1996 Dodge Caravan window and wiper problems

VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER

BCM-1, (WARRANTY) LOSS OF DASH FUNCTIONS 1996: BCM-2 ESTIMATE $1200 REPLACED CHRYSLER P/N P4686727 LOST 95,000 MILE ODOMETER FOR A WORKING BCM FROM JUNKYARD (2001), BCM-3, LOST FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER BCM FROM JUNKYARD FIXED P/N P46867(2006) BAD WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT LEAKS WATER INTO CABIN, BCM-3, FAILED AGAIN CURRENTLY NO WIPERS, NOT ABLE TO FIND A 1996/1997 BCM ONLY 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER BCM P/N P04801062AE. WILL TRY TO VALIDATE COMPATIBILITY TONIGHT. ADEL CHRYSLER ESTIMATE $1,400 PLUS LABOR. ALREADY GAVE THEM $742 FOR TUNE UP AND TROUBLE SHOOTING WHAT THEY SAID WAS A BAD MULTI-SWITCH ($110) DID NOT FIX AND NO DISCOUNT FOR NOT KNOWING HOW TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM PROPERLY. THEIR NUMBER IS 515-993-4587 CORY (KARL IS THE SERVICE MANAGER-OWNER'S SON).

NHTSA complaint #10265009 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL SUDDENLY CUT OFF . AT TIMES, NOT WORKING AT ALL. THE CAUSE OF THIS WAS UNDETERMINED.

NHTSA complaint #10114962 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY; INTERMITTENT MODE WILL SOMETIMES RUN CONSTANT, OR WILL STOP COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY COME BACK ON. TWICE, IN THE PAST MONTH, I HAVE HAD TO ABRUPTLY PULL OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND WILL MOST CERTAINLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT SOME POINT IN TIME, IF IT ALREADY HASN'T. THE DEALERSHIP (WHITE BEAR DODGE, IN MN) SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH, WHICH I DID AND PAID $273.45, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO, AFTER VERY LITTLE TIME RESEARCHING THIS EXACT PROBLEM VIA MESSAGE BOARDS AND FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, IT IS QUITE APPARENT TO ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON MANY YEAR, MAKES AND MODELS OF DODGE/PLYMOUTH/CHRYSLER MINI VANS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN NOV. 2004 AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM EACH TIME IT HAS RAINED, OR SNOWED.

NHTSA complaint #10106205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WHILE DRIVING, THE WIPER STOPPED WORKING. UPON TURNING THE WINDSHIELD WASHER ON, THEY WILL WORK FOR A MINUTE AND THEN STOP AGAIN. THE CONSUMER HAS MADE SEVERAL REPAIRS WHICH HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT TRAVELING AT 65 MPH IN A RAIN STORM WAS DANGEROUS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

NHTSA complaint #10099029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON BY THEMSELF WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ENGAGED. DEALERSHIP URGED CONSUMER TO REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR ARMS AND THE BCM. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, AND CURRENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERATIVE. TSB 083198A WAS ISSUED.

NHTSA complaint #10079728 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH TO BE REPAIRED. *PH THE WIPERS WOULD COME ON WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS USED. OVER TIME THE PROBLEM GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *PH LETTER WAS FORWARDED TO NHTSA BY CPSC.

NHTSA complaint #10071880 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES. THIS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME, AND SOMETIMES, BUT NOT ALWAYS, IS TRIGGERED BY THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH.

NHTSA complaint #10043548 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL OFF TRACK WHILE ROLLING IT UP. ALSO, DRIVER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE METAL PART ATTACHMENT FELL APART.

NHTSA complaint #10042470 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER

CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE UNDER RAINY CONDITIONS. *AK COMPLETE WIPER FAILURE OCCURRED AND DEALER STATED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *PH

NHTSA complaint #10029912 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WIPERS TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY, INAPPROPRIATELY. AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CRUISE DOESN'T WORK, HORN DOESN'T WORK. OTHER THAN THAT, THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WELL. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769501

NHTSA complaint #10007143 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. *NLM THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. *SCC

NHTSA complaint #10017446 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE CLOCK SPRING AND THE HEATER. SCC

NHTSA complaint #10009903 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES.*JB.

NHTSA complaint #10006901 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING

WINDSHEILD WIPERS STOP FUNCTIONING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINSHEILD. THE WIPERS START FUNCTIONING AGAIN AFTER I OPERATE THE SWITCH AGAIN, BUT THEY START AND STOP CONTINIOUSLY. I HAVE HAD THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED (PROVEN NOT-DEFECTIVE AS PER DEALER), AND THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. IN FACT, IT SEEMS THAT EVERY CARAVAN OWNER I SPEAK TO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10003540 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A DISTRACTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #10004351 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

VEHICLES' WINDSHIELD WIPERS FRONT/REAR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY OR DON'T WORK AT ALL. THIS RESULTS IN POOR VISIBILITY, AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PH

NHTSA complaint #10004091 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VIEW. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDE DUE TO THE VIN DEALER NOTIFIED.TS

NHTSA complaint #8023045 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

NHTSA complaint #8022879 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM

NHTSA complaint #8019588 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

FIRST THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AUTOMATICALL,YTHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPS, THEN THE HORN STOPS WORKING, THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON, NOW THE CAR OCCASIONLLY DOESN'T START UNLESS I ADJUST THE STEERING COLUMN

NHTSA complaint #765961 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

ON TWO OF THE THREE OCCASIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK IN A RAINSTORM. AFTER BOTH INCIDENTS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND THE MECHANIC WITNESSED THE FAILURE BUT IT DID NOT PERSIST. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM UNTIL THERE IS A TOTAL FAILURE. I SENT AN E-MAIL TO DODGE HEADQUARTERS, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY WIPERS DECIDE TO QUIT IN A RAINSTORM?

NHTSA complaint #765155 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERATIVE. WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT COME ON RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY.*AK *NLM

NHTSA complaint #8011394 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INVOLUNTARILY CAUSING INTERFERENCE WHILE DRIVING. SWITCH IS CUT ON AND OFF TO DISENGAGE. WHEN MANUALLY TURNED OFF IN COLD WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP SHORT AND BLOCK THE DRIVERS VISION. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #8011445 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERABLE DUE TO DEFECTIVE BODY CONTROL MODULE. DEALER CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #8010543 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOMES INOPERABLE, AND AT TIMES, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY/ UNEXPECTEDLY COME ON, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #8007149 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

AIRBAG LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ON, TWO WEEKS LATER THE HORN STOPPED WORKING AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

NHTSA complaint #8006953 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #8006954 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

DEVICES ON STEERING WHEEL DO NOT WORK. WINDSHIELD WIPERS/ CRUISE CONTROL, AND HORN DO NOT WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #8006957 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, AND HORN/ CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERATIVE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON SPORADICALLY. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT, FUEL PUMP , COMPUTER AND COIL PACER REPLACED. ALSO PRESENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING CLOCK SPRING.

NHTSA complaint #8005426 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WILL FLASH ON AND OFF/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK OR SOMETIMES COME ON BY THEMSELVES, AND POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL COME UNLOCKED BY THENSELVES. HAS CHANGED CONTROL MODULE AT LEAST 4 TIMES. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN.

NHTSA complaint #8005126 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.