Dodge RAM 2500 window and wiper problems

VISIBILITY/WIPER

DEFROST DOESNT WORK DUE TO DOOR BEAKING IN HOUSING, ALLOWS ICEING IN FREEZING CONDITIONS AS CANNOT DEFROST WINDSHIELD. WELL KNOW PROBLEM WITH THESE YEAR MODEL DODGE TRUCKS

NHTSA complaint #11672188 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Headlights- the passenger side headlight would come on then go off whenever it wants to and now the low beam does not work. I have tested the connection and replaced the bulb several times and still does not work. When driving at night it makes it difficult to see. And is also against the law to not having working headlights. Trailer lights- the drivers side brake light/blinker on any trailer that’s hooked to my truck does not work. I have taken it the a local shop (street dynamics which is out of business now) several times over the last 5 years to see if they can fix the issue. The fix was to put a jumper wire from the truck brake light to the trailer connector. I still do not have a blinker on the driver side of the trailer. Windshield wipers- the windshield wipers will come on and off whenever they want. Some times when it is raining they will turn on with the switch then will turn off while driving or will stay on after the switch is turned off. The switch has been replaced and did not change anything. It is dangerous to drive the truck during inclement weather. I am a Police officer and have been for 17 years. In the last 12 plus years I have owned the truck which is a 2006 Dodge 2500 I have been told by several dodge technicians and mechanics that the issues I’m having is being caused by the TIPM. While researching the tipm I have found out all of my trucks issues are similar to a lot of other people’s 2006 dodge 2500s. I have had issues with the trailer brake lights since I bought it.

NHTSA complaint #11654389 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY/WIPER

This is a safety concern I have faced on multiple occasions with this pickup. I have owned it since new and kept up on maintenance and recalls. Today it happened again. What it is, the windshield wipers will erratically wipe, sometimes not wipe, not shut off, as well as come on at random. I reside in the wet side of the state of Oregon where it can be super dangerous to loose wipers in a torrential downpour of rain or snow. This pickup get use predominately for pulling trailers, which yet again adds another layer of danger when I lose much visibility of the road ahead of me. The first time this got really bad I took it to the dealer out of warranty and they diagnosed for three hours to tell me it was 90% probable that it was the Total Ingratiated Power Control Module. I said yes I will pay the total combined $1,400 to hopefully fix the problem. At times after this it has had occasional issues. Today, [XXX], it was acting about like it did the years ago that the dealer extracted, what I felt to be good money, to fix windshield wipers. I suspect in the round of diagnosis they may have messed with the wiper motor and made things marginally better for the years that I have since got out of it. On the dealer fix I researched the problem and it seemed to be kinda common in 2006 Dodge Rams at the time. Today I was doing more research to go about fixing this problem myself since the dealer fix has always been unsatisfactory to me. In this research I found two recalls for 2008-2009 Dodge Rams (NHTSA campaign #s 09V08400 & 09E009000) with what sound to be the same problem. Did a little more digging and between the part numbers, the parts appear to be the same between the model year 2006 & 2008 Dodge Ram, 2500 SLT diesel engine (this probably true to other trim and drive train too). Should this recall be extended to other vehicles that also share the same part, if it is truly the same part off the factory floor? I know I fight similar trouble. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATIO

NHTSA complaint #11571135 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY/WIPER

November 2022-While trying to use my windshield wipers to clean my front windshield I noticed I could not turn them off plus they would move super fast then very slow. Over the next few months my windshield wipers would sometimes work normal but now they are consistently running sporadically: running fast, slowing down starting and stopping on their own. This is a very dangerous situation during a rain storm and I am going to take my truck into the dealer for repair but for safety reasons, this needs to get looked into for recall.

NHTSA complaint #11520640 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY/WIPER

After driving in heavy rain. During the following day started having electrical issues the parking lights would stay on even when the switch was turned off the driver's side headlight would also come on. and the parking lights would either turn off or flash when the high beams were turned on this happened with front and back parking lights the only way to fully get them to stay off was to pull the relay or disconnect the battery. The problem is with the power distribution center and front control module the poor design allows them to corrode damaging the copper tracing and causing shorts in the system this is a common problem as there are several online forums dedicated to these problems with a lot of people having the same issues so I'm not sure why there hasn't been a recall for this since it is a major safety problem when it affects lights, windshield wipers and several other things that could cause accidents. my brother's truck is also having sign's of the pdc and fcm being bad. and at over $1000 to replace both for a manufacturing defect it's not right that dodge customer's should have to pay that bill. I'll be attaching a picture of another board but the damage is the same and in the same spot

NHTSA complaint #11516199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY/WIPER

During a recent snowstorm, the windshield wipers started acting erratically. The wiper delay function no longer works. The wipers operate at one speed, when they work, and do not turn off when I turn the switch off. They seem to time out after awhile and stop wherever they happen to be on the windshield, not the lower parked position.

NHTSA complaint #11505245 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY/WIPER

The windshield wipers stopped working as Hurricane Nicole was hitting Lantana Florida. Got truck home and replaced wiper motor. Did not fix the problem. Replaced the Multi-function Switch (Mopar part#56049823AB) Did not fix problem. This happened around 1:00 pm. I was in traffic. It took about 1 1/2 hour to drive 10 miles because of rain bands from the storm. The wipers stopped working at regular speed and moved in slow motion at high speed, then stopped working altogether. I have not been to the dealer. I am told its probably the Body Control Module (BCM). This sound expensive. This happened 11/9/22

NHTSA complaint #11493171 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY/WIPER

The climate control will not change to defrost. It will only blow out the dash vents. My windshield foged up while driving 70mph and I could not see. Had to stop every few miles to use my t-shirt to clean it off. Very dangerous what if I was on a small country road, there is not much room for errors.

NHTSA complaint #11452599 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY/WIPER

during cold weather - when outside temp is below 30 degrees the wipers will not work. When outside temp is above 30 degrees wipers work. During a snow storm, driving home the wipers stop working and windshield freezes up. I replaced the multifunction switch and the wiper motor and dealer stated that the totally integrated power module could be bad. there is so many complaints about others having this issue. This is a major safety issue. Something needs to be done before someone is killed.

NHTSA complaint #11450753 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:AIR HANDLER/CHAMBER, DUCTS, AND VALVES

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated while exiting out of the garage, the windshield defroster was activated and there was a loud clicking sound coming from the HVAC system. The contact stated that the HVAC system failed to switch over to the air vents. The contact inspected the vehicle and became aware that the defroster actuator was cracked inside in the vents causing the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 109,000.

NHTSA complaint #11439888 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY/WIPER

HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT RANDOM TIMES AT NIGHT CAUSING COMPLETE INABILITY TO SEE ON THE FREEWAY OR BACK ROAD WHERE THERE ARE DITCHES AND THINGS TO WRECK. SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE THAT DEALERSHIP CANNOT RESOLVE WITH USUAL FIXES. MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT LIGHTS GOING OUT. THIS WILL CAUSE DEATHS IF I'M DRIVING 80 MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY CAN'T SEE OR PEOPLE CAN'T SEE ME. I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING TO FIX IT WITH THE DEALER. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND FAST SPEEDS AND EVEN PARKED. I'VE HAD THE TIPM REPLACED, REBUILT THE CLUSTER, REMOVED ALL AFTER MARKET ADD ON, BRAND NEW BULBS, CHECKED FOR CODES, REPAIRED WIRING SHORTS. NONE HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #11403141 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY/WIPER

THE HEATER IN THE TRUCK WILL NOT THROW OUT HEAT IN VENTS ON TOP OF DASH AND ONLY PUT HEAT OUT ON DRIVERS SIDE IN OTHER VENTS FOR FLOOR OR PANEL. SO THERE IS NO HEAT COMING OUT OF DEFROSTER VENTS. WILL NOT DEFROST FRONT WINDSHIELD. CANNOT SEE OUT OF WINDSHIELD CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE VEHICLE. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS.

NHTSA complaint #11383673 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY/WIPER

WIPER ASSEMBLY CAME APART AT 55 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN ALMOST WRECKED MY VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #11306364 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY/WIPER

VEHICLES WIPERS DON'T WORK CORRECTLY. THEY GO ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. I HAVE WITNESSED THEM TURNING ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED COMPLETELY OFF WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. WHILE DRIVING THE WIPERS WON'T GO ON WHEN I NEED THEM MOST.

NHTSA complaint #11162999 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY/WIPER

I WAS ABOUT TO GO ON A ELK HUNTING TRIP IN WYOMING AND MY MODE SELECTOR DOOR GOT STUCK BLOWING ONLY ON THE FLOOR. MY WINDOWS WOULDNT DEFROST BECAUSE THERE WAS NO HOT AIR WOULD COME OUT OF DEFROST VENTS. LUCKILY IM A DIESEL TECHNICIAN BY TRADE AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO REPAIR PROBLEM. I REPLACED MODE DOOR AND PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. AFTER READING ONLINE I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERRY COMMON PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #11151904 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY/WIPER

BAD TIPM. WIPERS AND RADIO DONT WORK. HAD TESTED BY DEALER. $1550 FOR DEALER TO REPLACE PART.

NHTSA complaint #11139939 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY/WIPER

ALL LIGHTS (HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, ETC.) COME ON WHILE VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND TURN OFF WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS RUN ALL THE TIME AND CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF. DRAINS BATTERY WHILE NOT RUNNING, THEN WILL NOT START. FACTORY TRAINED MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A "BAD TIPM" (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE), AND THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT ORDER A NEW TIPM AS DODGE DOES NOT MAKE THESE ANYMORE (VEHICLE IS 12 YEARS OLD). MY VEHICLE IS PRACTICALLY USELESS AND NOW VALUELESS, AS I CAN NOT GET NEEDED PARTS TO REPAIR. MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT AFTERMARKET PARTS (INCLUDING FAN CLUTCH FOR THIS VEHICLE) DOES NOT WORK WELL AND END UP NEEDING REPLACEMENT ALMOST AS SOON AS REPAIRS ARE DONE. THIS REALLY SUCKS THAT AN AMERICAN AUTO MANUFACTURER CAN FAIL TO MAKE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR 12 YEAR OLD VEHICLES. I GUESS THEY NEED TO SELL A NEW ONE THAT BAD! NOT ANOTHER DODGE, FOR SURE

NHTSA complaint #11098784 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY/WIPER

WIPERS WORK FINE IN HIGH OR LOW POSITION BUT ARE SPORADIC AND OR STOP COMPLETELY IN THE INTERMITTENT POSITION.

NHTSA complaint #11080821 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY/WIPER

WIPER MOTOR MOUNT WELDS BREAK.

NHTSA complaint #11023436 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.