Shortly after we bought our vehicle, when we would unlock the doors, the van made a loud buzzing sound. We had it checked with another warranty issue and they found nothing. Then, in december, the passenger side door stopped working and it was locked. It couldn't be unlocked or opened by any method. Last week, I scheduled it to be fixed at the dealer. Then the driver side sliding door also locked shut and it's unable to be opened. Dealer said it is the door actuators (covered under warranty). However, since the actuators went bad, the door cannot be opened. The doors must be opened to take for panels off to access/replace actuators. Therefore, they have to break door panels to access (not covered warranty part). Quick research online shows actuators going bad is very common on multiple years of dodge caravans. This is a major safety issue as it renders the passengers trapped inside the vehicle, which could be a problem in an emergency. I feel replacing the actuators should be a recall and should be done on all caravans that have the party that has been shown to be an issue. This should not be warranty work after there is an issue on that specific vehicle.
2016 Dodge Grand Caravan electrical complaints
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The driver side, rear sliding door on my 2016 dodge grand caravan wheelchair van with 38,806 miles is locked shut. This happened on april 10, 2021. Cannot access the person in the wheelchair in the rear of the vehicle quickly in case of a medical emergency. This is a safety issue. This defect appears to afflict this dodge van. The defect part is an electrical actuator that locks/unlocks the sliding doors.
Back passenger seat sliding door lock buzzes when unlocked from inside the vehicle, as well as with the key fob, while the vehicle is stationary. The assumption being made is that this is related to the electrical system. This vehicle only has 35,644 miles, thus this issue should bot be occurring. Nothing has been noted visually that would cause this noise when unlocking vehicle doors. Currently the door can be opened and closed. This door lock problem may be a safety concern in itself, or if this is an electrical issue, then there is a larger concern. It is evident that this has become a common issue with this vehicle based on research completed prior to filing this concern. The manufacturer should be held accountable for this defect in the door locking system, especially since this has been shown to be a common occurrence in the 2016 model. Thank you.
I've had nothing but problems with my 2016 dodge grand caravan I had to replace the left side lifter for pentastar tick. Both driver side and passenger side doors don't always open manually or with remote and neither one locks anymore. Just had to have the transmission rebuilt, was driving van it suddenly stopped would not accelerate, luckily got off of the main road then had to be towed to garage. This van has cost me so much money out of pocket.
Passenger sliding door lock actuator making loud buzzing sound.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated while his fianc was driving at approximately 10 MPH and stopped at a traffic light, the vehicle stalled but restarted. The check engine and traction control warning lights were illuminated. The contact called northside chrysler jeep dodge, llc (812 northside dr, summersville, wv 26651, (304)712-2063) however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.
My 2016 dodge grand caravan has 67,842 miles. I am the original owner. Loud buzzing sound every time I park 2016 dodge grand caravan and press unlock to unlock doors. I was told it is the actuator. I was told actuator is $500 to $600 to fix. I was told this is common in 2016 dodge grand caravans with 60,000 miles. The federal safety agency should classify this common actuator complaint on 2016 dodge grand caravans with 60,000 miles as a recall.
Mileage now 41,000 miles. Vehicle parked. Driver's side rear door latch is stuck in locked position. The rear door cannot be opened by the remote, inside door buttons or manually. In the event of a crash involving the passenger side door,occupants are stuck in the rear. Potentially dangerous situation. This is the second failure of the same latch. It was replaced originally in nov 2017 under warranty at 25,500 miles. Looking at other internet commentary, this is a known part failure and defect with potential to cause passenger harm. I feel chrysler / dodge should issue a recall to replace defective parts or as a minimum replaced failed lock actuators under a special warranty.
Loud buzzing noise from automatic locks either from key actuation or speed.
Faulty door lock actuator on both power sliding doors and have done nothing to provoke the issue just went out on a van that's 4 years old absolutely insane
My transmission is going out car goes into 5 RPM when only going 30-40 MPH back seats don't unlock to fold away back sliding doors don't lock even after alarm is activated and have had a brake in
The left passenger sliding door will not open electronically or manually. This is a major safety issue for passengers in middle and rear seats. It was repaired once by a shop. Right side passenger sliding door is making a buzzing noise, signaling that it may go next.
Passenger sliding door locks are failing. Make very loud buzzing noise when activated. Sounds like a wrong answer buzzer... And it is loud enough to startle passengers. One side seems to not unlock on first try. This happens anytime locks are activated to lock or unlock, both while moving and while stationary.
Driver side door lock actuator has faulted resulting loud buzz sound due to the electrical motor in actuator to not properly move. Fearful of a electrical short occurring especially since this where my 4yr old daughter has to sit. Also if the lock possibly goes completely out I'm fearful of 2 things 1. As my daughter sit by that door it at any moment becomes not locked allowing her to open while vehicle in operation 2. Vehicle no longer locked while vehicle unattended allowing anyone acess it's been buying for awhile now have not received any safety recall information on this yet. Thank you
Both of the sliding doors are stuck in the lock position
The sliding doors make a loud buzzing sound when trying to lock or unlock.
The rear driver side door will not unlock. It does not unlock with the key fob, or by manually trying to unlock the mechanism. Therefore, my children cannot exit the car from the drivers' side. This first happened after trying to unlock the door using the key fob, while parked, and trying to re-enter the car. This issue previously happened with the rear passenger side door. This is a known issue with the car and must be recalled.
While driving the entire vehicle including all functional systems simply shuts off. This has happened 2 times in the last 2 months. All systems are lost. Brakes, steering, engine, etc. There is no advanced waring or indications. There are no engine warning lights. The vehicle has been taken into the dealership twice to fix this malfunction with no success/progress. This is catastrophic failure because all vehicle controls are lost. Both times the vehicle was being driven. Once in the city and the other while on the highway.
A loud buzz sound happens when I lock my vehicle or when my door automatically locks. It doesn't matter if the vehicle is stationary or in motion. When it locks it makes a very loud noise
Our 2016 dodge grand caravan stalls while driving. There is no indication when it will happen. When it does happen, the dash indicators light up briefly and the engine loses all power. This has happened numerous times while driving in traffic on the road. I have seen hundreds of similar complaints online for this vehicle. We are able to restart the vehicle after coming to a complete stop, but the check engine light is not on and there are no engine codes when we restart. Many of the complaints I have read state that the mechanics can't figure out what is wrong because there is no code and can't immediately recreate the issue. We have had the same experience. Yet it continues to happen. Over and over. My vehicle is in the 5th generation of this model (2008 - 2020). According to wikipedia, well over 1 million have been sold in the us alone. If hundreds (maybe thousands) of people have complained on the internet about the same exact problem with the same exact vehicle, then you know there are multiples more who have experienced this issue. Losing power while driving is a massive safety issue, not just for the vehicle that loses power, but for all vehicles around it. I am dating this as of 12/19/2020 because it happened to me again last night, but please note that it has happened repeatedly over the past few years. This issue should prompt a recall so that nobody is killed.
Rear lift won't open sometimes and not manually either. Passenger sliding door makes a buzzing sound when unlocked
Passenger sliding door makes a loud buzzing noise and will not unlock. Cannot manually unlock the car and unable to manually or automatically open. Unsafe condition. Please ask them to fix.
The electric locks on both of the sliding rear doors have a buzz when opening and closing the doors, also when unlocking them.
Both rear sliding door actuators have failed within a month. The door acre completely unusable and cannot be open
Both power sliding doors have a very loud & annoying buzz when opening using the key fob as well as when the vehicle reaches a certain speed where the door locks automatically lock.the diagnosis is defective power lock actuators. The repair is very expensive and if not repaired, will cause the power doors to freeze in a locked position creating a serious safety issue. A recall is needed immediately as most if not all of the dodge grand caravans in the 2015 through 2017 will experience this issue.
The right side door makes a buzzing sound when the door is unlocked. The door lock actuator is faulty
Passanger side rear sliding door started makeing a buzzing noise when locking and unlocking. Did some research on the web and found out it is a common problem for the accuator to stick or malfunction, and now the buzzing stoped and the lock is stuck in the lock position and will not move.I feel it is a safety issue with 3 young children in the car and god forbid and accident occurs I want to get my kids out quickly and safely.......so say I get t boned on drivers side and passenger door won't unlock or open..... Looks like my wife is crawling through the center with 2 carseats or out the back....let's get this fixed before it kills someone
Lock actuator in passenger side sliding door does not function, buzzes loudly. Whether vehicle is stationary or moving, lock fails.
Our sliding door has seized up in the lock position. We are unable to open it at all. After reading hundreds of other complaints it sounds like the sliding door actuator needs to be replaced. This is on one side but now the other side is sounding like it may go as well. Having doors we can not open is a safety issue and needs to be fixed before we are comfortable driving with our children again. The vehicle is a 2016 dodge caravan and just broke 60k miles. Average fix is over $1100 and the mechanics are all to familiar with the issue.
The passenger side sliding door lock actuator makes a loud obnoxious buzzing sound when it is unlocked. It happens every time the actuator unlocks the door. We are concerned as it is a sign of a faulty part that could at some point fail completely creating a safety hazard. Many 2016 dodge grand caravan owners are complaining of this exact same phenomenon. Apparently a gear with plastic teeth is wearing down and a worm gear is grinding on the teeth. This will eventually cause total failure. There needs to be a recall on this as it is a systemic problem.
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