2012 Dodge Grand Caravan: windshield wiper failure

Filed Jan 14, 2021 · Electrical, Lights · 129,728 miles · VA

Van won't start. No noise at all when I turn the key. The symptom is just like trying to start a car with an automatic transmission while the car is in drive, or there's no sound at all (the van has always been q inin park). Everything else powers up, radio, wipers, lights etc. The battery is new and the alternator is good. Dealership installed a new tipm and the car started for 1 week and died again. I'll never buy an american made vehicle again. Owned the van for 1 month and problem has happened 5 or 6 times previous to the last two times when the van wouldn't start at all.

Filed Mar 12, 2019 · Electrical · 105,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge grand caravan. After the vehicle was refueled, the engine would not immediately start. After restarting the engine, the windshield wipers activated independently and the doors would randomly lock. In addition, the backup camera malfunctioned and the screen turned black. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the totally integrated power module was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 105,000.

Filed May 3, 2017 · Visibility · 60,000 miles · CO

The rear wiper of my 2012 dodge grand caravan randomally stopped working. After being charged $140 labor fee to track down the issue, the dealership told me the tipm is defective and not powering the wiper. It will code $1300 to replace this unit, which is conveniently not covered under warranty or extended warranty.

Filed Mar 3, 2017 · Electrical · 61,367 miles · NY

Wipers not shutting off even with vehicle completely off and key out. Wiper column switch and wiper motor replaced and still doing same thing. Troubleshot to tipm bad and will need to be replaced. Quoted $1200 - $1400 to replace. We have 5 children and this is our only family vehicle and do not have access to that kind of cash.

Filed Sep 24, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 131,000 miles · FL

My daughter made an attempt to start the vehicle, one night after community theater rehearsal, to drive home and found the vehicle would not start and she heard random relays chattering throughout the vehicle, had the windshield wipers move, the instrument panel lights flickered on/off along with displaying error codes of: "no fuse" and "no bus". The fuel pump could be heard running, even with the key off and she said the van acted like it was possessed. Based on online information, I replaced the crankshaft position sensor, which was listed as a top culprit in the problem and that solved nothing. Further research indicated the tipm unit is most likely the cause and we found that her make/model of vehicle is part of a lawsuit for this problem.

Filed Nov 20, 2014 · Electrical, Transmission · 11,720 miles · MO

Documented several times since 2013, this van has had problems with the following: speedometer does not read, gauges do not read, windshield wipers turn on, all warning lights read, headlights do not work, A/C does not work; then all turn off randomly and intermittently turn back on and off again. In may 2014, the van had transmission issues where it would not shift out of low gear and driver had to twice shift into neutral and back into drive to shift properly. 6 repair attempts were made on the van beginning in may 2013 and ending in july 2013 with no success on repairs. The van was still under warranty so repair was free of charge. Replacement of the tipm was twice attempted but failed because of the faulty 2012 tipms. This van is used by rsvp, a federally funded nationwide non-profit, to transport senior volunteers to their work sites. This van has the potential to put people into a dangerous crash and needs chrysler to repair the tipms immediately.

Filed Nov 8, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · 89,000 miles · SC

While driving along the highway at night, I turned off the high beams because of an approaching car. The multifunction switch instantly failed; I was unable to activate the high beams again, my directional signals did not work and the windshield wipers began to wipe incessantly. I consider this to be a safety-related defect, because I could not signal my intentions to other drivers, nor could I use the high beams to improve visibility. On a two-year-old van with only 89,000 miles, this failure seems premature.

Filed Jul 29, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · WI

This morning the first thing I noticed was that the cruise control would not work. This afternoon, I went to a local hardware store, purchased some items then went to my van. When opening the driver door, the driver side air bag deployed from the steering wheel. There is no sign of any damage to the outside of the car. I did notice that when I started the van the windshield wipers began but I could not stop them. When the wrecker came and the car was started, the wipers did not come on by them selves again glad that this did not happen when the car was moving..

Filed Apr 3, 2014 · Electrical · 75,270 miles · NY · fire

At 11:30 pm the car engine started (the keys were in the house),horn was blowing, head lights were on, wipers going at full speed four way flasher going there was a red glow under the car and smoke was billowing from under the car and the doors were locked. We were able to get a key from the fob and unlock the doors,and unlatch the hood so we could open the hood. All the wires, alternator, fuse box and battery were cherry red. Using some clippers we were able to cut the battery cable and every thing stopped we cooled things down with some snow.all this only 3 ft. From our house dodge estimated about $1800.00 to fix what could be seen and most likely more would show up later. This is the third time we have had problems with the electrical on this car. My wife and I are both disabled and I need a van to carry my wheel chair when I go to the doctor,etc.we don't have the money to fix the car and still make payments I have contacted dodge and our insurance company, but they say it is our problem. I hope you might be able to help us out.