2012 Dodge Grand Caravan body problems

Filed Mar 12, 2021 · Body · 142,000 miles · MI

Driver side rear sliding door stuck in locked position. Mechanism has failed and manual unlock does not work. Door cannot be opened.

Filed Nov 14, 2020 · Body · CO

Left side passenger door stuck closed. Door won't unlock or open, neither automatically nor manually. This is a huge safety risk.

Filed Oct 16, 2020 · Body · 15 miles · NJ

Have handicapped van, a vmi northstar conversion .immediately van would shut off while still moving. Battery was dead in am 16hrs after fully charged battery.3 battery all die-battery disconnect used stop abnormally high drainage . Many bizarre electrical malfunctions, battery drain never found after truely admirable effort. Rust rust rust -sand blast antirust-more rust rust rust to frame-told battery and malfunctions due to a short somewhere. Anyway rust rust some more.vmi admits rust very unusual so much so quickly.but says no longer responsible due to settlement before for rust rust and malfunctions.thought replacment vehicle was outcome ,not 11k for electrical malfunctions and rust-told no more abnormal rust anymore but more rust anyway. Googled "constant electrical discharge" and "rust" and galvanic corrusion main results. No local colision place will "fix it" due to liability when brand new steel is no more rust proof than manufactuers. Only vehicle use powerchair says rusted frame may drop me. District manager said rusts should not happen but I signed release after rust treatment-sorry he really was but no more liability for abnormal rust advised not to use vehicle .so this is for others-the vmi conversion nice if functional, maybe rust from vmi conversion process as vehicle entire frame is replaced by vmi. Hopefully just a lemon but its very serious lifethreatening and very real, the rust makes solid steel seaparate like cheese slices. Electrical drain cause and rust cause unknown despite over 100 hrs of work by vmi engineers and local vmi dealer. Would buy a honda or toyoda and very basic manual conversion. If able get seat comes out and just struggle to get in. The fancy conversion not wortth it between so many unknowns. I couldn't care less about privacy .its safety for others .

Filed Jun 2, 2020 · Body, Locks · 101,250 miles · TX

Driverside sliding door will not open electrically. Door will not unlock manually. Door will not open manually. People could be trapped in the vehicle by driverside sliding door not opening.

Filed Nov 12, 2019 · Body · 129,000 miles · MI

Both rear passenger sliding doors will not open. They are unlocked (using both the fob and the interior manual lock/unlock). The van is always in an off/not running or parked state when attempting to open doors. Whether using the fob or manual door handle, the doors make a clicking sound and attempt to open (jerks and moves a negligible amount) but does not open. The doors cannot be opened manually. I carry 2 small children and only 1 has the ability to release himself from his car seat and find a front door to exit out of. In an emergency the 2 children would be difficult to extricate without climbing through an open back hatch (if accessible) or over the front seats. This is a known issue. Https://www.cargurus.com/cars/discussion-t41910_ds866499 https://www.cargurus.com/cars/discussion-t41909_ds650359

Filed Apr 12, 2019 · Body · 185,000 miles · TN

Driver side back door quit working and cannot be manually overridden. We cannot open it at all. Huge safety issue if we are in a wreck and the person in the back seat cannot exit the vehicle. This is a problem with many of these vans I have noticed. There should be a recall before someone dies as a result!

Filed Mar 19, 2019 · Body · 110,000 miles · UT

Driver side sliding door stuck in locked position rendering door unusable. 03/12/2019. Cannot get it to unlock manually or with fob. Passenger sliding door will not lock manually or with fob, rendering a security issue. 01/01/2018. I can never fully lock my van. We just risked it until this door went on us. After research found many people struggling with this issue.

Filed Apr 26, 2017 · Body · 37,000 miles · LA

While driving, the back door just popped up. Each time, I was accelerating from a complete stop, after a left turn. The speed would have been between 20 & 30 MPH. The door had been locked. There had not been any "idiot" lights on to indicate any doors being ajar. Of the three times it has happened, another adult was witness the first time, I was alone the other two times. I no longer trust it to stay closed, so I keep it tied down just in case. Should I go ahead and seek repair as it should be under warranty. Or wait to see if it is more than just a bad latch connection in the latch? This started in oct. Of 2016 and is on going.

Filed Jan 29, 2017 · Body · 29,642 miles · NY

Rear and side sliding door weather stripping needed replaced

Filed Jan 29, 2017 · Body, Electrical · 39,741 miles · NY

Rear evaporator leaking first reported some issue with AC @ 1285 miles when I had no AC in 2012 and again in 2015 so they recharged the system and it lasted until 2016. I went on vacation the next week and the evaporated was making loud noises. The dealer assured me I would not end up stranded in florida and the would repair it again upon my return from vacation which the did all told I still had to pay a 100 dollar deductible. Also had to have the weather strip replaced on rear door and side sliding door.