2017 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

The rear drivers side door is locked shut. This is is serious safety issue in an emergency. Especially with small children. This needs to be recalled immediately

My center doors on my mini van are inoperable. About 3 months ago, I tried to open the door to get my grandchild out of her carseat, and the door wouldn't open by the outside handle or the button on the control above. My dash would light up staying door must be unlocked to open...I pressed to unlock..and nothing happened. I had to enter through the drivers side to get her out. Today i went to the grocery store and i went to open the door with the remote keyfob and nothing happened. I tried to open the door manually with the outside handle and nothing ... so now both sides of my vehicle cannot open, very dangerous and now my van is useless carrying grandkids to and from . The Chrysler mini van had this same problem, and my friend had her automatic door accentuators replaced for free...there was a recall for this problem on earlier YEAR mini vans. This car is only 6 years old and its A Very dangerous situation now and a big inconvience as i cant enter the vehicle in tbe center to use the seats or stow away for transportiong large items. I called the dealership they want $1000-1500 .could be more couldbe less they said, .this is unacceptable

I bought my car in 2022 and am about to have to fix the transmission for the SECOND time for 3,000 dollars and am also being told the motor is going out. My neighbor had my same car and had the same issues. Transmission and motor failure.

Sliding door lock actuator failed to open door. I noticed a buzzing sound when opening recently and now it is shut down, it cannot open. I provided these two reports for your reference, and I need you to help me for Dodge to repair my vehicle. I filed complaint with the Texas Office of the Attorney General.

The rear driver side sliding door locks seized and the door can not be unlocked via the power locks nor can it be unlocked manually. The door is stuck shut. This issue occured under 60k miles and the door is no longer functional at all. The same issue occured 3 years prior on the passenger side and it was repaired under warranty. The vehicle is no longer under warranty for the second failure. I owned a 2012 Dodge caravan previously and the exact same issue occured on both sliding door locks about a year apart from each other. The repair bill for each was 1,000 dollars to replace a defective actuator. The door locks actuators on the dodge Grand caravan are defective and present a risk of siezing at any time, trapping rear passengers in the vehicle. There is no known way to unlock the doors either manually or electronically outside of a 1,000 dollar repair once the issue occurs. There was no audible or visual warning prior to the occurance in all four cases. The locks just suddenly seized. Google search reveals the issue happens at a high frequency with the dodge Grand caravan. Age of vehicle does not seem to be a determing factor.

The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to properly shift gear. The vehicle started to shift gear at approximately 50 MPH. There was an abnormal winding sound detected. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the third and fourth gear were inoperable. There were no shavings in the engine. The dealer recommended that the transmission be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 131,000.

The rear drivers sliding door would not unlock or open, both manually, or with the electronics. If I were carrying passengers, they would have not been able to exit the vehicle through that door (except the window). The actuator was bad, and I ended up having to take it to the dealer to have it repaired. This is a known issue with the 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan RT . I have a 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan XLT (better trim package/enhancements) and yet, this was not covered under the NHTSA "Extended Warranty" for this van. My van has less than 70 miles on it, and is in great condition with no accidents. The door on the van had the "chattering" noise described, and occassionally not close. This is similar to other Dodge owner experiences. I find it hard to believe that my Van isn't covered under this warranty, and so it cost me over $1100.00 for the repair. I would like to be reimbursed for this issue and am attaching my invoice from the dealer as proof.

The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the rear driver's side door failed to open as needed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the rear driver's side door actuator motor had seized and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 126,000.

The front passenger door started to not unlock when using the fob. Now it won't lock or unlock at all. Starting this week the front driver-side door started to have the same issue. Will not lock or unlock when using the fob.

The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the rear passenger’s side sliding door failed to open using the remote or manually. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the failure cause was not diagnosed due to the cost of the diagnostic fee. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,900.