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	1988 Dodge Colt DL 1.5L MIL Lamp on, VIN: JP4EA31P7J Ok.. Now I know this is not a repair question but, info is so hard to find on this Auto..most of it you get is wrong. We have hunted and searched for the Computer data Plug. Has anyone ever worked on this car. It is a Import made by Mittsbushi.. I figured it w...	View
	1990 Dodge Dynasty 3.0L No Start VIN: 1B3XC463XL Well this one is interesting. Got this one in last night on the hook and the tow truck driver informed me it was leaking fuel. After alittle digging it was found that fuel was comming from the throttle body itself. The oil has about 3/4 of a gallon of fuel in ...	View
	1994 Dodge Ram 1500 5.2L bearing VIN: 1B7HF16V1R vehicle comes in for normal maintenance every couple of months, during inspection left front wheel bearing is very loose. this has been the 4th wheel bearing assembly in 2 years and only on left side. using bca/national bearing each time.	View
	1995 Dodge Neon 2.0L No Start VIN: IP3ES27C0S Car was tow to my home for no start I check fuel ok I check for power to coil pak with ing switch on no power I know with fords, Gm and most veh there should be power at the plug to coil with ing switch turn on I had check relays and fuses their ok. I had chec...	View
	1995 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Mechanical Help!!! Hello everybody, we have a 95 ram 2500 pick up 5.9 liter diesal that has tranny fluid leaking were dipstick goes into tranny,we removed the dipstick & found that there is a oring thats fits into a groove in the tube, well the tube has a hairline crack ...	View
	2000 Dodge Neon High Line 2.0L Stall hello everyone ihave a neon here that customer say stalls 2 to 3 times a day sometime will not restart for a few minutes i check for codes no codes found i check crank cam map sensors with labscope i check coils are good customer said when car stalls it is lik...	View
	2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.2L No Start, HARD START VIN: 1B7HF13Y51 Hello Techs, The vehicle giving me troubles here is my own personal one, so any help on this would be great. After the truck has sat here at the shop for the day, or overnight at my house it has a very hard start condition with it. Engine will just crank over...	View
	1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L steering assist VIN: 1J4FX58S1R at low rpm steering is stiff in both directions , at 1500 rpm steering gets normal ,all parts are after market has anyone seen this problem	View

Fixes & Summaries for Chrysler

	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1989 Dodge Aries LE 2.5L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1P38K46K0K Well, I would love to say that I fixed this problem...but I can't. Mainly because the customer didn't want to go any further as he was looking to replace the car in the summer anyway. I recieved 37 responses, and most of the replies were items that were test...	39
	1997 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L alternator VIN: 3B7KF23D8V We received many replies to this inquiry. Most stated that the condition was normal. The local Chry dealership told us that the heaters should only draw about 30 amps. Most of you said that the heaters can draw up to 150 amps. I tend to beleive that this is no...	12
	1997 Dodge Caravan SE 3.3L Cooling Fan VIN: 1B4GP45R3V Thank you very much for all the replies they all helped out a great deal. In the end the first response I got was to look closely at the coolant temp sensor. I didn't think that would be the culprit but I unpluged it with the engine running and the scanner tem...	5
	2000 Dodge Caravan 3.0L park lights VIN: 2B4GP2535Y I would like to thank all those who replied, turns out BCM was the culprit. Customer declined repair and is trading in van today. Buying another Caravan, Go figure. Thanks,, Bruce.	9
	2000 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L No Start VIN: 1B7MF3369Y its fixed thanks to all seven replies , everyone leaned toward injection pump , but not knowing much about diesels it didnt make much sense .lesson learned here is if you have lift pump pressure you should have equal fuel flow to all injectors while cranking ,...	7
	1989 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L No Start VIN: 1J4FTSBL0K I recieved 15 replies, most useful, some not related to the year model Jeep on which I was working. Ended up the customer decided that vehicle was not worth repair, as was using 2 quarts of oil a week, which they failed to tell me in advance. The plugs were no...	16
	2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L directionals VIN: 1J4GW48S9Y i had many good replies most said check trailer wiring, this one had no trailer hitch or plug. others said check bcm the only thing you cant control or check with the drb in the bcm is the directionals. i ended up by chance plugging in the new flasher with the...	8
	2000 Plymouth Neon High Line 2.0L inner tie rod end VIN: 1P3ES46C3Y Thanks for the help. Moog makes replacement inner tie rod ends for this car. We have a Carquest parts store in town that we don't normally do business with. They sell steering parts made by Moog. EV403 with firm feel and EV404 without firm feel. I don't know h...	9

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