Horn Assembly Problems of Dodge Grand Caravan - part 2

The front and back wipers came on. The back wiper fluid was squirting. The horn came on and stayed on. The interior and exterior lights turned on and the accelerator stopped working.

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The front and back wipers came on. The back wiper fluid was squirting. The horn came on and stayed on. The interior and exterior lights turned on and the accelerator stopped working. I disconnected the battery and everything stopped. It happened twice on this day.

The front and back wipers came on. The back wiper fluids was squirting. The horn came on and stayed on. The interior and exterior lights turned on and the accelerator stopped working.

Fuel pump does not turn off *trouble starting car and some days just will not start at all engine stalls while driving; twice on the freeway luckily no accident. Horn randomly will go off. * said the key was in the ignition when it wasn't.

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My 08 Dodge Grand Caravan sxt had random electrical malfunctions including intermittent activation of horns, front wipers, rear wipers, front washer fluid spray, rear washer fluid spray and door locks they were stopped by turning off the ignition and starting again. They worked ok then. It happened twice same thing again in one month. The vehicle was taken to Dodge service department and had diagnostics which were no codes stored or active and no updates found.

As others have documented, whether at a stand still or driving at varying speeds, horn starts beeping on its own along with wipers going and washer fluid spraying. After the event, front a/c control knob starts controlling the back vents or does nothing at all. No center buttons (defrost, a/c, etc. . ) work - it's like they're all dead. Just purchased vehicle. Will probably return as a lemon.

I was parked waiting for the light to change for 3 minutes when out of nowhere the lights start flashing, horn blaring, wipers running, and could not get it to stop. This has happened intermittently five or six times with varying degrees of length (2 seconds to 30 minutes I took it to gas station and they remove the fuses and charge me $50 told me to take it to the dealer interesting to see that there are others with the exact same symptoms.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving at 55 mph, the horn activated independently and the windshield wiper and washer became engaged. The vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after five minutes. The vehicle was previously repaired under the NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the repair failed to remedy the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 97,950.

We started smelling an odd smell coming from the a/c vents on 7/4/15. After a few days the smell went away and we thought nothing of it. 7/8/15 multiple lights show up after starting the van. . Abs, brakes, traction control, etc. Two days later these lights went away. 7/18/15 we got into the van and a/c in the back was blowing, but the front wasn't blowing at all. Turned it on while driving and it worked again. The next day when I went to work the blower was not blowing anymore, but worked on the way home. After that second day it has consistently worked. This morning when I hit the unlock button on the keyfob the horn started honking, windshield wipers went on, and wiper fluid was squirting out. I got into the van and started it and everything stopped. I drove the 20 minute drive home from work without any problems. Later that day I got back into the van to drive and everything was still normal except I had a check engine light so I planned on getting that checked while I was out. I was parked at a residence with the van still on when the same horn/wiper/wiper fluid problem started up again. I turned off the van and it kept going. I pulled fuses out for the horn/wipers/fluid and could still hear things in the box clicking. This time the door locks were locking by themselves and the lights (both inside and out) were turning off and on. I drove to the closes auto parts store and was told there were 2 codes coming up. It gave me p0685 (asd relay circuit failure) and p0883 (tcm power input high). After doing some online research it seems I have to have my tipm replaced and this seems to be a common problem. I'm frustrated at the amount of money I keep having to put into this van. Right now my van is sitting in front of my house with the battery disconnected until I can take it in to have it looked at. I'm really lucky this didn't happen on my drive to/from work.

My wife was outside of our house without the van keys and the horn started blaring and the wiper pump started spraying fluid. The wipers were shuttering. Several days prior the headlights stopped working. I disassembled the tipm and reassembled it to restore the headlights. I had hoped that I wouldn't see the headlight flashing/horn/wipers/wiper fluid spraying behavior again but it followed my investigation of the tipm. I have one on order - this is a safety issue, I've read that this can happen while driving and the van can shutoff while driving. I called Dodge who referred me to their service department who wants payment to diagnose this known problem with the tipm. I've heard that there is a class action lawsuit for this problem as well.

Dangerous to drive dangerous to park in garage. Day 1: wipers, horn went on at 55 mph. After 5 miles it stopped. Next day everything was dead. Battery replaced. Next day, horn/wipers go on when engine is started. Eventually stopped. Mechanic pulled horn fuse. Day 3 : early am opened door, windshield wipers go on and stay on. I start car (big mistake), now I can not put car in gear, can not turn off engine or wipers. I just let it run, very dangerous in an attached garage, I was afraid to open hood or attempt to disconnect battery in a running car, eventually engine shut itself off, later wipers went off. I fear gassing my family or burning us down if it starts in the night. What more will happen if I drive it ? a few years ago, on highway, warning lights came on and engine stopped and vehicle was totally inoperable towed to Dodge, they replaced a computer module (warranty). Now I read it may be a very costly computer module again and that I am in danger.

My wife walk into the garage and the van horn started blaring. The windshield wipers were shuttering and the windshield washer pump was spraying fluid continually. The lights were flashing.

Tl-the contact owns a 2000 Dodge caravan. The contact stated that while making a left turn, the air bags warning indicator illuminated and the horn failed simultaneously. The failure recurred continuously. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,000. Sg.

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I was driving down the road, the wipers came on, the horn started honking the engine stalled and the lights went off- sat on the side of the road for 30 minutes and it started back up -tipm needs to be replaced.

On multiple occasions beginning on December 12, 2014 my 08 Dodge Grand Caravan sxt would have random electrical malfunctions including synced, intermittent activation of horns, front wipers, rear wipers, front washer fluid spray, rear washer fluid spray, and door locks. These issues would generally come together in "episodes" that could last from about a minute to about 10 minutes. These episodes could occur in rapid succession, separated by only a few seconds, or they might have 5-10 minutes or sometimes days between happenings. This would cause sudden loss of visibility while driving, as the sprayers would cover the windshield with drops but the wipers would not complete a pass to remove the fluid. It was particularly dangerous at night, since the drops would refract light and make visibility almost zero. This also resulted in being locked out of the vehicle on multiple occasions, the remote "clicker" could not be used to unlock or open doors or lift-gate. The only way to enter the vehicle was to use the physical key and force the lock to turn against the pressure of the powered door lock motor repeatedly re-locking the doors other intermittent problems. Why doesn't Dodge recall and fix this problem?.

On December 11, 2014 I walked to the parking lot to find my van acting totally crazy (the “poltergeist”). The horn was honking, windshield wipers were going full speed, windshield washer fluid was spraying everywhere and the internal and external lights were flashing. I attempted to use my key fab to unlock the doors but it did not work. I manually entered the van in hopes that starting the van would stop the poltergeist. The van would not start. After about 20 minutes, all that remained was a soft horn constantly honking and the lights sporadically flashing. I hit the unlock button on the key fab – the horn honked loudly. I hit the lock button on the key fab – the washer fluid sprayed. I called a tow truck and they jump started the van. I drove it home with no additional problems. I had the battery replaced the next day assuming that they may be the issue. This occurred again as I was driving home, at night, I parked the van, turned “off” the van and pulled the key fab out of the ignition. The van remained running. Two days later, as I was driving, the abs light, emergency brake light, traction light and one other indicator light appeared on my dashboard (the “light indicators”). Then, my abs brakes slightly engaged without my foot on the brake pedal. These problems have continued to sporadically appear. No dealership can fix.

October 2014. The tipm malfunctioned causing an electrical fire that melted the fuse box and all of the wire harnesses. The entire electrical system had to be replaced and cost $6,000 out of pocket. The horn, radio, loss of lights, and wiper fluid activated causing me to be unable to see at 50mph. Then I lost all power as smoke came into the vehicle. I put the van in neutral and turned off the ignition key and coasted to a safe area. I was unable to get into my wheelchair from the drivers seat and was forced to exit the drivers side door. I have a wheelchair accessible van with a folding ramp out of passenger sliding door. My drivers seat is a 6 way power seat the slides back and turns. I transfer from my wheelchair to the drivers seat. Luckily I had someone with me who could get my wheelchair and bring it to the drivers side door so I could get out of the van. We were even luckier that the van didn't burst into flames. Woodbury Dodge of NJ refused to work on my van made false statements, and had me take it elsewhere. The same issue happened again on 1/19/16 - see that post.

While driving on the highway the van stalled the horn started blaring, the windshield wipers started working and squirting water. I managed to get the vehicle off the road, but the doors begin to lock and unlock and the key was useless. You could not shut the horn off or unlock the door with the key. The only eay thus stopped was by didisconnecting the battery. This was the first instance. The second occasion was when we're sitting in the house and the horn just started blaring. Each time this lasts for more than 5 minutes, you can't stop it because it locks the doors, the key doesn't work, and you can't get to the battery. It's disturbing, dangerous, and embarrassing. Not to mention we are retired and this is our only vehicle and we didn't expect to have such an unsafe vehicle with a minivan. These instances have occurred on and off for the last month. We shouldn't have to disconnect our car battery to escape the faulty malfunctions. As owners we shouldn't be afraid to go into church because of the car horn and I shouldnt have to disconnect the battery just to enjoy the service.

My lights, wipers, horn and dash lights come on by themselves and stay on for several minutes. I turn off the key and the engine keeps running. I had to pull a relay out of the totally integrated power module to shut everything off. I tried getting a fault code but nothing comes up. I have read several articles about this and every one is the same. Apparently the problem resides in the totally integrated power module and Chrysler will not do anything about it. This is a big safety issue trying to drive at night. I have to pull over, stop the van and reset everything as I described before.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge caravan. The contact stated that while parked in a driveway, the horn, door locks, windshield wipers and fluid started operating independently. The contact mentioned that the battery had to be disconnected in order to stop the failure. The problem recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the tipm module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 95,900.

The vehicle, while driving, began to honk the horn, windshield wipers turned on, wiper fluid began spraying, lights flashed. This continued for approximately five straight minutes. Turning the car off did not stop the actions, neither did restarting the car. Eventually the malfunction stopped on it's own. I brought the vehicle for diagnostic testing through Dodge service and was told total integrated power module needed replacing but could not be ordered. They stated car was safe to drive. This continued to happen sporadically. At one point, the vehicle malfunctioned and in additional to previously listed problems, the vehicle lost all power steering and power brakes when it occurred while driving on the highway. When we were finally able to order the part, two months later, it was replaced. After three weeks with the new tipm, the vehicle once again, started to malfunction by horns honking, wipers turning off, fluid spraying, lights flashing and so on. I am told by Dodge that I will need to pay for another $100 diagnostic test to see what the problem is. They continue to state that the car is safe to drive despite intermittent and unexpected loss of power steering and brakes.

Van shuts off while driving loses all power, wipers come on horns starts going off. Now today van is in driveway parked ,I'm in the house and the alarm and wipers go off. Call dealer they have no clue. People could get killed do they want a general motors issue on their hands as from reading on line this seems to be a major issue with this make and model.

This is the third time this has happened and it is unbelievable that there has not been a recall on all of these systems. I own a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan and originally reported an issue over a year ago with the car losing control of all functions I. E. Windshield wiper running and spraying, horn blaring, locks locking and unlocking, lights flashing etc. It has since happened again twice in the past month. Does it take someone having to die to have this recall happen. It has been documented time and time again on thousands of vehicles.

Vehicle started honking horn, windshield wipers and sprayer on front and back we're going and doors would not unlock. It would not stop I had to drive down the road with this happening. At the same time the blower for the vent stopped working. Once home I had to disconnect the battery for it to stop.

The contact owns a 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that smoke appeared from the side mirror power switch. The panel melted although no flames were present. In addition, the horn failed to activate when depressed. The contact replaced the power switch, but the horn was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 137,700.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the air bag light randomly illuminated and the horn also failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed the clock spring needed to be replaced. No repairs were made and the manufacturer was made aware. The failure mileage was 226,000. Sr.

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The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving approximately 55 mph, the instrument cluster burned out, the horn activated, and the windshield wipers activated without warning. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that the win module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred several times. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 99,000.

While my vehicle was parked at a campground, I click my key fob to unlock the door and the rear windshield wiper started going off. Tried to start the vehicle and it would not start, no lights nothing completely dead. The wiper eventually stopped. A few hours later, still parked with no keys in it, the windshield wiper fluid and wipers started after I clicked the unlock button on the key fob again. The fluid kept shooting until it ran out of fluid. Then a few hours later with again no keys in it or key fob use the horn began blaring. Then the lights and wipers went off as well. Finally I was able to get the battery disconnected and it stopped. I reconnected the battery two hours later only to roll up my windows and the horn immediately started going off. I had it towed to the dealership down the street and I am now waiting on the results. I'm glad my family was not with and/ or I was driving.

On multiple occasions beginning in June '14 my 08 Dodge Grand Caravan sxt would have random electrical malfunctions including synced, intermittent activation of horns, front wipers, rear wipers, front washer fluid spray, rear washer fluid spray, and door locks. These issues would generally come together in "episodes" that could last from about a minute to about 10 minutes. These episodes could occur in rapid succession, separated by only a few seconds, or they might have 5-10 minutes or sometimes days between happenings. This would cause sudden loss of visibility while driving, as the sprayers would cover the windshield with drops but the wipers would not complete a pass to remove the fluid. It was particularly dangerous at night, since the drops would refract light and make visibility almost zero. This also resulted in being locked out of the vehicle on multiple occasions, once with children trapped inside!! while the problems were happening, the remote "clicker" could not be used to unlock or open doors or lift-gate. The only way to enter the vehicle was to use the physical key and force the lock to turn against the pressure of the powered door lock motor repeatedly re-locking the doors other intermittent problems: transmission would not advance beyond 2nd gear, the check engine light would come on, the dashboard lights would flash and flicker, the back-up camera would flicker (the image is displayed on the radio's screen when the vehicle is in reverse), the dashboard displays would all be turned off or to zero (including tachometer even though the engine was running), and the engine would not shut off with the key switched to "off" and completely removed. Now, the wipers have stopped working completely, which is a perpetual safety issue, until the problems can be solved. Koons Dodge of tysons corner said the problem was the tpim (totally integrated power module).

Since I can't remember the dates of the other incidents I will start with yesterday June 25, 2014. I drove all morning running here and there and everything was fine. I stopped at the post office to mail a package and could not restart the vehicle. The van engine did not even turn over. The dash is blank except for the mileage. I called aaa for a tow and they found that the van was stuck in park and would not budge out of park. So it is still at the post office until we can figure out how to get it out of park. Other issues. A few months ago, in the winter of 2013, the van was in my garage and it would not start. I thought it was the battery and so I turned off the radio and heat and tried it again and it started. This happened every morning with me taking my child to school for about a week. It never did it for my husband. I think I told the dealer about it on my next oil change visit, but they said they can only check it when it is happening. Another time last summer (2013), the horn, and wipers and wiper fluid just started going off by themselves as I tried to start the van. I took the key out and pressed the door open and lock buttons to see if it would stop and it did. I tried to start the van again and it did it again. Repeated the same open and lock procedure and it stopped. I waited a few minutes to start the van and it did not do it again. The following day as I was driving on a busy road, highway 278, it did it again. I had to pull over and I turned off the van did the open and lock button on the key and it stopped. Of course it never repeated for my husband or ever again.

Power lock function stopped working on my 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. Power door locks could not be activated using the power door lock switches on the driver's door, the passenger door, the key fob, and the 15 mph auto lock feature. Attempting to activate power door locks from the key fob gives a false indication that the doors have locked since the horn beeps without the doors locking. Not having the auto-lock feature and not having control of the power door locks from the driver or passenger doors is a safety hazard for passengers exiting the vehicle in case of emergency.

The contact owns a 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving at 50 mph, the horn and cruise control failed to function and the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 04v480000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 97,000.

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I was picking up my daughter and opened the door and the horn started blowing, the wipers were going, and the window washer fluid was spraying out. It finally stopped and was fine but has happened multiple times since one time even when I was driving down the rd and now I've had to disconnect the battery but now I can't connect it again because it won't stop going crazy like that.

Air bag light illuminated, no horn or cruise control. Indicative of a failed clockspring as in earlier models. This condition existed at purchase so exact date mileage of initial failure unknown.

I opened the driver side manual sliding door and then the horn started to blow constantly, the front and rear windshield wipers turned on, the hazard lights flashed, the reverse lights were on, the instrument panel had many warning lights on including a red dot on the bottom. I tried to hit my car alarm button to see if it would make it stop and it didn't. I closed the door as my son ran into the house and then all the doors locked. I had to use the valet key to open the door. I then pulled the hood release and opened the hood. The radiator fan was also on. I disconnected the battery so the horn would stop blowing. I waited about 20 minutes and went back outside and reconnected the battery and it did the same thing again. This time I tried starting the car and it started however it would not allow me to put it into gear. I tried to turn the engine off but it would not let me. I got out and then I removed the fuses to the horn so the noise would not disturb me or the neighbors. A few minutes later I got back into the car and it let me put it in reverse so I pulled the van out of our garage and into the driveway but the power steering did not work. I tried again to turn the engine off but it would not stop. I even moved the key to the off position and removed the key from the ignition and the engine continued to run. I disconnected the battery again but the engine continued to run as did the wipers and hazard lights. After about 10 minutes the engine finally shut off. This same type of incident happened before to us in 2012. . Read more...