NHTSA Complaint #10679960 — 2008 DODGE CARAVAN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10679960
Vehicle	2008 DODGE CARAVAN
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	December 2, 2013
Date Filed	January 30, 2015
Mileage	140,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	GA

Consumer Description

DRIVING 55 MPH THE FIRST TIME HORN STARTED BLOWING, LIGHTS FLASHING WIPERS FRONT AND REAR RUNNING, WASHER FLUID SHOOTING OUT FRONT AND REAR ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 3 MIN. SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING AND THE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND HORN BLOWING WITH WIPERS RUNNING. NEXT TIME I WAS PARKED WITH MOTOR RUNNING HORN STARTED, WIPERS FRONT AND BACK I UNHOOKED THE BATTERY AND IT KEPT BLOWING MASHED THE REMOTE CRANK AND IT KILLED THE ENGINE BUT WOULD NOT CRANK BACK FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR. TODAY 01/30/15 WE WERE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE VAN DIED THE WIPERS FRONT AND BACK WENT CRAZY THE FLUID SPRAYED THE HORN BLEW, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF INTERSTATE UNHOOKED THE BATTERY AND THE HORN STOPPED I TOOK OUT THE HORN FUSE WAITED ABOUT 30 MIN. ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY THEN HOOKED UP BATTERY AND CRANKED AND DROVE HOME 25 MILES WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. THIS IS MY LAST TRIP WITH OUT SOME ANSWERS. *TR

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