# 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-dodge-grand-caravan/68800>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** dodge, grandcaravan\
**Created:** [October 20, 2011, 2:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-dodge-grand-caravan/68800 "2011-10-20T02:01:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![nailtech29](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e47c2d/32.png) [@nailtech29](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nailtech29)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 2:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-dodge-grand-caravan/68800/1 "2011-10-20T02:01:50Z")

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My van has 90,000 miles. I am having problems with my headlights not turning on, then when they finally turn on, they will go off randomly. My power door locks have also stopped working. Last night, I found my tail light cover has come off. How can I put that back on? Lastly, my heater only works for a minute, then the air is cold. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-dodge-grand-caravan/68800/2 "2011-10-20T21:10:00Z")

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You clearly have some electrical power problems which are probably a dying alternator, but you seem to also have a problem with the coolant heating up…that last one may be as simple as a thermostat or the coolant may be leaking and too low. Have you checked your coolant level lately? Low coolant would cause an inoperative heater.

Get a repair manual at the parts store to show you how to replace that taillight cover. But not until you fix the other problems. No sense buying a $20 Haynes manual and then finding out the van will cost too much to fix.

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**Author:** ![higgy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/838e76/32.png) [@higgy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/higgy)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 4:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-dodge-grand-caravan/68800/3 "2011-11-27T04:10:32Z")

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i have a 2005 dodge caravan and a while back my power door locks stop working. every thing else electrical is working. can not find a fuse for the power door locks. what to do?

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-dodge-grand-caravan/68800/4 "2011-11-27T04:24:50Z")

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The power door lock problem is a Body Control Module error. There is a software update available to correct this, ask your dealer to refer to TSB 08-040-04.