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE COMPUTER. *TR

IN JULY 2008 BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN ON. THIS OCCURRED OCCASIONALLY FOR THE NEXT 2 YEARS WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. DURING A TRIP TO ANNAPOLIS IN OCT 2010, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. MANIPULATING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH DID NOT TURN THEM ON. THE HIGH BEAM WILL TURN ON WHEN THE STALK ON THE STEERING COLUMN IS OPERATED AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS ON AND THE MOTOR RUNNING. INTERNET SEARCHES SUGGEST THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OR DROUNDING IS THE CUPPRIT.

BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT NUMEROUS TIMES AND WOULD COME BACK ON A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER; BUMPS DID NOT AFFECT IT AND NEITHER DID JIGGLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OR IGNITION SWITCH; IT JUST HAPPENED SPORADICALLY WITH NO APPARENT REASON; VERY DANGEROUS, AND ACCORDING TO INTERNET IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER CARAVAN OWNERS; PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE IF IT HASN'T ALREADY THANK YOU

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN - TURN SIGNAL INOPERATIVE. TURN SIGNAL (LEFT AND RIGHT) WILL INTERMITTENTLY CUT OUT. EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUE TO WORK AND FUSE IS FUNCTIONAL. TURNING IGNITION ON/OFF SOMETIMES FIXES PROBLEM. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF, OR WON'T WORK AT ALL ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE ISSUE STARTED NEARLY 2 YEARS AGO. I HAD IT INTO THE DEALER FOR THE ISSUE BUT THE LIGHTS WERE WORKING AT THAT POINT. A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE FREQUENT. TODAY, THE HEADLIGHTS RARELY COME ON. THE PARKING LIGHTS WORK FINE, JUST NOT THE HEADLIGHTS. IF I PULL BACK THE DIMMER SWITCH, THE HIGH BEAMS WILL COME ON BUT AS SOON AS YOU LET GO OF THE SWITCH, THEY SHUT BACK OFF. I'VE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS EXACT ISSUE ON OTHER CONSUMER BASED WEBSITES. THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD RESULT IN A RECALL. *TR

THE POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN THEY COULD OPEN THE DOORS. IT IS SUPPOSED TO LOCK AUTOMATICALLY BUT I CAN'T EVEN MANUALLY LOCK IT. ALSO THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I HAVE A '05 DODGE CARAVAN THAT HAS THE HEADLAMPS SHUTTING OFF DURING MORNING AND EVENING USE. SOMETIMES, THE LAMPS BLINKS ON THEN OFF, OR SEVERAL BLINKS. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WHEN THIS OCCURS, FLIPPING THE SWITCH TO THE OFF/ON POSITION. SOMETIMES THE SWITCH ACTIVATES THE LAMPS, IN OTHERS, AS IN THIS MORNING, THE LAMPS STAYED OFF AND I RISKED BEING PULLED OVER B THE LOCAL POLICE/SHERIFF PERSONAL. *TR

2005 CARAVAN: HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENT JUST AS EVERYONE ELSE IS DESCRIBING. I WENT SHOPPING TONIGHT AROUND SUNSET. WHEN I GOT TO MY VEHICLE TO RETURN HOME THE HEADLIGHTS WOULDN'T WORK. AFTER 5 MINUTES OF SWITCHING ON AND OFF, THEY FINALLY CAME ON. AT SOME POINT DURING MY 3 MILE RIDE HOME THE LIGHTS WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!!! THE HEADLIGHTS DO THIS ALL THE TIME. THERE IS A WEBSITE WHERE 30+ PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM: HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/2005_DODGE_GRAND_CARAVAN_RANDOM_HEADLAMP_ISSUE. *TR