2012 Dodge Durango: windshield wiper failure

Filed Aug 19, 2026 · Electrical · MO

Vehicle was unable to start upon attempts in the morning. Was able to get it jumped and started. Less than 5 minutes later the dash lights along with radio lights began to flicker, the front windshield wipers activated, and the battery light came on. Immediately after the vehicle completely stopped, steering wheel got tight and hard to turn and a pole was barely missed as I attempted to maneuver the vehicle as close to the side of the road as possible. There was a complete loss of power, and I was stranded semi in the middle of a busy road during morning traffic. The vehicle was towed to out preferred shop to determine the cause of the loss of power and it was determined that the alternator was dead. The vehicle had the mandated Safety Recall T36 completed 15 months ago. The replacement has failed prematurely. The vehicle has been confirmed by an independent service center. It was inspected by the independent service center, but the incident was witnessed by Missouri Highway Patrol and our local police as they directed traffic around the stalled vehicle to ensure my safety. The evening before there were no indications of failure. The morning of the vehicle was unable to start and had to be jumped and then immediately before the failure the dash lights along with radio lights began to flicker, the front windshield wipers activated, and the battery light came on. Within seconds of these warnings the vehicle stalled and completely stopped. No police report was filed but my husband did notify dispatch of the situation to have police routed to direct traffic. Highway Patrol happened to already be on the scene as they were passing by and saw me.

Filed Aug 10, 2023 · Electrical, Transmission · LA

I bought this vehicle second hand and was not warned of any recalls. I started having problems in April of 2023. Windshield wipers would turn on by themself, car would randomly shut off. I brought to several shops and nobody could figure out why it was reading “high voltage”. The car then started having occasional problems shifting. I eventually got on MOPAR website to be made aware there were 3 recalls and alternator was one of them. I called musson patout dodge in new Iberia, LA and made an appointment to fix my car. On the morning of our appointment the car died in the road on the way to dodge and wouldn’t restart without a jump. I brought it in and over the son of 3 days the fixed all the recalls. On my way to pick it up they called and made me aware it would need a new battery I told them I will go replace it as soon as I get the car. Since I picked up the car the shifting problems have not stopped. I have had a code reading “implausible data from tcm”. I have had a mechanic TELL me this recalled alternator going out is what cause this tcm to go out and Musson REFUSES to take it in and even diagnose it without over $170 that I don’t have to spend anymore. This is consequential damage that dodge should be held liable for and they are giving me the most difficult time, it’s my only vehicle for me and my 2 kids and I cant even drive it anymore.

Filed Aug 1, 2021 · Electrical, Visibility · ID

My power locks and windshield wiper fluid pump stopped working. I took the vehicle to the nearest dealership over an hour away. After many days and an expensive car rental, the TIPM needed replacing. After researching this issue, it is DIRECTLY correlated to a dangerous issue that resulted in a lawsuit in 2015. Additionally, the recall associated with the TIPM is not fixable at this point because Dodge doesn't have parts. So, the TIPM I was given in this repair is dangerous. This was a $1067 repair for a vehicle that has 80k miles.

Filed Feb 10, 2020 · Electrical · 96,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge durango. The contact stated that while pulling up into ann independent mechanic, the vehicle stalled while the alternator warning light illuminated intermittently. In addition, the windshield wipers operated independently with several warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was shifted into neutral and was pushed inside the garage bay. The contact was informed that the alternator was smoking and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was towed to hawk chrysler dodge jeep ram 7911 w roosevelt rd, forest park, il 60130 where it was diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v435000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided a case number. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000.

Filed Jan 18, 2019 · Electrical · 121,300 miles · IL

Car shuts of suddenly at any speed, it can be restarted while in neutral. However it wont go back into gear even though it lets me put it in drive. When this happens it's very dangerous as all of the cars functions go dead power steering lights gauges, door locks windshield wipers. It causes a very unsafe situation especially at high speeds on the highway because I can't always get over to a safe lane to pull the car over to restart and reengage the transmission. Dodge needs to fix this free of charge to the customer

Filed Nov 12, 2018 · Electrical · 10 miles · FL

"takata recall". Vehicle shut down while in motion locking the steering wheel. Dash and wipers started going crazy then a sudden smell of burnt wires/electric burn. This resulted on completely dead battery due to alternator fail.

Filed Oct 3, 2018 · Electrical · 97,600 miles · VA

While driving 55 miles an hour on a state road driving straight the car completely started going crazy. The dashboard was blinking indicating that my seatbelt was not buckled which it was, the car went from drive to park to neutral the wipers started and it wasn't raining and the car then all of the sudden stopped dead. The dealer says my specific car VIN is not part of the recall where this exact problem was stated in two prior recalls. This was a very dangerous event and I could have been hurt or someone else hurt.

Filed Jul 31, 2017 · Electrical · 60,000 miles · MS

Suddenly the red battery light lit up. As I was driving home it stating going dead, windshiel wipers came on, would not acellrate, died on side of road. Jumped off, went a few feet and died again, replaced battery started drove great after a min it statred acting up, took to local dealer, alternator fried, from the repports I am hearing this should be a recall. Tom

Filed Jul 26, 2017 · Electrical · 54,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge durango. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the seat belt and battery warning indicators illuminated. Later, the check engine, traction control, and ABS warning indicators also illuminated. In addition, the air condition and radio failed to function, and the windshield wipers functioned slowly. While exiting the highway, the power steering seized and made it difficult to maneuver. The contact had to apply excessive force to turn the steering wheel. Also, the vehicle began to shake violently and all the warning indicators illuminated. The contact placed the gear shifter into park, but it failed to go into neutral. The contact called the police and two officers assisted in pushing the vehicle off the ramp into a parking lot. The contact waited for hours then had the vehicle jumpstarted; however, it failed to start. The vehicle was towed to the parking lot of sam's club (1025 e black horse pike, pleasantville, nj 08232). Two days later, the contact called the motor world dealer located in wilkes barre, pa 18702 and was informed that fiat chrysler was initiating a recall on faulty alternators. The dealer did not know if the VIN was included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in a recall and, if the vehicle should be repaired, they would not be responsible for the repair, even if the VIN were affected. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000.

Filed Jun 21, 2017 · Electrical · 112,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge durango. While driving 50 MPH, every indicator on the instrument panel illuminated, the windshield wipers activated independently, the power steering failed, and the vehicle stalled and lost all power. The vehicle was towed to crossroads chrysler jeep dodge ram (4510 whitehill blvd, prince george, va 23875) where it was diagnosed that the alternator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the contact would need to pay out of pocket because the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system). The approximate failure mileage was 112,000.

Filed Feb 10, 2017 · Driver assistance, Electrical · CA

Repeated electrical failures at start up. Sept 8 2014- electrical failure at start up: engine light on, stabilization light on, turn signal non-operational, unable to access the milage/temperature menu/computer, windshield wiper active even though the switch was in the off position. Result: one week in the shop and the steering control module was replaced. - dec 23- left tail light burnt out and was replaced -jan 15 2015- second electrical failure at start up: engine light on, stabilization light on, turn signal non-operational, unable to access the milage/temperature menu/computer, windshield wiper active even though the switch was in the off position. Result: one week in the shop and the steering control module was replaced. April 1 2015- third electrical failure at start up: engine light on, stabilization light on, turn signal non-operational, unable to access the milage/temperature menu/computer, windshield wiper active even though the switch was in the off position. The dealer kept the car for a week and claimed there was "nothing wrong" with the car. Then I called corporate and was sent over to the resolution team. They arranged for me to drop off the car for testing on april 14. I picked up the car on may 15- they claim there were no fixes were made and that they "couldn't replicate the problem". Feb 3 2017- fourth electrical failure at start up: engine light on, stabilization light on, turn signal non-operational, unable to access the milage/temperature menu/computer, windshield wiper active even though the switch was in the off position. The dealer said it was a blown fuse but they do not know what is causing this short to happen repeatedly.

Filed Oct 31, 2016 · 67,000 miles · FL

My alternator suddenly failed causing all systems in the vehicle to fail. My ABS light came on battery light came on radio powered off heat came on and it smelled like smoke the windshield wipers came on when I was at a light then I turned at light and had no control over the vehicle pulled over and turned the vehicle off since I smelled smoke. Then no systems in the vehicle worked had to use shift override to tow the vehicle. There is a p60 recall on the 160 amp alternator which isn't the alternator in my car but same year make and model as my car was recalled. The same symptoms as that recall happened to my vehicle. I believe that the recall should be applied to the same amp alternator that is in my car as well.