general problems of the 2008 Dodge Caravan

Five problems related to exterior lighting have been reported for the 2008 Dodge Caravan. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Dodge Caravan based on all problems reported for the 2008 Caravan.

1 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 10/25/2020

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that the headlights appeared hazy and clogged. Additionally, the contact stated that the headlight failed to illuminate and provide proper illumination while driving. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

2 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 09/23/2016

Wipers, lights, horn,door locks all seemed to go off went no warning wipers start spraying fluid by itself. Could not get to stop windows would not work, had to pull horn fuses to make horn stop blowing disconnect battery to make sure it would start to have it taken to be looked at very disappointed in vehicle only 81,500 miles on it.

3 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 11/11/2013

2008 Dodge Caravan sxt, experiencing wipers with fluid coming on randomly with lights flashing, doors locking and unlocking and horn blowing erratically. I have also experienced the tpms,abs and traction control lights coming on and off while driving.

4 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 11/01/2013

Neither high or low beam lights come on. When I turn them on, they will blink three times, and nothing else. Had two mechanics work on it, but couldn't figure it out.

5 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 08/24/2013

8/24 - the van was parked in a parking lot with my husband & son sitting in it. Another driver came to claim their nearby Dodge Caravan & beeped open his van, at that point our wipers started going full speed & the fluid shot up. It stopped for a minute then started going full strength again with the horn going non-stop, the lights all started flashing, & the doors all locked. The key fob was in the ignition but in the off position. My husband tried unlocking the doors with the key fob (pulled out of the ignition), tried using the indoor unlock button but all was unsuccessful. We were able to manually open the doors from the inside. All of this kept going for about 5 mins until I climbed in the back to open the side doors to air out the car & get my 2 year old out. When I manually unlocked the driver side back door everything stopped. We were able to drive home without further incident that day. 8/25 - we were driving back to chicago when the wipers did the same thing but nothing else. 8/26 - I was driving to work when all the doors unlocked & all the warnings on the control panel lit up. I was able to pull over to the side of the road and when I started driving again the rpm started going crazy like it couldn't shift gear. I pulled over again, turned the van off & let it sit for a few minutes. I was able to continue my drive to work & got home ok.


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