Radio/interior lights/power locks stop working on 93 Caravan

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blueman - 18 Apr 2005 00:49 GMT

I was "playing" with some of the fuses taking them in and out in my 93
Dodge Caravan.

Now the radio, interior lights, power locks, and rear hatch lock don't
work. Everything else works. All the fuses test fine.

Is there some master fuse or relay somewhere that I could have
dislodged or blown by taking fuses in-and-out of the fuse box?

Thanks

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maxpower - 18 Apr 2005 01:21 GMT

> I was "playing" with some of the fuses taking them in and out in my 93
> Dodge Caravan.
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> Thanks

I'm sorry I had to laugh at that one, Play with fuses?? I would recheck to
see if there is one blown or maybe you didn't put one back in the same spot,
some spots on the fuse box may not call for a fuse and left empty and you
may have put one there and not in the correct spot...... just curious, why
do you play with fuses?

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

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blueman - 18 Apr 2005 13:25 GMT

> > I was "playing" with some of the fuses taking them in and out in my 93
> > Dodge Caravan.
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> I'm sorry I had to laugh at that one, Play with fuses??

The word "playing" was in quotations -- like computer geeks "play"
with their computers. I didn't want to bore anyone with the irrelevant
details of why I was removing and replacing fuses since nothing was
broken. Get it?

> I would recheck to see if there is one blown or maybe you didn't put
> one back in the same spot, some spots on the fuse box may not call
> for a fuse and left empty and you may have put one there and not in
> the correct spot

Of course I checked, but as a Chrysler Tech, I am sure you realize
that this is highly unlikely since the 4 functions I reference are on
4 separate fuses!

From Googling, I believe that there might be another set of
fuses near the engine (called the power distribution center?) or
perhaps a relay that feeds all the above functions. Unfortunately, I
don't know where the part would be or what it would like.

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blueman - 26 Apr 2005 23:41 GMT

> > > I was "playing" with some of the fuses taking them in and out in my 93
> > > Dodge Caravan.
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> perhaps a relay that feeds all the above functions. Unfortunately, I
> don't know where the part would be or what it would like.

Weirdest thing is that it all just started working again. Almost as if
it needed some time to recover from some weird state.

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