This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The headlights on my 2006 Dodge Caravan have been intermittent on a half dozen occasions since I purchased it new. In all instances, by jiggling (turning on/off) the switch, I have gotten the lights back on. The last incident was on 01/25/2010 coming home in a snowy (white out) conditions in Iowa and my lights went out completely. I was able to get them back on in a relatively short period of time, but could not see the road, etc., because of the snowy white out conditions. Could very well have resulted in an accident of major injury. I see many posts on the internet related to this same problem on various Dodge/Chrysler mini vans of various years.
Headlights on my 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan have been intermittent on various occasions. When you turn the switch on, headlights do not always activate. No injuries, no accidents, but could cause a potential accident by not being able to see, or to be seen. Once the problem was recognized, in each instance, by playing with the switch, the lights eventually would come on. First instance was probably in 2007, latest in 2009 on a couple of different occasions.
2006 Dodge Grand Caravan has intermittent issues with headlights not functioning properly (will not turn on, or may go off while driving, or may flicker while driving). These are serious safety issues because it is intermittent and driver can not always tell if lights are out while driving. Car is used frequently and problems occur at least once a day. Dodge service recommended replacing front control module and power distribution module ($900 parts and labor) but could not promise this would correct the issue so no repairs have been made to date.
Occasionally, maybe five or six times in the last year, I would turn the headlights on in my 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan and they would not turn on. I could turn them off then on again and they would stay on. Last night, they turned on the first time I tried. I had been on the road approximately one hour when they went out on me. I turned the on/off switch a few times and they came back on. After 3-4 minutes they went off again, so again I turned the switch off and on and they came back on. They went out again and I found they would stay on if I held the high beam lever down. After about 5 minutes I released the high beam lever and the headlights stayed on for the next 20 minutes until I got home. I will not be driving this vehicle again at night until I can get it fixed. The problem is that 99% of the time, the lights operate correctly.
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- Cedarrapids, IA, USA