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butterfly
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Mar 18, 2010, 1:21 PM
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CARAVAN IS CRAZY!!!!
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dodge gr caravan 1996 170,000 miles 3.3 v6 when i drive sometimes the blinkers and lights quit working. But if I stop & turn the car off and then back on it works. Also sometimes when Im driving it wont changes gears and the rpm like skyrocket. so if I pull over and turn it off and then turn it back on it will work right agian. its like poltergiest. Any suggestions. Also i have to pump brakes 2x before it kicks in and during traffic hour its dangerous. im not low on any fluids. m,aybe they need to be bled? any goods words of advice would be appreicated. thanks guys & gals
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steve01832
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Mar 18, 2010, 5:23 PM
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A good place to start would be to check the grounds. Start at the negative battery cable and check the wiring harnesses. A broken or loose ground will give intermittent problems. That's where I'd start looking. Steve
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nickwarner
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Mar 18, 2010, 6:48 PM
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As to your brakes, check your wheel cylinders. Probably starting to leak and will cause this. Thats a much more pressing issue than any other, this thing needs to be able to stop on time every time. Your transmission will be pulling codes, and you need to get them scanned and post hear. I would anticipate a shift solenoid circuit code and possibly a gear ratio error code at least.
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Sidom
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Mar 19, 2010, 7:16 PM
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Steve has some good advise on the grounds & connections, a bad connection can definitely cause that, also you might want to get the battery tested to make sure there are no problems there.... If all that checks out, I'd probably take a quick look at the ign switch that's also a problem area on those............
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