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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  2005 minivan - 2005 Dodge Caravan
  By David - November 20 - 2:00 am

  This is the worst vehicle I have ever owned. every week a new problem power doors work on twice still sometimes do not open or close. alternator replaced water pump replaced. very bad gas mileage. difficult to get in or out for me i am 6ft 1in. [non-permissible content removed] but i guess all are now. I have 1994 minivan that is still a great vehicle me and my ife prefer to drive it. 23,000 miles so and not near the repairs i have had with the 2005. i will never buy another American car co. cars again.selling the 2005 good riddance. going with Japanese vehicles for now on.

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  Never again - 2005 Dodge Caravan
  By anthony - January 28 - 4:39 pm

  Our 2005 Dodge Caravan has about 52,000 miles on it now. Whats wrong with it? Transmission slips in reverse and the rack and pinion leaks on the pasenger side. Lucky for us this is covered under our extended warranty. Right side front impact sensor bad, right tie rod end bad, and the sway bar bushings are bad. Not covered under warranty. The dealer wanted $900 to fix the three problems. I told them no I would do the repairs myself. Well $12 for sway bar bushings, $35 for tie rod end and $35 for impact sensor. it took about 1.5 hours to do it. Anyway this van is not built very good. Driving thru little mountains in Arkansas and we getting passed by a Geo. Trust me dont buy a Dodge

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  A few issues - 2005 Dodge Caravan
  By t.glacy - December 1 - 9:35 am

  Caravan has 46,000 miles so far. I have already had to replace one sensor (covered by warranty at 30,000). Just took car in for inspection and was told rack & pinion was leaking and repair will be approx $1,000! I am also having issues with check engine light again. Service dept. said it was a different sensor than the last one and needs to be replaced (upstream 02 sensor). Was also told breaks will need replacing soon. Overall I am OK with this vehicle, but getting hit with such high cost repairs so early on is not impressing me to buy another in the future.

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  I wouldnt buy another - 2005 Dodge Caravan
  By Russell - November 6 - 7:41 pm

  The 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT seemed to be a nicer car then our 97 Rally and we really liked the stow-n- go seats. However, thats where it ends. We have to put front brakes on it every 12,000 mi. we got 29,000 mi. on the 97 and I got 72,000 miles out of the front brakes on my 2001 Suburban. Electrical sensors are still a major problem, we have had several failures. The transmission control card went, the side electric doors have been repaired several times and still dont work well. We cant get the brake dust off the front aluminum wheels so they always look like crap. It needed a tune up after only 34,000 mi.. In short, this car is high maintenance! I wouldnt buy another!

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  Problems with front end - 2005 Dodge Caravan
  By Chuck in IOWA - November 14 - 12:41 pm

  Was enjoying our van, when after less then 30,000 miles had to have bushings in front axle area replaced. Now, 25,000 miles later need to have them replaced again. Service dept. said company was using a different material on the bushings and wasnt a high enough quality. I have a brother with a Grand Caravan and hes experiencing the same issue. Always have had trouble with Dodge/Chrysler front ends, including a Stratus we had in 1995. Probably wont buy anymore Dodge/Chrysler products.

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  Bad news SXT - 2005 Dodge Caravan
  By Mike - July 30 - 12:47 am

  The air bag light and warning bell came on and stayed on. It was fixed. That lasted 3 days and it went out again. The dealer replaced a wiring harness that was bad. The rear tailgate could only be opened with the key, so the dealer replaced the power lock unit. The passenger side window wouldnt go down, teh dealer replaced regulator to the power window. If I have this many problems with a new car,what happens when the warranty is up? This vehicle with 4 adults and a 2 yr old on a trip of over 500 miles got at one point 27 mpg and averaged about 22 mpg on the trip. That was in the mountains of KY, TN and NC. The DVD unit is a good babysitter. Sirius satellite radio is good too. Rides good, but Im afraid of reliablity.

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  Mistake to buy Dodge - 2005 Dodge Caravan
  By Amanda - January 15 - 1:07 pm

  Traded 04 Accord EX in for 05 Caravan. Biggest mistake of my life. The Caravan has been in the service department five times for severe steering wheel shaking over 55 mph. They did balancing 2 times, alignment, and replaced one of the tires. Not covered under Lemon Law, because it is still road worthy according to Dodge. Once you go import, dont look back!

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  A lemon of all lemons - 2005 Dodge Caravan
  By thedoctor - July 8 - 2:00 am

  now up to 85,000 miles used for a sales vehicle. Three Power Steering Pumps..#3 now needs replacing. Front end rack completely worn out and needs replacement. Dealer refused to replace PS pump even though it has been a problem since new. Front end problems surfaced after 30k...never fully diagnosed...has gotten worse as the mileage increases. Weird wind/noise problem on widshield at speeds around 60. Anyone over 6ft tall cannot sit on passenger front side with storage compartment under seat. Small changes in road surface causes loud knocking sounds in front end. Power door locks replaced twice.

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  Dodge Caravan - 2005 Dodge Caravan
  By Annaq - July 5 - 2:00 am

  Have had a Caravan 4 cyl. for 2 1/2 years. At this point major mechanical problems. Ranging from front end work, transmission, computer cluster in gear selector and the sending unit in the gas tank. Before the 2 1/2 year mark, had no problems before then.

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  2WEEKS WITH ACARAVAN - 2005 Dodge Caravan
  By GORDON - May 19 - 2:00 am

  PROBLEM W/DEALER.DID NOT PROVIDE WHAT WE WANTED(AFTER WE HAD ALREADY SIGNED FOR THE CAR"to be delivered that afternoon- actually it was next day"). Too much corner cutting w/plastic: ie wheel covers-cant read tire pressure had a reaL"FLAP"over the cd player.previous vehicle had headphones this one didnt.