2005 Dodge Grand Caravan body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 70 complaints for the 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan, 5% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 70 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 62 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 13 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 11 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 62 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles, and 39% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
We own a 2005 dodge grand caravan with no automatic back door. After purchasing it in nov 2004 and upon periodic operation of the door, my back started getting sore and painful. One day in feb of 2005 after closing the back door manually within 2 days I reached over for an apple that fell on the floor and fell to the floor in terrible pain and had to be rushed to the doctor. I still have problems until this day and now have protruding disks in my lower back.
2005 dodge grand caravan sliding door opening / closing problems. Is it the wiring harness? I have seen hundreds if not thousands of individuals with this problem. Door opens slightly then stops. Most dangerous part is that it will not cycle to fully pull the door in and close completely. I found broken wire in the track and replaced. But the problem still persists. It is a daily problem and the great engineers at chrysler should be held accountable for this faulty design!!!
Other problems reported for the 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan
- Latches & locks 339 complaints
- Electrical system 261 complaints
- Lighting 163 complaints
- Air bags 107 complaints
- Steering 78 complaints
- Fuel system 65 complaints
- Engine 48 complaints
- Brakes 46 complaints