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Jennifer Olsen Posted on Nov 21, 2014

When I went out to my 2012 Grand Caravan this morning, my two manual side doors would not open. Everything was unlocked, but neither one would budge.

It was cold last night - around 40F. I know all the doors were closed when we got home. A few minutes after trying to figure out what the problem was, I noticed that the door looked just a smidge open - like it had popped. I wiggled it trying to get it to latch with no luck. I tried to open it again and viola! It worked! What is the world caused that to happen to both sides in the first place?

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Do your doors lock when you put the van in gear , that is what happened ,when you tried to close the door it released , and now you can open the door,.

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  • Posted on Jan 06, 2009

SOURCE: replace door latch linkage on 94 dodge caravan

Did you double check to see if the child lock switch on the sliding door is up or down?

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 19, 2009

SOURCE: 2005 dodge grand caravan sliding door problems

could be a partially broken wire in the wiring harness that runs in the door track. the wires are inside what looks like a plastic chain that allows it to move with the door and have seen them partially break not allowing power to flow the whole time

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  • Posted on Apr 23, 2009

SOURCE: Power sliding door doesn't work!

Try taking off the door, or spray some wd-40 on the rail. It sounds like its either not getting enough power or its getting caught on something.

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  • Posted on Mar 28, 2011

SOURCE: 2005 Grand Caravan power door lock quit working.

The lock actuator is probably broken in that door. We got one of the internet for 80$ and replaced it outselves and it solved this problem. IOD fuse is very temporary fix as system is sensing problem and flipping to protect itself like the breaker switches in the house.

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