Power sliding doors not working manually

Asked by Auret Feb 16, 2017 at 03:44 PM about the 2008 Chrysler Town & Country Touring FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2008 Town and Country. Both the passenger doors open fine with the buttons and the key fob, but wont open or close manually - both from outside and inside the vehicle. The door unlatches, but won't slide - you have to push it hard to open. The back tailgate does the same - will not open manually, but works with all the buttons.

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Most 08 Caravan models did not have power slide operation initiated by the handles, they only operated via the switch or FOB. If your's was 1 of the few that did have that operation, make sure the override switch in the overhead center console is set to allow it.

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190

I have a 2006 Chrysler Town and Country what would be causing the side doors to not automatically open? I can only pull them open manually.

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I had the same problem with my 2007. If you go on YouTube you can find a video showing you how to check the wiring in the door. 9 times out of 10 the ground wire is broken, because of the stress from the cables bending everytime it opens and closes. I fixed mine by splicing the wires back together. It has been working for 6 months now

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I have a 2005 town and country ltd van and passenger sliding door will not open by either manually, button or remote. What could be the problem?

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