there is major issues with the wiring under the battery/pdc and in the left
inner fender well
a good tech will have no problems repairing this wiring at a much more
favorable cost then what a dealer would do if they could tackle it
Tom Rogers wrote:
> 2005 Dodge Caravan 125k miles,my Brake and ABS lights are constantly on
as
> well as the TRACK OFF indicator. Brakes work fine, ABS works fine. The
> communication cable between the ABS module and the main computer is
> defective. I asked the local Dodge dealer the price to replace that
cable -
> he said I have to replace the entire engine wiring harness at a cost of
> $1200.00
>
> Does anyone know if there is a tech bulletin or a recall out on this
issue
> where I can get it done for free? Interesting to note - when it rains
the
> lights go out - which tells me a wire(s) is open and the rain shorts it
so
> that it works.
>
> No wonder the dealer that I took it to four times in a row, didn't want
to
> fix it. I didn't buy my warranty there so they would make no money doing
it.
> All they did was unplug it from the ABS module, plug it back in the
light
> went out, so they were happy. I went to pick up the car that night after
> work, turned the car on and those lights were on again. I pointed this
out
> to them immediately, they saw the lights on with their own eyes, but
again
> they did nothing to fix it. They told me no code on the scan tool, so
> nothing to fix.
>
> Amazing....what a racket. then they send me flyers wanting me to buy a
new
> car from their dealership. What a joke.
>
> -TRogers
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