1999 Dodge Grand Caravan Exterior lighting Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUTOFF AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER LITHIA CHRYSLER LOCATED AT 1421 N.E. 6TH ST GRANTS PASS, OR 97526-1253, WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT YET NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. ## VIN PASSED ## DODGE 1999 TOWN AND COUNTRY ##

NHTSA ID

11350096

Incident

Jul 1, 2020

Mileage

39,000 mi

CLOCKSPRING ON MY 99 GRAND CARAVAN SE HAS MY AIRBAG LIGHT ON. MY GAUGES WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN HWY GOING 65MPH AND CAME RIGHT BACK ON AND MY HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER AND ITS LIKE IT JUST COMES AND GOES.

NHTSA ID

10901938

Incident

Aug 13, 2016

Mileage

189,879 mi

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF ALL DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS AND GAUGES. ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT WORK. SOMETIMES ALL MALFUNCTIONS WILL CLEAR THEMSELVES, SOMETIMES I MUST SLAP THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD WITH MY HAND SEVERAL TIMES TO CLEAR THE MALFUNCTION. I HAVE ONLY SEEN THIS WITH VEHICLE IN MOTION AND ON ALL ROADS.

NHTSA ID

10790570

Incident

Nov 10, 2015

Mileage

178,000 mi

1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AT OFF RANDOMLY. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW THE FIX, OR THE CAUSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10244677

Incident

Jul 3, 2008

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 1999, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLAMPS WERE DIM. WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY LAUGHED AT HER. THE FAILURE PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. SHE HAD THE BULBS REPLACED AND RECENTLY HAD THE HEADLAMPS POLISHED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IS THE CONTACT'S PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 280,000. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ THE TAILGATE WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE CRYSTALLIZED TO THE POINT IT CREATES SHADOWS ON THE ROAD. UPDATED 09/012/08. *JB

NHTSA ID

10232315

Incident

Mar 1, 2007

Mileage

230,000 mi

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 70K MILES. OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO, THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED, USUALLY THE LEFT SIGNAL. SOMETIMES THE SIGNALS WON'T WORK WHEN FIRST APPLIED, BUT THEN SUDDENLY START WORKING AGAIN. I FINALLY TRACED THE PROBLEM TO THE "TURN SIGNAL/EMERGENCY FLASHER" MODULE, CHRYSLER PART # 4686190. THE MODULE ITSELF IS FINE, BUT THROUGH ROAD VIBRATION THE MODULE LOSES FULL CONTACT WITH ITS RECEPTACLE. BECAUSE THE MODULE IS PLUGGED INTO A FUSE BLOCK SIDEWAYS, THE PART IS FAIRLY LARGE, AND NOT BALANCED, THE DESIGN CONTRIBUTES TO THE MODULE BREAKING CONTACT WITH ITS RECEPTACLE. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER CHRYSLER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10229993

Incident

May 18, 2008

Mileage

70,000 mi

HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE BECOME CLOUDED AND MAKE IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT ON UNLIGHTED ROADS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10118330

Incident

Apr 10, 2003

THE PLANETARY SET FROM THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS DISCOVERED BROKEN BY THE DEALER AFTER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *AK HEADLIGHTS WERE TO DIM ON THE VEHICLE. *TC

NHTSA ID

10099891

Incident

Oct 14, 2004

Mileage

69,000 mi

A WHITE FOGGY SUBSTANCE WOULD ACCUMULATE INSIDE THE FRONT HEADLIGHT LENS. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD. *JB

NHTSA ID

10096792

Incident

Jul 14, 2004

Mileage

10,000 mi

HEADLIGHTS HAVE BECOME CLOUDY AND LIGHT TRANSMISSION HAS DIMINISHED GREATLY. LIGHT IS VERY DIM DUE TO THE CLOUDINESS. IF THIS CONTINUES WILL BE UNABLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF DODGE SERVICE MANAGER WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO ABOUT IT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10088776

Incident

Aug 28, 2004

Mileage

42,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHT LENSES WERE CLOUDY. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10076210

Incident

May 4, 2004

HEADLIGHTS PRODUCED A CLOUDY FILM, AS A RESULT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIMMER THAN NORMAL. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10061070

Incident

Dec 11, 2003

Mileage

140,000 mi

THE HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH ILLUMINATION, THE CONSUMER HAS UPGRADED 3 BULDS TO THE BRIGHTEST LIGHTS POSSIBLE BUT THE STILL HAVE VERY LITTLE ILLUMINATION, THE CONSUMER REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. NLM

NHTSA ID

560221