2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AS *TR

WHILE IN MY DRIVEWAY (VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY), I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR. THE DOOR WAS NOT WORKING MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY. DASHBOARD SCREEN SAID UNLOCK DOOR TO OPERATE, BUT THE DOOR IS STUCK IN LOCK.

NOT SURE ABOUT THE MILEAGE AS TO WHEN THIS HAPPENED (SINCE I AM NOT CURRENTLY IN MY CAR) 1THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED AT HOME BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK THE DOOR, WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR (DRIVERS SIDE) MADE A "BUZZING" SOUND AND NOW THE DOOR WON'T UNLOCK. WE HAVE TRIED TO GET THE DOOR OPEN BY MANUALLY MOVING THE LOCKING SWITCH AND IT JUST DOESN'T MOVE. WE ARE CURRENTLY ONLY ABLE TO USE THE PASSENGERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK ELECTRONICALLY. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED WITHOUT WARNING. AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM SOUTH COLUMBUS (2201 VICTORY DR, COLUMBUS, GA 31901, (706) 522-2089) WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

PASSENGER SIDE AIR VENTS BLOW ONLY HOT AIR ON VENT AND AIR CONDITIONER SETTINGS WITH THE DIAL ON COLD. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WORKS FINE.

PASSENGER SIDE REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR IS LOCKED SHUT. IT WILL NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR VIA KEY OR INTERIOR UNLOCKING BUTTON. THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THIS DOOR. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN; IF ANYTHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO REQUIRE THIS DOOR TO BE USED AS AN EMERGENCY EXIT, THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO GET THE PASSENGERS OUT OF THE VEHICLE.

ERROR CODE P076A -- DRIVE SOLENOID CIRCUIT SHORT OR OPEN WIRE. TRANSMISSION STUCK IN FIRST GEAR, GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR ON DASH (DIGIT) NOT LIT , AS AN INDICATOR OF THE FAILURE ALSO. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON DRIVE TO GARAGE WAS NORMAL FREEWAY TRAFFIC. I RECALL A LITTLE ROUGHNESS IN THE SHIFTING/ENGAGING AS I BACKED INTO THE SPOT TO PARK WHEN I ARRIVED. WHEN I PULLED OUT OF THE SPACE (FORWARD) THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOCKED IN FIRST GEAR. DROVE HOME AT 15 MPH ABOUT 7 MILES DISTANCE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, PURCHASED FROM THE DEALERSHIP. CONTACT INFORMATION HAS NEVER CHANGED, I GET LOTS OF MAIL FROM THE DEALERSHIP, BUT HAVE NEVER BEEN CONTACTED FOR ANY RECALLS ( THERE HAVE BEEN 7) I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION (FOR INSTANCE -- RECALL S37 FROM JUNE 2016 HAS NEVER BEEN MENTIONED AND IS STILL NOT REMEDIED). THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE S37 WAS ISSUED.

THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AS IT SHOULD. HOWEVER ONCE THE LOCK ENGAGED, IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND THE DOOR BECAME INOPERABLE FROM BOTH THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY I OR FIRST RESPONDERS COULD NOT QUICKLY GET TO MY SON, ESPECIALLY IF THE OTHER DOOR WERE TO FAIL IN THE SAME WAY.

DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB, NOR MANUALLY, IT WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL THERE IS NO WAY TO GET OUT OTHER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS A DEFECT AN SHOULD COVERED. IT IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD.

WHEN THE CAR WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES, THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING BACK DOOR STOPPED OPENING. IT APPEARED TO BE STUCK BETWEEN LOCK AND UNLOCK. IT IS UNABLE TO BE UNLOCKED WITH ANY AMOUNT OF FORCE, WHICH RENDERED IT UNOPENABLE FROM BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHICH WOULD PREVENT EMERGENCY SERVICES FROM GETTING TO THE PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR ROLLOVER. IT RENDERS A MAIN EXIT USELESS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.