ok 2000 grand caravan i try to start it i get a click then (and heres the odd part) the dash and running lights start to flash , like it has a alarm.... but no horn . the horn works but for some reason the power windows dont now . it gave some starting issues for a little while just try it a few times and it would start but now nothing , im lost

 

a very comon problem I've come across on these vans with similar symptoms is the little ground wire at your battery cable. the negative side has a large cable and a small wire attached to the clamp bolt. you wouldn't believe the number of times cleaning or just tightening fixes the problem like yours.

 

ill try that later today ... but why would that cause the no start? or the odd lights?

 

Microprocessors on these vans (in computers/modules) and in general, are sensative to low voltage and power fluctuations due to unstable power sources. That could mean a weak battery or as 22Mopar22 pointed out, loose/corroded connections. When you attempt to start, the demand on your vans electrical system is at it's highest. A power drop due to a weak battery or across a poor connection compounds the draw, leaving little power for your starter and the modules. For lack of a better term, the microprocessors go spastic resulting in the uncommanded displays you're seeing. Clear as mud?

 

Have u tried to jump start ur van?

 

what's so hard about spelling out YOU and YOUR?

 

finding short cut to get the job done, part of being a mechanic, lol...

 

Short cuts are one thing, laziness isn't a short cut.

 

Isn't that what flat rate does too. Make short cut and being lazy too?

 

no not lazy, that's a case of how knowledge, skills, practice and pragmatic problem solving skills reduces the time involved. that's not being lazy. And even a Master tech, doesn't display laziness when it comes to spelling out YOU and YOUR.