Dodge caravan

3 messages, Last post on Sep 11, 2008 at 9:06 AM

#2 of 3 Starting problem by marytmanning Sep 11, 2008 (7:02 am)
I have a 1997 Dodge Caravan Sport. About a year ago it started running for about 10-15 seconds none of the instrument lights would come on but above that where it says, oil.abs,etc.Alarm set would come on.It will sometimes be down anywhere from 7 days to hours. once it is started it will go all day,sometimes for weeks. I have had it to the Dodge dealer 2 times,they say nothing shows up. My son had his neighbor a mechanic hook it up to his computer and nothing shows up. I am still dealing with this.No one seems to know what is wrong. I say it is the anti-theif device.How do you disconnect it? Thanks, Mary Replies to this message: xwesx (Sep 11, 2008 9:06 am)
#3 of 3 Re: Starting problem [marytmanning] by xwesx Sep 11, 2008 (9:06 am)
Replying to: marytmanning (Sep 11, 2008 7:02 am) Is it just the lights, or do the instruments themselves (speedometer, fuel guage, tach, etc.) not work? If it is the latter, I suspect bad solder joint on the back of the instrument cluster. I have that problem, and while it only occasionally went out before, it has been out for about four days straight now. I guess it is time for me to dig out the cluster and break out the soldering iron!