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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Cars / May 2006

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97 Caravan electronic instruments faliure

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trmann - 26 May 2006 22:31 GMT
On my 1997 Grand Caravan I will occasionally lose my electronic
instruments-speedometer, tach, temp gauge, fuel gauge, mileage display, etc.
It always comes back sooner or later to normal. Im getting a code 66-no ccd
from TCM. What would be the most common cause of this instrument failure?
TCM, BCM, ?

Thank you for any help
maxpower - 27 May 2006 11:21 GMT
> On my 1997 Grand Caravan I will occasionally lose my electronic
> instruments-speedometer, tach, temp gauge, fuel gauge, mileage display, etc.
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>
> Thank you for any help

Now go into the BCM, PCM and if it has the option for Cluster retrieve those
codes also.

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech
bba - 27 May 2006 16:59 GMT
I just had a similar problem with my 2001 T&C (although I did not
check the codes).  Engaging the turn signals or hazard lights
would intermittently cause a power failure to the instrument
cluster.  I swapped related fuses, relays, light bulbs, etc.,
cleaned all contacts, took apart the multi-function switch
and cleaned it, removed the instrument cluster and cleaned its
contacts, etc.  The problem went away for a day, and then
the instrument cluster went out altogether.  I took it to a
dealership.  They replaced the instrument cluster, after
which there was power to the cluster but still flickered.
They replaced the multi-function switch and BCM, only to find
that the instrument cluster still flickered.  Eventually they
found a ground contact in the engine compartment that apparently
was corroded.  They cleaned it, and now the whole system functions
as it should.  (Still not convinced I needed the switch and
BCM...  They charged for those parts, but not labor for
installing them.)

Good luck.  Frustrating problem.
maxpower - 27 May 2006 23:32 GMT
> I just had a similar problem with my 2001 T&C (although I did not
> check the codes).  Engaging the turn signals or hazard lights
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> Good luck.  Frustrating problem.

That loose connection they found was probably the orange wire being loose at
the battery. was the battery recently replaced??

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech
 
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