Door Latch problems of the 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan

The contact’s father owns a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the rear sliding doors unexpectedly opened while the vehicle was parked and idling, or while driving at various speeds. The driver pulled over to the side of the road and manually closed the door. The contact researched online and became aware of an extended warranty for the failure; however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer, and the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall or an extended warranty. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000.

Both sliding doors will not unlock. Passengers have to exit either through the front passenger door, through the rear hatch or climb out the sliding door windows. This is a safety issue in an emergency. The driver side sliding door had the problem several months ago. The passenger side sliding door developed the problem today.

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the left, driver side sliding door had become defective and could not be opened from either the inside or the outside. The dealer nor the manufacturer have been notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated upon exiting the vehicle, the driver side rear sliding door would not unlock and open. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with the door actuator needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the driver's side sliding door failed to unlatch or open as designed. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer nor an independent mechanic to be diagnosed nor repaired. Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer were made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the driver's side sliding door ceased in the closed/locked position. The contact was unable to unlock the door. The vehicle was taken to reedman toll Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram of springfield (770 baltimore pike, springfield, PA 19064, (610) 544-5300) however, was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the driver's door became inoperable without warning. The vehicle was taken to taler dallas Dodge Chrysler Jeep ram (11550 lyndon b johnson fwy, dallas, TX, (214) 327-9361) where it was diagnosed that the driver's side door latch needed to be replaced. The latch was replaced, but the air bag warning indicator illuminated afterwards. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the driver's side sliding door failed to lock or unlock. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to rick hendrick Jeep Chrysler Dodge ram fiat (8333 rivers Ave, north charleston, SC 29406, (843) 639-5475) where it was diagnosed that the door latch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the price. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was 69,633.