Headlights began to flash on their own, hardly noticeable at first. Started to happen more often. Then recently, while it was raining and at night, lights began to strobe on & off
(headlights and dash lights) horn would intermitt. honk and door locks clicking. Then lost all headlights, dash lights , horn & power locks/keyless entry. Completed drive home with emergency flashers. Next day checked all wiring, fuses, connections, & grounds I could access - no problems found. When I reinstalled the battery, everything worked again for a
couple of days then the same problem. A little internet research pointed to a Central Timer Module Malfunction. CTM failure seems to be very common on these vehicles. One auto review website (MSN) even listed this as major con in considering a used 02 Durango purchase. Fortunately when our headlights went out, we were in an area with streetlights, I hate to think what might have happened if this occurred on some dark back road. Cost for dealer repair was over $380 and this was with a 25% employee discount on part - would have been approx $450. There have been some recalls on Central Timer Modules for some early 2003 durangos (around 3600 vehicles) but our 2002 was not covered. This is a potentially very dangerous problem that Chrysler should be addressing !!!!
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Headlights began to flash on their own, hardly noticeable at first. Started to happen more often. Then recently, while it was raining and at night, lights began to strobe on & off
(headlights and dash lights) horn would intermitt. honk and door locks clicking. Then lost all headlights, dash lights , horn & power locks/keyless entry. Completed drive home with emergency flashers. Next day checked all wiring, fuses, connections, & grounds I could access - no problems found. When I reinstalled the battery, everything worked again for a
couple of days then the same problem. A little internet research pointed to a Central Timer Module Malfunction. CTM failure seems to be very common on these vehicles. One auto review website (MSN) even listed this as major con in considering a used 02 Durango purchase. Fortunately when our headlights went out, we were in an area with streetlights, I hate to think what might have happened if this occurred on some dark back road. Cost for dealer repair was over $380 and this was with a 25% employee discount on part - would have been approx $450. There have been some recalls on Central Timer Modules for some early 2003 durangos (around 3600 vehicles) but our 2002 was not covered. This is a potentially very dangerous problem that Chrysler should be addressing !!!!
- Roy N., Sterling Hts., MI, US