2015 Dodge Grand Caravan · symptom sheet
Sliding door won't open, close or latch
- 33owner reports
- 78,000median miles
- $1,468median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Jul 6, 2026 · checked Sep 29, 2026
98 of the 281 complaints on this car are about the electrical system. 33 of those describe sliding door failure. Only seat belt is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 33 reports
Sliding door failure on other Grand Caravan years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2014.
What this problem usually is
Owners in this group describe a minivan or van sliding door that won't open, won't close all the way, or won't unlock, usually with a buzz or a grind from inside the door. A smaller share say the door kept closing on a hand or a child.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the door lock actuator (9 reports) and the latch (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
3 recalls on the electrical system cover the 2015 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
Please refer to Rollx's recall report for specific model year information. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.
A list of the affected trailer models is available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17V824-0103.pdf.
The windshield on the affected vehicles may have been installed using expired urethane primer, allowing the windshield to become displaced in the event of a crash.
All 4 recalls on the 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the electrical system on the Grand Caravan
Sliding doors inoperative. Closed jul 22, 2022.
Totally integrated power module failure. Closed jul 24, 2015.
Loss of headlight illumination. Closed nov 29, 2012.
Fleet vehicle recall completion audit. Closed dec 28, 2015.
Loss of headlight illumination. Closed sep 13, 2011.
Headlight malfunction. Closed may 2, 2006.
Headlight malfunction. Closed jun 1, 2005.
Power liftgate latch. Closed apr 7, 2005, led to recall 05V-134.
Power liftgate latch. Closed nov 22, 2004.
Speaker fire in the rear of the vehicle. Closed nov 5, 2004, led to recall 04V-531.
Air bag clockspring. Closed nov 22, 2002, led to recall 02V-293.
Rear liftgate support. Open, led to recall 97V-079.
Air bag circuit/windshield wiper motor. Closed mar 17, 1998.
Liftgate latches. Closed oct 25, 1995.
None of these investigations covers the 2015 model year.
What owners paid
5 of the 33 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $1,000 to $1,500.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 47,000 and 124,000 miles, from the 20 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Sliding Door Lock(s) Inoperable Warranty Extension X98 The customer may describe one or more of the following: ● Either one or both of the sliding door locks do not function.
What owners wrote
“The lock on the right side sliding door panel does not latch. The door Manually closes but will not lock when pressing the automated lock/unlock buttons from both the driver and passenger sides and the car remote.”
Filed Jun 26, 2024
“Middle electronic sliding doors will not open electronically and there is no way to open these doors during an emergency - trapping the middle occupants inside without a way to escape.”
Filed Sep 20, 2023
“The driverâs side rear sliding door does not work properly. There is a loud buzzing noise when the car is in motion and the door does not open all of the time. Now, passengers are forced to get out of the vehicle on the passenger side.”
Filed Jul 13, 2023
“transmission went totally out, sliding door makes loud buzzing noise when unlocking and locking air bag light on dash wont go off”
Filed Mar 29, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 33 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Seat belt or seat problems 59 reports