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troubleshooting Chrysler mini van 2003
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Carr
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Sep 3, 2014, 8:46 PM
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Re: troubleshooting Chrysler mini van 2003
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So I got the codes again. Four this time. 0106, 0118, 1478, and a new one: 1496. I am guessing that the wiring harness has a short, or that five volt reference thing is off. I don't know how to check it or fix it.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Sep 4, 2014, 4:52 AM
Post #27 of 34
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Re: troubleshooting Chrysler mini van 2003
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Poor communication so do think wires and vacuum issues to bad grounds? IDK from here. It worked for a while so on comes the guessing that something in that area just being bumped has the problem.
From some older threads not witnessed was that battery placement was or could be a spot under it with assorted items that could be harmed by location or possible acids from battery? A place to look.
Dang - lotta cooks in this kitchen and no chef seems to be an issue as well,
T
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Carr
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Oct 19, 2014, 3:50 PM
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Re: troubleshooting Chrysler mini van 2003
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So I sent in both computers to have them checked. Turns out neither one was bad. It's not the computer. So much for that idea. Lol. Now I'm guessing it's a short. So where would the short be, and how to find it? That's the question. I am still thinking that the battery light coming on and the temp gauge becoming inoperable is a clue. Wish I personally knew a mechanic worth his salt
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Carr
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Oct 19, 2014, 4:47 PM
Post #30 of 34
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Re: troubleshooting Chrysler mini van 2003
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So I just drove it to get gas. Ran fine. Temp gauge worked fine too. Shifted normal. Idle speed correct. Turned it off. Got gas. Turned back on and temp gauge quit, idle increased, shift became sluggish again. Lol. It definitely has something weird going on with that gauge. Gauge working van working, gauge not working van has problems.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Oct 19, 2014, 4:59 PM
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Re: troubleshooting Chrysler mini van 2003
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Did NOT reread whole now old and long thread but when you have an intermittent much of anything and if when checked all is fine you are in trouble.
Problem must show itself while happening if not something in memory of something which may be lost when checked. Now if you have the most info, tools, equipment and know how and everything works fine when checked what would you do?
I did see that a whole cluster was a common issue was a clue and other than parts tossing at some point you need to or find someone to actually chase wiring one end to the other all over.
Just general on electric snags is that grounds that make whole metal of body grounded lose or break straps here or there and can be the problem for intermittent electrical or any connection of a harness for that matter. This isn't fun work and can use a lot of luck sometimes to know you've actually found and fixed something of the sort,
T
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Carr
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Nov 22, 2014, 4:11 PM
Post #32 of 34
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Re: troubleshooting Chrysler mini van 2003
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So I have fixed my problem. No it was nothing that any code showed. It was a short in the wiring harness. The codes made the mechanic I took it to change things that were fine. That is what I was afraid of in the first place. Today's mechanics are typically code driven. Find the code then change out a part. I solved the problem through research. I found others with the same problem who told me where they found their short. Anyway, there is part of the harness that is close to exhaust pipe. It's located behind the power steering reservoir. Turns out that it is common for the wires to melt there. Sure enough. Fixed the insulation which fixed the problem. Hopefully this can help others fix their problems.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Nov 22, 2014, 4:20 PM
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Re: troubleshooting Chrysler mini van 2003
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Thanks for posting the source of the problem and the fix. Locked for archives for others to view OR you may request it re-opened by any moderator, T
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