Hatchback/liftgate Lock Problems of Dodge Grand Caravan

1) no events leading up to failure. 2) rear liftgate electric latch fails to actuate. This is the only way to open the rear liftgate as there is no manual override. I believe this is a safety problem because in minivans, the rear passengers are not easily accessible via the sliding side doors. In our case, children in child-restraint safety seats are in all rear seats of the vehicle (middle and rear, I. E. 4 kids). The only way to access rear passengers is to either crawl over the middle seats to the rear or via the liftgate. However. . . The latch fails and the gate does not open. 3) actuator switch had to be replaced (approx cost $90. 00).

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The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the passenger side sliding door cannot open from inside the vehicle. The wire harness has failed. The dealer has not repaired the vehicle. The current mileage was 43,183 and failure mileage was 38,000.

: the contact stated while taking items out of the rear of the vehicle, the driver side hydraulic lift snapped. The rear hatch door came down and hit the contact, causing minor injuries. The vehicle has not been seen by a mechanic, but the manufacturer was alerted.

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Our back latch on our Dodge Grand Caravan does not release enough to let the automatic lift gate open. The dealer cleared the code and said it worked, but it does not fully release and the auto lkift gate fails everytime.

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The 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan front and rear brake pads and rotors wear out nearly every month. The vehicle begins to sway while driving 55mph on freeway or when changing lanes. The emergency brake light is on due to a leakage in the brakes. The egr valve keeps going out and the service engine light is on.

Rear hatch door not opening/closing/locking correctly. This is a daily problem.

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1. There were no warning signs, according to the mechanic it wasn't going bad it just went. 2. I was pulling out of a parking lot into traffic when suddenly the vehicle just stopped moving. I was merging into traffic and instead of getting out and going I got out and almost got hit. The car coming towards me slammed on the breaks and was able to swerve around me. 3. The rear planitary gear weld failed, this failure was described as a sudden catastrophic failor. The vehicle could not be put into park. It was towed into the dealership they said the fluid was bad and the filter clogged. The vehicle has 55,000 miles they say the 7/70 warrenty didnt apply to my model. The second mechanic said there was nothing wrong with the filter or the fluid that they have to replace a lot of these part the welds fail alot. I called diamler/Chrysler and told them what the mechanic said that I wanted to send them back the part that showed that the failure was manufacturer's defect they explained to me that it didn't matter that it why it failed just that it was out of warranty and they don't want to see the part. I was lucky the next person may not be. The vehicle is 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan sport. So far the hatch doesn't work when this part failed I was also notified that the wheel cylinder on the rear brakes failed and that could have caused fire to the vehicle the dealership wanted 4. 000 plus tax to fix these problems. The entire rear braking system had to be redone and the transmission had to be rebuilt. I have decided not to deal with fixing the hatch so it opens.

On 4/17/02 I purchased a new 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan. This vehicle had been in the shop several times since the time of purchase. This time it was the airbag light again. According to the dealership, airbag diagnostic tests were performed and the left front seatbelt tensioner circuit was reprogrammed. I informed the mechanic that the second row seatbelts would not "lock" when you jerked on them, but according to the mechanic they were "operating normally at this time". I also had to have them look at the rear liftgate again. Per the dealership, the codes were reprogrammed again.

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I purchased a new Dodge Grand Caravan on 4/17/02. On 5/8/02 the vehicle was in the dealership for malfunctioning automatic rear liftgate and right side door. The dealership could not duplicate the problem and did not do anything.

Hit inside of garage at 3 mph, and rear tailgate flew open, dealership could not find a problem with vehicle.

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The rear lift gate locking mechanism broke without excessive force while being used.

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The automatic door locks nor the key will unlock the rear hatch. Nlm.