This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The rear driver side door will not unlock. It does not unlock with the key fob, or by manually trying to unlock the mechanism. Therefore, my children cannot exit the car from the drivers' side. This first happened after trying to unlock the door using the key fob, while parked, and trying to re-enter the car. This issue previously happened with the rear passenger side door. This is a known issue with the car and must be recalled.
While driving the entire vehicle including all functional systems simply shuts off. This has happened 2 times in the last 2 months. All systems are lost. Brakes, steering, engine, etc. There is no advanced waring or indications. There are no engine warning lights. The vehicle has been taken into the dealership twice to fix this malfunction with no success/progress. This is catastrophic failure because all vehicle controls are lost. Both times the vehicle was being driven. Once in the city and the other while on the highway.
A loud buzz sound happens when I lock my vehicle or when my door automatically locks. It doesn't matter if the vehicle is stationary or in motion. When it locks it makes a very loud noise
Our 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan stalls while driving. There is no indication when it will happen. When it does happen, the dash indicators light up briefly and the engine loses all power. This has happened numerous times while driving in traffic on the road. I have seen hundreds of similar complaints online for this vehicle. We are able to restart the vehicle after coming to a complete stop, but the check engine light is not on and there are no engine codes when we restart. Many of the complaints I have read state that the mechanics can't figure out what is wrong because there is no code and can't immediately recreate the issue. We have had the same experience. Yet it continues to happen. Over and over. My vehicle is in the 5th generation of this model (2008 - 2020). According to wikipedia, well over 1 million have been sold in the us alone. If hundreds (maybe thousands) of people have complained on the internet about the same exact problem with the same exact vehicle, then you know there are multiples more who have experienced this issue. Losing power while driving is a massive safety issue, not just for the vehicle that loses power, but for all vehicles around it. I am dating this as of 12/19/2020 because it happened to me again last night, but please note that it has happened repeatedly over the past few years. This issue should prompt a recall so that nobody is killed.
Passenger sliding door makes a loud buzzing noise and will not unlock. Cannot manually unlock the car and unable to manually or automatically open. Unsafe condition. Please ask them to fix.
Both power sliding doors have a very loud & annoying buzz when opening using the key fob as well as when the vehicle reaches a certain speed where the door locks automatically lock.the diagnosis is defective power lock actuators. The repair is very expensive and if not repaired, will cause the power doors to freeze in a locked position creating a serious safety issue. A recall is needed immediately as most if not all of the Dodge Grand Caravan in the 2015 through 2017 will experience this issue.
Passanger side rear sliding door started makeing a buzzing noise when locking and unlocking. Did some research on the web and found out it is a common problem for the accuator to stick or malfunction, and now the buzzing stoped and the lock is stuck in the lock position and will not move.I feel it is a safety issue with 3 young children in the car and god forbid and accident occurs I want to get my kids out quickly and safely.......so say I get T boned on drivers side and passenger door won't unlock or open..... looks like my wife is crawling through the center with 2 carseats or out the back....let's get this fixed before it kills someone
Our sliding door has seized up in the lock position. We are unable to open it at all. After reading hundreds of other complaints it sounds like the sliding door actuator needs to be replaced. This is on one side but now the other side is sounding like it may go as well. Having doors we can not open is a safety issue and needs to be fixed before we are comfortable driving with our children again. The vehicle is a 2016 Dodge Caravan and just broke 60K miles. Average fix is over $1100 and the mechanics are all to familiar with the issue.
The passenger side sliding door lock actuator makes a loud obnoxious buzzing sound when it is unlocked. It happens every time the actuator unlocks the door. We are concerned as it is a sign of a faulty part that could at some point fail completely creating a safety hazard. Many 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan owners are complaining of this exact same phenomenon. Apparently a gear with plastic teeth is wearing down and a worm gear is grinding on the teeth. This will eventually cause total failure. There needs to be a recall on this as it is a systemic problem.
Both sliding doors on my vehicle all of a sudden stopped working with no warning giving. I've looked into this an seen there has been many complaint about this issue to Dodge and nothing has been done. Unable to open the sliding doors is a safety issue and puts people lives in danger on a daily basis due to not addressing the issue immediately. I am reaching out to have this issue resolved before someone lose their life to this or either someone kids. If there is an emergency with an fire, or and accident and people need to vacate immediately there will be lives lost.
In the past few months the both sliding doors of the van have not been working properly. Today September 27, 2020 both doors do not open and stay in the lock position. It is only able to open by pulling the lock towards unlock position and then pull the handle. The key fob and the open door buttons in the car do not work and there is a slight click sound sometimes but the door stays locked. This is a big safety issue as if we were to crash our children and or passengers will not be able to exit the car!!!!! seems like it is happening to quite a few Dodge owners.
My 2016 Dodge Caravan recently started a loud buzzing noise after the door locks or unlocks. This buzzing happens when I unlock/lock or open the doors.
The door lock actuator on the right rear sliding door has stopped working. My door is stuck on unlock, and is unable to be locked, manually or otherwise. My door also makes a loud buzzing noise every time I press the unlock button.
I had to go to town at night to get groceries for dinner I put my child in the backseat. We got to the grocery store I parked right at the store doors because some people were walking around in the parking lot, I got out of my van and went to get my child out and the door was locked and would not unlock. The people noticed me struggling to get the door open and came towards us and I just got back in the van and left. This is a serious safety hazard that Dodge should fix! I pray no one dies due to being locked in during an emergency.
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