How to Replace Sliding Door Lock Actuators 2008-2020 Dodge Grand Caravan

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This video shows you how to install new sliding door lock actuators from TRQ on your 2008-2020 Dodge Grand Caravan. Power door lock systems typically use some sort of actuated motor to drive the lock mechanism. If the actuator breaks, then the door lock will no longer operate electronically.
This repair was done on a 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.6L Mini Passenger Van 4-Door FWD Automatic and the process should be similar on the following vehicles:
2008 Dodge Grand Caravan
2009 Dodge Grand Caravan
2010 Dodge Grand Caravan
2011 Dodge Grand Caravan
2012 Dodge Grand Caravan
2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
2014 Dodge Grand Caravan
2015 Dodge Grand Caravan
2016 Dodge Grand Caravan
2017 Dodge Grand Caravan
2018 Dodge Grand Caravan
2019 Dodge Grand Caravan
2020 Dodge Grand Caravan
Tools you will need:
• 10mm Socket 1aau.to/obAi/1AXAA00017
• Trim Tool Set 1aau.to/oasx/1AXXX00006
• T15 Torx Driver
• T20 Socket
• T25 Torx Socket
• T30 Socket
• Ratchet 1aau.to/ob2h/1AXAA00016
• Socket Extensions 1aau.to/obXA/1AXAA00015
• Painter's Tape
• Pick 1aau.to/oYV/1AXAA00037
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@TRQ 4 ай бұрын

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@troydavidson1803 3 ай бұрын

You make the job look so easy. So I hope in 17mins and 48 secs I can Have this job done. Thanks Awesome video.

@noyesmakers_TCG 4 ай бұрын

Question, my 2018 caravan will not unlock, so I figure it is the actuator, but will not open because I can't unlock the door at all. How can I get the door open to get to the latch assembly?

@LoganOxenfeld 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the walkthrough. Got it done, but this was a rough one. Never been so close to a rage quit, especially wrestling the back window track and latch back in while it was all hindered by cables and no good access, and inability to reach outside. I can fix anything eventually but the engineers that buried this sure to fail part all the way in the back instead of by the handle are not very bright. No way they ever thought anyone would be pulling this apart ever. The one I just changed barely lasted 4 years out of the factory!

@sandbox_adventures 27 күн бұрын

Just replaced this on our van. A couple suggestions to make fixing it a little less of a nightmare: 1. If you remove the window track bolts mentioned at 6:29 in the video, you will have the extra play needed to separate the inner panel and lock actuator bracket without breaking it. Still a major pain, but it helps. 2. Door locked shut - If you remove the interior door panel and expose the long metal push rod, you can clamp down on the push rod and push/pull to unlock the door. Clamp down as close to the side with the lock actuator as possible to keep the rod from buckling. This will free up the lock actuator so you can now open the door. 3. Be patient and have a bunch of band aids ready for all the slices on your fingers you're about to have.

@enmanuelmontenegro6149 2 ай бұрын

very good video, I confess that it is time-consuming and difficult to change the actuator, but it was possible 👍🏻

@scottguthrie8074 Ай бұрын

The best EVER video!! Listened so many times I feel like we're old friends!!

@versansky75 3 ай бұрын

Looks like a lot to do for a 15-20 minute video. However, a very informative video that gets right to the point

@TRQ 3 ай бұрын

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@sunnyday8214 2 ай бұрын

About 5:30, the lower cable has magically become free so it can be pushed through. Later it is magically reinstalled. How do you free that cable?

@smittie62 3 ай бұрын

This is the first video that truly shows how to do this repair that should be a warranty item. Thanks. O think I will do both of my actuators on my 2016 Caravan. That noise is annoying. I need your on how to open door that is locked shut because of actuator failure. Will definitely be sending a "Big Thanks".

@TRQ 3 ай бұрын

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@ToddASchuh Ай бұрын

Chrysler engineers - why do you have to make this so hard?

@mandirae2267 Ай бұрын

Mine opens and closes but won’t lock. Manually or with the button. Even while driving it can be open. It came from the dealership like this. 😳

@user-ij7ig7pl9r Ай бұрын

I just used this video to replace my right side actuator. Where's a lot of miss information in this video, at 5:08 he says pull panel out & backwards to disconnect some clips that are in an area. BUT there is no rear movement to the panel. The way to disconnect the clips is to remove the two window rail bolts 6:26 & the three latch bolts 2:28, the movement to release the clips 6:04 well come from the latch being able to move forward, not the panel moving backward. Than when you reassemble the latch just tread the three latch bots in a few turns, than push the latch forward the full depth of the bolts, this will give you the movement needed to reinsert the clips, He says he got the clips back in but doesn't show it because he didn't understand how to get the movement needed & doing this step wrung is most likely how the part that broke was broken. Next the unit he was working on didn't have the rear window rail attached to it & if your unit does have the rail. Going back together is a lot trickier. Pro-tip, remove the outer bottom window trim, as than a helper can help verbally guide the installers efforts to mate the rail with the rear rubber window canal, this is nearly impossible to lineup without removing the outside bottom trim & having someone eyeball it for you, but pretty simple if you do.

@djsamthebull 24 күн бұрын

Gentlemen, this video was great and I accomplished w/o a problem. Of course I came across the many of the same challenges you did in your video, but at the nd of the day, according to my local Dodge dealer estimate, I saved $1.1/1.2K. I greatly appreciate ya'll putting these together as it was my first time accomplishing this task.

@ldcuba 18 күн бұрын

Just completed this. Probably of the stupidest repairs i have done on a vehicle in a while. It sucked! The window track, 3 slide clippy things sucked! But glad its done.

@TheSammajor 22 күн бұрын

Yes, it is a brain surgery but thankfully a successful one. You tutorial was very easy to follow and your method worked. Two notes I would like to share: * I didn’t see a need to remove the window regulator motor * loosening the two bolts that hold the window glass would make it easier in disassembling. Overall thank you so much. You have been a helpful guide.

@stevensawicki824 4 ай бұрын

That truly looks like a hard repair fix for most owners ?! Great video

@brawdo 3 ай бұрын

Also hoping that since latch failed during open and doesn't are it fully open i hope the latch is it and not module or more. By far the best video on this!!!

@miltonross2276 26 күн бұрын

Awesome detail. Thank you so much,...

@kevin.h9166 3 ай бұрын

Awesome video

@engelbodden8941 3 ай бұрын

Very informative. I can now change mine.

@whisps1 2 ай бұрын

How do you disengage the automatic sliding door so that it can move freely to work on it?

@uccoskun 24 күн бұрын

I changed 2 actuators. In the second, I got frustrated after 4 hours. I removed the glass in 5 minutes and then it took me another 10 minutes to install the lock mechanism. I highly suggest removing glass and weather strip around the glass.

@mikeduben2061 2 ай бұрын

Great video but it is a 2 man job when reassembling

@bootturtleproductions7915 Ай бұрын

So the rear window track was just skipped? How did you get that back in with the lock attached??

@feliperosales2356 Ай бұрын

This saved me alot of frustration 😊

@joerichardcycles69 29 күн бұрын

Thank you. Damn good video . . I got it done with your help!

@SLYHATER71 Ай бұрын

This is brain surgery. 😂😂😂

@rickrusso8170 11 күн бұрын

My 2010 Town and Country left slider has no power. The door slides ok. Can you help?

@ratherbefishing4225 Ай бұрын

I’m not an expert mechanic or a Dodge specialist but have done all kinds of projects and fairly involved repairs including a Ford/Cummins engine swap, and this is the most frustrating thing I’ve ever attempted.

@TheSammajor 22 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@Joa287 Ай бұрын

Do I need to disconnect the car battery before doing this?

@grandtheft06854 2 ай бұрын

I just changed mine on the left sliding door and my latch assembly has a big motor attached and the window rail is fully attached and had to remove the entire assembly with the rail I see that there are 2 different ones the one in your video is part number 68030380ac and mine is 68030378ae. Mine is more of a pain obviously but what’s the difference do I have some other feature that you don’t?

@EricM-xn6pq 2 ай бұрын

WOW You made it look easy, but the most difficult job i have ever tackled 3hours in and I cant get the rod to stay locked on the new actuator, and the latch came out attached to rear side window track, cant seem to get it back in! yikes! No latch to keep door closed and I need it for work...

@kmilli0313 Ай бұрын

Damn Chrysler. Glad I watched this video though. The other one I watched the guy said the window had to be removed out of the door to replace this. I was a tech for 6 years and even I wasn’t about to mess with removing the window to replace the actuator lol

@story1234 Ай бұрын

Hi perhaps you can help me. I have a manual sliding door that cannot be opened from inside. It unlocks and lock fine, it’s not child lock, pulling on inside handle is different from the working door. The working one would pull further and click. The non working one would pull half and stop.

@americanfreedom6417 2 ай бұрын

The rear plastic bracket is not clear about how to release or separate

@christiehackney6089 Ай бұрын

Going to attempt this myself but I have a couple of questions. My 2016 Caravan has auto locks but not auto open/close(manual only). Is this still the problem? Locks not working at all, won’t slide at all. Door won’t open at all. Is there a possibility it’s a fuse? (That’s wishful thinking.).

@firecubevideo 2 ай бұрын

I managed to get the door unlocked but I cant get the door to open (it tries to but it seems to be catching on something only allowing it to open a half inch or so). I need to get the door open to get to the 10mm bolts to remove the actuator housing. Any ideas?

@dcarlesimo9974 15 күн бұрын

Just did this to one on a 2017 dodge caravan. Almost wanted to jump off a cliff since it took me about 3 hours just to get the latch assembly out. My advice people…. just replace the door.

@ervmanr2697 Ай бұрын

Why make the reinstallation of the assembly back into the door seem so perversely simple??... It's by far the most challenging and frustrating part of the entire process, it took me so long, that I had to come back to it the next day, and finally spoke to a mechanic friend and he agreed and advised that he literally had to remove the sliding door to make the installation more efficient.

@mikeflanagan2211 3 күн бұрын

i am about 6 hours in. Wish i had not started. i can’t figure out how to get the lock mechanism and the window guide back in. well i can’t quit now. anyone want to buy a 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan.

@idkwt2use 2 ай бұрын

About how much would this cost at repair shop?

@nicksoehren4812 2 ай бұрын

Well I know mine doesn’t have roll down windows in the door so it should be a somewhat simpler process for me not having to deal with the window parts.

@OxaudioPhilly Ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. You have enticed me to do the hardest f-ing thing ive ever done on a car in 24 years, and i own a car audio shop. This is designed f’in horrendously. Wtf were they thinking?!?