2001 chrysler town and country automatic hatch not opening with button, have to do it manually

SOURCE: Programming a key fob

you will need the dealership diagnostic tool to program the remote

SOURCE: 2006 town and country passanger sliding door problem

I've leased two Town and Country vans over the past 4 years, and actually purchased the latest one after the lease. In both vans the sliding doors, normally the drivers side, reacted teh same way. If the door was closed it would open, stop a one point, and then return to the open position. At times I could get it close. But over time the doors stoped working all together.

It is not due to the switch or the motor. Most cases like this (in in both of mine) it is due to the repetitive use of that door, and the realitive inflexibility of the wire harness. Over time, and with more uses (in my case the driver side sliding door was used alot) the wire in the harness fails. Picture it as a willow branch. One snapped off of a tree it first is green and flexible, and bends pretty well into any form. But over time, with age and repetitive bending, it will break.

The only recourse is a new harness, as the wire/wires are broken somewhere in the harness (the belt chain in the lower track of the door). I was temped to take it apart and try to repair it myself, but as the parts were under warranty (I have the extended 85,000 mile), I opted to have the professionals handle it. The repair without the warranty is under $200 typically (parts and labor). Good luck.

Marvin

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• Posted on Oct 20, 2008

SOURCE: i have a problem with power sliding doors on 2001 Chrysler Town and Country limited

do you mean they are sticking?

SOURCE: 2008 Chrysler Town and Country

There is a recall on the EVIC. Call your dealership and they will replace free of charge.

SOURCE: 01 chrysler town and country fuse box diagram

that year was i think very close to the first year of all of the automated door openers and so on. when they first came out we had all kinds of problems with them. so its not a reach to assume you will have problems with the systems 10 years later [car sold in 2000] as for being related to your vibration problem i dought it. i would suggest cleaning or having throttle body cleaned if problem is at idle. clean it anyway it will give you problems later anyway. if engine vibrates at all or certain rpms then you will have to look at engine mounts or vibration dampner. as for the seat one of the tracks is missaligned with the other one. you have to remove seat and align tracks then reinstall.