2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WILL NOT FUNCTION (DOOR WILL NOT OPEN) THE OTHER PASSENGER WIRE HARNESS IS BROKEN AND WIRES ARE EXPOSED. FIRST THE DOORS WHERE BUZZING AND THEN IT JUST STOP WORKING YOU CANNOT GET OUT FROM ONE OF THE DOORS. THE CHILD PROOF LOCK DOES NOT WORK. PROBLEM STARTED LAST MONTH AND IS GETTING WORSE WORRY THAT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO USE THE PASSENGER DOORS IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY.

I BOUGHT MY 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IN FEBRUARY OF 2018 WITH 98000 MILES ON IT. HERE I AM 1 YEAR AND 5 MONTHS LATER HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 108000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING ON A CITY STREET MY RPMS WERE GOING UP TO 6000 BUT MY VAN WASN'T ACCELERATING. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED AND LUCKILY NONE OF MY CHILDREN WERE WITH ME, ESPECIALLY MY 7 WEEK OLD BABY!! THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP THAT I HAD IT TOWED TO SAID IT WASN'T DUE TO THE PUMP THAT WAS RECALLED, THAT APPARENTLY DID NOT APPLY TO MY VIN, BUT THE INSIDE OF MY TRANSMISSION WAS BREAKING APART INTERNALLY. WHEN THEY TOOK THE PAN OFF THE TRANSMISSION THERE WERE PIECES OF METAL LAYING IN IT. AND AFTER ALL THIS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON.

THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR HAD BEEN WORKING PERFECTLY. ON VACATION WE WERE PARKED AT OUR SON'S WHEN WE TRIED TO OPEN IT IT IS IN A LOCKED POSITION NOTHING WILL RELEASE IT WE HAVE TRIED THE CAR FOB, MANUALLY, AND THE CONTROLLER ON THE UPPER CONSOLE. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS RESOLVED. AND AN EXPENSIVE THING TO FIX WHICH SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED .

THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK BY ANY MEANS. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS THE ACTUATOR NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. A MAJOR DOOR PART SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 3 YEARS.

I'M WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF AN ISSUE WITH OUR 2016 DODGE CARAVAN. THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS UNABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE, FROM THE OUTSIDE OR WHEN USING THE KEY FOB. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE AS WELL AS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE. THE REPAIR COST QUOTED TO ME IS $1000. THIS IS NOT IN OUR BUDGET RIGHT NOW AND $2000 CERTAINLY IS NOT IF THE OTHER SIDE WERE TO MALFUNCTION AS WELL. THIS VAN IS 3 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 70000 MILES ON IT. I'M ASKING FOR A RECALL INQUIRY AS I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VANS. PLEASE, FOR THE SAFETY OF THE THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES THAT OWN THESE VANS, ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE SLIDING DOOR MECHANISMS.

THE BACK SLIDING DOOR IS STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THIS IS A PROBLEM EXPERIENCED BY MANY OWNERS IN MODELS MADE SENSE 2011. THE DOOR CAN NOT BE MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY OPENED.

DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, NO MATER IF YOU'RE USING KEY FOB, INSIDE DOOR SWITCH, MANUALS, OR BY PUSHING. LOOKING ON LINE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THESE COMPLAINTS, WONDERING WHY IT'S NOT A RECALL?

ON 7-24-19 I NOTICED THAT THE REAR SLIDER DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WOULD NOT OPEN. IT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE KEY FOB, THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE BUTTON, THE INTERIOR DOOR SWITCH OR THE EXTERIOR HANDLE. IT JUST WOULD NOT OPEN.I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC (THE CAR WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURE'S WARRANTY). HE DETERMINED THAT IS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR . UNTIL THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE A REAR PASSENGER WOULD HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME EXITING THE CAR IN AN EMERGENCY . I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL RECENT POSTING OF THIS PROBLEM ON YOUR WEBSITE AND FEEL YOU SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. THE DOOR WAS REPAIRED BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM HAPPENING ON THE OTHER DOOR . I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 37 MONTHS AND IT HAS 41,000.00 MILES.

SLIDING SIDE DOOR LOCKED SHUT AND CANNOT OPEN. THIS HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FIRST. DEALER QUOTED $900. NOW DRIVERS SIDE IS LOCKED SHUT. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. PASSENGERS IN BACK CANNOT GET OUT IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. IF ELECTRICAL LOCK GOES BAD, DOOR SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO OPEN MANUALLY. INTERNET BLOGS SHOW THIS IS VERY COMMON ON THESE VEHICLES. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL AND FIX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED CONKLIN AUTOMOTIVE AT (785) 825-8271 (SALINA, KS 67401) AND RECEIVED A QUOTE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE PARTS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,625.