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Re: 2005 town and country electrical problem! Help! [wilanz]
by wilanz
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Feb 09, 2009 (10:47 am)
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Replying to: wilanz (Jan 09, 2009 11:18 am)
Great news. the lights stopped turning off now. Since they were now acting up when turning on/off, I thought it was the head light switch. I popped off the cover and could feel where it was loose and kept the cover off and can do it by hand now. It's not pretty to see the opening but it works.
I keep the cover on and when it acts up, I pull really hard on it and just do the switch manually.
The replacement part is only $50 but no rush since I can get the thing to work. I'll replace the part once I get ready to trade in or sell.
Good luck out there and be sure to check your headlight switch.
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97 dodge caravan battery light problems
by dbarnes79
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Feb 09, 2009 (2:56 pm)
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my 97 caravan is acting up the battery light keeps coming on,I just had my timing belt replaced ,and now I am having this problem with the light,had alternator checked on and off the car,both checked out good,put new battery cables and battery in also hoping that was the problem,and woohoo it started and ran for 5 minutes and then the light comes back on any help would be appreciated thanx in advance
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Re: It happened again.......1997 Chrysler T&C LXi [donnie]
by willski19955
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Feb 12, 2009 (2:07 pm)
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Replying to: donnie (Feb 06, 2009 7:26 pm)
I have a '97 T & C with intermitant starting problems like what you describe. Engine will start, settles to an idle, maybe 2-3 sec, then dies?? Also, all dash guages are dead. Even when turn the key to ACC, lights come on but no gauge.
Checked fuses, wiggled key??? Any ideas?
Thanks
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Re: 1997 town and country electrical problems [awjackson]
by willski19955
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Feb 12, 2009 (2:14 pm)
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Replying to: awjackson (Dec 09, 2008 11:06 am)
This sounds very simular to my '97 T'nC. Except it is the guages that do not come on?? Have not tried hitting the dash. Have you had any luck at finding a solution?
Thanks,
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Re: 97 dodge caravan battery light problems [dbarnes79]
by miket8
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Feb 12, 2009 (8:42 pm)
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Replying to: dbarnes79 (Feb 09, 2009 2:56 pm)
I have a 97 town and country doing exactly the same thing - except I didn't just have the timing belt replaced. It started last week when driving down the freeway with the cruise control on it started jerking real bad and the battery light came on. I cancelled the cruise, stopped (didn't shut off engine) and checked things under the hood but all looked in tact. I finished driving home without the cruise control. Now if I start it up all is good for a while and then intermittently the battery light comes on and stays on until you shut off engine. I have tested the alternator for charging and it is charging whether the battery light is on or off. The battery appears to be in good condition and the battery posts are clean. Ideas anyone????
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Re: It happened again.......1997 Chrysler T&C LXi [willski19955]
by maxima8
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Feb 14, 2009 (6:05 pm)
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Replying to: willski19955 (Feb 12, 2009 2:07 pm)
Problems you Have I fixing it changing the gauge cluster I get that for 75 Dollar s from the junk yard take me 15 minutes to Change
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Re: 97 dodge caravan battery light problems [miket8]
by dbarnes79
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Feb 14, 2009 (9:58 pm)
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Replying to: miket8 (Feb 12, 2009 8:42 pm)
mine ended up being the alternator fixed my battery light problem ,take the alternator off,and have someone bench test it
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Re: 97 dodge caravan battery light problems [dbarnes79]
by miket8
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Feb 25, 2009 (3:48 pm)
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Replying to: dbarnes79 (Feb 14, 2009 9:58 pm)
Thanks! Replaceing the alternator took care of it. Mike
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Re: T&C Electrical Problems [badgerfan]
by b42l8
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Mar 18, 2009 (2:59 pm)
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Replying to: badgerfan (Jul 18, 2006 7:47 am)
I have a 2003 T& C 3.8, yesterday the inst panel just went blank, the guages all at zero and the turn signals don't work.....is there a fuze for the panel?? the maint manual does not show any help in this area............the local dealer wants $120 just to check the computer and "talks" about the instr panel as being a "Block" and may have to replace.....this sounds like a pricey deal, so any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks B42L8
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Re: T&C Electrical Problems [b42l8]
by willski19955
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Mar 18, 2009 (3:07 pm)
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Replying to: b42l8 (Mar 18, 2009 2:59 pm)
I have a T&C and sometime my panel would not work. but my van is a little bit older. somone on here wrote about the same problem I was having (which is a little different) but it still deals with the instrament panel. they wrote that one day the guy got mad and hit the top of the dashboard above the panel hard but not hard enough to break anything and that after he did this the problem was fixxed. it worked for me now you can try it
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