Someone Smarter than me please help with Grand Caravan Problem!

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16 years ago

Fri, Apr 4, 2008 4:43 AM

Car starts OK , engine runs normally and it is drivable.

Dash lights that stay on include Brake, Air Bag and ABS.

What does NOT work: radio & clock, L/R blinkers, air/heater/blower, electric windows, front wipers and window wash

Other electrical stuff such as emergency flashers, rear wipers, tachometer, speedometer, compass (at top of windshield), cab lights, brake and head lights work properly when the above do not work.

These symptoms are intermittent. Some days everything is normal.

Need someone smart to help guide me thru this conundrum please.

tia

bob

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16 years ago

Fri, Apr 4, 2008 8:14 PM

tachometer,

ummmmm what year?

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Sat, Apr 5, 2008 7:02 PM

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16 years ago

Sat, Apr 5, 2008 9:16 PM

Already posted to your first thread

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16 years ago

Sun, Apr 13, 2008 7:04 PM

You may want to check for a black cable crossing between the back of the engine and the firewall.It comes from the alternator and goes across the back of the engine to the area near the battery (the power distribution box) My 1999 had a similar problem and I was able to fix it by using a wire tie to raise the cable up. It had been hanging down and touching the hot tube from the exhaust cat convertor and melted thru the insulation to create an intermittent short that effected most of the things you referred to.

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