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2005 Grand Caravan 90K - all guages on dash bottom out at start

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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 12:25 PM
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Default 2005 Grand Caravan 90K - all guages on dash bottom out at start

I've seen this happen several times, but it happens so quickly that it's hard to ascertain what's going on. When I turn the ignition, all of the gauges on the dash appear to completely max out, then bottom out right away before returning to normal. I don't think the lights will come on immediately. After it goes crazy with the gauges, everything seems to run normally.

It doesn't happen all the time and there doesn't appear to be any rhyme or reason as to why/when it happens. Has anyone seen a similar problem?
 
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 12:57 PM
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Weak battery, corroded/loose battery connections, lazy Body Control Module (BCM). Try disconnecting the negative battery cable for 2-3 minutes. This will reset the BCM. Have the battery load tested.
 

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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 01:19 PM
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Thanks for the feedback. I'm pretty sure that it is not the battery as it is less than 6 months old, however I will check out these items and let you know! Thanks for the quick feedback.
 
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