1996 DODGE CARAVAN Visibility Problems

BCM-1, (WARRANTY) LOSS OF DASH FUNCTIONS 1996: BCM-2 ESTIMATE $1200 REPLACED CHRYSLER P/N P4686727 LOST 95,000 MILE ODOMETER FOR A WORKING BCM FROM JUNKYARD (2001), BCM-3, LOST FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER BCM FROM JUNKYARD FIXED P/N P46867(2006) BAD WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT LEAKS WATER INTO CABIN, BCM-3, FAILED AGAIN CURRENTLY NO WIPERS, NOT ABLE TO FIND A 1996/1997 BCM ONLY 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER BCM P/N P04801062AE. WILL TRY TO VALIDATE COMPATIBILITY TONIGHT. ADEL CHRYSLER ESTIMATE $1,400 PLUS LABOR. ALREADY GAVE THEM $742 FOR TUNE UP AND TROUBLE SHOOTING WHAT THEY SAID WAS A BAD MULTI-SWITCH ($110) DID NOT FIX AND NO DISCOUNT FOR NOT KNOWING HOW TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM PROPERLY. THEIR NUMBER IS 515-993-4587 CORY (KARL IS THE SERVICE MANAGER-OWNER'S SON). *TR

Mileage: 18,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL SUDDENLY CUT OFF . AT TIMES, NOT WORKING AT ALL. THE CAUSE OF THIS WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY; INTERMITTENT MODE WILL SOMETIMES RUN CONSTANT, OR WILL STOP COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY COME BACK ON. TWICE, IN THE PAST MONTH, I HAVE HAD TO ABRUPTLY PULL OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND WILL MOST CERTAINLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT SOME POINT IN TIME, IF IT ALREADY HASN'T. THE DEALERSHIP (WHITE BEAR DODGE, IN MN) SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH, WHICH I DID AND PAID $273.45, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO, AFTER VERY LITTLE TIME RESEARCHING THIS EXACT PROBLEM VIA MESSAGE BOARDS AND FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, IT IS QUITE APPARENT TO ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON MANY YEAR, MAKES AND MODELS OF DODGE/PLYMOUTH/CHRYSLER MINI VANS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN NOV. 2004 AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM EACH TIME IT HAS RAINED, OR SNOWED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE WIPER STOPPED WORKING. UPON TURNING THE WINDSHIELD WASHER ON, THEY WILL WORK FOR A MINUTE AND THEN STOP AGAIN. THE CONSUMER HAS MADE SEVERAL REPAIRS WHICH HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT TRAVELING AT 65 MPH IN A RAIN STORM WAS DANGEROUS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TC

Mileage: 150,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON BY THEMSELF WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ENGAGED. DEALERSHIP URGED CONSUMER TO REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR ARMS AND THE BCM. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, AND CURRENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERATIVE. TSB 083198A WAS ISSUED. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH TO BE REPAIRED. *PH THE WIPERS WOULD COME ON WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS USED. OVER TIME THE PROBLEM GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *PH LETTER WAS FORWARDED TO NHTSA BY CPSC.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES. THIS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME, AND SOMETIMES, BUT NOT ALWAYS, IS TRIGGERED BY THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. *LA

Mileage: 50,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL OFF TRACK WHILE ROLLING IT UP. ALSO, DRIVER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE METAL PART ATTACHMENT FELL APART. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE UNDER RAINY CONDITIONS. *AK COMPLETE WIPER FAILURE OCCURRED AND DEALER STATED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *PH *JB

Mileage: 110,000

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. *NLM THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. *SCC

Mileage: 77,000

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE CLOCK SPRING AND THE HEATER. SCC *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES.*JB. *JB

Mileage: 95,000

WINDSHEILD WIPERS STOP FUNCTIONING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINSHEILD. THE WIPERS START FUNCTIONING AGAIN AFTER I OPERATE THE SWITCH AGAIN, BUT THEY START AND STOP CONTINIOUSLY. I HAVE HAD THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED (PROVEN NOT-DEFECTIVE AS PER DEALER), AND THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. IN FACT, IT SEEMS THAT EVERY CARAVAN OWNER I SPEAK TO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A DISTRACTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

VEHICLES' WINDSHIELD WIPERS FRONT/REAR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY OR DON'T WORK AT ALL. THIS RESULTS IN POOR VISIBILITY, AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PH

INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VIEW. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDE DUE TO THE VIN DEALER NOTIFIED.TS

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

WIPERS TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY, INAPPROPRIATELY. AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CRUISE DOESN'T WORK, HORN DOESN'T WORK. OTHER THAN THAT, THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WELL. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769501

Mileage: 80,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM

FIRST THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AUTOMATICALL,YTHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPS, THEN THE HORN STOPS WORKING, THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON, NOW THE CAR OCCASIONLLY DOESN'T START UNLESS I ADJUST THE STEERING COLUMN

ON TWO OF THE THREE OCCASIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK IN A RAINSTORM. AFTER BOTH INCIDENTS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND THE MECHANIC WITNESSED THE FAILURE BUT IT DID NOT PERSIST. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM UNTIL THERE IS A TOTAL FAILURE. I SENT AN E-MAIL TO DODGE HEADQUARTERS, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY WIPERS DECIDE TO QUIT IN A RAINSTORM?*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERATIVE. WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT COME ON RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY.*AK *NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INVOLUNTARILY CAUSING INTERFERENCE WHILE DRIVING. SWITCH IS CUT ON AND OFF TO DISENGAGE. WHEN MANUALLY TURNED OFF IN COLD WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP SHORT AND BLOCK THE DRIVERS VISION. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERABLE DUE TO DEFECTIVE BODY CONTROL MODULE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOMES INOPERABLE, AND AT TIMES, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY/ UNEXPECTEDLY COME ON, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ON, TWO WEEKS LATER THE HORN STOPPED WORKING AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *YD

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DEVICES ON STEERING WHEEL DO NOT WORK. WINDSHIELD WIPERS/ CRUISE CONTROL, AND HORN DO NOT WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, AND HORN/ CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERATIVE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON SPORADICALLY. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT, FUEL PUMP , COMPUTER AND COIL PACER REPLACED. ALSO PRESENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING CLOCK SPRING. *YD

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WILL FLASH ON AND OFF/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK OR SOMETIMES COME ON BY THEMSELVES, AND POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL COME UNLOCKED BY THENSELVES. HAS CHANGED CONTROL MODULE AT LEAST 4 TIMES. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

THE NORN DOES NOT WORK/ CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, AND AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, PARKING BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON EVERY TIME YOU TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT! WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF WHEN THEY PLEASE, WE HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 68,000 MILES, WE WERE TOLD THAT WE CANNOT PASS INSPECTION AT OUR MILITARY BASE OVERSEAS UNTIL THIS SAFETY FEATURE IS FIXED!*AK

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED/ HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL INOPERABLE/ SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM WORN OUT, AND WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOTS AND ARMS WORN OUT. *AK

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED/ HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL INOPERABLE/ SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM WORNOUT, AND WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOTS AND ARMS WORN OUT. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM WINDSHIELD. AFTERWARDS, WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM HEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY COME ON BY THEMSELVES. WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE STILL WORKING. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT NOTHING WAS FOUND THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON WHEN SWITCH FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS IS ON OFF. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. *AK

DURING THE NORMAL OPERATION OF THIS VEHICLE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON RANDOMLY AND STOP WITHOUT ANY DRIVER INTERACTION. IT HAPPENED TODAY AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND EVEN STANDING STILL IN PARK. IT HAPPENED LAST WEEKEND AS I WAS PASSING A TRUCK ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 70MPH. WHEN IT OCCURS IT DISTRACTS ME FROM MY DRIVING AND SOMETIMES STARTLES ME. THE TURN SIGNAL/WIPER MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE LAST TIME IT WAS REPLACED WAS ON 08/13/97 BY LANDMARK DODGE, INC., 6823 MT. ZION BLVD, MORROW, GA 30260, TEL:770/968-4900 UNDER INVOICE #DOCS22788.

HVAC BLOWER FAN ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. LOWER SPEEDS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. NEEDS THIRD REPLACEMENT. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT.*AK

1. AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON, HORN QUIT WORKING. WE WERE TOLD THIS IS THE CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. 2. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON - COMPUTER CODE INDICATES THIS IS A COIL PACK FAILURE. 3. TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 55,000 MI. 4. WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON FOR NO REASON 5. A/C FREON CHARGE AT 98,000 6. WATER PUMP FAILURE AT 98,000

EA 01 007/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING: AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL AND THE HORN WERE INOPERATIVE, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD RANDOMLY OPERATE WHILE IN OFF MODE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON WHEN TURNING ON MOTOR. *AK

TRANSMISSION LEAKS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON DASHBOARD ALL OF THE TIME. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS AUTOMATICALLY COME ON IF TURNING CORNERS/ GOING STRAIGHT AND TURNING TURN SIGNAL ON. SWIPED SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEN TURNED OFF. CHRYSLER HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL, AND DIDN'T SEE IT AS A PROBLEM. CONSUMSER WAS GOING TO CALL DEALER TO TAKE A LOOK AT WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON BY THEMSELF & DO NOT TURN OFF UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF. THE WASHER FLUID PUMP THAT PUMPS THE WASHER FLUID TO THE REAR WINDOW WILL NOT TURN OFF. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON BY THEMSELF & DO NOT TURN OFF UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF. THE WASHER FLUID PUMP THAT PUMPS THE WASHER FLUID TO THE REAR WINDOW WILL NOT TURN OFF. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON FOR NO REASON. NLM

THE HEATER FAN ONLY WORKS ON HIGH INTERMITTENTLY. NLM

DUE TO THE SAFTY FACTORS INVOLVED AND THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS,DODGE SHOULD BE MADE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLES AT NO COST TO THE OWNERS. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL BEGIN OPERATING ON ITS OWN. IT CAUGHT CONSUMER'S HAND WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO CLEAR ICE FROM WIPER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

THE TWO TIMES WE HAD FAILURES WITH SIMILAR SYMTOMS (HORN, ENGINE LIGHT, CRUISE, WIPERS, ETC.... ) DIFFERENT PARTS WERE REPLACED. RECENTLY WE HAD ANOTHER "FLUKE" WITH THE WIPERS GOING HAYWIRE (STARTING ON THERE OWN) BUT IT HAS NOT DONE IT AGAIN SINCE. *AK

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HORN NOT WORKING WHEN IN USE. CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN IN USE, WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND GO OFF ON THEIR OWN.*AK AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON COINCIDENT WITH OTHER FAILURES. *YH

CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER SHE NEEDED A CLOCK SPRING.*AK *SLC

EA-01-007; CONSUMER HAS NOTICED AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. ALSO, HORN WAS INOPERABLE/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND ELECTRICAL DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK. ALSO, NOTE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, BRAKES HAVE FAILED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

EA-01-007; CONSUMER NOTICED AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERABLE. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER , DEALER NOTICED THE CLOCK SPRING BROKE, CAUSING PROBLEMS. *AK *SLC

EA-010-007- CONSUMER HAS NOTICED AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON T DASHBOARD. ALSO, HORN WAS INOPERABLE/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND CURISE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED T DEALER, DEALER NOTED SPRING WITHIN STEERING WHEEL NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL STAY ON THUS I DO NOT KNOW IF THE AIR BAG WOULD WORK OR NOT IF NEEDED. MY CRUISE CONTROL ALTERNATES WORKING AND NOT AS DOES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MOST OF THE TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND EVERYTIME I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY RESET IT AND EVERYTHING LOOK GOOD. THE COMPUTER DOES NOT SHOW ANYTHING WRONG. THE CRUISE WILL COME ON SOMETIMES AND IT WILL NOT AT OTHERS. I THINK THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS OTHERS I HAVE TALKED TO HAS A DEFECT AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU CHECK IT OUT AND HAVE THEM DO A RECALL AND CORRECT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE FIRST FEW MONTHS I HAD IT FOR REPAIRS AND THE SAME TYPE PROBLES KEEP OCCURRING. MY WIPERS WILL ALSO AT TIMES COME ON WITH OUT BEING TURNED ON. MY SISTERS CARAVAN DOES THE SAME THING.*AK

CONSUMER NEEDED TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN BECAUSE IT WAS SHIFTING INCORRECTLY. PROBLEM COULD'VE BEEN A REBUILT TORQUE CONVERTER THEY USED. CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO REPLACED BECAUSE HORN DIDN'T WORK. ALSO, AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON, AND CRUISE CONTROL WENT TOTALLY OUT.*AK DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR JAMS, LINKAGE APPEARS OKAY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETOMES WILL NOT SHUT OFF AFTER KEY IS REMOVED. *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF OR WON'T TURN ON . *AK THE DEALER REPLACED BATTERY AT FIRST AND THEN WIPER MOTOR AS POSSIBLE CAUSE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *YH

AIR BAG LIGHT STAY'S ON/DOOR LOCK'S JAMMED'S/WINDOW TRACK BROKEN. *AK

BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR RUSTED/CONNECTOR HARNESS BURNT -- BURNING SMELL IN VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. ALSO, FUEL GAUGE/ ODOMETER/ TEMPERATURE GAUGE DO NOT WORK, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENLY.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON, AND VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ALL BRAKING POWER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL TO MALFUNCTIONED.. COMPUTER CHIP IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAS BEEN REPLACED; HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN AND DIES . VEHICLE WILL RESTART IMMEDIATELY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONS. *YH

VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY IN THE RAIN. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD EITHER STOP WORKING OR CHANGE SPEEDS ON THEIR OWN. ALSO, WHEN THEDY ARE ON WHILE WET, AND CONSUMER ATTEMPTS TO TURN THEM OFF, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE, EVEN WHILE THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PER TECHNICIAN, NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE GOING TO BE MADE SINCE THERE WERE NO REMEDIES TO THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON/HORN WILL NOT WORK/ CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. *AK

I BROUGHT MY 1996 DODGE CARAVAN IN TO CERRITOS DODGE ON 4/4/00 TO HAVE MY PASSENGER WINDOW CHECKED OUT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT GOING UP AND DOWN. CERRITOS DODGE CLAIMED THE WINDOW WAS STICKING DUE TO HEAT AND WAS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT IT AT THE TIME. THEN ON 6/29/00, I BROUGHT MY CARAVAN IN AGAIN DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY PASSENGER WINDOW WAS NOT WORKING AGAIN. THIS TIME CERRITOS DODGE DID FIX IT AND REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR, THIS PART IS COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. THE WINDOW DOES WORK AT THIS TIME, BUT I WILL NEED TO TAKE IT BACK IN BECAUSE IT IS STICKING OCCASIONALLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. LARRY HILL. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. CONSUMER FEELS THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS.*AK

THE A/C AND HEAT VALVE STICK. YH

VAN SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING OR WILL NOT START......ONCE IT SHUTS DOWN U HAVE TO WAIT 15-30 MIN BEFORE IT CAN BE STARTED, WIPERS WILL SHUT DOWN OR WILL KEEP GOING AFTER CAR HAS BEEN SHUT OFF.....WILL RUNN AT WHATEVER SPEED THEY WANT.

SLIDING DOOR RATTLES AND MOVES OFF THE HINGES, AND HOLDS A GAP. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WOULD COME ON OR GO OFF ON THEIR OWN. THIS CAUSED VISIBILITY PROBLEMS FOR DRIVER. ALSO, TURN SIGNAL SOMETIMES ACTIVATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & INFORMED TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER. NO REPAIRS DONE.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON BY ITSELF. YH

INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON WITHOUT APPLICATION. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STAY ON ANYWHERE FROM 10 SECONDS TO A MINUTE. MANUFACTURER/DEALER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. YH

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED. YH

THE DARK TINTED GLASS MAKES IT HARD TO SEE OUT OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHILE IN USE, CAUSES POOR VISSIBILITY WHICH COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE COLLISION. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. NLM

THE ENGINE IS JUST THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM. WE WENT AHEAD AND BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT IS USUALLY NEVER USED. THIS TIME WE USED IT NUMEROUS TIMES. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS, THE STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE FUEL PUMP, THE ENGINE HEAD, THE ELECTRONIC LOCKS CURRENTLY DO NOT WORK. IT HAS JUST BEEN A REAL LEMON. WE JUST DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. THIS TIME THE ENGINE BLEW AND THERE WAS NO CLUE THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES AND LAST NIGHT JUST BARELY MADE IT HOME.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP FUNCTIONING, OR WILL START BY THEMSELVES WITH SWITCH TURNED OFF. MULTI-PURPOSE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON WITHOUT BEING MANUALLY ENGAGED. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL STAY ON FOR JUST A COUPLE OF SWIPES, BUT OTHER TIMES WILL JUST STAY ON. IN ORDER TO GET THE WIPERS TO STOP, ONE MUST TURN THE WIPERS ON AND THEN OFF. THE WIPERS ALWAYS WORK THOUGH WHEN THEY ARE TURNED ON AND TURN OFF WHEN TURNED OFF. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A SPECIFIC TIME WHEN THE WIPERS GO ON BY THEMSELVES. IT IS VERY RANDOM AS FAR AS I CAN TELL. *AK

INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT WONT RETRACT WHEN PULLED OUT. WEATHERSTRIPPING ON DRIVERS DOOR FELL OFF FOUND OUT THE DRIVERS DOOR WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. CONSTANT BELT NOISE ESPECIALLY DURING WET CONDITIONS. DEALER MUST REPEATEDLY TIGHTEN THEM. BRAKES PULSATE WHEN APPLYING THEM. REPLACED NUMEROUS COMPONENTS ON REAR BRAKES. FUEL TANK WOULD NOT READ FUEL LEVEL CORRECTLY. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP, AND OTHER COMPONENTS AND SAID THE FUEL TANK WAS BOWED. DUAL SLIDING DOORS HAVE TO BE REPEATEDLY ADJUSTED BECAUSE THEY BECOME DIFFICULT TO SLIDE. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. RIGHT REAR CHILD SAFETY SEAT HAD HOLE IN THE BUCKLE. REPLACED BATTERY ONCE.INSTALLED CHILD SAFETY BELT EXTENSIONS DUE TO RECALL. VAN IS NOW BACK IN SHOP FOR UNKNOWN PROBLEMS, WILL NOT START.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE ERRATICALLY. WHLE DRIVING THEY WILL JUST ACTIVATE ON THEIR OWN, SWIPE ACROSS THE WINDOW ABOUT TWO TIMES AND SHUT BACK OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WIPERS STOP DURING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ALMOST CAUSING CRASHES OR REMAIN ON AFTER IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. 2 NEIGHBORS WITH SAME VANS HAVE SAME PROBLEMS! INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN DOORS ARE OPEN.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON FOR NO REASON ON OCCASIONS. NLM

WIPERS TURN ON UNEXPECTEDLY, UNDER VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, WITHOUT THE SWITCH BEING TOUCHED, RUNS FOR ONLY A FEW SWIPES, THEN IT SHUTS OFF AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS IN WET OR DRY CONDITIONS, WITH THE VEHICLE SITTING STILL OR IN MOTION, OCCASIONALLY OCCURS UPON STARTING. INITIALLY THIS WOULD OCCUR INFREQUENTLY, MAYBE ONCE A WEEK, NOW ALMOST DAILY. USUALLY IT IS ONLY ONE SWIPE, BUT MORE RECENTLY THIS HAS GOTTEN WORSE, WITH AS MANY AS 4 SWIPES WITHOUT WARNING OR DEMAND. WE SUSPECT THE OPERATING SWITCH IS THE CULPRIT. THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT "USED" FROM THE LISTED DEALER AND THERE IS NO READILY APPARENT WARRANTY OR RELATED FACTORY RECALL.

TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 20000 MILES, SERPENTINE BELT FAILED ON 4 SEPERATE OCCASIONS, EACH OCCASION THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST CAUSING A SEVERE ACCIDENT HAZARD, BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING - REPLACED AT 20000 MILES, 2 FREEZE PLUGS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING ALL ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK OUT OF CAR, FRONT WIPERS GO ON WITHOUT WARNING - AT NO SPECIFIC SPEED, WEATHER CONDITION ETC., ALL 12 LIFTERS FAILED 2 TIMES IN THE PERIOD OF 1 MONTH, TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT TURN OFF, AND OTHER MINOR MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS.( DOT NUMBER: )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

FRONT AND REAR WIPERS OPERATE BY THEMSELVES.

TRANSMISSION/ALTERNATOR/BELTS/POWER WINDOWS/SHOCK ABSORBERS/BATTERY/COIL/SPARK PLUGS AND RADIO FAILED.

BLOWER MOTOR RESISTED BLOCKING AND CONNECTING HARNESS WAS MELTED, WHICH CAUSED FAN TO OPERATE ON HIGH SPEED ONLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WOULD ONLY BE MADE AT OWNER'S EEXPENSE. *AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNALS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMING ON UNEXPECTEDLY. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH STEERING COLUMN VIBRATION, AND ODOR THAT COMES FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT COMING ON AND STAYING ON WHEN IT RAINS. SOMETIMES THEY COME ON FOR NO REASON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE CARAVAN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT ANY CONTACT WITH THE SWITCH. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED ONCE ON 2/6/97 UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE SWITCH HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED THIS TIME. CONSUMER DOES NOT WANT TO PAY LABOR COST. *AK

ABS BRAKES/WATER PUMP/WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND BRAKE REAR BRAKE SHOES FAILED.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TURN SIGNALS ARE ON. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. *AK WIPERS ALSO COME ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO REASON WHEN DRIVING, EVEN WITHOUT USING TURN SIGNALS. *SLC

DASHBOARD AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS EMIT SMOKE AND THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT BURNING.

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED.

RIGHT REAR BRAKE CYLINDER, SPRINGS, SHOES AND LININGS FAILED.

VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED.

FAN RELAY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.

INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF ON TWO OCCASIONS.

WHEN TRAVELING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT CONSUMER TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT APPLICATION. THE VAN HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST (10) TIMES FOR THIS PROLBEM. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED.

A/C AND HEATER CONTROL BUTTON FAILED.

SLIDING DOOR WINDOW SHATTERED.

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.

WINDOW SHATTERED ON SLIDING DOOR.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.

WIPER RELAY SWITCH FAILED.

FRONT WINDOW BREAKS DUE TO BEING OFF TRACK.

THE SLIDING DOOR POWER LOCKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSING UNEXPECTEDLY. ALSO, WINDSHIELD FOGS UP ON PASSENGER'S SIDE THEN ON DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 50 TO 55 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP INSTANTLY AND THE OCCUPANT WAS PUSHED IN THE THE WINDSHIELD. ALSO ABS BRAKES PULSATED UNDER HEAVIER BRAKING APPLICATIONS/CHILD SAFETY SEAT LOCKED UP, AND IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET 2-YEAR OLD OUT/HEATER HOSE DEVELOPED A HOLE AND LEAKED/REPLACED POWER WINDOW FUSE, AND DRIVESHAFT BROKE, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 50 TO 55 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP INSTANTLY AND THE OCCUPANT WAS PUSHED IN THE THE WINDSHIELD. ALSO ABS BRAKES PULSATED UNDER HEAVIER BRAKING APPLICATIONS/CHILD SAFETY SEAT LOCKED UP, AND IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET 2-YEAR OLD OUT/HEATER HOSE DEVELOPED A HOLE AND LEAKED/REPLACED POWER WINDOW FUSE, AND DRIVESHAFT BROKE, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

HEATER EXCHANGE BLOWER SWITCH, HAS NO CONTROL TO ADJUST HOT OR COLD , NOT A NORMAL POSITION, OWNER' S MANUAL STATES THAT THE VEHICLE COMES WITH A SWITCH TO ADJUST.

WINDOW DESIGN CAUSES DRIVER'S FACE TO COME CLOSE TO AIRBAG WHEN ROLLING THE WINDOW UP/DOWN.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY WORKED, THE RELAY WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES. NOW THE WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELFS. *AK

SEVERE WINDSHIELD DISTORTION, IMPAIRING VISIBILITY AS OBJECTS APPEAR UNFOCUSED WHEN VIEWED THROUGH WINDSHIELD. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD IS DISTORTED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING. THE REAR BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *AK

TOXIC FUMES ENTER INTERIOR OF VEHICLE. CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR OCCUPANTS.*AK

BLOWER CAUSES WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP, ALSO EMITS ODOR. *DH

NUT MISSING FROM RIGHT WINDOW.

WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTIONED AND DOES NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. TT

WHILE IN MOTION, VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTARTS AND CONTINUES W/WINDSHIELD WIPERS DOING SAME BUT AT DIFFERENT TIME. THIS HAS OCCURED SEVERAL TIMES. TT