Sliding door lock mechanism failure, one lock became completely inoperable restricting all ingress or egress from that door.
1996 Dodge Grand Caravan: doors won't lock, open or latch
36 of the 1,146 complaints about the 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 36
- 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
Consumer states that driver's side manual sliding door will not open from the inside or outside. Consumer's advise has had problems with door that have progressed to it not working at all. Very concerned about safety of children is door needed to be opened in an emergency situation.
When consumer was filling up the gasoline tank, the driver side door would not open. Please furnish additional information.
Intermittently when left turn signal is activated windshield wipers come on. Dealer has inspected and repaired vehicle, however problem has reoccurred. *ak the vehicle would not start due to battery failure. The sliding door does not shut properly. Passenger door does not lock due to door lock motor failure. Drivers window makes noise due to regulator failure.
The airbag indicator has turned on and will not go out. No failure codes are repoted. The horn will not work and the cruise control will not work. The windshield wipers go on by themselves occasionally. The left door lock will unlock and lock quickly when the key is turned to open the door.
Slider door locks failure-left does not lock even manually; right will not unlock except manually. A/c compressor failed - always smelled antifreeze until failure. Dodge will do nothing to help defray major cost. Wipers come on/off whenever they want especially when cold. Can put into drive/reverse w/o braking. Numerous other misc problems-brakes, transmission, front end.
Automatic door locks failed.
Airbag light is on, dealer found clock spring assembly needed to be replaced. *ak consumer states that he had to make 3 different trips to the dealer due to the first 2 trips did not resolve the problem. Brakes failed. Collapsing gas tank. Door locks inoperable.
Windshield wipers come on by themselves, engine stalls when braking, sliding power door locks replaced 4x.
Electric door locks on passenger side do not work locks properly when button is pressed. Takes several times to release door lock.
Slider door locks have failed 8 times since purchased, first several times under warranty, now they charge me $25 for replacement.
Windshield wipers still engage by themselves originally repaired 05/99. Transmission went out at30904 miles. Airbag light came on and horn stopped working had to replace click spring. Car stall while driving said it needed tune-up. When using AC or driving in rain and making a turn steering gets stiff and cannot control. Interior lights flash dealer could not duplicate. Power door locks lock and unlock by themselves. Had to replace axle due to it being bent when new transmission was put in. Had to get new tires because axle threw off balance. Keep replacing batteries. Drove car for 10 minutes and fan came on and stayed on after car was turned off.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan?
36 of 1,146 owner complaints about the 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan (3%) 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 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan
Airbag light 123Adaptive cruise 115Wipers 98Fuel leak 65Stalling 51Transmission failure 50Fire or smoke 33Power steering loss 33Fuel pump 25Fuel smell 25Loss of power 20ABS 17Won't shift 17Slipping 15Grinding brakes 14Jerking 13Brake failure 11Harsh shifting 10Headlights 10Check engine light 9No deployment 8Steering lock-up 8Steering noise 8Tire blowout 8Won't start 8Engine failure 7Fuel gauge 7Coil spring 6Hesitation 6Misfire 6Overheating 6Power windows 6Seat belt 6Ball joint 5
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