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Old 07-27-2012, 06:13 PM
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my in laws have a 03 caravan with 21,000 miles, yes i know! last week engine started missing and vibrating, took it to the local dealer and they could find no problems. as luck would have it, it started doing it again. i was curious if the thermostat could be sticking? would the dealership had found this during their testing?
 
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Old 07-28-2012, 07:17 AM
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Mot likely that the thermostat is not at fault. Has the engine check light come on? You need to check it for codes. Could be a number of things, bad sparkplug wire, sticking injector or exhaust recerculation valve.
 
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dealership said they pulled no codes. had tires balanced and rotated. seems to be doing this only at slow speeds.
 
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I am having a similar problem except my 2003 3.3L caravan has 106,000 miles, trade? I have checked wiring harnesses, cleaned the throttle body, and replaced the coil pack as I did have a code indicating a coil pack issue. Mine started after having the spark plugs, wires, and water pump replaced. Did you ever resolve this?
 



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