6.7
fairly significantTypical Repair Cost:
$70.00
Average Mileage:
57,340 miles
Number of complaints:
69 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (27 reports)
- remove & reinsert the 20 amp iod fuse (23 reports)
- disconnected battery for 1 minute (5 reports)
- remove and reinsert BCM #1 fuse (5 reports)
- reprogram the BCM (2 reports)
- buy new fuses (1 reports)
electrical problem
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Dodge dealer.
Helpful Websites About 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan electric door lock failure
2009Jun 20
Grand Caravan SXT
- Automatic transmission
- 47,000 miles
The door locks stopped working. As recommended in complaint #39 here I pulled fuse 10D (20amp) and plugged it back in. The door locks worked immediately thereafter. Thanks for the help. If this is a common problem with the vehicle Dodge should definitely recall and fix. If this problem occurred during a rain storm while trying to get in I'd be ticked.
2009Mar 07
Grand Caravan 3.2L
- Automatic transmission
- 87,000 miles
My door locks would automatically lock when I hit 20 mph but then they would continue to go up and down for 5 minutes or longer. Then they completely stopped working. Brought it in and they tried reprogramming the locks, and that didn't work. So they replaced the BCM and that didn't work. So they thought that that BCM was bad and put a new one in. It worked for 3days. Now it has effected everything on my dashboard. Gas gauge doesn't work, engine lights are on , etc... And it is draining my battery completely dead when I park for a period of time. Do you know what it's like to come out in the morning to go to work, and your battery is completely dead! This van has been nothing problems! Now Chrysler is filing bankruptcy so I cannot get a new BCM until after that. They're telling me 3-4 months. And the garage had to rig up a wire so my battery wouldn't get drained every time I park it. If I would have read this website before buying it, I would have NEVER bought a Dodge van. Never again!
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2009May 27
Grand Caravan 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 64,200 miles
Thanks for the fix on this site. I removed the 20 amp fuse and the door locks started to function again. This was a major pain to crawl around and lock the doors individually.
2008Dec 24
Grand Caravan 3.8L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 56,000 miles
WTF, this automatic door-lock problem sucks. The door locks work, then they don't work. I remove fuses and put them back in. It works for a while, then the same crap happens and all the door locks stop working again. This sucks!! I wish there was a better solution then paying out the back-side to get this crap fixed.
2009Mar 25
Grand Caravan
- Automatic transmission
- 80,000 miles
I followed instructions I saw on here and it worked !! I removed the 20 amp fuse labeled D10 in the fuse box under the hood ( located right beside the battery ). I looked at it to insure it was good, then I waited at least 5 seconds and replaced it. It's working now !!!
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2008Nov 07
Grand Caravan
- Automatic transmission
- 58,000 miles
I will never buy another Dodge. This van has been so much trouble. Seat belts, sensors, brakes, and now I cant unlock the doors. Only the driver side. Never again.
2008Mar 14
Grand Caravan
- Automatic transmission
- 87,000 miles
Cycle the ignition switch 3 times and watch the odometer. When it reads "done"
that resets the on board computers. It worked for me at least longer than the IOD
fuse fix. That would last 10 minutes to 3 days. this fix has lasted 2 weeks so far.
2009Mar 02
Grand Caravan 3.3L, V6
- Automatic transmission
- 101,000 miles
Thanks for Linda on Carcomplaints whose suggestion fixed the problem. Just unplug iod 20 amp fuse and put it back after a few seconds.
2008Oct 15
Grand Caravan SE 3.3L
- Automatic transmission
- 40,000 miles
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER DOOR LOCKS I REMOVED THE FUSE 20 AMP IOD FIXED FOR TWO WEEKS THEN I HAVE TO RE DO IT AGAIN TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT NOW MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR DO NOT RESPOND TO THE REMOTE CONTROL OR MANUAL CONTROL PLEASE TELL ME WHAT CAN I DO TO FIX IT
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2009Jan 15
Grand Caravan SE 3.3L
- Automatic transmission
- 48,000 miles
MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR THE POWER LOCK DOES NOT WORK PROBLEM START AFTER THE ALL THE DOORS DID NOT WORK I REPLACED IOD FUSE THEN THIS PROBLEM DOES ANY BODY KNOWS ANY THING.
2007Nov 05
Grand Caravan SE 3.3L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 43,496 miles
Do not buy a Dodge Caravan, I have a 2001 Dodge Dakota and it has been pretty good, but my 2005 Grand Caravan just seems to be very cheaply built.
2009Feb 08
Grand Caravan 3.3L
- Automatic transmission
- 70,000 miles
This is like the 10th time we have had this trouble with the door locks!! Can't anybody make anything that works or lasts anymore!!
2009Feb 01
Grand Caravan SE 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 65,000 miles
Took my Caravan into Lithia Dodge for service. It needed new front bushings, a new rack and pinion for the steering, and the auto locks and windows were not working. Oh yeah, the Stow-and-Go handle broke off (my wife is no weight lifter). I asked if it was covered under my extended warranty and was told that it was not. At his point I was boiling mad and called the 1-800 number on my extended warranty card and was told that, yes, everything was covered. I asked for a conference call with the dealer and was hung up on. Five minutes later the dealer called back and "SURPRISE" everything was covered by my warranty (granted that there was a 100 dollar deductible.
This was three days ago. My electric locks failed again today, and this is after I told the dealer that I had read that they needed to flash the control module...which they didn't do. I'll bet they try and milk me for another $100.00 (warranty deductible). I'll never own another Dodge again.
I have owned a Subarau, Suzuki, Two Nissans, a Mazda, and a Toyota - I never experienced problems of this magnitude with any of these cars. The Dodge is my first American made piece of crap - I'll never buy another and I feel I'm getting ripped off by my local dealership. What a bunch of shysters. The fact that my tax dollars are being used to bail out Chrysler infuriates me.
2008Nov 10
Grand Caravan V6
- Automatic transmission
- 51,000 miles
God am I glad to find this site! I wish I would have known about it before. I started having problems with the locks in Nov 2008 big time. At first it just started with the passenger door in August 2008 but then everything went down in November. Took it to the dealer and they said it would cost $115 just to run a diagnostic on it and another $100 or so to fix it. They said the computer probably needed resetting. I'm going to try the fixes I've seen on this site and will call the NHTSA since I've also had a problem with my steering which was covered on a Technical Service Bulletin dated in November 2004. They will not cover it as it is not considered to be a recall. That's going to cost me probably $200 to have THAT fixed.
To the person who is trading her Dodge in for a Mitsubishi: I had a Mitsubishi Expo which was actually a Dodge and had nothing but problems with it. Mitsubishi pulled out from Dodge (probably due to all of Dodge's problems). The only reason I got the Caravan was because of the fold-down seats (thank goodness they're operated manually).
2008Dec 15
Grand Caravan LX V6
- Automatic transmission
- 70,000 miles
Power door locks suddenly stopped working. Using the key fob, the lights still flash, indicating that the car locks the doors, but it doesn't. It's really difficult to climb all around to lock/unlock all the doors.
2008Dec 01
Grand Caravan SXT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 40,000 miles
Just adding to the list of people with this problem. I've had the van for over 4 years. Generally happy with it, but disappointed with gas mileage (16) and the fact that a number of pieces of the stow and go seats have snapped off - but the seats still work. All of my problems with the van have been electrical in nature. Now that it is no longer under warranty, they hit me with big fees to repair problems that shouldn't be happening to a fairly young vehicle. The driver window stopped working, that set me back $200 - now the lock problem - as described by many others here. Will try battery fix, then fuse fix and report. Still - if I need a new BCM - Dodge should pay for it in my opinion.
2008Sep 30
Grand Caravan SE 3.3L
- Automatic transmission
- 40,000 miles
It is a defect in the dodge van.
Needs to be corrected by the company.
2008Nov 24
Grand Caravan 3.3L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 103,000 miles
I have read many complaints on ths pertaining to the failure of door locks. I recently purchased the 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. This is my third Dodge Grand Caravan. They have all been wonderful, love the space for the family and work use. Shortly after purchasing the 2005 about three days later I got home from work hit the lock button on the remote to lock the doors the horn blew the lights never flashed. Came out the next morning hit the button on the key to unlocked the doors (at this time the lights still weren't flashing). Started off on my to work going down the road noticed the doors weren't locking when I got up to 20 mph as the did the previous day. Hit the interior door lock switch and nothing happened, pulled over to parts store to see if I could find out if the fuse was blown, couldn't figure it out. Luckily the van was under a extended warranty so the dealership where I had purchased the van from had me take it to their mechanic and he put it on the computer. The problem was diagnosed as the Body Control Module. Mind you after putting it on the computer everything started working again for about a day then the same problem occured two more times. After having the Body Control Module replaced with a new one from the dealership the problem seems to have bee fixed (the lights flash, horn blows, doors lock automatically at 20 mph). No further problems. If anyone is having this problem have your BCM checked. The mechanic had tod me that is a common thing on that van.
2008Dec 01
Grand Caravan SXT 3.2L
- Automatic transmission
- 53,000 miles
Today the locks stopped working. I bought some fuses while I was at the parts store and couldn't find the correct fuse until I got on this sight tonight. I just got finished pulling the fuse and it started working again. That is great but it sounds like I will get to do it again in a few days if not tomorrow. Are there any permanent solutions to this? I like a lot of others am not a happy camper with this issue. Especially since no one has a lasting fix. I am glad many others are advising at least a temp. fix
2007Nov 15
Grand Caravan SXT
- Automatic transmission
- 29,000 miles
I had this problem last fall 2 months after purchasing this used car. We got a steal o na 2005 with only 28k miles. Thankfully it was still under warranty. If yours is under warranty, take it to the dealer. They totally replaced my BCM and it was a compelte fix to the problem. I had tried the fuse replacement, etc and it worked for a few weeks. The BCM replacement was a true fix!
Until now.... the previous problem affected all my locks. Now I am having an issue with only the driver side sliding door. It will not auto lock. It will auto opn with the remote if it is unlocked, but when I hit lock, all doors lock except that sliding door.
Argh...will try the fuse fix again, but hopefully the dealer will have an answer!
2008Jul 08
Grand Caravan 3,3L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 82,642 miles
just like a lot of fellow owners of this model, the power door locks intermittently malfunctions. i temporarily fix it by removing and reinserting the 20A IOD fuse. i will eventually bring this to the dealer when they have a "genuine" fix for this problem. i'm so glad i found this temporary fix on the internet.
2008Aug 08
Grand Caravan SXT 3.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 109,000 miles
It was annoying because my husband new it had to be fuse related but the fuse was not labeled therefore making it more difficult and time consuming to get repaired.
2008Aug 13
Grand Caravan V6
- Automatic transmission
- 55,000 miles
I am so glad that I found this sight. Everyone's story has a part of mine in it too. I didn't even realize that the locks weren't working until about a week after the problem started. The lights would flash and the horn would beep just as if the doors had locked like they were supposed to, but they didn't. I also replaced the battery in my key to no avail but have not tried disconnecting the battery or replacing the fuse. Like many others the manual was of no help in identifying which fuse to look for. I bought this vehicle because my sister-in-law has one and I loved driving it and all the space inside, but since I purchased mine hers has been in the shop twice in the last 9 months for various problems. Sorry Dodge...the first time I have to spend money to fix a problem like this (that shouldn't even exist) I will get rid of this pile of dung and buy a foreign car.
2008Aug 02
Grand Caravan V6
- Automatic transmission
- 92,000 miles
Intermittently earlier this summer, then becoming constant around the beginning of August the Power door locks have stopped working. First signs the locks stopped, but if you pushed the lock again they would unlock or lock. The problem gradually became worse, now it does not lock or unlock at all unless manually pushed or pulled.
2008Oct 18
Grand Caravan SXT 3.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 82,000 miles
After repeatedly removing the 20A IOD fuse to reset the locks, I finally gave in and took it to the dealer. They charged me the standard $75 diagnostic fee and reprogrammed the BCM. Apparently they are well aware of this defect. It took less than an hour. So far so good.
2008Jul 01
Grand Caravan SE
- Automatic transmission
- 51,000 miles
The power door locks periodically quit working. We also discovered the workaround of removing and replacing the 20 amp fuse however, this also causes our radio and clock to reset losing all our settings. This is not acceptable to have this continuing electrical problem and should have a recall issued with the number of complaints I see on this website.
2008Sep 28
Grand Caravan LX 3.3L
- Automatic transmission
- 49,448 miles
Bought van used 2 mos. ago; everythings been great till today. Locks worked when we left, but 10 minutes later when we arrived, they didn't. Lights would flash and beep sound, but locks wouldn't lock or unlock automatically. Will try the fixes mentioned here and report back if they work.
2008Sep 12
Grand Caravan SXT 3.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 57,517 miles
This is only a rant to dodge for not spelling out the fuse for the power locks. I too had the problem with the door locks quitting. I pulled the 20 amp iod fuse out for about 1 min. put it back in and it worked. Thanks to your page I had this problem fixed in 5 min. Part of that time was getting my ass out to the garage.Once again THANKS and I hope this fix is the first and last.
2008Aug 27
Grand Caravan SXT 3.8L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 77,550 miles
OK. I have had a 2000 Nissan Altima since 2002. Haven't had any problems. Since we now have two kids and a dog, we needed a minivan. We saw a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT with 77500 miles on it. The price was right. Test drive was great. However two weeks later the power door locks quit working. This is very annoying. Called the dealer but no help there. Then did some research on the internet and found out some solutions. Tried disconnecting the battery but it only worked for a few days. I have had the 2000 Nissan since 2002 and never had a problem with the power equipment. Never had a problem with the car what-so-ever. Wonder why foreign cars are doing well? If any one has any other solution I can try please advise. Thanks
2008Aug 23
Grand Caravan 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 69,000 miles
Here we go again. I first reported the issue a couple of weeks ago and it happened again this past weekend. I am actually thinking of getting rid of this vehicle because of the unnecessary quality problems with it. There should be no doubt in the minds of the big boys at the American auto manufacturers why they are continually getting their tails kicked by the foreign auto companies. Quality and customer service!!!!! The foreign car companies have it and the American companies don't....it's that simple.
2008Aug 04
Grand Caravan SE 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 50,000 miles
I have owned two Nissan Pathfinders and a Toyota. I have experienced more problems with the Dodge Grand Caravan at 50,000 than I had with either of the Pathfinder at 140,000. This car is plagued with annoying electrical issues.
Sometimes the passenger side auto-windows work...sometimes they don't. Now I am experiencing problems with the auto-locks. The key chain no longer opens or locks any of the doors.
- THE PROBLEM: ELECTRIC LOCKS -
As the car is still under the extended warranty I will try the following fix which I found at another car site:
"the locks are controlled by the body control module. there is a tsb for this problem. there is revised software for the bcm, it needs to be reprogrammed at the dealer. it will take about a half hour to do. in the meantime you could disconnect the battery. that will clear the codes in the bcm and allow the locks to work again temporarily."
Source:http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080426121428AAEHK37
Last time I took the car in for squeaky breaks the dealer told me "well...it's a Dodge, that's how they sound." Un-freak-N believable! No wonder the foreign car companies are doing so well. I'll never buy a Dodge again.
2008Aug 18
Grand Caravan STX 3.8L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 81,000 miles
We'd driven our 2005 Grand Caravan for three years without many issues, but this year has been the pits with the lock issues. I see I'm not alone, and I'm glad to have read these comments before wasting money at the dealership. My solution to the locks has been to disconnect the (-) battery cable for a minute or so. That first lasted for a couple months before the problem occurred again. But now this fix is only lasting days at a time. And I wonder if I may be doing any harm to the computer. I may try the 20A IOD fuse I see mentioned below. Curious how long that's lasted for people. Still, what a pain! And I have two local dealerships calling to get me into a new van! Hell no! This was my first American car purchase, and probably my last. What a shame.
2008Aug 18
Grand Caravan
- Automatic transmission
- 50,000 miles
What a disappointment this van has been! After driving a Toyota Corolla into the ground over the course of 11 years and putting almost 200,000 miles on it with very little real problems, I've been quite disgruntled over the laundry list of little problems this Dodge has had. The power locks and windows work when they want to. The locks hadn't worked for over a year, when my battery went dead, and when I jumped it, they miraculously worked again. The power windows work sporadically. Drivers side isn't working today, it was working a few days ago, but the passenger side wasn't then. Now passenger side is working. I'm going to try the suggestions on here to try to fix it. Probably just go disconnect my battery and see if that works.
2008Aug 12
Grand Caravan 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 69,000 miles
Followed advice of previous posters and pulled 20amp IOD fuse. Placed it back in after about 10 seconds and it works again. I hope it lasts....
2008Jul 18
Grand Caravan 3.3L
- Automatic transmission
- 40,300 miles
Unlike the other complainers on this board, I LOVE THIS VAN!! I like the way it drives, the way it looks, the convenience of power doors and it even smells good - you know, like fine Corinthian leather? But- there's been a small glitch in my girl-van love affair, for the last week the door locks don't do their job. The only way to lock and unlock is with the key! (How last week is that?) I bought a new battery for the remote keyless entry but that wasn't the problem. Now, as soon as my husband gets done with the brake job, I plan to have him start doing the unplugging and replugging cables and fuses. If that doesn't permanently fix the problem, there's going to be one unhappy gal in Texas.
2008Aug 09
Grand Caravan SXT 3.8L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 49,324 miles
Car is new to me. Only had it 3 days now this. Good thing I found this site. Reset the IOD fuse and cleared problem. Also note it has been raining lately. IOD = Ignition Off Draw.
2008Aug 01
Grand Caravan 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 59,640 miles
Here we go again. Door locks worked fine all day, all evening, until I got home. Flipped the switch, all doors unlocked just fine. Then went to lock the doors and nothing!!!! So this time I pulled one 20 amp fuse out at a time and put in a new one and tested the locks and I kept doing this until the IOD 20 amp fuse and the locks started working again. Not only is this an unbelievable pain the rear, it is a safety hazard. Forking out 190.00 to have the dealership play with it, is not an option. Does not make sense at all that Dodge doesn't realize that this is their problem and take care of it.
2008Jul 31
Grand Caravan 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 59,600 miles
I have 59,600 miles on my van and have never had a problem until now. I unlocked all of the doors so we could get everyone and everything out at the ball park. I flipped the lock switch and nothing happened. Crawling across the seats, front and back is a real pain, but that doesn't help the tail gate. We spent the evening at the ball park with no way to lock the tail gate. Got home, got the book out, it wasn't any help - it, of course doesn't say which fuse controls the locks. So, we just started pulling out fuses and checking for bad ones. Didn't find one, but after that the door locks worked again.
2008Jul 30
Grand Caravan SE 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 82,700 miles
The power door locks stopped working using both the remote entry and the interior power lock switches. As others have complained, calling the dealer (where I bought the car new) was a total waste of time and just added to my frustration. The reason for calling them is that the owners manual doesn't identify the fuse for the power locks and nothing on the cover of the Integrated Power Module helps to identify it. Of course they can't tell you anything except to bring the car in and have a tech diagnose it ($$$). All I wanted was to have them tell me what fuse to replace!
Then I turned to the web (which I should've done to begin with) and found over two dozen complaints about this exact problem on this site alone (and many more complaints other places). Thankfully I benefited from other's experiences and first tried removing and reinstalling the 40 amp BCM # 1 fuse without success. Then I did the same with the 20 amp IOD fuse which fixed the problem (hopefully permanently) - thanks to this web site it didn't cost a cent!
Calling back the dealer, I thought he'd be embarrassed when I told him that the information on this problem is all over the web going back as far as 2006. He told me that he wasn't aware of it, and when I asked how that could be with the large number of problems reported, his excuse was that he's only been with Chrysler for 3 months (I guess all his techs must have been there for the same amount of time or less - but I guess he can't ask them without me bringing in my car for them to diagnose the problem $$$). When asked who I could talk to that might know about the problem, I was referred to Chrysler's Customer Assistance Center, which I'll have to call Monday between 8:00 and 5:00. Hopefully they will live up to their name and be more helpful, but based on the performance of their local representative, I don't think I should be very hopeful.
2008Jul 16
Grand Caravan
- Automatic transmission
- 60,000 miles
There's a lot of similar complaints and I tried the disconnecting the negative cable to the battery solution someone else posted, and it worked. Not sure how long it will work. But what really ticks me off is the fuses...I originally thought that that was the issue but there is no fuse for power locks. And reading the manual I found there there are fuses in the engine, under the seat, and behind the steering wheel....why make it so difficult? I can't say that I am really very happy with this car.
2008May 16
Grand Caravan
- Automatic transmission
- 42,000 miles
This is the second electrical problem and one of about 6-7 issues with a 3 year old car. I am totally frustrated with Dodge and this will be my last vehicle from them
2007Feb 15
Grand Caravan SXT 3.8L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 45,000 miles
Seems like many have had this same problem. In my case I simply pulled the IOD fuse, plugged a pair of wires into the fuse socket, installed a 20 amp fuse in the wire and then ran it inside to a normally closed push button switch which I mounted just left of the parking brake pedal. This eliminates having to go under the hood to reset the system.
NOTE: To enable plugging into the fuse socket, I cut a fuse that size in two to get the blades of the fuse. Then soldered the wires to the fuse blades. The wires will easily go out under the fuse box cover, then route it back thru the fender and the door opening into the Van. Pressing the button opens the circuit, hold it for aprox 10 seconds and release. Should reset everything so that it works.
2008May 02
Grand Caravan 6
- Automatic transmission
- 92,000 miles
Automatic door locks just stopped working one day. Thought I was imagining things, kept hitting buttons over and over. Tried the key still nothing would work. Went and got the other key thought maybe the battery in the key was bad. Still nothing worked. Read the manual to see if I should replace the fuse, no mention of a fuse for door locks. The back door hatch seems to lock and unlock. WHY?? Can't figure this out? Don't always think to lock doors when driving so used to it being done automatically. Don't feel safe anymore not having locks working. What a pain to lock and unlock. Only one way to unlock which is from the drivers side and then you have to reach all over the car to unlock the others. Not as young as I used to be and this is a very difficult task and end up getting bruised! So many complaints about this. I really think dodge should step up and take care of this problem. Obviously it is there problem not ours! We are just paying for it. Physically, Safety wise and out of our pockets with temporary fixes from the dealers. This should be a High Priority in dodges Eyes!!!
2007Oct 13
Grand Caravan SE
- Automatic transmission
- 58,000 miles
Husband was in Iraq, pregnant with fourth child and the door locks stop working.#@$%&^**&^%%$$%^%$$##@@#$$%$#$#!!!!!!!
A week after the rear passenger light cover melts off and I back over it. Glue just melts and it falls off.
2008Apr 20
Grand Caravan SE 3.3L 6
- Automatic transmission
- 66,250 miles
Just bought this car and the door locks quit working the second day. Removing the iod fuse fixed it for now, but I bet it's not the last time.
2008Feb 22
Grand Caravan SE 3.3L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 42,875 miles
Used Grand Caravan, powerlocks did not work during test drive. We listed this as a required to be fixed item prior to purchase. We were told it was a fuse needing to be replaced. When we picked the vehicle up power locks were working.
A week later they failed. I removed the 20 amp IOD fuse for 30 seconds, and then the power locks began to work again. They failed again 3 days later. I removed the 20 amp IOD fuse for 1 second and they began to work again. Have a scheduled visit to dealer to update BCM module at their cost, as it was not corrected as per the purchase agreement.
Possibly addressed in Chrysler TSB 08-040-04 and 08-028-05 hopefully.
Does anyone have a real fix for this problem?
It is unreasonable to open the hood, fuse box, reset fuse, close fuse box, close hood, reset clock to get the locks to work. As well, you could be unaware that it has failed, leaving your vehicle unprotected.
2008Feb 27
Grand Caravan Limited V6
- Automatic transmission
- 84 miles
Are these complaints actually going anywhere? This problem seems to be the most frequent by far. Where the hell is the bcm fuse? I'll try that I guess before I spend 85$ at the stinking dealer.
2008Jan 20
Grand Caravan SXT
- Automatic transmission
- 43,000 miles
Powerlocks have stopped working. Remote doesn't work and neither do the buttons on the door. The only way to unlock is with the key in the drivers door or climb in and reach over. Absolutely ridiculous and now Im reading that it is a "software update". That should be provided FREE .
2007Oct 10
Grand Caravan SE
- Automatic transmission
- 51,000 miles
I've tried removing the fuses, the BCM, battery cables....that solution works for a few days (perhaps a week) but then the problem re-surfaces....the automatic locks don't work...even stranger is that the back lift gate still works using the keyless entry but that is it. I would be curious if the person who had the switch replaced is still having problems. If anyone comes up with the solution I would love to hear it. This is my third Dodge Grand Caravan...I always thought they were good vehicles up until this one.
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2009Mar 10
Grand Caravan SE 3.3L V6
Although I see a LOT of posts about this, I'll describe it a bit anyways.
Simply put, the door locks quit responding to and power stimuli. Not the switches on the doors or the FOB. When you lock it with the FOB the van does beep to tell you "Hey! hey! You think I'm locked but oh you poor fool, I'm not."
Nothing has permanently fixed the problem. Mechanics said replace the BCM like the rest of you but I didn't bother. I've learned it's easy enough to simply disconnect one of the battery cables and reset the computer or just do it by hand.
I know I sound not so concerned about this but I'm over the anger. Van's for sale. Anyone interested?
rca.lennon
Peace River, AB, Canada
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