NHTSA Complaint #10399406 — 2005 DODGE CARAVAN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10399406
Vehicle	2005 DODGE CARAVAN
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	May 6, 2011
Date Filed	May 6, 2011
Mileage	135,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CT

Consumer Description

1. NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE; EVENT APPEARS TO BE RANDOM. 2. HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON AND/OR WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. FAILURE IS RANDOM BUT MOSTLY OCCURS JUST AFTER STARTUP. CONSEQUENCES ARE OBVIOUS; HAVE HAD SEVERAL NIGHTTIME FAILURES WHERE CRASHING WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED. OTHERWISE, JUST AN AGGRAVATION UPON STARTUP. 3. HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE THEN, WITH FAILURES NOW OCCURRING MORE OFTEN. HAVE HEARD ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE FCM CONNECTOR CORROSION APPEARS TO BE THE CULPRIT. *TR

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