2011 Dodge Grand Caravan Body and structure Problems

“Both sliding doors were working fine, then one day the driver's sliding door just froze--can't open it electronically or manually. The lock is stuck in the locked position and the power door lock switch won't move that door's lock to the 'unlock' position. When you try to move the lock/unlock button/lever on that sliding door, it's stuck in the locked position--even with a bunch of force I can't move the lever to the unlocked position--I feel like I'm going to break the lever if I force it too much.”

“The sliding doors do not have an automatic stop; when the kids get in and out and the door close button is pushed, the door keeps going; even with children in/out the door, items laying between the door... I even had my hand in the door for testing and the door will not stop; it will keep moving forward to close. What a safety issue especially for a mini van that is designed for kids in and out.”

“First thing I noticed was the tire pressure gauges come off and on randomly even though the pressure is correct. Sometimes, my vans sliding doors when they should be opening, start closing before the door is even open completely and without anyone hitting the button to close (my 3 year old fingers were smashed in the door due to this. Luckily, xrays revealed none were broken, but I am left with an expensive hospital bill)). When I go from reverse to drive, sometimes it feels as though I'm being jerked forward because the shift is so hard. …”

“While opening the back door of the minivan, I noticed a hissing sound coming from the side of the vehicle. My wife and son both noticed it a few minutes prior to me opening the door. About 15 seconds after I had opened it, I heard a loud bang and the entire gas strut exploded at the base and sent broken pieces flying about 15 ft into the driveway. I was holding the door at the time and the full weight obviously was then upon me. Upon researching this a bit I noticed that several major car manufacturers had issued recalls but apparently Dodge has not yet. …”

“The van was parked and I had the passenger rear side door open. I used the push button feature to close the door and realized I had forgot something on the floor. I reached in and grabbed it and the door hit my arm and instead of stopping and opening again it continued to close and my arm was caught in the door. The door didn't stop closing until I reached out with my left hand and grabbed the handle and pulled it off of my arm. My arm was bruised and has been sore since it happened. This is not the first time the door hasn't responded and re-opened when something was in the way. …”