2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Exterior Lighting Problems

When I’m driving my blinkers and windshield wipers turn on and off randomly and the stereo shuts off ac quits working and the windows lock and can’t be rolled down and when I’m at idle it has very loud ticking noise coming from dash board I think it’s the middle area behind stereo this happens multiple times a day and some days it doesn’t stop till vehicle is turned off and I’ve also noticed that hitting bump in road seem to make the issues worse all of the above mentioned happens together at same time

Interior panel lights will dim and flicker, headlights dim, radio will lose power, cabin fans for air conditioning will slow then the engine dies. This can happen while idling or driving at highway speeds without warning. When the engine dies all power steering is lost and braking and control is extremely difficult. After stopping the gear shift will not move into park and the key will not move to the off position for several minutes. Diagnosis narrowed this down to the TIPM. It was replaced and the issue stopped for 6 months then reoccurred. TIPM replacement again fixed the issue. Obviously the TIPM's have a defect and has been widely reported. Major issue is that only remanufactured TIPMS are available from the same defective build. Dealer charges over $1000 for the part and more to install it. There should be a class action lawsuit on this obvious dangerous defect that has not been addressed by Dodge.

WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD, THE CAR ENGINE CUTS OFF AND THE STEERING GOES RIGID AND DIFFICULT TO STEER A I GLIDE AND PULL THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED PROBABLY 30 TIMES OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS. TWICE (WHEN THE CAR WAS ONLY A YEAR OR SO OLD) THE SHIFTING HAS JUST SLID OUT OF PLACE INTO ANOTHER GEAR BY ITSELF. THIS IS SO SO SO DANGEROUS. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN TO A MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES. THEY HAVE "FIXED"ISSUES TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT I SPEND MONEY ON"FIXES" THAT DO NOT RESOLVE THIS TERRIBLY FRIGHTENING PROBLEM.

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY OR IN A HIGHWAY ALL LIGHTS AND ENGINE STOPS ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BREAKS HARDING YOU HARDLY STEER IT TO THE SIDE ROAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER FEW YARDS DEPENDS ON THE VEHICLE SPEED. WE ERE LUCKY NO BODY WAS BEHIND US IN MANY OCCASIONS, I HAD THIS ISSUE A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT USED FROM A DEALER AND THEY TOLD IT IS FIXED, AND NOW IT IS BACK, I COINSIDER IT DANGER TO ME AND TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.

Mileage: 130,000

2010 GRAND CARAVAN SE, BOUGHT 100000 MILES THE FIRST WEEK OF DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING WORKED THEW SWITCH AND CAME BACK ON GOT ME HOME NOW NOT WORKING AT ALL. I HAVE READ MANY MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON GOING PROBLEM BOTH ON THIS WEBSITE AND IN OTHER FORUMS. IM STUNNED THAT NTHSA WILL RECALL A VEHICLE FOR AN EMBLEM COMIONG LOOSE ON AN AIRBAG COVER BUT WITH A SERIOUS SAFTEY ISSUE, LIFE OR DEATH AT NIGHT ON A DARK ROAD THERE IS NO RECALL.

Mileage: 100,000

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CAR SHUTS OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING . IT WILL START BACK UP AFTER YOU PUT IT IN PARK AND TURN IT BACK ON BUT IT JUST SHUTS OFF . IT SHUT OFF ON ME TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND FOUR TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY.IT MAKES THIS WEIRD NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT AND THE LIGHTS ARE FLICKERING ON AND OFF. IF THAT'S NOT ENOUGH THE DOORS SEEM TO JUST OPEN AND CLOSE ON THERE OWN THE TRUNK SHUT ON ME WHILE I WAS GETTING GROCERIES OUT. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE SHUTTING OFF AND CLAIMED THEY FIXED THE DOOR OPENING IN IT'S OWN PROBLEM .WELL THE DOORS CONTINUE TO OPEN AND NOW THEY ARE HARD TO OPEN WITH THE KEY AND YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY OPEN THEM . THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND THE DEALER IS CLAIMING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG PLEASE HELP ME.

Mileage: 110,008

HEADLIGHTS FAILED AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. WHEN TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, THEY WOULD BLINK FOR TWO OR THREE TIMES THE REMAIN OFF. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES I RETURNED TO THE CAR AND THEY TURNED ON NORMALLY AND WORKED FOR ABOUT 9 MILES BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF RESTARTING AND RETRYING THE LIGHTS THEY WORKED AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 8 MILES THEN FAILED AGAIN. REPEATED PROCESS AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT 20 MILES HOME WITH NO MORE FAILURES. SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN YESTERDAY (ABOUT 4 DAYS AFTER FIRST INCIDENT). THIS TIME THERE WERE MULTIPLE FAILURES IN 12 MILES. ALL FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

Mileage: 118,650

BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 2017 TO DECEMBER 2017 (PRESENT): MULTIPLE ISSUES RELATED TO ELECTRICAL: (1) ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH (CITY STREET, DRIVING STRAIGHT), AND LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES; (2) ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON FROM SEPTEMBER 2017 TO DECEMBER 2017 (PRESENT). LIGHT OFTEN COMES ON WHEN POWER WINDOW BUTTONS ARE PRESSED; BATTERY HAS BEEN CHECKED; ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE (!) IN DECEMBER 2017 AND WARNING LIGHT STILL COMES ON; (3) WINDOWS ROLL THEMSELVES DOWN WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING; THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN WINTER AND COLD WEATHER, THERE IS NO CHANCE THE WINDOW WAS LEFT DOWN BY THE DRIVER; (4) HEAD AND TAIL LIGHTS BLINK WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING; (5) REAR SEAT POWER OUTLET NOT WORKING; (6) REAR DEFROSTER NOT WORKING; (7) SIDE MIRROR DEFROSTERS NOT WORKING. RESEARCH INTO OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS SUGGEST DEFECTIVE TIPM.

Mileage: 110,000

THE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) IS EITHER DEFECTIVE, OR DAMAGED FROM WEATHER EXPOSURE. SPARATIC POWER ISSUES ARE PRESENT CAUSING ODD THINGS TO GO WRONG, FROM THE BATTERY BEING DRAINED, TO BACKLIGHT FLICKERING ON THE DASH, TO UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTING TO LOCK VEHICLE TO ONLY HAVE IT UNLOCK AGAIN, TO ALSO UPON LOCKING, HAVING THE FRONT WINDOWS RANDOMLY GO DOWN.

Mileage: 50,000

BOUGHT VEHICLE USED FROM KIA DEALERSHIP AUGUST 2016. MARCH 2017 I STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SHUTTING OFF EITHER BEFORE STARTUP (WHILE PARKED AND IGNITION OFF) OR DURING OPERATION (WHILE DRIVING). ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SEEMED FINE INCLUDING AMBER RUNNING LIGHTS, TAIL-LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC JULY 2017, NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. NO PROBLEMS FOR 2 WEEKS, THEN STARTED EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. NO RECALLS OR SOLUTIONS FOUND AT THIS TIME.

Mileage: 100,000

AFTER STARTING MY VAN, I WILL TURN ON MY HEADLIGHTS AND THEY WILL FLICKER ON AND THEN OFF REALLY QUICK. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY. I WILL WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND TRY AGAIN AND THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN. I CAN FLIP THE HIGH BEAMS ON AND THEY WILL FLICKER ON AND THEN RIGHT OFF. HOWEVER, THE FOG LIGHTS WILL COME ON. I CAN USUALLY SIT AND WAIT ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND THE LIGHTS WILL USUALLY COME ON.

Mileage: 89,200

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A DARK COUNTRY ROAD AND MY HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OFF. I REACHED FOR THE CONTROL, TURNED IT OFF THEN ON, THE LIGHTS BLINKED THEN WENT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE FOG LIGHTS ON. THE NEXT DAY THEY NECT DAY THEY WORKED. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE LIGTS WENT OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE HIGWAY @70MPH. IT HAS RECOVERED MULTIPLE TIMES.

Mileage: 93,000

MY HEAD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY BLINK WHEN I TURN ON MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE RUNNING LIGHTS STILL WORK BUT ITS THE HIGH AND LOW BEAM LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS WILL BLINK A FEW TIMES THEN STAY OFF. THE VEHICLE CAN BE IN MOTION OR SITTING STILL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND RESEARCHED ONLINE AND IT LOOKS TO BE A REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE TIPM MODULE WHICH IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. ALSO LOOKING AT THE ONLINE FORUMS, IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODULE ON A LOT OF VEHICLES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE DIAGNOSED IT TO THE TIPM. I BELIEVE SINCE THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE VEHICLES, CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THESE TIPMS SINCE THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE.

Mileage: 88,000

I HAVE HAD MY 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN FOR 1 YEAR. FIRST THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT THEN THE KEY MODULE THEN THE TRANSMISSION THEN THE SHIFTING HARNESSES CABLE AND NOW THE LIGHTS KEEP BLINKING ON AND OFF AND THE VAN FEELS LIKE IT HAS NO POWER THE BATTERY WAS JUST CHANGED A MONTH AGO. THIS HAS BEEN THE WORST VEHICLE EVER AND WE ARE SCARED THAT IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A DEADLY ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN GEARS. AND AND NOW KEEPS SHUTTING OFF AND THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP BLINKING ON AND OFF AS WELL AS ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE VAN. IF THESE ARE KNOW ISSUES WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A TOTAL RECALL ON ALL THESE VEHICLES BEFORE A DEADLY ACCIDENT DOES HAPPEN. OR IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE TO ACTUALLY DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT ALL THE KNOWN ISSUES THE MAKERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE AWARE OF.

Mileage: 71,000

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME ON AND BLINK A FEW TIMES AND THEN GO OUT AND NOT COME BACK ON (SIM AND BRIGHTS). TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE ISSUE SO NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. CAN CANNOT BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT OR INCLEMENT WEATHER. IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN STATIONARY, DRIVING THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD SLOWLY, AND WHEN GOING DOWN AN INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. WHEN THAT HAPPENED OTHER CARS COULD NOT SEE ME AND I COULDN'T TELL WHERE THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAS TO GET OFF SAFELY. WHEN I MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER I HAD TO SWERVE BACK INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE LUCKILY MY EYES ADJUSTED SOME AND WAS ABLE TO SEE A BRIDGE RAILING COMING UP. IF NOT WE WOULD HAVE HIT IT AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE READ ENDLESS REPORTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING THE SAME WAY AND MANY BELIEVE IT TO BE THE TIPM BUT NO DEALER OR MECHANIC COULD GIVE A DEFINITIVE ANSWER OF WHAT WAS ACTUALLY CAUSING IT. FIRST HAPPENED ON JULY 1ST 2016 AND HAS HAPPENED OFF AND ON SINCE THEN. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

SUDDENLY THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ON BOTH HIGH AND LOW. WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA, SO THIS IS SERIOUS. WHEN WE NOTICED THE PROBLEM WE WERE ON A HIGHWAY, MOVING. DEALSHIP CONFIRMS NEEDS NEW TIPM AT $1354.

Mileage: 93,000

THE HEADLIGHTS JUST STOP WORKING AND THEN HOURS OR DAYS LATER THEY WORK AGAIN AND THEN IN A FEW DAYS THE HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING. THE VAN CAN BE MOVING OR STATIONARY.

Mileage: 59,248

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE LOW AND HIGH BEAM HEAD LAMPS WERE ACTIVATED, BUT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

SIMILAR TO OTHER REPORTS; VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY LOSE POWER AND/OR STALL. IT HAS HAPPENED AT SLOW SPEEDS, STOPPED AT A LIGHT, AND EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70MPH. HAVE TO TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION, WAIT A FEW SECONDS AND TURN BACK ON AND CAR STARTS UP. ALSO NOW HAVING ISSUES TO TURN ON. LIGHTS ON DASH WILL BLINK AND DIM; RADIO SHUTS OFF; EBS, ANTI LOCK BRAKE, ENGINE LIGHT ALL BEGIN TO BLINK. IDLE NEEDLES GETS LOW. POWER BRAKES LOSE FUNCTION. WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE MARCH 2016, CAR HAS 56000 MILES. TAKEN TO DEALER A FEW TIMES WHERE THE PCM WAS CHANGED AND ISSUED NOT RESOLVED. CHANGED FAULTY PULLEY ON BELT SYSTEM AND ISSUE NOT RESOLVED. COMPUTER DOES NOT COME BACK WITH ANY CODES. LOCAL MECHANIC CHECKED FOR STARTER, ALTERNATOR, IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES AND ALL SHOWING GOOD. VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF DODGE RECALL OF OTHER 2010 THAT ARE HAVING EXACT SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 56,000

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, RADIO, AIR CONDITIONER AND WINDOWS BECOME INOPERABLE. THE LIGHTS, RADIO, AND AIR TURN OFF, AND THE WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. THE HEAD LIGHTS STILL WORK, BUT THE REST DO NOT. THEN THEY COME BACK ON OUT OF NOWHERE. THEN OFF AND ON AND OFF AND ON... WHILE SITTING STILL AND WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. AND I FEAR IT'S GOING TO START AN ELECTRICAL FIRE WHILE WE ARE IN THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 117,000

VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT DURING DRIVING OR STARTING OF VEHICLE. VARIOUS OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES INSIDE VEHICLE AS WELL OCCUR, FOR EXAMPLE: DASH LIGHTS GO OUT, RADIO LIGHTS GO OUT, ETC... LIGHTS MAY GO OUT WHILE PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING AND INTERMITTENT.

Mileage: 98,000

SOME OF MY DASH LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. I TOOK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID, "THIS WOULD BE AN EIGHT-HOUR JOB AND COST ABOUT $800.00. HE DID NOT WANT THIS JOB AND SUGGESTED I CONTACT DODGE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. IS THERE SOMETHING DODGE CAN DO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WITH ANY OF MY VIHICLES BEFORE AND THYIS IS THE FOURTH DODGE I HAVE OWNED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT AT NIGHT, WHEN I NEED TO SEE MY DASH LIGHTS, I CANNOT SEE MY SPEEDOMETER, ECT. I HAD TO PUT A LIGHT ABOVE MY SPEEDOMETER. NOR VERY ATTRACTIVE AND NOT REAL HELPFUL.

Mileage: 24,000

THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WORK, BUT MOSTLY DO NOT LIGHT UP WHETHER TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS USING THE MAIN SWITCH. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS, THE LIGHTS WILL FLICKER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN GO OUT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE AND THE POLICE PULLED HER OVER AND ASKED WHY SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT WITH HER HEADLAMPS OFF. MY WIFE NOTICED, BUT THOUGHT A HEADLAMP HAD BURNED OUT. MY WIFE SETUP AN APPOINTMENT AT A EXPERIENCED MECHANIC WHO SHOT THE WIRES AND DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY ISSUES WITH THE HEADLAMP SWITCH ASSEMBLY OR THE WIRES. WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DODGE DEALERSHIP IN A FEW DAYS, HOWEVER, READING ONLINE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD ENTAIL A CIRCUIT DEFICIENCY WITHIN THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MANAGEMENT (TIPM) MODULE. WE JUST PURCHASED THE VAN FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP 2 MONTHS AGO AND THIS IS VERY UNACCEPTABLE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. THE VAN IS GROUNDED FROM OPERATION AT NIGHT AND DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AS THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION.

Mileage: 110,000

THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IT HAS DONE IT WHILE DRIVING, BOTH ON STREETS AND THE HIGHWAY, OR PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHILE INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE, I HAVE FOUND, ON YOUR SITE AND OTHERS, THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT A NEW OCCURRENCE. THIS BOTHERS ME THAT JUST BECAUSE NO MAJOR INJURIES HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THIS PROBLEM, THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. WE TOOK OUR VAN TO OUR MECHANIC WHO TOLD US HE COULD TRY TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, WHICH WE HAVE DONE, BUT WE NEED TO TRY REPLACING TIPM, BUT AT A PRICE TAG OF $600-700, IT IS STILL NOT A GUARANTEE AND IT IS ON NATIONAL, OR FROM THE WORDS OF A PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP - GALACTIC, BACKORDER WITH NO DATE AS TO WHEN TO EXPECT THE PART TO BE IN. WE CALLED A LOCAL DEALER TO FIND OUT WHO TO COMPLAIN TO AND WE WERE TOLD WE NEEDED TO VERIFY THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER, WHICH WE DID AND IT IS. CHRYSLER TOLD US THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE TO CORRECTING THE MATTER AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE ISSUE ARE OUR RESPONSIBILITY. OUR CONCERN IS THAT WE CAN NO LONGER SAFELY DRIVE OUR CAR IN THE RAIN, WHEN OUR HEADLIGHTS NEED TO BE ON OR AT NIGHT, IF WE CANNOT BE ASSURED THE LIGHTS WILL WORK THE ENTIRE TIME WE ARE OUT. WE ARE THANKFUL THAT DURING THE TIMES IT HAS GONE OUT, WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY GET OFF THE ROAD. AS FOR YOUR QUESTION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE ABOUT WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE MOST RECENT DATE WAS LAST NIGHT, WHEN MY WIFE NEEDED TO GO TO A MEETING AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON, SO SHE HAD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 65,000

HEADLIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF. SOME DAYS THEY WORK, SOME DAYS THEY DON'T. THEY WILL EVEN WORK FOR A WHILE AND THEN SHUT OFF WHILE WE'RE DRIVING!

Mileage: 70,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN APRIL 2015. ON 08/13/2015, I WAS DRIVING LATE AT NIGHT ON INTERSTATE 5. BOTH HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTED FLASHED ON AND OFF, THEN STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS WORKING BY JIGGLING THE LIGHT SWITCH, BUT NOTHING WORKED. THE SIDE MARKER LIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS DID WORK, SO I USED THOSE SO I COULD GET OFF THE FREEWAY UNTIL DAYLIGHT. SINCE THAT DATE, IT HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES. ONE TIME, IT OCCURRED WHEN I SIMPLY HIT THE REMOTE DOOR UNLOCK. THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, THEN WENT OFF. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN BACK ON BY MANIPULATING THE LIGHT SWITCH AND HAD THE USE THE PARKING LIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY SWITCH. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS ONLINE THAT THIS IS NOT A RARE OCCURRENCE.

Mileage: 93,000

HEADLIGHTS (BOTH, HIGH AND LOW BEAMS) DO NOT WORK SOMETIMES. SOME TIMES FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THEY WILL GO OFF WHILE DRIVING AND MOST TIME THEY WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK WHEN PRESSING THE OPEN DOOR OPTION ON THE KEY FOB. ALL THEY DO IS BLINK ON AND THEN TURN OFF...THAT'S IT. PARK LIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS DO WORK. THE FOG LIGHTS HAVE SAVE ME ON A COUPLE OCCASIONS WHEN THE LIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO CODES TURNED ON IN THE COMPUTER.

Mileage: 90,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AROUND DUSK, WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. ALL PARKING LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND RADIO WORKED. HOWEVER, I HAD NO LOW BEAM OR HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THIS ISSUE KEEPS RECURRING EVERY MONTH OR TWO FOR THE LAST 1.5YRS AND NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW THE CAUSE. WHEN TAKEN TO BE LOOKED AT THE HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO WORK FINE AND THE PROBLEM CAN'T BE DUPLICATED AT THAT TIME. I HAVE NOTICED IF THE TIPM IS JIGGLED AND THE VAN IS RESTARTED, THEY WILL WORK FINE AGAIN FOR ABOUT 1HR OR SO. VERY FRUSTRATING AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR MY FAMILY AND OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD.

Mileage: 74,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 232,812.

Mileage: 232,812

THE VEHICLE JUST QUITE--IT DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD... THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FROM CHRYSLER BUT THEY STOPPED 2 MONTHS BEFORE THIS ONE.. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID SORRY... IT HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES... THE RECALL WAS ON THE IGNITION MODULE WHICH WAS WHAT THEY CHANGED ON MY VAN..$850.00 DOLLARS WORTH. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I PURCHASE A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN FROM HOLT JEEP CAR DEALERSHIP JULY 2014 AND THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERS ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES DON'T COME BACK ON FOR A WHILE. THE LIGHTS BLINKS OUT AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING WHAT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE I REPORTED IT TO THEM BEFORE AND THEY. THEY TOLD ME THE NEXT TIME IT DOES THAT I SHOULD RECORD IT OR TAKE A PICTURE SO I HAVE A SMALL VIDEO THAT I DID FROM MY PHONE TO SHOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT HOW LIMITED IS THAT. *TR

WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, I WAS DRIVING 20 MPH IN A SCHOOL ZONE AND MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE VAN WITH ME. ALL THE ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTATION SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. THE VAN CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT THE TURN SIGNALS, DASH INSTRUMENT PANEL, WINDOWS, LOCKS, ETC. ALL FAILED TO WORK. I THOUGHT A FUSE HAD BLOWN OR SOMETHING. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND PARKED, BUT THE VAN WOULD ONLY TURN PART WAY OFF. THE MOTOR STOPPED RUNNING, BUT THE KEY INDICATED THAT THE MOTOR WAS STILL ON. THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN COUNTER CLOCKWISE, OR "OFF" PAST THE "ON" DESIGNATION MARKED ON THE IGNITION. THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE/COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. SINCE I COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, I TRIED TO START THE VAN. IT WOULD NOT START. MY HUSBAND CAME OUT AND TRIED TO JUMP START IT, THINKING IT MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY. THIS WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. I HAD CALLED A LOCAL MECHANIC FROM THE CAR, AND WITH HIS HELP MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GET THE VAN STARTED. HE DROVE IT TO THE MECHANIC'S SHOP. THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE "CODES" AND SAID IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS UNDER RECALL. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE KEY TO RELEASE AND MY HUSBAND DROVE THE VAN TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT OUR VAN WAS PART OF AN IGNITION RECALL AND THAT DODGE WOULD HAVE THE PARTS REPLACED. WE HAVE BEEN WAITING MORE THAN TWO WEEKS NOW, AND STILL THE DEALER SAYS THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VAN. I TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN AND CHILDREN IN A CARPOOL. I CANNOT RISK THEIR SAFETY, AND I HAVE NO CAR TO DRIVE TO WORK. THE FIRST WEEK WITHOUT THE VAN, I BORROWED A CAR. I WAS ON VACATION FOR THE NEXT WEEK. I BELIEVED DODGE WOULD HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX MY VAN IN THOSE TWO WEEKS. DODGE HAS STILL NOT FIXED MY VAN. IF THESE PROBLEMS CAUSE A WRECK, WILL THE AIRBAGS EVEN DEPLOY? IT IS APPALLING THAT DODGE EXPECTS ME TO DRIVE MY FAMILY AROUND IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 86,200

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MILES PER HOUR, AT AROUND 7:40PM, THE LOW BEAMS ON MY 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WENT COMPLETELY OFF. I PULLED OVER AND WAS UNABLE TO GET THEM BACK ON AND HAD TO DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, EXPLAINED TO HIM EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, BUT WHEN HE WENT TO CHECK THEM THEY TURNED ON AND HE FOUND NO VISIBLE PROBLEMS. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THAT HE HAD RESEARCHED ONLINE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE AT NIGHT OR IN THE RAIN AFTER SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAPPEN DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME ON A CURVY ROAD AND THE LIGHTS FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 73,135

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. SERVICE TESTED HEADLIGHT SYSTEM AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ABNORMALITIES. PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC SCAN AND FOUND STORED LOW BEAM AND HIGH BEAM "CONTROL CIRCUIT LOW". CLEARED STORED TROUBLE CODES AND REPLACED HEADLIGHT SWITCH AS A LIKELY CAUSE OF SYMPTOM DESCRIBED. HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF AGAIN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *TR

Mileage: 48,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEAD LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, NEITHER THE HIGH NOR THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT TOUCHED THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS AND GAUGES FAILED AT RANDOM. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED AND FAILED TO ILLUMINATE OCCASIONALLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TIPM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,431.

Mileage: 77,431

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 10PM ON THE FREEWAY AND MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF THEN THEY FLASHED 3 TIMES TRIED USING MY BRIGHTS AND ALL MY LIGHTS SHUT OFF.THE ONLY LIGHTS THAT GOT ME HOME SAFE WAS MY PARK LIGHTS.I CHANGED MY BULBS STILL NOT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 20 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY ILLUMINATED IF THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD SUDDENLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 42,000

INTERMITTENTLY THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND WILL NOT COME RIGHT BACK ON. HAD VEHICLE IN SHOP TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM AND HEADLIGHTS WORKED AND WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK IN SHOP ON SEVERAL MORE OCCASIONS WITH OPERATOR COMPLAINT OF NO HEADLIGHTS. BECOMES ISSUE AT NIGHT WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE NEEDED AND WHILE DRIVING THEY GO OUT. *JB

Mileage: 40,101

WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF THEY WOULD NOT COME BACK ON, NEITHER THE HEADLIGHTS OR THE HIGH BEAMS WOULD WORK, I PUT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND GOT OFF THE ROAD, AFTER THAT THE HEADLIGHTS BLINKED WHEN TURNED ON AND THEN WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL, AFTER THAT THEY CAME ON AND THEN SHUT BACK OFF AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING OR DO NOT TURN ON AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 81,153

REAR PASSENGER WHEEL GETS EXTREMELY HOT WHILE DRIVING. IT APPEARS THAT THE CALIPER MAY BE LOCKING UP. THE REAR WHEEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE ALSO MAKES A HIGH PITCHED WHINE, WHICH IS INTERMITTENT AND USUALLY GOES AWAY BY TAPPING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID WE NEEDED A REAR BRAKE JOB. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE CALIPERS WHICH ARE NOT RELEASING THE PADS FROM THE ROTORS. THE REAR BRAKES ON EVERY CAR I HAVE OWNED ALWAYS LAST SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER THAN THE FRONT. THE FACT THAT THE REAR PADS ARE WORN EXCESSIVELY WHILE FRONT ARE NOT INDICATES A DEFECT IN THE REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY. THE IGNITION WAS REPAIRED AS PART OF A RECALL. HOWEVER, AFTER STARTING THE CAR, THE KEY DOES NOT RETURN TO THE "ON" POSITION. THIS ALLOWS THE CAR TO RUN AND BE DRIVEN, HOWEVER NONE OF MY LIGHTS OR DIRECTIONALS WORK. I CAN WIGGLE THE KEY TO GET IT INTO THE CORRECT POSITION, BUT SOMETIMES IT IS NOT OBVIOUS THAT THE KEY IS IN THE WRONG POSITION. THIS RESULTS IN ME DRIVING WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS IN THE RAIN AND THINKING THAT I AM SIGNALING PROPERLY IN TURNS WHEN IN FACT EVERYTHING IS OFF. *JS

Mileage: 23,900

REAR PASSENGER WHEEL GETS EXTREMELY HOT WHILE DRIVING. IT APPEARS THAT THE CALIPER MAY BE LOCKING UP. THE REAR WHEEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE ALSO MAKES A HIGH PITCHED WHINE, WHICH IS INTERMITTENT AND USUALLY GOES AWAY BY TAPPING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID WE NEEDED A REAR BRAKE JOB. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE CALIPERS WHICH ARE NOT RELEASING THE PADS FROM THE ROTORS. THE REAR BRAKES ON EVERY CAR I HAVE OWNED ALWAYS LAST SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER THAN THE FRONT. THE FACT THAT THE REAR PADS ARE WORN EXCESSIVELY WHILE FRONT ARE NOT INDICATES A DEFECT IN THE REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY. THE IGNITION WAS REPAIRED AS PART OF A RECALL. HOWEVER, AFTER STARTING THE CAR, THE KEY DOES NOT RETURN TO THE "ON" POSITION. THIS ALLOWS THE CAR TO RUN AND BE DRIVEN, HOWEVER NONE OF MY LIGHTS OR DIRECTIONALS WORK. I CAN WIGGLE THE KEY TO GET IT INTO THE CORRECT POSITION, BUT SOMETIMES IT IS NOT OBVIOUS THAT THE KEY IS IN THE WRONG POSITION. THIS RESULTS IN ME DRIVING WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS IN THE RAIN AND THINKING THAT I AM SIGNALING PROPERLY IN TURNS WHEN IN FACT EVERYTHING IS OFF. *JS

Mileage: 23,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE HEADLIGHT MODULE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE HEADLIGHT MODULE WAS ON BACK ORDER.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 08-30-12 *BF THE CONSUMER CAN NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT OR IN THE RAIN. UPDATED 08/31/2012 *JS

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD BLINK ABNORMALLY BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER THEN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,693.

Mileage: 45,693

I BOUGHT A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. THE COMPANY WILL NOT TURN ON THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. THEY ALWAYS TURNED THEM ON WHEN I BOUGHT PREVIOUS YEAR VANS. IT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE A WORTHWHILE SAFETY ITEM. MY INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD GIVE ME A 10% REDUCTION FOR THIS ITEM. THE OPTION IS AVAILABLE AND TURNED ON FOR VEHICLES SOLD IN CANADA. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS FAULT THAT WILL RESULT IN MORE CRASHES FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR