2010 Dodge Grand Caravan: windshield wiper failure

Filed May 31, 2024 · Electrical, Lights · MO

When I’m driving my blinkers and windshield wipers turn on and off randomly and the stereo shuts off ac quits working and the windows lock and can’t be rolled down and when I’m at idle it has very loud ticking noise coming from dash board I think it’s the middle area behind stereo this happens multiple times a day and some days it doesn’t stop till vehicle is turned off and I’ve also noticed that hitting bump in road seem to make the issues worse all of the above mentioned happens together at same time

Filed Feb 27, 2021 · Visibility · MA

Was driving wipers started going real fast , an once I shut my car off they wont turn on at all now

Filed May 5, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 187,000 miles · MO

When driving down the road it will without warning lose power and shut off. It has even had a problem where all the warning lights flash and the windshield wipers start, while the control is off.

Filed Jan 16, 2020 · Electrical · 76,000 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that several warning lights became illuminated, the instrument cluster was inoperable and the windshield wipers activated independently. The contact stated that the ignition was cycled on and off several times before the vehicle operated as intended. The contact stated that the failure was more prevalent during the winter months. The vehicle was taken to (five star chevrolet buick located at 300 s boone st, aberdeen, wa 98520, phone number 360‑532‑0650) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the totally integrated power module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and referred the contact to the federal safety agency to file a complaint. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000.

Filed Jul 10, 2017 · Electrical · MI

Non functional front windows, heated mirrors. Wipers come on then off, heater duct noise and dash lights flash sometime, when starting

Filed Jul 21, 2016 · Acceleration, Airbags · 127,000 miles · TN

Air bag indicator illuminated, cruise control did not function. Manual & dealership confirmed cruise would not work if air bag indicator is lit. Vehicle ran hot during slow speeds in hot weather. Dealership first said driver's airbag sensor & tipm were bad, & bad tipm affects all electronic components from airbags, lights, brakes, wipers, horn, windows, temp control, & more. Learned that dodge has had widespread problems with the tipm, and did not want to chance the airbags not working, so we had to replace it even though it was not under recall. We are reporting the problem even though it did not cause a safety incident - we can not wait until *after* a potential safety incident that involved malfunctioning airbags... The vehicle has spent 3 wks + at the dealership, and we don't have the docs verifying the work they have completed yet. We will gladly provide the paperwork after the work is finished.

Filed Feb 4, 2016 · Electrical · 30,000 miles · NJ · fire

October 2014. The tipm malfunctioned causing an electrical fire that melted the fuse box and all of the wire harnesses. The entire electrical system had to be replaced and cost $6,000 out of pocket. The horn, radio, loss of lights, and wiper fluid activated causing me to be unable to see at 50mph. Then I lost all power as smoke came into the vehicle. I put the van in neutral and turned off the ignition key and coasted to a safe area. I was unable to get into my wheelchair from the drivers seat and was forced to exit the drivers side door. I have a wheelchair accessible van with a folding ramp out of passenger sliding door. My drivers seat is a 6 way power seat the slides back and turns. I transfer from my wheelchair to the drivers seat. Luckily I had someone with me who could get my wheelchair and bring it to the drivers side door so I could get out of the van. We were even luckier that the van didn't burst into flames. Woodbury dodge of nj refused to work on my van made false statements, and had me take it elsewhere. The same issue happened again on 1/19/16 - see that post

Filed Aug 6, 2015 · Electrical · 78,125 miles · FL

Several times in late june & early july all electrically operated equipment in our 2010 dodge caravan quit working. During a recent heavy downpour our 21 year old son was driving on a major highway in rush-hour traffic when the wipers, defroster and power windows all quit working. Unable to see out of the windshield or put the driver\'s side window down he did his best to cross two lanes of traffic and pull over and stop. Fortunately this very dangerous maneuver was successful and he survived the situation shaken but unscathed. We took the vehicle into the dealership and they replaced a faulty tipm. In researching this matter I see that failing tipm's are common among chrysler products and have been the subject of several recalls in similar vehicles. I also see that our vehicle is on the list of those being investigated by the federal safety agency for faulty tipm's and is also on the list of vehicle in a class action suit against chrysler. We were very fortunate that our son survived this incident which was clearly caused by a component chrysler knows to be faulty and subject to failure in highly dangerous situations such as ours. We have been loyal chrysler customers for many years and also own a 2012 dodge caravan. Because of the circumstances our dealer took $200 off of the price of the new tipm for us but we still paid $788.50 plus tax & labor to have it replaced. We feel it is quite unfair that chrysler should profit from placing us in a life-threatening situation. We reported this incident to chrysler using their online form but they refused to take ownership of the problem or to reimburse us for the costs to fix it.

Filed Jul 27, 2015 · Electrical, Visibility · NC

I was pulling up to an intersection, about to make a left turn when the vehicle shut off and I wasn't able to steer the vehicle. I put it in park, turned the vehicle off and then restarted it and it was fine. It never did that again, then a little over a month later while I was driving it out of state all the warning lights kept coming on and off. When I took it to the dealership they replaced the ignitions switch which was a recalled part that we were waiting to come in. They said they didn't see any of the issues I was experiencing when they test drove the van. As I was leaving the dealership all the warning lights started flashing and the windshield wipers wouldn't work. I returned the van to the dealership and now they stated the problem is the tipm.

Filed May 6, 2014 · Lights, Visibility · 42,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the turn signals and windshield wipers would suddenly fail. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to diagnose the defect. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,000.

Filed Dec 28, 2012 · Electrical · 38,000 miles · PA

Driving on interstate I-90 when I lost power to wipers,turn signals,radio,power windows. I took the van back to the dodge dealer since they had fixed the wireless ignition module under a recall notice in august of 2010. I was told to touch the key and the power would return which it did do.I was also told that the problem of the key turning off the engine was fixed under the recall but they now have this problem. Since first reporting the problem in october this has occurred more frequently.

Filed Jun 18, 2012 · Electrical · 35,000 miles · NJ

The windshield wipers came on but would not turn off. The windows would not work, the control panel would not register. All warning lights lit up. The possible complications are multiple. The vehicle is considered unsafe to operate by the owners.