These kinds of failures are fairly rare, considering - and they usually go back to one of two things. This cycle is what causes your lights to flash. When the strip cools, it drops back down again. This causes the strip to arc up and away from the electrical contact. Electrical current flowing through the strip heats it up, causing the metal on the bottom layer to expand more than the metal on the top. The flexible strip connects the electrical supply from the box to the wiring that goes to your turn signal switch. The flasher contains what's known as a "bi-metallic spring," which is a flat strip with one kind of metal on one side, and another kind on the other. I have since traded in the vehicle for another one so I can't offer it up for inspection but I can get you my records.Power for the turn signal system comes from your junction box, and flows through the fuse and then the flasher unit plugged into it. I decided against the repair at the time and they disconnected the wiper motor for me so the wipers were not continuously on and potentially ruining the windshield, although leaving me completely blind if it were to start to rain. I took it to the repair shop and they assessed that it was the wiper functions on the multifunction switch malfunctioned, even though the turn signal and headlight functions remained intact, and the switch needed to be replaced, a part that costs $497. There were no warning lights or anything. So for the next 40 miles I drove into the sun on a 90 degree day with the wipers on. I tried to change the speed of the wipers and they just stayed in the normal on speed no matter what setting I set them at including off. I assumed I was out of fluid and tried to turn the wipers off to find they stayed on while when I put them in the off position. I was trying to use the windshield washer while driving home and the wipers turned on but no fluid came out. The dash lights are a huge safety concern as I don't know how fast I'm driving and it happens while the car is in motion. The engine and battery lights are on constantly since the weather changed. The dash lights went completely out yesterday and I could not see my speedometer, but it came back on 60 min later. I feel unsafe as I cannot see out of the rear window due to consistent under 40 degrees temps. It's the next winter and the center console is completely out so I cannot control hazard lights, the turn signals don't make noise, backup camera is out, seat controls don't work, rear defrost never turns on but the front defrost blasts hot air constantly causing fog. That next winter the problem came back so I went back to the dealership and this time they replaced the body control module. So I went to a second Dodge dealership in 2019 when my car was at the end of it's warranty and they did see the issue occur and decided to replace the screen all together. After a while it became much more consistent and the battery trick didn't always work anymore. I researched the internet for solutions and disconnecting and reconnecting the battery seemed to fix it so that became a temporary resolution. The Dodge mechanics claimed they could not get the problem to come up for them at all during yearly visits from 2014-2018. It would sometimes come back on after turning the car off for a period of time but then it turned off and stayed off for days. I took the car back to the dealership while it was under warranty at least 3 times to no avail. The whole car seemed like it was resetting as everything electrical flickered and turned off and then on again. I bought the car in March and by October when it got cooler outside, it was evident there were some electrical issues related to the uconnect screen blanking out and dash lights flickering while driving or when abs engaged, and engine and battery lights on. In 2013 I bought a new Dodge Dart limited from a Dodge dealer.
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