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2003 Chrysler Town & Country 3.8 V6 No crank, No Start Issue
- Mechanic 350
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6 years 8 months ago #12349
by Mechanic 350
I have this issue with this car. Go to start and nothing.
checks:
battery good
starter relay good
asd relay good
red wire from battery to starter good
load side feed wire to starter, continuity check good.
ignition wire coming from inside of vehicle to fuse block, good.
but here is another kicker, my modis wasn't communicating with vehicle computer.
and number two, after a while, vehicle started and after 5 minutes or so, the vehicle would turn off on its on.
after vehicle started, checked all this vitals on the modis and everything looked good on the modis.
I spent 8 hours on my friends car trying to figure out this gremlin. Can anyone shed some light on this issue?
thanks guys.
checks:
battery good
starter relay good
asd relay good
red wire from battery to starter good
load side feed wire to starter, continuity check good.
ignition wire coming from inside of vehicle to fuse block, good.
but here is another kicker, my modis wasn't communicating with vehicle computer.
and number two, after a while, vehicle started and after 5 minutes or so, the vehicle would turn off on its on.
after vehicle started, checked all this vitals on the modis and everything looked good on the modis.
I spent 8 hours on my friends car trying to figure out this gremlin. Can anyone shed some light on this issue?
thanks guys.
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6 years 8 months ago #12352
by cheryl hartkorn
Replied by cheryl hartkorn on topic 2003 Chrysler Town & Country 3.8 V6 No crank, No Start Issue
does the engine crank when jumping the starter relay with a jumper wire?? could you communicate with any other module when you couldnt communicate with the ecm??
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6 years 8 months ago #12360
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Replied by Mechanic 350 on topic 2003 Chrysler Town & Country 3.8 V6 No crank, No Start Issue
I was able to bypass the ignition switch and turn the engine thru the starter relay.
No I could not communicate with any other ecm.
I'm going to recheck voltage coming out of the ignition switch again to make sure.
And by the way when I had the charger connected to the battery, and the modis unable to talk to ecm, the minivan experienced some sort of electrical surge coming thru the fuse block. It was weird. At that very moment, the modis was able to communicate with the ecm. I'm stuck like chuck cheryl.
No I could not communicate with any other ecm.
I'm going to recheck voltage coming out of the ignition switch again to make sure.
And by the way when I had the charger connected to the battery, and the modis unable to talk to ecm, the minivan experienced some sort of electrical surge coming thru the fuse block. It was weird. At that very moment, the modis was able to communicate with the ecm. I'm stuck like chuck cheryl.
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6 years 8 months ago #12370
by Tyler
No offense, but are you sure you're not just dealing with a battery connection issue? Just trying to think of things that might have changed when you had the charger connected. :lol:
The next time you get the ECM to not communicate, I'd be tempted to go after PCM powers and grounds.
Replied by Tyler on topic 2003 Chrysler Town & Country 3.8 V6 No crank, No Start Issue
And by the way when I had the charger connected to the battery, and the modis unable to talk to ecm, the minivan experienced some sort of electrical surge coming thru the fuse block. It was weird. At that very moment, the modis was able to communicate with the ecm.
No offense, but are you sure you're not just dealing with a battery connection issue? Just trying to think of things that might have changed when you had the charger connected. :lol:
The next time you get the ECM to not communicate, I'd be tempted to go after PCM powers and grounds.
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6 years 8 months ago #12404
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Replied by Mechanic 350 on topic 2003 Chrysler Town & Country 3.8 V6 No crank, No Start Issue
OK I will double check everything again thank you Tyler
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