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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Cars / January 2008

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2000 Dodge Grand Caravan still won't start!

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candydandy100 - 16 Jan 2008 18:36 GMT
My Minivan have always worked pretty good without any trouble. Last night
after dropping someone off from work my battery light came on. I drove it
the rest of the 20 minute drive home and it was fine. I went back out 5
minutes later to pick up a kid from school game and the van would NOT
start for anything. I doubt it has anything to do with this, but I do
want
to mention that I ran over a small "V" shaped metal pipe in the road on
the
way to bring that person to work last night, just in case that might
possibly have something to do with this problem. When we try to start it,
you can hear it turning over, and you can hear a steady ticking noise.
All
lights come on fine. My hubby did say that the radio keeps coming in and
out though like it's not getting a good signal. (Just thought I'd add
that
as you never know what detail might be important.

The starter and cylonoid (sp?) are combined on my model and this morning
we took it off the van and went and had it tested. They said it was still
working but turning slower than it ought to. So we bought a new one for
$140 and just got it on the van and it is still doing the exact same
thing. My hubby has a small battery charger and it shows the battery is
fully charged. I also have a full tank of gas as I filled it up the
previous day, so I know the gas gauge is not faulty.

Please help!  

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maxpower - 16 Jan 2008 19:13 GMT
> My Minivan have always worked pretty good without any trouble. Last night
> after dropping someone off from work my battery light came on. I drove it
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> Message posted using http://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.dodge/
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Why would you replace the starter before having the battery load tested?
Chances are the battery is no good with a shorted cell. How old is the
battery?

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech
Mike Cuddington - 17 Jan 2008 00:35 GMT
I would check to see if you have spark and fuel (getting to the injectors).

>> My Minivan have always worked pretty good without any trouble. Last night
>> after dropping someone off from work my battery light came on. I drove it
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> Glenn Beasley
> Chrysler Tech
holycow@hotshit.com - 17 Jan 2008 02:26 GMT
Get the battery tested. Just because the generic testor at home says it is
charged, does not mean it is a good battery. It probably is shorted out.
Get the battery tested!
Ron Seiden - 19 Jan 2008 02:47 GMT
> Get the battery tested. Just because the generic testor at home says it is
> charged, does not mean it is a good battery. It probably is shorted out.
> Get the battery tested!

And make sure the cables clamp/screw on to the battery tightly, with no
corrosion on either the battery or the cable end. Loose &/or corroded
battery connections can cause all kinds of problems, not the least is
insufficient current to get it started...
truckdriver - 20 Jan 2008 13:36 GMT
> <holy...@hotshit.com> wrote in message
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> battery connections can cause all kinds of problems, not the least is
> insufficient current to get it started...

well she did say that the battery light came on so that is an
indication that the alt went bad so i would have that checked to
 
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