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| Engine loses power above 35 mph, code 21 | 9/5/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: My husband owns a 1992 Chrysler Lebaron Sedan. He has been having problems with it lately. It ...
A: As far as I can tell if the readouts both came from the diagnostic connection under the hood (which ...
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| 2003 Transmission won't power the car | 9/5/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: My car was going down the road and then just lost every gear with no warning. The fluid is fine. it ...
A: If you have the V-6 engine then you have an "electronic" transmission. That means there is a ...
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| Location of the Valve Body | 9/4/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: My husband owns a 1992 Chrysler Lebaron Sedan. He has been having problems with it lately. It ...
A: There is an inconsistency in what you were told, and because you didn't mention which ...
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| '97 3.0L stumbles on warm restart | 9/4/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: I have a 97 Voyager 3.0 that has a stumble only after a warm restart of the engine. When you drop ...
A: Because the only temp sensitive sensor is the coolant temp sensor, that would be one item to check ...
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| Brake warning light flashes occasionally | 9/4/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: I have a 1998 Dodge Caravan. The "BRAKE" dash light has started to come on at times. Brakes seem to ...
A: The brake light is indicative of either an imbalance in the brake line hydraulic pressure between ...
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| Instrument Panel lights not working. | 9/4/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: Our 1998 Chrysler T/C 3.8L LXi stopped running. Towed it to dealer and had to replace the PCM. ...
A: My working theory is that it is the cluster itself that is at fault, which cannot be easily ...
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| power door lock motor replacement: van | 9/4/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: the power lock on my wife's '01 T&C Ltd has started wearing out. When she uses the keyless remote to ...
A: I'm working with a '98 manual, which I assume applies to your '01 model. It appears that the power ...
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| 1994 Chrysler T&C 3.8L Code 43 | 9/4/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: Check engine light came on while driving and I noticed an odd smell like burning plastic/rubber. ...
A: The 43 code means that one of the three separate spark coils in the coil pack is not responding ...
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| 1984 Chrysler T&C mech. fuel pump | 9/3/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: Roland - My brother has removed fuel pumps before but is trying to replace the mechanical fuel pump ...
A: The '84 manual show the fuel pump just has a long rocker arm that extends into the engine, with a ...
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| 1998 Neon has started running roughly. | 9/3/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: I recently purchased a 1998 Dodge Neon Highliner Coupe. Within the last few days, it has begun ...
A: About the only possibilities for 'Link Error' would be either the ignition switch was not turned on ...
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| '99 T&C starts/dies after a few seconds: etax relay? | 9/3/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: Our Chrysler Town and Country will sometimes not start. In that it will starts for a few seconds ...
A: That relay is what powers the solenoid hydrualic switching box on the side of the transmission. If ...
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| 2.7 intrepid engine timing chains installation | 9/3/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: timing chain issues.i line up secondary sprocket dots straight up inline with cams then the primary ...
A: I am unclear about what aspect you are speaking about. However, the timing of the secondary chains ...
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| 1998 Neon has started running roughly. | 9/3/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: I recently purchased a 1998 Dodge Neon Highliner Coupe. Within the last few days, it has begun ...
A: I would get a fault code readout of the engine controller to see if the engine controller has ...
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| Town&Country headlights blinking? | 9/2/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: My wife's 2001 van wouldn't start after work tonight. At some point during the day while she was at ...
A: I suspect that this is a malfunction of the theft security system which is initiated from the body ...
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| '95 LHS Transmission: shift problem/codes | 9/2/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: Our 95 LHS (134K miles) will no longer shift into overdrive and after driving for about one hour ...
A: Have you ever replaced the fluid in the trans? A power flush and thus total fluid replacement might ...
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| Instrument Panel lights not working. | 9/2/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: Our 1998 Chrysler T/C 3.8L LXi stopped running. Towed it to dealer and had to replace the PCM. ...
A: The panel lights are mediated through the body computer, not the pcm. But before going any further I ...
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| 1999 town & country: won't start, etax relay clicks | 9/2/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: eatx shutdown relay making clicking noise engine spins over but won't crank also just died while ...
A: I am unclear about 'spins over' as compared to 'won't crank' because I associate cranking with ...
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| 2.5 V-6 trans won't move the car: codes 36, 44, 54 | 9/2/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: Limp mode had occured once or twice before getting to the highway, restarted the car and had taken ...
A: There are two issues that appear to be independent, which along with the metal parts in the pan, ...
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| Plymouth Breeze Horn | 9/2/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: I have a 96 Plymouth Breeze. The horn will not stop. I had to remove the relay to silence it. Any ...
A: Either the relay is stuck in the "on" position, or the grounding wire that activates the relay is ...
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| 1997 Chrysler LHS good battery, no electrical | 9/2/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: I put a new battery in my LHS. Battery works in another car. I have no power to anything, no curtesy ...
A: You would want to check the following: The battery terminals and the inside surfaces of the cable ...
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| rear window repair on 2002 Sebring | 9/2/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: My brother in law took my door panel off in an attempt to get my window up since the motor stopped ...
A: I have a manual for the 2003 which is similar (though not identical) to the 1998 manual I also have, ...
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| wrong timing marks?: 2.5 V-6 | 9/2/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: I replaced water pump and timing belt on 1995 Cirrus LXI 2.5 but ever since I can't get it to run ...
A: I believe that you are looking at manual figure for the 2.4L engine, not the 2.5; only the 2.5 has a ...
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| downshift transmission issue | 9/1/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: As Thomas stated, my 2000 Chrysler Sebring transmission also bucks when the car is decelerating ...
A: Have they done a fault code readout to see if the transmission computer has noted any explanations ...
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| 2.5 V-6 trans won't move the car | 9/1/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: Limp mode had occured once or twice before getting to the highway, restarted the car and had taken ...
A: I would try to get the fault code readout on the transmission memory which is likely to be available ...
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| 1998 300M engine stall problem | 8/31/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: I have read several articles about 300M stalling. My car i had a similar problem where my engine all ...
A: If the engine starts, runs for some number of minutes, then loses power and finally dies and won't ...
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| Chrysler 300 not starting | 8/30/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: 2005 300 chrysler will not crank but everything powers up.
A: By "will not crank" I assume that you mean the starter motor will not turn the engine over, correct? ...
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| 1998 Town & Country:Ignition Key will not turn | 8/30/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: I went to start my 98 T&C, The key will not turn in either direction, the steering wheel is not ...
A: You didn't mention whether when you put it in Park whether it would or wouldn't move in either ...
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| Starter clicks rapidly | 8/30/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: Saw an eariler question about rapid oscillations when trying to start a Chrysler mini-van. I have a ...
A: There are 4 different engines that you might have so I can't be sure. But in general the starter is ...
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| 03 T & C a/c control: blower only runs high | 8/30/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: my front a/c with duel zone and climate control, the blower motor only blows on high.can not cut ...
A: When the blower only runs on high, that is a sign that the blower motor resistor block has gone bad. ...
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| 3.0L V-6 overheating | 8/30/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: car only will run fan when it's at the point of over heating then it runs long anough to bring temp ...
A: That behavior would suggest that either the temperature gauge/sender on the dash is inaccurate or ...
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| I need to take off my 99 300m passenger fender. | 8/30/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: I need some directions on how to remove the fender and wheel well. Thanks for your help!
A: The basic steps are: remove headlamp housing remove front bumper facia as necessary to clear path ...
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| '99 T&C starts/dies after a few seconds: theft alarm | 8/30/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: Our Chrysler Town and Country will sometimes not start. In that it will starts for a few seconds ...
A: That certainly sounds like the theft alarm being in the false alarmed state. You can try to ...
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| '94 electrronic transmission problem: code 28 and 44 | 8/29/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: I have a Chrysler Concorde 1994 3.3l, I have a transmission problem, the PRN@3L lights is on in ...
A: Your battery may be weak, but typically once the engine is running the alternator will put out ...
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| 2002 Chrysler Sebring: code 0340 | 8/29/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: Roland, Thanks for taking time to help me. Two days ago I went to get my old changed. When they ...
A: You didn't mention which engine is in the vehicle so I can't comment on whether the shop could have ...
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| '94 electrronic transmission problem: code 28 and 44 | 8/28/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: I have a Chrysler Concorde 1994 3.3l, I have a transmission problem, the PRN@3L lights is on in ...
A: It is good that you have a mechanic with a scan tool. Is it the Chrysler DRB II tool? On the 28 it ...
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| 1990 2.5L 4 cyl. no start | 8/28/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: I know this is long please bear with me. My childs 1990 Dodge Spirit would not accelerate it seemed ...
A: That is quite a history! You have to have spark of course, and when you turn the key to the run ...
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| '99 300M starter replacement/starter circuit short | 8/28/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: My daughter's '99 300M had been getting hard to start--would have to cycle the key numerous times to ...
A: I hadn't taken into account the positioning of the box, just how it was shown on the page, without ...
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| '99 300M starter replacement/starter circuit short | 8/28/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: My daughter's '99 300M had been getting hard to start--would have to cycle the key numerous times to ...
A: You can check out the system without removing the starter. The low current wire from the starter ...
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| 1992 3.0 V-6 no start | 8/28/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: I ran out of follow up questions. I did change the plugs, wires, rotor and cap, and Iam aware of the ...
A: You might want to verify all the connections that you took apart to be sure that something wasn't ...
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| Cruise Control not working: LH body | 8/28/2008 | Roland Finston |
Q: I have power to the cruise light in the car but nothing happens when I press the set button. I ...
A: Have you checked fuses 1 and 20, just to be sure? The #4 wire at the servo is ground so that is why ...
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