Tl* the contact owns a 2002 dodge caravan. The contact stated that the rear door handle had melted due to exposure to the sun and the door was unable to be opened. Also, the drivers side of the dashboard had also melted and cracked due to exposure to the sun causing debris to separate from the dashboard making contact with the driver while driving with the windows opened. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer jacksonville dodge (11101 nurseryfield dr. Jacksonville fl) and manufacturer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 90,000.
2002 Dodge Grand Caravan: doors won't lock, open or latch
10 of the 290 complaints about the 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 90,000
- 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
Van was sitting in the driveway when I tried to open the passenger side sliding door. Door will not unlock by pulling up on the actual lock or via the power door switch. It's not a power sliding door. Thought this was an isolated incident when I looked online and saw many, many other folks have the same problem.
My dodge 2002 grand caravan sliding door lock has seized in lock position. This first occurred early in 2010 with the lock sticking in the unlock position. After talking to several mechanics I learned that this is a common problem on dodge vans. A couple of months later the lock suddenly unlocked and the sliding door starting working again. Now recently the lock has seized only now in the locked position so my children have to exit my vehicle on the drivers side which usually is facing the street. This is dangerous!!!! I went online and googled problems with dodge vans and found so many reports of the same thing. Please hold dodge accountable for its actions before ( god forbid) somebody's child gets hurt or worse.
I own a 2002 dodge grand caravan. The drivers side sliding door will not close. This has been happening for some time but after fooling around with it manually and with remote, I could somehow get the problem fixed. Not this time. I went online and found that many others have same problem. I feel this is a recall issue not just a repair. It is a defect by dodge/chrysler. My car is totally undriveable because the back door will not engage.
The power door locks on my 2002 dodge grand caravan have stopped functioning. There were no events leading to this failure, just working one day and not the next. This seems to me to be a safety hazard and I cannot believe that something hasn't been done to correct it. If the vehicle were to catch fire how would anyone be able to get out.
2002 dodge grand caravan sliding door locks and can't be opened manually or remotely. Passengers must exit opposite side of car. Started 3 days ago, haven't had time to bring to dealer yet. This complaint is common on site: http://autoforum.classifieds1000.com/dodge-grand_caravan/power_locks_will_not_lock_or_unlock.
The door latch on the 2002 dodge grand caravan required replacement twice in a 15 month span. Thiswas for the power sliding door. It was replaced on 12/29/2005, and required replacement again on 4/5/07. I have been fortunate the failure has not occurred while the vehicle has been in motion, but am concerned about the frequent failures. The doorwas not subjected to abuse, and has not been modified in any way from factory specs.
Dt*: the contact stated while parked down hill the manual sliding doors slammed shut. The door goes into the lock position but, the plastic mechanism that holds the door locked has a crack which causes the door to slam shut. The dealership has been alerted.
I purchased a new 2002 dodge grand caravan on 4/17/02. Since then, this vehicle has been in the shop for multiple problems with the airbag light/seatbelt tensioners and malfunctioning automatic doors. This time the van was in the dealership for the airbag light again. Per the dealership the airbag module was replaced again and tensioner overlay harness completed as per star. The rear automatic door wouldn't open again, had already been reprogrammed and this time the liftgate latch was replaced. This vehicle is a safety hazard!!!!
During the three month period immediately following the purchase of the vehicle, consumer experienced multiple problems with the electronic system that controls the bilateral sliding power doors. The doors open or close without any effort by anyone activating the mechanism that controls the door. On occasion, the right door will not open or close when the mechanism is depressed. When the power door is open it cannot be closed without multiple attempts to depress the electronic buttons.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan?
10 of 290 owner complaints about the 2002 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 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan
Airbag light 38Headlights 21Transmission failure 11Grinding brakes 10Check engine light 9Fire or smoke 9Loss of power 9ABS 7Steering noise 7Tire blowout 7Brake failure 6Power steering loss 6Stalling 6Pulling 6Wipers 6Jerking 5
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