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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. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR POWER LOCKING SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE DOORS ONLY LOCKED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC BODY CONTROL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 08/14/14*LJ THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RE-FLASHED AT A COST OF $85.00. UPDATED 08/19/14

THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AT 15MPH AS A SAFETY FEATURE AND THEN DO NOT. IT ALSO MEANS I HAVE TO ENTER THE CAR ONLY FROM DRIVER SIDE AND MANUALLY LOCK OR UNLOCK ALL MY DOORS AND MY TRUNK DOOR DOES NOT LOCK AT ALL. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I HAVE CHILDREN AS WELL AS I CAN NOT SECURE MY CAR WHEN I AM NOT IN IT. *TR

LOCKS NO LONGER WORK WITH THE FOB OR THE AUTOMATIC LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON IN THE CAR. THE LOCKS NO LONGER LOCK WHEN THE CAR REACHES 10 OR 15 MPH. IF IT STOPS WORKING WHILE YOUR CAR IS UNLOCKED, YOU CAN NOT SECURE YOUR VEHICLE BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT MANUALLY LOCK THE TRUNK. *TR

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. THE ONLY WAY TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE CAR IS WITH THE KEY, AND THERE'S NO KEYHOLE EXCEPT ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR. DEALER FIXED IT ONCE: $89. SECOND TIME, HE CHARGED $400 FOR A NEW BODY MODULE. EACH TIME IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN AFTER ABOUT THREE MONTHS. HE FIXED IT ONCE MORE WITHOUT CHARGE, THEN SAID $89 EACH TIME THEREAFTER. ANOTHER MECHANIC WENT OVER THE WIRING ALL THE WAY TO EACH DOOR AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. I HAVE STOPPED PAYING FOR THE FIXES. I HAVE TRIED THE UNHOOKING THE BATTERY AND UNPLUGGING THE FUSE TRICKS BUT THEY DON'T WORK. SO I DRIVE WITHOUT POWER LOCKS AND DEAL WITH THE NUISANCE OF MANUAL LOCKS. (THE ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE ALSO FAILED - ANOTHER $400 BILL. THIS IS MY NINTH CHRYSLER PRODUCT BUT FROM NOW ON I WOULDN'T TAKE ONE IF THEY GAVE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 131,000.

MY POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. THE KEY FOB BEEPED, BUT DID NOTHING, AND USING THE BUTTONS WITHIN THE CAR DID NOTHING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO FIXED LOOSE WIRES, AND THEY WORKED AGAIN... FOR JUST A COUPLE MONTHS. NOW THEY TOLD ME I NEED TO HAVE DODGE "FLASH" THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, (FOR OVER $100!) BUT EVERYTHING I'VE READ ONLINE SAYS THAT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX, AND CHANGING THE FUSE MAY FIX IT, AGAIN, TEMPORARILY. IT SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR DEFECT AND WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR, IS A VERY MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. IT'S NOT OKAY TO HAVE TO FIX THIS REPEATEDLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE DOOR LOCKS COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE. THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC REMOVED THE IOD FUSE FOR A BRIEF MOMENT AND WHEN THE FUSE WAS REPLACED, THE DOORS UNLOCKED WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT PERMANENTLY CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,500. UPDATED 4/22/14*CN UPDATED 04/25/2014 *JS

LOCKING SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK, DOORS NEED TO BE LOCKED AND LOCKED MANUALLY. FUSE REMOVED AND REPLACED BUT ONLY SOLVES THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY DODGE. SO MANY REPORTED FAILURES. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO WORK OUT OF THE BLUE, THE ONLY WAY TO LOCK THE VEHICLE NOW IS TO MANUALLY LOCK EACH DOOR. THE BATTERY ON THE KEY FOB WAS JUST REPLACED, NON OF THE SWITCHES WORK. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE DOORS TO LOCK OR UNLOCK IS BY MANUALLY PULLING UP PR PUSHING DOWN ON THE LOCK PIECE, OR BY OPENING WITH A KEY. TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP. THEY COULD FIND NO CAUSE TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS COULD ONLY BE OPENED AND CLOSED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED TO UNLOCK AND LOCK THE DOORS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE DOORS HAD TO BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING THE LOCK THE DOORS WITH THE KEY ALARM OR MANUALLY, THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WITH THE KEY MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

POWER LOCK FAILED ON ALL LOCKS. THE REAR GATE CAN NOT BE LOCKED. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER WORK. NEITHER THE BUTTONS ON THE KEY FOB NOR THE SWITCHES ON THE INSIDE DOOR PANELS WILL LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. IF I DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RE-CONNECT IT, THE LOCKS WILL WORK PROPERLY, BUT ONLY FOR SHORT TIME PERIODS. *TR

THE POWER DOORS LOCKS DO NOT WORK ANYMORE. WE USE THIS VAN AS AN ADA WHEELCHAIR ACCESS. WE CANNOT LOCK THE REAR HATCH WITH A KEY. WE ARE VULNERABLE TO LEAVING THE REAR HATCH UNLOCKED. THE DRIVERS DOOR IS THE ONLY DOOR WITH A KEY ACCESS. THE OTHER DOORS DO NOT HAVE KEY ACCESS TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. TRY LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AND SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2005 VANS. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP THANK YOU *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING PROPERLY,YOU LOCK THE DOORS WITH REMOTE LIGHTS FLASH BUT DOORS DON'T LOCK ,CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN WITH SMALL CHILDREN INSIDE THE VEHICLE AS THEIR SUPPOSE TO LOCK WHEN SPEED REACHES 18 MPH ,I HAVE NOTICED LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING MY ISSUE. THANKS. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT LOCK AND UNLOCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE DOORS COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED WITH THE REMOTE KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED AND THE DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS THE ONLY DOOR THAT COULD BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY BY USING THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT PURCHASE NEW ON DECEMBER 21, 2004. DOORS WILL WORK MANUALLY, BUT WILL NOT OPERATE WITH THE REMOTE OR POWER LOCK BUTTONS. THE BACK DOOR GATE WILL NOT LOCK WITHOUT THE POWER LOCKS WORKING. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ARE DESIGNED TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN REACHING SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. IT DOES NOT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHY DOESN'T DODGE ADMIT TO THIS PROBLEM AND PROVIDE A FREE SOFTWARE UPGRADE? IF YOU GOOGLE IT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCK RELAY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,210.

POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED OPERATING. THEY CANNOT BE UNLOCKED WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY, NOR CAN THE BE UNLOCKED BY THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S POWER BUTTONS. AS TIME HAS GONE BY, WE HAVE BEEN MANUALLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOORS, BUT NOW THOSE ARE EVEN GETTING HARDER TO UNLOCK MANUALLY....IT IS AS IF THEY ARE BECOMING STUCK SHUT. *TR

CAR DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT WORK ON KEY CHAIN OR BUTTONS ON DOOR WILL NOT LOCK DOORS HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS PULL IOD FUSE AND THEY WILL START BACK WORKING FOR TWO DAYS UP TO A WEEK THEN THEY QUIT WORKING AGAIN CALLED MAIN DODGE CORP THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINT ON IT BUT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE A RECALL ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

I JUST PURCHASED THIS VAN (USED) YESTERDAY AND THIS MORNING THE POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. THEY RESPONDED NEITHER TO THE KEY NOR TO THE SWITCH ON THE DOOR. THEY ONLY WORK MANUALLY. COME TO FIND OUT, THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I GUESS THIS IS AN SERIOUS ISSUE WIT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR CARAVAN. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM ON MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN STOP WORKING . IT CAN BE RESET BY PULLING THE IOD 20AMP FUSE IN THE MAIN FUSE PANEL FOR 5 SECONDS AND REINSTALLING IT WHICH RESETS THE SYSTEM. IT WILL THEN WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THE PROBLEM REOCURRS. I HAVE HAD TO RESET THE SYSTEM MANY TIMES. THERE ARE MANY CARAVAN OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND MORE SO IF YOU HAVE KIDS. WHILE CHRYSLER HAS APPARENTLY DENIED THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND CHRYSLER POSSIBLY HAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH CAN CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE MADE TO BEAR THE COST OF THE REPAIR TO THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM ON MY CARAVAN VIA A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS ONLY FUNCTIONED MANUALLY AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THEM USING THE KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. UPDATED 06/05/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOORS DID NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO INVOICE. UPDATED 06/06/12 *JS

THE POWER LOCK WILL NOT WORK. VAN WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER 2 TIMES. LAST TIME WAS A YEAR AGO . *TR

MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SMELLED STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN AND OUT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG BECAUSE HE SERVICED 3 VANS LIKE MINE WITH SIMILAR ISSUE. WHEN HE LIFTED MY VAN AND STARTED THE GAS STARTED TO POUR. THE FORTUNATE PART WAS THAT I AM LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T EXPLODE ON ME WHILE DRIVING. HERE IS THE WORST PART, I CALLED RANCHO JEEP CHRYLER IN SAN DIEGO TO ORDER A NEW FUEL PUMP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS IS NATIONALLY BACK ORDERED AND IT WILL TAKE 3 TO A MONTH WAITING PERIOD AND NOWHERE AVAILABLE AS PER PARTS TECHNICIAN. IF IT IS BACK ORDERED NATIONALLY, WILL IT CONSTITUTE RECALL? THIS SITUATION IS A MAJOR SAFETY VIOLATION JUST WAITING A MAJOR EXPLOSION TO OCCUR. MY VAN ONLY HAVE 50K MILES IN IT AND I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND ALWAYS SERVICE TIMELY....

THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK USING THE KEY OR THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER DOOR'S ELECTRIC UNLOCK BUTTON. THE MANUAL BUTTON ON THE DOOR ALSO WILL NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR. I HAVE NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR OVER A MONTH. I HAVE SEEN SUGGESTIONS ON THE WEB OF TAKING OUT AND THEN PUT BACK THE IOD FUSE, BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. *TR

THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK WITH THE KEY AUTOMATICALLY NOR WILL THE DOORS LOCK WHEN DRIVING AS THEY NORMALLY DO. THE CAR "BEEPS" SO YOU THINK THE DOORS ARE LOCKED BUT THEY ARE NOT. THE FIRST FEW TIMES IT OCCURRED, WE REMOVED THE FUSE AND REINSERTED. EVENTUALLY THIS "FIX" WORKED ONLY BRIEFLY. THIS FAILURE IS UNSAFE FOR PERSONAL SAFETY AND ALSO FOR PROPERTY IN THE CAR. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2005 DODGE CARAVANS. *TR

MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SXT POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE OR DOOR SWITCH. THE MANUAL DOOR LOCK IS THE ONLY WAY TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. WITH THERE ONLY BEING ONE KEY HOLE, THIS IS A HUGE INCONVENIENCE AND SAFETY FACTOR. WHAT IF YOU HAVE SEVERAL CHILDREN AND ARE TRYING TO GET EVERYONE IN THE VAN AND CAN ONLY OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR? THIS COULD POSE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS YOU'RE TRYING TO GET EVERYONE INSIDE THE VAN, ONE OF THE KIDS COULD WANDER AWAY, POSSIBLY INTO TRAFFIC. I'M SURE YOU HAVE HEARD ALL OF THIS BEFORE BECAUSE EVERY 2005 CARAVAN OWNER I HAVE TALKED TO HAS THIS PROBLEM AND MORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE KEYLESS ENTRY DID NOT WORK ON THE VEHICLE AND THE LOCKS WOULD NOT ENGAGE AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT REPLACED A 20 AMP FUSE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

MY POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THEY WILL WORK MANUALLY BUT WILL NOT OPERATE WITH THE REMOTE OR THE POWER LOCK BUTTON. TRIED DISCONNECTING BATTERY AND THEN RE-CONNECTING, TRIED REMEDY IN HANDBOOK (TURNING KEY IN IGNITION 4 TIMES ON AND OFF , WITHOUT ACTUALLY STARTING IT, AND THEN DEPRESSING THE POWER LOCK SWITCH) WHICH WORKED FOR TWO DAYS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!! THE LOCKS ARE DESIGNED TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN REACHING SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. IT DOES NOT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! WHY DOESN'T DODGE ADMIT TO THIS PROBLEM AND PROVIDE A FREE SOFTWARE UPGRADE! MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. GOOGLE IT, IT'S THERE PLAIN AS DAY! IS DODGE HOPING THE PROBLEM WILL JUST GO AWAY BY ITSELF? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! FIX IT! *TR

DOOR/SLIDERS LOCK WOULD NOT OPERATE BY REMOTE. HAD TO MANUALLY ENTER THRU THE BACK LIFT GATE AND UNLOCK FROM INSIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 18 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FAILED AND WOULD NOT LOCK THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY. THE DOOR FOB ALSO WOULD NOT LOCK THE DOORS WHEN THE LOCK BUTTON WAS ENGAGED; HOWEVER, THE HORN WOULD BLOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER DISCONNECTING THE IOD FUSE AND LATER RECONNECTING IT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FUNCTION WOULD ACTIVATE. AFTER TWO DAYS, THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK WOULD FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 09/27/11 *BF THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THEREFORE, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS HIMSELF. UPDATED 10/31/11 *BF UPDATED 3/30/12 *CN

I OWN A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN AND STARTING AT THE BEGINNING THIS SUMMER THE DOORS STARTED TO NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH SWITCH INSIDE OR WITH KEY LOCK BUTTON. WE HAVE HAD TO JIGGLE THE FUSES AT LEAST 3 TIMES. JUST FIXED AGAIN TODAY. THERE IS ONLY ONE LOCK ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR THAT USES KEY TO ENTER IT. *KB

POWER DOOR LOCK ON PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OF MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN HAS FAILED IN THE LOCKED POSITION, SO I CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT COMPLETELY FAILED TWO WEEKS AGO. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN QUIT WORKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. DODGE SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL AND THEY CAN REPLACE THE PART FOR $350 - $375. THERE ARE MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME 2005 MODEL CARAVAN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAN REMOVE A 20AMP FUSE FOR 20 SECONDS AND IT WILL REBOOT THE SYSTEM AND IT WORK AGAIN FOR ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HOURS TO A FEW WEEKS. I PAID FOR AN ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK AND IT SHOULD WORK. MY FAMILY TO AVOID SOMEONE JUMPING INTO THE CAR AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT MUST MANUALLY LOCK THE DOORS THAT WE PAID TO HAVE DONE ELECTRONICALLY. THERE IS A MALFUNCTIONING PART AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED. *TR

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON 2005 DODGE CARAVAN DO NOT WORK. HAVE TRIED RESETTING COMPUTER, ON MANY OCCASIONS, WITH NO HELP FROM DEALER. COMPUTER RESET IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AT BEST. THIS PRESENTS A SERIOUS THEFT ISSUE AND A CHILD SAFETY ISSUE. MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FOUND ON THE INTERNET, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR LOCKS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD ONLY LOCK OR UNLOCK MANUALLY. THE REAR DOOR WOULD SPORADICALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL AND WOULD NEED REPAIRS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 100,000. WHEN THE REAR DOOR UNLOCKS SPORADICALLY, THERE IS NO WAY TO LOCK WITH KEY. NO WAY TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. I WAS QUOTED A REPAIR PRICE OF $ TO REPAIR. SOMETHING COMMON ENOUGH FOR A GENERAL MECHANIC IS SEVERAL OF THESE AND SO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. SHOULD BE A RECALL. UPDATED 10/11/2011 *LN

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING. *TR

AFTER RAINING AND FREEZING OVERNIGHT, I GOT INTO MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN TO GO TO WORK. I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE DOWN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WITH THE POWER WINDOW DOWN SWITCH. THE WINDOW WAS FROZEN IN PLACE. AFTER TRYING TO GET THE WINDOW DOWN 3 OR 4 MORE TIMES. I GAVE UP AND WENT ONTO WORK. WHEN I CAME OUT FROM WORK TO GO HOME THE WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY DOWN. I TRIED TO USE THE POWER WINDOW UP BUTTON AND IT WOULD NOT RAISE. TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE WINDOW RAISING/LOWERING MECHANISM AT A COST OF OVER $400.00. SENT COMPLAINT TO CHRYSLER AND THEY DID NOT EVEN WRITE ME BACK. DO NOT TRY TO LOWER A WINDOW IN A DODGE CARAVAN AS THE MECHANISH IS WEAK, MIS-DESIGNED AND FLIMSY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE. IN ADDITION, SHE MENTIONED THAT SHE TRIED UNLOCKING THE DOORS BOTH WITH THE KEY FOB AND MANUALLY BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DECIDED TO UPDATE THE COMPUTER MODULE AS WELL AS DETACH THE BATTERY CABLES. ALL OF THE REMEDIES FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED ON ALL FOUR DOORS AND WHEN LOCKED FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS FROM THE EXTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPROGRAMMED FOR THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB BUT THE DOORS WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO USE THE KEYS MANUALLY TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB ALSO WOULD NOT LOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED WHENEVER SHE WOULD DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES, THE KEY FOB WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE USING THE REMOTE TO LOCK THE DOORS THE HORN BEEPED INDICATING DOORS WERE LOCKED BUT THE DOORS NEVER LOCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES WITH NO SET PATTERN OR METHOD TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. FOUND THAT REMOVING A FUSE FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND RE-INSTALLING SEEMS TO RESET THE SYSTEM ALLOW PROPER LOCKING OPERATION. PULLING THIS FUSE ALSO RESETS THE RADIO PRESETS BUT SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THIS SEEMS LIKE A LITTLE INCONVENIENCE FOR THE COST TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS RANDOMLY. *TR