2006 Dodge Durango lights complaints

Filed Aug 25, 2011 · Electrical, Lights · 75,000 miles · PA

2006 dodge durango with multifunction switch issues. The windshield wipers work only on a slow intermittent speed. Only the right turn signal works, and will activate when the turn signal lever is pushed to make a left turn (the right signal only will blink). This switch was also replaced in 2008 because of the same problem. There was 40,000 miles on the vehicle at that point. There is now 75,000 miles.

Filed Apr 4, 2011 · Lights, Visibility · 46,000 miles · OH

The interior and exterior lights will flash on and off when driving leaving us temporally blind in the dark, and also the wipers work erratically, they will either come by them selves for a few seconds and then turn off, or during rain storms they will work erratically. They will wipe fast for a few seconds, and then slow down to a 2 or 3 second delay between wipes under heavy rain when the switch is set to hi, then they will go fast again for a few seconds, and then slow again. It is a safety concern for my wife driving my two small children in the rain. Also the radio audio turns its self down while driving when nobody touches the controls, and the steering wheel controls do not control the audio. I think it is all a connected issue with a defective clock spring which again I have seen many complaints about dodge clock springs being faulty on www.dodgeforum.com.

Filed Jan 1, 2011 · Lights · 51,000 miles · TX

Headlights will randomly turn off and on or just completely off. Simply pushing on the headlight switch can reproduce the problem. The fix is to replace the headlight switch. I disassembled the old switch, and the problem is that the surface mount component of the switch came loose on one corner and allowed intermittent contact with the circuit. Epoxy would probably have fixed it, but for $40, I just replaced the part myself. An internet search indicates this is a common problem with several other vehicles as well likely using the same part.

Filed Jan 22, 2009 · Electrical, Lights · 46,500 miles · NJ

Electrical problems, during cold weather 40 degrees and lower the wiper blades & lights, interior & exterior activate on their own.

Filed Apr 21, 2006 · Airbags, Brakes · 2,000 miles · TX

My ABS light & brake light come on, and my passenger air bag turns off. When this happens, the vehicle becomes difficult to navigate and the back end get tight. This has happened 4 times, and the last time was on a busy highway, and I was lucky to miss causing an accident. We took the vehicle in on 4/18/06 and had all recall work done, and the vehicle still is not working properly. This last instance scared me to the point I do not feel safe driving the vehivle.