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	1981 Chrysler Imperial 5.2L Speedometer VIN: 2A3BY62J7B This vehicle has an electronic Speedometer. I already know the problem, the VSS is broken. The issue is finding an new one! Does anyone know of a reputable early Chrysler parts house? I've tried the dealer, and while they can cross reference the part #, they s...	View
	1998 Chrysler Town & Country LXi 3.8L seat, mirrors VIN: 1C4GP64L6W Customer says that this van intermittently has a seat & mirrors that move by themselves. We have not seen the problem happen. It may happen 2 days in a row or not for a couple months. She has come out to the van in the morning or after work & the drivers seat ...	View
	2004 Chrysler Town & Country Touring 3.8L crunching noise w/ braking VIN: 2C4GP54L34 Hey guys, this car came to me with a crunching sound from the right rear brake area when braking and coming to a stop, I replaced the rear drums and shoes because of glazing and scoring,even though the shoes and drums were original, they were scored. Lubed the...	View
	2004 Chrysler Sebring 2.7L Sunroof VIN: 1C3EL46R14 The power sunroof just tilts up at the back when the "OPEN" button is pushed. "Vent" button doesn't do anything. So in theory, the roof should open at the back when the vent button is pushed, and go back when the open button is pushed. Voltage / switch inputs...	View
	2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser GT 2.4L No Start VIN: 3C3AY75S85 hi folks, tough one here, customer states start and immediately stall, then crank no start. towed in. cranks no start. only dtc is p2305 ignition secondary coil circuit. good spark n cyl 1 and 4, weak spark on #2 and #3.replaced spark plougs, cam sensor, and p... Trouble codes: P2305 (decondary ignition coil circuit)	View
	1996 Dodge Ram 1500 3.9L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B7HC16X3T This thing came in for a transmission service. While doing the service we found a problem with water pump so we did that. After running it and finding that it was running rough we suggested a tune up. We did it and it helped at first. Two weeks later it came b... Trouble codes: 301 (Cylinder Mis fire 1), 300 (Multiple Misfires)	View
	2004 Dodge Durango SLT 5.7L cd VIN: X1D4HB58D4 Hi guys, this is a 2004 Durango LTD w/ 6 disc CD Player (No Sat-Radio or DVD). Vehicle over the last week was getting harder and harder to start (power problems) -- found the battery was low and would not charge to 100% (orignal) and replaced it. Over the nig...	View
	2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L Electronic VIN: 2D8GP24R35 This vehicle came in with the HVAC air flow only out of the defrost vents. The vehicle has manual temp control system. Testing codes with the DRB in the HVAC module came up with a code of "recirculation door overcurrent" Alldata does not show any info. for thi...	View
	2006 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 4.7L Driveshaft VIN: 1D7HA18N06 When shifting from drive to reverse there is a very noticeable and distinct clunk noise or popping sound comming from the driveshaft. We checked for T.S.B.'S for this problem. There were none related. We inspected u joints and driveshaft. The joints were ok an...	View
	2007 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT 5.9L No Start VIN: 3D7KS29A57 This truck will crank but not start. It will start and run if either is added. The lift pump and mechanical pumps have been replaced. There are no codes stored that I would think relate , but code 1451 is stored and returns after clearing. It is a particulate...	View
	1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.0L All Lights VIN: 1J4GZ78S6T Hi all. I have not been able to duplicate this problem, so I turn to you. The owner says that at times all the lights (Dash, Dome, Courtesy, Headlights etc.) just start flashing. The usually have the lights set on auto, and it happens more when the engine is s...	View
	2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L p1763 VIN: 1J4GC48511 This Jeep came to us with a P1763 code and was in limp hme mode. We replaced the TCC/od solenoid, Gov pressure sensor and Gov pressure solenoid per technical bulletin But the code keeps setting. When we check the harness inside the case (which came with the so...	View
	2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L ALternator VIN: 1J4GX48SX4 The grand cherokee comes to us with a no charging situation.The ck engine light is on with 3 codes 1765,1495, and P0753.The voltage regulator function is done with the pcm.Two wires from the pcm ,green, white with a blue tracer.There is no voltage being suppli...	View
	2005 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4.0L transmission VIN: IJ4F449S15 Mail truck, well taken care of it is a right hand drive. Customer has intermittent limp mode condition and a MIL light. If the car is shut off two or three times it will shift and work fine. Until jeep cut off and is restarted after it sits for a while. I hook...	View

Fixes & Summaries for Chrysler

	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1995 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L oil VIN: 3B7MF33C8S The owner of this truck put the repairs on the back burner, as the PA. snowstorm has put this repair as a lower priority. (wrecker service, go figure!}Thanks to all who replied; there were many helpful ideas, and Andy from Texas went out of his way to explain,...	12
	1996 Dodge B2500 3.9L heater ducts VIN: 2B7HB21XXT A lot of the people that responded were correct the heater core was the problem. By flushing it out i could get a little heat to come out but the customer did not want to spend the money on this heap it has 185,000 miles on a work van said a little heat was be...	9
	1998 Dodge Neon R/T 2.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 3B3ES47YXW not much of a parts hanger but i threw a coil pack on just for the fun of it with no change checked the timing mark alignment, dead on. threw it back on the modis ignition scope and found a small hick up on #3 replaced the plug wires and all is fine. thanks fo...	12
	2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.2L shift range selector VIN: 7B7HF13Y71 Thank you all for the help. I sold them a remanufactured transmission to fix the problem.The customer balked at the diagnosis at first,but i had your responses printed out and that really helped...	4
	2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie 5.9L intm. excss. crank VIN: 3D7KS28C75 Thanks fo all the help. We sent it to Dodge to be flashed and so far so good. Thanks Trouble codes: P0602.	4
	2006 Dodge Charger R/T 5.7L Seat heaters VIN: 2B3LA53H46 This vehicle is not fixed. Dealer pulled codes and there were no codes stored. I also suspect a faulty ignition switch, but the dealer will not replace it unless its confirmed. The intermittent nature of this problem makes this very difficult to track down. ...	5
	2008 Jeep Commander Limited 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J8HH58298 I got several replies to the problem. Thank you all for your help. We had to take the head off on the left cylinder bank. The compression was low on the end cylinders. We sent the head out to our machine shop to get valves and head resurfaced. They found ... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random misfire).	5

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