2008 Dodge Caravan: windshield wiper failure

Filed Feb 9, 2019 · Brakes, Electrical · 175,000 miles · MI

Traveling 55 down highway suddenly brake engages and brake came up on dash board.brake stays on for a minute or so then notice that it sounds as if I am over revving engine. When I could safely pull over I did so put in park for a minute went again as soon as I reached over 35 it still sounded as if I was over revving engine. When I could safely pull over again I shut the vehicle off at this time the windshield wipers start going and the horn is sounding off. I then got out disconnected the battery waited for 5 minites reconnected. I then preceded to go again and still sounded as if I was revving engine put 4 ways on and preceeded home at 25 miles an hour on a secondary road. This is not the first time this has happened it has happened several other times when taken in to the dealer they could not find issue this was while still under warranty. No one has been able to figure it out.

Filed Sep 16, 2018 · Driver assistance, Engine · 104,000 miles · CT

Just resolved an ignition recall problem on the vehicle because of problems with independent wipers going off, horn going off,vehicle stalling while driving and doors locking and unlocking..dodge replaced ignition and win module but problem began when I tried using AC or heater..I just brought the car 2 months ago and it has stalled on hgihway 3 times and on the road numerous times. Im afraid to drive the car. The check engine light turns on but goes out intermitently. Sounds like the itpm problem everyone is having ..cant afford another 2000 dollars to fix

Filed Dec 3, 2017 · Electrical, Lights · 158,000 miles · NY · crash

Was driving home at night when randomly my lights started flashing, horn started blaring, windshield wipers started going off, washer fluid was spraying everywhere. Locks were locking and unlocking. I ended up driving into someone's lawn as I could not see properly with poor lighting and all the distractions. Once I got home the vehicle continued to be possessed even without the key in the ignition. I was finally able to get everything to stop after unplugging the battery. Upon internet research it didn't take long to realize it was tipm fuse box issue, I have found several other customers with the same box having the same issues. I have gone to the junkyard 3 times and grabbed a used tipm fuse box replacement. The first replacement the car would not start. Second replacement there was a lot of trouble lights on the dash and the odometer did not work. With my most recent replacement the headlights don't work. So including my original tipm , that's 4 faulty tipms. Do you notice a problem or pattern here?

Filed Sep 10, 2017 · Electrical, Lights · 120,000 miles · NY

Many issues, appear to be related to the tipm. Headlights intermittently stop working, as do the windshield wipers(various times, when driving/when starting the car). Car horn beeps when driver door is opened. Air conditioner/heater intermittently stops working (when driving), will usually come back on after pulling over and restarting the car. Very dangerous in the winter.

Filed Jun 27, 2017 · Electrical · 134,000 miles · NM

The integrated power module fails, leading to the engine cutting out, as well as horn, wipers and washer going off randomly. This happens regardless of temperature, driving conditions, etc. The dealers know exactly what the issue is, and love the $1200+ the get for replacement of this notoriously defective part.

Filed Mar 18, 2017 · Electrical · MD

The dash board lights and the wiper blades flick on and off while driving

Filed Nov 8, 2016 · Electrical · 60,000 miles · PA

The van will be sitting in driveway and the horn starts blowing, the wipers will come on and washer motor will come on too and the headlights come on also sometimes the engine will turn off going down the road. We can't drive it very far my wife drives it to work a few blocks away but that's about it we are afraid to drive it anywhere.

Filed Sep 26, 2016 · Electrical, Lights · 81,500 miles · MO

Wipers, lights, horn,door locks all seemed to go off went no warning wipers start spraying fluid by itself. Could not get to stop windows would not work, had to pull horn fuses to make horn stop blowing disconnect battery to make sure it would start to have it taken to be looked at very disappointed in vehicle only 81,500 miles on it

Filed Aug 19, 2016 · Electrical · 147,003 miles · MI

Van's horn blows/wipers turn on & off by themselves/the washer squirters activate/ mirrors start moving/interior lights blink on & off/doors locks randomly lock & unlock by themselves/vehicle will not shut off at times when turning key off/stalls while driving/also acts like it does not want to shift at times. Dealer diagnosed it needing tipm module totally integrated power module, both sliding door wiring harnesses for a total cost of $1,825.68.

Filed Aug 13, 2016 · Electrical · 155,000 miles · MI

One day the van started horn's honking, front and rear wipers going, washer fluid shooting all over. All controls wouldn't work to shut off. Door locks won't work. Interior lights blinking. This happen on several times days apart and then vehicle wouldn't start. One time while traveling about 35 miles an hour the vehicle shut off. After stopping the vehicle started again. Last time this happened the vehicle wouldn't shift to higher gear going down the road. We have taken vehicle in to out local dealer waiting to see what they say. 3-days in no answer yet.

Filed May 5, 2016 · Electrical · 112,987 miles · WI

Vehicle began having intermittent, involuntary activation of wipers, squirters, horn, lights and locks. These outbursts were unpredictable and would happen whether vehicle was running or not, sometimes when the key was not even in the vehicle. There was no way to predict the behavior, or to stop it once it began.

Filed Mar 11, 2016 · Electrical, Transmission · 75,000 miles · IA

Car was not running and keys were not in the ignition, they were laying on the dash. No one was in the vehicle. When the passenger's front door was opened the horn started honking and windshield washer started spraying (wipers were not activated).it lasted only a couple seconds and stopped. It also activated the driver's side mirror's auto dim feature. Once I was on the road discovered it also prevented the car from shifting out of first gear. I tried manually shifting and slipping it from drive to neutral but that had no effect. The indicator light showed no response to the manual shifting it just remained on the "d". The van did go into neutral and the indicator light showed "n". I didn't try the van again until 24hrs later and everything was working fine. After researching online I see there is an obvious problem with the tipm and will be replacing it. If this would have occured in heavy traffic there would have been a definite safety hazard issue. I was lucky it happened at home and it only lasted a few seconds. Others have not been that lucky!! This is a serious issue that if it hasn't already it very easily could have deadly consequences. Make the recall!!