Overview & Reviews

The Caravan gets a styling refresh and a hefty base price reduction.

• Surprisingly agile handling, quiet ride in V6 models, low price.

User Reviews:

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  Very unhappy - 2005 Dodge Caravan
  By ivynmiami - June 17 - 3:30 pm

  Had a bad accident and had to replace my Toyota corolla at 3 months pregnant though a minivan was going to be the best thing. I have 2 car payments a month one for the lender the other for the mechanic. I have had to change the motor seals timing belt motor mounts and now the cv joints. The car is comfortable and I love my minivan just hate that it has given me repair headaches. Maybe they are good cars but my turned out to be a big lemon.

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  Do not bother buying this - 2005 Dodge Caravan
  By Bob - April 21 - 10:03 am

  I bought Dodge Grand Caravan 2005 in June 2005. It has not even completed 5 years. It has less than 50,000 miles on it. However, the problems that the van has is just mind boggling. My 1999 Corolla is more reliable and less costly in terms of repairs than Dodge Caravan. This is just a junk vehicle. I would never buy another Dodge product or recommend to anyone. Simply avoid it to save yourself lots of money, time, and aggravation.

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  Throttle Sensor NIGHTMARE - 2005 Dodge Caravan
  By Ruth - February 25 - 12:11 pm

  Have had two Major issues. Bought the van and it had bad sensors everywhere. Airbags sensors bad, transmission sensor bad and the latest? throttle sensor. Fixed at a Dodge dealership. Toyota is not the only one with issues. When the throttle sensor went bad it had unintentional acceleration and nearly caused a fatality. Bad design. Hate electronic parts - especially bad ones.

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  Would not recommend - 2005 Dodge Caravan
  By Ruth - January 28 - 5:52 pm

  I really needed a vehicle and preferred a van due to all the running around I had to do. However, buyer beware. Was not aware that Dodge still built 2.2L size engines. MY MISTAKE. What a piece of crap. Brakes have had to be replaced 3 times. The drums rotated, the shocks are bad (off the lot) the transmission modulator evidently doesnt last more than 28,000 miles and on our second one. Airbags didnt deploy when we hit a deer and had almost 6,000 dollars damage - otherwise we would have been able to total it. Heater doesnt work all the time. The dealer even sold me a bogus warranty. Again women... be aware when buying your own vehicle for the first time. Take someone who knows. Avoid DODGE

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  Buy a solution, not a Chrysler - 2005 Dodge Caravan
  By Rudy - July 31 - 2:28 pm

  After 15,000 miles spark plugs, air bag, injectors, brakes (pads and rotors), air bag again, power steering leaks, noisy engine belts, cv joints, sliding doors don’t close properly, so we can feel air coming thru doors rubber seals but, the worst one is that after 4 months trying to get a roof paint warranty thru Chrysler customer service they told me: Chrysler won’t participate in this repair.

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  Not Happy after 3 years - 2005 Dodge Caravan
  By Ken - February 12 - 9:09 am

  At first I like our minivan. Some things are cheaply made like the seat covering. But it rode nice for 2 years. Then the sway bar links went and had them replaced but that didnt fix the noise that I hear still. My mechanic said the problem is with bushings on the sway bar and costly to repair. Now the transmission is going. After 67K miles I should have these kinds of problems. So overall Im not happy with my Caravan

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  Miss my Town and Country - 2005 Dodge Caravan
  By randy - July 26 - 11:23 pm

  What a piece of junk. Brakes already replaced twice in less than 2 years, replaced all coolant hoses as they have rotted out. Gas mileage only 18 in city, and if we are real careful 22 on highway. Noisy and uncomfortable ride, cup holders a pain to adjust in front. We have said many times going from the Town and Country to this is like going from a Cadillac to a Chevette. Cant wait to get rid of it. Never again Dodge, or should I say "Dodge it."

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  Dodge Has Abandoned Quality - 2005 Dodge Caravan
  By MyMinivanSucks - October 29 - 2:00 am

  The Dodge Caravan is the worst built van I have owned. The doors dont work as advertised, the clock spring (controls the Air Bags) is broken, and the air conditioned is leaking. And, to top it off, the are calling everything "wearable parts" in order to keep from covering it under warrantee!!!! Avoid Chrystler and their products like the plague until they get their products from falling apart after leaving the lot!

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  DISAPOINTED - 2005 Dodge Caravan
  By ROBERT BROWN - May 6 - 2:00 am

  Im not that happy with this van. i traded in my wifes windstar with 64000 miles on it with nothing but oil chages done. at two years old it rode better,drove better,and to be honest as much as i hate to admit the ford was a better van.