NHTSA Complaint #10948552 — 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

MY VAN WAS ONE YEAR OLD (2009) WHEN IT FIRST ACTIVATED THE HORN (OFF AND ON MAKING A WEIRD WARBLING HALF HONK SOUND) AND WIPERS/SPRAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON A HIGHWAY SWITCH RAMP AT 65 MPH. IT LASTED ABOUT A MINUTE AND THEN STOPPED. WE WERE ON A TRIP SO WE ASKED WHEN WE GOT BACK TO THE ARKANSAS DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD US IT WAS LIKELY CORROSION (ON A BRAND NEW CAR THAT WAS DRIVEN IN NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES). THEY SAID IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WE DIDN'T HAVE PROOF. IT REPEATED ABOUT ONCE EVERY 6 MONTHS OR MORE. NOW (ABOUT ONCE A MONTH)THE BATTERY DIES RANDOMLY AND THE HORN/WIPERS/ETC GO OFF RANDOMLY WHILE IT'S JUST SITTING THERE AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I'VE HAD TO JUMP IT 5 TIMES WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I'VE DOUBLE VERIFIED THAT THE ALTERNATOR/BATTERY ARE IN GREAT SHAPE. REALLY DODGE ! A BRAND NEW CAR AND YOU COULDN'T HELP US! *TR