This 2006 Chrysler Sebring came in with several electrical problems but the chief concern was that the alternator was not charging. The customer also stated that the wipers did not work and that the check engine light has been on for a while. Codes P0135, P0141, P0155, P0161 and P0622 were stored. The first four … Continue reading “2006 Chrysler Sebring Convertible Multiple Electrical Problems”
This 2004 Chrysler Pacifica came in with the complaint that the power door locks and interior lights do not work unless the ignition is on. I also found that the remote control did not work either. The problem was quite simple in the end but it took a little research to find it. Chrysler … Continue reading “2004 Chrysler Pacifica, Door Locks & Interior Lights Do Not Work”
This 2000 Dodge Caravan with a 2.4 liter engine came in with the complaint that the battery light was coming on. The battery had not gone dead at this time but the customer was concerned. I finally got it to act up long enough to determined it was worn brushes in the alternator. The first … Continue reading “2000 Dodge Caravan, Changing The Alternator Brushes.”
This 1999 Plymouth Grand Voyager came in with a complaint that the horn would not turn off. My first thoughts were either a stuck relay or a sticking horn switch. I tried the horn and it did not work at all. I located the horn relay and found that it had been removed by another … Continue reading “1999 Plymouth Grand Voyager, Horn Will Not Turn Off”
This 1999 Plymouth Voyager came in with the complaint that the cooling fans do not operate. It is a very common problem on Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth minivans. The surprising thing to me on this one was the location of the cooling fan relay or module. The relay is located below the driver’s side headlight … Continue reading “1999 Plymouth Voyager, Cooling Fans Inop”
While working on this 1992 Dodge Full Sized Van I located a blown fusible link at the firewall under the hood. I had already started replacing it when I realized that I should post it. I had already selected the proper sized fusible link wire and had spliced it into the wire that it supplied … Continue reading “1992 Dodge Van, Replacing a Blown Fusible Link”
This 1992 Dodge full sized van came in with the customer complaint of power windows inop. The customer had already replaced the switch with no improvement. I quickly checked and found no power on the large tan wire at the driver’s side power window switch. Having been down this road before I looked at the … Continue reading “Power Windows Inop 1992 Dodge Van”
This 1987 Dodge Dakota came in with the complaint of the battery going dead while driving. After checking the system at the battery with a volt meter and amp meter, I went to the voltage regulator on the firewall to start testing. I don’t get a chance to work on something this simple very often … Continue reading “1987 Dodge Dakota No Charge Condition”
This 2003 Chrysler Town & Country Mini Van came in with the complaint that sometimes the air conditioning is not cold and sometimes it works fine. Seeing as how refrigerant charge normally will not cause this condition, I decided to run the vehicle with the a/c on and the controls set to full cold and … Continue reading “2003 Chrysler Town & Country Air Conditioning Compressor Does Not Come On”
2003 Chrysler Town and Country Van came in with the complaint of the blower operates on high speed with key on and cannot be adjusted down. This procedure will also apply to Dodge Caravans with auto a/c. The controls and indicators seemed to work normally. I checked the wiring diagram and component locator and found … Continue reading “2003 Chrysler Town and Country Van Blower Speed Constant”