The drivers side sliding door lock has failed and is always locked. Making the door unable to be opened.
2009 Dodge Grand Caravan: doors won't lock, open or latch
7 of the 544 complaints about the 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 100,160
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
I bought the van used and the drivers side passenger door will not close on its own I have to force it shut or leave the automatic button off and there are time it sticks as I am trying to open it I have small children in this vehicle at all times.
Sliding door will not close at times without having to force it to close. Not sure if the senor has been affected, there is nothing by the door when this happens
Sliding doors have had numerous issues that cause the doors to lock up and fail. I have had 3 issues in under 5 years with both sliding doors locking up and failing requiring electrical work to be done to correct the problem. My vehicle has just about 50k miles and has had 3 failures with the door latches not opening. This issue needs to be looked at as a severe issue in cases of safety because both my doors do not open and this vehicle is gently used for a 10 year old vehicle. Another issue with the sliding door is the harnesses that are installed from the factory. They fail and the wiring breaks over 1 to 2 years. This is an issue that happens way to often.
The driver door intermittently locks and will not unlock with the key. My wife has to climb out the passenger door as she cannot open the locked door by pulling the door handle which with a great deal of strength is the only way to open the dfrivers door.
Our grand caravan is experiencing the same electrical problem that the 09 ram trucks and 09 journey's experienced. Our driver door controls for the mirrors, the driver and passenger windows, door locks, and window locks are not working. I contacted our local dodge dealer who told me that our vehicle was not part of the recall. Given that the ram and the journey had the exact same problem I would like to know if the caravan can be added to it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the doors would not open using the keyless entry fob. The doors could only be opened manually with the key or from manually engaging the interior door handle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 60,000. Updated 03/20/13
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan?
7 of 544 owner complaints about the 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan (1%) 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 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan
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