Seven problems related to headlight switch have been reported for the 2002 Chrysler Town & Country. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
My lights flicker on and off, replaced battery and alternator. . Not fixed. . Now I have been noticing that the panel behind my headlight switch gets very hot to to the touch. Afraid of a fire. . . Can't find any info on internet as to what can be the problem.
Town and country 2002 has headlights that flicker and go off while the minivan is moving. Nhtsa was investigating this in 2005 (associated press, 2. 07. 2005) and was talking to dailmlerchrysler about this. Traveling in the winter, and the early evening the lights went off suddenly. I was able to flick the switch on the column and make them come back on. Took it in for service, but no error codes were found. Now last week, traveling at 70 mph, the lights went off numerous times. They do not go off when raining and lights are required during the day; it seems to occur only at high speeds. The lights have the issue of dimming as noted in numerous forums, but this had not caused the lights to go off completely. This vehicle is the one that my 16 year old daughter drives, and it is highly dangerous so no driving can be done after dark at present. Called Dodge service and they said they had no idea what to do without a code saved.
Contact stated the headlights were not working properly. They intermittently shut off while driving. After a short period of time the headlights came back on. The dealer replaced the multi-function switch, but this repair did not fix the problem. The manufacturer has been contacted. There is currently an open investigation for the headlights on this model vehicle. Updated 11/29/05.
Headlights worked intermittently. Took vehicle to Chrysler , and was told that the headlight switch shorted out, and it had to be replaced.
The headlights go out while driving at night. Consumer would have to hold the light switch to keep the headlights on. Dealer was notified, and replaced the light switch.
Headlamps fail while driving at night. Sometimes flicker and come back on. We don't drive much at night, we have owned this van for about 3 months. We have driven it 5 or 6 times at night, and we have had headlight failure 3 times. After the 2nd incident, we took it back to the dealer. They said they couldn't find the problem, but they flashed the vehicle computer memory. The first two times we had the problem, the lights flickered and came back on. The last time we had the problem, the lights went on/off several times (3 or 4) in a span of about 5 minutes. I also noticed that the switch inside the vehicle is getting hot during headlight operation.
The consumer stated while driving at night the headlights failed intermittently. The part(s) were on back order according to Chrysler. The consumer later learned that Chrysler changed suppliers of the switch. The internal shift light and or (the prndl) was erratic, in which it would sometimes be highlighted.