[TJeepman]

Originally Posted by dredwin

98 Grand Caravan 3.3L, 175K

OK, my wife moved the van after it was sitting for 2 days and said it was struggling to start but did. When I tried to move it, it wouldn't start so I jumped it with my car.

The battery is OK (only a few years old and the voltage is OK)...the alternator is fairly new and running 14 V when running with the lights on. The starter has already been replaced and when it was jumped, it fired up easily so it isn't that.

The last time we had this issue, it was the clockspring (Recalled item) that needed to be replaced. But that was this past summer...could it have gone bad again?

When I did get my car jumped, I drove it and the ABS light was on and a few miles down the road the battery light kicks on (still drove it for 3 miles). When I stopped and got it restarted (jumped), the CEL lights were off...but the speedo and tach were not working. I had already regrounded the instrument panel this past summer (when I was having these clockspring issues), so I doubt that is bad.

When I got home, I turned the car off, tried to restart it but only got a clicking sound from the fuse box. So I pulled the negative off the battery and put it back on...still clicking so I left it off.

Any thoughts on what electrical I should look for? The last time I didn't have a CEL but the lights were flickering. Help.

Thanks

Sure sounds like a defective battery. Even if it tests good, it still could be bad. All the power to the electronics runs THROUGH the battery.