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2016 Dodge Caravan with 53,000 miles on it. Both sliding doors stopped working. One was in the locked position and one in the unlocked position. We were able to get them to work by pushing the lock buttons manually while hitting lock/ unlock buttons. Now both doors make a loud buzzing noise when locking and unlocking. We bought the extended warranty and they tell us this is not covered under warranty. Dealer wants $900 per door to fix. This is a safety issue because they will get stuck again in the locked position and with small children in car seats this is very dangerous and unacceptable. Chrysler needs to take responsibility for poor products. Last van we will ever purchase by Chrysler or Dodge. Toyota or Honda here we come!!! also when a vehicle cant be locked who know who is hiding inside when you get out of work. It gets dark by 5pm where I live.
I own a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. The driver's side sliding door will not unlock. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to landmark Dodge in independence, mo and the identified the problem as a failed lock actuator with estimated cost of $1,000. The same vehicle had the lock actuator fail on the passenger side 2 years ago and had it fixed. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. Obviously there is an issue with the lock actuators for this model vehicle as there are numerous complaints of the same issue. I believe this is a huge safety hazard because if we were in an accident or the car caught fire it would be very difficult to get my 4 kids out of the back seat using only the passenger side door, and that is assuming the accident didn't damage the passenger door. I believe this should be considered for a recall, the car is 4 years old and should not be having these issues.
Driver's side rear sliding door will not open. Per dealer, "found actuator internal fault. Replace left sliding door lock actuator and C pillar appliques."
- Homer Glen, IL, USA
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When I unlock doors, there is a buzzing sound. Passenger sliding door, actuator is going bad. It is loud, annoying and it could lead to a safety issue with lock working.
The sliding doors both of them buzz when they either lock or unlock. I have heard it is the door actuator and a lot of people with 2016 Dodge grand caravnas are having this problem. There needs to be a recall on this. Https://www.cargurus.com/cars/discussion-T59001_ds1042449
The drivers side, sliding door actuator stopped functioning. There was no way to open the door at all. Not from inside or outside of the vehicle. We researched online that this seems to be a huge problem that Chrysler knows about but refuses to remedy. In fact, many people seem to have the problem again, even using the dealer to replace the actuator. It's a safety issue that would not allow my kids to exit the vehicle in an accident, fire, other emergecy.
2016 Grand Caravan drivers side, passenger sliding door was stuck in the locked position and would not open manually or automatic. This was repaired with the lock actuator being replaced. Within 2 months the door would not open automatically pushing the inside button or key fob. We could open manually, but when closing the door won't latch and it pops back open. The door has opened while driving.
Loud buzzing noise when unlocking and locking the doors I have a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan and every time I unlock the door or lock it it makes loud buzzing noise, the door works well. But when open dtiver door, the right real sliding door makea a loud buzzing noise.
Both rear sliding door actuators have failed. Doors will not lock. We learned of the issue when my child was able to open the door while we were driving. We tried the other door and realized after a few weeks of buzzing that door lock burned out as well.
When locking the car there is a buzzing sound from the drivers side door. The passenger side sliding door will not lock. After it is locked it is able to be opened. I have a 2012 Dodge Caravan and it has never done this. This is issue is current
When unlocking the doors using the key fob, the passenger sliding door makes a very loud buzzing noise. It started in 2019 and occurs every time the passenger door unlocks.
Once I returned home after the store, I pulled in my driveway and noticed not all locks sounded when parking. I used my buttons on my overhead to open my 2 side doors. The right side sliding door opened fine, but the left sliding door wouldnt open. As I was trying to open I noticed it wasnt unlocking. I tried everything and it's still stuck. This seems to be a very common problem for 2011 to 2018 van's, according to the 100+ reviews I read online. With this problem I was unable to get my baby out of the van and had to crawl through the van to get him out. This is a huge safety concern, what if the circumstances were different and it was an emergency"?" this could have been deadly for my baby or one of my other 3 children. This is a known concern and this should be addressed and fixed by Dodge until something tragic does happen. Please fix before this happens. Also about 1 month ago the right backseat door started making a strange buzzing noise everytime it unlocks. Not sure if this is connected but this is also a very common issue too. Thank you!
Unlock the kids rear doors are making do you play sound in the lock and not sure why they are locking and unlocking every time we turn on the car? upon researching it online there's tons of complaints that the doors are buzzing when we get into the car. This problem seems to be with all 2016 models. Topic seeing complaints online tells me I'm not the only one and it should be considered a recall because this problem developed by itself with many people who are on this model..
Passenger side sliding door won't lock with remote, or by button on driver's door. It will only lock manually. When the car is locked by remote then, the alarm sounds any time someone tries to open the unlocked sliding door.
My 2016 Dodge Caravan for no apparent reason locked the drivers side rear sliding ddoor and will not release. This could be serios safety problem in case of an accident
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- Plymouth, MA, USA