2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY (70MPH) AT NIGHT I HEARD A LOUD BANG ON THE DRIVER'S WINDOW. I THOUGHT A BAT OR BIRD HAD HIT THE WINDOW. WHEN I GOT HOME I SAW THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO THE EXTERIOR WINDOW MOLDING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLYING OFF. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME.

TURN THE KEY OFF AND ENGINE DOESN'T SHUT OFF. NEEDED TO REMOVE FUEL PUMP FUSE TO STOP ENGINE

DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WON'T OPEN OR UNLOCK, MANUALLY OR WITH FOB OR CEILING BUTTON.

THIS IS REGARDING MY 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN (ONLY 45K MILES). BOTH SLIDING DOORS WERE WORKING FINE, THEN ON MAY 20, 2019 THE DRIVER'S SLIDING DOOR JUST FROZE--CAN'T OPEN IT ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE LOCK IS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND THE POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH WON'T MOVE THAT DOOR'S LOCK TO THE 'UNLOCK' POSITION. WHEN I TRY TO MOVE THE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON/LEVER ON THAT SLIDING DOOR, IT'S STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION--EVEN WITH A BUNCH OF FORCE I CAN'T MOVE THE LEVER TO THE UNLOCKED POSITION--I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO BREAK THE LEVER IF I FORCE IT TOO MUCH. SO THE DOOR IS BASICALLY UNUSABLE RIGHT NOW. I HAVE FOUR (4) CHILDREN AND THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS THEY CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE MANNER IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP I GO TO STATED THAT THIS IS A 'KNOWN PROBLEM' WITH DODGE GRAND CARAVANS AND THAT DODGE REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE COST TO FIX THE ISSUE IS $506.59 THE BIGGER CONCERN IS THAT I WENT ON VARIOUS DODGE 'BLOG SITES' AND I COUNTED OVER 100 OTHER POSTS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN HELP IN GETTING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. I CANNOT SEE MYSELF PAYING $506.59 TO FIX AN ISSUE THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPOND.

MY VEHICLES (2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN)DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO OPEN. IT APPEARS TO BE STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE INTERIOR SWITCH OR THE KEY FOB AND WILL NOT MOVE FROM THE LOCK POSITION WHEN TRYING TO OPEN MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKED POSITION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE SLIDING DOOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION. IT WONT UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE, BUTTON INSIDE OR MANUALLY. KEEPS SHOWING ERROR MESSAFE IF YOU TRY TO OPEN IT THAT THE DOOR NEEDS TO BE UNKOCKED BUT WILL NOT UNLOCK. VERY UNSAFE SINCE MINIVANS ARE FOR FAMILY'S AND BOW IN THE CASE OF EMERGENCY I CANT OPEN THAT DOOR. ESPECIALLY SINCE THE VEHICAL HAS LESS THAN 60K MILES ON IT.

LEFT SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. PASSENGERS ON THAT SIDE WOULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. IT WILL NOT OPEN WITH KEY FOB OR MANUALLY, FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE.

DOOR LOCK ACCUATOR FAILED CAUSING DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR TO BE UNABLE TO BE OPENED EITHER REMOTELY, BY DRIVER DOOR SWITCH OR MANUAL LEVER ON DOOR. THIS IS A GREAT SAFETY HAZARD TRAPPING SOMEONE IN THE CAR IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. THE DRIVER SIDE FAILED 5/23/19. THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED LAST YEAR BUT THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO COVER THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS ABLE TO OPEN BUT NOT LOCK. DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CAN NOT OPEN.

TAKATA RECALL DODGE CARAVAN SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR WHEN PARKED THE SLIDING DOORS CAN GET STUCK CLOSED OR OPEN ONCE THEY ARE STUCK IF STUCK OPEN THAT DOOR WONT LOCK, AND IF STUCK CLOSED YOU CAN NOT OPEN THE DOOR AND CAN NOT UNLOCK. I CURRENTLY HAVE BOTH ISSUES.