NHTSA Complaint #11063674 — 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, THE HORN STARTED BLOWING ERRATICALLY, HEADLIGHTS WERE ON, AND FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS OPERATING. DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT RESPOND TO REMOTE. AFTER S SHORT PERIOD OF TRYING TO UNLOCK THE DOORS WITH THE REMOTE, THEY EITHER RESPONDED TO THE REMOTE OR UNLOCKED BY THEMSELVES. AT THAT POINT I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE IGNITION ON AND START THE VEHICLE. I STARTED IT AND THEN TURNED IT OFF BUT THAT DID NOT STOP THE HORN, WIPERS, ETC. A FEW SECONDS AFTER SHUTTING THE IGNITION OFF, EVERYTHING STOPPED. FRONT AND REAR WIPERS DID NOT RETURN TO PARK POSITION UNTIL I MANUALLY TURNED THEM ON AND OFF. I STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN AND HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH ERROR CODES RELATED TO THE TCM, TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING. ALL OF THIS APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF A FAULTY TIPM,TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS 1/11/18 AND SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS 1/16/18. SEARCHING ONLINE REVEALED THAT MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AS THERE ARE MANY REPORTED INSTANCES OF TIPM FAILURES WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS.