2001 Dodge Grand Caravan Exterior lighting Problems

SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT COMES ON. TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT GOES OUT AND THE OTHER SIDE COMES ON. TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS, THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE OTHER SIDE GOES OUT. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER,CAUSE WAS SAID TO BE THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH SHORTED. THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED, LIGHTS WORKED PROPERLY FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS,THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.WHEN BOTH LIGHTS ARE ON AT THE SAME TIME THEY FLICKER,THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT TO WHERE ONLY ONE LIGHT IS WORKING MORE TIMES THAN WHEN BOTH LIGHTS ARE WORKING. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS EARLY AS 2005. I CONTACTED DODGE AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. ALL 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SHOULD BE RECALLED AT ONCE, BECAUSE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE LIGHTS. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE SOMEONE HAVING AN ACCIDENT WHETHER MINOR OR FATAL IN ORDER TO GET THIS DEFECT CORRECTED.WE ARE AT RISK OF RECEIVING A TRAFFIC TICKET FOR DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND OR BEING IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE LIGHTING PROBLEM. WE HAVE LOST USE OF THIS FOR UP TO 3 WEEKS BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD LIGHTS,AND WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT AT THIS TIME. EVEN IF WE REPLACE THIS VEHICLE THE PROBLEM WOULD ONLY BE PASSED ON TO SOMEONE ELSE. ALL 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVANS NEED TO BE RECALLED AT ONCE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10594564

Incident

Dec 4, 2013

Mileage

109,386 mi

USING EITHER TURN SIGNAL CUTS OFF POWER TO THE DASH. DASH COMES BACK ON A FEW SECONDS AFTER USING. I CHECK THE LIGHTS (EXTERIOR), BUT NO BLINKING THE INTERIOR TURN SIGNALS BLINK SOMETIMES, BUT NO SOUND ANYBODY FAMILIAR WITH PROBLEM? I'VE SEEN MANY SIMILAR CONDITIONS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10564648

Incident

Feb 3, 2014

Mileage

108,000 mi

OWN 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SPORT, 3.3L. LEFT (DRIVER SIDE) HEADLIGHT DOES NOT WORK AND IT IS NOT THE BULB. ALSO HAVE FLICKERING OF DASHBOARD LIGHTS. PROB STARTED IN 08' REPAIR SHOP ADVISED ME THIS IS ONGOING PROB WITH THESE VANS. REPAIR SHOP SAID IT WAS MOISTURE IN RELAY BOX, HE DRIED IT OUT FOR ME AND HEADLIGHT WORKED FINE FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS, BUT HE SAID IT WAS ONLY MATTER OF TIME UNTIL MOISTURE BUILDS UP AGAIN AND HEADLIGHT WONT WORK. HE WAS RIGHT, BECAUSE NOW NOT WORKING AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10382701

Incident

May 28, 2008

Mileage

80,000 mi

2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. LEFT HEADLIGHT WORKS ON LOW. RIGHT ONLY ON HIGH. RESEARCHED ON LINE AFTER SPENDING A FORTUNE BY MECHANICS WHO COULDN'T REPAIR IT. FOUND TO BE FCM. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS BUT CHRYSLER NOT FESSING UP TO ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10381725

Incident

Jan 26, 2011

Mileage

128,320 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE HEAD-LIGHTS AND THE SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE INTERNAL HEADLIGHT MODULE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10291771

Incident

Apr 14, 2009

Mileage

130,000 mi

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF HEADLIGHTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10282092

Incident

Jun 14, 2009

Mileage

102,000 mi

INTERMITTANT HEAD LIGHTS. SOME TIMES WHEN DRIVING WITH LIGHTS ON- THEY GO OUT. WITH IN A DAY OR 2 THEY COME BACK ON. THIS IS AN ON GOING OCCURANCE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10280943

Incident

Jun 15, 2006

Mileage

450,000 mi

I BOUGHT A USED 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. ALL THE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY FLICKER LIKE A CANDLE IN THE WIND. THIS INCLUDED THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS. THIS IS ANNOYING AT BEST. THE DEALER SAYS THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSES IT. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE 800,000 CARAVANS JUST LIKE MINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE. I BELIEVE THE CARS COMPUTER MAY BE FAULTY WHICH IS WHY CHRYSLER SAYS THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. DRIVING WITH CONSTANTLY DIMMING HEADLIGHTS IS EXTREMELY FATIGUING ON A PERSONS EYES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10268583

Incident

Mar 1, 2008

Mileage

100,000 mi

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER. DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES FLICKER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10264840

Incident

May 1, 2007

2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SPORT WITH 3.3 LITER ENGINE A/T. THE HAS INTERMITTENT ON/OFF HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10263971

Incident

Nov 25, 2008

Mileage

123,000 mi

PROBLEM BEGAN APPROX. SEPT/08HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER AND/OR GO OUT SHORTLY AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS CONTINUE TO OPERATE. HAVE BEEN TO DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR A FIX, BUT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10263882

Incident

Sep 1, 2008

OWN 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SPORT. DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 75 MPH AT NIGHT. LIGHTS GO OFF FOR 2 MINUTES, HAVE TO PULL OVER. LIGHTS COME BACK ON. COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. HEADLIGHTS TURN ON 1 SIDE ONLY ALL THE TIME. FRONT CONTROL MODULE DEFECTIVE. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, NEW REPLACEMENT PART CORRECTS PROBLEM TEMPORARILY BUT NOT PERMANENT. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AS OF TODAY 2/26/2009. *TR

NHTSA ID

10259992

Incident

Feb 22, 2009

Mileage

90,121 mi

I OWN A 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THAT IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON, ONLY THE LEFT LIGHT COMES ON, WHEN YOU PUT THE HIGHBEAMS ON ONLY THE RIGHT LIGHT WILL LIGHT. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS, BUT THIS HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, IS SEEMS AS IF IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FRONT MODULE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10252721

Incident

Jul 1, 2008

Mileage

176,000 mi

WHEN TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS, ONLY THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL LIGHT ON LOW BEAMS. WHEN SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAMS, ONLY THE LEFT HIGH BEAM WILL ILLUMINATE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10250686

Incident

Jan 16, 2007

HEADLIGHT PROBLEM: VEHICLE HAS DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. WITH HEADLIGHTS OFF, DRIVING WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ONLY THE LEFT HEADLAMP IS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON THE LOW BEAM ON THE RH SIDE ILLUMINATES, BUT NOT THE LEFT. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SWITCHED TO HIGH BEAM, THE LH LAMP ILLUMINATES BUT THE RH DOES NOT. INTERNET CHAT DISCUSSIONS INDICATE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM A WEEK AGO AND REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS, WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I WILL NOW TRY A SOLUTION TO IMPROVE THE CONNECTIONS FROM THE CONTROL MODULE TO THE FUSE BLOCK, AS INDICATED BY SEVERAL CONTRIBUTORS TO AN ONLINE DISCUSSION FORUM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10250001

Incident

Nov 20, 2008

Mileage

120,000 mi

HEADLIGHTS. THE DAYLIGHTS HAVE ONE LIGHT ON AND THE OTHER OFF. TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE OTHER LIGHT GOES OUT JUST OPPOSITE. PULLED THE FCM AND CLEANED THE CONTACT WORKED FOR AWHILE THEN BACK TO THE SAME THING. THE FCM PLUGS INTO THE MAIN FUSE BLOCK SEEMS LIKE THE CONNECTION HERE IS NOT A GOOD ONE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10249754

Incident

May 18, 2007

Mileage

64,598 mi

2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. ONLY ONE SIDE WORKS AT A TIME AS YOU ALTERNATE BETWEEN HIGH BEAM AND LOW BEAM. DEALER HAD ME SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO TRY AND FIX AND STILL DOES NOT WORK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10246087

Incident

Jan 10, 2004

I OWN A 2001 DODGE CARAVAN EQUIPPED WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. DURING OPERATION ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON, ONLY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT COMES ON. ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT WORKS AT ANY TIME. NOT ENOUGH LIGHT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. IT IS A CONSTANT ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10245723

Incident

Sep 2, 2008

Mileage

149,000 mi

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. EITHER RIGHT WORKS OR LEFT WORKS BUT NOT BOTH AT SAME TIME. CHANGED FRONT MODULE AND WORKED FOR A DAY AND NOW NOT WORKING AGAIN. SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10228149

Incident

May 14, 2008

Mileage

112,000 mi

HEADLIGHT FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10226766

Incident

Apr 6, 2008

Mileage

80,000 mi

WHEN STARTING MY CAR, THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS COME ON, HOWEVER ONLY THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WORKS. WHEN I TURN ON THE LIGHTS THE PASSENGER LIGHTS STAY ON AND THE DRIVER SIDE REMAINS OFF. WHEN I TURN MY LIGHTS ONTO A BRIGHT SETTING, THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHTS WORK AND THE PASSENGER SIDE GOES OUT. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND THIS STILL OCCURS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND HAVE NOTICED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. BECAUSE LIGHTS ARE A SAFETY ISSUE, I STRONGLY BELIEVE DAIMLER-CHRYSTLER MUST DO A SAFETY RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10221300

Incident

Mar 15, 2008

Mileage

70,000 mi

HEADLIGHT IS NOT WORKING PROPELY AT DAYTIME LIGHT ONLY THE LEFT SIDE WORKING AND AT NIGHT WHEN I TERN THE SWICH ON THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT WORK AND THE LEFT SIDE IS NOW OF!!! CHANGED THE BULB BUT THE PROBLEM STILL

NHTSA ID

10206356

Incident

Jul 20, 2007

LEFT HEADLIGHT WORKED ON LOW, RIGHT HEADLIGHT WORKED ON HIGH. THEY DID NOT WORK TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME. OUR DEALER REPLACED THE FCM AND MADE SEVERAL OTHER ATTEMPTS. THEN THEY INSTALLED "OP PDC FOR HEADLIGHT PROBLEM THAT WA S LISTED ON THE WORKORDER UNDER LABOR. UNDER PARTS IT SAID FP NUMBER 55102969-AB BLOCK NON 8015009" THERE WAS A FORUM THAT INDICATED THISWAS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. ITWAS COSTLY FOR THE OWNERS AS THE DEALERS WERE PLAING "HIT AND MISS" ON THIS:. TTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/DODGE-GRAND-CARAVAN/TFGKS9O3LLH1ABOBM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10193287

Incident

Aug 1, 2004

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 45 TO 55 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE OPERATING NORMALLY WHEN USING LOWER BEAMS. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55600. *AK

NHTSA ID

10185480

Incident

Mar 18, 2007

Mileage

50,000 mi

HEADLIGHT PROBLEM EXPERIENCED OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. WHEN DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON, JUST THE LEFT LIGHT ILLUMINATES. WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, THE LEFT ONE GOES OFF AND THE RIGHT ONE GOES ON. WHEN BRIGHTS ARE ON, THEY SWITCH - LEFT GOES ON AND RIGHT GOES OFF. ONLY ONE LIGHT IS ON AT A TIME. I HAVE HAD THIS IN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR REPAIR. THEY REPLACED LAMPS, SWITCH, AND FRONT CONTROL MODULE TO NO AVAIL. NOW THEY SAY I NEED TO REPLACE THE FUSE BLOCK AND BODY CONTROL MODULE, AT A COST OF OVER $800.00. I AM NOT ALONE IN HAVING THIS PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE, OVER 20 OTHERS HAVE HAD THE VERY SAME PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/DODGE-GRAND-CARAVAN/TFGKS9O3LLH1ABOBM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10181850

Incident

Oct 15, 2005

Mileage

75,000 mi