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Hmm...I read another thread recently where someone was having trouble with the backup lights. Apparently they could get the lights to come on if they wiggled the shifter a little when it was in reverse. There was some adjustment that needed to be done to the linkage.
I wonder if the mechanic bumped something under there with a tool when he was fighting with the trans drain plug?
The first issue happened one nite when my wife put the van in gear after being stopped with the engine runnign and being placed into park. The shifter would not drop down into drive and was locked in park with the engine running. She turned the car off, took out the key and restarted it, which then allowed her to put it in drive.
Two nites later we went to the store and the same thing happened when I tried to start the car and back out of a parking space. But this ime the car would not give up my key. It let me stop the engine but locked the key in the ACC position. I fumbled the key back and forth for 5 minutes and it suddenly just let loose and everything worked.
This past weekend we drove up north and enjoyed the 1st 25 minutes with no radio, sat, sattv, nothing. We just watched aas the chrysler emblem appeared and disappeared constantly on the mygig system. The miraculously healed itself and returned to normal operation for the remainder of the trip and no problems on the ride home. My wife took it to the dealer on Monday and was told a fuse was inserted backwards on purpose while at the dealer on the lot and they reversed it when it left, they forgot to do this with ours (they didnt realize that I am an electrical systems engineer and am not dumb enough to believe that fuses have polarity but maybe ...). We gave them the benefit of the doubt and hoped for the best.
Tonite took the cake. On the way home my wife stopped for gas. After starting the car she she realized her window would not go back up, all the interior accessory lites stayed off, and the radio was once again showing the chrysler emblem and not turning on. She drove 3 blocks and suddenly the window control came back, interior lites came back on and the radio put out music.
I relize this is the 1st mdel year for the new design but come on!!! Our Durango was a 1st yr car and it was fine. I have never had any type of issues like this. I think I have a lemon and dread the coming moths of documenting repairs and wasting time.
There is one thing that is out of the norm. The dealer installed a UConnect mic as it did not come with our van about a week and a half after we took delivery. The voice commands and bluetooth work normal when the rest of the car does so I dont think the uconnect installation is the issue but who knows... Thank God I didnt install it myself this time.
Has anyone heard of any issues with the new town and countries that are anyway similar to this? I am guessing its an electric issue but did not think the ingition, windows, gearshift, or even key issue would be tied to the same systems controlling the radio. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Marty
The ignition, windows, dash, etc., are all tied into the Body Control Module, but not sure about the radio and other accessories. If they were, then the BCM might simply be defective or have a loose connector.
I had no wipers (it was snowing), no heat, no radio, no wiindows, no power locks and no turn indicators. Luckily, I was two miles from the dealership I got it from. Over 3 weeks later, the replacement part came in. It's been now two weeks since that and this week I noticed dimming in the PRNDL lights and the radio lights. I drvie w/my lights on always, day and night. Yesterday I noticed dimming in the headlights on my way to work...called the dealership, left a msg, but no response.
This morning on I75 just north of Detroit at 80mph, 6am, still night darkness...the headlights went completely out on me. Imagine my fright!
This time it's something called the TIPM, Total Integrated Power Module. It's getting looked at as I type....don't know the outcome just yet.
A few hours later, we pulled into a McD's for dinner. Upon returning to the van and starting it back up, everything was working again. Just as mysteriously as it began, it seemed it was over. We drove with a working van until about 1PM CST, when we got close to the TX border. There, the road got consistantly bumpy. I began to notice the ID-10-T lights coming on and the seat was doing the Cha-Cha. From that point on, the issue was intermittent and would go out and come back unpredictably.
We took it to the dealer on Monday and they were perplexed to say the least. I related to them about a post that I read here about the BCM and the TIPM and they, after some more troubleshooting, decided to order those modules. The modules are on backorder for 2-3 weeks. I will try to update after it is all fixed.
On another note, this is a major safety issue, so I would recommend that everyone who have experienced it go to the NHTSA site and file a complaint. I will provide a link, hopefully it works:
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/
Larry
Bonnie
A dealer in SC has had my van for over a week with no fix. They ordered the TIPM. It did not fix it. They ordered another part. It did not fix it. They have been looking since last Friday for an electrical short with no success.
Chrysler did give me a rental to drive back to Ohio, but not until Saturday. So, I was on a family vacation with 3 small children with no ride. I am trying to be patient, but starting to get irritated. I am still in a rental with no end in sight.
Any thoughts?
Please, to all who have experienced this, file a complaint with the NHTSA and also try to email Chrysler's CEO, Bob Nardelli. I have tried to find his email, but I cannot at this moment. The most I will be able to do thus far is to email Chrysler and file the complaint w/the NHTSA.
Larry
They have had the van for a week and a half. This is unfortunate. I really like the van, but I need to be in it in order to appreciate it.
Jerry
Thanks
Long story shortened... I left the van for them to check and went to work without officially buying it. Googled the issue and found all this. Dealer can not 'fix' the issue. They try fuses and still the issue appears. They were kind enough to tear up my paperwork and refund my deposit.
Think Chrysler needs to put some effort into this issue or reputation will be tarnished for good. I'm keeping my Odyssey (very reliable) for now and looking into a new one or possibly a Sienna.
Thanks for the posts.
On top of all this, I am being asked by my dealer in Ohio to pay $150 to get the van back to Ohio. Chrysler corporate picked up 5 days of the rental that I am currently driving. The SC Chrysler rep picked up 5 more days of the rental. My dealer in OH is sending a driver to pick up the van and they want me to pay $150. I am embarassed for my OH dealer and Chrysler. It has come down to $150 and they won't cover it. Unbelievable! This has now become my problem financially, in addition to the two weeks without this van and all the phone calls I have made.
My dealer and Chrysler have lost me as a customer. I am only 70 days into a 2 year lease. I am not sure what to do from here. I hope the van works when they get it back here...I am doubtful.
1. When we turn on the vehicle the radio, wiper, power windows, and ac/heater do not turn on, but the van runs normal otherwise. Then if we turn it off and back on right away they work.
2. Sometime (more often then not lately) when all the above things are working while driving the radio (radio, CD, tape) will suddenly go to a buzzing noise and will not work again until the van has been off for a least an hour.
3. NOW- tonight my husband saw flashing lights outside our window. When he went out to check it out our light were flashing quickly on our radio was turning on and off. The fuse box was also ticking. The vehicle had been turned off for over an hour and there were not keys in it. We unplugged the battery for now.
HELP!!!
i found one at a salvage yard for $75.00 bucks.
ebay ad for company
This their store after I searched for Chrysler.
Same store
This is the store on Ebay which is a business that rebuilds various kinds and brands. I'd suggest contacting them and reading about their warranty, etc.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Guess you know what comes next .drove about 5 miles and the lights came on again! Taking it back tomorrow morning.
Does anyone have a clue about what the problem can be?
(By the way, removing and replacing the instrument panel is very easy. The cluster can be removed with just 8 screws in less than 10 minutes. Respond is you need instructions.)
Posting in case someone else has identical problems. Also, I would be happy to sell old cluster and brake module at a very good price, but note that they could be bad.
Hopefully, it has been fixed in the nearly two years since that message was posted.
I have experienced what is possibly the same problem. I have noticed that the only constant with this, is that mine will turn over exactly 6 times... on the seventh try it does absolutely nothing. It doesn't matter if the weather is hot or cold, wet or dry. It doesn't matter if I've just turn the van off, or if it's been sitting all day and night. I've attempted to lock and unlock the vehicle various ways, being suspicious of an issue with the security system, but even when I left it unlocked, I've had this problem. Once I've reached that seventh attempt and it has no response, it may start again in a few minutes or up to a few days later. It's totally random in occurrence and recovery. The only thing for sure is that it will do a complete start 6 times, shut off in about 2 seconds and not even respond to the ignition on the 7th time. I've been to 4 shops, including our area's preeminent electronics expert. No error codes are logged. I've left it for almost 2 weeks at the Chrysler dealership to have them attempt to recreate this problem, but of course, it wouldn't fail while they had it! I've waited for up to eight hours to attempt to start it again between the six starts, but it seems that it will not go to the final total failure unless I've actually had all six starts and shutoffs, regardless of how far apart I space them. I've even disconnected the battery cable for various lengths of time between attempts, but it still "remembers" how many tries I've made since the initial false start, before failing to start entirely. I haven't had a consistent problem with the instrument panel failure at startup, although, I have had the panel dials flat line and the odometer/trip meter displays shut off, while other lights (ABS, Service Engine Soon, Seatbelt, etc. ) begin popping on. This occurs mostly as I travel down the road and resets itself randomly, sometimes minutes later, sometimes days later.
I am still pursuing this, as it leaves me in a very bad situation of uncertainty with my only vehicle. If you have this problem again, please try starting it repeatedly and count to see if your results are similar to mine. I will keep you posted as well, in case I come up with a solution.
Good luck!!!!
I'll keep you up to date.
Just letting you know....I thinks this is a safety issue what happens if......Chrysler and dodge just need to fix the damn problems and suckit up.. No wonder people switch to foreign cars...customer service and quality products dude.
TJ_Guy
AKA a Jeep TJ owner