Dodge Grand Caravan

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The problem is that the e- brake will not stay ingaged. push it down and stays down for a sec. and then pops back up. Is this a minor adjustment or is the cable need to be replaced? If it's a adjustment how do you do the adjustment? Thehawk93
« when the same thing started happening in my jeep, I pulled the pedal mechanism and found that the teeth that lock the e-brake pedal in place were worn down. At that point there wasn't much I could .. »

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We have a 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan and for the last few days when we go to start it, it sometime wont start, nothing, no clicks, the engine is dead, it does have the air, light, and radio on, but that is about it. Then all of sudden after awhile it will crank over, this problem started last Thurs..
« The next time it happens listen closely under the hood for a single click, I bet there is one!! if so it is normally the starter solenoid contacts bad. if so replace the starter. Glenn Beasley Chrys.. »
« thanks for the reply maxpower, anyways the problem turns out to be a lose ign. wire on the starter.the plug came out and was just hang there close enough to get a spark every so often. good thing I .. »

http://Hyundai-SantaFe.autoboardz.com/2000-Dodge-Grand-Caravan-battery-ftopict150451.html (2000 Dodge Grand Caravan battery???)
Greetings and happy holidays. I have a 2000 Grand Caravan. I am having fits in that the battery light comes on and the car dies. I have replaced the battery twice and also have a new altenator Which has been tested as well and is fine. Does anyone else have any idea as to what I should be looking..
« Thank for the response, I had the alternator checked today while running at a shop. was ok..The battery is brand new, the clamps are clean etc.. I don't know what the heck is going on. I can imagi.. »
« You may have a short that is draining down the battery. Turn off every thing, remove the + battery connection, but an amp meter between the post and connector not the reading. Anything over 500 .. »
« You may have a short that is draining down the battery. Turn off every thing, remove the + battery connection, but an amp meter between the post and connector not the reading. Anything over 500 mi.. »

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All three of my rear brake lights are out. I figured it was a fuse. Found the fuse box but cannot locate which fuse. Can someone tell me which fuse to check. The manual says nothing about the fuse box or fuses. Thanks
« -- Look in your owners manual, it tells you there. if the fuse is good, test one of the brake lite sockets for 12 volts. if there is none with the brakes applied, replace the brake lite switch Gle.. »

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Hello, I have a 97 dodge grand caravan se 3.3L 130K. Last year I had the same problem that's happening now but worst. The engine would suddenly stall and die wether I'm on the streets or the freeway. It happened when I was at freeway speed with my family on board. Scary. I ran code check and even ..
« wrote: »
« in article God no, don't take it to a dealer. You're much better off with the 2 'mechanics' throwing parts at it. »
« check your battery connections they might be loose »
« Hi Timothy: Yup both the cam and cranks sensors have been replaced. Also new plugs, wires, EGR, and coil pack. Bucked so much last week it snapped an axle shaft. Most of the time it starts off fine.. »

http://Hyundai-SantaFe.autoboardz.com/2000-Dodge-Grand-Caravan-start-ftopict233879.html (2000 Dodge Grand Caravan still won't start!)
My Minivan have always worked pretty good without any trouble. Last night after dropping someone off from work my battery light came on. I drove it the rest of the 20 minute drive home and it was fine. I went back out 5 minutes later to pick up a kid from school game and the van would NOT start fo..

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Anyone know how to remove the drivers door pannel? My window regulator is not working and I am trying to replace it.
« I would think that if you don,t know how to remove the door panel then you are way over your head in trying to replace the window regulator.............just my opinion »
« If you did get the panel off, do you have the special rivets and the rivet drill to pull it out, and replace it? Even my dealer can't do the job. I can. But, the tools cost more than you'd pay fo.. »
« you don't need that special tool i use a chisel to pop the rivets and then use arivet gun to reinstall but you might try the switch on the door for the window first the are known to go bad before y.. »
« Ever heard of "punctuation", or what a "Shift key" is used for? Sheesh. -- "Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me". »

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Hello, My question is: I have to turn the heat to Max (RED area) to be able to get heat. However, it is too hot. If I turn it down a little bit it will be all cold air. So, it either too hot or all cold air. There is nothing in the between. The fan work fine. The mechanic did replaced the Th..

http://Hyundai-SantaFe.autoboardz.com/2003-Dodge-Grand-Caravan-speedometer-jumps-ftopict194427.html (2003 Dodge Grand Caravan - speedometer jumps)
Went to drive it one day and found the speedometer was pegged all the way around to the other side of the peg. Dealer said it need reset/recalibrated. Ocasionally since then, When I start the car, the needle jumps up to varying speeds, say 40 or 60 or 100, then drops down to 0 and operates normall..
« are you experiencing any battery problem such as a weak battery/slow crank sometimes? Glenn Beasley Chrysler Tech »

http://Hyundai-SantaFe.autoboardz.com/2000-Dodge-Grand-Caravan-start-ftopict233880.html (2000 Dodge Grand Caravan still won't start!)
My Minivan have always worked pretty good without any trouble. Last night after dropping someone off from work my battery light came on. I drove it the rest of the 20 minute drive home and it was fine. I went back out 5 minutes later to pick up a kid from school game and the van would NOT start fo..
« Why would you replace the starter before having the battery load tested? Chances are the battery is no good with a shorted cell. How old is the battery? Glenn Beasley Chrysler Tech »
« I would check to see if you have spark and fuel (getting to the injectors). »
« And make sure the cables clamp/screw on to the battery tightly, with no corrosion on either the battery or the cable end. Loose &/or corroded battery connections can cause all kinds of problems, n.. »
« well she did say that the battery light came on so that is an indication that the alt went bad so i would have that checked to »

http://Hyundai-SantaFe.autoboardz.com/Changing-Pump-2003-Dodge-Grand-Caravan-3L-ftopict151993.html (Changing P/S Pump on 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan w/ 3.3L ...)
All, The p/s pump on my '03 Grand Caravan is beginning to leak and groans occasionally when the wheel is turned back and forth. My dealership recommended replacing the p/s pump. I am considering doing the job myself, but it looks like it may be a difficult job because I could see no way to get..
« And a 2003 is not on warranty??? I only just got my pump changed after 178000 km and 11 years of driving. If I had a pump die like that, I would be all ove DC for a replacement. »

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Recently the panel light of my car have gone off,and some time KM and gear position light starts blinking, Ihave checked fuses,all are OK, some times the light comes but when I start again there is not any panel light

http://Hyundai-SantaFe.autoboardz.com/2002-Dodge-Grand-Caravan-Yellow-engine-light-ftopict169923.html (2002 Dodge Grand Caravan -- Yellow engine light would not go)
On this forum, some body told me how to find the fault codes. I switched off and on the ignition key and found following codes: P 168.4 P O44.2 P O45.5 P O45.6 Is there something I can do about it? Dealer wants to charge me $80 just to tell what is wrong with it.
« -- They are evaporative leak failure codes. Meaning that your vehicle is letting fuel vapors leak into the atmosphere. Since one of the codes is a large leak and another is a small leak the first t.. »
« leaking fuel vapors into the atmosphere is the quote. hmmm a emissions system failure and the dealer wants you to pay for check out time on something thats is emissions related and ins't there a 8/8.. »
« Not true again. Now let me ask you this question Dirty. If you acually believe that.......when a customers car comes in to the shop you work at (that is if you work in a shop) and it fails for a eva.. »
« Answer the question, Glenn. The OP took it to a dealer. You told him to take it to a dealer. He's not taking it to Dirty's shop, he's taking it to the dealer. Isn't the a federally mandated emis.. »

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Currently about half the time, when I try to start my van, the key won't turn in the ignition. I tried both keys that came with the van (bought new), as well as a spare. Interior lights, head lights will work. After a few minutes and attempts, it start fine. Equipment lights, clock etc did not..
« Ok you need to read what you posted because it makes no sense. First of all if the key wont turn in the ignition it has nothing to do with anything electrical or fault codes or anything. The tumbler.. »
« Glenn: sorry for the poor wording. Yes, light has been on for last 50k... dealer reported NO codes when they checked; reset and said "if it comes back on, probably a bad computer... $500 to $1200"... »
« If the lite was on, there was a code stored. Dealer should have told you what code was stored. Find a new dealer/shop. reset and said "if Here it sounds like they cant or dont know how to fix your v.. »
« If the lite was on, there was a code stored. Dealer should have told you what code was stored. Find a new dealer/shop. reset and said "if Here it sounds like they cant or don't know how to fix your .. »

http://Hyundai-SantaFe.autoboardz.com/Programming-remote-2002-Dodge-Grand-Caravan-ftopict232418.html (Programming remote for 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan)
We recently bought a 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan. It was manufactured for (and originally sold in) Canada, and then imported into the US. It came with 2 remotes, but only one was working. I followed the procedure in the owners manual to program the 2nd remote, and it began working, but now the origin..
« When you program one remote you have to program all of the others with it. Each time you program one you wipe out the others unless they are done too. Just try it again. Glenn Beasley Chrysler Tech »
« Thanks. I'll try it again. One more question: the manual says I can only do this 4 times. Since we bought it used, I have no idea how many times I have left. Is there a way to reset it? (We're actua.. »
« The cell for my year vehicle is blank on this TSB But from what I have read in my Owner's Manual and from other info I've found on the web it appears the other procedures in the same row for dif.. »

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Hi, I would like to find out the removal process for the driver's side interior trim to test the motor, etc. on the drivers side rear side window vent. The window arm parallel shaft attachment to the actuator is completely loose where it slides into the receiver shaft. The passenger side is tigh..

http://Hyundai-SantaFe.autoboardz.com/2002-Dodge-Grand-Caravan-Sport-Ignition-Starter-Problem-ftopict175678.html (2002 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport: Ignition Starter Problem)
About half the time, when I try to start my van, the key won't turn in the ignition. There is a crank, there is fuel injection, there is also engine turnover. But for some reason the "magic" does not occur. I tried both keys that came with the van (bought new), as well as a spare. Interior lig..
« Makes no sense, you say half the time the "key wont turn in the ignition" but yet "there is crank. there is fuel and there is engine turnover. How can there be crank,fuel and turn over if the key wo.. »
« Thanks for the reply. That was my mistake in the wording. -the key turns 100% of the time. -the starter "cranks" -fuel injection works as "i can smell it" -all the battery operated equipment works .. »
« injection, ignition" bulletins. I would take it to the dealer and have them pull all if any fault codes from the SKIM module to see if it is related to Sentry Key problem. They can also have the sca.. »
« Thank you for the reply. I took it to a dealership and the all the fault codes were cleared from the Engine Control Unit. The mechanic told me to use the back-up key. After utilizing it for a coupl.. »

http://Hyundai-SantaFe.autoboardz.com/98-Dodge-grand-caravan-tension-pully-drive-belt-ftopict184947.html (98 Dodge grand caravan tension pully for drive belt)
My manual does not have a procedure for repalcing the tension pully for the drive belt. Anyone have such info? I could go and get a new one I guess and by looking at the part it might be self evident I guess? The tension pully is squeking badly at higher rpms.. If it is possible I would liek to..
« The first signs of needing a new tensioner is the belt makes a rumbling or squeak noise. The second sign of needing a tensioner is the belt fell off. There is no maintenance Schedule on this. the te.. »
« SO when you have done it from underneath is it fairly striat forward? Looks like you have to remove bottom bolt to alternator and then another bolt toward front of car towards bottom of the tensio.. »
« off. Underneath is straight forward. remove the belt shield, remove the belt and then just remove the 15mm nut that holds the tensioner on. reverse the procedure to install. Glenn »

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Hello all, I think by mistake I have overfilled my DODGE 2003 GRAND CARAVAN SE with 1 to 1.5 quarts of oil.. It is like 1 inch over the max level on the gauge. I have not driven the van too much around. Should I try to remove 1 quart? or is it fine to wait for the next oil change.. please let me..
« I'd go ahead and remove a quart. Having the level too high puts it in greater contact with the spinning crankshaft and it get splattered around a lot more inside the engine. It might be fine, bu.. »
« The main problem it will turn the oil into foam and stop lubricating the »
« Or possibly create Hydraulic Lock if the oil pressures itself past the seals... »
« If you replaced the filter, but have not started the engine yet, you may be seeing the filter volume (which will go away when you start the engine). Otherwise, if you have really overfilled it, then.. »

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2002 Dodge Grand Caravan cruise control quit. Thought it might be fairly simple if mechanical but it sounds like it is all invisible stuff and computerized. Any suggestions to check before going to the dealer? D.