Windshield wiper malfunction

My '97 Dodge Caravan has an annoying problem where the wipers will activate
once in awhile on their own. I've tried messing with the turn signal
indicator and knob that usually turns on the wipers looking for evidence of
a bad contact without luck. I cannot duplicate this problem on my own, but
it appears from time to time.

Does anyone have this same problem? What did you do to fix it?

Thanks in advance.

Mine does the same thing. Maybe 1,2,3 swipes. May do it 2 days in a row,
then it may behave it's self for 6 months. It's always a suprise, but at
135000 miles I'm not going to worry about it.
"Yoboslayer" > wrote in message
news:SRm8d.13307$pN6.1288@fed1read06...
> My '97 Dodge Caravan has an annoying problem where the wipers will
activate
> once in awhile on their own. I've tried messing with the turn signal
> indicator and knob that usually turns on the wipers looking for evidence
of
> a bad contact without luck. I cannot duplicate this problem on my own,
but
> it appears from time to time.
>
> Does anyone have this same problem? What did you do to fix it?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>

Mine does the same thing. Maybe 1,2,3 swipes. May do it 2 days in a row,
then it may behave it's self for 6 months. It's always a suprise, but at
135000 miles I'm not going to worry about it.
"Yoboslayer" > wrote in message
news:SRm8d.13307$pN6.1288@fed1read06...
> My '97 Dodge Caravan has an annoying problem where the wipers will
activate
> once in awhile on their own. I've tried messing with the turn signal
> indicator and knob that usually turns on the wipers looking for evidence
of
> a bad contact without luck. I cannot duplicate this problem on my own,
but
> it appears from time to time.
>
> Does anyone have this same problem? What did you do to fix it?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>

That has been a problem for yrs, we call it the phantom wiper or its a
device built into the windshield called a pollen sensor and when pollen is
detected it wipes one time,,,no serious now... if they turn on when the car
first starts it may be an indication of a low charge in the battery, other
wise, replace the multifunction switch, its very easy to do, just need a
philips screwdriver
glenn beasley
chrysler tech
"Yoboslayer" > wrote in message
news:SRm8d.13307$pN6.1288@fed1read06...
> My '97 Dodge Caravan has an annoying problem where the wipers will
activate
> once in awhile on their own. I've tried messing with the turn signal
> indicator and knob that usually turns on the wipers looking for evidence
of
> a bad contact without luck. I cannot duplicate this problem on my own,
but
> it appears from time to time.
>
> Does anyone have this same problem? What did you do to fix it?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>

That has been a problem for yrs, we call it the phantom wiper or its a
device built into the windshield called a pollen sensor and when pollen is
detected it wipes one time,,,no serious now... if they turn on when the car
first starts it may be an indication of a low charge in the battery, other
wise, replace the multifunction switch, its very easy to do, just need a
philips screwdriver
glenn beasley
chrysler tech
"Yoboslayer" > wrote in message
news:SRm8d.13307$pN6.1288@fed1read06...
> My '97 Dodge Caravan has an annoying problem where the wipers will
activate
> once in awhile on their own. I've tried messing with the turn signal
> indicator and knob that usually turns on the wipers looking for evidence
of
> a bad contact without luck. I cannot duplicate this problem on my own,
but
> it appears from time to time.
>
> Does anyone have this same problem? What did you do to fix it?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>

Our 96 van has done this since it was new. We decided to find it
entertaining.

"maxpower" > wrote in message
...
> That has been a problem for yrs, we call it the phantom wiper or its a
> device built into the windshield called a pollen sensor and when pollen
is
> detected it wipes one time,,,no serious now... if they turn on when the
car
> first starts it may be an indication of a low charge in the battery, other
> wise, replace the multifunction switch, its very easy to do, just need a
> philips screwdriver
> glenn beasley
> chrysler tech
> "Yoboslayer" > wrote in message
> news:SRm8d.13307$pN6.1288@fed1read06...
> > My '97 Dodge Caravan has an annoying problem where the wipers will
> activate
> > once in awhile on their own. I've tried messing with the turn signal
> > indicator and knob that usually turns on the wipers looking for evidence
> of
> > a bad contact without luck. I cannot duplicate this problem on my own,
> but
> > it appears from time to time.
> >
> > Does anyone have this same problem? What did you do to fix it?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
>
>

Our 96 van has done this since it was new. We decided to find it
entertaining.

"maxpower" > wrote in message
...
> That has been a problem for yrs, we call it the phantom wiper or its a
> device built into the windshield called a pollen sensor and when pollen
is
> detected it wipes one time,,,no serious now... if they turn on when the
car
> first starts it may be an indication of a low charge in the battery, other
> wise, replace the multifunction switch, its very easy to do, just need a
> philips screwdriver
> glenn beasley
> chrysler tech
> "Yoboslayer" > wrote in message
> news:SRm8d.13307$pN6.1288@fed1read06...
> > My '97 Dodge Caravan has an annoying problem where the wipers will
> activate
> > once in awhile on their own. I've tried messing with the turn signal
> > indicator and knob that usually turns on the wipers looking for evidence
> of
> > a bad contact without luck. I cannot duplicate this problem on my own,
> but
> > it appears from time to time.
> >
> > Does anyone have this same problem? What did you do to fix it?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
>
>

There is a TSB on this problem...the TSB has been out for 5-6 years. Had my 97
GC fixed back in 98-99 by the dealer for no cost. Call your local
Dodge/Chrysler dealer...they may need to do some research on this "old" TSB at
this point...but be persistent.

"gad" > wrote in message
. ..
| Our 96 van has done this since it was new. We decided to find it
| entertaining.
|
| "maxpower" > wrote in message
| ...
| > That has been a problem for yrs, we call it the phantom wiper or its a
| > device built into the windshield called a pollen sensor and when pollen
| is
| > detected it wipes one time,,,no serious now... if they turn on when the
| car
| > first starts it may be an indication of a low charge in the battery, other
| > wise, replace the multifunction switch, its very easy to do, just need a
| > philips screwdriver
| > glenn beasley
| > chrysler tech
| > "Yoboslayer" > wrote in message
| > news:SRm8d.13307$pN6.1288@fed1read06...
| > > My '97 Dodge Caravan has an annoying problem where the wipers will
| > activate
| > > once in awhile on their own. I've tried messing with the turn signal
| > > indicator and knob that usually turns on the wipers looking for evidence
| > of
| > > a bad contact without luck. I cannot duplicate this problem on my own,
| > but
| > > it appears from time to time.
| > >
| > > Does anyone have this same problem? What did you do to fix it?
| > >
| > > Thanks in advance.
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
|
|

There is a TSB on this problem...the TSB has been out for 5-6 years. Had my 97
GC fixed back in 98-99 by the dealer for no cost. Call your local
Dodge/Chrysler dealer...they may need to do some research on this "old" TSB at
this point...but be persistent.

"gad" > wrote in message
. ..
| Our 96 van has done this since it was new. We decided to find it
| entertaining.
|
| "maxpower" > wrote in message
| ...
| > That has been a problem for yrs, we call it the phantom wiper or its a
| > device built into the windshield called a pollen sensor and when pollen
| is
| > detected it wipes one time,,,no serious now... if they turn on when the
| car
| > first starts it may be an indication of a low charge in the battery, other
| > wise, replace the multifunction switch, its very easy to do, just need a
| > philips screwdriver
| > glenn beasley
| > chrysler tech
| > "Yoboslayer" > wrote in message
| > news:SRm8d.13307$pN6.1288@fed1read06...
| > > My '97 Dodge Caravan has an annoying problem where the wipers will
| > activate
| > > once in awhile on their own. I've tried messing with the turn signal
| > > indicator and knob that usually turns on the wipers looking for evidence
| > of
| > > a bad contact without luck. I cannot duplicate this problem on my own,
| > but
| > > it appears from time to time.
| > >
| > > Does anyone have this same problem? What did you do to fix it?
| > >
| > > Thanks in advance.
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
|
|

Thanks for the insights. I thought I was the only one who had this problem.

"James C. Reeves" > wrote in message
...
> There is a TSB on this problem...the TSB has been out for 5-6 years. Had
> my 97
> GC fixed back in 98-99 by the dealer for no cost. Call your local
> Dodge/Chrysler dealer...they may need to do some research on this "old"
> TSB at
> this point...but be persistent.
>
> "gad" > wrote in message
> . ..
> | Our 96 van has done this since it was new. We decided to find it
> | entertaining.
> |
> | "maxpower" > wrote in message
> | ...
> | > That has been a problem for yrs, we call it the phantom wiper or its
> a
> | > device built into the windshield called a pollen sensor and when
> pollen
> | is
> | > detected it wipes one time,,,no serious now... if they turn on when
> the
> | car
> | > first starts it may be an indication of a low charge in the battery,
> other
> | > wise, replace the multifunction switch, its very easy to do, just need
> a
> | > philips screwdriver
> | > glenn beasley
> | > chrysler tech
> | > "Yoboslayer" > wrote in message
> | > news:SRm8d.13307$pN6.1288@fed1read06...
> | > > My '97 Dodge Caravan has an annoying problem where the wipers will
> | > activate
> | > > once in awhile on their own. I've tried messing with the turn
> signal
> | > > indicator and knob that usually turns on the wipers looking for
> evidence
> | > of
> | > > a bad contact without luck. I cannot duplicate this problem on my
> own,
> | > but
> | > > it appears from time to time.
> | > >
> | > > Does anyone have this same problem? What did you do to fix it?
> | > >
> | > > Thanks in advance.
> | > >
> | > >
> | >
> | >
> |
> |
>
>