Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY | |||
| 02/01/2003 | 8000 | 1 | |
| This has been a recurring problem since approximately 8,000 miles on the new vehicle. single owner/reporting complaint. heater blower fan has stopped working numerous times. the first time the dealer replaced the blower fan itself. the next time the blower motor resistor failed and consumer replaced paying out of pocket. a third time the blower motor resistor failed and again the consumer replaced it paying out of pocket. the fan now operate intermittently and if you wiggle the wiring harness connecting to the blower motor resistor the fan will come on and operate on 3 of the 4 speeds. close examination of the harness connector reveals that the harness connector is melted as is the wiring at the connector. contact with two different dealers reveals that this is a known concern and the manufacturer has a repair kit available part# 5017124ab. this is a manufacturer defect and should be a safety concern given that the harness failure can prevent the heater fan from functioning properly and cause immediate visibility concerns as well as potential overheating of the electrical circuit resulting in a fire. dealers advise this is a frequently seen concern yet no assistance from manufacturer is available. *tr | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||
| 02/15/2007 | 16700 | 2 | 09/15/2002 |
| A part inside the heating system failed; this is the second time in three years that this part has been replaced. the heating system to defrost the windshield will not work. part was replaced again; service company says that this part fails often. the part number is 5174618-aa described as a resistor.*jb | |||
| 01/10/2004 | 46040 | 1 | 05/13/2002 |
| Defroster would not work on a cold morning.the defroster would not work due to the resister being burnt out, and you had a hard time seeing out the windshield, and no heat was getting into the passenger compartment. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | |||
| 10/18/2004 | 69000 | 3 | 06/01/2004 |
| The module controlling my 2002 dodge dakota's headlight's, windshield wipers, interiot lights failed. symptoms are shockingly close to those of the recall (i do have a manual transmission). headlights failed, brights failed, wipers failed. only turn signals horn and caution lights remain. dealer refuses to admit it is related to recall. symptoms are the same! what do i do about this!?*ak | |||