2006 Dodge Caravan Visibility Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE REAR TAIL LAMPS, HEADLAMPS, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BECAME DIM, THE INDICATOR LIGHTS AND HEADLAMPS FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND ATTACHED ELECTRICAL SWITCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER A LOCAL DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

NHTSA ID

11298025

Incident

Jan 2, 2020

Mileage

46,000 mi

HEAD LIGHTS DULL & CRACKED. FRONT PASSANGER SEAT CATCHING NOT RETRACTING. REAR WINDOW WIPER JUST STOPS ANY POSISTION

NHTSA ID

11119790

Incident

Aug 10, 2018

Mileage

179,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,268.

NHTSA ID

10807559

Incident

Nov 27, 2015

Mileage

143,268 mi

DRIVING IN THE EARLY MORNING, ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET, SLIGHT DRIZZLE, MISTY, VERY HUMID. RADIO BEGAN FLICKERING ALONG WITH AIR CONDITIONER AND WINSHIELD WIPERS. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, FRONT DASHBOARD WENT DARK. THE FOLLOWING SYSTEMS STOPPED FUNCTIONING: FAN (INCLUDING AIR CONDITIONER) WINDSHIELD WIPERS RADIO 12V OUTLET FORCED TO PULL OVER INTO A HOTEL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING UNTIL SENSOR/FUSE BOX WAS ABLE TO DRY OUT. ONCE DRY, ALL SYSTEMS OPERATED NORMALLY. PLEASE NOTE THE AIR BAD SENSOR WAS ON AT THE SAME TIME AS PER NHTSA# 10V00800. *JS

NHTSA ID

10608403

Incident

Jul 2, 2014

Mileage

120,000 mi

I OWN A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN AND ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICED A PROBLEM WHEN I USE MY TURN SIGNALS. SOMETIMES THEY WORK FINE, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL, AND SOMETIMES THE OPPOSITE BLINKER WILL TURN ON (EX: I USE THE RIGHT BLINKER BUT THE LEFT BLINKER COME ON AND VISE VERSA). THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING PRETTY MUCH EVERYDAY SINCE IT FIRST STARTED. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WHEN I STARTED THE CAR I NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT ON THE DASH STAYED LIT. THIS WAS VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MEANS THE AIRBAG IS MALFUNCTIONING AND WON'T WORK IN AN ACCIDENT. I DECIDED TO DO SOME ONLINE SEARCHING FOR THESE TYPE OF PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE DODGE CARAVANS AND REALIZED THAT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS I AM HAVING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THIS IS PRIMARILY MY WIFE'S CAR IN WHICH WE CARRY OUR 3 CHILDREN. FROM WHAT I HEAR FROM OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES IS THAT THIS IS RELATED TO A WIND SHIELD WIPER PROBLEM AS WELL. THIS HAS NOT YET HAPPENED TO MY CAR BUT I AM SURE IT WILL PROBABLY START SOON. IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10379731

Incident

Dec 30, 2010

Mileage

53,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER AND NOTICED A GURGLING AND HUMMING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE THAT SOUND WHEN SHE PURCHASED IT USED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BLEND DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, CAUSING THE SOUND. FURTHERMORE, AT TIMES, WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER, HEAT WOULD BE EMITTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,622 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,327.

NHTSA ID

10358239

Incident

Nov 11, 2009

Mileage

39,622 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LOCK BOTH SIDE CARGO DOORS OR OPEN THEM BY USING THE REMOTE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN BOTH DOORS. THE DOORS HAD TO BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOWS ALSO WOULD NOT OPEN. SHE STATED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $1,000. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,500.

NHTSA ID

10344774

Incident

Jun 15, 2010

Mileage

47,800 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOWS ON BOTH SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REMAINED OPEN AT ALL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

NHTSA ID

10298579

Incident

Oct 6, 2009

Mileage

41,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. IN ORDER TO ROLL DOWN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE MANUAL WINDOW, THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE 20 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WOULD MOVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT WANTED TO HAVE THE WINDOW APPARATUS REPLACED, BUT THE DEALER NEVER REPLACED THE WINDOW OR MADE ANY REPAIRS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 80,000.

NHTSA ID

10273237

Incident

Mar 14, 2006

Mileage

3,000 mi

I HAD PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE SXT CARAVAN,THE END OF SEPT, 2006. IN FEB DURING THE SNOW AND ICE I HAD NOTICE A CRACK IN THE COWL. THE ICE HAD FROZEN UNDERNEATH AND COMPLETELY DAMADED THE COWL. THE DEALER FAILED TO GET BACK TO ME, AFTER A MONTH I CALLED THEY JUST STATED THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THIS SAYING "IT WAS DAMAGED DUE TO EXTERNAL FORCE" THOUGH THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL FORCE? THIS IS CHEAP THIN FLEXIBLE PLASTIC THAT SHOULD HAVE NOT CRACKED COMPLETELY ACROSS THIS COWL, NOW. PLEASE HELP. ANY WATER ENTERING ON THE WINDSHIELD DOES NOT HOLD FROM THE LOOSE MOLDING AND BROKEN COWL AROUND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, THIS IS CONTINUING TO GET WORSE. I ALSO HAVE A CRACK IN THE SLIDING GLASS WINDOW LEFT SIDE DOOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10192178

Incident

Feb 15, 2007

Mileage

6,000 mi

SOON AFTER TEMPERATURES WENT BELOW FREEZING, THE BLOWER FAN STOPPED WORKING IN MY VEHICLE. THEREFORE, SUFFICIENT HEAT COULD NOT BE BROUGHT THROUGH VEHICLE TO WARM PASSENGERS, DEFROST WINDOWS, AND MOST DANGEROUSLY, KEEP WINDOWS FROM FOGGING UP WHILE DRIVING. AT FIRST THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RESISTOR SWITCH - BUT 2 DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, TODAY THEY REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR AND I HAVE YET TO SEE IF IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM. THEY SUGGESTED A DEFECT WHERE MOISTURE MAY BE GETTING INSIDE THE BLOWER MOTOR & FREEZING, CAUSING IT TO BURN OUT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10180735

Incident

Jan 25, 2007

Mileage

10,000 mi

WE WERE ON OUR WAY BACK FROM TENNESSEE, IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED SUDDENLY. I COULD HEAR A WINNING NOISE COMING FROM THEM. WE HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND SIT THERE BECAUSE WE COULD NOT SEE AT ALL TO DRIVE. WE WERE IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SO I CALLED THE JELLICO TENNESSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY TO SIT WITH US UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED AND THERE WAS A BAD WRECK IN FRONT OF US AND THEY ALL HAD TO GO THERE. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ALL OK AND THE WIPERS WERE FIXED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS TO LET US KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIPERS BEFORE HAND. *JB

NHTSA ID

10174436

Incident

Aug 26, 2006

Mileage

2,500 mi

SAFETY RECALL F10- WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10170504

Incident

Sep 28, 2006

Mileage

1 mi