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Vans & Minivans Chrysler Town & Country/Dodge Grand Caravan Bought a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan with 98,180 miles on it
11 messages, Last post on Sep 11, 2009 at 2:38 AM
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Bought a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan with 98,180 miles on it. Had it inspected by my mechanic and he told me it was good to go. Took the family on a long road trip and put about 2,000 miles on it. About 8 hours away from home the engine light appears and I take it to an Autozone and get the code checked out. Its and EGR code, no big problem according to the attendent. I take a look under the van and notice transmission fluid leaking. I decide to stay in town since I have family there and have it looked at in the morning. The transmission shop owner told me it was could be the hoses, common problem. He called ma back and told me that the pan gasket needed to be replaced. So he replaced the pan gasket, new screws and the leak stops. Cost $148 and the engine light is gone. Big relief, or so I thought. Back on the road About 1 hour from the house the engine light comes back on, I'm thinking it has to be low on gas since it is almost empty. Wrong. filled the tank and the engine light is still on. what to do? I see no other visual problems, van runs great., transmission does not slip. no more leaks. What else to do?
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Replying to: big_poppabear (Mar 22, 2009 1:10 am)
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Replying to: srs_49 (Mar 22, 2009 2:49 am) No problems, Van is running great. I hope it was just a false alarm since I was close to running on empty when the CEL appeared. ! added over 2,100 miles on this recent road trip and am very impressed. Current mileage: 100,350.
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Replying to: big_poppabear (Mar 23, 2009 7:53 pm) The van is now owned by a good friend, has about 150,000 on it and the light still comes on whenever it feels like it. Never had any other problem with it other than a new ignition switch at 110,000.
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Replying to: scoutll (Jul 11, 2009 9:05 pm)
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Replying to: LASHAWN (Jul 30, 2009 1:15 pm) It's a great van and the whole family loves it. |
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Replying to: scoutll (Jul 11, 2009 9:05 pm)
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Sorry no luck on my end either, the light comes and goes as it pleases. Disconnect the battery and see if that will work. Other than that your going to have to replace the egr valve. Don't know how much it wil cost, but I was told that they had to remove the exhaust manifold to get to the EGR valve. |
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Replying to: lokiwong (Aug 20, 2009 3:40 pm)
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Replying to: LASHAWN (Aug 25, 2009 9:55 am)
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