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2005 Dodge Grand Caravan lighting problems

163 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
163 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
82,000 miles 127 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 82,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 9 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 13 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 32 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 23 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 24 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 15 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 82,000 miles
Based on 127 complaints that include mileage. 22% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles6
20k to 40k miles9
40k to 60k miles13
60k to 80k miles32
80k to 100k miles23
100k to 120k miles24
120k to 140k miles15
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 127 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 22% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. The vehicle was parked and shut off when the contact smelled a burning odor and noticed that the rear passenger side taillight was on fire. The fire was extinguished but the vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 100,000.

Reported at 100,000 miles, November 2010 Fire

My caravan has had numerous electrical problems and is now sitting in my driveway unable to be driven or to sell. Power window and door failure,gauges jumping, radio disconnecting itself, lights turning on and off when no one is in the car, and finally the end result is total power failure (sometimes in the middle of an intersection). Scared for my life and the life of my children I have stopped driving it. I have spent 1600.00 at the dodge dealership only to finally be told they can no longer help me.

Reported at 124,000 miles, September 2009

Other problems reported for the 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan

Lighting problems in other years

Lighting problems across all Dodge models