The right sliding door stopped closing automatically. You now have to do it manually. It will cost $500.00 to fix because it is not covered. This is a royal pain in the a.. It seems this van has electrical problems. I had problems with the blinkers. The correct one would not come on if they come on at all. I had the multi function switch replaced in 4/09, 5 months after I purchased the van. This was not covered and it cost me $250.00. It is now 11/11 and it is doing the same thing. I called the dealership where the van was purchased and fixed and they said, "it happens" You must be to hard on the handle, do you want me to order a new part? It seems I am not the only one that has had both of these problems

Apparently this is a pretty common problem with all Chrysler vans between 2001-2007. There is an electric motor in each of the doors that operate the power door feature. Well, apparently, they have a clutch system in them that is supposed to allow the motor to disengage and allow the door to be easily opened and closed with little effort. When the clutch in the motor goes bad, the door becomes next to impossible to open manually, as the motor becomes permanently engaged. Eventually, the motor will wear out prematurely and need replaced. The motors run about $200/each, so I'm just living with the problem rather than fix it.

At first this was a great van. It's stow and go, really handy. But within the first few thousand kilometres, I started noticing electrical problems. The front headlights would suddenly go off when parked with the engine still running (reflection in store window told me this.) Restarting the vehicle would rectify the problem, then it would start again. Happened on a few separate occasions. Then the power driver side window would go down, but not back up. Happened a few times. Finally resolved. Random dashboard lights would be out; still haven't been fixed. Had to replace left rear turn signal lamp (now on my third, with vehicle 42,000 k. now - haven't had to replace a single lamp on the right). Biggest complaint is sliding side door on left hand side, though. Won't open or close using either button, key fob doesn't work either, it only works by opening and closing manually. As well, it's clearly a power issue, because when you have the side door open but no other door, the lights will dim and go out. A pain in a dark parking garage, for sure. After several trips to the dealership, they finally determined it needs a part. I'm not sure which part and it's back-ordered, which suggests other people have this problem as well. And although no one else on your site noted a problem with a 2006 Grand Caravan like that, I did note that someone with a 2007 had a similar-sounding problem, and I got my vehicle at the very end of the model year. If I find out what part it needed and see if it resolves the situation, I will re-post. And again, worth noting, ALL of these problems have been on the left hand side of the vehicle. No problems on right hand side at all.