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2003 Dodge Grand Caravan Lights Problems

12 owner-reported lights complaints from NHTSA data

12
Complaints
Feb 2005Dec 2009
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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (12)

mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Dec 2009

HEADLIGHTS ON 2003 DODGE GR CARAVAN WILL TURN OFF (AND OCCASIONALLY ON) WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, BUT APPEARS MORE FREQUENTLY IN COLD WEATHER. *TR

NHTSA #: 10296460
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Aug 2008

THE HEADLIGHTS JUST TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES. NO WARNING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 7 TIMES. VERY INTERMITTENT, BUT NEARLY RAN OFF THE ROAD ON ONE OCCASION. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY BLACK AND I COULDN'T FIND THE SWITCH TO TOGGLE IT BACK AND FORTH. THEY HAVE ALWAYS COME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON A COUPLE OF TIMES. *TR

NHTSA #: 10240254
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: May 2007

CAR STARTED. HEADLIGHTS SWITCHED ON, BUT HEADLIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE, OTHERS LIGHTS DID. SWITCH WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. TURNED CAR OFF, TURNED ON HEADLIGHTS, WHICH NOW WORKED, AND STARTED CAR. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO DUE TO HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT.*AK

NHTSA #: 10191249
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING,INTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Filed: Mar 2007

ALL OF MY VEHICLE LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY FLICKER. A VERY NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN THE INTENSITY OF THE HEADLIGHTS, MARKER LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS OCCURS WHENEVER THE ENGINE IS RUNNING.*AK

NHTSA #: 10185668
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Jul 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA #: 10163513
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Mar 2006

HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER 2 1/2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 49,00 MILES HEADLIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS SEEMED TO FLICKER. OCCASIONALLY INTERIOR LIGHTS DO THE SAME. DEALER SUGGESTS REPLACING SEVERAL MODULES AT SIGNIFICANT COST. I SEE FROM NHTSA WEB SITE THAT A RECALL IS/WAS TO BE ISSUED FOR 2000-2002. BASED ON NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS IN SYSTEMS SEEMS IT SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 2003. *NM

NHTSA #: 10152563
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Dec 2005

MORE AND MORE OFTEN HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OR GO OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. IT IS VERY UNNERVING AND UNSAFE SINCE SOMETIMES I DON'T REALIZE THEY ARE OFF EVEN THOUGH THE SWITCH IS IN THE ON POSITION. SOMETIME THEY COME BACK ON, OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND ON QUICKLY. NOBODY CAN TRACE THE PROBLEM SO FAR. *JB

NHTSA #: 10145417
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Dec 2005

MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHILE DRIVING - HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM. REPLACED ALTERNATOR BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PURCHASED IN JANUARY, 2004. PURCHASE & INCIDENT DATES ARE APPROXIMATE. *JB

NHTSA #: 10144536
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Nov 2005

2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHILE I AM DRIVING. *JB

NHTSA #: 10142334
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Mar 2005

SINCE PURCHASING THE VAN USED HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN DRIVING, USUALLY INCLUDING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS. THEY HAVE NEVER ACTUALLY FAILED, BUT THIS DOES NOT INSPIRE CONFIDENCE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. I UNDERSTAND A NHTSA RECALL IS POSSIBLE FOR 2001-2002 MODELS, BUT I HOPE THIS WILL BE EXTENDED AT LEAST TO 2003 MODELS AS WELL, SINCE THE SYMPTOMS ARE EERILY SIMILAR.*AK

NHTSA #: 10114520
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Feb 2005

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF AND SOMETIME FAILED COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE OVER SIX TIMES, HOWEVER STATES THEY CANNOT FIX THE ISSUE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

NHTSA #: 10111390
mediumINTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Jun 2003

NO LIGHT IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL MAKE SIT DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT TIME. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND COUDL NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA #: 10022693

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