How to Fix Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country Sliding Door Wires

[@sirj9]

I thank God for people like you that share their knowledge with strangers. I had the exact same problem and fixed it in 45 minutes with my curious 3 year old daughter helping me. Could have done it much faster without her but there is no placing a time limit on a successful father-daughter moment. Thanks again.

[@toolazy2008]

My Chrysler dealer didn't know what was wrong with my power doors when they stopped working. He said if it's the motors, it would be $2000 EACH to replace. Then I saw your video. Today, my 13 year old daughter fixed 2 broken wires (under my direction!), 1 on each door. Total cost for a wire striper and a packet of wire connectors? $15. You saved me a fortune in dealer charges. Thank you that man!

[@RxSunny20]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan I took my van to the dealer with the very same problem. They blamed it on the motor and told me I needed $900.00 worth of work. They also tried to tell me I should fix both doors, even though only one was causing problems! Well I watched your video twice. I got out the tools and did it myself! You saved me a ton of money that I didn't have! It works perfectly now! I'm so grateful!

[@sfsharkfest]

Big Thanks!!! After viewing your video I repaired my broken power door. I was told that a wire may be cut but never knew how to repair it. Found out about 5 inches of wire was cut and missing. My own mechanic refused to repair it saying he may have to change the motor mechanism but didn't want to chance being bogged down with time on it. Another gas station mechanic says he would charge $250.00 to fix it. So thanks again.

[@ggllc72]

I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH!!! Watched your video, 5 minutes later I had found the cut wire! 10 minutes later I had spliced it with a heat shrink butt connector and all back together and works perfect! Thanks again!

[@jayshalfbakedvideos]

Thanks for posting this. Both our passenger doors went bad and the dealership was going to charge us $800 to fix them. Just finished the job in fifteen minutes. The only slightly tricky part was unsnapping the small latches on the plastic chain. I would have never been brave enough to try it unless you kindly posted this. Thanks for making the world a better place.

[@johnhudsonmoreno]

Just applied this fix to my 2006 Grand Caravan. Found the break right away. I can only imagine what a mechanic would charge me. Can't thank you enough. Well Done!

[@fuzzydudeFL]

Sir, you saved me $400. It was easy to find the break because when I moved the wire, I could hear the electronics beeping and then stop beeping if I moved it another direction. A sincerest thank you to you and yours!!!

[@catfish023]

From my experience, if you have to do this fix, you'll have to do it over and over. From my research, it looks like the Mopar part number for this wiring harness is 4868122AC. You can google that part number to find a replacement harness. the cheapest one I've found so far seems to be around $80.

[@AlSteel99]

I know this an old post but gotta give credit where it's due. Just picked up a well used 2005 DGC with the same issue. Door would open slightly when the button on the panel was pushed and it would lock closed but wouldn't slide function at all. Found this post and followed your instructions. I didn't have to look far, the ground wire was chafed and broken right at the 2nd "link" in that flex tray. Quick splice and some turns of electrical tape and the door works perfectly. Thanks for the DIY, saved me frustration and $$$ !

[@Alisonshafer]

Thank you!! The dealer replaced my wiring harness about 18 months ago under warranty, but now that it's out of warranty and the exact same problem is happening again they want to charge me $425 to replace it again!! I'm going to try this when I get it back from them tomorrow!

[@seductivesweets]

Wowwwww! Thank youl; I had the same thing happen to me! I just bought the car 4 months ago, so I was disappointed about the door not operating correctly. After watching your video, I was confident that I could do the same thing. Long story short, you are a life saver. Thank you........

[@aaroniq]

Excellent, saved me from diagnosing this pesky problem! My wire was broken exactly where yours was, took me 10 min to fix, and that included waiting for the soldering iron to heat up!

[@dj5172008]

We have an '06 Town & Country. At first the driver side slider would only open manually, not at all with the power operation (although it made sounds like it wanted to). After playing down there for a bit, the door would close to about a 1 foot opening, then stop. Your video hit the problem right on the head...one wire was broken (in two places!!!). Thanks so much!

[@3curlyheads]

Dead on! Wire was severed in two locations. I would have gotten rooked for a new harness and God knows how much in labor by the dealership. Much appreciated!!!!!!!!

[@karoshiga]

I don't know if you still monitor this, but THANK YOU! Just bought a 2002 T&C and the passenger side door did not function. Had a wire broken in the same place as yours, had it fixed in a jiffy. Thanks for sharing this valuable information with everyone!

[@rjmac123456]

Thanks much for the Video. Saved me couple hundred bucks. Dealer was going to replace the harness. My breaks were in the exact same spot as yours. The mechanics at the dealer had to of known this. The service manager told me it would be very involved to try to find the "open ground". They charged me $60 just to tell me that.

[@bellpaleale]

Awesome! I Just did this today on my 2005 Town and Country and found a wire that had severed somehow. I found that it was easier to disconnect the plastic links and push the loos part up toward the door to have easier access to the wires. Just another way to get at it.

[@geoffspear]

Very helpful. I just bought a 2004 Grand Caravan today. I hadn't even realized it had power sliding doors, so I didn't test them before buying. The passenger side one had the broken wire problem and I fixed it in about 10 minutes.

[@apape318]

Thank you for posting this!! My drivers side door went out last year, then just a few days ago the passenger side door went out. I followed your instructions in your video and had both doors fixed in under an hour!! Thank you!!!!

[@sgtveecee2]

This was awesome advice!! It saved me a bunch in labor costs and diagnostic costs! It only took me around 5 minutes to fix my door and did not cost me a penny as I already had the electric connectors and tape. Thanks.

[@crklopotic]

Fantastic! Door stopped working a few days ago. Not sure what went wrong. Did a quick search, watched your video. Sure enough; busted wire right were you explained it. Saved me tons of time, not to mention I probably would have broken more things trying to access the wiring. Took me under 15min to fix. Thanks for posting!

[@arch4112002]

I can't thank you enough for this video!!! Took 30 minutes, some electrical tape, and solder to fix both doors. Thanks again!!

[@kloosfamily]

Great video and it worked for me. One of my wires had a crimp near where Laibro had his problem. To fix it, I bought some 18 GA wire, solder, and a solder gun. I cut out a 2 inch section of the bad wire and then inserted in the new piece of wire. Doing it this way required 2 solder connections, but is best. Then, I wrapped it good in electrical tape, put it all back together again and it worked. A nice cheap fix - I'm sure it would have been at least $400 if I had taken it in.

[@tonyandsuzy]

Thank you so much for posting this video. I found one neatly broken wire once I opened the track up in my 2007 T&C. It took me 10 minutes and $0 to fix it with your help. Your effort in making this video is greatly appreciated!

[@MegaSpainboy]

Great fix Saved me $95 just to find the problem. I was able to fix it in 5 min. Thank abunch

[@attrzaska]

This was exactly the problem on my 2004 Town & Country. Thanks so much for posting this, took 30 minutes to repair!

[@campbrob]

Thank you so much for this video! I thought my door was going to be an expensive proposition to fix, and it turned out just as you've shown to be a worn wire. 15 minutes with a soldering iron and some spare wire and it's good as new! Cheers!!

[@jgarb21]

Hello thanks so much for the tutorial. I believe it was your video that I used about two years ago to do the Passenger side door. The Driver's side door is now only opening a few inches and then has a motor winding sound. The same is true when shutting the door, it gets to 2" and stops with motor winding. I checked the Wires and all seems good. I do remember Cleaning the brass clutch plate and magnet of the the door motor, but this was to let the door move more freely when opening manually.

[@OberonIL1]

Awesome post! I opened the snake channel and repaired the cut line. Total reapair time: 15 min. Thanks for sharing!

[@rhgeorge1]

Thanks. Your video was very helpful. As they say, "A pictures worth a thousand words!" I have the exact same problem on our 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT. I would imagine the constant flexing of the wire bundle is probably the source of the problem. With all of the apparent problems, you would think this should be a recall issue. Anyway, thanks again for posting!

[@TheTor]

Sensational job! With your help, I was able to easily repair my Caravan sliding door in about 10 minutes and saved myself hundreds of dollars by doing it myself! Many thanks and keep up the great work!

[@thegoodlife865]

I thought the door motor had went bad. The ground wire was completely cut in half. Cleared the rubber around the wire and took some butt conectors and it works like new! Thanks for the video!

[@marybilton1]

Hi - thanks so much for the video. I was on the brink of having to spend £400 to get the door fixed by our local chrysler dealer!! Thanks

[@Godrox708]

Dude your rock!!!, I thought I would have to take my 2007 Town&Country in to be fixed. With your video, I was able to find and fix my wiring in 10 minutes. It was really easy to find the broken wire. (hint: look for the one that is separated from its other half.) My door works great now!

[@bbcahs]

Great video! There were 4 breaks in our cable. Found them, fixed them, the door works like a champ. Thank you.

[@Constitutionalable]

Thanks for this post and good video. My daughter's van passenger door has failed and it is out of warranty. Now I'll give it a shot thanks to your video.

[@bbilins]

First video to pop up with my search, and this was the problem. Ended up cutting the severed wire, adding a wire connector in-line, electrical taping back up, and door works fine now. Hopefully my non-flexible wire connector will work long term in the track. Otherwise I will replace with different remedy next time. THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO!

[@Amills19]

This video is really good. My wife and me fixed two sliding doors in less than an our. You saved us lots of money, thanks for sharing.

[@User-hi4ti]

Thank you so much! In just 15 minutes I was able to save 15% or more by switching to Geico!

[@madsklz]

THANK YOU very much!! This is exactly what I was looking for. Took me less than 5 minutes to fix and saved me what I would assume would be a couple of hundred bucks!!!

[@tgfinnegan]

I had this same problem and removed the wire harness sections 1 by one, then googled the information and learned more and watched this video... still found no break even after all the great information. dang it.... I put it back together and it still has same problem, so that just means I did not screw it up worse.. so will try again before I take to dealership.

[@glhomebuyers3343]

Just before the doors started malfunction, our doors opened up on us while driving down the highway with 3 year old next to the door. Then the doors started to open up only a few inches. Shortly thereafter, they quit working all together and I noticed a solid black wire handing our on the passenger side wire track in the door. I will also be fixing this problem after watching your post. Thank you for your video.

[@vancollier]

About to buy a 2005 T & C with a non-working power door. Very thankful for this video and I hope it helps me fix the door ;-)

[@pier4125]

Thanks for posting this video. I just fixed my 2007 T&C following your instructions. This saved a whole lot of money!

[@JDMGTP]

Worked on my van, one wire was broken, fixed it and it works great THANKS!!!!

[@KevinArchibald]

Thanks so much for doing this. My power door hasn't' been working for about a year. I followed your video and it's working great!

[@9wire9]

Thank you sir. 5 minutes, zero dollars and my door works like new.

[@Chadsci]

Great video. Was coming in and out of focus at times. But it I showed me what I needed do know. Good job.

[@HeikiGross]

I am wondering you would be able to tell me where to get the plastic track parts?? The wiring is still good but I need to replace the plastic track pieces as a couple of them broke... watched your video, thank you!!!

[@kennethjohnson6223]

Whst did you find out on the replacement links?... mine is doing the same thing next to plastic plate wire jumping over top getting hung in srocket... stupid design

[@toocutsy]

@@kennethjohnson6223 as far as I know you can only find the parts in junkyards now and any cables found there will still have broken wires but you should find the plastic track parts okay.

[@doublegmoney]

Great post! Fixed my door in about half an hour. Greatly appreciate it!

[@zeimetp]

Pete Zeimet Fantastic video. I fixed my sons passenger door in an hour.I really liked the fact that you showed exactly how to take the things apart. That plastic stuff can be tricky. It so nice to get good info. Do you have a video on 07 front a/c evap removal? Keep up the great work,thanks so much.

[@johnavitale]

Thank you Thank you Thank you, saved me so much money, took me an hour but now works like a charm!

[@wr1nkl1esx2]

Brilliant Video! Thank you SO much! This will make life so much easier! If you have this problem... have a go yourself....... and save lots of money!

[@ch4580]

Thanks to this video, my electric door now works again... thankyou!!!

[@ran4881]

thank you thank you!! took me longer to find my tools than it took to fix.

[@BigDsrq]

132,000 views as of June 2013. 132k views in less than 40 months - might be a problem, Detroit. Thanks for posting this video!

[@tminutes]

THANK YOU!! Awesome instructions and video!!! I am not mechanically inclined and was able to fix it in 10 minutes :)

[@samueldrec]

you are the man.... saved me hundreds...tks.... 1 small wire broked

[@specfever]

Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I have the same problem but have been scared to cut into the fabric sleeve that protects the wires. I assume you had to do the same thing to get at your wires? Was the break obvious? I imagine there is a kink in the wire, or you can feel it with your fingers. How did you repair the wire? Did you use a 'connector'? I assume a wire nut wouldn't be the answer here. I would like to use a shrink tubing to finish it off if possible. Thanks.

[@kneedalz]

Thanks! This was exactly the problem I had. Your video was a great help!

[@jgarb21]

Is there a correlation between what failure mode the door is and which of the wires to focus on? I have previously spliced and obvious break but know I have both doors malfunctioning again. * One door seems to close fine (for now), but upon opening it just pops open and stops (no motor sounds after initial opening. * The other door will almost completely shut just short about 3 inches and the Motor continues to run but the door is stuck in the 3-inch opened position. This same door from a shut position will only open to that 3-inch location and motor runs but no movement of the door. The wires "look" good.

[@ilovemylittledancer]

The power doors on my 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT work when you press the door button on the inside of the van, they work when you press the door buttons on the keypad, and they work when you press the buttons that are up on the ceiling in the front of the van. However, they do not work when you press the button on the handle on the inside of the door, or when you pull the handle open on the outside of the door.

[@rreyer42]

Thanks for posting. This ROCKS! Saved me a bunch of money.

[@w8fg]

My 2005 has all the symptoms! Cant wait to check it out!

[@maderf]

@laibro1 Our 2005 T&C had the same issue and sure enough I followed your info and right near the end of the links where the factory wrapped the wires in black electrical tape one wire had a partial break. I cut it, stripped both ends with wire cutters and reconnected them with a ten cent crimp connector. Problem solved in less than 45 mins time. Tip, I found it easiest to open up the chain links using a small eyeglass/hobby flat blade screwdriver. Thanks for posting this

[@fisherscommuter]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

[@RickBetts]

Right on target! My passenger door failed like this and was repaired while still under warranty. Today it was the driver side's turn, and no more warranty for me. My ground wire was broken exactly where your indicated, and this was an easy do-it-yourself. Anyone else think that 50,000+ views of this video might possibly somehow suggest this is a design defect that should be a covered out-of-warranty fix? Hello, Chrysler???? (Sorry, I know I'm dreaming...)

[@Cardiogirldotnet]

Excellent instructions! This just worked for us; we were ready to bend over and take it from the dealer. Thanks so much for the detailed instructions!

[@TAMERA77]

I will be doing this on my 2004! Thank you so much for posting!

[@apape318]

I have used this video to fix both of my doors on a couple of occasions. When I've done this before, the door would open partially, but not all the way. The "closer motor" also worked, so when i manually shut the door, the motor would close it all the way. The problem I am having now is the "closer motor" is not working at all when I manually shut the door. So, would this be the same problem as this video is showing, or is that motor something different? I'm thinking different but can anyone say for sure before I take the wire housing apart and start looking for broken wires?

[@TallTuber]

An early thank you. We are going to try this as soon as possible!

[@mnm7372]

my door worked fine earlier today, then later today when i pushed the open button its would open about 2 inches and make a clicking sound, would this be the same problem as in the video?

[@Aerick911]

Thanks for the vid. Just fixed a broken wire in my door as well.

[@toocutsy]

@laibro1 This video is GREAT! I just fixed my van doors (both of them!) for about $6.00. Thank you SO much for posting this!!!

[@kennethjohnson6223]

Where sis you get replacement links?

[@toocutsy]

@@kennethjohnson6223 unfortunately my van is no longer supported by Dodge and the replacement cables are no longer available. The only option left is find someone who can build a new cable for you. I still own the van but the automatic slides no longer work.

[@isaacgarcia4352]

Just for maintenance what could I spray on that mechanism to lubricate it

[@5KFitchww]

IT WORKED and saved me some cash. broken wire in the snake channel...

[@akwlb2]

Mine sounds like the little motor is working but something is not letting it open then I hear the motor speed up twice and then it stops. Was it the same problem as yours or yours wouldnt even make a sound?

[@kevincole8698]

My Voyger door opens sometimes and other times the door pops as if its going to open, makes the noise as though its going to open but just sits there and you have to pull the door back. Any ideas?

[@jronduelas21]

can it cause the window to be inop as well because this just happened to me both are not working the door starts to open but wont

[@7342budddy]

Thanks-went out got it fixed in 20 min

[@bashartareb]

Thank you for this great video you have no idea how much money you just saved me thanks again five stars

[@jcct88]

Thanks repaired exactly as you described.

[@JohnMassaglia]

Thanks for sharing this. Just what I need.

[@patricknedz]

mine came off the tracks on the bottom, how do you fix the wheels so you can get them back on the track.

[@MrChi31]

hello sir! I would like to ask you why won't the trunk of my chrysler town and country open?

[@jeffreygriffith9803]

nice video, I thought the cap comment about the cap falling off at the end was comical, like almost on purpose :-) Thanks for the video, very helpful!

[@dmana3172]

It was not the wiring harness on mine. Still, the door won't open. The motor is good, the door latch is good. When I press the button to open it, it just make a sound, but doesn't open at all. When I close it alittle, it close automatically, but it won't open or close all the way. Now what happen? :(

[@jaravey]

Worked great thank you (took less than ten minutes)

[@mango613]

Thanks for the post! Saved me time and cash:)

[@OscarRuiz-ec4jg]

Hi! My 2005 Grand Caravan's liftgate is not working, some times it opens with the remote keys or with the button on the top panel, but most of them not. Does any body have the same problem or have an idea on what it could be? Thanks!

[@curtiscrowe8258]

I had the problem of the lift gate not opening. I just replaced the lift gate struts and it now works fine.

[@joegar3174]

How can I get my door to open 1 to 2 inches more?

[@acde93]

Can the plastic chain thing be replaced?

[@juliamckelvey5893]

It can be replaced but you have to find the proper drag chain cover for yours vehicle

[@meliebi]

@@juliamckelvey5893 Can you help, where to find just plastic chain for sliding door? thx

[@joe01zorn]

What is the purpose of the wires inside this plastic tracking chain? I bought a brand new set up less than a year ago...$124, and had a mechanic change it out (more $$$) for me. It's broken again in several places already, even though I've tried to keep it strait and repaired. If the wires just tell the instrument panel that the door is ajar, then I am going to remove the whole thing. This car was wrecked before I bought it, and there is an always present DOOR AJAR light on the dash board from a broken connection someplace inside the bodyworks.

[@brim0628]

From what I can tell all those wires actually do alot. The plastic track broke and wires were exposed and i never fixed it. Now the wires are in rough shape, some even cut. None of the rear windows will roll down now, the doors won't work with the buttons and im sure there are some other things I can't think of, as i don't drive it so i don't know.

[@888jasleen]

Thank you. This was very helpful

[@myobfool]

Wow where do I send the box of donuts. I'll still have to find where the break is, but wow this provides so much more direction.

[@billiards4me]

Thank you soooo much!!! Easy fix!!

[@ve2um]

Excuse me... but what is the name of that plastic chain ????? My driver-side sliding door chain has many links broken and i have to replace it.... I've looked at eBaY w/o success...Someone told me it was called a "Catrac", but again, no success on eBaY... I amsure it has a specific name, but i didn't find it yet... Thank you !

[@juliamckelvey5893]

Drag chain cable cover

[@Peregar4ik]

i want to buy this car. can i open the doors manually? or do i have to yell at passengers all the time, so that they won't try to open it? thank you