The sliding door latch malfunction where door comes open while driving the auto lock also malfunctioning. I'm a master mechanic and this isn't the first time I heard of this problem on these vehicles. Mopar needs to have these vehicles recalled before someone gets hurt or their pet falls out.
2006 Dodge Caravan: doors won't lock, open or latch
13 of the 173 complaints about the 2006 Dodge Caravan describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 13
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- typical mileage
- 57,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
'I have a 2006 grand caravan sxt. I have previously owned 2 grand caravans and 1 town and country. The rear right side door lock does not go up or down unless I manually pull it up or down.. The door does 'click' when I hit the key remote or overhead button, but the door will not open. If I pull the door the knob up manually, the key remote or overhead will allow the door to open and close. I went on the internet and the repair forum indicated that hundreds of the same situation existed with the grand caravan. No recall existed, but this certainly should have been with this safety malfunction. I was advised to remove the oid fuse and remove the battery cable. While this worked in a majority of cases, it did not work for me. I called chrysler and was told that it could be the bcm or door lock actuator or door harness. If the 'harness' was broken would the door be able to close or open? I was also advised that this could cost between $80.00 and $500.00. Seems like a large 'spread of cost' to me. Certainly not acceptable because you know as well as I do that if they find it to be a fuse, they'll charge the top price for repair. I have had experience with dealers before'.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge caravan. While driving at an unknown speed the driver's side sliding door would not unlock. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that they would have to order a part to repair the door. The vehicle was not repaired. She called the manufacturer and was advised that they would call her. The failure mileage was 57,000 and the current mileage was 60,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge caravan. While the vehicle was parked, the contact turned on the air conditioner and noticed a gurgling and humming noise. The contact stated that she was told that it was supposed to make that sound when she purchased it used. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the blend door would not open, causing the sound. Furthermore, at times, when the contact turned on the air conditioner, heat would be emitted. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 39,622 and the current mileage was 56,327.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge caravan. While sitting idle at a traffic stop, he was rear-ended by another vehicle. The seat belts did not lock or catch upon impact. Five vehicle occupants suffered neck injuries. The vehicle sustained moderate rear end damage and the rear doors would not close. The police arrived to the scene and a police report was filed accordingly. The dealer had not yet been contacted and there were no further inspections made to the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 58,000.
The passenger side automatic door lock no longer works. The remote key and the automatic lock on the door will not lock or unlock the passenger sliding door.
I have a 2006 dodge caravan; it too shut down on me while going down the hwy at 70mph and all three of my children were in the van. Thank the lord that no one was hurt. This was the first time that my van had ever done this but was not the last; this van had shut down on me a couple more times. I took the van to a local shop, but never found out anything. I was told that it could be the heat of the south texas weather, but I thought cars were made to withstand all weather. Then it started having electrical issues; like the light would go on and off in the middle of the night, really at any time with no keys in it, the wipers would come on when I didn't need them to or would not come on in the rain were I needed it the most, the dome light would come on while driving home at night, or while taking my kids to school the dome light would come on and not go off. I no longer can drive the van, because it started fire christmas morning while my husband was driving, we were getting ready to go out of town. I have looked on line and it seems that this has happened to others were the van shuts down while driving or the driver smelt or seen smoke coming from under the dash near the fuse box. There was one that the guy called triple a after his car shut down on the interstate and started smoking under the dash. There is about 3-4 dz listing were their van had what they called kindred spirits light, radio, door locks you name it going on & off. A 2006 caravan like mine in fort lewis, wa totally shut down while driving & rear ended another car. There is a website that has steps to trouble shoot the electrical system in a dodge caravan, three are check your ground connection & two of those is if you loose power while driving.
Sliding power doors and locks not working on 2006 dodge caravan. Power door drive mechanism causes door to become heavy or impossible to operate manually. Doors will work electronically as normal. Door lock actuator not working. Will not lock with key fob or door switch must be operated manually. Will not lock automatically at 15 MPH with other doors. Dealer replaced door motors 2 times. Door lock mechanism not replaced yet. Defective opener motors not allowing manual use could cause entrapment. Door lock not activating automatically could also pose entrapment risk .
On my 2006 dodge caravan, the side power door locks do not work. I have spoken to other owners and they have had the same problem. The problem happens after the warranty period expires. The locks operate occasionally..sometimes they would work, and sometimes not. I realized it wasn't working when my child tried to open the door before we left the driveway, and all the doors should have been locked. This is a potential serious safety issue.
Back sliding passenger door will not lock or unlock using powerlocks, you have to manually lock and unlock the door. This is a major problem with kids in the van and I would like to know how to get this fixed with dodge footing the bill as it is a safety issue. Any information would be appreciated.
2006 dodge caravan door locks stop working. There are dozens maybe hundreds of complaints about this. Dodge has not provided any permanent fix. Door locks are a safety feature. Http://autoforum.classifieds1000.com/dodge-grand_caravan/power_locks_will_not_lock_or_unlock http://www.carcomplaints.com/dodge/grand_caravan/2005/electrical/electric_door_lock_failure.shtml http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=remote+key+wont+unlock+didge+caravan&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8.
Passenger side rear door lock will not lock or unlock using button inside car or the keychain button. Has to be locked or unlocked manually.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2006 Dodge Caravan door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2006 Dodge Caravan?
13 of 173 owner complaints about the 2006 Dodge Caravan (8%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2006 Dodge Caravan?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2006 Dodge Caravan
Airbag light 16Headlights 14Stalling 11Wipers 7Loss of power 5Power steering loss 5
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