2002 Dodge Dakota: windshield wiper failure

Filed Mar 2, 2018 · Electrical · TX

The lights stooped working wiper relay not functional. Very irritating

Filed Apr 24, 2013 · Electrical, Lights · 175,000 miles · AL

While driving on interstate 24, near clarksville, tn, at 2015 hours, my headlights completely shut off while driving. After a span of 15-20 seconds with no lights, I had to unsafely pull over on the shoulder of the road. After which my headlights began to flicker on and off, for spans of 1-3 seconds. From the time of the first incident to now, my headlights, internal lights, windshield wipers, and tail lights are all inoperable and unsafe to drive during bad weather conditions, or limited viability due to light. From my research this is an extremely frequent problem with dodge dakota and dodge durango owners, with vehicles made between the years of 01' - 03'. I contacted dodge about the problem and requested assistance, and they were unwilling to help or fix the problem, even though I told them it was unsafe, and that my situation was not an isolated incident. I honestly believe, if this were to happen to a less experienced driver, or to a driver in a situation of bad weather or late at night. It could result in serious injuries or tragic loss of life.

Filed Mar 7, 2010 · Visibility · 85,000 miles · OR

My windshield is being scratched because of dry wiper blades contacting the initial dry glass before the washer pump engages, then the blades will oscillate about 6 times before even a dribble of water will show up. The lines were pressurized and jetted both with air and water. The dealer told me that I would have to replace the pump. The visibility is good when it rains. New arms and blade assemblies were installed. Vision is not safe at 25mph. At 55mph when the pump is engaged it seems that water is being siphened and a better coverage of the glass occurs.

Filed Dec 5, 2008 · Electrical, Lights · 64,000 miles · NM

On my 2002 dodge dakota the headlights stopped working at night by flickering a lot then just shutting off all the way. The following days random things would start going off like windshield wipers going off, horn honking, and sometimes the lights would not shut off at all. Further investigation lead me to the central timer module (ctm) failing possibly due to the same defect that lead to a 2003 recall. Why not 2002? I now cannot drive at night because I had to disconnect it resulting to certain things not being able to work right due to the erratic behavior. I would like to see other model years being included in the recall cause this part is well over $200 to replace. It is suffering from the exact same problems that the recall for 2003 states.

Filed Dec 13, 2006 · Visibility · 38,000 miles · MA

Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds on the highway in rainy weather, the windshield wiper/washers failed to operate without warning. The vehicle was inspected by an independent repair shop, who determined the windshield wiper/washer motor needed to be replaced. There was a the federal safety agency recall, # 04v216000, regarding the windshield wiper/washers. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN. The manufacturer was alerted.

Filed Oct 29, 2006 · Electrical, Lights · 77,760 miles · PA

No known event or indication of failure occurred prior to incident. Headlights, dash lights, interior lights, fog lights, door locks, keyless entry, intermittent wipers all ceased to function. This occurred at dawn on a rainy day. Had this occurred during the evening hours an accident may likely have occurred. Repair pending.

Filed Oct 7, 2006 · Electrical, Transmission · 18,000 miles · NJ

Timing control module, TCM is pulsing interior/exterior lights, windshield wipers, etc. To an off state at once per second continuously. When truck is parked, headlamp relay can be heard pulsing. The vehicle cannot be driven at night due to visual confusion and safety problems with other traffic. No apparent cause of failure. Truck has 18k miles and is only 4 years old. Other complaints indicate that TCM was replaced to fix problem. My concern is that the cause of failure may not be internal to TCM and replacing it will be an ongoing event. Has dodge determined the cause of this module failure? Is this not a design flaw since there have been several reports of the same problem?

Filed Sep 12, 2005 · Brakes, Electrical · 81,000 miles · 00

Dt: while applying the brakes at no particular speed there was abnormal operation of the windshield wipers, horn, and lighting system. All of them came on and off all by themselves. The consumer has not taken vehicle to a dealer but planned to do so. The consumer was referred to an independent mechanic, and he could not determine the cause of the problem. No corrections or repairs have been made. No explanation as to why this occurred. This only happened when brake pressure was applied. The federal safety agency recall 03v389000 was issued but it was for the manual transmission vehicles only-the consumer has an automatic transmission.

Filed May 26, 2005 · Electrical, Transmission · 41,422 miles · WA

Dt: headlights not functioning. All interior lights not functioning, the wipers worked intermittently. The high, low selection for wipers does work. Keyless entry does not work. Contact has taken the vehicle to courtesy tire twice, then to bbc dodge three times for all of these problems. This started around 11/26/04. Was told they thought it was a loose ground wire, second time they thought it was timer module part no#ti-8035033 and this module was replaced three times, probably four times as consumer is taking care again tomorrow. When the module is first put in everything works well for awhile or until it rains. Consumer states he notices that after it rains everything listed above stops working again. Consumer has contacted his attorney general to report this situation. *nm the transmission made a harsh sound when it was placed into gear. *sc

Filed May 18, 2005 · Electrical · WA

2002 dodge dakota experiencing problems with the headlights, interior lights, windshield wipers, and the key fod access.*mr the ti module has been replaced three times in the last five months.

Filed Mar 10, 2005 · Visibility · SC

'recall campaign' dodge dakota 2002, windshield wiper motor. *bf the consumer made an appointment for 10:00 am he arrived at 9:30 am and at 11:20 am the dealer still had not performed the recall. After waiting for almost 2/12 hours the consumer requested his vehicle back without the recall being performed.

Filed Jan 26, 2005 · Electrical, Suspension · 43,500 miles · CO

Vehicle was taken to dealer for the upper ball joint recall. Dealer told consumer that the lower ball joints wore out as well, and needed to be replaced. Manufacturer stated no recall.*ak recall campaign; the federal safety agency campaign id number : 04v596000 dealing with upper ball joints. The recall did not include the lower ball joints with the same defect. The federal safety agency campaign id number : 04v216000; dealing with the windshield wiper motor. The consumer stated that the windshield wiper motor was serviced and had at least one failure since the repair. The federal safety agency campaign id number : 03v389000 dealing with the dash wiring harness repaired by the dealer.