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2005 Dodge Grand Caravan repairs by problem area
Engine (33%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (4%)
Brakes and Traction Control (3%)
Suspension and Steering (20%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (29%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (4%)
Other (6%)
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- Engine
- Transmission and Drivetrain
- Brakes and Traction Control
- Suspension and Steering
- Electrical and Air Conditioning
- Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim
- Other
Chart based on 360 repairs.
2005 Dodge Grand Caravan electrical repair cost distribution
$2500+ (1%)
$1000 - $2499 (5%)
$500 - $999 (10%)
$100 - $499 (44%)
< $100 (40%)
Chart based on 96 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2005 Dodge Grand Caravan
Engine not specified
| 114000 mi US $354 |
All lights and electrical system voltage fluctuating. First noticed when the battery was replaced. Made a stop to put gas cap on and left lights on and turned off vehicle. Would not start. |
| 98580 mi | Speedometer showing all lights when vehicle started (PRNDL) - Not diagnosed but estimated by mechanic approximate cost - $300 |
2005 Dodge Grand Caravan 4dr Minivan, ext.
207-horsepower 3.8L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| 100000 mi US $250 |
Automatic doors, driver side fixed. |
| 105000 mi | automatic sliding door |
| 115000 mi | passenger side automatic sliding door never fixed, wanted $800. |
| 45000 mi US $100 |
Driver's side power sliding door, which was previously realigned began to malfunction. It would not close all the way and latch. The center console, which they installed when the van was new has never worked correctly. The rear outlet was blowing the fuses on all of my chargers. They said it was fine repeatedly. The passenger power door started malfunctioning and quit working all together. The center console again.....it was still blowing the fuses on my chargers. We got a volt meter and tested it and it was negative power. We told them the polarity was reversed and they FINALLY fixed the wiring. |
| 31000 mi | A/C Blower Motor Gone Front left end making horrible sound. "No defect found" |
| 49000 mi US $550 |
Power door tracks and motors. |
| 50000 mi US $340 |
Right sliding door off track, and sliding harness destroyed. |
| 67000 mi US $80 |
Some interior lights did not work. The Dealer said that they just reset the computer and that brought the lights back to a functioning state. |
| 75000 mi US $100 |
Replaced Driver side power door cable (broken wire inside cable)Replaced something in drivers side window control as it was intermitently not working. |
| 94200 mi US $215 |
Multi switch that controls blinkers, windshield wipers was not working correctly. After repair we noticed that the steering column shroud was not on correctly, took back to dealer to fix the shroud alignment. |
| 114000 mi US $130 |
Clutch on alternator-bad bearing-replaced. |
| 128000 mi | Needed $1500 AC repair when traded. |
| 173000 mi | Back A/C fan stopped working. Replaced electrical relay. Working again. |
| 180900 mi US $500 |
Alternator went out. Replaced. |
| 83000 mi US $150 |
Alternator pulley start making noise. Got remanufactured alternator from Autozone for 150. Bearing on it broke in 1.5 months. Replaced again by lifetime warranty. So good so far. |
| 86000 mi | Replaced broken wires in power sliding door harness |
| 98000 mi US $80 |
A/C recharged & key FOB quit working. |
| 118700 mi US $1300 |
A/c clutch broke. |
| 112000 mi US $180 |
Driver side power window mechanism needed to be replaced because the window would take a very long time to get back up. |
| 169600 mi US $150 |
The rear window windshield motor was replaced. |
| 184100 mi US $480 |
The car radio went out and had to be replaced. |
| 218000 mi US $190 |
Replaced drivers side window motor |
| 226000 mi US $220 |
Replaced rear wiper motor |
| 120000 mi US $800 |
replaced alternator |
| 117000 mi US $14 |
Replaced ambient temperature air sensor, located in front of the radiator and behind the grill, which reports the outside temperature on the overhead console |
| 134000 mi US $125 |
Faulty battery replaced |
| 36000 mi | Passenger side power sliding door motor. Hard to move manually since car was purchased. Had replaced just before manufacturer's warranty was up. |
| 39000 mi US $100 |
Power door locks stopped working. There was a TSB on this. |
| 68000 mi US $90 |
Front blower resistor replaced. Blower/fan for the front HVAC system was inoperable. |
| 134000 mi US $300 |
Clutch/bearing on the alternator was going bad. Very loud noise that fluctuated with vehicle speed. Alternator replaced. Shop indicated they had seen several recently. |
| 153300 mi | broken wire in power sliding door on driver side. broken in two places- repaired; Also bolt fell out of door stay latch. replaced with comparable bolt. |
| 109700 mi US $492 |
Alternator failed and needed to be replaced. Alternator failure caused battery to fail. |
| 28520 mi | HVAC system or external body leaks causing carpets in both driver & pass area floors to become water saturated. Dealer tried to reproduce problem, but failed. Dealer asked to have Van back in warmer weather to re-attempt repairs. |
| 30380 mi | Hose connection to rear A/C unit failed at joint, system drained itself completely. Dealer replaced connection and recharged the A/C system. |
| 31000 mi | ac is not working have to add refrigerant because system has a leak |
| 38000 mi | Air conditioning stopped getting cool Passenger automatic side door quit working |
| 82000 mi US $310 |
Wouldn't always start correct,had ignition checked along with starter....starter failure. |
| 23550 mi | Driver's slider door locking mechanism replaced to repair issue with power lock not working on that particular door. Computer flashed, unsure why |
| 26000 mi | Leak from a/c under passenger dash, turned carpet rusty color. Repaired leak, didn't clean the carpet! Very upset. |
| 42000 mi US $210 |
New Front window motors. New map light assembly. |
| 154800 mi US $450 |
Pre-emptive replacement of original alternator because it was making suspicious noise. |
| 159000 mi US $144 |
Driver power window switch busted. Replaced power window module. |
2005 Dodge Grand Caravan 4dr Minivan, ext.
180-horsepower 3.3L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| 82140 mi C $220 |
rear evaporator extension tubes corroded through and started leaking |
| 12400 mi | fix air conditioning, charge lost, seals leaking on rear exhanger, down time 3 days |
| fix air conditioning, condensor seals lost, replace pump, downtime 2 days | |
| 66340 mi C $1000 |
passenger power window failed, |
| 80060 mi C $703 |
detected noise that came from the alternator. bearings worn , replaced DRIVEALIGN tensioner of the alternator. items replaced : 13870A and 38185 by Tech-NET Professionnel garage. |
| 104160 mi C $89 |
replaced blower motor resistance fan would work only on hi speed , part replaced RU362 |
| 105400 mi C $107 |
recharge and replaced condensor fan |
| 123060 mi C $120 |
Replace resistance air blower |
| 124620 mi C $1309 |
Had to replace the evaporated by new one . |
| 105000 mi | Electronic Sliding door would not close properly without manually forcing to close. |
| 123270 mi US $130 |
Power door locks not working: dealer flashed body control module (software update) to repair. |
| 142947 mi US $32 |
Airbag warning light coming on intermittently. Replaced clock spring (in steering wheel) with aftermarket replacement part. |
| 162000 mi US $9 |
Replace RF headlight bulb |
| 217000 mi | The lights on the radio and air condition buttons don't work. The dealer says to buy new radio and new air condition controls. |
| 40000 mi US $230 |
O-rings failed. Freon lost. O-rings replaced and refrigerant installed. |
| 44000 mi US $100 |
Electric door locks stop functioning. |
| 47000 mi US $1000 |
air conditioning line corroded and leaked out the freon - lines replaced |
| 61000 mi US $300 |
Air bag sensor in steering wheel failed, in accident, air bag would not deploy. |
| 75000 mi US $400 |
Drivers window failed to go up and down. Module replaced. |
| 48360 mi C $380 |
Front crash sensors had be replaced, not covered under 2006 recall. |
| 83700 mi C $35 |
Replace broken/stuck IOD 20 amp fuse to solve power locks not working. |
| 8000 mi US $120 |
power door locks failed - reflashed BCM per TSB 08-040-04 -- not considered recall or warranty item since not safety issue charged 1 hr shop time even though TSB says 0.5 hr |
| 58000 mi US $310 |
Drivers power window would go down, but stop half way up. Replace controller/motor unit. |
| 83000 mi US $492 |
AC not cooling. Recharged. Seems good |
| 87200 mi US $652 |
Rear evaporator leaking. Had been to shop twice in the past four poor cooling, but they were unable to find the problem due to small leak |
| 121000 mi US $200 |
Alternator was making noise at idle, especially on cold days. Problem traced to decoupling pulley. Had alternator completely rebuilt including a new litens pulley. Rebuild shop said it was close to failure. Replaced belt while apart. |
| 92000 mi US $300 |
Windshield wipers would not turn off |
| 100000 mi US $110 |
Car would not start without major boost from AAA. Took into repair shop and had bad battery diagnosed. No electrical issue. 3 1/2 years of a 6 year Chrysler battery. |
| 120000 mi US $600 |
Heater would not work on drivers side front. Replaced switch/actuator (?) inside dash. Cost about $600. Where we purchased car in 2005. |
2005 Dodge Grand Caravan 4dr Minivan
207-horsepower 3.8L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| 27000 mi | Latch not always releasing rear hatch. |
2005 Dodge Grand Caravan 4dr Minivan
180-horsepower 3.3L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| 74300 mi US $100 |
door locks were not working properly, side electric door sometimes not working |
| 185000 mi | Added AC coolant. Probably could use another can but good enough for this cooler Wisconsin summer |
| 15500 mi | Corrosion of front airbag sensor wiring connectors. Replaced under warranty. Front Air Bag Sensors failed due to wiring corrosion. Replaced under warranty. |
| 18600 mi | Driver's side power window inoperative, regulator replaced under warranty. |
| 24800 mi | Power locks not working, reset error codes. |
| 29760 mi C $50 |
Power locks didn't work. Fixed by reflashing body control computer. |
| 40000 mi US $92 |
Flashed BCM to repair electric lock failure. Reimbursed by dealer after complaint to Chrysler went unanswerd. |
| 116000 mi US $550 |
Both front power window motors needed replacement |
| 55000 mi US $140 |
Recharged A/C. |
| 86800 mi | Air conditioning failed |
| 156000 mi US $350 |
Replaced driver side power window motor. |
| 21700 mi | Two Failed Air Bag sensors. |
| 82660 mi C $500 |
Car would not start |
| 86260 mi C $500 |
Car wouldn't start |
2005 Dodge Grand Caravan 4dr Minivan
150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 145000 mi US $20 |
Window motor and switch on passenger side. Now the drivers side window won't work. |
| 145000 mi US $20 |
Heater fan resistor failed and fan would not run, replaced resistor and it failed put in another and it is working but I am afraid to run fan at low speed for fear of burning out resistor. |
| 145000 mi US $66 |
Blower motor with warn bearings hard to spin. . Excessive electricel drain. Burning out resisers. Replaced motor all working well. |
| 48000 mi US $100 |
The passenger seat belt light came on even when there was no passenger in the car or when the passenger had the seat belt on. Other vin numbers of this vehicle had a recall for this item so the repair cost was covered, but not mine. |
2005 Dodge Grand Caravan 4-door
6-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 197000 mi US $650 |
Replaced air compressor and fans. |
| 197000 mi US $350 |
Driver window quit working. |
| 218000 mi US $2300 |
Passenger window motor replaced (quit working) evaporator (air conditioner not working) |
| 225000 mi US $2500 |
Air compressor ,relay switch and fans replaced |
| 146500 mi US $151 |
The rear AC core was broken. Due to the high cost of repair I chose to plug the rear system and recharge the system at about 1/4 of the cost |
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