Could the BCM be causing the no dash lights situation?
"Bill Putney" <bptn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Scott T. Indresano wrote:
>> My sister-in-law has a 2002 Chrysler Town & Country with the 3.8l V6.
>> Lately her gauges have been going crazy, and it wouldn't start. The
>> battery was charged. The alternator and battery test fine. Now after
>> several jumps, she has no dash lights when the headlights are on.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Scott T. Indresano
>
> Someone needs to start checking ground and power connections between the
> battery and the vehicle power distribution - preferably someone with a
> multimeter that knows how to use it.
>
> I don't know if the T&C has jump posts separate from the battery, but
some
> other late model Chrysler vehicles do, and the connections at the
negative
> and positive jump posts can be come loose/high resistance/intermittent
> (for example, in the LH cars, the neg. jump post is actually the main
> vehicle ground point, and the pos. jump post is a single point thru
which
> *all* power except the hot wire to the alternator go - and they are
known
> to get loose and give similar behavior to what you describe).
>
> Alternatively, the BCM maybe going nuts. Try resetting the BCM by
> removing power (the neg. jump post/main ground) for 15 minutes.
>
> Bill Putney
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