When locking the car there is a buzzing sound from the drivers side door. The passenger side sliding door will not lock. After it is locked it is able to be opened. I have a 2012 dodge caravan and it has never done this. This is issue is current
2016 Dodge Grand Caravan electrical complaints
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Door locks are making buzzing sound on passenger rear door all of a sudden and locks are having a hard time opening now.
When unlocking the doors using the key fob, the passenger sliding door makes a very loud buzzing noise. It started in 2019 and occurs every time the passenger door unlocks.
Once I returned home after the store, I pulled in my driveway and noticed not all locks sounded when parking. I used my buttons on my overhead to open my 2 side doors. The right side sliding door opened fine, but the left sliding door wouldnt open. As I was trying to open I noticed it wasnt unlocking. I tried everything and it's still stuck. This seems to be a very common problem for 2011 to 2018 van's, according to the 100+ reviews I read online. With this problem I was unable to get my baby out of the van and had to crawl through the van to get him out. This is a huge safety concern, what if the circumstances were different and it was an emergency??? This could have been deadly for my baby or one of my other 3 children. This is a known concern and this should be addressed and fixed by dodge until something tragic does happen. Please fix before this happens. Also about 1 month ago the right backseat door started making a strange buzzing noise everytime it unlocks. Not sure if this is connected but this is also a very common issue too. Thank you!
Unlock the kids rear doors are making do you play sound in the lock and not sure why they are locking and unlocking every time we turn on the car? Upon researching it online there's tons of complaints that the doors are buzzing when we get into the car. This problem seems to be with all 2016 models. Topic seeing complaints online tells me I'm not the only one and it should be considered a recall because this problem developed by itself with many people who are on this model..
Passenger side sliding door won't lock with remote, or by button on driver's door. It will only lock manually. When the car is locked by remote then, the alarm sounds any time someone tries to open the unlocked sliding door.
Stationary, passenger side door makes buzzer noise when you unlock or open door.
My 2016 dodge caravan for no apparent reason locked the drivers side rear sliding ddoor and will not release. This could be serios safety problem in case of an accident
Sliding door locks jammed and not working...stuck. Can't open the door manually either. This is dangerous because can't get kids out from the back especially during emergency situation. Dodge should recall all sliding door actuator or whatever is causing this stuck lock on sliding doors to open.
Side sliding door lock is stuck and the door can not be opened electronically or manually. Passengers can become trapped and unable to exit the vehicle. Luckily this happened in a non-emergency situation and the children were able to slowly climb out a different door.
The passenger sliding door makes an awful whining/grinding noise when unlocking and locking the door. It appears to also try and open at times when driving down the road. It seems very unsafe and also very obnoxious to listen to. I am afraid it may not open when needed or will open when it shouldn't.
The driver's rear sliding door will not open with remote or manually and I'm not happy about because of the safety of my child.
The drivers passenger door does not open or close manually or electronically. It is a safety hazard when you are not able to exit in an emergency.
The driver side rear sliding door will not open. It appears to be stuck in the locked position and any attempts to unlock it, either with the fob, all driver (door & overhead) lock/open buttons, or manually trying to move the lock, fail to release it. This occurred when the vehicle was stationary, in park, in our driveway, when I pushed the overhead "door open" button in order to get my children (2 weeks old and 3 years old) out of their car seats. Thankfully we were not involved in an incident requiring immediate evacuation at the time that this occurred. Still, I had to go in via the passenger side sliding door, uninstall my newborn infant's car seat, and leave her on the ground in order to access my toddler's seat and get him out. I'm horrified to think what a dangerous situation this could become in the case of an emergency, or if both doors were to fail. This has rendered the van unusable for my family, as getting everyone in and out quickly and safely is now impossible.
The automatic rear sliding doors quit working and are stuck closed. They can't be opened with the remote, manually from the inside or with the inside buttons on the b pillar post or by the driver from the overhead driver's console. Apparently this is a common and very dangerous safety issue for these vehicles. This should be covered by warranty from dodge but apparently is not. This should be a factor recall dealership fix.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 dodge caravan. The contact stated that the rear passenger's side door lock ceased in the lock position. The contact also stated that the driver's side rear door ceased in the unlock position. Fisher chrysler dodge jeep ram (349 e 32nd st, yuma, az 85365, (928) 344-2650) was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the lock actuator needed to be replaced. The passenger's side door was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The manufacturer was informed of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 49,250.
Drivers side sliding door seized in the 'locked' position. Vehicle was parked in driveway and had been used normally earlier in the day and without issue. The door could not be opened manually from the inside or the outside or with any remote or interior button. Have been unable to resolve issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the driver's side sliding door was inoperable and no longer operated as needed. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The contact notified the manufacturer through facebook about the failure and was informed to take the vehicle to an authorized dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.
I loaded all of my children in my van to go do a walmart pick up. All of the doors were working fine. We got home from doing our pick up, and the back driver side door would not open. All of the children had to get out of the other side, and climb over a baby car seat. We tried to get the door open from the inside, and the outside, we tried to disengage the locks, but it seems as though they are permanently stuck. If I get into a wreck, this is a safety hazard. Simultaneously, the door on the passenger side in the back will not lock at all. These are both hazards which should be recalled, and fixed immediately! I believe it has something to do with the electrical system, however I am no mechanic. I am not the only one who has had this problem, I have been researching the problem and there are many. I just want to drive a car that is safe for my children, and my van has less than 50k miles on it, I bought it brand new off of the lot. This should not be a problem I am experiencing.
You cannot open or close the drivers side sliding door. This cannot be done manually or electronically.
The driver side rear door will not open. I was not driving, simply tried to open my car one day and it stopped opening and is a safety issue.
Left rear door lock is inoperative. Door will not unlock with remote (power lock) or manually. About a month ago, the power lock started failing intermittently. As of 5/6/2020, the lock is frozen in the locked position. This appears to be a common issue with this vehicle from model years 2010 forward, linked to a failed door lock actuator. This is a safety hazard in that rear passengers will have great difficulty exiting the vehicle in case of an emergency.
I have a 2016 caravan, passenger side sliding door will not open, stuck in locked position.
My 2016 dodge grand caravan has 44000 miles. My driver side sliding door is stuck in locked position. I can-not unlock it manually. In case of emergency my kids could be trapped. I called the dealership to inform them about the problem, they told me it's not covered by warrantee and it will cost more than $1000 to fix. This problem is happening to many of this minivan owners. I hope there is a recall in regards of this problem.
My 2016 dodge grand caravan is having the same issue that hundreds of people is complaining about about two three days ago my back passenger electrical side door starting making a loud buzzing noise and from looking online it seems all of our 2016s are starting to have this same part fail. The part is the door lock actuator which of course is never covered by any warranty. This should be a recall from dodge. This is a major safety issue because door it is not secure.
Driver side sliding door stuck in the locked position (lock actuator failure). Door can not be manually unlocked or opened. In an emergency situation, passengers could become trapped. 2016 dodge grand caravan 42,000 miles
A few times when turning the key to start the van it did not start or turn over. Turned key back and tried restarting and it started up. Today while driving the dash lights all flashed and the van started to quit. No warnings of any kind this was about to happen. Very dangerous! Luckily the van regained power and I was able to continue down the road. Very dangerous situation and could cause an accident or death. After some investigating I believe the ignition switch may be failing. The key fob is loose in the ignition switch and can be wiggled.
My driver's side sliding door will not unlock. I transport my grandchildren on a regular basis and am concerned that they could not get out of the van is there was an accident. My van has on 66,500 miles on it. I love the van but this is not safe.
Whenever the door unlocks it makes a weird noise around the window/unlock. It also does it sometimes when window is rolled down
When pressing the button to unlock my doors, my right rear automatic sliding door makes a loud buzzing sound. It only happens when the button to unlock or when I open my door from the front, the car automatically unlocks all the doors. Basically when ever the doors are unlocked in any way. The right back sliding door makes a loud buzzing noise. I have been looking at some reviews and found out there are a lot of others having same problem with the same scenario and same door. It happens every time I unlock the doors.
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