QuestionHello Roland, Thanks in advance for your participating in this forum. The problem. I have a 2001 T&C Limited with all power doors. They have all stopped functioning over the years. I'll describe the problem with each to the best of my ability.
#1 Driver side - Pressing the console button results in nothing other than a buzz. Passenger - Same action results in the door just unlatching and opening a crack. Rear door- Makes an unlatching noise but does not open. None of them close or move other than manually.
I am original owner and recall when the first one went (rear) Chrysler dealer wanted over $400 to repair. I've lived with the problem because they still open manually. I am thinking of selling/trading in the vehicle and am wondering if making these repairs would be cost effective.
The leather on the front seat cushion is torn pretty badly as well and I am wondering if that has a fix. Replace cushion only? How difficult is it to replace the entire power seat with a used one?
I've put two grand into the car replacing the tranny, tires. Am I throwing my money away?
AnswerHi Richard,
The fact that the locks are responding suggests that the wiring is fine. Probably either the lock motors are weak or the mechanism they have to drive needs lubrication. You can get to each by removing the interior trim panels and then remove them and test them with a 12v jump to the driver pins on the motor, reversing the polarity to open/close. You can also lubricate the mechanisms that they drive. I can photocopy amd postal mail you 8 pages from the '02 manual that will show how to remove these parts and the wiring diagrams. If you will send me back three 44 cent stamps to cover my costs that would be appreciated. Send me a follow-up question, selecting the 'private' option, and tell me the address to which I should send the pages.
On the seat, I would look around locally for an auto upholstery shop and have them do a recovery of the torn cushion. I have done that often on my vehicles and it works out well. If you can remove the cushion that will help too to reduce the cost. There are a number of pages about that too, which depends upon whether you have a conventional power seat of a quad seat with attached cup holder. I will also be able to copy the pages about that but let us deal with that later. Anything you can do inexpensively to repair the vehicle will pay off, but only if you do most o the labor yourself.
Roland
