Hi all,
About 2 weeks ago, my wife stopped at a store for about 15 minutes and when she came out the T&C wouldn't start (she said no lights just dead). I had her open the hood and make sure the cables to the battery were secure by tugging on them a little (she said they were). She went back inside and the thing started right up. Since then she said it died once while making a slow turn, but started right up.
I have checked the connections and all seem secure (including checking just last night). This morning she went to the garage to start it and nothing (she said the engine compartment light was flickering). While she had the hood open, I could hear over the phone, a light "chrip" type sound over the phone comming from under the hood. I had her tap the battery connections lightly with a hammer, and still no change. She called me back later and said it finally started (the first time she said it started hard clicking then slow turn then start) and then 2 times after with no problem. She said after she would shut the engine off and turn the key to off, she hears a "click" sound from around the emergency pedal location.
I believe the battery is over 4 years old, but to me it doesn't make sense that it could be dead 1 minute and the next have full power (as it did the first time this happened). I suspected the battery at first, but after I drove it for several days on my own, I didn't notice any problems.