Cannot open rear door on 96 Grand Caravan

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Chuck - 09 May 2006 21:16 GMT

The rear door of my Grand Caravan will not open. The car was hit in
the rear 3-4 years ago, and the accident left a crease. The latch was
touchy for a while, but I was able to free it up, and have been trouble
free for a good 3 years.

How can I open the door to see if I can repair it?

Thanks

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maxpower - 09 May 2006 22:53 GMT

> The rear door of my Grand Caravan will not open. The car was hit in
> the rear 3-4 years ago, and the accident left a crease. The latch was
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>
> Thanks

you would have to remove the door panel from the inside to get access to the
latch assembly

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

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Dan C - 10 May 2006 04:16 GMT

> The rear door of my Grand Caravan will not open. The car was hit in
> the rear 3-4 years ago, and the accident left a crease. The latch was
> touchy for a while, but I was able to free it up, and have been trouble
> free for a good 3 years.
>
> How can I open the door to see if I can repair it?

Probably needs to be hit in the front to balance things out. Try running
it into a stone wall at about 8-9 mph, which should pop open the rear
door. Don't go any faster than that, though, or you may jam your hood.

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