The Lemon Index$650 middle bill · most between $500 and $650
Higher than the $500 middle bill owners of all 33 models reported.
2013–2018 Dodge Grand Caravan
Dodge Grand Caravan owners reported paying a median of $650 for a door lock actuator replacement, with the middle half of bills between $500 and $650. That's from 5 owner reports (5 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50020%
- $500–$1,00060%
- $1,000–$2,50020%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 5 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan1too few for a middle
- 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan2too few for a middle
- 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan1too few for a middle
- 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan97 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
- 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan60 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
- 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan39 complaints name it9% of that year's complaints
- 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan29 complaints name it11% of that year's complaints
- 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan15 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a door lock actuator. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engines in these years
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Dodge Grand Caravan reliability by year
- Door lock actuator replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Dodge Grand Caravan owners reported
TIPM replacement (61) · Brake repair (42) · Steering rack replacement (15) · Transmission replacement (14) · Airbag module and clock spring replacement (12) · Fuel pump replacement (12) · BCM replacement (11) · Wiring harness repair (9) · Alternator replacement (6)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11517358, 11475742, 11458232, 11343689, 11290105.
Quick answers
How much does door lock actuator replacement cost on a Dodge Grand Caravan?
Dodge Grand Caravan owners reported a median of $650, and the middle half paid $500 to $650, from 5 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Dodge Grand Caravan door lock actuator replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Dodge Grand Caravan middle bill of $650 is higher than the $500 owners of all 33 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Dodge Grand Caravan repair costs come from?
From 5 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Dodge Grand Caravan years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2005 (97), 2016 (60), 2017 (39) Dodge Grand Caravan named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.