Tl* the contact owns a 1998 dodge grand caravan. While driving 60 MPH, all the warning indicators illuminated and the horn, speedometer, fuel gauge, and cruise control failed to function. The contact called stew hansen dodge ram chrysler jeep at (515) 331-2900 (located at 12103 hickman rd, urbandale, ia 50323) and was informed that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 165,000.
1998 Dodge Grand Caravan: wrong fuel gauge reading
5 of the 554 complaints about the 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan describe wrong fuel gauge reading.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
Wrong fuel gauge reading by model year
What owners say
I own a 1998 dodge caravan and my speed odometer, my RPM, the temp gauge, and the gas gauge pop off at least 3 times a week either I wait and eventually it will come back on or I must hit it sometimes it comes back on other times it don't. Is there a recall on this. The ABS comes on the check engine light also comes on. It is very dangerous when you have children in the car.
1998 dodge grand caravan. Tried to start it and it would start and die about 3 times and then not start at all. Replace PCM. Worked a couple days and then started again. Read on web boards of this happening to other people and if they hit the dash it would start and when it happened again I hit the dash and it would start. When it wouldn't start all the guages on the dash would not work. This seemed to work. Then when I went over a bump and turned at the same time the van would die. I could put it in "n" and get it started again while I was still turning. This is very dangerous becase you loose power steering while going around a corner. Heard on message borad if you took the instrument cluster off and check the saudering that this woudl solve the problem. Did this but did not solve the problem. Then the fuel gauge would stop reading when it did have gas in it. Then the fuel guage would start dinging even though it read full. I have seen on the internet with many people having the same problems. Below is one such website. Have done all kinds of diagnostics on it and can not figure out what is wrong with it. It still looses guages and will not start intermittently. Http://www.topix.net/forum/autos/dodge-grand-caravan/tpc8ih1li2s41i22d/p5.
1998 dodge grand caravan - windshield wipers operate sporadically on their own; in addtion, the gas gauge goes full to empty and back again sporadically. An internet search points to a faulty wiring harness as the problem.
Gas tank leaks when the fuel level exceeds 3/4 of the tank.
Related recalls
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: mini vans built with 3.3l and 3.8l engines have fuel rails with nitrole rubber o-ring seals that can degrade over time. Fuel leakage from the underhood fuel injection fuel rail could result, increasing the likelihood of a vehicle fire.
- Risk
- Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source can result in a fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a seal on the vehicle fuel rails to prevent external leakage of fuel from the fuel rail crossover tube, should the existing o-rings continue to degrade. Owner notification began on january 25, 2002. Due to the large quantity of vehicles involved in this campaign, the owner notification will be phased over the next several months. However, if a vehicle is leaking fuel from the o-rings, the vehicle should be taken into a dealer to have this repaired as soon as possible. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1‑800‑853‑1403.
Recall number 00V268000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan fuel gauge
Is wrong fuel gauge reading a common problem on the 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan?
5 of 554 owner complaints about the 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan (1%) mention wrong fuel gauge reading. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan
Airbag light 47Adaptive cruise 32Power steering loss 25Transmission failure 25Loss of power 24Overheating 21Wipers 16Stalling 15No deployment 13Fire or smoke 12ABS 11Brake failure 11Headlights 9Check engine light 8Engine failure 8Won't start 8Fuel smell 6Seat belt 6Tire blowout 6Coil spring 5
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