The rear drivers side passenger door will not open from the outside, and it wont open from the inside either. If someone needed to get out of or in to this car in a hurry (say it was on fire) this would be very bad. The car has not had anything impact it on this side.
2016 Dodge Charger: doors won't lock, open or latch
5 of the 182 complaints about the 2016 Dodge Charger describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- 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
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 dodge charger. The contact stated that the inner and outer door panels were detached from the door frame. The contact stated that the failure caused the mis alignment of the door lock which made it difficult to access the door lock/unlock button while attempting to unlock the door. Russell westbrook chrysler dodge jeep ram of van nuys (6110 van nuys blvd, van nuys, ca 91401, 818‑646‑2364) was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was referred to the manufacturer for assistance. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was referred to the dealer to have the vehicle inspected however, the dealer declined to schedule an appointment to have the vehicle inspected. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000.
Last year I had the driver side door panel warp, separating up next to the window. It was under regular warranty so the dealer took care of it. Yesterday 8/15/19 the passenger door did the same thing and separated at the window. Doing research on this, I have found many people with dodge chargers, chrysler 300, that are having this same exact issue. I am now at 40500 miles and most likely dodge will not take care of this even under the extended warranty, which means a $1000 repair. With as many people I have seen while researching, this is an absolute material and workmanship defect which could effect safety, especially if the warping occurs around the door lock and someone needs to escape during an emergency situation.
Takata recall my driver side door won't open the door. It unlocks and lock but I can't use the handle to open the door. I have to have someone from the inside en the door.
My door panels on both driver and passenger side are swollen causing the panels to rise over the door lock making it impossible to pull the door lock up to unlock the car in case of an emergency
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2016 Dodge Charger door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2016 Dodge Charger?
5 of 182 owner complaints about the 2016 Dodge Charger (3%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2011.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2016 Dodge Charger?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2016 Dodge Charger
Fuel pump 14Fuel smell 12Check engine light 8Fuel leak 7Headlights 6Stalling 5
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