NHTSA Complaint #10853959 — 2005 DODGE CARAVAN

FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS OR SO, IN THE WINTER TIME, MY HEAD LIGHTS WOULD JUST RANDOMLY COME ON WHEN IT STARTED TO GET COLD OUTSIDE. THEY WOULD GO OUT LATER BUT THEY WOULD DO THIS ALL NIGHT AND DAY. THIS YEAR, THEY NOW DO THIS ALL YEAR LONG AND NOW THEY ARE DOING WHILE I AM DRIVING. MY LIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND JUST GO BLACK. I LOSE ALL MY LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS. I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. I LOVE MY VAN AND THERE IS NOTHING ELSE WRONG WITH IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS I UNDERSTAND BUT THIS HAS TO BE SOMETHING IN THE VAN THAT IS FAULTY. IN THE PAST, I WOULD JUST GRAB THE LIGHT SWITCH AND TURN IT BACK AND FORTH QUICKLY AND IT WOULD TURN THE LIGHTS OFF. THIS NO LONGER WORKS. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR ISSUES LIKE THIS REPORTED. I AM SO AFRAID TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP AND FIND OUT IT IS GOING TO COST MORE THAN MY VAN IS WORTH. AGAIN, THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING OR WHEN THE VAN IS STATIONARY, NOT RUNNING AT ALL. THIS STARTED ABOUT 3-4 YEARS AGO AND IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE. I PUT A NEW BATTERY IN IT THINKING THAT WOULD HELP. NOPE!