2011 Dodge Grand Caravan: windshield wiper failure

Filed Dec 8, 2020 · Electrical, Lights · 30 miles · WI

About 11/30 I went to start the car in the morning., the front windshield wipers were on when I turned the key, and would not change speed or turn off as much as I tried the back and they would not turn on. The radio/ clock did work but no lighted information and same with the speedometer, the gas tank, temperature warning and tachometer lighting. The car started, and restarted several time well enough but the dashboard lights and the wipers did not change. I tried turning the key on and off without starting the car a number of times with different number of tries before restarting as a possible resetting with no change. Eventhough it had no working speedomater I drove the car first around the block several times and then to my local mechanec. I talked to him he did not have the correct equipment for testing required to find the problem. He suggested I go to the dealer and 1) see if they had any recall or unpublished issued repair notices etc 2) get an estimate of the possible costs and times for repair. I thanked him and was in my car again within 15 minutes and the total problems went away, front wipers off and all the dashboard lights worked. The car worked for 4 more trips over the next few days. On dec 3rd 2020, I started the car just fine went on the express way for the first time for a about 35 minutes trip. About 8 minutes into the expressway drive the dashboard lights went out and the wiper went on for about 1.5 minutes, but before I could exit the expressway they went back on and I could turn off the wipers, a few minutes they went out again and just as suddenly in 2 minutes they were working again. There was a third time before my exit that lasted only about 1 minute. When I got off at the usual exit I parked & tried to see the problem again for nearly 20 minutes with no luck, I continued the trip and it was uneventful as drive back & since no problem.

Filed Aug 17, 2020 · Electrical, Visibility · 156,000 miles · TN

Driving van in town 35 MPH wipers came on by themselves and stayed on switch in the off position information panel goes out along with speedometer, tach, and gages van runs like normal. Changed tipm no correction failure happened at 156000 thousand miles

Filed Jan 2, 2019 · Electrical · 130,000 miles · OH

Wipers on intermittently and will not turn off. No interior lights or dash lights, then all lights on instrument panel/warning lights come on. Loud squealing noise and chattering noise from instrument panel. Van will not start. Sliding door sometimes opens on it's own. Vehicle is usually parked and happens on start up, but has occasionally happened while driving.

Filed Oct 23, 2018 · Electrical, Fuel system · 207,000 miles · OH

I bought my 2011 dodge grand caravan crew in feb 2018. In march my tire sensors starting going off, we replaced all of them with no luck, the gauges would still read they were out. In april, the camshaft sensor went out while we were on vacation, and we replaced it, in florida. In may the camshaft sensor went out again, shortly after having it replaced for the second time, but guess what? It happened a 3rd time! Only a week later!!!! So yet again, it was replaced. Our van would start acting possessed. Wipers would go off while driving down the road & while they were in the off position. The locks would lock and unlock by themselves while driving, seemed like every time it rained out windows would roll down by themselves over night or while we were in a store while the van was shut off. In june the van started stalling while we would drive it. It would randomly die while idling. In july/aug I had my oil changed, the following day my van wouldn't start. While in the moment I thought the shop had done something to it, since I had gotten frustrated with them there, (poor fellas) that clearly was not the case. I was under the impression my fuel pump had went out, so I paid to have that replaced. Around sept the van wouldn't start. It would crank but not start. My fuel pump would turn on, after turning the key on and off several times. In oct the fuel pump would run while the van was off, we had to disconnect the positive on the battery so it wouldn't burn up. At this point, my van wouldn't start at all, and the van acted like it was dead. I went and bought a new battery, day after I replaced that, my van needed to be jumped each time I wanted to start it. Today on oct 22- is my last straw. Thanks fca, a mother and her two young children had to find a ride home because it stalled and shut down while sitting in a drive thru.

Filed Sep 3, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 76,000 miles · TX

Severe electrical issue with engine shutdown while driving on highway, stalls at intersections after dash lights "go crazy," no-start, all dash lights on/off, wipers randomly going on, doors and windows inoperable, killing new batteries, brake light sporadically functional, and A/C in rear randomly changes settings. These incidents occur at random periods with no specific causation.

Filed Aug 6, 2018 · Electrical, Visibility · AL

When the key fob is placed in the ignition and turned to accessory no gauges work and the windshield wipers come on and will not shut off. The vehicle will start but the tach, speedometer, gas gauge and temperature gauge does not work. The windshield wipers continue turn run even though the switch is in the off position.

Filed Feb 20, 2018 · Electrical, Lights · 92,000 miles · IL

Started van one morning and left running to warm up, came back outside and it had died. The wipers were mid-windshield. Turned the key and dash lights illuminated. The van would not start but made a ticking noise upon turning the key. 2 days later I stopped to get fuel in the van. It hesitated to start, but did start. Headlights were very dim and faded in and out. Put a code reader on the computer and it threw a low battery voltage code. Put a voltmeter on the battery and it read about 10 volts while the van was not running. While the van was running the voltmeter read about 14 volts so it is charging. Have had several instances where power windows would not work or power doors would not open and had to be manually opened.

Filed Oct 5, 2017 · Driver assistance · CA

Fuel pump relay which I think its the fuse box. My vechile wont start and when it does , the windshield wipers turn on and its gave us a malfunction sensor

Filed Aug 29, 2017 · Fuel system · NJ

Car would not start but wiper blades would turn on, took to dealership. Totally integrated power module (tipm) found to be defective. $1500 repair, part is not in stock and not under warranty. Car was parked. There was a lawsuit filed but settlement did not include dodge caravans but there are numerous complaints about the same issue.

Filed Mar 12, 2017 · Electrical, Fuel system · 40,000 miles · MD

My automatic detector for windshield wipers is inop. My vehicle will not start up in the morning. Replaced numerous items and was told it was tipm which is a known issue searching throughout the internet.

Filed Nov 1, 2016 · Driver assistance · 70,000 miles · NC

Tipm needing to be replaced due to all warning light and wipers cutting on, doors not functioning, all electrical malfunctioning. Motor cutting off low speed. 20 codes listed. Dodge is willing to replace for around $1000 my cost.

Filed Apr 21, 2015 · Electrical · 51,300 miles · MO

Driving home on the highway my 2011 dodge grand caravan crew died. Traveling 60 MPH on a slight incline. All power shut down without warning. Dash lights/accel./power steering all died. I struggled to pull to the shoulder and tried to restart 10 times. It would try to crank and sound like it was starting, but then never would stay running. Called a relative for a ride home, thinking I would need to have the van towed to the shop. After waiting about 15 min. For my ride I decided one last time to try to start it. It fired right up. I kept it running; my ride followed me home the 5 miles to ensure no more shut downs. Took it to our dodge dealer and had to leave it. 2 days later finally got someone to report the problem. They had trouble getting the van to duplicate the failure to start. According to the technician, it needed a new totally integrated power module, at a cost of $900. I purchased this van as the third owner may 2015 with just 40,900 miles. Shortly after purchasing the van my windshield wipers started on their own and wouldn't stop no matter what setting you turned the wiper control to. That was the only other time we've had this van in the shop other than oil changes. We paid $179.00 to fix the 'wiper mechanism'. Looking back, I see that problem was surely related to the failing "tipm" the technician even stated that this was certainly a related issue. The van has sat in the garage unable to start the last 40 days. Now that I've researched dodge and their history of faulty tipm's, I am hesitant to even have it repaired-but I need my van. I can't sell it to anyone in this condition. It's my daily driver, and has way too low mileage to get rid of it. We have been stuck sharing a vehicle. I'm reading about numerous others having this same problem. Dodge, please do the right thing and recall the tipm.