I have a 97 Dodge Caravan, the wipers come on at random times?

Question

I imagine I'm dealing with a ground problem, but where do I even start looking? The wipers will come on when I'm driving, when the passenger side sliding door opens, even when the van is off and key isn't even in it. I have a new battery, new alternator, and replaced the terminals on the battery cables too. None of that fixed it. (No, I did not buy a new alternator in an attempt to fix that, the old one went bad)

Answer 1

that's the wiper switch that's causing that to happen i get a lot of those doing that,some of them you can just hit a bump in the road and they,ll come on,its not a ground issue with them if the switch is off and they still do this,its either some wires touching together or the swich going out on it,good luck.

Answer 2

The new battery won't fix this--it's not a battery thing.  You have a short.  You can try replacing the fuse, or just take it to the dealership and tell the service writer what's been going on.