2005 Grand Caravan sliding door problem

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alofam@gmail.com - 10 Sep 2006 02:08 GMT

The driver side power sliding door on my 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan
(17,000 miles) has become very hard to open and close manually (it
takes my 7-year old all of his strength to move it). The passenger
side door, on the other hand, will work with fingertip pressure. No
doubt it's related to the motor/gear/cable drive as it seems to be
lubricated just fine. Just wondering if anyone else has had this
problem and what the results were...before I call my dealer.

Thanks.

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maxpower - 10 Sep 2006 02:10 GMT

> The driver side power sliding door on my 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan
> (17,000 miles) has become very hard to open and close manually (it
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>
> Thanks.

The clutch on the motor is bad, the complete motor will have to be replaced.

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

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alofam@gmail.com - 10 Sep 2006 02:23 GMT

> > The driver side power sliding door on my 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan
> > (17,000 miles) has become very hard to open and close manually (it
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> Glenn Beasley
> Chrysler Tech

Thanks for the fast response. Any idea if this should be covered by
warranty?

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maxpower - 10 Sep 2006 13:02 GMT

> > > The driver side power sliding door on my 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan
> > > (17,000 miles) has become very hard to open and close manually (it
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> Thanks for the fast response. Any idea if this should be covered by
> warranty?

Yes it is.

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Steph - 12 Sep 2006 15:45 GMT

alofam@gmail.com wrote in news:1157850497.634708.81090
@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com:

> The driver side power sliding door on my 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan
> (17,000 miles) has become very hard to open and close manually (it
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>
> Thanks.

The clutch is bad and not disengaging; it is covered under warranty.
My 2002 has the same behavior.... and would you believe the Service
Advisor claimed it worked less freely on the driver's side intentionally.
Grrr...

Have the SA demonstrate on a similar model if you get the run-around.

Unfortnuately the car had over 36k at the time and I have the exteneded
warranty so I am waiting until the extended service contract is nearly
expired before having the clutch/motor replaced and paying the co-pay.

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