The manual sliding driver side door on my 2002 grand caravan se will not open. It is locked, but I can pull the manual button up and hear it do "something" inside the door. Door still won't open. Won't budge. Automatic sliding one also not working properly - opens okay, starts to close but bumps back as though something is in the way when it is closing. Suggestions?
I would start by pulling the door panel off the inside. This will give you a look at the lock and handle mechanism to see what is amiss. Suspect a broken, fallen link that may now be lying in the bottom door channel and retrievable with magnetic pick-up tool. Get a good trim removal tool since a panel that large is easy to mar if you try pulling it with a screwdriver. Have a helper assist with the job and start by pulling the rear and middle seats if you can. To cheat on this, you may want to pull the panel on the opposite door to see how everything is supposed to look.
Disable the air bag system by disconnecting the negative battery cable.
Have the system discharged by a qualified professional mechanic using an approved recovery/recycling machine.
Drain the cooling system.
Remove the steering column cover and left and right side under panel silencers.
Remove the center bezel by unclipping it from the instrument panel.
Remove the accessory switch carrier and the heater/air conditioning control head.
Remove storage bin and lower right instrument panel.
Disconnect the blower motor lead under the right side of the instrument panel.
Remove the right side 40-way connector wiring bracket.
Remove the lower right reinforcement, body computer bracket and mid-to-lower reinforcement as an assembly.
Disconnect the vacuum lines at the brake booster and water valve.
Clamp off the heater hoses near the heater core and remove the
hoses from the core tubes. Plug the hose ends and the core tubes to
prevent spillage of coolant.
If equipped with air conditioning, remove the H-valve and condensation tube.
Disconnect the temperature control cable and vacuum harness at the connection at the top of the unit.
Remove the retaining nuts from the package mounting studs at the
firewall. Disconnect the hanger strap from the package and rotate it
aside.
To install:
Remove the temperature control door from the unit and clean the
unit out with solvent. Lubricate the lower pivot rod and its well and
install. Wrap the heater core and/or evaporator with foam tape and
place in position. Secure with the screws.
Assemble the unit, making sure all vacuum tubes are properly routed.
Install the assembly to the vehicle and connect the vacuum
harness. Install the nuts to the firewall and install the condensation
tube. Fold the carpeting back into position.
Connect the hanger strap from the package and rotate it aside.
Install the 2 brackets supporting the lower edge of the heater housing.
Connect the blower motor wiring, resistor wiring and the temperature
control cable.
Install the retaining screws from the right side to the steering
column. Install the instrument panel trim covering and reinforcement.
Assemble the unit, making sure all vacuum tubes are properly routed.
Install the assembly to the vehicle and connect the vacuum
harness. Install the nuts to the firewall and install the condensation
tube. Fold the carpeting back into position.
Connect the hanger strap from the package and rotate it aside. Connect the blower motor wiring and temperature control cable.
Install the lower right reinforcement, body computer bracket and mid-to-lower reinforcement as an assembly.
Install the right side 40-way connector wiring bracket.
Install the lower right instrument panel and storage bin.
Install the heater/air conditioning control head and accessory switch carrier.
Install the center bezel to the instrument panel.
Install the under panel silencers and steering column cover.
Install the vacuum lines at the brake booster and water valve.
Connect the heater hoses to the core tubes.
Using new gaskets, install the H-valve and connect the refrigerant lines. Install the condensation tube.
Have the system evacuated and recharged by a qualified
professional mechanic, utilizing the proper equipment. Add 2 fl. oz.
(59 ml) of refrigerant oil during the recharge. Fill the cooling system.
Perform the Air Bag System Check procedures outlined in this section before connecting the negative battery cable.
Connect the negative battery cable and check the entire climate control system for proper operation and leaks.
Try replacing the transmission filter and the trannie fluid. Mine would only go in reverse, and now it drives pretty well. This year has a screw on filter. Hope this helps
first thought is that the starter is defective and needs replaced, a cehap test is to find a friend to beat on the starter with a hammer while you attempt to start to vehichle
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The rod from the handles to the lock mechanism could have come off or become bent to the point that it won't work the latch anymore. The prior problems were probably just symptoms of the problem you have now. Will have to take the door panel off and manually trip the latch.
I saw this before and a wire was touching metal. It causes the door lock to mess up and stay locked you have to find the wire The one I saw was touching the metal plate on the door cover handle. A wise friend told me he has see it happen and he has found the wire that causes the trouble.
my manual says, 1 close doors, 2 place key in ignition & turn key between off and on position for a total of 4 times ending in the off position (do not start engine), 3 press driver side door lock button to lock doors, 4 you will hear chime when programming is completed
If you check the doorlock actuator it is more than likely bad. On my caravan I had to replace actuators on both sliders. Cannot get correct actuators at autoparts stores. Either go to a salvage yard or to the dealer to get them.
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