The automatic door locks on both rear sliding doors have malfunctioned on at least four occasions. When the locks malfunction, it is impossible to open the door from the inside or the outside. The vehicle must be taken to the dealership in order to be able to open the door. On each occassion we have taken the vehicle back to have it repaired and it will fail again with months. We recently talked to friends who also had a similar vehicle and were having the exact problem. This is a serious threat to the safety to any person or child who cannot escape from this vehicle in an emergency like a vehicle fire.
1996 Dodge Grand Caravan body complaints
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Power door solenoid valve on left side sliding door failures; original failed after 1 year and the replacement did not last 1 year.
When vehicle is parked on incline sliding door will go off the hinges. Problem has occurred with nose of vehicle in downward postion, or upward postion. Cause unknown.
Power door locks failed.
Right side sliding door lock mechanism failed.
Automatic door locks failed.
Steering gear failed, causing loud noise during low speed and tight turns.
Power door lock sensor failed.
Air conditioner repaired.
Problem with left side of door.
Removable seat has sharp edges, causing injuries when removed due to a design problem, in for repairs, door edge guard around the metal edges bolts are still coming out.
Passenger's sliding door sticks.
Transmission noise.
While trying to open the sliding door , the door sticks and will not let you open the door.
Sliding doors hard to open from inside.
Experiences intermittent failure when trying to close sliding door, door won't close.
Somtimes the sliding door is hard to open and close, have had problem about a dozen times off and on . Please describe .
When brakes are applied, rubbing noise occurs, followed by difficulty stopping vehicle.
Built in child safty seat,the harness strips lockup and you can't get the child out unless you pull hard on the straps.
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