The lock on the driver's side rear sliding door will not unlock. The door is stuck and will not open since the locking mechanism is stuck. It will not open manually or automatically. It causes a safety hazard due to the fact that if an accident or something happened, the door cannot be opened to let my children out.
2016 Dodge Grand Caravan body complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2016 dodge caravan. The contact stated that the passenger side sliding door's buzzing actuator went out without warning. The vehicle was taken to sisk chrysler dodge jeep ram (270‑885‑9900, located at fort campbell blvd, hopkinsville, ky 42240) and the contact was informed that the failure was a known issue and the vehicle was not included in a recall. The dealer rebuilt the entire door at the contact's expense. Approximately one month later, the driver's side door buzzing actuator also failed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The vehicle was not repaired again. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000.
While driving on an expressway (70mph) at night I heard a loud bang on the driver's window. I thought a bat or bird had hit the window. When I got home I saw that the noise was due to the exterior window molding on the driver's side flying off. Thankfully no one was right behind me.
My vehicles (2016 dodge grand caravan)driver's side sliding door fails to open. It appears to be stuck in the lock position. The automatic door will not respond to the interior switch or the key fob and will not move from the lock position when trying to open manually. The vehicle was in a parked position when attempting to use the sliding door.
Door lock accuator failed causing driver side sliding door to be unable to be opened either remotely, by driver door switch or manual lever on door. This is a great safety hazard trapping someone in the car in the event of an emergency. The driver side failed 5/23/19. The passenger side failed last year but the dealer was able to cover the repair under warranty. The passenger side was able to open but not lock. Driver side sliding door can not open.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the driver's side sliding door did not open from outside of the vehicle. All the other doors operated properly. The contact made multiple attempts to open the door, but was unsuccessful. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 48,000.
"takata recall" sliding door on drivers side won't unlock or open (not automatic open door, manually open) tried using the door unlock pad the key fob and the lock in the door and it still doesn't unlock or open. My 1 year old sits on that side and I am worried this is a very huge safety issue. If I were in an accident I would not be able to get to him quickly. My 3 year old sits on the other side and so now we have to climb in to unbuckle both children to get them out. This is dangerous if an accident were to happen. I've already replaced the other side when that agitator went out on it. My van has 32000 miles. Bought it new in 2016. Should not be having these safety issues. Please look into dodge and the reports that people have filed who have this same issue. It should be a recall and fixed. Thank you for your time.
The driver's side sliding door is stuck in the locked position. It will bot open manually or with the key fob. The message says to unlock the door before attempting to open the door but it will bot open. This vehicle has less than 50k miles on it when the door got stuck. It is extremely inconvenient when a lot of people with vans have small children. There are numerous other complaints of the exact same issue online. I believe there is an issue with the sliding doors locking as well. The passenger side sliding door will open after being locked and the alarm will sound. This is bad because anyone can get into your car even with it locked. The locking mechanisms in these vans need to be recalled and fixed asap! Thank you!
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the sliding driver's side door malfunctioned and would not open. Uftring chrysler dodge jeep ram (140 radio city dr, pekin, il 61554, (309) 340-4594) stated that they believed the locking mechanism was stuck and mentioned that the contact's warranty had expired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 31,260.
The driver side side door stopped working. It cannot be unlocked even manually, trapping passengers inside if it is the only exit point. Lock will not engaged to unlock the door.
Driver's side rear sliding door is stuck closed. It cannot be unlocked at all. I have tried unlocking the door manually and by pressing the unlock button. Is it stuck locked. It doesn't matter whether the vehicle is parked or moving...the door will not unlock.
My passenger side sliding door in the back where my child sits will not open. You can not manually open it or open it in any way. *dt consumer stated vehicle was repaired.
Having several issues with this vehicle. The one that has been apparent the longest is the rust bubbles along the edge of the hood under the paint. Passenger side sliding door lock is sticking. When locking using the key fob it makes a loud buzzing noise. This has been ongoing for six months or so. More recently the driver side door which was functioning flawlessly all of the sudden is stuck in a locked position and will not open. The manual lock on the inside of the door will not unlock. Almost as if it is jammed. Opened both side doors and everyone got in. Drove for 20 minutes and tried to drop off my passengers and the door would not open on the driver side. Are the motors defective? Designed to break after warranty expires? Videos on how to fix this issue appear to be quite involved and complex. Nearly impossible if the door cannot be opened.
The driver side sliding door failed with less than 50k miles on the vehicle. The lock is stuck and will not open electronically or manually. This prevents a safety issue if immediate egress is needed from the vehicle. The actuator on the passenger side of the vehicle started making loud buzzing noises as though it may fail shortly.
Two days ago, the driver side rear sliding door failed to unlock or open, either with the key fob or various buttons/handles. The passenger side door lock made a buzzing noise when it locked. Today, the passenger side sliding door stopped working. I took it to my mechanic. He said both locking mechanism motors were burned out at a cost to replace of $1900. The first door stopped working without warning, the second one made a buzzing sound for a day or two when locking or unlocking. There was no impact or rough road driving involved. *dt
Purchased in aug 2018, in april 2019 both side doors would not open by any means tried. No recall according to dodge but I have read many complaints on line and here. I consider this a safety hazard. I have my grandson in a car seat in the back and if there was an accident couldn't get him out. *dt
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the driver's side sliding door did not function and the passenger side sliding door made an abnormal noise when pressing the button to unlock. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 49,643.
The passenger sliding door has locked shut. I am unable to open it at all. This occurred randomly, while my wife was by herself, 39 weeks pregnant with a small child and a toddler inside the vehicle.. I have researched this malfunction and it seems to happen often to this make (dodge and chrysler) minivan in the past several years. In my opinion, this seems like an extremely hazardous malfunction. I have a 4-year old, 2 year old, and a newborn all in carseats in the van. In the case of an emergency, and this door was unable to open, I would not be able to get all of my children out.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 dodge grand caravan. After the vehicle was parked, the rear driver's side sliding door failed to open. The contact stated that the failure recurred once. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 24,000.
I own a 2016 dodge caravan and the drivers side sliding door lock is stuck between the lock and unlock making the door unable to be opened. It was taken to the dealership and I was told the door lock or lack would need to be replaced and the repair would cost $900 (and due to mileage was not covered now by the warranty). The door is still unable to be used and causes a serious safety concern if in an accident due to inability to get out of the vehicle on that side. When the defect was identified the vehicle was parked and has been overnight. I attempted to use sliding door control on key fob which didn't work and so attempted to unlock door with key fob to open it manually and that didn't work either. I got inside the vehicle and attempted to unlock the door manually and that was unsuccessful. Additionally, sliding door control on front ceiling (allows driver to open and shut both sliding doors) attempted to be used and was also unsuccessful. This appears to be a problem that multiple dodge caravan owners are experiencing and needs to be addressed asap.
Driver side sliding door jam, do not lock or unlock electronically or manual
Not sure about the mileage as to when this happened (since I am not currently in my car) 1the car had been parked at home before attempting to unlock the door, when the sliding door (drivers side) made a "buzzing" sound and now the door won't unlock. We have tried to get the door open by manually moving the locking switch and it just doesn't move. We are currently only able to use the passengers side sliding door.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the driver's side sliding door failed to unlock electronically. The failure progressed without warning. Autonation chrysler dodge jeep ram south columbus (2201 victory dr, columbus, ga 31901, (706) 522-2089) was notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.
Passenger sliding door locked shut. Will not open automatically or manually.
After only 27,000 miles the sliding door on the drivers side will not unlock/open by any means leaving it impossible to get out of the back in case off an emergency. Also the passenger side sliding door will not lock even while driving which means someone could open it while the car is moving and fall out. I believe dodge has installed a batch of bad actuators for these doors. Searching the internet I have found this is happening a lot.
Passenger side back sliding door, the lock is stuck. Unable to unlock either manually or with power locks. *dt *dt *tr *dt consumer stated van was not repaired and no longer has the van.
My rear sliding door's actuator has gone out on the driver's side. This was noticed when I pulled into my driveway and attempted to let my children out of the car, so it was turned off. The door is stuck in "lock" and will not open. It will not open manually, or with any of the automatic buttons. This is an extreme safety hazard in the event of an accident to my 3 underage children, and apparently has been a problem for several years. I am going to request in this description that a recall finally be issued before someone gets hurt because they are t-boned on one side and trapped in the car.
My driver side sliding door will not open. It seems to be an issue with several of these vans when I looked up a correction to it. It seems to be stuck in the lock position and wont open manually or with the fob. My 11 month old was in the vehicle and I have to climb through the car to get to him.
Without warning, the driver side power sliding door locked and would not open. The door would not unlock electrically or manually. If there had been an accident the passengers could potentially be trapped in the vehicle. The van was not moving when the door failed. It cost $1250 to repair/replace the mechanisms.
Driver's side sliding door will not unlock or open in any way. It cannot be unlocked with keyfob, electrical unlock button, or manually pushing the lock. The door cannot be opened by pulling on the handle (inside or outside), pushing on the door open button next to interior handle, or pushing the door open button on ceiling control panel. Door is entirely unusable. The vehicle was parked in the garage overnight without any incident or interaction taking place. The door worked the evening before, then did not work in the morning.
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