2008 Dodge Caravan Visibility Problems

JUST RESOLVED AN IGNITION RECALL PROBLEM ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH INDEPENDENT WIPERS GOING OFF, HORN GOING OFF,VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING..DODGE REPLACED IGNITION AND WIN MODULE BUT PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN I TRIED USING AC OR HEATER..I JUST BROUGHT THE CAR 2 MONTHS AGO AND IT HAS STALLED ON HGIHWAY 3 TIMES AND ON THE ROAD NUMEROUS TIMES. IM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON BUT GOES OUT INTERMITENTLY. SOUNDS LIKE THE ITPM PROBLEM EVERYONE IS HAVING ..CANT AFFORD ANOTHER 2000 DOLLARS TO FIX

NHTSA ID

11129792

Incident

Sep 16, 2018

Mileage

104,000 mi

WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT WHEN RANDOMLY MY LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, HORN STARTED BLARING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED GOING OFF, WASHER FLUID WAS SPRAYING EVERYWHERE. LOCKS WERE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. I ENDED UP DRIVING INTO SOMEONE'S LAWN AS I COULD NOT SEE PROPERLY WITH POOR LIGHTING AND ALL THE DISTRACTIONS. ONCE I GOT HOME THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BE POSSESSED EVEN WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET EVERYTHING TO STOP AFTER UNPLUGGING THE BATTERY. UPON INTERNET RESEARCH IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG TO REALIZE IT WAS TIPM FUSE BOX ISSUE, I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME BOX HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE GONE TO THE JUNKYARD 3 TIMES AND GRABBED A USED TIPM FUSE BOX REPLACEMENT. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. SECOND REPLACEMENT THERE WAS A LOT OF TROUBLE LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND THE ODOMETER DID NOT WORK. WITH MY MOST RECENT REPLACEMENT THE HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK. SO INCLUDING MY ORIGINAL TIPM , THAT'S 4 FAULTY TIPMS. DO YOU NOTICE A PROBLEM OR PATTERN HERE?

NHTSA ID

11052043

Incident

Oct 21, 2017

Mileage

158,000 mi

MANY ISSUES, APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO THE TIPM. HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING, AS DO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS(VARIOUS TIMES, WHEN DRIVING/WHEN STARTING THE CAR). CAR HORN BEEPS WHEN DRIVER DOOR IS OPENED. AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING (WHEN DRIVING), WILL USUALLY COME BACK ON AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE CAR. VERY DANGEROUS IN THE WINTER.

NHTSA ID

11022550

Incident

Mar 3, 2017

Mileage

120,000 mi

WIPERS, LIGHTS, HORN,DOOR LOCKS ALL SEEMED TO GO OFF WENT NO WARNING WIPERS START SPRAYING FLUID BY ITSELF. COULD NOT GET TO STOP WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK, HAD TO PULL HORN FUSES TO MAKE HORN STOP BLOWING DISCONNECT BATTERY TO MAKE SURE IT WOULD START TO HAVE IT TAKEN TO BE LOOKED AT VERY DISAPPOINTED IN VEHICLE ONLY 81,500 MILES ON IT

NHTSA ID

10909659

Incident

Sep 23, 2016

Mileage

81,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND HOT AIR CIRCULATED THROUGH THE VENTS WITHOUT ACTIVATING THE HEATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 05/10/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE COULD NOT DEFROST OR KEEP THE WINDSHIELD CLEAR. HOT AIR CAME OUT OF THE VENTS, AS IF THE HEAT WAS ON. UPDATED 05/10/16. *JB

NHTSA ID

10853212

Incident

Jan 11, 2016

Mileage

71,000 mi

CAR WAS NOT RUNNING AND KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION, THEY WERE LAYING ON THE DASH. NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE PASSENGER'S FRONT DOOR WAS OPENED THE HORN STARTED HONKING AND WINDSHIELD WASHER STARTED SPRAYING (WIPERS WERE NOT ACTIVATED).IT LASTED ONLY A COUPLE SECONDS AND STOPPED. IT ALSO ACTIVATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR'S AUTO DIM FEATURE. ONCE I WAS ON THE ROAD DISCOVERED IT ALSO PREVENTED THE CAR FROM SHIFTING OUT OF FIRST GEAR. I TRIED MANUALLY SHIFTING AND SLIPPING IT FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL BUT THAT HAD NO EFFECT. THE INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWED NO RESPONSE TO THE MANUAL SHIFTING IT JUST REMAINED ON THE "D". THE VAN DID GO INTO NEUTRAL AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWED "N". I DIDN'T TRY THE VAN AGAIN UNTIL 24HRS LATER AND EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I SEE THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE TIPM AND WILL BE REPLACING IT. IF THIS WOULD HAVE OCCURED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD ISSUE. I WAS LUCKY IT HAPPENED AT HOME AND IT ONLY LASTED A FEW SECONDS. OTHERS HAVE NOT BEEN THAT LUCKY!! THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT IF IT HASN'T ALREADY IT VERY EASILY COULD HAVE DEADLY CONSEQUENCES. MAKE THE RECALL!!

NHTSA ID

10846111

Incident

Mar 9, 2016

Mileage

75,000 mi

VEHICLE WIPERS AND WASHERS START ON THEIR OWN, HORN WILL BLOW, LIGHTS FLICKER, DOOR LOCKS OPEN AND CLOSE, VEHICLE WILL NOT SHUT OFF OR SOMETIMES WILL NOT START. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY.

NHTSA ID

10785192

Incident

Jul 13, 2015

Mileage

58,500 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON ALL BY THEMSELVES AND CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF. ALL GAUGES ON FRONT DASH SHORT IN AND OUT, INCLUDING BLINKERS. DIFFICULT TO CONCENTRATE ON DRIVING WHEN THE WIPERS ARE GOING, THERE'S A ALERT "DING" SOUND GOING OFF, AND GAUGES ARE GOING CRAZY ON THE FRONT DASH. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IT IS TIPM MODULE AND WANT $900 TO REPLACE IT.

NHTSA ID

10734513

Incident

May 9, 2015

Mileage

207,000 mi

2008 DODGE CARAVAN SXT, EXPERIENCING WIPERS WITH FLUID COMING ON RANDOMLY WITH LIGHTS FLASHING, DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING AND HORN BLOWING ERRATICALLY. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE TPMS,ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10700851

Incident

Nov 11, 2013

Mileage

114,837 mi

WHEN CLICKING OFF MY HIGH BEAMS, MY WIPERS CAME ON. I WAS UNABLE TO SHUT THEM OFF. AT THE SAME TIME MY HIGH BEAMS, TURN SIGNALS AND REAR WIPER STOPPED WORKING. WHILE MY FRONT WIPERS WERE GOING NON-STOP DESPITE BEING SHUT OFF, THE WASHER FLUID DID NOT WORK (FRONT AND BACK). WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY GARAGE I WAS TOLD THE TIPM HAD TO BE REPLACED BUT IT WAS CURRENTLY ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THEY COULD GET THEIR HANDS ON ONE. FOR THE TIME BEING I HAVE HAD TO MAKE DUE WITH DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY FOR 7-10 MINUTES AND THEN ALL SYSTEMS WORK AGAIN, I AM NOT SURE HOW LONG THIS WILL WORK FOR BUT CURRENTLY THE ONLY OPTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10633308

Incident

Sep 12, 2014

Mileage

123,000 mi

WE PULLED OUT AT NIGHT AND STARTED DRIVING WHEN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, THE INTERIOR WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS STARTED GOING ON AND OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID STARTED SPRAYING, THE LIGHTS ON THE GAUGES WERE FLASHING, AND THE IGNITION STARTED "DINGING" LIKE WHEN YOU TURN IT ON. GRANTED THIS WAS AT NIGHT SO WE LOST HEADLIGHTS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AT A TIME UNTIL WE COULD GET STOPPED. I HAD MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND MY WIFE. LUCKILY WE WEREN'T GOING VERY FAST AND WERE ABLE TO GET PULLED OVER WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN A WRECK. AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES AND CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD THE PROBLEM CEASED. FAST FORWARD A FEW MONTHS. SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE DAYTIME. BASICALLY THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS ABOVE. LUCKILY THIS WAS DURING THE DAY AND THE HEADLIGHTS AREN'T AS IMPORTANT. ONCE AGAIN AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES AND GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD IT CEASED. FAST FORWARD A FEW WEEKS. ISSUE OCCURRED ONCE AGAIN DURING THE DAY. AT THIS POINT WE REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT AS WE DEEMED IT UNSAFE AT NIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL THAT WE COULD LOSE LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND HAVE ZERO VISIBILITY. WE WERE NEVER ABLE TO GET THE LIGHTS TO STOP GOING ON AND OFF AND THE ISSUE WITH THE VAN IS STILL OCCURRING. I'VE READ SIMILAR STORIES FROM OTHER DODGE OWNERS AND MOST HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE THE ISSUE EVEN AFTER SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THIS IS GOING TO SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILL SOMEONE AND A SEARCH REGARDING THE LIGHTS FLASHING ONLINE FOR DODGE CARAVANS AROUND THIS YEAR MAKES IT CLEAR THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE REGARDING THE VAN. I ALSO CHECKED AND DODGE CLAIMS THE OTHER RECALLS HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE ON THIS VAN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10596695

Incident

Jan 11, 2014

Mileage

100,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING THE VAN ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WENT CRAZY HORN BLARING WINDSHIELD WIPERS GOING REAL SLOW AND FLUID GOING EVERYWHERE I COULD NOT SEE BECAUSE THE FLUID WAS COMING OUT FASTER THEN WIPERS WERE GOING!!! I HAD TO PULL OVER UNTIL ALL THE WINDSHIELD FLUID WAS GONE. WHEN I GOT HOME MY HUSBAND HAD TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY BECAUSE THE HORN WAS STILL BLARING AND IT WAS 10.30 AT NIGHT AND I HAVE NEIGHBORS WITH CHILDREN SLEEPING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10548648

Incident

Oct 20, 2013

Mileage

65,856 mi

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, VAN SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY HOWEVER, HORN, WIPERS, WIPER FLUID, DOOR LOCKS WENT CRAZY. WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HORN AND ELECTRIC STOPPED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND MAKE IT HOME. CAR WOULDN'T START AGAIN. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY AND CABLE CONNECTOR ($300). ALSO FOUND MORE BRAKE AND AXLE SEAL ISSUES AT A COST OF $1,000. DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES (TO AND FROM WORK) WITHOUT PROBLEM. WENT FOR A SHORT ERRAND, DRIVING 35 MPH, CAR JERKED, WIPERS WENT HALFWAY AND HORN STARTED BLARING, WIPERS AND FLUID WENT CRAZY AGAIN, AND CAR STALLED. NEIGHBOR WAS ABLE TO DISCONNECT THE HORN BUT CAR WOULDN'T SHUT OFF. NEIGHBORS CALLED POLICE (EMBARRASSING). CAR WOULDN'T SHUT OFF (OPPOSITE PROBLEM FROM WHEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN BEFORE REPAIR.) DROVE THE CAR HOME WHERE IT IS NOW WAITING FOR A TOW. BEYOND FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY BECAUSE MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT. CALLED DODGE CORPORATE WHERE "[XXX]" WAS LESS THAN EMPATHETIC AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AS IF THIS MAKES IT OKAY. NO APOLOGIES. CAR IS A LEMON. THREE BRAKE JOBS DURING THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WILL BE MY 3RD TOW IN 6 MONTHS. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT HAD THE CAR SHUT DOWN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. ADDITIONALLY, VISION IS IMPAIRED DUE TO WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID SPEWING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10547458

Incident

Oct 3, 2013

Mileage

106,000 mi

8/24 - THE VAN WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT WITH MY HUSBAND & SON SITTING IN IT. ANOTHER DRIVER CAME TO CLAIM THEIR NEARBY DODGE CARAVAN & BEEPED OPEN HIS VAN, AT THAT POINT OUR WIPERS STARTED GOING FULL SPEED & THE FLUID SHOT UP. IT STOPPED FOR A MINUTE THEN STARTED GOING FULL STRENGTH AGAIN WITH THE HORN GOING NON-STOP, THE LIGHTS ALL STARTED FLASHING, & THE DOORS ALL LOCKED. THE KEY FOB WAS IN THE IGNITION BUT IN THE OFF POSITION. MY HUSBAND TRIED UNLOCKING THE DOORS WITH THE KEY FOB (PULLED OUT OF THE IGNITION), TRIED USING THE INDOOR UNLOCK BUTTON BUT ALL WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. WE WERE ABLE TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. ALL OF THIS KEPT GOING FOR ABOUT 5 MINS UNTIL I CLIMBED IN THE BACK TO OPEN THE SIDE DOORS TO AIR OUT THE CAR & GET MY 2 YEAR OLD OUT. WHEN I MANUALLY UNLOCKED THE DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR EVERYTHING STOPPED. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT THAT DAY. 8/25 - WE WERE DRIVING BACK TO CHICAGO WHEN THE WIPERS DID THE SAME THING BUT NOTHING ELSE. 8/26 - I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN ALL THE DOORS UNLOCKED & ALL THE WARNINGS ON THE CONTROL PANEL LIT UP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WHEN I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN THE RPM STARTED GOING CRAZY LIKE IT COULDN'T SHIFT GEAR. I PULLED OVER AGAIN, TURNED THE VAN OFF & LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE MY DRIVE TO WORK & GOT HOME OK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10537444

Incident

Aug 24, 2013

Mileage

50,000 mi

ON A HIGHWAY RAMP ENTERING THE HIGHWAY THE HORN ON MY VAN STARTED TO BLOW ON & OFF, AT THE SAME TIME THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE WIPING & THE SPRAY WAS SPEWING AT ME AT HIGH SPEED. THE LIGHTS BLINKED ON AND OFF & THE DOOR LOCKS WERE GOING UP & DOWN. THE RADIO WAS BLASTING AS WELL. I CAME TO A STOP BEFORE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY TO TRY & FIGURE THINGS OUT BUT NOTHING WORKED. FOR 5-8 MINUTES I SAT THERE IN FEAR IT WOULD CATCH ON FIRE. I PUT IN PARK, TURNED IT OFF & TOOK THE KEYS OUT. IT CONTINUED TO DO ALL THE ACTIVITY WITH THE KEYS IN MY HAND! WHEN IT STOPPED & I TRIED TO STARTING IT. IT STARTED & RAN OK TILL IT HAPPENED NOT MORE THAN 15 MINUTES LATTER ON MY WAY TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME IT LURCHED FORWARD AT A FASTER SPEED WITH EVERYTHING WIPING, BLOWING, SPEWING & BLINKING WHICH CAUSED ME TO DROP IT INTO NEUTRAL & BRAKE TO A STOP IN THE MEDIAN. THIS TIME WHEN IT BECAME QUITE IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN & WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY SAW THE CODES IT LEFT BUT COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THEY SAID THEY COULD KEEP IT THRU THE WEEKEND & TRY AGAIN ON MONDAY OR I COULD TAKE IT & BRING IT BACK WHEN IT DID IT AGAIN. THIS IS THE CAR I DRIVE MY FAMILY IN ALL THE TIME. MYSELF & 4 YOUNG GIRLS PLUS FRIENDS. ALTHOUGH I AM THANKFUL TO HAVE ONLY HAD TO PAY FOR TOWING I AM VERY UPSET THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE. I AM ESSENTIALLY DRIVING A TICKING TIME BOMB. THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AT ANY TIME, ANYWHERE & WITH A CAR FULL OF KIDS! I HAVE SAID FROM DAY 1 THAT THE VAN HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS & NO ONE TOOK ME SERIOUS. THE ONLY THING THE DEALER FOUND THAT RAISED A RED FLAG WAS THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WHEN YOU USE THE TURN SIGNAL - THIS HAS BEEN A CHIEF COMPLAINT ALL ALONG. MY FAMILY HAS HAD DODGES FOR A LONG TIME, HAVE BEEN LOYAL CUSTOMERS & EMPLOYEES. WE EXPECT BETTER FROM A COMPANY WE'VE GROWN TO DEPEND ON & REFER OTHERS TO FOR THEIR NEXT VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10535117

Incident

Aug 8, 2013

Mileage

55,387 mi

I HAVE HAD 2 REAR WINDOWS SHOT OUT BY A STONE THAT WAS SLUNG BY A STRING TYPE WEED. EATER. BOTH TIMES THE WINDOWS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. THE ONLY GLASS LEFT WERE THE PIECES GLUED TO THE HINGES. THE CAR WAS PARKED BOTH TIMES. IF ANYONE HAD BEEN IN THE BACK SEAT, IT IS LIKELY THAT THEY WOULD HAVE GLASS IN THEIR EYES. I THOUGHT AUTOMOBILE GLASS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SHATTER RESISTANT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10481181

Incident

Jul 18, 2012

Mileage

75,201 mi

WE HAVE A 2008 CARAVAN WHEN THE WEATHER IS COD OUTSIDE THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF AND THE WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE THE SEAT BELT CHIME KEEPS GOING OFF. CAN'T FIND ANY ANSWERS ON WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND WHY IT ONLY DOES THIS WHEN COLD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10478732

Incident

Aug 14, 2012

Mileage

49,000 mi