Check the pressure on the gauge to make sure you do not over charge the system. It comes with a easy to read gauge with hose assembly. Have driven the Honda and Toyota mini-vans, and they are not as quiet or drive as well, plus I don't like their looks compared to the the Dodge just my tastes. Now the rad bottom can be moved backward slightly to clear the trans cooler, and carefully worked upward and out of the vehicle. Let me know if you have any other questions. Remove the two bolts at the top of the radiator that hold the rad to the brackets that hold the rad and the condenser unit together. I noticed the knocking sound also from the front-end, and will have to deal with that.
The removal and replacement of the rear brake rotors on thisapplication is an easy to moderate level of difficulty. You don't have to remove the hood latch assembly either. If your gauge reads higher than the recommended pressure then seek out a professional to correct the situation. Next, remove the hood latch cable from its plastic retainers. Remove the crossmember over the radiator and lay it aside carefully it still has the hood latch cable attached. But don't do that until indicated below.
All you need to do is stick a hard peace of plastic or screw driver or something equivalent behind the mirror an … d pry it off. All of our Engine Control Modules are guaranteed to fit if you use enter your Dodge Grand Caravan into your Year Make Model selector. I tried … the plastic and it leaked. No major problems, original tranny, and still runs great. Posted on May 25, 2009 Hi. When we test drove it, my hubby thought it had a brake sticking, which they agreed to fix. If your reading is low screw on a can of R-134 refrigerant and squeeze the trigger on the valve and shake the can to get the freon to flow into your system.
So far since owning her, these have been the things that have happened. Will probably need a 4-wheel alignment to adjust the camber and toe angles. Passenger side brake caliper, water pump, recall for the air conditioning duct system, air bag light sensor 2x. First thevehicle will need to be safely raised, either through a hydraulicshop lift or jack stands. Then take out the bolt at the top of each fan frame, and the fans simply slide up and out. Very easy to do, and takes mere minutes.
Found a site that has an easy solution that worked in seconds not sure if is a permanent solution, will know in a week or so. The whole procedure took me 15 minutes and afterwards my Caravan was cooling down to 40 degrees. Definitely sounds like you have a solenoid problem. Is that expensive to fix? Am new to this 2005 Dodge, so hopefully I won't be screaming on this forum in the future. You can remove the radiator and leave the other units in place.
Pull the overflow tube off the radiator and lay it aside. You have two hose connections on your van, one on the side of the engine bay back toward the firewall High Side and the other Low Side which is located next to the radiator by the electric fan. . I owned a 1996 Grand Voyager prior to this that I traded in, and that is another reason I stayed with a Chrysler car. If they receive enough on these specific problems, then they might get on to Chrysler to do something. We just purchased a new 08 Caliber.
I held both down for just a couple of seconds, and voila! Also, I didn't have to go under the … vehicle, since I didn't use the bottom petcock to drain the radiator - I just pulled off the lower radiator hose to drain it. Disconnect the electric connectors to the two cooling fans. These reviews are from anyone who purchased those parts, in this case a Engine Control Module, so you can feel confident that you know what you are buying. Anything you can provide will be of help to us in choosing a path of action. This usually occurs when the vehicle is cold and seems to change with the pitch of the engine go figure. There is a recall on clocksprings for Caravans 1998 - 2000 I believe.
Sometimes the radio turns off for a brief time then turns back on. We have been told by Dodge thaat one or the other of the above is the problem and the Intelligent Power Module is on backorder to the tune of 500 items. By far the 2005 has been the worse in terms of defects and repairs. If our prices don't convince you, we also want to make sure that you can hear from car part experts, so we have reviews you can browse through on our sites to get you peace of mind. The mirror snaps in place.
Going by memory: Remove the obvious fasteners on top of the radiator area. If this is the case, it might be the clockspring. This will finally allow the rotorsto slide out. The lights on the dash flicker. My current problem is whining in what sounds like the power steering. Otherwise, everything else is great. Had been reading for the past month all the comments complaints , but I love the look and the ride of the car.