Complaint 1437943
2007 DODGE SPRINTER 2500 • VISIBILITY/WIPER • incident Nov 16, 2016
- Complaint ID
- 1437943
- Make
- DODGE
- Model
- SPRINTER 2500
- Model Year
- 2007
- Component
- VISIBILITY/WIPER
- Incident Date
- Nov 16, 2016
- Date Received
- Jan 5, 2018
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Owner Narrative
WHILE IN MOTION THE VEHICLES WIPER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS HAD FAILED AND SEVERAL ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS HAD MELTED AWAY THEIR PROTECTIVE COATING CAUSING SEVERAL SYSTEMS TO SHORT OUT AND STOP WORKING. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE WIPER MOTOR TO PREMATURELY FAIL. WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED HOPING THAT IT WOULD STILL WORK AFTER THE EXPOSED WIRING WAS CUT BACK AND NEW WIRING WAS SPLICED IN. HOWEVER THE WIRING HARNESS CONTINUED TO WEAR DOWN AND THE WIPER MOTOR ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT HAS COMPLETELY SHORTED OUT.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.