Regarding 2016 dodge grand caravan, base model except for stow-n-go seats; no power windows. Vehicle purchased new in may 2017; probably had been sitting on the lot for close to a year. We've put on 32625 miles to date. With no warning, driver side sliding (translating) door power lock froze in locked position with door shut. Cannot move lock lever, manually or electrically and cannot open door from inside or outside the vehicle. Will be disassembling door lining panels from inside the vehicle to troubleshoot the problem. Anticipate having to replace door lock actuator or, at the least, freeing up the lock to restore function. Note: this driver's side door gets more lock-unlock cycles than the passenger side door as the key fob "unlock" button actuates the driver side doors with the first push, then unlocks the rest of the doors on the second push. "interior view" photo shows the beginning of my disassembly process. Need special tool to remove side panel.
2016 Dodge Grand Caravan electrical complaints
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Sliding door lock will not unlock. It is stuck in the lock position. Can not unlock it through remote, interior switch or manually. The door is shut and will not open, which is a safety hazard. Vehicle was parked when I went to do groceries. Returned to vehicle and the drivers side sliding door would not unlock.
I have a 2016 dodge grand caravan and every time I unlock the door or lock it it makes this loud buzzing noise, the door works fine it opens and close. But when using the unlock button everyone can hear the load buzzing noise.
Drivers side door will not open. Manually or by remote. It is stuck in lock mode. Serious safety issue! I have an infant in a carseat and 3 other children that this impacts! If we were in an accident someone could die!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vents would blow out hot air. The contact had to turn the indicator off in oder for the hot air to stop. The contact mentioned that the driver side sliding door opened while in motion with the door ajar indicator warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the kolosso chrysler dodge jeep ram located at (2701 w college ave, appleton, wi 54914) where it was diagnosed and determined that the actuator and door latch failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired several times however the failure recurred intermittently. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage 18,205.
While driving the vehicle the sliding rear driver side door pops open and close causing the dome light to come on and a door ajar message appear on the dash. Need to pull over and push rear sliding driver side door shut to reset door. When using dual climate the front passenger vents and rear vents blow hot air even when switching to A/C. We brought van to dealership while under warranty to fix issues but still have on going issues. We brought the A/C issue in for repair 4 times since 2018. We brought the door issue in for repair multiple times since 2018 as well. Sometime not receiving paperwork from the dealership because they didn't write any up. It is a concern when driving with my children in back if the door does open while I'm driving. Another concern is the heat blowing on them during summer because the A/C malfunctions in the rear and passenger vents. Has happened at various dates with different milage. Has happened multiple times.
Sliding doors locks fail and make it impossible to open doors. Causing a safety hazed when trying to exit the vehicle.
Loud buzzing noise when unlocking right side automatic door.
Driver's side sliding door is locked an unable to open using any method such as manually, electric locks or remote fob. The van was stationary
There is a loud buzzing noise when the rear driver side door locks, the door works fine it opens and closes. But when using the unlock button or aut lock you can hear the load buzzing noise. I believe this is a common problem that should be a recall to all of these cars so that they can be fixed
I have a 2016 grand caravan with 52000. The driver side rear sliding door is stuck shut in the lock position. I can not get it unlocked to open door. It had been working good all day. I got home to take my kids out of their car seat but the door wouldn't open. Tried with the fob, door lock switch and manually unlock it but it won't budge. What's it going to take to get a recall on this. My child getting killed (god forbid) and me sueing dodge and the federal safety agency . There are certainly have been enough complaints about this happening.
Van makes a loud buzzing sound when lock and unlock or open doors . There has been many complaints by owners of same model posted on carguru.com etc. It appears this should be a recall item as it is very loud and frightening to passengers etc
Both electric door locks on the sliding doors make a noise every time the doors lock and unlock. One of the doors stuck in the lock position and would not unlock or open. Had it fixed but is making the noise again along with the door on the other side. Could be a safety issue if I can open the doors! One of the back windows will not roll down anymore and the entertainment system doesn't work anymore. All electrical problems!
The driver's side rear door would not unlock with fob or manually. I had to have the actuator replaced for $500. A safety issue for passengers.
Doors buzzing noise when lock or unlock
Driver's side back sliding door is stuck shut and in locked position. Will not open with remote or manually. Can't get it opened at all. Passengers side sliding door makes loud buzzing noise when unlocking it.
We have problems with both the rear passenger and rear driver side sliding doors on our 2016 dodge grand caravan r/t. The van had about 37,000 miles on it at the time of the first incident. The rear sliding doors were not unlocking to open them while we were stoped, and in park. This happened in a public parking lot. The issue with this is, we couldn't open the doors to let our kids out of the van. The open/close sliding door switch in the van would not open them, neither would the key fob. We tried to unlock it manually on the door itself, but the lock was stuck in the locked position. I used a lot of force to unlock it manually with no luck. The actuators that power the mechanical locks felt like they were jammed and wouldn't let us unlock the doors manually. I finally was able to get it unlocked by forcing and holding the manual lock in the unlock position while hitting the key fob unlock/lock feature over and over again. It took me 10 minutes to troubleshoot this in order to get the kids out. It now works for awhile just fine, and then gets stuck again when you least expect it. I thought after I had it working that it wouldn't happen again. This has now happened five more times after the first incident. This is why I'm reporting it. If we have a emergency and need to get out of the vehicle fast, these defective doors could potentially cause injuries or death. The scariest part about this is, I never know when they will act up. I would leave the doors unlocked while driving, but they automatically lock when you reach a certain speed. I shouldn't have to disable a safety feature to feel safe driving this vehicle with passengers in the back.
We stopped to get gay gas while on vacation, everyone exited the van and shut all the doors. When we came back and I pushed the button on the key fob to open the slider doors open o ly the passenger side door opened. I went to open it from the inside and it wouldn't budge. I unlocked all doors and still won't open. It feels as though the manual lock is jammed on lock position!. I feel this is a safety issue. If there were a need to open that door in an emergency it would not work! I have also read on multiple chat sites of other people with this problem. I feel it needs a recall so it gets fixed.
Sliding door lock actuator is making a grinding or buzzing noise.
Driver's side rear sliding door, all of a sudden, will not operate. Notification on panel says "unlock door to operate" even though all doors are unlocked. This is a safety issue as the door will not open and passengers can not escape on the driver's side in the case of an emergency. Many, many other people have had the same complaint.
The passenger rear sliding door, makes a very loud buzzing noise anytime I lock or unlock it. It also does not actually lock, you can open the door while it's locked and it will set off the alarm.
I approached my car and hit the button on my remote to open the driver side sliding door. I placed my items in the car and pushed the door close button. I drove to my destination and when trying to open the door to retrieve my items the door will not open. I have tried using the remote, the button in the car & manually opening. The door seems to be stuck in the locked position and will not open. My husband has tried all of the above and checked the fuses to make sure it wasn't just a blown fuse. My door is now stuck closed and I drive around with my children in the car all the time. Now I am worried if we are in an accident that the door cannot be opened.
While driving, several dash panel lights flashed, lost power steering, lost ability to increase speed with gas pedal. Engine stayed on but only at idle. Able to get out of traffic onto side road and stop. Turned key to off and then tried to start car again. It worked on the second try. Seemed to operate normally with only the clock reset to 12:00am. This same sequence happened twice, about a week apart. No rain either time both during daylight.
2016 dodge grand caravan, driver side rear sliding door. Door lock makes a loud buzzing sound when it locks automatically, or using the fob. It happens while driving and the van hits 15 miles an hour with the auto lock, and when stopped using the lock button on the arm rest or with the fob. This appears to be a common problem with this vehicle.
The actuator on both sliding doors have been a problem with this car. They both have been stuck where the door does not close and lock. Also the door has been closed before where my child has been almost hurt due to door not opening back up due to safety option with the door. I have had other issue where the the tailgate door does not open and close in the back it work went wants to. Most incidents occurred in stationary and motor running cases. The actuator locking mechanism happens while driving 15 MPH. If lock the doors this occurs to. Had dealership look at these issue and they charged to fix one of the sides already. Now the the other side is happening. They want almost a 1000.00 to fix. Have been reading complaints of other owners of this year has been a issue with this model of car. Needs be addressed and fixed out the dodge maker not the owner.
Left hand sliding door lock will not unlock, I can here the lock try to open but does not open
Back sliding door has began making a loud buzzing sound anytime I hit the unlock button. It is really loud.
Driver side rear passenger door lock will not work. The lock actuator fails and does not engage the lock. This occurs at 15 miles per hour when the door is supposed to auto lock.
Safety issues with both rear sliding doors. The passenger door stopped working all together. It is closed and will not open using automatic openers or even by hand. The passenger side slideing door now makes a loud buzzing noise any time you unlock the door. The door still unlocks and locks normally and open and closes normally but the buzzing noise just started about a week ago. It does this whether the vehicle is running or not. Only makes the noise when unlocking the door, not locking.
I live in maine and when it is cold out the automatic doors freeze up you cannot open it by yourself it clicks and clicks. Doesn't seem like a big deal but my kids have to jump through the front to get in and I have a newborn baby who we have to stick the car seat through the passenger doors the scary thing is I wonder if there was an emergency and we had to get out of the car so the car is smoking or something the doors would not open I would have to try to pull the infant seat out through the front and the kids would all have to jump out through the front I don't get how this has not been recalled.
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