The driver side rear sliding door will not open. It appears to be stuck in the locked position and any attempts to unlock it, either with the fob, all driver (door & overhead) lock/open buttons, or manually trying to move the lock, fail to release it. This occurred when the vehicle was stationary, in park, in our driveway, when I pushed the overhead "door open" button in order to get my children (2 weeks old and 3 years old) out of their car seats. Thankfully we were not involved in an incident requiring immediate evacuation at the time that this occurred. Still, I had to go in via the passenger side sliding door, uninstall my newborn infant's car seat, and leave her on the ground in order to access my toddler's seat and get him out. I'm horrified to think what a dangerous situation this could become in the case of an emergency, or if both doors were to fail. This has rendered the van unusable for my family, as getting everyone in and out quickly and safely is now impossible.

- Cerrillos, NM, USA

The automatic rear sliding doors quit working and are stuck closed. They can't be opened with the remote, manually from the inside or with the inside buttons on the B pillar post or by the driver from the overhead driver's console. Apparently this is a common and very dangerous safety issue for these vehicles. This should be covered by warranty from Dodge but apparently is not. This should be a factor recall dealership fix.

- Elizabeth, CO, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that the rear passenger's side door lock ceased in the lock position. The contact also stated that the driver's side rear door ceased in the unlock position. Fisher Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (349 E 32nd St, yuma, AZ 85365, (928) 344-2650) was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the lock actuator needed to be replaced. The passenger's side door was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The manufacturer was informed of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 49,250.

- Yuma, AZ, USA

Drivers side sliding door seized in the 'locked' position. Vehicle was parked in driveway and had been used normally earlier in the day and without issue. The door could not be opened manually from the inside or the outside or with any remote or interior button. Have been unable to resolve issue.

- Joint Base Lewis Mcchord, WA, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the driver's side sliding door was inoperable and no longer operated as needed. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The contact notified the manufacturer through facebook about the failure and was informed to take the vehicle to an authorized dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

- Kenner, LA, USA

I loaded all of my children in my van to go do a walmart pick up. All of the doors were working fine. We got home from doing our pick up, and the back driver side door would not open. All of the children had to get out of the other side, and climb over a baby car seat. We tried to get the door open from the inside, and the outside, we tried to disengage the locks, but it seems as though they are permanently stuck. If I get into a wreck, this is a safety hazard. Simultaneously, the door on the passenger side in the back will not lock at all. These are both hazards which should be recalled, and fixed immediately! I believe it has something to do with the electrical system, however I am no mechanic. I am not the only one who has had this problem, I have been researching the problem and there are many. I just want to drive a car that is safe for my children, and my van has less than 50K miles on it, I bought it brand new off of the lot. This should not be a problem I am experiencing.

- Lexington, NC, USA

You cannot open or close the drivers side sliding door. This cannot be done manually or electronically.

- Springfield, IL, USA

The driver side rear door will not open. I was not driving, simply tried to open my car one day and it stopped opening and is a safety issue.

- Livingston, TX, USA

I have a 2016 Caravan, passenger side sliding door will not open, stuck in locked position.

- Broken Arrow, OK, USA

Left rear door lock is inoperative. Door will not unlock with remote (power lock) or manually. About a month ago, the power lock started failing intermittently. As of 5/6/2020, the lock is frozen in the locked position. This appears to be a common issue with this vehicle from model years 2010 forward, linked to a failed door lock actuator. This is a safety hazard in that rear passengers will have great difficulty exiting the vehicle in case of an emergency.

- Upper Darby, PA, USA

My 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan has 44000 miles. My driver side sliding door is stuck in locked position. I can-not unlock it manually. In case of emergency my kids could be trapped. I called the dealership to inform them about the problem, they told me it's not covered by warrantee and it will cost more than $1000 to fix. This problem is happening to many of this minivan owners. I hope there is a recall in regards of this problem.

- Temple Terrace, FL, USA

My 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan is having the same issue that hundreds of people is complaining about about two three days ago my back passenger electrical side door starting making a loud buzzing noise and from looking online it seems all of our 2016S are starting to have this same part fail. The part is the door lock actuator which of course is never covered by any warranty. This should be a recall from Dodge. This is a major safety issue because door it is not secure.

- Houston, TX, USA

Driver side sliding door stuck in the locked position (lock actuator failure). Door can not be manually unlocked or opened. In an emergency situation, passengers could become trapped. 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan 42,000 miles

- Eudora, KS, USA

A few times when turning the key to start the van it did not start or turn over. Turned key back and tried restarting and it started up. Today while driving the dash lights all flashed and the van started to quit. No warnings of any kind this was about to happen. Very dangerous! luckily the van regained power and I was able to continue down the road. Very dangerous situation and could cause an accident or death. After some investigating I believe the ignition switch may be failing. The key fob is loose in the ignition switch and can be wiggled.

- West Carrollton, OH, USA

My driver's side sliding door will not unlock. I Transport my grandchildren on a regular basis and am concerned that they could not get out of the van is there was an accident. My van has on 66,500 miles on it. I love the van but this is not safe.

- Maricopa, AZ, USA

Whenever the door unlocks it makes a weird noise around the window/unlock. It also does it sometimes when window is rolled down

- Brocton, IL, USA

When pressing the button to unlock my doors, my right rear automatic sliding door makes a loud buzzing sound. It only happens when the button to unlock or when I open my door from the front, the car automatically unlocks all the doors. Basically when ever the doors are unlocked in any way. The right back sliding door makes a loud buzzing noise. I have been looking at some reviews and found out there are a lot of others having same problem with the same scenario and same door. It happens every time I unlock the doors.

- Plymouth, MA, USA

Regarding 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan, base model except for stow-N-go seats; no power windows. Vehicle purchased new in May 2017; probably had been sitting on the lot for close to a year. We've put on 32625 miles to date. With no warning, driver side sliding (translating) door power lock froze in locked position with door shut. Cannot move lock lever, manually or electrically and cannot open door from inside or outside the vehicle. Will be disassembling door lining panels from inside the vehicle to troubleshoot the problem. Anticipate having to replace door lock actuator or, at the least, freeing up the lock to restore function. Note: This driver's side door gets more lock-unlock cycles than the passenger side door as the key fob "unlock" button actuates the driver side doors with the first push, then unlocks the rest of the doors on the second push. "interior view" photo shows the beginning of my disassembly process. Need special tool to remove side panel.

- Mukilteo, WA, USA

Sliding door lock will not unlock. It is stuck in the lock position. Can not unlock it through remote, interior switch or manually. The door is shut and will not open, which is a safety hazard. Vehicle was parked when I went to do groceries. Returned to vehicle and the drivers side sliding door would not unlock.

- Chicago, IL, USA

I have a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan and every time I unlock the door or lock it it makes this loud buzzing noise, the door works fine it opens and close. But when using the unlock button everyone can hear the load buzzing noise.

- Hermitge, PA, USA