Tl*the contact owns a 1999 dodge caravan. After the contact had the turn signal switch replaced, the windshield wipers automatically activated each time the vehicle was started. The dealer would not replace the wipers because they were not under warranty. The current mileage was 185,000 and failure mileage was 180,000.
1999 Dodge Caravan: windshield wiper failure
8 of the 552 complaints about the 1999 Dodge Caravan describe windshield wiper failure.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Windshield wiper failure by model year
What owners say
Airbag light stays on, horn intermintent, wipers intermintent.
'recall campaign; dodge grand caravan issued for clockspring. *bf the clock spring failure resulted in the vehicle horn, instrument light, cruise control and wipers intermittenty working. The air bag light malfunctioned. Recall #04v480000. The consumer requested reimbursement.
The windshield wipers fell off the car. The thermostat failed. The windshield wipers fell apart. The steering belt fell off. The speed sensor went. The steering belt and alternater belt and pulley system fell off doing 70mph. The back breaks had rust build up. This all happened in the first three months I've owned the car.
1999 dodge grand caravan VIN: [xxx] this van is a lemon from day 1. I have contacted chrysler, owner of landmark dodge in ga, mediation, arbitration, consumer action line, and any other person that would listen. This van has quit on me at least eight times. Sometimes on rural roads. Several times on a major highway. The last major incident occurred on father's day with six family members inside the vehicle. There was no warning before it quit. It would not startafterwards. We were on a busy hwy 19/41 in jonesboro. Several other times, I lost my speedometer, and could not accelerate. I have had check engine lights, leaky doors, inoperable window motors, halted intermittent windshield wipers, sluggish locks, etc. I wanted to keep my vehicle. However, it is very unsafe. I cannot afford to trade it in. That was not my intention when I purchased it.*ak information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
In our 1999 caravan, several months ago, the cruise control and horn began to intermittently not work. Then the airbag light intermittently would come on while driving and while parked. At this time neither the horn, the cruise control and sometimes the windshield wipers will not work at all. The airbag light will still come on and off intermittently. We called the dealer's repair service and they told us that they thought it sounded like the clock spring mechanism. Upon taking the vehicle in for physical inspection/ diagnostics, an open circuit was detected and we were informed that the clockspring indeed needs to be replaced. However, at this time the necessary part is backordered (on a national basis) and is not immediately available. The technician told us that if we were in an accident the airbags would not deploy. Since we drive our minivan primarily with our entire family on board (ie, myself, my spouse, and 4 young children) I am greatly concerned that we are not able to have this problem immediatly fixed. Upon viewing your website I have discovered that an investigation into this has been started but did not find out the status of this investigation. If these parts are "nationally" backordered, that should tell you that there is a big problem out there. If even one of those vehicles is in an accident and the airbags will not deploy, there is severe risk of phyical injury to the driver/passenger and possibly additional passengers in this vehicle. Please continue your investigation and request a recall. Isn't saving a life that important? We also are being asked to pay close to $300 for the diagnostics and installation of this clockspring (if we can get one), for something that appears even to an amateur detective to be a design flaw and a very serious one! Please help!
Windshield wiper linkage pivot works erratically, wiper moves halfway before it starts bumping into other wiper. Dealer has been contacted.
The windshield wiper assembly when lifted from the glass for cleaning exposes an extremely sharp edge which is not visible when the blade is down. This edge cut me deeply on the right side of my right hand while I was washing the windshield for the first time. This is not a problem when the wiper arm is down but is exposed when the arm is up as it must be to clean the entire windshield.
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Dodge Caravan wipers
Is windshield wiper failure a common problem on the 1999 Dodge Caravan?
8 of 552 owner complaints about the 1999 Dodge Caravan (1%) mention windshield wiper failure. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Dodge Caravan?
There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Dodge Caravan
Airbag light 60Adaptive cruise 29Transmission failure 25No deployment 20Power steering loss 18Stalling 18Headlights 13Loss of power 13Fuel smell 12Check engine light 9Slipping 9Brake failure 8Tire blowout 7Fuel leak 6Sudden acceleration 6Coil spring 5Fire or smoke 5Jerking 5Overheating 5Seat belt 5
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