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2005 Dodge Caravan wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 16 complaints for the 2005 Dodge Caravan, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
16 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
50,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2005 Dodge Caravan Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 50,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 50,000 miles
Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 57% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 14 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 57% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Windshield wiper motor only had two speeds, whenever it rained hard windshield wipers were not removing the water of the windshield fast enough. This was causing poor visibility, which could lead to a vehicle crash. Dealer notified. Dealer informed consumer that it met fmvss. And nothing else will been done at this time.

Reported at 1,000 miles, July 2004

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge caravan. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the instrument panel lights and the headlights began to flicker after the ABS and brake light warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure was unable to be determined. The contact was informed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer but the failure was still unable to be determined.

Reported at 146,000 miles, October 2015

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