[5th Gen : 08+]: 08 Grand Caravan Driver Door buttons broken
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08 Grand Caravan Driver Door buttons broken
My driver side door buttons suddenly stopped working. No locks, windows, or mirrors. Everything works on the other doors and the key fob. Took the door panel off and everything looks connected. Checked the fuse under the hood. Any other ideasideas
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I had a different issue in this same area of my 2008 SE - see this thread: https://dodgeforum.com/forum/dodge-c...ml#post3289955
I have a few questions that may or may not help:
Are you sure all of your switches are dead, including the rear vent windows? The rear vent window switch is connected to the door wire harness separately from all the others.
Do you have an airbag warning light on the cluster?
Do your dome light and door open indication on the dash work for the driver door?
I have a feeling you have a wiring issue; unfortunately the only way to really diagnose it without bringing it in to a shop is to do a continuity check on every single wire in the door bundle. The wires in the rubber boot you see in the hinge area when you open the door are subject to frequent bending, stretching, and vibration from everyday opening and closing of the door, and for some of the data wires Chrysler used some really thin wires that really can't take those conditions. My van had one snapped wire in that boot and several others were broken in the insulation.
I have a few questions that may or may not help:
Are you sure all of your switches are dead, including the rear vent windows? The rear vent window switch is connected to the door wire harness separately from all the others.
Do you have an airbag warning light on the cluster?
Do your dome light and door open indication on the dash work for the driver door?
I have a feeling you have a wiring issue; unfortunately the only way to really diagnose it without bringing it in to a shop is to do a continuity check on every single wire in the door bundle. The wires in the rubber boot you see in the hinge area when you open the door are subject to frequent bending, stretching, and vibration from everyday opening and closing of the door, and for some of the data wires Chrysler used some really thin wires that really can't take those conditions. My van had one snapped wire in that boot and several others were broken in the insulation.