2005 Dodge Grand Caravan Brakes Problems

ON THE EVENING OF 03/04/2021 @ 9:00PM. WHILR DRIVING HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE DOING APPROX 35 MPH, MY VAN SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND ABILITY TO USE POWER STEERING AND USE OF BRAKES. I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME AND THEY WERE ABLE TO HELP ME GET THE VAN OUT OF THE TRAVEL LANE AND SAFELY INTO A PARKING LOT. VAN DID NOT WANT TO START AFTER CUTTING OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CUTTING IT BACK ON. WHEN I RESTARTED THE VAN IT WOULDNT ACCELERATE PASSED 15MPH WITH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR THEN IT CONSTANTLY STALLED OUT 8-10 TIMES THE LAST MILE FROM HOME.

NHTSA ID

11399236

Incident

Mar 4, 2021

Mileage

198,009 mi

ON 01\02\2020, THE ABS, BRAKE, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. NOW INTO WINTER, THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAS TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS. DIAGNOSTICS REVEAL THAT THE ABS MODULE HAS PROPER POWERS AND GROUNDS EVEN UNDER LOAD. SO FAR, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE ABS MODULE HAS A PROBLEM WITH COMMUNICATION, DIAGNOSED AT THE LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. SO FAR THE VEHICLE IS NOT REPAIRED, AND CONTINUES TO BE OPERATED WITH THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL OUT OF OPERATION.

NHTSA ID

11303034

Incident

Jan 2, 2020

Mileage

120,000 mi

STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND PROCEEDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. TRIED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN USING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WOULD NOT ENGAGE OR PRESS DOWN. CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FASTER. CONTINUED TO TRY TO BREAK THE CAR AND SLOW DOWN. BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. TRIED TO CHANGE THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL OR PARK. CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. PULLED OFF THE ROAD INTO THE CURB AND THROUGH A FENCE. AS THE CAR WAS APPROACHING THE BUILDING AT HIGH SPEED. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT CONTINUED INTO A CONCRETE BLOCK COMMERCIAL BUILDING AND BOUNCED BACK ABOUT 15-20 FEET AND STOPPED AT THAT POINT. FRONT-END DAMAGE TO THE CAR. KNOCKED CONCRETE BLOCK WALL AND DOOR DOWN. BLESSED TO BE ALIVE. CAR WAS TOTALED. ALSO, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. POLICE SAID THAT THE THROTTLE MUST HAVE BEEN STUCK OPEN.

NHTSA ID

10852793

Incident

Mar 28, 2016

LAST NIGHT - FOR THE 4TH TIME NOW - AFTER FILLING THE TANK AT THE GAS STATION, MY CAR JUST DIED. THE FIRST 3 TIMES IT WAS WHEN I STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN LEAVING THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT. LAST NIGHT, IT WAS AFTER I WAS OUT ON THE MAIN ROAD AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT WAS STOP AND GO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, SO I WAS THANKFULLY ONLY GOING APPROX 15-20 MILES AN HOUR. POWER STEERING WAS LOST, BRAKES WERE PRACTICALLY NON EXISTENT. BARELY MANAGED TO PULL OFF INTO A PARKING LOT AND WAS ABLE TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE TO FINISH STOPPING. ONCE STOPPED AND IN PARK, WAS ABLE TO START IT RIGHT BACK UP. EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IT HAS BEEN RIGHT AFTER FUELING UP. I NEVER THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT IT THE OTHER 3 TIMES, BUT THIS TIME WAS DIFFERENT, AND VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE I INSTANTLY LOST POWER, THEN I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR TO MY LEFT BECAUSE OF THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I COULD HARDLY MANAGE TO GET INTO THE PARKING LOT AND ALMOST HIT THE CURB/SIGN/ANOTHER CAR. WAS SCARED TO DRIVE HOME THE REST OF THE WAY. NOW AFTER READING THE OTHER POSTS HERE, I'M AFRAID TO EVER GET GAS AGAIN!!! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE DODGE...YOU OBVIOUSLY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOUR CUSTOMERS. WELL, THIS IS ONE CUSTOMER YOU WILL NEVER HAVE AGAIN. I'M IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW CAR, AND GUESS WHAT WILL NOT BE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY EVER AGAIN?

NHTSA ID

10788453

Incident

Nov 3, 2015

Mileage

142,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE ROTOR FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE ROTOR, STRUTS, AND HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ROTOR, STRUTS, AND HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10778010

Incident

Nov 1, 2014

FIRST AND FOREMOST, I SEE 822 PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS (MOST REFER TO THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS) WITH NO SIGN OF ANY INTENT BY THE NHTSA-ODI OR THE MANUFACTURER TO RESPOND AND/OR RECTIFY THIS SITUATION. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS: VEHICLE REPEATEDLY LOSES POWER AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING. POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY FROM BOTH INTERIOR SWITCHES AND THE 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 FOB OR FROM INSIDE VEHICLE THEREFORE, VEHICLE REMAINS UNLOCKED. BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS AND POWER HATCH STOPPED WORKING. OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS: VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DOWNHILL; NEW BRAKE PADS INSTALLED, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MY NEIGHBORS HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY. BOTTOM LINE: THIS IS A WIDESPREAD SAFETY ISSUE THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ACTION. UNFORTUNATELY, AS YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE BELOW, IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT ANY OF US WILL EVER SEE A RESPONSE BY THE MANUFACTURER, NHTSA-ODI OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NO INTENT TO ADMIT RESPONSIBILITY AND HELP CONSUMERS RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. WITHOUT ACTION BY THE NHTSA-ODI WE AS CONSUMERS DO NOT STAND A CHANCE IN SOLVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10525930

Incident

May 13, 2013

Mileage

65,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. UPON COMPLETING A TURN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY AS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT AXLE WAS FRACTURED AND THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE AXLE WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND WHENEVER DEPRESSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

NHTSA ID

10519434

Incident

Jun 2, 2013

Mileage

83,000 mi

LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE HAS BROKEN IN THE SAME PLACE AS THE PREVIOUS 2 LINES BROKE. I AM LOOKING AT A FOURTH BRAKE LINE IN TWO YEARS! THESE BRAKE LINES ARE FACTORY PARTS WITH IDENTICAL DEFECTS IN THE WELDED STEEL LINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10516053

Incident

Jun 10, 2013

Mileage

146,000 mi

FOLLOWING THE ADVISE OF MANY WHOM HAVE POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE; HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/2005_DODGE_GRAND_CARAVAN_RANDOM_HEADLAMP_ISSUE?PG=3. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS; THEY SHUT DOWN BY THEMSELVES WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES LIGHTS, POWER WINDOWS AND THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS. I CANNOT USE THE SLIDING DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE. IT HAD BEEN PERMANENTLY SHUT FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS, SINCE THE LAST VISIT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN MIAMI, FLORIDA. THEY DID A DREADFUL JOB. *TR

NHTSA ID

10458784

Incident

May 17, 2012

Mileage

82,200 mi

I HAVE AN SXT VERSION OF THIS MINIVAN. WHILE REPLACING THE DISC PADS I FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE IS WORN ALMOST IN TWO. I CHECKED SEVERAL OF MY NEIGHBORS VEHICLES AND FOUND ONLY THE SXT VERSIONS WITH THE REAR SWAY BAR SEEM TO BE AFFECTED. THE SE VERSION DID NOT HAVE A REAR SWAY BAR. THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE IS ROUTED BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE SWAY BAR AND IT RUBS ON THE SWAY BAR WITH ANY MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WILL CAUSE TWO PROBLEMS; 1) THE PARKING BRAKE WILL FAIL OR ONLY BE APPLIED TO ONE SIDE. IF THE VEHICLE IS RAISED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED AND THE WHEELS ARE NOT BLOCKED, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL OFF OF THE JACK. 2) THE SEVERED PART OF THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE COULD DAMAGE THE WHEEL BRAKE LINE AND CAUSE IT TO RUPTURE RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF ALL BRAKES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10458165

Incident

May 11, 2012

Mileage

111,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT SHE COULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE KEY TO MANUALLY ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10432716

Incident

Aug 15, 2011

Mileage

128,000 mi

FRONT BRAKE FAILURE EXCESSIVE WEAR BRAKE PADS- ABOUT TWO WEEKS FROM ACCEPTABLE PADS TO NOTHING METAL ON METAL CAUSED BY HUB BEARING FAILURE - ALLOWS THE WHEEL TO MOVE HORIZONTALLY ON THE AXLE SHAFT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF BEARING FAILURE PRIOR TO BRAKE PAD WEAR FAILURE OF THE HUB BEARINGS COULD BE THE REASON FOR MANY OF THE BRAKE PAD WEAR PROBLEMS ON THESE VEHICLES HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BEARING HUBS 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 2005- REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT BEARING HUB ASSEMBLIES, ROTORS, AND BRAKE PADS ALSO ABS FAILURE - SENSORS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE COMPUTER MODULE WHICH IS PRONE TO FAILURE - CONTROLS ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS OF THE VEHICLE. SO REPLACING INDIVIDUAL WHEEL SENSORS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM - ONLY REPLACING THE FAULTY COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE WILL ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM UNTIL IT FAILS AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10405962

Incident

May 15, 2011

Mileage

111,976 mi

ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SCAN SHOWED THAT THE LEFT FRONT SENSOR WAS BAD BUT AFTER REPLACING THE SENSOR THE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ALSO COMES ON AFTER DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE.

NHTSA ID

10378971

Incident

Dec 20, 2010

Mileage

98,200 mi

ABS LIGHT ON -- DEALER REPLACED LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR (THIRD OCCURRENCE). *TR

NHTSA ID

10371829

Incident

Dec 20, 2010

Mileage

53,585 mi

ABS LIGHT ON -- DEALER REPLACED LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR (SECOND OCCURRENCE). *TR

NHTSA ID

10371828

Incident

May 23, 2007

Mileage

20,154 mi

ABS LIGHT ON -- DEALER REPLACED LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10371827

Incident

Aug 15, 2005

Mileage

6,867 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED FIVE TIMES. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED ONCE AND REPLACED TWICE TWO MONTHS AGO. WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED, THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURES ARE CAUSED BY "FAULTY" DRIVING. CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONED THREE TIMES AND WAS REPAIRED. EVERY SEASON THE AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONS. THE REAR HOSES WERE REPLACED TWICE ALONG WITH THE COMPRESSOR. THE POWER LOCKS ON ALL OF THE DOORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE PASSENGERS WERE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR ALTHOUGH THE DOOR LOCKS WERE IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION. THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOWS STARTED MAKING A CLANGING NOISE WHEN IT WAS OPENED AND THAT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000.

NHTSA ID

10341575

Incident

Apr 2, 2005

Mileage

9,000 mi

FOUR CARS IN FRONT OF ME AT AN INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN I LOST ALL BRAKES. THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT AND ALMOST RIGHT ONTO A PERSONS LAWN TO KEEP FROM REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. IF MY DAUGHTER HAD BEEN DRIVING THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT REPORT WITH THIS. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS HURT. MY HUSBAND HAD JUST BEEN DRIVING AND HE SAID THE PEDAL WAS FEELING SOFT. IT WOULD GRIP AND THEN GIVE. I HAVE HAD THIS 2005 DODGE CARAVAN FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. I BOUGHT IT AT A USED CAR DEALER, BUT I HAVE HAD NO RECALLS ON ANYTHING BY THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN CONTACTED THEY CAN NOT HELP ME. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WEBSITE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THE 2005 IS THE WORST. THERE WAS REALLY NO WARNING AND THERE IS STILL NO SENSORY LIGHTS ON EITHER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10339509

Incident

Jun 19, 2010

Mileage

82,000 mi

THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE ROUTING ON DODGE G CARAVAN, 2005, SXT. THE CABLE IS RUBBING THE REAR VERTICAL SWAY BAR LINK CAUSING THE RUBBER ON THE LINE TO DETERIORATE AND POSSIBLY CAUSE BREAKAGE OF THE CABLE THUS LEADING TO PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE WAS RE-ROUTED TO AVOID CONTACT WITH THE SWAY BAR LINK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10326395

Incident

Dec 13, 2009

Mileage

73,065 mi

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE MODULE AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SENSOR. *DT

NHTSA ID

10313146

Incident

Feb 17, 2007

I WAS DRIVING TO GET LUNCH BEFORE PICKING UP MY SON FROM SCHOOL. I PULLED INTO A BURGERKING PARKING LOT AS I WENT TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I FINALLY STOPPED THE MINI VAN I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A TRAIL OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD EXPLODED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10286766

Incident

Oct 6, 2009

Mileage

93,910 mi

I WAS BRAKING AS I WAS DESCENDING A HILL ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE FRONT BRAKES GOT SO HOT THAT MY AUTOMOBILE STARTED TO SHIMMY. I STOPPED AND DISCOVERED THAT MY RIGHT FRONT BRAKES WERE ON FIRE. I HAD MY FRONT BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED ABOUT 7,000 MILES AGO WITH MOPAR VALUE LINE BRAKES AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 56,380 MILES ON IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10278020

Incident

Jul 22, 2009

Mileage

56,380 mi

BOUGHT DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2005 IN AUG. 2006 WITH 29K MILES, NOW HAS 50K MILES. I'VE REPLACED THE BRAKES FIVE TIMES AND THE ROTOR ONCE AND THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE DRIVEN IN CO FOR 43 YRS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10268739

Incident

Aug 1, 2006

Mileage

21,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE ON HER VEHICLE HAS RUPTURED AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITHIN THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC WITH PARTS PURCHASED FROM THE DODGE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE AND THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURES OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,500.

NHTSA ID

10260575

Incident

Feb 25, 2009

Mileage

51,500 mi

BRAKES FAIL COMPLETELY EVERY 20K MILES, REQUIRE FULL ROTOR / PAD REPLACEMENT. OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW, IF THEY FAIL THAT QUICKLY THEN CERTAINLY SOMETHING MORE DANGEROUS COULD OCCUR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10228013

Incident

Jun 1, 2006

Mileage

20,000 mi